Letters concerning authorizations for advances and special expenditures, policy decisions regarding passes, and job descriptions and directives. Also includes resolutions of the Board of Directors about settlement of government payout for transportation services. Mostly from C.E. Perkins.

Letters concerning viaducts in Chicago, Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis, rebuilding the elevator at Peoria, job applications, and a variety of other matters. Also includes a letter from former Aurora Branch treasurer A.T. Hall concerning his political campaign.

J.C. Peasley was a director of the World's Columbian Exposition, and a member of the Committee on Transportation. Includes correspondence and reports dealing with potential locations for the fair, transportation issues, and railroad involvement.