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Missouri and California Railroad Act Summary
Missouri General Assembly enacts the pox Baker bill disposing of the Southwest Pacific Railroad and creating the Missouri and California Railroad Company. It grants land, rolling stock, and rights to new grantees, specifies installment payments, bonds, and oversight. It authorizes seizure for misapplication, sets sale procedures, and outlines conditions for completing the road west of Little Piney to the western state line.
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Filler
Lawrenca County
Southwest Pacific Railroad
General Assembly
State of Missouri
Southwes Pacific Railroad
Southwest Branch
Pacific Railroad
Soda Sud
Congress
Missouri
Congress of the
United States
Parsons
John S. Phelps
James Abbott
John & Waddill
Harrison J. Tanden- Lower
Nathan Bray
Morris Young
Fulnestock
James F. Hardin
Thomas A. Sherwood
Joel Abbott
James Craig
Thomas L. Price
John C. With
Board of Difranchises
Bour
Ste
St. Louis
Boston
New York
Saint Louis
State of
California Railroad Company
Little Piney
Arlington
Old Southwest’ Branch
Southwest Pacific
Missouri and Altifornia Railroad
Nuwie
S. Leuia
Market
Pacificleity
Franklin
St. James
Rolla
Galveston
Prarksen
Gener
Lheugries & Corporation
Properj
Hudy
New York City
Lebanon
Laclede Coursal
Springfield
Newton
Treas
Cinketire
Peeton
Bee. Li
Missouri and California Railroad Company
Nene Loy
Eaid Micouri
California Railroad
Ad Shell
Pacific City
Pacific
City
Arington
John C. Fremeont
Secretary of the Interior
Neosho
United Ty
Mary
John
Freaest