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	American Experience \| Transcontinental Railroad \| People & Events
		Ames had been an early investor in the Central Pacific, loaning Collis Huntington $200,000 of seed money in 1862.
		The committee ruled that Ames had caused Congress "contempt and disgrace," and that his criminal acts of bribery had sullied the House and the legislative process.
		The Ames Pyramid, built of granite at the highest point of the UP line, was designed by the great American architect H. Richardson, whose famous buildings include Boston's Trinity Church and the Marshall Field Wholesale Store in Chicago.
	www.pbs.org /wgbh/amex/tcrr/peopleevents/p_ames.html (916 words)

	Oakes Ames - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Oakes Ames (January 10, 1804 – May 28, 1873) was an American manufacturer, capitalist, and member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts.
		Ames was born in Easton, Massachusetts, the son of Oliver Ames, a flsmith who had built a business of making shovels and became nicknamed "King of Spades"
		The contributions of Ames and his brother Oliver in the building of the Union Pacific are commemorated in the Oliver and Oakes Ames Monument at Sherman Summit, Wyoming along the original route.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Oakes_Ames (511 words)

	Ames, Iowa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Ames was founded near a location that was deemed favorable for a railroad crossing of the Skunk River.
		Ames is home of Iowa State University of Science and Technology, a space-grant university, at its founding, the state's (Morrill Act) land-grant university, formerly known as the Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts.
		Ames is the home of the closely allied U.S Department of Agriculture's National Animal Disease Center, and the main offices of the Iowa state Department of Transportation.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ames,_Iowa (657 words)

	EducationPage
		Nationally, the Ames company may be associated with the agricultural basis of the English colonies and later, during the expansion of the young nation, with the construction of roads, canals and railroads.
		Oakes Ames, one of the sons and heirs of the dynamic Oliver, was elected to Congress in 1863 where he served for ten years.
		Oakes Ames had been accused of profiteering on the construction of the railroad.
	www.nps.gov /gosp/research/ames.html (998 words)

	OAKES AMES - LoveToKnow Article on OAKES AMES (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		In disposing of some of the stock of this company, Ames in 1867-1871 sold a number of shares to members of Congress at a price much below what these shares eventually proved to be worth.
		After an investigation by a committee of the House, which recommended the expulsion of Ames, a resolution was passed on the z8th of February 1873, " that the House absolutely condemns the conduct of Oakes Ames...
		His son, OLIVER AMES (1831-1895), was lieutenant-governor of Massachusetts from 1883 until 1887, and governor from 1887 to 1890.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /A/AM/AMES_OAKES.htm (308 words)

	Finding Aids: Oakes Ames,
		This collection is representative of Ames' career as a Harvard botanist and of his lifelong interest in the discovery and classification of orchids.
		Oakes Ames's papers and manuscripts may be found at the Gray Herbarium and at the Harvard Archives.
		This collection is representative of Ames' career as a teacher of botany at Harvard and as the director of the Botanical Museum and of his lifelong interest in the discovery and classification of orchids.
	www.bostonathenaeum.org /oakesames.html (401 words)

	Blanche Ames Ames: Artist and Women's Rights Activist
		As an artist, Ames is known for her drawings of orchids, which she produced over a period of 50 years to accompany her husband's groundbreaking scholarly work in orchidology.
		Ames' involvement with the Birth Control League of Massachusetts came to an end, however, when she quit in outrage at a fundraising advertisement for the league.
		Ames is notable not only for the breadth of her interests and activities, but for her longevity.
	www.harvardsquarelibrary.org /unitarians/ames.html (1160 words)

	AllRefer.com - Oakes Ames, (Business Leaders, Biography) - Encyclopedia
		Active in founding the Republican party in Massachusetts, Ames served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1863 to 1873.
		Interested in the construction of the Union Pacific RR, Ames secured control of the CrEdit Mobilier of America after ousting T. Durant, its founder.
		The financial scandals of that company brought upon Ames in 1872 public disgrace and the censure of Congress.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/A/Ames-Oak.html (238 words)

	Hickory Park Restaurant Co.
		Ames was founded in 1864 in anticipation of the arrival of the Cedar Rapids and Missouri Railroad.
		Ames was incorporated in 1870 with a population of slightly over 800.
		Ames is home to the Iowa Department of Transportation headquarters, The United States Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory, and the United States Department of Agriculture's National Animal Disease Center and National Veterinary Services Laboratories.
	www.hickorypark-bbq.com /ames.html (267 words)

