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1593543
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Securities and bonds
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Iowa Falls Sioux City Rail Road Company, Odd share certificate, Capital stock
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21,1 x 29,3 cm
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Signatures original. Piece by name. Depreciation by pen strokes through signatures and / or stamping. Relief stamp lower left. When another bankruptcy ended the Dubuque and Pacific Railroad's run, the line was reorganized by John Insley Blair into the Iowa Falls and Sioux City Railroad. The line progressed as far west as Alden. Walter Willson with Blair and told him of his desire to get the line extended to Webster City. Blair told Willson that he would push the line to Webster City if Willson would build it. Willson organized a crew and finally managed to extend the line to Williams, Blairsburg, and then to Webster City in 1869. Finally the population had a way to get supplies and ship their produce to market. Blair induced Willson to extend the line to Fort Dodge, which he did in just 30 days. This was a record for rail laying in Iowa at the time. Blair then managed to get Willson to extend the line to Storm Lake. Blair wanted Willson to run the line on into Sioux City, but Willson returned to Webster City to establish his new hotel, opera house and other ventures. The railroad brought new settler's, carried supplies, and the county grew and prospered. The early day rivers allowed only north-south travel. The railroad expanded the travel east and west. The line was eventually leased to the Illinois Central Railroad. www.coxrail.com: IOW-235b-S-46

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