Chapman Canal Company, 1910-1952

File — Box: 2, Folder: 13-15

Identifier: I

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Collection: The Deseret Live Stock Company records (1886-1958) consist of legal documents, financial papers, correspondence, subject files, minutes, and other materials. The Deseret Live Stock Company was formed in 1891 by several northern Utah sheep ranchers to promote "stock raising, slaughtering, butchering, mercantile business, and other commercial enterprises in the Territory of Utah and other states in the U.S."

Items donated to the collection include various legal papers from James D. Moyle; legal papers from the law firm of McKay, Burton, McMurray, and Thruman; and two short articles written about the company. In arranging this collection an effort was made to follow the original order, where possible. However, some minor reorganization was necessary in a few instances.

The Deseret Live Stock Company's subject files constitute the first major section of the collection. These cover a wide range of subjects, including correspondence, maps, reports, and receipts. Each folder had been given a title and then filled with those items the company wished to keep together. The original folder composition and order have been maintained where feasible. The papers where filed in simple chronological order with no effort made to alphabetize them within the folders.

Correspondence comprises the next portion of the collection and includes papers for the years 1901 to 1946. These papers were found d in bundles scattered about in shipping boxes and were not filed according to subject content, therefore, kept separate from the correspondence contained in the subject files. The correspondence is arranged in simple chronological order.

The collection's next section, the financial papers, consists mainly of receipts and statements from firms doing business with the company. Although there are a few items for the years 1893 to 1941, the bulk of the papers are receipts for the year 1951. These have been alphabetized within the year.

Legal documents constitute a fourth division of the collection. These papers are primarily deeds, contracts, and miscellaneous documents created by the company and several of its subsidiaries during the years 1886 to 1943.

The miscellaneous papers are those items not included in any other group of papers and could not clearly be assigned to any of the other categories. Often these items were found loosely scattered about in shipping boxes. An effort was made to arrange them in chronological order where possible.

The minutes in the collection include bound books and loose pages recording the meetings of the Deseret Live Stock Company and some of its subsidiary or predecessor companies. These latter companies were the Echo Land and Stock Company, the Bountiful Livestock Company, and the Chapman Canal Company. The minutes mostly record the activities of either the stockholders of the board of directors.

Also in the collection are assorted record books. These include field notebook, account book, and stock certificate books. Two of the stock certificate books belonged to the Echo Land and Stock Company.

The addendum consists mainly of legal documents concerning federal land leases, water rights, and miscellaneous stockholders papers.

Dates

1910-1952

Language of Materials

From the Collection: Collection materials are in English.

Conditions Governing Access

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.