{"id":3805920231488,"title":"Citizens' Street Railroad Company of Shelby County, Tennessee","handle":"citizens-street-railroad-company-of-shelby-county-tennessee","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeautifully engraved antique stock certificate from the Citizens' Street Railroad Company of Shelby County, Tennessee dating back to the 1880's. This document, which has been signed by the company President and Secretary, was printed by S. C. Toof \u0026amp; Co. of Memphis, and measures approximately 10\" (w) by 7 3\/4\" (h).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis certificate's vignette features a horse-drawan trolley.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eImages\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eYou will receive the exact certificate pictured.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHistorical Context\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ghostsofwallstreet.com\/collections\/citizens-street-railroad\"\u003eCitizens' Street Railroad Company\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e was originally incorporated in \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ghostsofwallstreet.com\/collections\/tennessee\"\u003eTennessee\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e on May 23, 1866.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1890, when the company suffered a financial setback, Albert Merritt Billings of \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ghostsofwallstreet.com\/collections\/chicago-illinois\"\u003eChicago\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, bought the company for over $2,000,000. Billings placed electric power on the roads and the company became a great success. Billings recruited Frank G. Jones from \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ghostsofwallstreet.com\/collections\/iowa\"\u003eIowa\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e to operate the company as vice-president. At its peak the \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ghostsofwallstreet.com\/collections\/trolley\"\u003einterurban\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e operated nearly 77 miles of trackage, 51 one of which was double-track.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn March 1895, the Memphis Street Railway Company was formed through the merger of several smaller systems including the Memphis \u0026amp; Raleigh Springs Railroad, East End Street Railway, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ghostsofwallstreet.com\/collections\/city-and-suburban-railway\"\u003eCity \u0026amp; Suburban Railway\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, and the Citizens Street Railroad.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2019-06-06T15:52:59-04:00","created_at":"2019-06-06T15:52:59-04:00","vendor":"Ghosts of Wall Street","type":"Stock Certificates","tags":["1880s","Citizens Street Railroad of Shelby County","Date_1880s","Memphis","Price_$20 - $49.99","Region_South","Tennessee","Trolley"],"price":2900,"price_min":2900,"price_max":2900,"available":false,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":28997154603072,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"1224","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":false,"name":"Citizens' Street Railroad Company of Shelby County, Tennessee","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":2900,"weight":7,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0055\/6253\/1904\/products\/1224.png?v=1559851735","\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0055\/6253\/1904\/products\/1224vign.png?v=1559851742"],"featured_image":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0055\/6253\/1904\/products\/1224.png?v=1559851735","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":"Citizens' Street Railroad Company of Shelby County, Tennessee Stock Certificate","id":3035915092103,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.345,"height":1152,"width":1550,"src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0055\/6253\/1904\/products\/1224.png?v=1570122342"},"aspect_ratio":1.345,"height":1152,"media_type":"image","src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0055\/6253\/1904\/products\/1224.png?v=1570122342","width":1550},{"alt":"Citizens' Street Railroad Company of Shelby County, Tennessee Stock Certificate","id":3035915321479,"position":2,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.972,"height":531,"width":1047,"src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0055\/6253\/1904\/products\/1224vign.png?v=1570122342"},"aspect_ratio":1.972,"height":531,"media_type":"image","src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0055\/6253\/1904\/products\/1224vign.png?v=1570122342","width":1047}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeautifully engraved antique stock certificate from the Citizens' Street Railroad Company of Shelby County, Tennessee dating back to the 1880's. This document, which has been signed by the company President and Secretary, was printed by S. C. Toof \u0026amp; Co. of Memphis, and measures approximately 10\" (w) by 7 3\/4\" (h).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis certificate's vignette features a horse-drawan trolley.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eImages\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eYou will receive the exact certificate pictured.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHistorical Context\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ghostsofwallstreet.com\/collections\/citizens-street-railroad\"\u003eCitizens' Street Railroad Company\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e was originally incorporated in \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ghostsofwallstreet.com\/collections\/tennessee\"\u003eTennessee\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e on May 23, 1866.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1890, when the company suffered a financial setback, Albert Merritt Billings of \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ghostsofwallstreet.com\/collections\/chicago-illinois\"\u003eChicago\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, bought the company for over $2,000,000. Billings placed electric power on the roads and the company became a great success. Billings recruited Frank G. Jones from \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ghostsofwallstreet.com\/collections\/iowa\"\u003eIowa\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e to operate the company as vice-president. At its peak the \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ghostsofwallstreet.com\/collections\/trolley\"\u003einterurban\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e operated nearly 77 miles of trackage, 51 one of which was double-track.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn March 1895, the Memphis Street Railway Company was formed through the merger of several smaller systems including the Memphis \u0026amp; Raleigh Springs Railroad, East End Street Railway, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ghostsofwallstreet.com\/collections\/city-and-suburban-railway\"\u003eCity \u0026amp; Suburban Railway\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, and the Citizens Street Railroad.\u003c\/p\u003e"}