Wikipedia:WikiProject Trains/ICC valuations/St. Louis, Council Bluffs and Omaha Railroad

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The railroad of the St. Louis, Council Bluffs and Omaha Railroad Company, herein called the St. Louis, Council Bluffs and Omaha, is a single-track line located entirely within the State of Missouri and extending from Chillicothe to Pattonsburg, 41.590 miles.

The St. Louis, Council Bluffs and Omaha was incorporated under the general laws of Missouri and Iowa, through filing with the secretaries of the State of Missouri, October 7, 1870, and Iowa, December 19, 1870, articles of consolidation dated September 20, 1870, for the purpose of consolidating the property, rights, and franchises of the St. Louis, Council Bluffs and Omaha Railroad Company in Iowa and the Chillicothe & Omaha Railroad Company. The date of organization of the St. Louis, Council Bluffs and Omaha has not been ascertainable from the records reviewed.
 * CORPORATE HISTORY

Pursuant to the above purpose [...]


 * 1. St. Louis, Council Bluffs and Omaha Railroad Company. Incorporated under general laws of Missouri and Iowa through articles of consolidation dated September 20, 1870; filed in Missouri, October 7, 1870; in Iowa, December 19, 1870.
 * 2. St. Louis, Council Bluffs and Omaha Railroad Company in Iowa. General laws of Iowa, September 23, 1870. Consolidated December 19, 1870, with 3 to form 1.
 * 3. Chillicothe & Omaha Railroad Company. See 4. Consolidated December 19, 1870, with 2 to form 1.
 * 4. St. Louis, Chillicothe & Omaha Rail Road Company. General laws of Missouri, July 14, 1868. Name changed to 3, June 25, 1869.

The railroad owned, consisting of 41.590 miles of single-track, standard-gage, steam railroad, extending from Chillicothe to "Elm Flats", a point near Pattonsburg, Mo., was acquired by construction. The records reviewed indicate that construction work was started in September 1869, by the Chillicothe & Omaha Railroad Company, and that it was completed under contract with this company July 1, 1871, by the Brunswick, Chillicothe and Omaha Railroad Association.
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 * HISTORY OF CORPORATE FINANCING