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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en"> <head> <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" /> <meta name="description" content="Railroad stock sale - Kansas Memory" /> <meta name="keywords" content="Historical images online, historical documents online, online primary sources, Commercial, Construction and maintenance, Rail-Related, Kansas City, 1900, 1902, Mexico, Advertisements, Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railway Company, Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railway Company, Railroad Ports (K Port 385)" /> <title>Railroad stock sale - Kansas Memory</title> <script type="text/javascript" src="/includes/prototype.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/includes/scriptaculous.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/includes/custom.js"></script> <script src='https://www.google.com/recaptcha/api.js' async defer></script> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/css/main.css" media="screen" /> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/css/form.css" media="screen" /> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/css/facet.css.php" media="screen" /> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/css/featured.css" media="screen" /> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/css/theme.css.php?theme=blue" media="screen" /> <link rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' href='/css/item.css' media='screen' /> <link rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' href='/css/rating.css' media='screen' /> <script type='text/javascript' src='/includes/item.js'></script> <meta name='ROBOTS' content='NOFOLLOW' /> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/css/print.css" media="print" />   <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-NVWXGPN650"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-NVWXGPN650'); </script> </head> <body> <h2 style="display: none;" class="noprint"> This offer to sell shares is to help finance the construction of a railway from Kansas City to Port Stilwell (Topolobampo), Mexico, approximately 1,100 miles. The offer is for shares of stock of the International Construction Company, which is building a portion of the Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railway in Mexico and Texas. This route is advertised to be the shortest line from Kansas City to the Pacific Ocean. The construction was delayed to find a route over the Sierra Madre Mountains. A route has been found and construction is progressing. The reverse side of the document is a map of the proposed route. </h2> <h1 class="km">Kansas Memory<img src="/graphics/km_logo_print.png" alt="Kansas Memory" /></h1> <h1 class="khs">Kansas Historical Society<img src="/graphics/kshs_non_logo81px.png" alt="Kansas Historical Society" /></h1> <div id="container"> <div id="item_image" style="margin-bottom: 20px;"> <span id="view_image"> <a href="/item/214179/page/1"><img src="https://img.kansasmemory.org/thumb500/00213621.jpg" alt="Railroad stock sale - Page " style="width: 485px;"/></a> </span> <br /> <div id="item_access_options"> </div>  <div id="item_donate" style="padding-top: 1em;"> <p class="item_details_small"> To order images and/or obtain permission to use them commercially, please contact the KSHS Reference Desk at <a href='mailto:KSHS.reference@ks.gov?subject=Image%20Request%20from%20KSHS%20Website'>KSHS.reference@ks.gov</a> or 785-272-8681, ext. 117. </p> <br> <p class="item_details_small">For more information see the Copyright and Permission <a href='http://www.kansasmemory.org/faq#question_63797159'>FAQ</a>. </p> </div> </div> <div id="item_details"> <div id="item_description" class="item_details_box"> <div class="noprint item_header_h2"> <div class="control" style="margin-top: 6px;"> <a id="href_item_description" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="toggleItemDetail('item_description_container');" style="text-decoration:none;"><span id="button_item_description_container">- </span></a> </div> <h2 id="item_title"><a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="toggleItemDetail('item_description_container');" style="color: black; text-decoration: none;">Railroad stock sale</a></h2> </div> <div id="item_description_container" > <p id="item_summary">This offer to sell shares is to help finance the construction of a railway from Kansas City to Port Stilwell (Topolobampo), Mexico, approximately 1,100 miles. The offer is for shares of stock of the International Construction Company, which is building a portion of the Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railway in Mexico and Texas. This route is advertised to be the shortest line from Kansas City to the Pacific Ocean. The construction was delayed to find a route over the Sierra Madre Mountains. A route has been found and construction is progressing. The reverse side of the document is a map of the proposed route.</p> <p style="padding-top: 0.8em;"> <span class="bold">Creator:</span> <a href="/locate.php?query=Kansas+City+Mexico+and+Orient+Railway+Company&restrict=creator">Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railway Company</a> <br /> <span class="bold">Date:</span> <span id="item_date">Between May 31, 1900 and January 31, 1902</span> <br /> </p> </div> <div id="item_options"> <p style="margin-top: 0.5em;"> <a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Element.hide('share_box');item_direct_login(214179);Element.toggle('login_box');"><img src="/graphics/buttons/bookbag.png" alt="Bookbag" /></a> <a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Element.hide('save_box');Element.toggle('share_box');item_render_box(214179,'share');"><img src="/graphics/buttons/share.png" alt="Share" /></a> <a href="/item/214179/print"><img src="/graphics/buttons/print.png" alt="Print" /></a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="item_details_box_foot"> </div> <div id="login_box" style="display: none;"> <h4 class="noprint"><a href="javascript:void(0);">Login</a></h4> <div id="item_login" class="item_details_box noprint" > <div id="login_box_contents"> </div> <p> <a href="#" onclick="Element.hide('login_box');">Cancel</a> </p> </div> <div class="item_details_box_foot"> </div> </div> <div id="save_box" style="display: none;"> <h4 class="noprint"><a href="javascript:void(0);">Bookbag</a></h4> <div id="item_save" class="item_details_box noprint" > <div id="save_box_contents"> </div> <p> <a href="#" onclick="Element.hide('save_box');">Cancel</a> </p> </div> <div class="item_details_box_foot"> </div> </div> <div id="share_box" style="display: none;"> <h4 class="noprint"><a href="javascript:void(0);">Share</a></h4> <div id="item_share" class="item_details_box noprint" > <div id="share_box_contents"> </div> <p> <a href="#" onclick="Element.hide('share_box');">Cancel</a> </p> </div> <div class="item_details_box_foot"> </div> </div> <div class="noprint item_header"> <div class="control"> <a id="href_item_pager" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="toggleItemDetail('item_pager');" style="text-decoration:none;"><span id="button_item_pager">- </span></a> </div> <a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="toggleItemDetail('item_pager');">Browse 4 images</a> <div id="psum" style="display:inline;"></div></div> <div id="item_pager" class="item_details_box noprint" > <p id="pager_items"> <script type="text/javascript"> pager_page(214179,1,'00213621'); </script> <div id='pager_items_images'><p><a id='thumb_00213621' href='/item/214179/page/1' onmouseover="update_image('view_image',1,'1','00213621','214179')"><img id='thumb_img_00213621' src='https://img.kansasmemory.org/thumb/00213621.jpg' class='pager' alt='Railroad stock sale - 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