Businesses & Industries of Moore County
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In April 1941, Moore County received a telegram from Congressman Eugene Worley reporting a contract with Chemical Construction Company of New York to build, equip, and staff a manufacturing plant in Moore County. Information was kept secretive and details were few, since it was a wartime project.
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Discovery of gas for the city of Dumas led to a town celebration including a barbeque, rodeo, dance, and a baseball game.
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When cotton came to Moore County, there was some doubt that it would be a profitable crop. When the first crop was harvested, truckers were loaded with 100 bales and paraded through downtown Amarillo. The parade was followed by a big banquet.
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Charles Dore advertised that his "shop was equipped to handle all classes of repair work and carried a complete stock of car accessories, oils, greases, and casings." He also sold tires and ran the Hupmobile Service Station.
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In the archives at Window on the Plains is a story written by Mil Burnett Boyd about a gas well fire she witnessed. Mil had been gone on a trip and she and a friend, Mag Burnett, were eating lunch and catching up on what had happened while Mil was out of town. Mil asked Mag about "a glow on the east horizon she had seen while driving into Dumas the night before."
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Louis Dumas worked at establish post offices in Moore County in 1891.
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The coming of the railroad brought changes to Moore County and changed it from a small cattle town to a thriving industrial and agricultural center.
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