Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railway Co. signed by August Busch - Stock Certif for Sale

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Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railway Co. signed by August Busch - Stock Certif For Sale

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Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railway Co. signed by August Busch - Stock Certif:
$595.00

Stock issued to \"Lily Busch, August A. Busch and Charles Negel, trustees, U/w of Adolphus busch, deceased,\" and signed on verso by August Anheuser Busch, Sr. (1865-1934). Brewing magnate who served as president and CEO of Anheuser-Busch from 1913-1934. Conceived in 1900 by A.E. Stilwell, the Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railway was the predecessor to the Chihuahua al Pacifico railroad in Mexico. In the wake of a 1912 bankruptcy, the AT & SF acquired the line in 1928, largely in order to gain access to the west Texas oil fields. The Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railway, started in 1900 by American railroad entrepreneur Arthur Edward Stilwell, was the predecessor of the Chihuahua al Pacfico railroad in Mexico. It was intended to reach the Pacific Ocean at Topolobampo, Sinaloa. The United States portion was incorporated in 1900 as the Kansas City, Mexico, and Orient Railway. It was completed between Wichita, Kansas, and Alpine, Texas. Grading took place between El Dorado and Bazaar, Kansas. Primary shops were first located in Fairview, Oklahoma. In 1910, the Fairview shops were destroyed by fire and the shops were then re-established in Wichita. The railroad was forced into bankruptcy in 1912, but its receiver, William T. Kemper, was to make a fortune when oil was discovered under its tracks. In 1914, it was reorganized as the KCM&O Railroad. Another reorganization in 1925 returned it to its original name. It was popularly called The Orient railroad. At the end of 1925, KCM&O and KCM&O of Texas (the portions of interstate railroads in Texas were required to be under unique charters) together operated 859 miles of track over 738 miles of right of way; the Item ordered may not be exact piece shown. All original and authentic.