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CRIPPLE CREEK CENTRAL RAILWAY CO Stock 1921. Founded 1904 by Henry Blackmer VF+
$ 9.47
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Description
The Cripple Creek Central Railway Company. Stock issued April 18, 1921. Incorporated in 1904 in the State of Maine. Certificate
No. C2564
was issued to Mrs. Alice E. Thompson for 18 shares of
Common
stock (0 per share). Hand signed by company president and treasurer. Certificate is about 8” x 11.5”. Black print with
olive overprint/
underprint.
Beautiful ABNC vignettes with mining activities in circles (left and right), and locomotive in the mountains (center).
The Cripple Creek Central Railway Company was formed by Henry Blackmer in 1904. The line acquired some choice properties from the Denver and Southwestern Railway Company and eventually controlled the Midland Terminal Railway, the Florence & Cripple Creek Railroad, the Golden Circle Railroad, the Canon City & Cripple Creek Railroad, the La Bella Mill, the Water & Power Company and the Golden Colorado Trading & Transfer Company. As a result, most rail traffic in and out of the District was under Blackmer's control. In 1906, Kessler & Company, representing a group of Boston businessmen, gained control of the line and its properties. (Henry Blackmer was a Cripple Creek gold baron and made his fortune in Colorado banking. His wife was heiress to the Carter Liver Pill fortune, created by her father. Blackmer is best known for his involvement and conviction in the Teapot Dome scandal, and lived much of his adult life in exile.)
Condition: Very Fine+
, light folds, minor creasing, no tears, light signs of wear/handling/toning (see photos),
punch cancelled.
Printer:
American Bank Note Company, New York.
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