Formal case files: convenience and necessity, 1905-1931.

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Formal case files: convenience and necessity, 1905-1931.

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Papers relating to determinations of convenience and necessity for railroad and utility installations and alterations.

22.8 c.f. (57 archives boxes)

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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SNAC Resource ID: 6842194

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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Railroad Commission of Wisconsin

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