Box 56
Container
Contains 1 Result:
Vols. 16-18, Jul. 1874-Apr. 1875
File — Box: 56, Folder: 825-827
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:
Jul. 1874-Apr. 1875