Report submitted by the president, [56th], year ended, May 16, 1906
Scope and Contents note
Bound and unbound copies of the annual report issued to the stockholders by the directors of the Illinois Central RR. Mostly used as a yearly recap of the financial health of the company, in later years it also included publicity material such as human interest stories and photographs (from 1946 on; also, in 1953, they started publishing photographs in color).
Report years vary: 1852 dated Nov. 20, 1853, Mar., Nov.10; 1854, Dec. 9; 1856, Mar. 19, Sept. 3; 1857, Mar.; 1858, Mar. 17; 1859, Mar.16; 1860, May 16; year ending Dec. 31, 1860-88; year ending June 30,1888-1916; year ending Dec.31, 1916-1969. Also included in the bound volumes: Communication to the shareholders by W.K. Ackerman concerning reports on the CStL&NO, Jan.18,1883, with reports by James Fentress and J.C. Clarke with 1883 report; Report of Committee on Rates, Revenues and Expenditures with 1890 report; Report of the delegates selected by the joint committee of British shareholders with 1877 report.
Dates
- Creation: May 16, 1906
Creator
- From the Collection: Illinois Central Railroad Company (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
The Illinois Central Railroad Company Archives are open for research; they are available a box at a time in the Special Collections Reading Room (Priority III).
Repository Details
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