Kona and Kau Railway (Hawaii)
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CompanyKona and Kau Railway Company
Certificate Type
First Mortgage Gold Bond
Date Issued
May 31, 1902
Canceled
No
Printer
Not indicated
Signatures
Hand signed
Approximate Size
9 1/8" (w) by 15 1/4" (h)
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Guaranteed Authentic
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Historical Context
In August, 1901, the Kona and Kau Railway Company was incorporated to build a road in the districts of North and South Kona and Kau.
The plan was the brainchild of J. Coerper, formerly of the Kona Sugar Company, who, with his brother and the cooperation of all the plantations interested along its course, expect to promote this new factor in the development of Hawaii. Coerper has signed this piece as the company Vice President.
The project had sufficient immediate business in sight to give it much encouragement, besides the natural growth which may reasonably be expected to follow its establishment, in founding new interests and new industries throughout this southern portion of the island.
The road was planned to start at the Pahala Plantation, Kau, and take in the other established plantations of the district, as also the prospective Castle plantation, the Kona Sugar Company's and various coffee estates through the Kona district, terminating at Kailua, the shipping point and principal port of entry in this section of the Island.
However, in 1904, the company changed hands before any track was ever built. There is no evidence the new management was any more successful.
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