U.S.A: Oregon Improvement Company, $100 shares, 1890
£30.00
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U.S.A: Oregon Improvement Company, $100 shares, 1890, signed by Elijah Smith, dockland scene at top, black with green underprint. VF
Founded by Henry Villard, to operate steamship lines in the Pacific Northwest, Washington, Oregon and California. Purchased the Seattle & Walla Walla Railroad Co., and the Seattle Coal & Transportation Co. in 1880. Elijah Smith, 1840-1912 and Prosper W. Smith, 1842-1909, acquired control from Villard in 1884 from their base in New Bedford, Mass. Purchased by the Pacific Coast Company in 1896.
