Map Showing the Electric Railways of Ohio
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An early prospectus for an important Ohio interurban railway.
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Description
This ephemeral financial statement was issued in 1901 by E. M. Campbell & Company of Indianapolis, a banking firm promoting the creation of the Columbus, Delaware & Marion Electric Railroad Company. The contents advertise twenty-year gold bonds bearing 5% interest, with promotional text touting the railroad’s sound finances, careful organization, and the growing population of the region it was intended to serve.
A map on the back cover shows Ohio’s robust network of interurban railways, including lines already operational, under construction, or projected. Although the Columbus, Delaware & Marion is depicted as completed, passenger and freight service would not actually begin until 1903.
Map Details
Publication Date: 1901
Author: Columbus, Delaware & Marion Electric Railroad Company
Sheet Width (in): 8.50
Sheet Height (in): 11.10
Condition: B+
Condition Description: Four page prospectus with a map on the back cover. Formerly folded into third s and moderately toned along the outer edges. Scattered surface soiling, mostly on the front cover. Good condition overall.
$150.00
1 in stock