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Missouri Railroad Rate Issue. Correspondents include D. Miller [Darius Miller] (president, Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company), C.E. Schaff [Charles E. Schaff] (president, Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway System, St. Louis), B.A. Worthington [Bert A. Worthington] (president, Chicago & Alton Railroad Company, Chicago), E.D. Sewall [Edmund D. Sewall] (vice president, Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co., Chicago), C. Haile [Columbus H. Haile] (vice president and traffic manager, Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway System, St. Louis), Cyrus H. McCormick (Chicago Club), Martin L. Clardy (vice president and general solicitor, Missouri Pacific Railway Company and the St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co., St. Louis), B.F. Marshall (president, B.F. Marshall Land & Investment Company, Blodgett, Missouri), Henry W. Bond (St. Louis), O.M. Spencer [Oliver M. Spencer] (St. Joseph, Missouri), W.A. Lalor [Willard A. Lalor] (general passenger agent, St. Louis), A. Robertson (Missouri Pacific Railway, St. Louis), J.D.P. Francis (St. Louis), W.G. Bierd [William G. Bierd] (president, Chicago & Alton Railroad Company, Chicago), Senator James Hamilton Lewis, and George B. McGinty (Interstate Commerce Commission, Washington, D.C.). Also includes statement showing revenue on shipments handled under the rates contained in Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Tariff 5902, which are the Missouri statute rates recently put into force, from July 12, 1913, to August 31, 1913, as compared with the earnings that would have accrued under the rates in effect July 11, 1913, and statement of losses under Missouri Tariff 5902. (2 pages) (OVERSIZE), 1913 Sept-Dec; 1914; 1915 Oct; 1916 July-Dec

 File — Box: 5, Folder: 5

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The collection includes personal and family correspondence of Edward F. Goltra; papers relating to the various companies he ran; papers relating to his work as a Democratic national committeeman; and papers relating to his civic interests. In the descriptions of the folder contents in this finding aid, the phrase “Correspondents include” indicates that the folder includes correspondence from or to the individuals listed.

Dates

  • 1913 Sept-Dec; 1914; 1915 Oct; 1916 July-Dec

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use.

Extent

From the Collection: 9.5 Cubic Feet ( (18 boxes; 10 oversize folders))

Language of Materials

English

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the Missouri Historical Society Library and Research Center Repository

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