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The Kansas City, Mexico And Orient Railway Company Signed On Attached Statement By C.F. Adams Jr.

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The Kansas City, Mexico And Orient Railway Company Signed On Attached Statement By C.F. Adams Jr.
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1907, Kansas. Stock certificate for ninety shares issued to and signed on attached statement by CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS JR. (1835-1915) A member of the prominent Adams and Crowninshield political families, C.F. Adams Jr. served as a general in the Union Army during the Civil War and was subsequently a railroad executive. Orange / Black. Vignette of locomotive at top center. Perforation cancellations do not affect Adams’ signature. After serving with distinction in the American Civil War, C.F. Adams Jr. was appointed to the Massachusetts Railroad Commission and served as president of the Union Pacific Railroad. 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 old fields. $250