St. John, Everitte (sold)
Everitte St. John (February 4, 1844 - April 21, 1908) was an American businessman and railroad executive. St. John began working for the Rock Island system in 1863, an association that lasted thirty-one years. Eventually, he became general manager of the Rock Island. He served as chairman of the General Managers's Association of all the railroads entering Chicago and held that position during the 1894 Pullman strike. He resigned in 1894 to become the vice-president and general manager of the Seaboard Air Line. He retired in 1901. He married Emmelina Lamson on February 4, 1869, his twenty-fifth birthday.
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New and Correct Map of the Great Rock Island Route Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific and Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska Railways.
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This is an 1888 George F. Cram and Rock Island Railroad map of the United States. Centered on the railroad network of the 'Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railroad', every stop from Chicago to Omaha is labeled. The same detail is present along the lines of the 'Chicago, Kansas, and Nebraska Railway'. The rest of the transcontinental railroad network is illustrated as well, with the Union Pacific, Northern Pacific, Southern Pacific, and the Denver and Rio Grande noted. An inset map situated in the lower right details the global trade network operated 'via the Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railway'. (more details)