Pacific Improvement Company

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Pacific Improvement Company
FoundedNovember 4, 1878
FounderCharles Crocker
DefunctFebruary 27, 1919
Headquarters
USA

The Pacific Improvement Company was an affiliate of the Southern Pacific Railroad in the 19th century, dedicated by the owners of the railroad to serve its construction and property-holding interests in California. Archived records date from 1869 to 1931.[1]

The company was incorporated in California on November 4, 1878, and dissolved in November 1899,[2] although its assets were liquidated to 1931.

Charles Crocker, one of the California's Big Four railroad barons, funded the Southern Pacific Railroad's property division, Pacific Improvement Company.[3]

In 1916, Samuel Finley Brown Morse was made manager of the Pacific Improvement Company, in charge of liquidating many of the assets.[4] On February 27, 1919, Samuel Finley Brown Morse formed the Del Monte Properties Company, and acquired the holdings of the Pacific Improvement Company, which included the Del Monte Forest, the Del Monte Lodge and the Hotel Del Monte.[5]

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  1. ^ "Guide to the Pacific Improvement Company Records, 1869-1931". Online Archive of California.
  2. ^ "Pacific Improvement Company Dissolved". The San Francisco Call. November 10, 1899.
  3. ^ Hathaway, Pat. "Hotel Del Monte, Monterey". California Views: The Pat Hathaway Photo Collection. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
  4. ^ "S. F. B. Morse". The San Francisco Examiner. San Francisco, California. 15 Jan 1916. p. 7. Retrieved 2022-02-03.
  5. ^ "Del Monte Area, Valued at $5,000,000, Taken Over By New Company". San Francisco Chronicle. San Francisco, California. 28 Feb 1919. p. 13. Retrieved 2022-02-03.
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