{"id":2104249745472,"title":"Dunleith \u0026 Dubuque Bridge Company (Signed by Stuyvesant Fish)","handle":"dunleith-dubuque-bridge-company-signed-by-stuyvesant-fish","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeautifully engraved antique stock\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecertificate from the Dunleith \u0026amp; Dubuque Bridge Company dating back to the\u003cspan\u003e early \u003c\/span\u003e1900's. This document, which is signed by Stuyvesant Fish as the company President as well as the company Secretary, was a printed by the\u003cspan\u003e Goes\u003c\/span\u003e Litho Co. of Chicago, and measures approximately 10 1\/2\" (w) by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e7 1\/2\" (h).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis certificate's beautiful vignette features moored barges and steel bridge.\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\u003ch5\u003eHistorical Context\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ghostsofwallstreet.com\/collections\/dunleith-and-dubuque-bridge-company\"\u003eDunleith \u0026amp; Dubuque Bridge Company\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e was originally founded in 1868. The company operated the original Dubuque Rail Bridge, a swing \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ghostsofwallstreet.com\/collections\/bridges-tunnels-turnpikes\"\u003ebridge\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e constructed by Andrew Carnegie. The bridge opened in December of 1868, and was primarily used by the \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ghostsofwallstreet.com\/collections\/illinois-central-railroad\"\u003eIllinois Central Railroad\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Dubuque Rail Bridge was rebuilt in the 1890s and has 5 spans and a swing-span. Because of a 150-foot bluff very close to the \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ghostsofwallstreet.com\/collections\/mississippi\"\u003eMississippi\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e riverbank on the \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ghostsofwallstreet.com\/collections\/illinois\"\u003eIllinois\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e side, the \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ghostsofwallstreet.com\/collections\/railroad\"\u003erailroad\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e tracks enter a 1\/4-mile tunnel that curves 90-degrees to the south to allow trains to proceed along the tracks adjacent to the river south of the bridge.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt least two famous men at one time worked for this important railroad bridge company – James A. Roosevelt (FDR’s father) and General Caleb Hoskins Booth (who help found the company). Booth was one of Iowa’s most successful businessmen, and was the first mayor of \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ghostsofwallstreet.com\/collections\/dubuque-iowa\"\u003eDubuque\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eStuyvesant Fish\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0055\/6253\/1904\/files\/3484sign_480x480.png?v=1630849152\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStuyvesant Fish's Signature\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eA descendant of Petrus Stuyvesant, a grandson of Colonel Nicholas Fish of Revolutionary War fame, the youngest son of Hamilton Fish (Secretary of State under President Grant) — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ghostsofwallstreet.com\/collections\/stuyvesant-fish\"\u003eStuyvesant Fish\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e came from the stock of pioneers and joined the generation of great railroaders. Born in \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ghostsofwallstreet.com\/collections\/new-york\"\u003eNew York\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e in 1851, and graduated from Columbia 20 years later he became successively a clerk in the \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ghostsofwallstreet.com\/collections\/illinois-central-railroad\"\u003eIllinois Central Railroad\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, secretary to its President, and a clerk in the banking house of Morton, Bliss \u0026amp; Co. Subsequently he bought a seat on the New York Stock Exchange, and became a Director in the Illinois Central. After several years of \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ghostsofwallstreet.com\/collections\/railroad\"\u003erailroad\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e experience with that and other roads, he was elected its President in 1887.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe subsequent clash between Mr. Fish and the late E. H. Harriman for the control of the Illinois Central proved to be one of the epochal conflicts in the history of Wall Street. Mr. Harriman, who sought the Central as an outlet to the \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ghostsofwallstreet.com\/collections\/union-pacific-railroad\"\u003eUnion Pacific\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, broke with Mr. Fish in 1906, and after initially getting the worst of the bitter struggle which ensued, finally succeeded in securing enough shareholders' proxies to eliminate him from the affairs of the road, as well as from the Mutual Life Insurance Company. Feeling ran high on both sides throughout this financial feud, and in one Directors' meeting Mr. Fish struck and floored J. T. Harahan, who had succeeded him as President of the Illinois Central. Mr. Fish was a railroad executive of the old order, rough and ready in speech, cautious in administration, scrupulously honorable in his engagements, and completely impatient of fallacious economics. Even in his youth he played his part against greenback inflation, and for the risky and speculative methods of Wall Street railroad amalgamation, whose excesses were justified only by their aggregate brilliant results, he had an inherent mistrust. He was a stubborn fighter but invariably a good loser. His resentment of the prohibition amendment, and his efforts for its repeal, were characteristic of his sturdy individualism.