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[Ulysse]Livre Rare Book

ULYSSE n° 111 - Octobre 2006

[Robert Raikes (1765-1837) of Welton House, banker; The Hull and Selby Railway Bill, 1836]:Biblio.com

Two printed documents 'In the Matter of the Hull and Selby Railway': 'In the House of Lords. . Copy of the Petition of Robert Raikes Esq. in Opposition to the Bill' and 'Objections against the Bill on the Part of Robert Raikes Esq.'

13455Both documents printed by 'Meredith and Reeve Lincoln's Inn For Wilkinson Hull.' Both dated 1836. The two items are uniform in layout on folio bifoliums with the text covering the whole of the recto of the first leaf and the details printed lengthwise on the reverse of the second. Both in good condition and folded into the customary packets. An early example of nimbyism rather rich coming from a banker. The petition begins: 'In the House of Lords. To the Right Honourable the Lords Spiritual and Temporal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in Parliament assembled The Humble Petition of Robert Raikes of Welton House in the Parish of Welton in the East Riding of the County of York Esquire Sheweth .' Raikes's objection is 'THAT the circumstance of a Rail Road thus passing through such an Estate as your Petitioner's would to any Purchaser be a strong ground of objection and must necessarily detract from the value of the fee simple to a serious extent.' The other document is headed: In the Matter of the Hull and Selby Railway Bill. Reasons on the part of Robert Raikes Esq. against the Bill.' Following twenty numbered reasons the document states 'THAT Mr. Raikes is possessed of a large Mansion House rebuilt about 15 years ago at a Cost including the Out-buildings of nearly £20000 connected with a large and valuable Estate of upwards of 3000 Acres and three other considerable Mansions on the Property Mr. Raikes' House commanding an extensive and picturesque view over the Humber and the opposite Coast of Lincolnshire and no public Road intervening between him and the Humber and it is now proposed by this Bill to carry the Hull and Selby Railway between the House and the River in a line visible from the House passing through nearly a mile of his property.' The conclusion reads: 'AN APPEAL is therefore made to Parliament to protect private property from the unrelenting encroachment of speculation and a Land Owner from being compelled by the Legislature contrary to the General Principles of Law to sell his Property for the purpose of Establishing a Nuisance to himself from which Others are to derive the gain.' No copies of either item traced either on COPAC or OCLC WorldCat. Raikes was unsuccessful in his efforts: the Hull and Selby Railway opened in 1840. Both documents printed by 'Meredith and Reeve, Lincoln's Inn, For Wilkinson, Hull.' Both dated 1836. unknown

Richard M. Ford Ltd · Royaume-Uni120,00 £GB≈ 137,02 €

(TEXAS: RAILROAD)Biblio.com

Two Annual Passes for the International and Great Northern Railroad Company.

