Brazil Railway Company records, 1914-1920.

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Brazil Railway Company records, 1914-1920.

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The records of the Brazil Railway Company include Madeira Mamore Railway receivership journals, administrative records, financial material, reports, and letters . The material documents the reorganization of the company after it filed for bankruptcy in 1913 and W. Cameron Forbes' attampt to repay debts and restore the company to a profit making enterprise. Also included is correspondence of co-reciever Charles E. Perkins and records relating to the Brazil Land, Cattle, and Packing Co.

9 linear ft. (19 v. and 8 boxes.)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7960433

Harvard Business School, Knowledge and Library Services/Baker Library

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Forbes, W. Cameron (William Cameron), 1870-1959

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Forbes was an American business and government executive. He served as governor-general of the Philippines, 1909-1913, and ambasador to Japan, 1930-1932. From the description of W. Cameron (William Cameron) Forbes images of the Philippines, 1907-1946. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612734531 From the guide to the W. Cameron (William Cameron) Forbes images of the Philippines, 1907-1946., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) Busin...

Brazil railway company

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The Brazil Railway Company was founded in 1906 by New York businessman and Latin American industrialist Percival Farquhar. He had a dream of industrializing the Southern Amazon region by building railways to carry and distribute goods and materials. In 1913, the Brazil Railway Company filed for bankruptcy due to the Balkan Wars and a freeze in credit. A court in Maine appointed W. Cameron Forbes as receiver of the company and he created a reorganization and credit pay back plan for the company. ...

Perkins, Charles E.

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Brazil Land, Cattle, and Packing Company.

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Ferrovia Madeira-MamoreĢ

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