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2018-11-27T15:17:38-05:00","created_at":"2018-12-31T15:29:02-05:00","vendor":"Ghosts of Wall Street","type":"Stock Certificates","tags":["1900s","Autographs","Bridges","Bridges Tunnels \u0026 Turnpikes","Date_1900s","Dubuque","Dunleith \u0026 Dubuque Bridge","Iowa","Price_$20 - $49.99","Region_Midwest","Stuyvesant Fish"],"price":3500,"price_min":3500,"price_max":3500,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":20048237592640,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"3484","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Dunleith \u0026 Dubuque Bridge Company (Signed by Stuyvesant Fish)","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":3500,"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\/3484.png?v=1630849114","\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0055\/6253\/1904\/products\/3484vign.png?v=1630849119"],"featured_image":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0055\/6253\/1904\/products\/3484.png?v=1630849114","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":"Dunleith \u0026 Dubuque Bridge Company Stock Certificate","id":23103413354655,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.371,"height":1094,"width":1500,"src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0055\/6253\/1904\/products\/3484.png?v=1630849105"},"aspect_ratio":1.371,"height":1094,"media_type":"image","src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0055\/6253\/1904\/products\/3484.png?v=1630849105","width":1500},{"alt":"Dunleith \u0026 Dubuque Bridge Company Stock Certificate","id":23103413420191,"position":2,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":2.01,"height":523,"width":1051,"src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0055\/6253\/1904\/products\/3484vign.png?v=1630849105"},"aspect_ratio":2.01,"height":523,"media_type":"image","src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0055\/6253\/1904\/products\/3484vign.png?v=1630849105","width":1051}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeautifully engraved antique stock\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecertificate from the Dunleith \u0026amp; Dubuque Bridge Company dating back to the\u003cspan\u003e early \u003c\/span\u003e1900's. This document, which is signed by Stuyvesant Fish as the company President as well as the company Secretary, was a printed by the\u003cspan\u003e Goes\u003c\/span\u003e Litho Co. of Chicago, and measures approximately 10 1\/2\" (w) by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e7 1\/2\" (h).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis certificate's beautiful vignette features moored barges and steel bridge.\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\u003ch5\u003eHistorical Context\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ghostsofwallstreet.com\/collections\/dunleith-and-dubuque-bridge-company\"\u003eDunleith \u0026amp; Dubuque Bridge Company\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e was originally founded in 1868. The company operated the original Dubuque Rail Bridge, a swing \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ghostsofwallstreet.com\/collections\/bridges-tunnels-turnpikes\"\u003ebridge\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e constructed by Andrew Carnegie. The bridge opened in December of 1868, and was primarily used by the \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ghostsofwallstreet.com\/collections\/illinois-central-railroad\"\u003eIllinois Central Railroad\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Dubuque Rail Bridge was rebuilt in the 1890s and has 5 spans and a swing-span. Because of a 150-foot bluff very close to the \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ghostsofwallstreet.com\/collections\/mississippi\"\u003eMississippi\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e riverbank on the \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ghostsofwallstreet.com\/collections\/illinois\"\u003eIllinois\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e side, the \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ghostsofwallstreet.com\/collections\/railroad\"\u003erailroad\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e tracks enter a 1\/4-mile tunnel that curves 90-degrees to the south to allow trains to proceed along the tracks adjacent to the river south of the bridge.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt least two famous men at one time worked for this important railroad bridge company – James A. Roosevelt (FDR’s father) and General Caleb Hoskins Booth (who help found the company). Booth was one of Iowa’s most successful businessmen, and was the first mayor of \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ghostsofwallstreet.com\/collections\/dubuque-iowa\"\u003eDubuque\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eStuyvesant Fish\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0055\/6253\/1904\/files\/3484sign_480x480.png?v=1630849152\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStuyvesant Fish's Signature\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eA descendant of Petrus Stuyvesant, a grandson of Colonel Nicholas Fish of Revolutionary War fame, the youngest son of Hamilton Fish (Secretary of State under President Grant) — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ghostsofwallstreet.com\/collections\/stuyvesant-fish\"\u003eStuyvesant Fish\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e came from the stock of pioneers and joined the generation of great railroaders. Born in \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ghostsofwallstreet.com\/collections\/new-york\"\u003eNew York\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e in 1851, and graduated from Columbia 20 years later he became successively a clerk in the \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ghostsofwallstreet.com\/collections\/illinois-central-railroad\"\u003eIllinois Central Railroad\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, secretary to its President, and a clerk in the banking house of Morton, Bliss \u0026amp; Co. Subsequently he bought a seat on the New York Stock Exchange, and became a Director in the Illinois Central. After several years of \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ghostsofwallstreet.com\/collections\/railroad\"\u003erailroad\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e experience with that and other roads, he was elected its President in 1887.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe subsequent clash between Mr. Fish and the late E. H. Harriman for the control of the Illinois Central proved to be one of the epochal conflicts in the history of Wall Street. Mr. Harriman, who sought the Central as an outlet to the \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ghostsofwallstreet.com\/collections\/union-pacific-railroad\"\u003eUnion Pacific\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, broke with Mr. Fish in 1906, and after initially getting the worst of the bitter struggle which ensued, finally succeeded in securing enough shareholders' proxies to eliminate him from the affairs of the road, as well as from the Mutual Life Insurance Company. Feeling ran high on both sides throughout this financial feud, and in one Directors' meeting Mr. Fish struck and floored J. T. Harahan, who had succeeded him as President of the Illinois Central. Mr. Fish was a railroad executive of the old order, rough and ready in speech, cautious in administration, scrupulously honorable in his engagements, and completely impatient of fallacious economics. Even in his youth he played his part against greenback inflation, and for the risky and speculative methods of Wall Street railroad amalgamation, whose excesses were justified only by their aggregate brilliant results, he had an inherent mistrust. He was a stubborn fighter but invariably a good loser. His resentment of the prohibition amendment, and his efforts for its repeal, were characteristic of his sturdy individualism.\u003c\/p\u003e"}