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History of the Texas Railroads by Reed #334 Signed Limited Edition Hard Cover
History of the Texas Railroads by Reed #334 Signed Hard Cover
History of the Texas Railroads
S.G. Reed
Hard Cover Property of...written inside front cover above the limited edition and signature of the author sticker
822 Pages
Copyright 1941
Autographed Advanced Subscription
Limited Edition
Contents
CHAPTERPAGE
I. GENERAL CONDITIONS WHEN AUSTIN PLANTED HIS
FIRST COLONY IN TEXAS IN 1821 1
II. TRANSPORTATION CONDITIONS UNDER SPAIN AND MEX-
ICO 3
III. THE FIRST CHARTER FOR A RAILROAD IN TEXAS . 9
IV. THE RIVERS AND ROADS IN THE REPUBLIC AND THE
EFFORTS TO IMPROVE THEM 22
V. OTHER EFFORTS TO BUILD RAILROADS DURING THE
REPUBLIC 30
VI. TRANSPORTATION CONDITIONS FROM 1846 TO 1861 AND
WHAT WAS DONE TO IMPROVE THEM 38
VII. A GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP PLAN IN THE EARLY
DAYS OF STATEHOOD 48
VIII. THE BEGINNING OF RAILROAD BUILDING IN TEXAS-THE FIRST ONE-BUFFALO BAYOU, BRAZOS AND
COLORADO, IN 1853 53
IX. HOUSTON AND TEXAS CENTRAL 65
X. WASHINGTON COUNTY 73
XI. THE GALVESTON, HOUSTON AND HENDERSON . . 75
XII. HOUSTON TAP AND BRAZORIA 79
XIII. TEXAS AND NEW ORLEANS 84
XIV. EASTERN TEXAS 87
XV. SAN ANTONIO & MEXICAN GULF 89
XVI. MEMPHIS, EL PASO AND PACIFIC 93
XVII. THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC AND OTHER TRANSCONTI-
NENTAL RAILROAD PROJECTS 95
XVIII. OTHER RAILROAD PROJECTS CHARTERED BEFORE THE
CIVIL WAR BUT NOT BUILT 104
XIX. REGULATION BEFORE THE CIVIL WAR 117
XX. LIST OF ALL CHARTERS BEFORE THE CIVIL WAR . 122
XXI. THE RESULTS OF TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF EFFORTS TO PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES IN TEXAS . . 124
XXII. THE TEXAS RAILROADS DURING THE CIVIL WAR . . 125
XXIII. THE TEXAS RAILROADS AFTER THE CIVIL WAR. 127
X XIV. LAND GRANTS AND OTHER AIDS TO RAILROAD BUILD-
ING 129
XXV. CONSOLIDATIONS AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF SYSTEMS 187
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XXVI. THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC 190
XXVII. THE SANTA FE 282
XXVIII. THE MISSOURI PACIFIC 311
XXIX. THE TEXAS AND PACIFIC 356
XXX. THE MISSOURI-KANSAS-TEXAS 375
XXXI. THE BURLINGTON 392
XXXII. THE ROCK ISLAND 405
XXXIII. THE COTTON BELT 412
XXXIV. THE FRISCO 423
XXXV. THE KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN 434
XXXVI. THE SHORT INDEPENDENT LINES BUILT 443
XXXVII. THE TERMINAL COMPANIES 488
XXXVIII. THE ELECTRIC RAILWAYS 497
XXXIX. TRAM ROADS, LOGGING ROADS AND TAP LINES . . 499
XL. ROADS CHARTERED BUT NOT BUILT 504
XLI. THE "GHOST" RAILROADS 513
XLII. MILEAGE BY YEARS AND CLASSES 515
XLIII. LIST OF CHARTERS GRANTED SINCE THE CIVIL WAR . 520
XLIV. POOLS AND AGREEMENTS 543
XLV. REGULATION AFTER THE CIVIL WAR 569
XLVI. FREIGHT RATES AND How THEY ARE MADE . . 608
XLVII. IMPORTANT TEXAS FREIGHT RATE CASES . . . 621
XLVIII. THE ORGANIZATION OF THE RAILROADS AND THE DEPARTMENTS REQUIRED TO OPERATE THEM . . . 656
XLIX. DEVELOPMENT OF INDEPENDENT ORGANIZATIONS . . 687
L. WAYS AND MEANS USED BY THE CARRIERS OF ALL KINDS TO SECURE TRAFFIC WITHIN THE LAW . . . 702
LI. THE ISSUANCE OF STOCKS AND BONDSTHE VALUA-
TION OF THE TEXAS RAILROADS 712
LII. THE TAXATION OF THE TEXAS RAILROADS . . . 718
LIII. FEDERAL CONTROL AND ITS AFTER EFFECTS . . 724
LIV. THE FREE PASS EVIL 727
LV. SOME FACTS ABOUT THE PRINCIPAL COMMODITIES FROM WHICH THE TEXAS RAILROADS DERIVE MOST OF
THEIR REVENUE 729
LVI. THE PORTS OF TEXASTHE STEAMSHIP LINES NOW SERVING THEM AND THAT HAVE SERVED THEM . . 757
LVII. THE INTRACOASTAL CANAL 773
LVIII. WHAT IS AN ADEQUATE SYSTEM OF TRANSPORTATION? IS THERE ONE IN TEXAS? IF NOT, WHERE RESTS THE BLAME? WHAT SHOULD BE DONE TO INSURE ONE
PERMANENTLY? 775
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