Annual Reports sometimes have this sort of info, as
did the co. magazine the "Bulington Bulletin". Also
our BB #35. I mention the orgins of a few Southern
Illlinois station names.
Jhn D. Mitchell, Jr.
--- richtownsend@n... wrote:
> Perhaps Richard Overton's books on the corporate
> history of the Burlington address this topic in some
> manner. Would corporate annual reports mention why
> they named a new station (e.g. we named for our
> beloved ex-vice president).
>
> callary ed <tb0exc1@c...> wrote:
>
> >
> >Perhaps I should have stated things more clearly in
> my first posting. Yes,
> >I have gone through most of the county histories
> (most of which copied
> >nearly verbatim from one another so errors have
> perpetuated and become
> >dogma over the years). I have gone thru a large
> number of town and
> >township histories (most of which copied from the
> (copied) county
> >histories) and the miscellaneous information in the
> major regional history
> >centers. So I have done the academic background
> work but I don't see why
> >this was relevant.
> >
> >Now I'm hoping to fill in some blanks and come
> accross some inhouse or
> >interest group publications that do not make it
> into the large databases;
> >something like Ackerman has done for the IC would
> be ideal.
> >
> >Again I would appreciate leads and I reiterate the
> county histories are
> >often suspect and the copying of one from another
> lends a patina of
> >authority by weight of numbers to what may have
> been originally a less
> >than solid surmise.
> >
> >The best sources for such as this are insider
> sources, such as Ackerman
> >for the IC, whose purpose is not to sell books such
> as the county
> >histories which turned every township into a
> paradise and every community
> >into a paragon of virtue and industry.
> >
> >So anything published by the Burlington or by
> employees or knowledgeable
> >interest groups or individuals would be
> appreciated.
> >
> >Cheers,
> >
> >
>
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> >DeKalb, Il 60115-2863
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> >
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