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The Personal Copy of Jose Paez -- First Filipino General Manager of the Manila Railroad Company
Highly detailed map of Manila, illustrating the lines of the Manila Railroad Company.
The kep locates the following lines:
- Open LInes
- Lines under Construction
- Lines projected
- First and second class roads
- Roads proposed for construction
- Navigation Routes
The Manila Railroad Company was one of the largest domestic corporations in the Philippines from 1917 to the 1940's. It was acquired by the Philippine Government in January 8, 1917 pursuant to Act No. 2574. Its railway lines are confined to Luzon, extending from San Fernando, La Union, in the north, to Legaspi, Albay, in the south, with a number of branches serving areas far from the main lines. The more important branches are the Paniqui-San Quintin, Tarlac-San Jose, Bigaa-Cabanatuan, San Fernando-Carmen, Calamba-Batangas, and College-Pagsanjan.
Rarity
OCLC locates 1 copy (University of Michigan).
Provenance: Jose Paez, who was appointed the first Filipino General Manager of the Manila Railroad Company on October 5, 1923 and would later rise to the position of President of the Railroad.
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