Leavenworth Depot and Railroad Company collection, 1885-1959 bulk (1900-1925).

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Leavenworth Depot and Railroad Company. Leavenworth Depot and Railroad Company collection, 1885-1959 bulk (1900-1925).

Leavenworth Depot and Railroad Company collection, 1885-1959 bulk (1900-1925).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50816075

This collection includes a variety of materials. There are minutes of stockholder and board of directors meetings which give information about the election of directors, company officers, general policies, and salary changes. This material also includes calls for meetings and proxies for those directors who were not able to attend the meetings. Most of the information about this company is found in the correspondence files of the depot superintendent and company officials. Topics discussed include payments to retire the company's debt, personnel problems, accident and damage claims against the depot company, and correspondence with the United States Railroad Administration during World War One. Also in these files are letters about a lengthy controversy between the depot company and the Chicago and Great Western Railroad Company about its failure to pay its bills assessed by the depot company. Several letters show the procedure for investigating and settling claims regarding accidents and damages. There are letters for health officials recommending changes when threatened with a typhoid epidemic. Other correspondence illustrate the day to day problems of depot operations such as requests for passes, selection of paper drinking cups, handling rail from the trains, installing coin operated stalls in the restrooms, bonding employees, and purchasing insurance covering depot property and operations. The general files also include correspondence with federal (ICC) and various state regulatory and taxing agencies. There is some correspondence relating to depot maintenance and to the activities of the ticket agent. There are leases and contracts for depot concessions or repair or remodeling work required at the depot.

40 boxes.

Kansas State Historical Society