Over the past several weeks, I have pulled out my old Trains and Trains and Travel mags from the 40's and 50's. Haven't looked at them is a long time, several years in fact!
In the March 1948 issue of Trains, there is an interesting article by R. C. Overton about Charles Perkins and his "grand old car 200".
Apparently, Perkins kept a detailed log book of every trip he made with the business car 200, from 1887 to 1903. It is also noted that the entire collection of log books was passed on to C. E. Perkins Jr, until he died in 1943. His sister found the books and
subsequently gave them to Overton, together with over 40 volumes of her father's private letters.
It is also noted that a book by Overton, "Mind of a Magnate: the Ideas and Ideals of Charles E Perkins" was forth coming. And that much of Perkins material would be included in this new book.
I am not familiar with this book, and did a Google search, but nothing came up.
So I wonder, was the book ever published? What happened to all of Perkins log books and letters? Any chance that some or all reside with our Society?
The Trains article is 7 pages long, and I found it very interesting. There are reprints of some of Perkins log book entrees on trips between Chicago and Denver, and Chicago and Boxton as well as other trips to St Paul, Sheridan, etc.
Ray Bedard
San Jose CA
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