Seattle, Lake Shore and Eastern Railway Co. - Circa 1887-1896 Unissued Railroad for Sale

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Seattle, Lake Shore and Eastern Railway Co. - Circa 1887-1896 Unissued Railroad For Sale

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Seattle, Lake Shore and Eastern Railway Co. - Circa 1887-1896 Unissued Railroad :
$75.00

Unissued Stock printed by Franklin Bank Note Co., New York. Incorporated 1885, operated between Seattle & Spokane. After bankruptcy was taken over by the reorganized Northern Pacific RR in 1898. Available in Olive, Green or Brown. Please specify color. The Seattle, Lake Shore and Eastern Railway (SLS&E) was a railroad founded in Seattle, Washington, on April 28, 1885, with three tiers of purposes: Build and run the initial line to the town of Ballard, bring immediate results and returns to investors; exploit resources east in the valleys, foothills, Cascade Range, and Eastern Washington in 19th-century style, attracting more venture capital; and boost a link to a transcontinental railroad for Seattle, the ultimate prize for incorporation. The historical accomplishment of the line was Seattle to Sumas at the border, with British Columbia, Canada, connecting with the Canadian Pacific transcontinental at the border at Huntingdon, British Columbia, now part of the City of Abbotsford. In addition to the historical accomplishment, the SLS&E built and ran branches from Seattle through Bothell, on to Woodinville, to Sallal Prairie (just past North Bend); Salmon Bay (the industrial district of the town of Ballard); and Spokane to Davenport. Toward the latter end, one goal was creating a rail connection to North Dakota via Wallula, an outpost on the Columbia River in the early decade Item ordered may not be exact piece shown. All original and authentic.