Manuscripts
"Empalme Ice Plant." File: SP de México 027-01. Parts 1 and 2 in same folder. Part 1 dates from Part 2 dates from Thick folder (perhaps 250-300 pieces; 2 linear inches). Frank and detailed discussion of the proposed 100-ton-per-day ice-making facility at Empalme. Also discussion of water supply to the area and to the town. The SP makes it sound herein like they are GROWING rather than DECLINING on the line, even at this late date in the early complaining that they can't make ice fast enough to meet their growing needs for refrigerated shipment on the line. Fair amount of discussion of labor and of the "company town" of Empalme. One important question is just how the world war affected SP operations in Mexico
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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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Map -- Bridge index to the SP de Mex line. folded
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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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"Ice Plant, Empalme, Mexico." File No. SPM 513-221, Part 1. From (~.5") Some potentially useful stuff herein. Detailed discussion of ice plant expansion at Empalme, including cost of ice, cost of improving plant, discussion of Standard Oil Company contract for west coast oil (!), some discussion of transportation taxes owed Mex. govt., etc., etc. Particularly good ciphered telegram from Paul Shoup to Hale Holden in NY, dated 11/18/29, about [then-Pres.?] Rubio, etc., etc. LOTS of good content in this long (2 pp.) telegram (quickly identifiable in this stack because it's on pink paper). In general, lots of discussion about Empalme ice plant, including mention of "Yaqui trouble" (i.e., letter dated 12/8/26 from Titcomb to Sproule)
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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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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"Part I - Construction of Line Tepic to La Quemada," File No. 300.4, Part 1 ["Item 1" of this box is Part 2]. From "Construction of Line Tepic to La Quemada."
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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