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Encyclopedia of Texas (Davis & Grobe, 1929)

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Reference work by Ellis A. Davis and Edwin H. Grobe (Texas Development Bureau, 1929), cited by Michael David Smith as the source for the claim that Three Rivers Glass supplied more than 75% of Texas' milk, beverage, and food-container bottles by 1929.

Next action: Not ingested as a full raw source — only the single cited statistic (75%+ Texas bottle market share) is currently in this wiki. Consider ingesting the full relevant entry if deeper corroboration is needed.

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Why Track This

A footnoted secondary source behind one of the collection’s strongest market-share statistics, not independently ingested.

Current State

Only known through Smith’s 1989 book’s footnote citation; not independently ingested or verified in this wiki.

Next Action

Ingest the relevant entry directly if independent verification of the 75% market-share claim becomes important.

Notes

Cited in three-rivers-glass-company and the primary-source timeline’s 1929 entry.