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The bottom border contains a bust of George Washington and a pair of mythical statues.\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 Duluth, Huron abd Denver Railroad company was incorporated in \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ghostsofwallstreet.com\/collections\/minnesota\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMinnesota\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e in 1886 by E. P. Caldwell, John P. Conkey, Fred T. Day, T. C. Day, Lesley Durley, Charles M. Harrison (who has signed this piece as the company Secretary,) E. G. Hodgson, C. E. Marbie, and Franklin C. Platt.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe road was nicknamed the \"Cross Cut Line,\" and proposed to build a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ghostsofwallstreet.com\/collections\/railroad\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003erailway\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e from \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ghostsofwallstreet.com\/collections\/duluth-minnesota\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDuluth, Minnesota\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e to \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ghostsofwallstreet.com\/collections\/denver-colorado\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDenver, Colorado\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e and connect with \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ghostsofwallstreet.com\/collections\/union-pacific-railroad\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUnion Pacific Railroad\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGrading work began on 90 miles of the railroad and the \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ghostsofwallstreet.com\/collections\/railroad-cars-parts\"\u003erailroad cars\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e ordered and tried to gain a route through the Lake Traverse, Sisseton, Wahpeton, Oyate Reservation in Dakota Territory. Trackage was laid between Benson, Minnesota, and a connection with the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ghostsofwallstreet.com\/collections\/northern-pacific-railroad\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNorthern Pacific Railroad\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e at Sauk Centre, Minnesota, before 1888 and between Sauk Centre and the Dakota border before 1889.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCompletion of the line from Sauk Centre to Duluth, Minnesota, was scheduled for 1891, but in late 1890 the line was sold to Duluth \u0026amp; Southwestern Rail Road. Three shareholders and board of director members unsuccessfully sued John P. Conkey, the acting President (who has also signed this piece) and prime contractor retained by the railroad, for illegal actions in conducting affairs of the railroad in Hodgson v. 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This document, which is signed by the company President and Secretary, was printed by the Homer Lee Bank Note Company and measures approximately 9 1\/4\" (w) by 14\" (h).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis certificate's vignette shows a train at a busy depot. Next to that scene, a cherub hold a light. The bottom border contains a bust of George Washington and a pair of mythical statues.\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 Duluth, Huron abd Denver Railroad company was incorporated in \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ghostsofwallstreet.com\/collections\/minnesota\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMinnesota\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e in 1886 by E. P. Caldwell, John P. Conkey, Fred T. Day, T. C. Day, Lesley Durley, Charles M. Harrison (who has signed this piece as the company Secretary,) E. G. Hodgson, C. E. Marbie, and Franklin C. Platt.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe road was nicknamed the \"Cross Cut Line,\" and proposed to build a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ghostsofwallstreet.com\/collections\/railroad\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003erailway\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e from \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ghostsofwallstreet.com\/collections\/duluth-minnesota\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDuluth, Minnesota\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e to \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ghostsofwallstreet.com\/collections\/denver-colorado\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDenver, Colorado\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e and connect with \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ghostsofwallstreet.com\/collections\/union-pacific-railroad\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUnion Pacific Railroad\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGrading work began on 90 miles of the railroad and the \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ghostsofwallstreet.com\/collections\/railroad-cars-parts\"\u003erailroad cars\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e ordered and tried to gain a route through the Lake Traverse, Sisseton, Wahpeton, Oyate Reservation in Dakota Territory. Trackage was laid between Benson, Minnesota, and a connection with the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ghostsofwallstreet.com\/collections\/northern-pacific-railroad\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNorthern Pacific Railroad\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e at Sauk Centre, Minnesota, before 1888 and between Sauk Centre and the Dakota border before 1889.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCompletion of the line from Sauk Centre to Duluth, Minnesota, was scheduled for 1891, but in late 1890 the line was sold to Duluth \u0026amp; Southwestern Rail Road. Three shareholders and board of director members unsuccessfully sued John P. Conkey, the acting President (who has also signed this piece) and prime contractor retained by the railroad, for illegal actions in conducting affairs of the railroad in Hodgson v. Duluth, Huron \u0026amp; Denver Rail Road, 46 Minn. 454, 49 N.W. 197 (Minn. 1891.)\u003c\/p\u003e"}