	The Crédit Mobilier - Union Pacific Railroad
		Ames was to transfer it to seven trustees who were to execute it, and the profits of the contract were to be divided among the stockholders in the Crédit Mobilier Company, who should comply with certain conditions set out in the instrument transferring the contract to the trustees.
		Ames did not enter into any details as to the value of the stock, or the amount of dividend that might be expected upon it, but stated generally that it would be good stock and in several instances said he would guarantee that they should get at least 10 per cent.on their money.
		Ames did not fear or expect to find them favorable to movements hostile to it, but he desired to stimulate their activity and watchfulness in opposition to any unfavorable action, by giving them a personal interest in the success of the enterprise, especially so far as it affected the interest of the Crédit Mobilier Company.
	www.cprr.org /Museum/Credit_Mobilier_1873.html (11851 words)

	Ames - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The surname Ames is usually either French or Hebrew in origin.
		Oakes Ames — (1804 – 1873) American manufacturer (shovels, Union Pacific railroad), capitalist, and member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts
		Ames is a commune of the Pas-de-Calais département, in France
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ames (142 words)

	AllRefer.com - CrEdit Mobilier of America (U.S. History) - Encyclopedia
		Oakes Ames, Thomas C. Durant, and a few other influential stockholders of the Union Pacific organized the CrEdit Mobilier under an existing Pennsylvania charter, which they took over.
		Oakes Ames, as head of the CrEdit Mobilier, in 1867 assigned contracts to seven trustees to build the remaining 667 mi (1,074 km) of road for a total sum that brought profits variously estimated at from $7 million to $23 million.
		The scandal became political when Ames (a U.S. Representative), to forestall investigation or interference by Congress, sold or assigned shares of the CrEdit Mobilier stock to members of Congress at par, although the shares were worth twice as much at the time.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/C/CreditMo.html (419 words)

	AMES, OAKES (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		The monument serves as a memorial to the Ames brothers of Massachusetts, Oakes (1804-1873) and Oliver (18-7-1877), whose wealth, influence, talent and work were key factors in the construction of the first coast to coast railroad in America.
		The contribution made by Oakes was especially significant, even though in 1873 he was implicated in a scandal relative to financing the construction of the railroad.
		The town of Ames, Iowa, was platted in 1864 by John I. Blair and named after his friend Oakes Ames.
	www.ames.lib.ia.us /farwell/Publication/Pub579.htm (179 words)

	Ames Iowa, Ames cityguide
		Ames was founded near a location that was deemed favorable for a railroad crossing of the Skunk River.
		Ames is home of Iowa State University of Science & Technology, a space-grant university, at its founding, the state's (Morrill Act) land-grant university, formerly known as the Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts.
		Ames is the home of the closely allied U.S Department of Agriculture's National Animal Disease Center, and the main offices of the Iowa state Department of Transportation.
	www.comevisitames.com (939 words)

	Credit Mobilier of America. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		Oakes Ames, Thomas C. Durant, and a few other influential stockholders of the Union Pacific organized the Crédit Mobilier under an existing Pennsylvania charter, which they took over.
		Oakes Ames, as head of the Crédit Mobilier, in 1867 assigned contracts to seven trustees to build the remaining 667 mi (1,074 km) of road for a total sum that brought profits variously estimated at from $7 million to $23 million.
		The scandal became political when Ames (a U.S. Representative), to forestall investigation or interference by Congress, sold or assigned shares of the Crédit Mobilier stock to members of Congress at par, although the shares were worth twice as much at the time.
	www.bartleby.com /65/cr/CreditMo.html (348 words)

	Welcome to The American Presidency
		In 1865, Oakes Ames, a Massachusetts congressman, and his brother Oliver, both wealthy capitalists, became stockholders in the Crédit Mobilier and, by virtue of this interest, in the Union Pacific as well.
		A power struggle ensued between the Ames brothers and Durant; Oliver became president of the Union Pacific in 1866 and soon afterward Oakes was successful in ousting Durant from the management of the Crédit Mobilier.
		Ames' expulsion from the House of Representatives was recommended, but he was merely censured instead (February 1873), a punishment he still maintained was unjust.
	ap.grolier.com /article?assetid=0112820-00&templatename=/article/article.html (673 words)

	Anti Essays : : Credit Mobilier Scandal
		Everyone that is except Oakes Ames, a manufacturer, capitalist, and an elected member of the thirty-eighth Congress of the second district of Massachusetts (Brazad 251).
		Ames believed the stock to be worth twice the value he was selling it for and even allowed many to pay for the shares with future dividends (Nevins 256).
		Thankfully for Ames, the letters were retrieved out of the mail before they could reach their destination, and the scandal was kept in secrecy for a few more months (Smith 882).
	www.antiessays.com /print.php?eid=682 (1723 words)

	No. 1795: Blanche Ames
		lanche Ames was born in Lowell, Massachusetts, in 1878.
		Oakes was a Harvard botany instructor from the family of the Ames Shovel Company.
		She and Oakes contracted to have the mansion built according to a number of unusually difficult design conditions.
	www.uh.edu /engines/epi1795.htm (563 words)

