Chicago & Illinois Southern Railroad Company
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CompanyChicago & Illinois Southern Railroad Company
Certificate Type
Capital Stock
Date Issued
July 31, 1903
Canceled
Yes
Printer
Not indicated
Signatures
Hand signed
Approximate Size
9" (w) by 6" (h)
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Guaranteed Authentic
Yes
Additional Details
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Historical Context
The Grayville & Mattoon Railroad, which was chartered in 1857, was consolidated in 1872 with the Mount Vernon & Grayville Railroad to form the Chicago & Illinois Southern Railroad. That same year, the Chicago & Illinois Southern Railroad was consolidated with the Decatur, Sullivan & Mattoon Railroad, under the name of the Chicago & Illinois Southern Railway.
Both consolidations, however, were set aside by decree of the United States District Court, in 1876, and the partially graded road and franchises of the Grayville & Mattoon lines were sold, under foreclosure, to the contractors for the construction. 20 miles of the line from Olney to Newton, were completed during the month of September of that year, and the entire line, from Grayville to Mattoon, in 1878.
In 1880 this line was sold, under decree of foreclosure, to the Peoria, Decatur & Evansville Railway Company, which had already acquired the Decatur & Mattoon Division - thus placing the entire line, from Peoria to Grayville, in the hands of one corporation.
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