The following is an excerpt from ‘Remembering Solon’ a community and family history of Solon Township, compiled by Carol Drzeziewicki.
It was on Jan. 7, 1887 a meeting was held at the office of the Buckley & Douglas Lbr. Co., in Manistee for the purpose of organizing a railroad known as The Manistee & Northeastern R.R. Co., standard gauge, length 75 miles, extended from Manistee to Traverse City.
The first board of directors were Edw. Buckley, Wm. Douglas, Chas Wilson, Wm. J. Law and R. C. McClure. The capital was $600,000 — 6000 shares of $100 each. Seven shareholders… Buckley & Douglas owned 95% of the stock.
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