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[Document Relating to the Abilene & Southern Railway Company's Petition to Condemn Property in Abilene, Texas]

Description: Document relating the Abilene & Southern Railway Company's petition to condemn properties in Abilene, Texas which are necessary to construct and operate a railroad between Abilene and Winters, Texas. The document contains blank spaces to fill in the details of the case and is unsigned.
Date: August 7, 1909
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Letter from Royal Alexandra Hotel to Williard Burton, August 9, 1909]

Description: Letter from Royal Alexandra Hotel to Williard Burton stating the writer has heard Burton is against a railroad being built by Abilene. The writer discusses plans of the Santa Fe railroad and how it will affect Abilene. The people of Abilene quickly counteracted these plans and now rely on specific men to keep these measures going. The writer discusses an investment to be made in Abilene for its prosperity that can be recovered in three years.
Date: August 9, 1909
Creator: Royal Alexandra Hotel
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Letter to I. H. Kempner, August 28, 1909]

Description: Letter to I. H. Kempner discussing costs and profits of the railroad to be built. The writer discusses bonds to be sold and loans to be taken to fund the construction. The writer tells Kempner how exceptional the land is in which the track is to be build and that business will surely increase over time. The writer has not discussed matters with the St. Louis Trust Companies.
Date: August 28, 1909
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Letter from B. I. Terry to Henry Sayles, August 31, 1909]

Description: Letter from B. I. Terry to Henry Sayles describing multiple railroad routes. Terry lists the conditions and distances of routes throughout Texas and provides different options for some. He states some citizens state they will help with construction only if the railroad passes through their town.
Date: August 31, 1909
Creator: Terry, Bobbie I.
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Letter to B. F. Terry, August 30, 1909]

Description: Letter to B. F. Terry discussing an investment in a railroad in Terry's region of the state, as it is expected to be densely populated. The railroad is supposed to be continued into central Texas. The writer asks the distance from Rising Star to Bald Eagle Mountain, as well as to Dublin and to Comanche. The writer asks for a sketch of the possible routes and the distance. The following week engineers are to be expected in the region to find the most practical route.
Date: August 30, 1909
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Cause Number 2827: Findings and Awarded Damages]

Description: Document explaining the findings in the cause Abilene & Southern Railway Company vs. J. H. Miller and wife Hannah J. Miller and A. K. Levy and the Heirs of J. H. Miller and wife Hannah J. Miller and A. K. Levy. The document lists the damages to be paid by the railway company and grants the railway company the right to take possession of the properties, Lots 11 and 12 in Block D of the Miller and Mouser Subdivision of Blocks 191 and 192 in Abilene, Texas.
Date: August 8, 1909
Creator: Motz, Charles; McKinney, P. M. & McDonald, A. F.
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library
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