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The Little Falls & Dakato RR Co. Issued To And Signed By Frederick Billings

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The Little Falls & Dakato RR Co. Issued To And Signed By Frederick Billings
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1884. Minnesota. Stock certificate for one shares. Black. State seal vignette at top center. Litho. Signed as president of the company by ROBERT HARRIS A professional railroader. Issued to and signed on verso by FREDREICK BILLINGS Work on the Little Falls & Dakota branch started in the summer of 1881, the company being known as the Little Falls & Dakota Railroad Company. Track laying began in June, 1882, and was completed to Morris, on October 27, 1882. Operation of trains began on November 1, 1882. The Little Falls & Dakota Railroad Company was organized by local men and was capitalized by county bond issues of the immediate counties. Ortonville is said to have been the objective of this line but the road was never extended west of Morris Plans for the present Little Falls depot were drafted in 1899 and the building of the station began shortly thereafter. (Poors Manual). Couple of small hole cancellations slightly affect Harris’s signature. Cancellations not affecting Billings signature on verso.