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[unmarked, but in manila folder "State Bills and Acts, SPM 071-2."] About .25" linear. Appears to deal primarily with details of state-by-state appropriation acts. Hmm. Didn't realize states had the power to create their own appropriation legislation in Mexico. Two states detailed are Veracruz and Michoacan. Like so much of this collection, letters contain first or second-hand recollections of the attitudes and actions (or reactions) of key Mexican politicians to a wide range of events related to the railroad. One letter from E.B. Sloan to Titcomb (6/11/32) notes that "a son in law of Calles told me last night that the General had become very much incensed night before last on account of the passage of the [Appropriation] Law in the State of Veracruz, stating that he no more than got things calmed down and secured a partial restoration of confidence in the good intentions of the Mexican Government, when some of the radicals upset his program by means of foolish statements and the passing of Communistic Laws and that it is now time to find out who has the upper hand in political matters: General Calles and his associates, or the extreme radicals." Etc
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"Mexican Labor Law of 1931 -- Effective " (~1.75"). File No. SPM 013-2, Section 2. From Obviously contains detailed information on Mexican railroad labor and the law for that period. Calles in power at the time. TERRIFIC detail on labor and the SPM. Also includes important article-by-article description and discussion of the Federal Labor Law of August 27, 1931, which includes a list of all SPM officials and their titles at the time; 26 pp., signed by Titcomb. Very important item! Envelope at end also contains copy of the 131-pp. Federal Labor Law in its entirety, in English
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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[Items 4 and 5 are both in a folder marked "Taxes and Assessments," SPM 073 (even though one is SPM 071).] This item is 073. Two pages of correspondence, noting new Mexican tax laws as detailed in the Diario Oficial, Last item from E.B. Sloan to Guy Shoup details the new laws, decrees and regulations (including what would quickly become a very important and disputed 10% gross tax on incomes received by railways, which amended the Railway Law of see notes about elsewhere in this summary)
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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"Income and Absentee Taxes on Equipment Rents -- Mexico." File SPM 073, Part 5. From (~1"). More of the same. Details of paying taxes due to Mexican government
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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"Sale of 700 Box Cars to Mexican Government." File 410-045, Section 1. From (~1.25"). This represents the last gasp of the SPM, which transferred all rights and property to the Mexican government on Dec. 21 1951. Details the sale of box cars to the government
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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[in manila folder marked "Land, Development, and Irrigation Companies, 089-4." Although this item is bulk of the folder, there are also four detailed, colored maps of property in question.] "Lands of Compañia de Terreños de la Baja California. Andrade Litigation." File No. 089-4, Section 1. From (~1.5" linear, maybe more). Apparently one A.F. Andrade appropriated some land in Baja [from the SPM or more likely, the SP] and then tried to sell it in the name of his corporation. Discussion of a fire that burned down a court building in Mexicali that had contained details of a law case (SP vs. Sociedad de Yrrigacion), as well as details of the current case against Andrade. Land in question consisted of 11,700 acres. Includes discussion of Obregon's reaction to this case, other details. Also includes four detailed maps of the area in question, separate from the above Item 1 but loose in the manila folder
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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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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