Butte County Railroad Records, 1903 - 1906

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Title:: Butte County Railroad records
Dates:: 1903 - 1906
Abstract:: Includes accounting records from the construction of Butte County Railroad from Chico to Stirling, California performed by the contractor E. B. and A. L. Stone and completed in June 1904. Documents include construction estimates, monthly work force reports, trial balances, statements, and vouchers. There is a folder of freight bills from the Southern Pacific from 1904-1905, an annual pass list for 1908, and an annual report to the Interstate Commerce Commission in 1906.
Extent:: 8 Linear Feet 8 boxes
Language:: English .
Preferred citation:: [Identification of item], Butte County Railroad Records , MS 111, California State Railroad Museum Library & Archives, Sacramento, California.

Scope and content:: Includes accounting records from the construction of Butte County Railroad from Chico to Stirling, California performed by the contractor E. B. and A. L. Stone and completed in June 1904. Documents include construction estimates, monthly work force reports, trial balances, statements, and vouchers. There is a folder of freight bills from the Southern Pacific from 1904-1905, an annual pass list for 1908, and an annual report to the Interstate Commerce Commission in 1906.
Biographical / historical:: The Butte County Railroad was incorporated in March 1902 as an interest of the Diamond Match Company. Construction started near Chico, California, the following month. That November the Chico and Northern Railroad (a subsidiary of Southern Pacific) purchased the Butte County Railroad. The line to Stirling, California, was completed in June 1904, with the contracting firm of E. B. and A. L. Stone performing the construction work. The property became part of the Central Pacific Railway in 1916, and was later known as Southern Pacific's Stirling City Branch.
Acquisition information:: Southern Pacific Railroad, New York Collection
Processing information:: Formerly part of MS 10
Arrangement:: Arranged by material type
Physical location:: Statewide Museum Collection Center
Rules or conventions:: Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Collection Guide Author:: Library Archives staff
Date Encoded:: This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-12-10 22:58:40 +0000 .

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Preferred citation:: [Identification of item], Butte County Railroad Records , MS 111, California State Railroad Museum Library & Archives, Sacramento, California.

Location of this collection:: California State Railroad Museum Library and Archives

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