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[Letter to Clarence Ousley, July 12, 1909]

Description: Letter to Clarence Ousley stating the belief that the state of Texas should encourage the construction of railroads. The writer believes the railway would benefit stock and bondholders as well as the citizens of the towns through which it passes. It is also stated than an impartial third party should judge whether a route is constructed, rather than the people of the towns or the engineers and that the board of directors should be made up of those that are informed of the conditions of the land. more
Date: July 12, 1909
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

The Power of the Railways Against the the Power of the People

Description: Paper, possibly an editorial, advocating new legislation to protect the citizens of Texas from the greed of national railway companies. It discusses the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company's intention to build a railroad which would injure existing towns by avoiding them and compete with Texas short line railroads. It includes quotes from Governor T. M. Campbell to Edward P. Ripley, the president of the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company.
Date: July 1909
Creator: Sayles, Henry
Item Type: Refine your search to only Paper
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Letter to I. H. Kempner, June 2, 1909]

Description: Letter to I. H. Kempner commending him on his achievement with the Wichita Falls Water & Light Company. The writer discusses the bias in Texas against large railroad corporations and believes towns should build railroads to protect themselves from such. The two agree that Texas money should be invested in Texas railroads and the writer states some towns need these for distribution of merchandise. The author believes it is the best time to pass a code of railroad laws.
Date: June 2, 1909
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Letter from J. E. Gibson and H. S. Wysong to Claude D. White, September 15, 1909]

Description: This is a letter for the Charles B. Moore Collection. It is a letter from J. E. Gibson and H. S. Wysong to Claude D. White. In this letter, Gibson and Wysong discuss a meeting that all of the bank's shareholders must attend. The topic of the meeting is the required choice that banks in Texas must make between the Bond security system or the assessment plan of guarantee. The documents states that once the shareholders have made a choice, the bank must notify the Commissioner of Insurance and Ban… more
Date: September 15, 1909
Creator: Gibson, J. E.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Charter of The City of Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, As Passed by the 31st Legislature, 1909

Description: Charter of the City of Fort Worth includes the formal act of incorporation including organization of the city, government, police and fire departments, streets and sewers, parks, water and sewerage, taxes and finances, public health and sanitation, courts, and other provisions, ordinances, and laws. Index starts on page 87.
Date: 1909
Creator: City of Fort Worth
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Charter of The City of Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, As Passed by the 30th Legislature, 1907

Description: Charter of the City of Fort Worth includes the formal act of incorporation including organization of the city, government, police and fire departments, streets and sewerage, water supply, taxes, public health and sanitation, courts, public schools, and other provisions and laws. Index starts after page 63, on page i.
Date: 1907
Creator: City of Fort Worth
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

[Medical License: James Walter Allen, MD]

Description: Certificate licensing James Walter Allen to practice medicine in the state of Texas, with pre-printed text describing the license and handwritten information added for names and dates. There is an illustrated banner at the top with a stylized state crest, and a gold seal at the bottom. The back of the document has additional issuing information with pre-printed text and handwritten names and dates. The license was issued in Runnels County, Texas.
Date: January 29, 1908
Creator: Texas. State Board of Medical Examiners.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Tarrant County Archives

[Medical License: Frances Daisy Emery Allen, MD]

Description: Certificate licensing Frances Daisy Emery Allen to practice medicine in the state of Texas, with pre-printed text describing the license and handwritten information added for names and dates. There is an illustrated banner at the top with a stylized state crest and a gold seal at the bottom. The back has additional issuing information, with pre-printed text and handwritten information filling in the blanks.
Date: May 7, 1908
Creator: Texas. State Board of Medical Examiners.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Tarrant County Archives

Charter of the City of Dallas

Description: Official copy of the text of Senate Bill 316, titled "An act to grant a new charter to the City of Dallas, Dallas County, Texas; repealing all laws or parts of laws in conflict herewith, and declaring an emergency." It includes a certificate of authenticity signed by the Texas Secretary of State.
Date: 1907
Creator: Texas. Legislature.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Legislative Document
Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives
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