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Monterey & Salinas Valley Rail Road Register
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Title: Monterey & Salinas Valley Rail Road Register
Dates: 1874-1877
Collection Number: ARC 516
Creator/Collector:
Extent: 1 ledger: 49 pages of entries; 43 x 36 cm.
Repository:
Monterey Public Library
Monterey, California 93940
Abstract: On February 26, 1874, a group of businessmen incorporated the Monterey & Salinas Valley Rail Road, with Carlisle Abbott as
president and David Jacks, chief financier, as treasurer. Construction of the railroad commenced with 140 workers, including
Chinese workers, and was completed in September 1874. On October 23, 1874, the first train rolled on the first narrow gauge
rail operated in California. By the end of 1874, 6,000 tons of grain had been transported to Monterey for shipping. After
drought and crop failure in 1877-78, the M & SV fell into debt. In August 1879, the Southern Pacific Railroad purchased the
railroad at a foreclosure sale.
Language of Material: English
Access by appointment only; contact Local History Librarian or designated staff.
Reproduction by Local History Librarian or other designated staff; may be restricted due to condition of the materials.
[Identification of item]. Monterey & Salinas Valley Rail Road Register. Collection Number: ARC 516. Monterey Public Library
Gift from Mrs. T.J. Barkle.
Scope and Content of Collection
Entries include: Date, carrier number, shipper, consignee, description of goods, weight, freight charges.
Railroads
Transportation
Carlisle Abbot
David Jacks
Monterey and Salinas Valley Railroad Company
Monterey, California
Registers
Records and Correspondence