unlv.ms.7 Guide to the San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad Collection Finding aid written by staff. Special Collections, UNLV Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Finding aid encoded by Tom Sommer. January 2007 Descriptive Summary San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad Collection1905-1976 (inclusive),1907-1917 (bulk) MS 7 San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad43 boxes [21.5 linear feet] University of Nevada, Las Vegas. UNLV Libraries. Special Collections. Las Vegas, Nevada 89154-7010.The collection is comprised of records of the San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad whose construction led to the founding of the city of Las Vegas. The papers cover a wide range of the company's operations. There is correspondence and contracts relating to lots in the Las Vegas town site, payments and accounts, invoices and other audit materials from 1905-1923. There are also the records of the railroad agent at Arden Station (located 10 miles south of the Las Vegas Station) containing correspondence, ledgers, freight and way bills and shipping orders. This collection is composed of two separate donations: the Union Pacific Collection (T. No. 118) and the Arden Station Collection (T. No. 183). The records in this collection are part of the original corporate records of the Union Pacific Railroad, the bulk of which relating to Las Vegas comprise the Union Pacific Railroad Collection (97-19). English Preferred Citation:

San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad Collection, MS 7, Special Collections, UNLV Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

 Acquisition Information:

The Union Pacific Railroad Collection (T 118) was donated by Robert G. Williams in 1977.

 Processed by:

Staff

 Access:

This collection is open for research.

Publication Rights:

For permission to reproduce or publish from this collection, please contact the Director of Special Collections.

 Organizational History

At the turn of the century Montana copper-king and Senator William A. Clark incorporated the San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad intending to connect the Los Angeles port of San Pedro, California with Salt Lake City, Utah. The Oregon Short Line, a subsidiary of E.H. Harriman’s Union Pacific Railroad, which already owned a right-of-way, also intended to develop a Salt Lake-Los Angeles route. After a frantic track-building race, the two railroads resolved their differences in 1903 with an agreement on joint ownership of the Salt Lake Route by Clark and Harriman. The tracks reached the site of Las Vegas, Nevada from Utah in October 1904 and from California in January 1905. The town of Las Vegas was founded at the division point on the railroad; it was surveyed and lots auctioned on May 15, 1905. The railroad established a subsidiary company, the Las Vegas Land and Water Company to administer the townsite and other property, and its water. The railroad operated as the San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad until 1921 when Clark sold his interest to the Union Pacific Railroad and retired.

 Scope and Content

The collection is comprised of two series of records from the San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad (later the Union Pacific Railroad). The first set of records (boxes 1-12), “Union Pacific Collection” T. No. 118, consists of Los Angeles office files of H.I. Bettis, Vice President and Auditor of the SP,LA & SL RR and its subsidiary, the Las Vegas Land and Water Co. These records contain correspondence, contracts, title deeds and records of payment for town lots in Las Vegas as well as other financial and audit records from 1905-1923. The second set of records (boxes 12-42), the “Arden Station Collection”, T. No. 183, are the files of the railroad agent at Arden Station (located 10 miles south of the Las Vegas Station) and contain station correspondence, ledgers, freight and waybills, traffic and shipping orders.

Arrangement of the Records

The majority of the collection is organized chronologically. Boxes 1 and 2 contain correspondence relating to lots in the Las Vegas townsite, 1905-1913. Boxes 3 to 12 contain numerous accounting reports, freight lists, invoices, and other administrative materials from 1905 to 1923. Boxes 13 through 42 are records of Arden Station, located ten miles south of the Las Vegas station, and they provide a detailed picture of the station's operations from 1907 to 1917. Box 43 contains miscellaneous materials relating to the Union Pacific Railroad.

