Utah-Idaho Central Railroad Company, Providence Station Papers, (1918-1919)
COLL MSS 163
Historicial Note:
The Utah-Idaho Central Railroad Company grew from two local railway systems organized by David Eccles. The Ogden Rapid Transit Company (1900) and the Logan Rapid Transit Company (1909) merged in May 1914 to create the Ogden, Logan & Idaho Railway Company. The main line extended from Ogden, Utah to Preston, Idaho and its major business focus was to profit from passenger (rather than freight) transit. The Company was officially incorporated with the name “Utah-Idaho Central Railroad” in 1918. The Utah-Idaho Central operated until February 28, 1947, when the railline was abandoned and scrapped.
The Providence, Utah Station was erected in 1915 and by 1916 had become a stop on the electric powered Ogden, Logan & Idaho Railway Company’s route.
Sources for further information:
Sorenson, Philip E., “The Utah-Idaho Central Railroad,” Utah Historical Quarterly, Vol. 27, 1959.
Sorenson, Philip E. "A Corporate and Financial History of the Utah-Idaho Central Railroad" (Masters thesis, Utah State Agricultural College, 1957.)
Scope & Contents Note
This three-box collection contains the papers of the UIC Providence Railroad Station and span the period of 1918 to 1919. These papers consist of freight tariff publications from the United States Railroad Administration, daily abstracts and balance sheets, waybills, and a memorandum for cash book. Box 1 contains the United States Railway Administration circulars which concern freight tariffs that are geographically specific and contain detailed charges for different types of freight, such as cement, livestock, and canned goods. Boxes 2-3 contain a variety of working papers from the station, including bills of landing, daily abstracts, daily balance sheets, way bills, and memorandum for cash book.
The papers that comprise this collection were found in an abandoned building in Logan and had received water damage prior to their donation to Utah State University. Researchers should be aware that the papers in this collection are fragil and at times difficult to read due to this damage.
Note for Researchers: In addition to this collection USU Special Collections & Archives houses two other UIC collections: The Mendon Station Papers (COLL MSS 60) and The Wellsville Station Papers (COLL MSS 61).
Inventory
Box 1: Freight tariff publications from the United States Railroad Administration, 1919 (20 folders).
Box 2: Various documents concerning the UIC operation.
Fd 1: Ogden Logan and Idaho/ Utah Idaho Central shipping orders. May - July 1918 and 1919.
Fd 2: Bills of Lading. 1918.
Fd 3: Amalgamated Sugar Company Shipping Orders, August - October~ 1919.
Fd 4: Daily Abstracts April 1918.
Fd 5: Daily Abstracts June 1918.
Fd 6: Daily Balance Sheets April 1918.
Fd 7: Daily Balance Sheets June 1918.
Fd 8: Waybills 1918.
Fd 9: Waybills September 1919.
Fd 10: Waybills October 1919.
Fd 11: Freight Bills July 1918.
Fd 12: Daily baggage report July 1918.
Box 3: Memorandum for Cash Book Entry, 1918-1919 (papers are loose).
(Records the point of origin and destination for cargo; consignee; route of shipment; shipper; amount and description of cargo; weight and rates).
For more information: 435/797-2663; Manuscript Librarian.
Special Collections & Archives, Merrill Library, Utah State University Libraries, Utah State University 84322-3000
