Oregon Improvement Company records 1880-1935

Simon, Joseph, 1851-1935

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Joseph Simon (February 7, 1851 – February 14, 1935) was a German-born American politician and attorney. A member of the Republican Party, he represented Oregon in the U.S. Senate from 1898 to 1903. Simon was the first Jewish Republican senator. Born in Bechtheim, Hesse, his family immigrated to the United States when he was one year old, settling in Portland, Oregon in 1857. In Portland, Simon attended the local Portland Public Schools before studying law. He read law at the Portland law firm...

Willamette Steam Mill and Manufacturing Company (Portland, Or.)

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Great Northern Railway Company (U.S.)

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The Rexford, Mont., station of the Great Northern Railway was established in 1903. It was closed in 1972 when the railroad was rerouted due to the flooding of the area behind the Libby Dam. The building was moved to Eureka where it became part of the Tobacco Valley Historical Village Museum. From the description of Records of the Rexford Station, Rexford, Mont., 1952-1970. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70962045 On 23 Feb. 1910 two Great Northern Railway trains--the "Seattle...

Union Pacific Railway Company

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McKay, Nathaniel

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Johnson & Higgins

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Thurston County Railroad Construction Co.

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Mitchell, John H. (John Hipple), 1835-1905

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John Hipple Mitchell (1835-1905) was a senator from Oregon. From the description of John H. Mitchell telegram to James Lotan [manuscript], 1890 May 8. (Oregon Historical Society Research Library). WorldCat record id: 708374022 From the description of John H. Mitchell letter to Thomas Guinean [manuscript], 1891 May 8. (Oregon Historical Society Research Library). WorldCat record id: 708362955 From the description of John H. Mitchell correspondence and speeches [manus...

Villard, Henry, 1835-1900

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Henry Villard was a journalist, railway promoter, and financier. Born in Bavaria, he came to the United States in 1853. He worked as a journalist for a variety of newspapers and was a Civil War correspondent for the New York Herald and New York Tribune . In 1873 Villard became a representative for a group of German bondholders of the Oregon and California Railroad, and his career as a railroad promoter in the Northwest was launched. He was president of the Northern Pacific Railroad, 1881-1884. V...

Oregon Steamship Co.

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Dolph, Bellinger, Mallory & Simon

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Higginson, James

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Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton Corporation

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Baldwin Locomotive Works, a Philadelphia steam locomotive production firm founded in 1831 eventually merged with the Lima-Hamilton Corporation and became the Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton Corporation. From the description of Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton Corporation records, 1854-1925. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122585619 ...

Colorado Manufacturing Co.

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Columbia Railway and Navigation.

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Port Townsend Southern Railroad

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Oregon Improvement Company

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Mining and transportation company of Washington state, 1888-1896. Henry Villard founded the Oregon Improvement Company in 1880 as a central component in his attempt to dominate the economy of the Pacific Northwest by linking rail, river, and ocean transport. The OIC owned coal mines in western Washington, four small railroads, and a steamship company. They suffered financial problems from the start, and competition for the San Francisco coal market was stiff. They tried ...

Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company

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U.S. railroad, primarily in the Midwest and West; headquarters: Chicago, Ill. Name changed from Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad to Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway after bankruptcy reorganization in 1895. From the description of Santa Fé train robberies, 1890-1895. (Kansas State Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 228418621 The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company (AT&SF) was founded by Cyrus K. Holiday in Kansas in 1859. By 1888 the railroad s...

Olympia and Chehalis Valley Railroad.

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Union Wharf Company

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Holmes, Artemas H.

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Seattle and Northern Railway Co.

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Muir, John, 1847-1935

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Puget Sound Shore Railroad Co.

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City Bank Farmers Trust Company (New York, N.Y.)

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Smith Brothers and Watson.

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Northern Transcontinental Survey

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Columbia & Puget Sound Railroad

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Seattle Coal and Transportation Company.

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Reed, Simon G.

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Mohr, Paul

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Union Lumber Association (San Francisco, Calif.).

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Smith, Elijah, 1840-

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Pacific Coast Railroad Company

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The company was incorporated in 1880, as the Columbia and Puget Sound Railroad, to take over the properties of the Seattle and Walla Walla Railroad. It extended its rail line to a total of 58 miles running between Seattle and Black Diamond. It also owned 417 acres of industrial property in North Renton and Black River. Its name change occurred in 1916. From the description of Corporate records, 1880-1970. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 313845142 ...

Seattle & Walla Walla Railroad

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Northern Pacific Railroad Company

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These documents are duplicate copies from the papers of George A. Brackett, now part of the Northern Pacific Railroad collection at the Minnesota Historical Society. From the description of Papers. 1864-1914. (Tri-College Library). WorldCat record id: 18832082 Isaac "Ike" Gravelle was born in Canada in October 1871. He came to the United States in 1886. He was sent to the Montana State Prison in May 1891 on a conviction for horse stealing. After his release in 1893 he worked...

Starbuck, William

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Pacific Coast Steamship Company

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Biographical / Historical Notes The Pacific Coast Steamship Company (PCSC) was founded in September 1882 under the name Pacific Steamship Company. This passenger and freight company was based in San Francisco. They shipped a variety of cargo such as vegetables, grain, lumber, coal and iron, and boasted modern, luxurious facilities for their passengers. In the early 1890s, the name Pacific Coast Steamship Company gained permanent resonance, un...

Kool G Rap (Musician)

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