"Cotton Crop Lost; East Texans Turn Thoughts to Oil." ID: 2778 | This file appears in: Changes in the Land: Present-Day Use of Land in the Bedias Creek-Trinity River Confluence This article from the Austin American-Statesmen Article dated Friday, Sep 12, 1919 (on page 4) states that much of the East Texas cotton crop has been lost to the boll weevil, but some E. Texans' thoughts had already turned to oil, which had been discovered on several farms, including farms in Crockett, TX. | Creator: The Austin American-Statesmen. | Date: Fri, September 12, 1919, | Source: Originally appeared in the Austin American-Statesmen newspaper on Sep 12, 1919, p. 4. This image was obtained on Newspapers.com. | Rights: Image available on the Internet and included in accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 as it is used for instructional purposes. Download Original File CreatorThe Austin American-Statesmen.SourceOriginally appeared in the Austin American-Statesmen newspaper on Sep 12, 1919, p. 4. This image was obtained on Newspapers.com. Date Fri, September 12, 1919,RightsImage available on the Internet and included in accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 as it is used for instructional purposes. ""Cotton Crop Lost; East Texans Turn Thoughts to Oil."" appears in: Changes in the Land: Present-Day Use of Land in the Bedias Creek-Trinity River Confluence