Kansas City, El Paso and Mexico Railroad Company Contract, 1888

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Title:: Kansas City, El Paso and Mexico Railroad Company Contract
Dates:: 1888
Abstract:: Five-page contract dated August 21, 1888, between Morris R. Locke & Company and the Kansas City, El Paso and Mexican Railroad regarding the completion of the roadbed extending from the boundary line between the state of Texas and the territory of New Mexico to the town of White Oaks in Lincoln County, New Mexico.
Extent:: .01 Linear Feet 1 folder
Language:: English
Preferred citation:: [Identification of item], Kansas City, El Paso and Mexico Railroad Company Contract, MS 444, California State Railroad Museum Library & Archives, Sacramento, California.

Scope and content:: Five-page contract dated August 21, 1888, between Morris R. Locke & Company and the Kansas City, El Paso and Mexican Railroad regarding the completion of the roadbed extending from the boundary line between the state of Texas and the territory of New Mexico to the town of White Oaks in Lincoln County, New Mexico.
Biographical / historical:: The Kansas City, El Paso and Mexican Railway Company of Texas was chartered on June 27, 1888, by a group of El Paso businessmen including Henry L. Newman, Bennett H. Davis, and Charles R. Morehead.
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Collection Guide Author:: Library Archives staff
Date Encoded:: This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-02-03 18:19:37 +0000 .

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Preferred citation:: [Identification of item], Kansas City, El Paso and Mexico Railroad Company Contract, MS 444, California State Railroad Museum Library & Archives, Sacramento, California.

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

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