moss, t j
unknown – unknown
- Name variants
- Moss, T. J.; T. J. Moss; T.J. Moss
- Record count
- 19
- Sources
- court_cases,life_events,v2_names
- Places seen
- Bloomfield; Puxico
- First event date
- 14 Sep 1894
- Last event date
- 21 Nov 1890
Timeline — 16 events
- 1884-09-13 Puxico. T. J. Moss bought 1,000 acres from George and Louis Houck and other tracts near Puxico Co-mentioned: George Houck; Louis Houck; D. S. Crumb; W. W. Gray. Quote: "He purchased 1,000 acres of George and Louis Houck, paying $2,750."
- 1884-10-04 Puxico. T. J. Moss, tie contractor, wants timber land near the Cape railroad; building at Puxico Quote: "T. J. Moss, the wide-awake tie contractor, was in Bloomfield Thursday, wanting more timber land."
- 1884-11-29 Puxico. T. J. Moss owns the Puxico Trade Palace Co-mentioned: J. W. Fristoe. Quote: "head man in T. J. Moss' Puxico Trade Palace."
- 1885-01-31 Puxico. County Surveyor Walters surveying for T. J. Moss; fifteen cars of ties shipped from Puxico daily by T. J. Moss (Puxico Items) Quote: "County Surveyor Walters is again surveying for T. J. Moss. Fifteen cars of ties are shipped from Puxico daily by T. J. Moss"
- 1885-05-16 Puxico. T. J. Moss has imported a car of mules, which means more teams for the tie business
- 1885-05-30 Puxico. May 23th was T. J. Moss's pay-day. (Puxico Items.)
- 1885-06-27 Puxico. T. J. Moss, of the trade palace, has just received a car of goods
- 1886-01-02 Puxico. Puxico Items correspondence: T. J. Moss has lots of land to sell at from $2 to $3 per acre; correspondent knows one man who bought 100 acres for $280 and would not take $1,000 for the same land today Quote: ""T. J. Moss has lots of land to sell them. From $2 to $3 per acre""
- 1886-01-09 Puxico. T. J. Moss is doing an extensive tie business at Puxico. He has in his employ several hundred hands which necessitates an outlay of between $10,000 and $15,000 monthly. Mr. Moss wants at least 500 more hands to go on his works
- 1886-01-16 Puxico. T. J. Moss, of Puxico, is wanting one hundred teams to haul ties, at once. 'This is a good opportunity to employ yourself and teams, at good wages.' Also advertised on p4: 'WANTED, AT ONCE, 100 Teams to haul ties on Cape Girardeau Railroad. Years work, steady job. Apply at my store. Puxico,…
- 1886-05-08 Bloomfield. Ordered that T. J. Moss be not held to give additional security on his bond to a boot[?] fund
- 1886-05-15 Puxico. Enterprising firm of Puxico; did $80,000 business last year alone; present year will exceed one hundred thousand dollars Quote: "Last year alone he did a business of $80,000 and the present year will exceed one hundred thousand dollars"
- 1886-05-22 Puxico. WANTED! AT ONCE, 100 Teams to haul ties on Cape Girardeau Railroad. Year's work, steady job. Apply at my store. Puxico, Jan. 8, 1886
- 1888 Puxico. Largest tie-contractor in the State in 1888; also a general store at Puxico Quote: "T. J. Moss, who is the largest tie-contractor in the State"
- 1888 Puxico. From an 1888 history: Puxico laid out 1883 on the Iron Mountain railroad, incorporated 1884, pop. 400-500, growing as the center of a rich agricultural region; T. J. Moss the largest tie contractor in the state; three general stores (T. J. Moss; John A. Hickman; H. B. Purcell & Co.); two dry…
- 1930-04-04 Puxico. 1888 history of Puxico quoted: town located 1883, incorporated as a village 1884, population 400 or 500; growth due to the large timber industry of T. J. Moss, 'the largest tie contractor in the state'; three general stores conducted by T. J. Moss, John A. Hickman and H. B. Purcell & Co.; tw…
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