 Subject Headings Organizations:San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad Company --Records and correspondence Subjects: Railroads – Nevada -- History Railroads – California -- HistoryRailroads – Utah -- HistoryPlaces:Las Vegas (Nev.) -- History -- 20th century

BoxFolderContents 11Nellie Caplin, sale of Lots 6 & 7, Block 8, 1905-19062W.J. Millen, sale of Lots 21-22, Block 4; 4-5, 10-11, Block 28; 30-32, Block 30,1905-19083M.J. Dixon, sale of Lots 28 & 29, Block 30,19064Louis Busch & Anna Oleson, deed on Lots 10 & 11, Block 21,1906-19075W.J. Stewart, assignment of contract to Ed Von Tobel, Lot 11, Block 13,1906-19076Thomas Block, water rent for Lot 20, Block 2,1906-19087Joseph S. Smith, Lots 17, 18 & 19, Block 7,1906-19098Le Compe Davis, Lots 22 & 23, Block 1,19079Benjamin Saunders, Lot 15, Block 19,190710A.F. Wortman, Lots 3-8, Block 10,190711C.J. Thomas: lot sale upon Thomas's death,190712James Brown, contract, Lots 7, Block 5; 20-21, Block 6; 8-10, Block 11,1907-190813Will Lawbenheimer, Lots 28-30, Block 10; 21-22, Block 29; 19-20, Block 1114Leases on Stewart & Kyle Ranches/Las Vegas Ranch,1907-190915Collection of bills; bills on Texas Outstanding,1907-191016P.J. Sullivan, Lot 5, Block 19; Lots 31-32, Block 31; Lots 17-20, Block 12,1907-191017Consolidated Power & Telephone Co.: additional meter,191018Water service to Electric Light Plant,1907-190819Railroad Park: Trees donated by M.S. Beal,190820Spears & Doney, Lots 9-10, Block 31,190821William B. Mundy, Lot 26,190822Mr. Jacobson, Lot 10, Block 5, 190823Helen J. Stewart, Lot 29, Block 14,1908-190924John P. Harris, Lot 31-32, Block 8,1908-190925H.B. Wilson, Lots 17-21, Block 10,1908-190926Eddie C. Hicks, Lots 24-25, Block 10,1908-190926aJames Kiernan, Lots 25, 29, Block 4,1908-190927J.A. Robson, Lots 24-25, Block 36,1908-190928Mrs. Cecilia Casey, Lots 17-18, Block 28,1908-190929John L. Russell, Lots 17-18, Block 36,1908-191030E.A. Dodson, Lots 4-5, Block 9,1908-191031Peter Maurer, Lot 2, Block 31, 1908-191232Jason H. Johnsey, Lots 26-27, Block 32,190933State of Nevada, Bill for 1909 Statutes34July 1910 Statement, uncollected accounts, Las Vegas Land & Water Co.35Delinquent water accounts, Las Vegas Land & Water Co., 191036May 1911 rent for Las Vegas Land & Water Co.37Bills collectible from the Railroad,191138Company repair expenses,191139Consolidated Power & Telephone Co., land contract,1911-191240J.W. Bain, Lots 11-13, Block 29,1911-191241Cesspool dumped into Las Vegas Creek,191242Waste oil in Las Vegas Creek,191243Paving streets in Las Vegas,191344"Nevada Industrial Insurance Act": Rejection by Las Vegas Land & Water Co.,191345Gas piping for 64 Las Vegas Land & Water Co. Houses,191446Handling of contracts & sales in Las Vegas,191447Las Vegas Board of Education: Sale of land to,1914-1916BoxFolderContents 21Water rent, correspondence,1906-19102Lot prices & correspondence (incl. black segregation),1907-1911 3Fraternal Order of Eagles, Lot 8, Block 14,1908-19094Pacific Fruit Express Co.: Contract,19115Union Portland Cement Co.: Contract,19116Establishment of Post Office,19117Room Rent for Company Employees,1911-19128Company Cottage Earnings & Expenses,June 1910-Sept. 19139Sewer Connections for company houses,1912-191310Company Cottage Construction,1912-191411Statements & receipts for rent/repairs of company cottages,1912-191712South Nevada Land & Development Co. land sale,191313John Hinge, Lots 26-28, Block 32,191314Letter on conditions at Las Vegas,191415General Correspondence,1911-1913BoxFolderContents31Empire Construction Company statements,19032Accounts, Empire Construction Co., 1903-1904 3Railroad cars construction service statement & figures,19044General accounting expenditures & vouchers,April 19045General accounting expenditures & vouchers,May 19046General accounting expenditures & vouchers,Sept. 19047General accounting expenditures & vouchers,Aug. 1905BoxFolderContents41General accounting expenditures & vouchers,Oct. 19052Accounting Dept., journal vouchers,Sept. 19033Accounting Dept., journal vouchers,Oct.