RAILROAD AND WAREHOUSE COMMISSION:

An Inventory of Its Valuation Records at the Minnesota Historical Society

Government Records

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Creator: Railroad and Warehouse Commission of the State of Minnesota.
Title:Valuation Records.
Dates:approximately 1900s-1920s.
Language:Materials in English.
Abstract:Reports on land, engineering facilities, and general fiscal standing of Minnesota railroads and, to a lesser extent, telegraph companies, terminals, and other regulated enterprises.
Quantity:29 boxes, 21 oversize boxes, and 1 half-height oversize box.
Location: See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

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Essentially unprocessed. Contents of boxes 21-27 are unarranged, thrown into boxes; many boxes not full.


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Expand/CollapseADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Availability:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Railroad and Warehouse Commission of the State of Minnesota. Valuation Records. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession numbers: None; 979-77

Processing Information:

Catalog ID number: 990017376580104294

Appraisal Information:

Note to Researchers: The list in the finding aid was taken from the original agency transfer lists. The records have not been inspected by state archives staff.


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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Expand/CollapseRAILROAD VALUATION DOCKETS. 27 boxes

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104.I.10.10F1Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railway, No. 1072 [J-21].
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104.I.10.11B2Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railway, No. 1072 [J-21].
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104.I.10.12F3Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railway, No. 1072 [J-21].
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104.I.10.13B4Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railway, No. 1072 [J-21].
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104.I.10.14F5Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railway, No. 1072 [J-21].
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104.I.11.1B6Great Northern and Subsidiaries, No. 327, 201, 213, 218 [J-1].
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104.I.11.2F7Great Northern and Subsidiaries, No. 327, 201, 213, 218 [J-1].
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104.I.11.3B8Great Northern and Subsidiaries, No. 327, 201, 213, 218 [J-1].
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104.I.11.4F9Great Northern and Subsidiaries, No. 327, 201, 213, 218 [J-1].
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104.I.11.5B10Great Western; Mason City & Fort Dodge; Minnesota & Pacific No. 363 [J-11].
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104.I.11.6F11Great Western; Mason City & Fort Dodge; Minnesota & Pacific No. 363 [J-11].
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104.I.11.7B12Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific, No. 152, J-8.
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific, No. 1119, J-8a.
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104.I.11.8F13Minneapolis & St. Louis, No. 510, J-20.
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104.I.11.9B14Minnesota, Dakota & Western, No. 949, J-35.
Electric Short Line Terminal, No. 999, J-28.
Minneapolis, Northfield & Southern, No. 915, J-33.
Minneapolis, Red Lake & Manitoba, No. 658, J-25.
Railway Transfer Company of Minneapolis, No. 991, J-37.
Winona Bridge Railway Company, No. 787, J-29.
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104.I.11.10F15Duluth & Iron Range Railroad, No. 368, J-19.
Great Northern & Montana Eastern Railway, No. 327.
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104.I.11.11B16Minneapolis & Rainy River Railway, No. 115, J-7.
Minnesota Transfer Railway, No. 1053, J-9.
Dubuque & Sioux City, No. 387, J-9.
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104.I.11.12F17Minneapolis Eastern Railway, No. 986, J-10.
Chicago & Northwestern, No. 898, J-13.
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104.I.11.13B18Electric Short Line Railway, No. 998, J-14.
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha, No. 549, J-15.
Minnesota N.W. Electric, No. 542, J-16.
Green Bay & Western, No. 144, J-22.
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104.I.11.14F19Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, No. 715, J-18.
Minnesota & International and Big Fork & Northern, No. 802, J-24.
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104.I.12.1B20St. Paul Bridge & Terminal, No. 672, J-26.
Duluth & North Eastern, No. 690, J-27.
Duluth Union Depot & Transfer, No. 836, J-30.
Duluth, Winnipeg & Pacific and Duluth, Rainy Lake & Winnipeg, No. 856, J-32.
Minnesota & Maintoba, No. 936, J-34.
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104.I.12.2F21Duluth and Iron Range.
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104.I.12.3B22Soo Line, et al.
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104.I.12.4F23Rock Island.
Northern Pacific, et al.
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104.I.12.5B24Northern Pacific, et al.
Soo Line, et al.
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104.I.12.6F25Soo Line, et al.
Great Northern.
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104.I.12.7B26Great Northern.
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104.I.12.8F27Northern Pacific, et al.

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Expand/CollapseVALUATION REPORTS, APPROXIMATELY 1910S-1920S. 21 oversize boxes

These include reports on land, engineering facilities, and general fiscal standing of Minnesota railroads, telegraph companies, and other regulated enterprises. They were received from, and originally listed as part of the records of, the Public Service Commission/Department. They are related to the valuation dockets on the preceding pages, but are not clearly part of the same series.


