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The railroad of Davenport, Rock Island and North Western Railway Company, herein called the carrier, is a single-track, standard-gauge, steam railroad, situated in the States of Iowa and Illinois, extending from Clinton, Iowa, through Davenport, Iowa, and Rock Island and Moline, Ill., to a point near Carbon Cliff, Ill., 47.066 miles. Included in the property of this company is the so-called "Crescent Bridge" over the Mississippi River between Davenport, Iowa, and Rock Island, Ill. The carrier does not operate any trains, but performs a switching service for the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway Company and the Burlington within a limited area adjacent to the Mississippi River. Its main line between Clinton, Iowa, and East Moline, Ill., approximately 44 miles, is used by the companies named under joint agreement of February 27, 1901, as explained in more detail in Appendix 2.

The carrier was incorporated February 26, 1884, under the general laws of the State of Iowa, for the purpose of constructing a bridge across the Mississippi River at or near the city of Davenport, Iowa.
 * CORPORATE HISTORY

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 * Davenport, Rock Island and North Western Railway Company incorporated June 10, 1898 in Iowa
 * Davenport and Rock Island Bridge, Railway and Terminal Company incorporated January 28, 1895 in Iowa; renamed June 10, 1898
 * The Davenport and Rock Island Railway Bridge Company incorporated January 30, 1884 in Iowa; act of Congress December 19, 1884; renamed January 28, 1895
 * The Davenport, Clinton and Eastern Railway Company incorporated April 2, 1895 in Iowa; conveyed July 30, 1901
 * Moline and Peoria Railway Company incorporated September 25, 1900 in Illinois; conveyed July 30, 1901
 * Davenport, Rock Island and Northwestern Railway Company incorporated July 30, 1900 in Illinois; conveyed July 30, 1901
 * The Rock Island and Eastern Illinois Railway Company incorporated May 8, 1896 in Illinois; renamed July 30, 1900

Of the 47.782 miles of railroad owned by the carrier, including the 0.716 mile of jointly owned road, 3.836 miles were acquired by construction and 43.946 miles by purchase. The date[sic] with respect to the miles of road constructed [...]
 * DEVELOPMENT OF FIXED PHYSICAL PROPERTY
 * Road constructed by the carrier, 1897 to Jan. 1, 1900, from Iowa Avenue, Davenport, Iowa, to Seventeenth Street, Rock Island, Ill., including bridge across the Mississippi River and jointly owned road between Seventeenth and Thirty-eighth Streets, Rock Island, Ill. 3.836
 * Road purchased July 30, 1901, from—
 * The Davenport, Clinton and Eastern Railway Company, constructed by that company, 1898 to Jan. 8, 1900, Clinton to Davenport, Iowa (Mississippi Avenue) 34.365
 * Davenport, Rock Island and Northwestern Railway Company, constructed by that company, 1900 to Jan. 6, 1901, Thirty-eighth Street, Rock Island to East Moline, Ill. 5.867
 * Moline and Peoria Railway Company, constructed by that company, 1901, East Moline to north bank of Rock River, Ill. 6.688
 * Total recorded mileage 50.756
 * Less road abandoned, Carbon Cliff to north bank of Rock River, Ill. 2.250
 * 48.506
 * Difference between recorded mileage and mileage inventoried on date of valuation 0.724
 * Mileage inventoried as of date of valuation 47.782


 * HISTORY OF CORPORATE FINANCING