Crossing Oklahoma:

Indian Territory 1867-1907

Railroad document #1
1904 Payment Schedule Text

George W. Scott,
Treasurer Choctaw Nation,
Kinta, Indian Territory,
Sir:-
    This office is in receipt of your communication dated April 19, 1904, requesting itemized statement covering the amount of $16, 222.07 deposited to your credit with the Assistant Treasurer of the United States, St. Louis, Mo., revenues received from railroads for right-of-way and annual tax.

    In reply you are advised that the amount in question is made up of the several items mentioned below:

Annual tax, Southern Kansas Railway, Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Leases . . . $69.07
do   Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway, . . 1,368.89
do   Arkansas Western Railway, . . . 110.59
do   Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway . . . 1,125.00
do   Kansas City Southern Railway . . . 770.51
do   Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway . . . 816.13
do   St. Louis & San Francisco Railway, . . . 1,055.70
Right-of-way, Western Oklahoma Railway Company, . . . 7,332.14
Station grounds at Paul's Valley and Johns, Indian Ter-itory,
Eastern Oklahoma Railway . . . 79.35
Annual tax, Poteau Valley Railway . . . 84.15
Right-of-way, Long Distance Telephone Company . . . 37.18
Annual tax, North American Telephone Company . . . 11.25
Right-of-way, Chickasaw, Choctaw Telephone Company . . 50.74
do   William L. Byrd, . . . 29.70
do   Indian Territory Traction Company . . . 389.11
do   Spenser Telephone Company . . . 100.35
do    Purcell-Lexington Telephone Company . . . 137.47
do   Davis Telephone Company   . . . 37.91
Annual tax, Topeka& Elreno Telphone Company, . . 5.12
       $14,301.36

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Amount brought forward,. . . 14,301.36
Anual tax, Kansas City, Oklahoma Central & South-western and Southern Kansas Railways,Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Ry., lessees, . . 69.27
do   Choctaw, Oklahoma & Gulf Railway, . . 525,57
Right-of-way, Fort Smith & Western Railway, . . 169, 57
do   American Telephone & Telegraph Company . . .334.59
do   (   ) . . . 150.08
Right-of-way    (   )
and   (Choctaw Telephone Company,) . . . 242.25
Anual tax,   (   )
Right-of-way, Choctaw, Oklahoma & Gulf Railway, . . . 51.50
do   Western Union Telegraph Company . . 38.14
do   Dennison & Washita Valley Railway, Missouri
    Kansas & Texas Railway lessee, . . . 253.57
Anual tax, Oklahoma City & Western Railway, . . . 56.69
       $16,221.07

    It will be seen that one dollar in excess of the amount on hand was remitted to you. This amount will be deducted from the next remittance.

    Very respectfully,

       Acting Commissioner