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[Certificate of Apprenticeship for Rex A. Lowe]

Description: Certificate of Apprenticeship awarded to Rex A. Lowe by the Texas and Pacific Railway. The certificate reads, "This is to certify that Rex A. Lowe has served his apprenticeship with entire satisfaction to this Company and that he is now a Journeyman of the Machinist Trade. In Witness Whereof we have set our signatures this 21st day of April 1928." Signatures on the certificate read "A P. Prendergast," Mechanical Superintendent, "A ... Chester," General Superintendent, followed by two illegible … more
Date: unknown
Creator: Texas & Pacific Railway.
Partner: The Grace Museum

[Imperial Sugar Company vs Texas Railroads]

Description: Imperial Sugar Company versus Texas Railroads law suit. Various allegations and details are listed.
Date: January 26, 1953
Creator: Railroad Commission of Texas
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Document Relating to Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company vs. African Methodist Episcopal Church Connection of the United States of America at Abilene, Texas]

Description: Document in the condemnation proceeding, Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company vs. African Methodist Episcopal Church Connection of the United States of America at Abilene, Texas, listing the damages to be paid by the railway company.
Date: December 15, 1908
Creator: Motz, Charles; McDonald, A. F. & McKinney, P. M.
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Fragment of City of Abilene Ordinance Granting Abilene & Southern Railway Company Right of Way in Abilene, Texas]

Description: Document granting Abilene & Southern Railway Company right of way in Abilene, Texas to operate and maintain a railroad. There are six sections detailing the rights and obligations of both the company and the city and discussing specific areas of special consideration. This paper is a fragment of a larger document and ends in the middle of a sentence.
Date: unknown
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Document Relating to Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company vs. Hattie Irvine et al.]

Description: Document stating that the action is seeking to condemn Lots 1 and 2 in Block 138 in Abilene, Texas and that this action will affect the interests and estates of the defendants, Hattie Irvine alias Hattie Smith and Smith Irvine alias Irvine Smith and their unknown heirs in the listed properties. It also states that the residences and names of the defendants are unknown to Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company. This document is unsigned.
Date: December 1908
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Original Petition in Abilene & Southern Railway Company vs. J. H. Miller et al.]

Description: Document stating Abilene & Southern Railway Company's petition to condemn and appropriate Lots 11 and 12 in Block D of the Miller and Mouser Subdivision of Blocks 191 and 191 in Abilene, Texas. Included in the petition are the names of the owners of the property, the market value and owed taxes on the properties, and the reasons the railway company is pursuing condemnation proceedings. This document is unsigned.
Date: 1909~
Creator: Abilene & Southern Railway Company
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Document Related to Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company vs. Julia Acuna]

Description: Document in condemnation proceeding, Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company vs. Julia Acuna stating that the petition is to condemn Lot 1 in Block 61 in Abilene, Texas and that the residence of the defendant is in Abilene, Texas. This document is unsigned.
Date: December 1908
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Photostat Copy of Land Grant to International & Great Northern Railroad]

Description: Photostat copy of the land grant to International & Great Northern Railroad from the State of Texas. The grant is for land in Hemphill County, Texas and was originally made April 23, 1885. There is a note on the back stating this is an accurate copy of the document on file with the Texas General Land Office.
Date: November 7, 1939
Creator: Giles, Bascom & Gibbs, Barnett
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Fragment of a Document Prepared by Sayles & Sayles #2]

Description: Fragment of a document discussing the purchase of property for a proposed railway from Abilene, Texas through Callahan County, Texas.
Date: 1910-11-06~
Creator: Sayles & Sayles
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Photostat Copy of Land Grant to International & Great Northern Railroad]

Description: Photostat copy of the land grant to International & Great Northern Railroad from the State of Texas. The grant is for land in Hemphill County, Texas and was originally made April 23, 1885. There is a note on the back stating this is an accurate copy of the document on file with the Texas General Land Office.
Date: November 7, 1939
Creator: Giles, Bascom & Gibbs, Barnett
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Deed to Will Stith, Chairman of the Railroad Committee of Abilene, Texas

Description: Document certifying the sale of property to Will Stith for the purpose of building, operating and maintaining a railroad. This document appears to be a template, having blank spaces to fill in the county, name of the seller, and date.
Date: 1908
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Affidavit in Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company vs. African Methodist Episcopal Church connection of the United States of America at Abilene, Texas]

Description: Affidavit sworn by John Sayles that is an attorney for Ballinger & Abilene Railroad in the condemnation proceeding, Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company vs. African Methodist Episcopal Church connection of the United States of America at Abilene, Texas. It also states that neither he nor the railway company can procure original documents related to Lot 4 in Block 96, which is the subject of the condemnation proceedings. This document is unsigned.
Date: December 12, 1908
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Petition in Abilene & Southern Railway Company vs. W. H. Rawlings et al.]

Description: Document detailing Abilene & Southern Railway Company's petition for condemnation proceedings of Lot 10 in Block D of the Miller and Mouser Subdivision of Blocks 191 and 192 in Abilene, Texas, which was owned by W. H. Rawlings, deceased. This document is unsigned and undated.
Date: unknown
Creator: Abilene & Southern Railway Company
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Promissory Note To Morgan Jones, September 17, 1908]

Description: Promissory note to Morgan Jones in the amount $2,000.00 due upon the "completion of the laying of standard-gauge railroad from Abilene, in a sourtherly direction across the south line of Taylor County," with an interest rate of ten percent until the note is paid. This note is unsigned.
Date: September 17, 1908
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Paper With Quote From E. P. Ripley]

Description: Paper which contains Mr. Ripley's response when discussing an extension of a Santa Fe Railway to Abilene. Mr. Ripley states the Texas laws are hostile to railroads and their stockholders have no desire to invest in the state.
Date: unknown
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Document Relating to Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company vs. Hattie Irvine alias Hattie Smith et al., December 30, 1908]

Description: Document stating that a court date has been scheduled in the condemnation proceedings of Lots 1 and 2 of Block 138 in Abilene, Texas, filed by Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company to determine the damages owed to Hattie Irvine alias Hattie Smith and Smith Irvine alias Irvine Smith and their unknown heirs. The document also states how the order will be served to both parties. This document is unsigned and has a correction handwritten into one of the paragraphs.
Date: December 30, 1908
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Document Relating to Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company vs. Hattie Irvine alias Hattie Smith et al., December 30, 1908]

Description: Document stating the scheduled court date for the condemnation proceedings Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company vs. Hattie Irvine alias Hattie Smith and Smith Irvine alias Irvine Smith and the unknown heirs of Hattie Irvine alias Hattie Smith and Smith Irvine alias Irvine Smith. It also includes the methods of serving the notice to both parties. The document is unsigned.
Date: December 30, 1908
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Special Warranty Deed, African Methodist Episcopal Church Connection of the United States of American at Abilene, Texas to Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company]

Description: Document certifying the transfer of the property, Lot 4 of Block 96 in Abilene, Texas, from African Methodist Episcopal Church Connection of the United States of American at Abilene, Texas to Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company. This deed was signed and filed in Taylor County, Texas.
Date: December 22, 1908
Creator: Jordan, B. F.; Henry, Ed; Brown, W. B. & Duncan, Jordan
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Why the M. K. & T. Railroad Should Build into Abilene

Description: Document detailing the reasons why it would be profitable for the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway Company to extend the railroad line from Cross Plains to Abilene, Texas. The reasons are listed one through five and details economic reasons, the lack of other opportunities for expansion, and that the terrain is already surveyed.
Date: unknown
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library
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