191071939Houston: International and Great Northern Railroad Company. 1910 & 1911. Two annual passes 4 x 2 1/2 inches each made out to W. L. Gill who was the secretary of the Southwestern Freight Association and thus rated free passes. Signed on the verso by J. B. Haefer. Very good."The International-Great Northern Railroad Company was a major component of the Missouri Pacific lines in Texas. The railroad was formed on September 30 1873 by the consolidation of the International Railroad Company and the Houston and Great Northern Railroad. The Houston and Great Northern was chartered on October 22 1866 by the first legislature to meet after the Civil War and was backed by eastern and local capital. At the time of the merger the Houston and Great Northern owned 252 miles of track between Houston and Palestine between Houston and East Columbia with branches from Phelps to Huntsville and between Troup and Mineola. The mileage of the Houston and Great Northern included the former Houston Tap and Brazoria Railroad and the Huntsville Branch Railway which had been merged on May 8 1873. The International was chartered on August 5 1870 and at the time of the consolidation operated 177 miles from Hearne to Longview. Despite the financial panic of 1873 the consolidated company continued to slowly expand reaching Rockdale in 1874 and Austin on December 28 1876. Building resumed in 1880 and the following year the railroad reached San Antonio and Laredo on December 1 1881. On August 5 1879 the International and Great Northern acquired the Georgetown Railroad Company at foreclosure and merged the latter company on June 2 1882. The Henderson and Overton Branch Railroad Company was acquired on September 27 1880. Although operated as a part of the International and Great Northern the Henderson and Overton Branch was not consolidated until August 31 1911. Jay Gould acquired control of the International and Great Northern in December 1880. The company was leased to the Missouri Kansas and Texas Railway Company another Gould company for ninety-nine years on June 1 1881 but the lease was canceled on March 2 1888 and the railroad was again operated by its own organization. The company owned 756 miles of track at the end of 1882 and did not increase mileage until after 1900. On May 1 1901 the International and Great Northern merged the Calvert Waco and Brazos Valley Railroad Company. The latter company had built sixty-six miles of a line between Spring just north of Houston and Fort Worth. The Fort Worth line was completed in 1902 by the International and Great Northern. The following year a forty-five-mile branch was built between Navasota and Madisonville. In that year the railroad also acquired the Houston Oaklawn and Magnolia Park Railway Company. The company again entered receivership on February 27 1908. A new company the International and Great Northern Railway Company was chartered on August 10 1911 and bought the old company at foreclosure on August 31 1911. At this time the Henderson and Overton Branch was also consolidated giving the International and Great Northern its peak of 1106 miles. In addition the International and Great Northern owned the Austin Dam and Suburban Railway Company and a 50 percent interest in the Galveston Houston and Henderson Railroad Company. Less than three years later the reorganized company was forced into receivership which lasted until the railroad was sold at foreclosure on July 28 1922. A new company the International-Great Northern Railroad Company was chartered on August 17 1922" TSHA. International and Great Northern Railroad Company. unknown

Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA · États-Unis50,00 $US≈ 42,31 €

Union Pacific RailroadABAA

TWO ALBUMS OF OFFICIAL FILE PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD IN THE IMMEDIATE POST-WORLD WAR II ERA SHOWING SCENES AROUND COLORADO AND IMAGES OF UNIVERSITIES IN THE WEST

1940WRCAM55587Various places in the American West as described below below 1940. Sixty-nine photographs 8 x 10 inches each mounted on linen and bound in two volumes. Oblong small folios. Black pebbled vinyl secured by brads. Moderate wear to covers a few photos creased at edge and most starting to curl linen backing fraying on some photos but overall very good. A collection of striking promotional photographs created to enhance Union Pacific Railroad travel brochures. This collection is focused almost exclusively on the Western United States. The first volume consists primarily of campus photos of western universities with captions in pencil on the verso. Photographs portray the Universities of Nebraska Oregon Wyoming Colorado Denver Kansas Idaho and Montana; Oregon Washington Montana and Kansas State Universities; and finally Stanford University College of Idaho Midland College Nebraska Doane College and Creighton University. The last five photos are images of entrees perhaps for dinner menus on western routes. A number of these photos are stamped "Please Credit Union Pacific Railroad Photo" on the verso. <br> <br> The second volume is composed exclusively of scenes from Colorado with typed captions on the verso. There are images from Rocky Mountain National Park more broadly including Alberta Falls Pike's Peak Railway and the Hidden Inn but the majority are in and around Colorado Springs. There are shots of the Broadmoor and Antlers Hotels downtown Colorado Springs Seven Falls Garden of the Gods Cheyenne Mountain Zoo Cheyenne Mountain Lodge and Will Rogers Shrine. The album then moves to southwestern Colorado with images of Ridgway scenes along the Million Dollar Highway Steamboat Springs San Juan Mountains and Silverton and Molas Lake. A number of these photos are also stamped on the verso with Union Pacific stamps these specifically mentioning the Public Relations Department in Los Angeles and including the identification number of the negative. unknown books

William Reese Company · États-Unis1 000,00 $US≈ 846,10 €

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