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By United States Pacific
Railway Commission
, Robert Emory Pattison
, Charles P. Young
, Edward C. Manners

Published 1887
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Commission appointed under the act of Congress approved March 3, 1887, entitled "An act authorizing an investigation of the books, accounts, and methods of railroads which have received aid from the United States, and for other purposes."

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by United States Pacific Railway Commission, Robert Emory Pattison, Charles P. Young, Edward C. Manners - 1887
Commission appointed under the act of Congress approved March 3, 1887, entitled "An actauthorizing an investigation of the books, accounts, and methods of railroads which...
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Cheyenne - Page 138
What were the prominent names that were arrayed against each other in their determination to prevent the prorating at Cheyenne, on one side, ...
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Ogden - Page 103
From Ogden the Utah and Northern ruus north through a very beautiful agricultural and grazing country filled with Mormon settlements, although here it ...
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Omaha - Page 55
starting from Missouri River points between Kansas City and Omaha, and serving the country west of the river, bringing the business of all that region ...
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Denver - Page 471
The details of that 1 will ask you about at a later period ; you have handed me a list of purchased stock of the Saint Joseph and Denver amounting to ...
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Kansas City - Page 121
It was made to cover the income, as defined in the mortgage of the line of road from Kansas City to the one hundredth meridian, and the Leavenworth ...
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Sacramento - Page 9
I think we let the road to nine different contractors between Sacramento and Newcastle, 31 miles ; but they got very much demoralized, ...
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Boston - Page 507
I know that ; but I want to get at when your interview with these Boston gentlemen occurred. You say they came on within about a mouth after you ...
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San Francisco - Page 21
That will be all better known in San Francisco ; but I think that was delivered to Mr. Crocker, and I think it was delivered later to the Contract and ...
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Saint Louis - Page 361
There had been a pool formed in Saint Louis, running three or four years, by people there picking up these securities, Mr. ...
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Topeka - Page 60
I find in your supplemental income account for 1881, "Advances for account of the Leaven worth, Topeka and Southwestern Kailroad Company coupons iu ...
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Pocatello - Page 103
At first the road, I think, only went to Pocatello. That road lias been very profitable in the past. ITS HISTORY. Q. What has been the financial ...
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Redding - Page 18
And then Villani got the road and commenced work, and we commenced work again and built from Redding up to Delta. ...
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Oakland - Page 27
We run around the bay from San José to Niles, and Oakland is opposite San Francisco. o. Is Oakland included in the aided part of the Central Pacific ? ...
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New York - Page 437
mude up a plan by which all the banks in the city of New York were to be united to help to build the road; that they should give mo 5 per ...
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Chicago - Page 60
Ihis territory which we supplied or operated in, and it was possible that some of the lines running west from Chicago might pick it up to our injury. ...
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Frisco - Page 68
It had been extended some 100 or 1.00 odd miles, or something ofthat sort, to Frisco, in order to reach the Horn silver mine. ...

Portland, Oregon - Page 17
From San Francisco lo Portland, Oregon. It is built to the State line. But! understood the question to be as to the Central Pacific's construe! ion. ...
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Pueblo - Page 589
I am building through to Pueblo. 1 am building roads through ithern Kansas. I have to do it to take care of my own, for all the er fellows are ...

Salt Lake City - Page 67
That is a road from Salt Lake City that runs around the southern point of Salt Lake to a place called Garfield, and thence down to a point near ...
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Boulder - Page 59
Since I took charge I have had the concern reorganized and straightened out, and the road now connects the Union Pacific with Boulder and with the ...
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Loveland - Page 374
Holmes speaking of that, about tli is road being under the control of this man Loveland. Q. Why did you second this motion, if you did not know ...

Boston, New York - Page 104
A parent, road, we will say a main line leading to a terminus like Boston, New York, or Philadelphia, somewhere on its line, meets a branch, ...

Philadelphia - Page 104
A parent, road, we will say a main line leading to a terminus like Boston, New York, or Philadelphia, somewhere on its line, meets a branch, ...
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New Orleans - Page 41
The line by New Orleans is some 400 miles the shortest. When we get west of the Alleghanies we do not compete at all. That comes through the Atchison ...

Hastings, Nebr - Page 260
It ran to Hastings, Nebr.. 227 miles. Q. Give us the location of each of these separate branches into whii it was divided?—A. ...
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Newport News - Page 41
I am interested in the railroad from Newport News to New Orleans, but we do not do anything in that way. By the CHAIRMAN : ...

