Securities - Bonds - 6% Bond ($1000), 1888-1908, Nos. 591-600
Scope and Contents note
Company incorporated in 1871 by Jonah Woodruff to promote his rotunda sleeping car. Operated by Woodruff until his death in 1876, the firm expanded, particularly in the South, but isolated lines and high equipment costs led to obligations exceeding earnings by the mid 1880’s. The firm joined the Union Palace Car Company in 1888, which in turn was purchased by the Pullman’s Palace Car Company in early 1889. Although operated from the Pullman offices in Chicago, Woodruff retained its corporate identity until 1909.
Corporate, financial, and securities records dating primarily from the Pullman’s Palace Car Co. acquisition of the firm in 1889. Included are directors’ meeting minutes, 1889-1892, 1909-1910, charter and by-laws, 1884 (revised 1889), financial ledgers and journals, 1888-1909, bonds, stock ledgers, stock certificates, and stock correspondence.
See also records of the Union Palace Car Company, Record Group 10/00/08, Pullman Company Archives.
Dates
- Creation: 1888-1908, Nos. 591-600
Creator
- From the Collection: Pullman Company (Organization)
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Repository Details
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