Great Northern Railway

Railways. GNR. Great Northern Railway Company. NOTABLE RUN OF DIRECTORS' REPORTS: [Collection of Directors' Reports covering the period 1858-1863, and other related company documents] Waterlow & Sons, and Great Northern Railway Company, [1858-1863]

40 items (39 documents and a map) in 1 vol., 8vo., with a large folding map coloured in outline, some mild and relatively unobtrusive dust-soiling; patterned paper boards, leather back lettered in gilt 'The Great Northern Railway Company', short split in upper joint (but binding entirely sound), backstrip mildly scuffed, corners bruised else a firm, tight volume. The collection comprises: a) Director's Reports nos. 29-59 (4 July 1856 to 16 August 1862) and nos. 61-64 (14 February 1863 to 25 August 1863); b) Statement of the Directors of the Great Northern, Holborn, and City Extension Railway (1860); c) A Letter to the Shareholders from Mr. Mowat (late Secretary of the Company), 16 August 1858; d) A Letter from the Chairman [Edmund Denison] to the Shareholders of the Great Northern Railway Company, 2 September 1858; e) Large folding coloured map of the Great Northern , Holborn and City Extension Railway, prepared by John Hawkshaw and depicting the Central London area (north to the Copenhagen Tunnel; south to Westminster Bridge; west to Hyde Park; east to the Docks). The map is keyed to show i) the existing railway, ii) authorised lines and iii) lines already constructed. The majority of the Directors' Reports bear a manuscript date (presumably the date of receipt) in a contemporary copperplate hand on front cover. The July Reports (covering as they do the Annual General Meeting of the Company's board and shareholders) are printed in red.Where relevant, the Reports include detailed extracts from the company's accounts covering a wide range of the company's annual and half-yearly expenditures and operating expenses.Many of the Reports contains items of particular interest, among them:Report no. 33 includes a printed full-page facsimile of the Company's consolidated stock coupon (share certificate) for 25.00.Report no. 38 comprises 'The Answer of the Great Northern Railway Board to the Report of the Committee of Inquiry' [appointed on 12 March 1957 to examine alleged financial improprieties].Report no. 45 contains an appendix on the Company's construction of St. James's Church, Doncaster, 'a plain and substantial church...for the use of the Company's servants. Funds for the purpose were raised by voluntary contributions from proprietors in the Company'. The appendix lists the names and addresses of all those donating more than 1 together with relevant amount in each case. A total of 6,618 14s 10d was secured. Report no. 58 includes as an appendix a foundation prospectus from the newly-founded (May 1858) Railway Benevolent Institution for the Relief of Orphans, Widows and Servants, stating the designs of the institution and detailing list of officers, board of management, auditors and collectors.BY DEFINITION DIRECTORS' REPORTS REPRESENT THE MOST CANDID AND DETAILED OFFICIAL INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON THE COMPANY. ACCORDINGLY THEY PROVIDE DETAILED AND REVEALING INSIGHTS INTO THE MANAGEMENT, OPERATIONS AND WELL-BEING OF ONE OF BRITAIN'S MAJOR RAILWAY COMPANIES DURING A KEY PERIOD OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF RAIL TRANSPORT IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.Such reports are scarce, especially well-nigh consecutive collections as here.Not recorded by Ottley, who specifically excludes such documentation from his standard bibliography.

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Great Northern Railway: Glacier National Park, Waterton Lakes Park, St. Paul, Minn. Great Northern Travel Headquarters 1938 ; weicher Einband / soft cover
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Stapled softcover; size: 4to. Great front cover artwork; rear cover has the route map of the Great Northern Railway "Empire Builder", and a list of Great Northern agents. 32 pages, with many maps & photos, including several interesting photos of Blackfeet Indians. Solid book with extra-bright covers, light wear, and minor soiling. VG+. Soft Cover

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Great Northern Railway: Alaska Via Great Northern and Sheltered Seas, St. Paul, Minn. Great Northern Travel Headquarters 1939 ; weicher Einband / soft cover
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Stapled softcover; size: octavo. Photographic front cover; rear cover has the Great Northern Railway "Empire Builder" route map to Seattle & Vancouver, also a photograph of native Americans, and a list of Great Northern agents. 22 pages, with essays and photos of Alaska. The suggestion is for the traveler to take a Great Northern train trip to Seattle or Vancouver B.C., then engage a steamship to Alaska. Included is a separate 4-page schedule of Summer Sailings of Steamships to Alaska, 1939. Solid book with bright covers and light wear. Moderate foxing to front cover. Good to VG. Soft Cover

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Turner, Robert D.; Wilkie, J. S. David: Steam Along the Boundary: Canadian Pacific, Great Northern and the Great Boundary Copper Boom, Winlaw, BC, Canada Sono Nis Press 2007
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Steam Along the Boundary brings to life one of the most fascinating eras of British Columbia's railway and mining history: the great copper boom that seized the Boundary District in the late 1890s and early 1900s. The rival Great Northern and Canadian Pacific railways, along with the fledgling Kettle River Valley Railway, were the major players in a fierce competition for the rich ores and copper wealth from the region. The southern mountains of British Columbia became one of the richest copper-silver-gold mining districts in Canada and were home to one of the world's largest copper smelters by the early 1900s. Three major smelters served the mountain of copper ore on which the city of Phoenix was built, almost overnight. Connecting them all to the coal mines that supported them and the markets that demanded their copper was a network of steam railways. Cities and towns across the southern interior and in northern Washington, including Grand Forks, Greenwood, Phoenix, Castlegar, Keremeos, Hedley, Republic and others, grew and prospered with the mines and smelters. This fascinating story gives insights into the history of both British Columbia and Washington State, from Vancouver to Spokane. After less than 25 years the boom was over, the mines depleted and the smelters gone, but the railways remained, carrying passengers, lumber, fruit, and settlers through the rugged and beautiful mountains. This richly illustrated book, the culmination of decades of research by the authors, is sure to become another perennial favourite. 224 pages with over 300 B&W and 27 colour photos, 3 colour maps. First Edition New Hard Cover

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