AGENCY: Public Service Commission

SERIES: 361
TITLE: Railroad company annual reports
DATES: 1917-1977.
ARRANGEMENT: Alphabetical by name of company, thereunder chronological by year and month

DESCRIPTION: This series contains the annual reports of railroad companies operating in Utah as filed with the Utah Public Service Commission (formerly Public Utilities Commission). Reports include identity of company; stockholders; assets and liabilities; funded debts; proprietary companies; investments; securities and advances; depreciation base and rates for roads and equipment; annual income account; operating revenues and expenses; miscellaneous income; mileage operated; employees, services, and compensation; compensation of officers and directors; fuel consumption; operating statistics; revenue freight carried; and equipment and property inventories. For certain companies, company annual publications and reports to the Federal Communications Commission may also be included. Any record, regardless of format, that is issued by a governmental entity for public distribution at the total or partial expense of that governmental entity. See Utah Code Section 9-7-101 8(a)(b) (2010) and 9-7-208 (2006)

RETENTION

DISPOSITION

RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION

Retention and disposition for this series is authorized by Archives general schedule Publications, GRS-1678

AUTHORIZED: 03/25/2003

FORMAT MANAGEMENT

Paper: Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.

APPRAISAL

Historical Legal

The annual reports document the activities of railroads operating in Utah, including detailed information on each company's financial holdings and operations. The records demonstrate the increasing industrial development of Utah throughout the 20th Century and are valuable for that reason. The records also hold value to legal researchers and are frequently requested for that purpose.

PRIMARY DESIGNATION

Public

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