Railroads report signaling peak in 1908 through mileage gains
Officials of Chicago east bound rail lines release the Central Passenger association mileage bureau report for the year ended December 31. The document shows unprecedented commercial prosperity across the territory, with large sales, rebates, and disbursements. three months near year end mark record monthly activity. The report notes high mileage book usage, strong travel demand in the territory bounded by Buffalo, Chicago, and Michigan’s northern peninsula, plus managerial efforts to curb unauthorized use by employees.
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Chicago
Central
Hureau
Ie Hirsexic
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Representaives
Comme Clit Ponses
Alllonen Arias
Mend
Hue
Sith
St Honis
Yyoka
Narthern
Peninsuli
Michigan
Pal Cox
Severtary
Centra
Passengur
Grand Army rates eyed for 2 cent mile rail passage
Articles discuss railroads and Grand Army of the Republic encampment in Cleveland. Western lines press for 2 cent per mile fares, with plans to use crossed routes and special passes around the encampment. A stockholders meeting for Troy Laundry is noted for July 4 in Butte, Mont.
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Baltimore & Obio Railroad Company
Balthmore & Ohio South- Western Railroad Company
Line Revolvers
Circuit Court of
Tiiess
Nicholas Pound
Waintiff
Chiessa Firm
Rail Yoad
William 1
Paskenser Ottichala
Denver
Grand Army of
Repubtichie
Cleveland
Chicago
Grand Army
Anel Banjee
Enginea
Misenard
New York
Railroad Commission of Massie Chinittia
Tnig
Weeteyir
Hines
Inoue
Nuke
Chole County
Central Passenger Association
Eversberry
Liberal Nee Oes
Troy Laundry
South Main Street
Butte, Mont
Otis
Foote
Ledford Uncovers Copper Dust Fortunes From Butte Mine
In Butte a miner Ledford discovers a brown copper phosphate dust in water from the Anaconda mine. A chemist valued the find at 285 dollars per ton, spurring Ledford to secure a water lease with a 25 percent royalty to test extraction, risking everything on a possible fortune.
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Ledford
Butte
Anaconda
Jack O'Neill
Anaconda Group
Jim
Ledford’s clever mining of tin cans in Butte ends in Tennessee fortune
A skeptical figure known as Ledford built a scrap iron and tin can mining operation in Butte, turning waste into cash. He leased water from Anaconda, processed cans with improvised machinery, and earned over 200000 dollars in two years before returning to Tennessee to buy a prized farm.
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Seria
Sette
Anadeonda Company
St. Lawremnes
Anaconda
Pennessee
Butte
Futte
Ledford
Alang
Ile
Led
Dim Belford
Ling
Hha
Phen Ledford
Tedford
Ior
Anaconda Company
Jim
Tennessee
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Huie Peek
Gene Fan Devetor
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Ontario Vet
Ses
Toronto
Canada
Marton's
Wabashia
Inte TG
Lennox
Thivaga
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Chicagy
Viadiv
Misa
G. Carpenter
A. A.V. Carpenter
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Ls Road
Ailes Upenter
Ale Lennox
Yiwin
Alter T Young
Michael Jellly
A Title
Regia
Butte’s
Great Industries
Wairir
Ries
Bran
Bells Exchange
United
Bure
Tagues
Lee Mantle
D Schatzlein
Feyette Harrington
Charles St
Banat
W. A. Clark
J. Ross Clark
W. A. Clark & Bro. Asuccessors
Clark & Larabla
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Lural
United States
Europe
Alex Johnston
Cathter
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eReed Eee
PNR
RRS
Piesse Marcus Daly
M. Deauhoe
W. L. Moyer
Moyer
Mannces
Swinborne
Cashier
R.A. Kunkel
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First National Bank
Butte, Montana
Andrew J. Davis
James A. Talbot
E. B. Werrick
Geo. Stevenson
Keeley
Keeley Institute OF Utah
Nori
West Temple
Lock Box 420
Salt Lake City
Utah
Union Pacific R. R. Co
Royal Highway
Ivttar
B. B. Cheats
Wilson
Gael
Seattle
Portland
Pacific Coast
Wonderful
Cenery
Batth
Helena
Great Falls
Ticket Office
Cor
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Puget Sound
St. Louis
Omaha
Kansas City
Lillings
St -Louis
Omah
W. H. Merriman
Gen
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Great Northern Railway
Oregon
Northern Pacific Railway
All Points
Saupe
Union Passagey
Burlington
Electric Light Limited
Rast Brorevray, Butte, Mont
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B. O. Wilson
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Galt Lake
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