ADDITIONAL HISTORY OF THE
ST. LOUIS & ST. JOE RAILWAY COMPANY
On March 18th, 1874, The Farmers Loan & Trust Company sold under the mortgage to them, towit: As a Trustee; in consideration of $100,000.00 all property rights and franchises of the St. Louis & St. J. R.R. Co., to S. Angier Chase: sale was made in New York, February 18th, at the Merchants Exchange and the deed is signed by The Farmers Loan & Trust Company, by R. G. Robston (Ralston), President, acknowledged the same date (March 18th, 1874) and filed for record April 18th, 1874 and is of record ti the office of the Recorder of Deeds of Buchanan County, in Book 75, page 209.
The St. J. & St. L. R.R. Co., seems to have been organized at this time and, on the 20th day of March, two days after he purchased the same, S. A. Chase, of Dall River conveyed to the St.J.& St. L. R.R. Co., all the property right and franchises, formerly owed by the St. L.& St. J. R.R. Co., for a consideration of $100,000.00; conveyance acknowledged on March 31, by Chase and wife. Recorded in Book 75-All in Records Office, Buchanan County, Missouri. On June 1, 1874, The St. J. & St. L. RR Co., leased to the St. Louis, Kansas City & Northern Railway Company. In the year 1879, the latter road was consolidated with the Wabash and the property was known as the Wabash, St. Louis & Pacific Railway Company. This road went into the hands of receivers, June 28th, 1884 and road was operated by them from April 24, 1886 to June 30, 1886 on which date the lease was broken by default of rent.
On January 31, 1888, The St. J. & St. L. Was consolidated with the St. J. & St. L. And Santa Fe Raiway Comapany, the Latter road giving first mortgage to the Boston Safe Deposit & Trust Company, and floated bonds to cover purchase. On June 1, 1900 the St. J. St. L. & Santa Fe was consolidated with the AT&SF Railway. The line as now operated extends from the north bank of the Missouri River, northwest thru the counties of Ray, Clay, Clinton and Buchanan to the City of St. Joseph.
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