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Product Details Chicago, Milwaukee and Gary Railway Company Certificate TypeCapital StockDate IssuedMarch 4, 1909CanceledYesPrinterWestern Bank Note CompanySignaturesHand signedApproximate Size12" (w) by 8" (h)Additional DetailsNA Historical Context The Illinois, Iowa & Minnesota Railway was created in 1904 and built a line north from a connection with the Milwaukee Road at Delmar that ended at East Joliet. In 1905, a second line was built from Aurora to Rockford. The construction of this line sparked a protest among residents in Rockford because of increased railroad tariffs imposed to support it; at the time, there was already more than one railroad operating between Rockford and Chicago, and the residents felt yet another railroad line was unnecessary.The two lines of the II&M were separated between East Joliet and Aurora, so trackage rights were sought between these two points on the EJ&E, thus giving the II&M a whole route that ran in a generally northwest-

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