-Nov. 19034Accounting Dept., journal vouchers,July 1904BoxFolderContents51Accounting Dept., journal vouchers,Sept. 19042Accounting Dept., journal vouchers,Nov. 1904-Aug. 19053Accounting Dept., journal vouchers,Dec. 1904BoxFolderContents61Accounting Dept., journal vouchers,Sept. 19042General accounting statement & expense figures,Oct. 19033General accounting condensing sheets [expense accounts],May 19044General accounting company expenses,19055General accounting freight bill remittances,Oct. 19046General accounting freight bill remittances,Nov. 19047General accounting"advance" charges on company freight report,Sept. 19048General accounting "advance" charges on company freight report,March-April 19059Freight bills & delivery receipts,1903-190410Freight Dept.: Audit office shipment figures & freight bills,June 1904BoxFolderContents71Freight Dept.: Audit office shipment figures & freight bills,July 190472Freight Dept.: Audit office shipment figures & freight bills,August 190473Freight Dept.: Audit office shipment figures & freight bills,Sept. 190474Freight Dept.: Audit office shipment figures & freight bills,Oct. 1904BoxFolderContents81Freight Dept.: Audit office shipment figures & freight bills,Oct. 19042General accounting Wells Fargo & Co. express receipts,July 19013General accounting per diem paid on foreign cars in construction use, Sept. 19034General accounting construction statement on commercial way bills,August 19055Tickets redemption,1903-19066Tickets redemption,19057Tickets redemption, memos,19058Employees payroll & labor distribution,19039Employees payroll distribution,April 1904BoxFolderContents91Kuhn, Loeb & Co. loan agreement & correspondence,19042Medical Dept. cost for board of medical employees to commissary,May 19043Employees medical releases,19044Employees injuries medical payment release & injury reports,1904-19065Employee injuries medical correspondence,19046Materials & supplies vouchers and checks, 1912BoxFolderContents101Litigation, Riverside Lemon Association, packing house constructed for Monte Vista Citrus Assn.1922-19242Accounting dept. Freight disbursements,Feb-July 19243General auditor procedure rulings & correspondence,Aug. 10, 1921- Aug. 1, 19244General auditor case rulings on money distributions,1921-19245General auditor payments for LA Office from NY Office,Aug. 13, 1921-Jan. 9, 19256General auditor closing of monthly accounts,1921-19227General auditor closing of monthly accounts,19248General auditor equipment charges,Apr. 1916-Aug. 1924BoxFolderContents111General auditor intercompany bills,Nov. 1, 1922-Jan. 31, 19232General auditor intercompany bills,Feb. 1, 1923-Mar. 29, 19233General auditor intercompany bills,Apr. 2, 1923-Jan. 25, 19234General auditor intercompany bills,1923BoxFolderContents121Accounting/Cashier remittance slip,19182U.S. Railroad admin. Liberty Loan correspondence,19183Insurance-Messenger robbery interior hold up & safe burglary,1921-19254Accidents liability reports & correspondence,1925-19305Fire & insurance inspection reports & correspondence,1928-19326Inspection report, special agent's inspection of fire equipment,1940-19417Accounting & Treasury Dept. employees accepting dismissal allowance, June 19358Oregon short line employee time table,June 29, 1923BoxFolderContents131Agents record, prepayment on freight charges,1912, 1913, 19172American Express Co. receipts,1911, 1912, 1915, 19173Las Vegas & Tonopah R. R., changes in way bill, 19144Slip bill,19115Company freight waybill, 19076Trackwalker reports,

