Interstate Commerce Commission Valuation Orders & Inventory Forms, undated
Content Description
The papers of the Craig Mountain Lumber Company are contained in twenty-eight large file boxes; in addition there are twelve shelves of journals and ledgers. Material relating to subsidiary companies, the Craig Mountain Railway, Winchester Townsite Company and Oxbow Ranch Company, are also found in this group.
Among the items included in this collection are blueprints of buildings and machinery, insurance claims for injured personnel, monthly and yearly financial statements, contracts, notices of stockholders' meetings, articles of incorporation, and railway rules and regulations. There are also two files detailing Craig Mountain Lumber Company's application for a $250,000 loan from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation in 1934. Another interesting portion of this group is the ten years of correspondence between Northwestern Lumber Company and Craig Mountain Lumber Company, the former trying to sell its Nez Perce and Lewis County timber holdings to the latter.
Dates
- Creation: undated
Creator
- From the Collection: Craig Mountain Lumber Company (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 73 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Description
In 1917 the Interstate Commerce Commission inventoried the Craig Mountain Railway. The items in this folder contain instructions and forms to be filled out before the inventory was started. A copy of the valuation report is also included. The valuation was protested and in 1920; 1922 and 1923 there are several letters dealing with the protest. Two of the exhibits submitted are also included: A. Drawing showing the railway in relation to the town of Winchester and the lumber company. B. Drawing showing the Craig Mountain Railway main line from Station 0+00 to Station 295+90.3
Repository Details
Part of the University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives Repository