Manuscripts
"Southern Pacific of Mexico Financial Forecasts: Estimates of Cash Requirements Cash Advances to SPM Bank Account -- Wells Fargo Bank at San Francisco, California." File SPdeM 210-002, Part 7. [sic???]. From About 2.5 linear inches thick. Cover has come loose. Note on bottom of cover says, "Separate SPdeM files carried by Mr. Lawrence. Possible expropriation and report of developments since Jan. 1, 1940. Labor demands and wage increases." This voluminous piece details the company's financial status during the mid-1940's. Much of it is month by month. Includes fold-out financial statements in map folder at end. Some discussion of whether or not to change their dollar balance by country (they had about $1 million in assets in Mexican banks and $1 million in U.S. banks)
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"Financial Forecasts: Estimates of Cash Requirements: Cash Advances to SPDeM Bank Account -- Wells Fargo Bank at San Francisco, Calif." File SPM 210-002, Part 3. From (~1.25"). Good information; presents detailed SPM finances during this 15-month period; also good info on Wells Fargo's relationship with SPM
Manuscripts
These materials, consisting primarily of correspondence but also including maps, news clippings, photographs, and blueprints, are arranged and bound by topic according to the Southern Pacific's internal organizational schema. There are 160 individual bound items in these 23 boxes. Each grouping is in reverse chronological order as it was originally filed by SP de México administrators. Collection has material in English and Spanish.
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"Southern Pacific of Mexico. Financial Forecasts: Estimates of Cash Requirements. Cash Advances to SP de México Bank Account - Wells Fargo Bank at San Francisco, Calif." File SP de México 210-002, Part 6. From Bottom of cover page notes: "Separate SPdeM files carried by Mr. Lawrence. Possible expropriation and report of developments since January 1, 1940. Labor demands and wage increases." About two linear inches. There are actually items herein that predate stated dates, such as 1939 item (an agreement?) about SP and SP de México starting to operate on a strictly cash basis between each other. This particular item, dated 12/28/39, notes that SPdeM "will also take care of all its cash obligations out of its own resources without calling upon Southern Pacific Company for advances... so that its cash balances will reflect its ability to live within its current income independently of relief from Southern Pacific Company." About half of this item consists of numerous folded financial sheets in attached envelope
Manuscripts
These materials, consisting primarily of correspondence but also including maps, news clippings, photographs, and blueprints, are arranged and bound by topic according to the Southern Pacific's internal organizational schema. There are 160 individual bound items in these 23 boxes. Each grouping is in reverse chronological order as it was originally filed by SP de México administrators. Collection has material in English and Spanish.
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"Financial Forecasts; Estimates of Cash Requirements: Cash Advances to SPdeM Bank Account - Mexican Lines. Includes c/s on indebtedness of SPdeM to SPCo." File No. SP de México 210-002. Part 1. From [Asterisk in title notes: "C/s on this subject prior to November 12, 1934, is filed in SP de México-2."] Discussion at length in this collection of about 1.5 linear inches of the financial relationship of SP to SP de México in the mid- and late 1930's. Includes correspondence from Hale Holden, SP Chairman, with Walter Douglas, SPdeM Chairman of the Board (i.e., see March 22, 1938 letter from Holden to Douglas.) SP de México appears to have regularly leeched money from parent company and then been pretty dilatory about paying it back, at least throughout much of the 1930's. Brief mention of Hotel Playa de Cortés
Manuscripts
These materials, consisting primarily of correspondence but also including maps, news clippings, photographs, and blueprints, are arranged and bound by topic according to the Southern Pacific's internal organizational schema. There are 160 individual bound items in these 23 boxes. Each grouping is in reverse chronological order as it was originally filed by SP de México administrators. Collection has material in English and Spanish.
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"CLASSIFICATION: New Construction. SUBJECT: SPdeM -- Extensions and Completion of Existing Main Line and Branches." File No. 310-973, Part 5. From (~2"). Cover notes:
Manuscripts
These materials, consisting primarily of correspondence but also including maps, news clippings, photographs, and blueprints, are arranged and bound by topic according to the Southern Pacific's internal organizational schema. There are 160 individual bound items in these 23 boxes. Each grouping is in reverse chronological order as it was originally filed by SP de México administrators. Collection has material in English and Spanish.
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"Southern Pacific de Mexico: Reconstruction of Sinaloa River Bridge." File No. SPdeM-331-1, Part 1. From (~1.5")
Manuscripts
These materials, consisting primarily of correspondence but also including maps, news clippings, photographs, and blueprints, are arranged and bound by topic according to the Southern Pacific's internal organizational schema. There are 160 individual bound items in these 23 boxes. Each grouping is in reverse chronological order as it was originally filed by SP de México administrators. Collection has material in English and Spanish.
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"Account Between SPdeM and Mexican Telephone & Telegraph Company -- Covering Placing Their Wire on Poles of SPdeM." File No. SPM 312-22, Part 1. From (~1"). Detailed info on this being done from Nogales to Mazatlán, including copies of the actual agreement, correspondence, etc. The Ericsson Telephone Co. was the company involved, despite the title of this item on cover. Doesn't say if wires were actually run, but does end by granting full permission to do so
Manuscripts
These materials, consisting primarily of correspondence but also including maps, news clippings, photographs, and blueprints, are arranged and bound by topic according to the Southern Pacific's internal organizational schema. There are 160 individual bound items in these 23 boxes. Each grouping is in reverse chronological order as it was originally filed by SP de México administrators. Collection has material in English and Spanish.
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