(see also box 14, folder 13a-17)

1915, 19177Conductors waybill,19178Bills of Lading report,19139Memo of passenger traffic10Notice of arrival of freight,1916, 191711Notice of change in heading of waybills12Prepaid freight bills,1910, 191213Station record, supplies and baggage forwarded,1909, 191114Wells Fargo & Co., express receipt,1909, 1914BoxFolderContents141Agents stub, to Los Angeles and return,19122Agents stub, Drewry ticket,19103Agents stub, first class ticket,19104Agents stub, local baggage check,19095Local baggage strap check6Agents stub, Lomax tickets,19107Agents stub, Lomax tickets,19118Agents stub, total collected,19109Clearance card,191110Clearance card,191511Clearance card,191612Clearance card,191713Receipts from J.M. Ullom Hardware Co.,191713aTrackwalker notes (regarding water tank at Sloan),191414Trackwalker notes (regarding water tank at Sloan),191515Trackwalker notes (regarding water tank at Sloan),191516Trackwalker notes (regarding water tank at Sloan),191617Trackwalker notes (regarding water tank at Sloan),191718Receipt, Boggs Bros. Grocers,191719Western Union Telegraph envelope, unopenedBoxFolderContents151Baggage received, delivered and on hand,19102Company material and supply waybills,19173Conductors waybill,19144Agent correspondence,19135Agent correspondence,19146Agent correspondence,19167Local transfer baggage waybill,19148Correspondence, memos, etc.9Straight Bill of Lading,191110Misc. forms and memos,191111Misc. forms and memos,191712Second Liberty Loan of,191713Shipping notice,1911, 191714Switch list15Train baggage waybill and station agents's record,191016Train baggage waybill and station agents's record,191117Train baggage waybill and station agents's record,191218Train baggage waybill and station agents's record,191319Train baggage waybill and station agents's record,191420Train orders,191121Train orders,191522Train orders,191623Train orders,191724Los Angeles and Goldfield Train Schedule,191025Waybill,1917BoxFolderContents161Freight bill with list of articles,19102Freight bill with list of articles,19103Freight bill with list of articles,19124Freight bill with list of articles,19135Freight bill with list of articles,19146Freight Bill with list of articles,1916BoxFolderContents171Freight delivery receipt with list of articles,19092Freight delivery receipt with list of articles,19103Freight delivery receipt with list of articles,19104Freight delivery receipt with list of articles,1910BoxFolderContents181Freight delivery receipt with list of articles,19102Freight delivery receipt with list of articles,19123Freight delivery receipt with list of articles,19124Freight delivery receipt with list of articles,19125Freight delivery receipt with list of articles,1913BoxFolderContents191Freight delivery receipt with list of articles,19132Freight delivery receipt with list of articles,19133Freight delivery receipt with list of articles,19134Freight delivery receipt with list of articles,19155Freight delivery receipt with list of articles,19166Freight delivery receipt with list of articles,19177Freight delivery receipt with list of articles,1917BoxFolderContents201Money order stubs,19102Money order stubs,19113Money order stubs,19124Money order stubs,1913BoxFolderContents211Bills of lading, shipping orders,19112Bills of lading, shipping orders,19123Bills of lading, shipping orders,19124Bills of lading, shipping orders,19135Bills of lading, shipping orders,19136Bills of lading, shipping orders,19147Bills of lading, shipping orders,19168Bills of lading, shipping orders,19179Straight bill of lading,191310Straight bill of lading,1917BoxFolderContents221Salt Lake route shipping orders,19112Salt Lake route shipping orders,19123Salt Lake route shipping orders,19124Salt Lake route shipping orders,19125Salt Lake route shipping orders,19126Salt Lake route shipping orders,1913BoxFolderContents231Salt Lake route shipping orders,19132Salt Lake route shipping orders,19133Salt Lake route shipping orders,19134Salt Lake route shipping orders,1913BoxFolderContents241Salt