Bingham and Garfield Railway Company payroll records
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1922
Scope and Contents
The Bingham and Garfield Railway Company payroll records (1913-1915) document an administrative aspect of this railway.
Dates
- 1913-1915
Creator
- Bingham and Garfield Railway Company (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
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Biographical / Historical
The Bingham and Garfield Railway was incorporated in 1908 by the Utah Copper Company. The railroad grew out of a growing need by Utah Copper to be able to move its ores from its mine in Bingham Canyon to its smelter in Garfield, Utah. A further advantage to Utah Copper was the establishment of eminent domain powers that railroads had (but corporations did not have). The railway began operations in 1911 and quickly became very busy due to the high amount of ore being mined. In 1921 the railroad ended all passenger service after having carried over two million passengers. Railroad operations ceased in 1948.
Extent
2.5 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Bingham and Garfield Railway Company payroll records (1913-1915) document an administrative aspect of this railway which was built by Utah Copper in 1911 to connect its mine in Bingham Canyon, Utah, to its smelter in Garfield, Utah. The line closed in 1948.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of an anonymous donor in 2001.
Processing Information
Processed by Heather Harkness in 2001.
Creator
- Bingham and Garfield Railway Company (Organization)
- Title
- Inventory of the Bingham and Garfield Railway Company payroll records
- Author
- Finding aid created by Heather Harkness.
- Date
- 2001 (last modified: 2019)
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository
Contact:
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu