Comparative Cost of Railroad and Barge Transportation. Correspondents include Elisha Lee (vice president, Pennsylvania Railroad, Philadelphia), the Capitol Limited, Thomas I. Parkinson (care of the Equitable Life Insurance Co., New York City), Frederick H. Ecker (care of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., New York City), R.O. Fischer (assistant to vice president, Illinois Central System, Chicago), Honorable William R. Dawes (president, Mississippi Valley Water-Ways Assn., Chicago), F.W. Hankins [Frederick W. Hankins] (vice president, Pennsylvania Railroad, Philadelphia), E.F. Barnes Jr. (Missouri Pacific Lines, St. Louis), O.A. Garber, Chas. Harter [Charles Harter], Edward J. White (vice president and general solicitor, Missouri Pacific Railroad Company, St. Louis), Miss Streetor (St. Louis), F.R. Mays (general superintendent, Illinois Central System, Chicago), P.J. McCarthy (general freight agent, Missouri Pacific Railroad Company, St. Louis), F.G. Jonah [Frank G. Jonah] (chief engineer, St. Louis–San Francisco Railway Company, St. Louis), A.W. Newton (chief engineer, Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company), A.F. Blaess (chief engineer, Illinois Central System, Chicago), J.L. Beven [John L. Beven] (senior vice president, Illinois Central System, Chicago), A.W. Bruce (designing engineer, American Locomotive Company, New York City), S.L. Wonson [Samuel L. Wonson] (assistant chief engineer, Missouri Pacific Railroad Company, St. Louis), and Captain T.L. Faudree (care of Louisiana Terminals, Westwego, Louisiana). Also includes photograph of the “Mississippi” locomotive of the Natchez & Hamburg Railroad and photographs of locomotives 2412 and 2903 of the Illinois Central Railroad., 1931-1932

File — Box: 9, Folder: 14

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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.