Re: [CBQ] R T Davis Milling

["William Hirt" <whirt@fastmail.com>]

About R T Davis. R T Davis was renamed Aunt Jemima Mills in 1913 and acquired by Quaker Oats in 1926. I recall in the early 1960's that the St. Joseph plant was the world's largest pancake flour facility. So it might be reasonable that these cars carried sacked/boxed pancake flour to customers.

Bill Hirt

On 3/16/2018 8:05 PM, Rupert Gamlen wrote:

ORER’s between 1894 and 1900 carried a note –

“C. B. & Q. cars Nos. 18946, 20192, 20195, 20317, 25973, 25979, 25981, 25983, 25992, 25994, 26002, inclusive, are also lettered “R. T. Davis Milling Co., St. Joseph, Mo.” All movements and mileage of these cars should be treated the same as other C. B. & Q. cars.”

The cars in question were box cars built between 1885 and 1891, and it appears that the company was involved with Aunt Jemima pancake mix. Does anyone know anything about these cars?

Rupert

 

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