Carlisle S. Abbott This is Me

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1. 1. www.mylargescale.com

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   Published on: 4/4/2007   Last Visited: 9/30/2007

   In 1874 a group led by Carlisle S. Abbott began work on an 18.5 mile narrow gauge railroad, the Monterey & Salinas Valley Railroad, between Salinas and the deep water port at Monterey thereby breaking the monopolistic hold on the Salinas Valley, hitherto enjoyed by the Southern Pacific (S.P.)
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   David Jacks, owner of considerable acreage between Monterey and Salinas was the principal financier for the effort, but Abbott also made a major investment
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   Articles of incorporation were drawn up with Abbott as president and Jacks as treasurer.
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   Carlisle Abbott, who had 6,000 acres planted in grain, could not ship a single sack.
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   Carlisle Abbott was unable to recover from the financial disaster of his narrow gauge line. He subsequently sold the Abbott House to David Jacks and moved to Arizona. This was a loss for the town, as Abbott had represented Salinas as a member of the California Assembly from 1876-1879. After many adventures in the southwest, Abbott retired and moved back to Salinas.

2. 2. myLargescale.com - Carter Brothers Coaches Class - All About Your Garden Railroad & G Scale Trains

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   Published on: 5/7/2005   Last Visited: 1/21/2007

   In 1874 a group led by Carlisle S. Abbott began work on an 18.5 mile narrow gauge railroad, the Monterey & Salinas Valley Railroad, between Salinas and the deep water port at Monterey thereby breaking the monopolistic hold on the Salinas Valley, hitherto enjoyed by the Southern Pacific (S.P.)
   ...
   David Jacks, owner of considerable acreage between Monterey and Salinas was the principal financier for the effort, but Abbott also made a major investment
   ...
   Articles of incorporation were drawn up with Abbott as president and Jacks as treasurer.
   ...
   Carlisle Abbott, who had 6,000 acres planted in grain, could not ship a single sack.
   ...
   Carlisle Abbott was unable to recover from the financial disaster of his narrow gauge line. He subsequently sold the Abbott House to David Jacks and moved to Arizona. This was a loss for the town, as Abbott had represented Salinas as a member of the California Assembly from 1876-1879. After many adventures in the southwest, Abbott retired and moved back to Salinas.

3. 3. Pebble Beach Real Estate : Monterey & Salinas Valley Railroad

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   Published on: 2/9/2002   Last Visited: 10/29/2002

   In an attempt to circumvent the Southern Pacific, a group led by Carlisle S. Abbott began work on a narrow gauge railroad, the Monterey & Salinas Valley Railroad, between Salinas and the deep water port at Monterey. David Jacks, who owned huge tracts of land between Monterey and Salinas was the principal financier for the effort, but Abbott made a major investment.
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   Articles of incorporation were drawn up on February 26, 1874, with Abbott as president and Jacks as treasurer.
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   Carlisle Abbott, who had 6,000 acres planted in grain, could not ship a single sack. Seeing their opening, the Southern Pacific lowered their rates below those of the Monterey & Salinas Valley, and the line fell deeper into debt. In August of 1879 the Southern Pacific purchased the Monterey & Salinas Valley Railroad at a foreclosure sale and sold the narrow gauge track and rolling stock to the Nevada Central Railway--far enough away so it would not be a competitor. They abandoned the Salinas route, and instead built a standard gauge line from Castroville directly into Monterey using 14 whites and 200 Chinese to grade the route. They built a new bridge over the Salinas River, but it was washed away in April of 1880. They managed to replace it in time to support rail traffic to the Monterey Peninsula for the grand opening of the Del Monte Hotel in June.
   
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   In Salinas, Carlisle Abbott was unable to recover from the financial disaster of his narrow gauge line. He subsequently sold the Abbott House to David Jacks and moved to Arizona. This was a loss for the town, as Abbott had represented Salinas as a member of the California Assembly from 1876-1879. After many adventures in the southwest, Abbott retired and moved back to Salinas.
   
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