	Ames Pyramid, Laramie, Wyoming
		Oliver and Oakes Ames were 19th century industrialists (Oakes was known as the "King of Frauds") who, when they weren't producing shovels, were bribing Congress to finance the Union Pacific Railroad.
		Giant portraits of the Ames Brothers, chiseled into opposite sides near the apex of the pyramid, were sculpted by August St. Gaudens, another favored fatcat who later designed the US $20 gold piece.
		The Ames Brothers Pyramid was bypassed by the interstate, and the Union Pacific took away the tracks that ran nearby.
	www.roadsideamerica.com /attract/WYLARames.html (277 words)

	Ames, Iowa
		Ames was established in 1864 to serve the Cedar Rapids and Missouri River Railroad.
		Recently, Ames achieved the second highest grades for quality in ten areas in the book, The New Rating Guide to Life in America's Small Cities, by Kevin Heubusch, 1997.
		Ames ranked 2nd out of 189 cities that qualified for the book based on its grades for in the following areas - climate/environment, diversions, economics, education, community assets, health care, public safety, transportation, and urban proximity.
	www.ucs.iastate.edu /ames.htm (211 words)

	History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Ames' interest in the expansion of the railroad brought him to the Midwest.
		Thus, the first church built in Ames, the Congregational Church, was built on the northeast corner of Sixth and Kellogg Streets.
		On August 6, 1915, Ames celebrated the laying of the cornerstone for a new city hall at Kellogg and Fifth.
	www.ames.ia.us /history.htm (586 words)

	Ames Mansion, Borderland State Park -- NRHP Travel Itinerary
		The Borderland Historic District was the 1,200-acre estate of Blanche Ames Ames, a multi-talented inventor who was involved in art, farming, engineering and politics.
		Blanche and Oakes, who wanted a fireproof house, became displeased with the work of their architect because of the challenges he faced with their design and engineering requirements.
		(Oakes was a renowned authority on orchids and taught botany at Harvard from 1900 until his retirement in 1941.) Also interested in farming, Blanche worked with the staff of the Borderland estate and devised plans for developing a larger, more disease-resistant turkey.
	www.cr.nps.gov /nr/travel/pwwmh/ma72.htm (381 words)

	OAKES AMES (1804–1873) - Online Information article about OAKES AMES (1804–1873)
		OAKES AMES (1804–1873) - Online Information article about OAKES AMES (1804–1873)
		Ames in 1867–1871 sold a number of shares to members of See also:
		influence of popular clamour, and in 1883 the legislature of Massachusetts passed a resolution vindicating Ames.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /ALM_ANC/AMES_OAKES_18041873_.html (552 words)

	Oakes Ames
		AMES, Oakes, manufacturer, born in Easton, Massachusetts, 10 January 1804; died in North Easton, Massachusetts, 8 May 1873.
		He was the eldest son of Oliver Ames, a flsmith, who had acquired considerable reputation in the making of shovels and picks.
		In the building of the Union Pacific railroad they were directly interested, and obtained large contracts, which were subsequently transferred to the Credit Mobilier of America, a corporation in which Oakes Ames was one of the largest stockholders.
	www.famousamericans.net /oakesames (519 words)

	American Orchid Society - Publications
		Harvard professor Oakes Ames and his wife, Blanche, volunteered for the task.
		In 1924, Ames' groundbreaking study, An Enumeration of the Orchids of the United States and Canada, was published.
		In June 1932, came the first issue of what would become the Society’s flagship publication, the AOS Bulletin, a journal published quarterly for a few years, then every other month, then (with occasional color added) every month, until today, the full-color, award-winning Orchids magazine is the premier monthly orchid magazine produced in the world today.
	orchidweb.org /aos/publications (128 words)

	Easton, Ma
		Near the Ames Memorial Hall, erected in 1881 by the children of Oakes Ames as a memorial to their father.
		Ames erected a stone building five hundred and thirty feet long and two stories high, to which additions were subsequently made.
		Oakes Ames succeeded to the interest of Oakes A. Ames, and in 1870 Messrs.
	history.rays-place.com /ma/easton.htm (1259 words)

	The Original Easton Mass Community Website (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Oakes mortgaged Oliver Ames and Sons to put money up for the railroad, but that was the least of his worries.
		Oakes Ames returned to Easton a defeated man. His friends and neighbors rallied around him, and the Massachusetts Legislature passed a resolution defending him.
		Also note that a monument to the Ames brothers (The Ames Pyramid) was designed by HH Richardson which includes a relief by Augustus Saint-Gaudens who is one of the great monument designers in American history.
	www.eastonmass.com /forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=278 (2232 words)

	The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Ames
		Ames, Francis — of Douglas, Cochise County, Ariz. Democrat.
		Ames, Oakes (1804-1873) — of North Easton, Easton,
		Son of Oakes Ames and Evelyn (Gilmore) Ames; married
	politicalgraveyard.com /bio/ames.html (625 words)

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