Des Moines - Page 334
Smythe, of Des Moines. Q. How often did you see Mr. Smythe in regard to this matter!—A. He discussed the matters with me whenever he was in this city, ...

Austin - Page 52
Between Austin and Battle* Mountain. It is on the Central Pacific. It was supposed it woidd, in some future period, be valuable to us in connection ...

Wyandotte - Page 304
All throi Kansas, right along from Wyandotte west. Q. The larger portion was in the extreme western part of thè Sta —A. Not the larger portion. ...

Meadville, Pa - Page 411
A. There ere bonds belonging to others of the directors. I delivered the bonds donging to Mr. Huidekooper, of Meadville, Pa.

Marysville, Kansas - Page 425
from Marysville, Kansas, to Hastings, Nebraska, and heretofore known as tho Western Division of the Saint Joseph & Denver City Railroad Company, ...

San Jose - Page 14
Seventy-two miles, as 1 remember, around by the way of San Jose to San Francisco; and probably lis miles the other way. ...

Leavenworth, Kans - Page 241
It is a road from Leavenworth, Kans., running west. Q. Does itcoimect with the Kansas Pacific except at Leavenworth ?— A. Ì?bat is all. ...

Milwaukee - Page 442
I gave him the money, and he sent it, I believe, over to Milwaukee to pay for them. They got this $30000, and the- rolling mill failed. ...

Modesto - Page 14
Modesto. There aro towns every few miles. I have not been up t ho vallev moie, than three or four times myself, just passili'; through rapidly.' ...

St. Joseph, Missouri - Page 425
ST. JOSEPH, Mo., —, 1877. One year after date, unless sooner paid, for value received, I promise to pay , or his assigns, the sum of one thousand ...
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Vallejo - Page 15
Between Sacramento and Vallejo. Q. You purchased the interest in the corporation t—A. We purchased the stock. ...

Washington, DC - Page 193
Commissioner of Railroads, Washington, DC DEAR SIR: I have received yonrs of the 22d inst., stating that a communication from Mr. ...

Wichita - Page 285
There is the Saint Louis, Fort Scott and Wichita is one. I do not remember all these roads—little roads—of onr?. The Iron Mountain and Missouri ...

Albany - Page 12
Beginning work at San Fraucisco would be very much like building a road from here up to the Adirondack», instead of commencing at Albany, because they ...

Hiawatha, Kan - Page 421
Joseph, Missouri ; EN Moiri 11, of Hiawatha, Kan- as; JD Brumbaugh, of Mary?ville, Kansas; Edwin Knowlos, of Seneca, Kansas. ...

Lawrence, Kansas - Page 124
at or nea the town of Lawrence, Kansas, with all the needful stations and necessary rollili Htock (not II--N than $150000 in value), complote, ...

Brooklyn - Page 219
I reside in Brooklyn. Q. What is your business ?—A. I am a broker. I am a railroad officer. (). Where is your office ?—A. 40 Wall street. Q. ...

Seneca, Kansas - Page 421
Joseph, Missouri ; EN Moiri 11, of Hiawatha, Kan- as; JD Brumbaugh, of Mary?ville, Kansas; Edwin Knowlos, of Seneca, Kansas. ...

Amsterdam - Page 132
A larg proportion of Uie Denver extension bonds and the Denver Pacific bond were, old abroad, chiefly at Amsterdam aud Frankfort, and were ther held. ...
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York - Page 121
the Union Pacific Railway Company and the Kansas Pacific Railway Company, in the United States circuit court for the southern district of ifew York. ...
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Georgetown - Page 449
The Col- nulo Central ran from Denver through Golden to Georgetown, with a ranch running up to another mining town,i$ or 4 miles off. ...

Ilici - Page 126
oran account may be staici! under Ilici direction of an engineer for that purpose selected by Ilio Board of Directors of the value of all work done, ...

Bonn - Page 419
Haar stating that s his impression that, Hütten & Bonn were the parties who nego- ted the Saint Joseph Bridge bunds. ...
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Liverpool - Page 41
No; the Huntington line runs from Newport News to Liverpool. Q. What is the name of the line that was purchased so as to make that connection Î ...
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Tarma - Page 456
The «at«till feature to make this a success was the establish- •eat of a community of rates which should be acceptable to the holders of these Tarma ...