Enclosed in: 1895 letter was in letter from Henry E. Huntington to Collis P. Huntington, 1895 December 19; 1897 letter was in letter from Charles H. Tweed to Henry E. Huntington, 1897 December 11. Also: epitome of lease with Southern Pacific Co. of California and epitome of lease with Sonora Railway, 1898 July 15. Subjects: Southern Pacific Railroad Co., Central Pacific Railroad Co.
gift of Edwards H. Metcalf, Collis H. Holladay, Jr., November 1981.
Gift of Southern California Transit District, December 1981.
gift of Alta California, January 1982.
Purchased from Frances Russell, March 1982.
Provenance unknown. In library as of January 1986.
gift of Collis H. Holladay, Jr., February 1992.
transferred from Ephemera, September 1992.
Gift of March 2001.
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Enclosures: 1892 July 29 letter had letter from Collis P. Huntington to F.S. Douty, 1892 July 29; 1895 February 5 letter had letter from Mahl to the National Hollow Brake Beam Co., 1895 February 4; 1896 March letter had copy of letter from Mahl to Douty, 1896 March 5 and letter from Douty to Mahl, 1896 March 11; 1897 January 21 letter had copy of letter from Mahl to Charles A. Dean, 1897 January 21; 1897 February 23 letter had copy of letter from Mahl to Charles F. Crocker, 1897 February 24; 1897 December 28 letter had copy of letter from Mahl to E.C. Wright, 1897 December 28; 1898 March 15 letter had copy of Report on Operations of the Central Pacific Railroad Co. for 12 months ending December 31, 1897. Also: copy of letter from Henry E. Huntington to Mahl, 1892 July 21; printed circular showing Sterlingworth rolled steel brake beam; several newspaper clippings re: use of electricity on railroad lines; copy of letter from Mahl to Crocker, 1897 January 30; Report on Operations of Southern Pacific Coast Railway, 1892-1896; copy of letter from Mahl to Wright, 1897 December 18; Southern Pacific Co. Lines condensed Statement...for 5 months ending November 30, 1897; copy of letter from Mahl to Douty, 1898 March 12; account of T.J. Wilson for Right-of-way purchases for Southern California Motor Road, 1898 June 18; copy of Report on Operations of the Central Pacific Railroad Co. for 12 months ending December 31, 1897. Subjects: coal interests in Vancouver, Pacific Improvement Co., coal for Central Pacific Railroad, Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Houston & Texas Central Railroad, Collis P. Huntington properties.
Enclosure: 1897 December 11 letter had letter from E.C. Wright to Henry E. Huntington, 1897 December 3; 1901 July 30 letter had copy of letter from D.R. Nelson to Tweed, 1901 July 26; 1901 July 31 letter had letter from D.R. Nelson to Tweed, 1901 July 30; 1901 October 29 letter had copy of letter from Thomas H. Hubbard to Tweed, with memos, 1901 October 29; 1901 December 20 letter had letter from Isaac E. Gates to Tweed, 1901 December 20. Also: copy of letter from Trustees of the American Development Co. to the Mexican International Railroad Co., 1897 May 25; memorandum agreement for sale by Executors of estate of Collis P. Huntington to Thomas H. Hubbard, 12,500 shares of the Pacific Improvement Co., 1901 October 1; copy of letter from Henry E. Huntington to Tweed, 1901 December 16. Subjects: Louisville and Nashville Railroad, Lexington machine shop, San Joaquin Valley Railroad Co., Southern Pacific bonds, Central Pacific Railroad, funding bill, Collis P. Huntington's estate.
Enclosed in: 1896 January 21 letter was in letter from Collis P. Huntington to Henry E. Huntington, 1896 June 30; 1897 December 28 letter was in letter from Mahl letter to Henry E. Huntington, 1898 December 28. Subjects: Southern Pacific Co., Sunset Limited equipment.
Enclosed in: 1897 October 8 letter was in letter from Henry E. Huntington to Collis P. Huntington, 1897 October 18; 1897 December 17 letter was in letter from Henry E. Huntington, 1897 December 17. Also: two memos regarding the cost of moving coal by railroad. Subjects: coal shipments, Northern Pacific Railroad.
Enclosure: 1897 December 4 letter had copy of letter from Central Pacific Railroad Co. to E.C. Wright, 1897 December 3; 1901 June 21 letter had copy of letter from William F. Herrin to Huntington, 1901 June 18. Enclosed in: 1901 January 28 letter was in letter from Charles E. Graham to Huntington, 1901 June 1. Also: letter from J.E. Foulds to Huntington, 1893 April 8; handwritten note about copies of the San Francisco Examiner; letter from Tweed to Huntington, 1901 October 15. Subjects: funding bill, San Joaquin Valley Railroad Co., Southern Pacific Co., Colonel Crocker's death, Central Pacific Railroad, Collis P. Huntington's estate, Market Street Railway Co.
39 items. Enclosures: 1895 December 19 letter had letter from F.S. Douty to Southern Pacific, 1895 December 6 and letter from E.C. Wright to Henry E. Huntington, 1895 December 16; 1895 December 20 letter had copy of letter from Grove L. Johnson to Henry E. Huntington, 1895 December 9; 1895 December 23 letter had letter from Grove L. Johnson to Henry E. Huntington, 1895 December 17; 1895 December 30 letter had copy of letter from Charles F. Crocker to Collis P. Huntington, 1895 December 30. Also: note, in pencil, regarding amount due to Howard E. Huntington, 1895 December 23; list of Utah legislators and copy of assets of each as assessed. Subjects: Colton house purchase, Huntington-Hopkins Co., Collis P. Huntington's Nevada bank account, funding bill, insurance for Murillo paintings, Southern Pacific Co., Adolph Sutro, Market Street Railway stock, Republican National Convention and Grove L. Johnson, Utah politics and Isaac Trumbo, Santa Monica harbor, Los Angeles Terminal Railway.
