Box 55
Container
Contains 1 Result:
Vols. 13-15, Mar. 1873-Feb. 1874
File — Box: 55, Folder: 822-824
Identifier: CB&Q 3 D4.1
Scope and Contents note
From the Series:
J. N. Denison was the brother-in-law of one of the original investors in the CB&Q, J. W. Brooks. Through Brooks’ influence Denison was made treasurer of the B&MRR with his headquarters in Boston. He had been an early proponent of establishing the B&MRR in Iowa. In 1871, Boston investors, members of the Forbes group, along with Denison (who was then chairman of the CB&Q board), embarked on the development of what would become known as the “River Roads,” the Chicago, Clinton...
Dates:
Mar. 1873-Feb. 1874