Wikipedia:WikiProject Trains/ICC valuations/Red River and Gulf Railroad

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The railroad of the Red River and Gulf Railroad, hereinafter called the carrier, is a single-track standard-gauge steam railroad, extending in a southwestwardly direction from Lecompte to Concrete Hill, La., a distance of 14.194 miles, with a branch line of 9.115 miles from Longleaf Junction to Bliss, La., a total of 23.309 miles of road. The carrier wholly owns and uses 25.795 miles of all tracks, which are classified in the trackage statement in Appendix 1. The carrier is an industrial railroad. It reports that during the year 1919 it [?]


CORPORATE HISTORY

The carrier was incorporated April 21, 1905, under the general laws of the State of Louisiana for the stated purpose of acquiring and operating a railroad to extend from Lecompte, La.

DEVELOPMENT OF FIXED PHYSICAL PROPERTY

The carrier's owned mileage, amounting to 23.309 miles, was acquired in the manner indicated on page 545. [and that's the end of page 544...]

Acquired by purchase from—
Crowell & Spencer Lumber Company, Lecompte to Longleaf, constructed by the vendor prior to April, 1905, and acquired by the carrier in 1905 12
Longleaf to Concrete Hill, constructed by tbe vendor during 1914, and acquired by the carrier in January, 1915 3
Acquired by construction, Longleaf Junction to Bliss, constructed during 1916 and 1917 9
Total 24
Difference between total recorded mileage and mileage inventoried as of date of valuation .691
Mileage inventoried as of date of valuation 23.309
HISTORY OF CORPORATE FINANCING