Lake route shipping orders,19142Salt Lake route shipping orders,19143Salt Lake route shipping orders,19144Salt Lake route shipping orders,1914BoxFolderContents251Salt Lake route shipping orders,19142Salt Lake route shipping orders,19143Salt Lake route shipping orders,19144Salt Lake route shipping orders,19145Salt Lake route shipping orders,19166Salt Lake route shipping orders,1917BoxFolderContents261Station record, charges on articles waybilled,19092Station record, charges on articles waybilled,19103Station record, charges on articles waybilled,19104Station record, charges on articles waybilled,1910BoxFolderContents271Station record, charges on articles waybilled,19102Station record, charges on articles waybilled,19103Station record, charges on articles waybilled,19104Station record, charges on articles waybilled,1911BoxFolderContents281Station record, charges on articles waybilled,19122Station record, charges on articles waybilled,19123Station record, charges on articles waybilled,19124Station record, charges on articles waybilled,1912BoxFolderContents291Station record, charges on articles waybilled,19132Station record, charges on articles waybilled,19133Station record, charges on articles waybilled,19134Station record, charges on articles waybilled,19135Station record, charges on articles waybilled,1913BoxFolderContents301Station record, charges on articles waybilled,19152Station record, charges on articles waybilled,19163Station record, charges on articles waybilled,19164Station record, charges on articles waybilled,1916BoxFolderContents311Station record, charges on articles waybilled,19172Station record, charges on articles waybilled,19173Station record, charges on articles waybilled,1917BoxFolderContents321Telegrams on railroad business2Telegrams on railroad business,19093Telegrams on railroad business,19114Telegrams on railroad business,19125Telegrams on railroad business,19146Telegrams on railroad business,19157Telegrams on railroad business,19158Telegrams on railroad business,19169Telegrams on railroad business,1917BoxFolderContents331Year car check book,19112Year car check book,19133Year car check book,19154Year car check book,19165Car seal records,1913BoxFolderContents341Ledger, report on status of cars,1908-19092Ledger, report on status of cars,19113Ledger, report on status of cars,19124Ledger, report on status of cars,1915-19165Ledger, daily balance sheet & abstracts,19096Ledger, daily balance sheet & abstracts,1912-1913BoxFolderContents351Ledger, daily balance sheet & abstracts,19132Ledger, daily balance sheet & abstracts,19133Ledger, daily balance sheet & abstracts,19134Ledger, daily balance sheet & abstracts,19145Ledger, daily balance sheet & abstracts,1914-19156Ledger, daily balance sheet & abstracts,1915BoxFolderContents361Ledger, waybill sheets,1909BoxFolderContents371Ledger, monthly balance sheet & abstracts,1911-19122Ledger, daily balance sheet & abstracts,1911BoxFolderContents381Ledger, daily balance sheet & abstracts,1911-19122Ledger, daily reports,1910-1911BoxFolderContents391Ledger, local way book,1914-19152Ledger, demurrage,1911-1912BoxFolderContents401Ledger, daily reports,19102Ledger, daily reports,1909-1910BoxFolderContents411Ledger, car report,1912-19132Ledger, ticket report,1913BoxFolderContents421Ledger, daily abstract and balance sheets,1915-19162Ledger, car report,19143Ledger, cashier's record of collect freight bill,1914-1916BoxFolderContents43T.E. Kirby, personal records,

(transferred to Biographical File)

1929-19711Blueprints, Los Angeles Union Passenger Terminal,December 14, 19352L.A. Division time tables,19463Fire brigades, reports and correspondence,

(incl. Las Vegas)

19414Personnel application examples5Publications of the Shop Employees Association Bulletin,1923-19246Publication list of agencies, stations, equipment, etc.,Jan. 1, 19517Publications, INF Magazine of UPRR System,1973, 19768Salt Lake Railway freight bills, with station records,Oct. 19049UP seniority list

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