Real estate and railroad entrepreneur (1830-1913) who also co-founded Standard Oil, remembered for his efforts to make Florida the 'Newport of the South' by providing extensive rail access and grand hotels to lure wealthy vacationers Partly-printed DS, signed “H. M. Flagler,” two pages, 8.25 x 14, August 2, 1897. Rare document signed by Flager as president of the Standard Oil Company, being an agreement with the Pennsylvania Railroad to lay an oil pipeline in New Jersey "for the purpose of conducting oil from tank cars lying on tracks of railroad…to the storage plant." Signed at the conclusion by Flagler and countersigned by assistant secretaries of both parties. Attached to the front is a blueprint diagram of the "Plan Showing Proposed Location near Plainsboro, N.J., for Pipeline to be leased to the Standard Oil Company." In fine condition.
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