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112.E.7.1B1Big Fork and International Falls Railway. 2 volumes.
Big Fork and Northern Railway. 1 volume.
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad. 6 volumes.
Dubuque and Sioux City Railroad. 1 volume.
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112.E.7.2F2Chicago and Great Western Railway.
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112.E.7.3B3Chicago and Northwestern Railway.
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112.E.7.4F4Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway.
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112.E.7.5B5Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway.
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112.E.7.6F6Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway.
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112.E.7.7B7Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway.
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112.E.7.8F8Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway.
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112.E.8.1B9Duluth and Iron Range Railroad. 9 volumes.
Duluth and Northeastern Railroad. 5 volumes.
Duluth and Superior Bridge Company. 3 volumes.
Duluth, Missabe and Northern Railway. 13 volumes.
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112.E.8.2F10Duluth Terminal Railway. 4 volumes.
Duluth Union Depot and Transfer Company. 5 volumes.
Duluth, Winnipeg and Pacific Railway. 6 volumes.
Electric Short Line Railway [Minnesota Western Railway]. 6 volumes.
Electric Short Line Terminal Company. 4 volumes.
Great Lakes Pipe Line Company. 2 volumes.
Great Northern Terminal Company. 4 volumes.
Green Bay and Western Railroad. 4 volumes.
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112.E.8.3B11Great Northern Railway.
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112.E.8.4F12Great Northern Railway.
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112.E.8.5B13Great Northern Railway.
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112.E.8.6F14Hill City Railway. 5 volumes.
Illinois Central Railroad. 6 volumes.
Inland Waterways Corporation. 2 volumes.
Mackay Companies [Postal Telegraph Cable Company]. 4 volumes.
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112.E.8.7B15Minneapolis and St. Louis Railroad.
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112.E.8.8F16Minneapolis, St. Paul, and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad.
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112.E.9.1B17Minneapolis, Anoka and Cuyuna Range Railroad. 1 volume.
Minneapolis and Rainy River Railway. 5 volumes.
Minneapolis Belt Line. 4 volumes.
Minneapolis Eastern Railway. 6 volumes.
Minneapolis, Northfield and Southern Railway. 7 volumes.
Minneapolis, Red Lake and Manitoba Railway. 4 volumes.
Minneapolis Western Railway. 5 volumes.
Minnesota and International Railway. 7 volumes.
Minnesota and Manitoba Railway [Canadian National Railway]. 4 volumes.
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112.E.9.2F18Minnesota, Dakota and Western Railway. 5 volumes.
Minnesota Northwestern Electric Railway. 3 volumes.
Minnesota Transfer Railway. 7 volumes.
North American Telegraph Company. 2 volumes.
Pullman Company. 3 volumes.
Railway Transfer Company of Minneapolis. 3 volumes.
St. Paul Bridge and Terminal Company. 5 volumes.
St. Paul Union Depot Company. 5 volumes.
Spirit Lake Transfer Company. 4 volumes.
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112.E.9.3B19Northern Pacific Railway.
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112.E.9.4F20Northern Pacific Railway.
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112.E.9.5B21Western Union Telegraph Company. 16 volumes.
Winona Bridge Railway. 5 volumes.
Wisconsin Central Railway. 9 volumes.

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Expand/CollapseMISCELLANEOUS VALUATIONS

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118.D.17.3B-222 1906-1920s.
Assorted records and documentation concerning valuation appraial studies between 1906 and the 1920s. These files probably interfile with materials found elsewhere in this and other series. They are listed here until such time as the entire valuation/appraisal series can be studied.
Exhibit 109: Underlying supporting data for Jurgensen’s general cost studies to engineering, ballast, track laying and surfacing, general expenditures and interest, August 14, 1925. 1 volume.
Exhibit 40:‘Actual Cost’ of original construction in State of Minnesota, May 31, 1927. 1 volume.
By D.F. Jorgensen.
Duluth & Northern Minnesota Railway, 1906-1913. 6 folders.
Appraisals:
Final summary, June 30, 1907.
Section 1: Knife River to end of line.
Equipment.
All equipment, June 30, 1913.
Appraisals: Equipment additions and deductions:
1906-1910.
1910-1911.
1911-1912.
1906-1913.
Appraisals: Additions and deductions, 1906-1913.
Appraisals: Additions and deductions, 1906-1910.
Appraisals: Additions and deductions, 1910-1911.
Appraisals: Additions and deductions, 1911-1912.
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104.I.16.14F23Duluth: Assessments on lands contiguous to railroad used as a basis for determining market values of railroad lands, June 30, 1907. 8 folders.
Split Rock and Northern Railroad. Appraisal correspondence and data, 1906. 1 folder.
ICC Valuations: Underlying supporting data for engineering, track laying and surfacing, general expenditures and interest during construction, approximately 1920s. 3 folders.
D.F. Jurgensen. Miscellaneous exhibits, approximately 1920s. 1 folder.
J-21. Valuation of Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Company, 1929-1930. 1 folder.
Valuation Docket 406. Wisconsin Central Railroad. DFJ’s notes, approximately 1920s. 1 folder.
J-17. Northern Pacific Railroad valuation [ICC Valuation Docket 959], 1920s. 1 folder.
J-17. Northern Pacific Railroad valuation [ICC Valuation Docket 959]. 7 volumes:
ICC Docket, 1929.
Exhibit of Washington State, August 1927.
Protestant’s Exhibit 1.
Protestant’s Exhibit 11.
Protestant’s Exhibit 22.
Protestant’s Exhibit 33.
Presidents’ Conference Committee Report of General Expenditures, 1922.
Valuation Docket 898. Chicago and Northwestern Railway, approximately 1920s. 1 folder.

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Expand/CollapseCATALOG HEADINGS

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics:
Railroad terminals -- Valuation -- Minnesota.
Railroads -- Valuation -- Minnesota.
Telegraph -- Valuation -- Minnesota.

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