{"product_id":"the-southern-kansas-railway-company-income-bond-certificate-1889","title":"The Southern Kansas Railway Company Income Bond Certificate 1888","description":"\u003cp class=\"\" data-end=\"392\" data-start=\"0\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"101\" data-start=\"0\"\u003eThis is an original Income Bond Certificate from The Southern Kansas Railway Company, dated 1888.\u003c\/strong\u003e It features 19th-century engraving, \u003cstrong data-end=\"172\" data-start=\"146\"\u003ehandwritten signatures\u003c\/strong\u003e, visible \u003cstrong data-end=\"204\" data-start=\"182\"\u003ecancellation holes\u003c\/strong\u003e, and light folding consistent with its age. This certificate represents a piece of railroad finance during the height of U.S. westward expansion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-end=\"831\" data-start=\"394\"\u003eThe Southern Kansas Railway Company was incorporated in the 1870s as a strategic extension of the \u003cstrong data-end=\"541\" data-start=\"492\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.tickerhistory.com\/products\/atchison-topeka-and-santa-fe-railroad-bond-scrip-from-1894\"\u003eAtchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway\u003c\/a\u003e (AT\u0026amp;SF)\u003c\/strong\u003e. It played a key role in Santa Fe’s southern expansion, laying track through \u003cstrong data-end=\"674\" data-start=\"619\"\u003eKansas into Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma)\u003c\/strong\u003e and reaching toward the Texas border. The route was crucial for opening settlement, transporting cattle, and accessing new markets in the South and Midwest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-end=\"1130\" data-start=\"833\"\u003eIncome bonds like this were typically issued to fund capital-intensive infrastructure—rail, bridges, and equipment—where interest was paid only if income allowed. These financial instruments were part of the bold, high-risk, high-reward financing landscape that helped build America's rail empire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-end=\"1284\" data-start=\"1132\"\u003eYou will receive a certificate similar to the one shown. Each is an original, issued document from 1889 with slight variations in condition and details.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ticker History","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50928621256991,"sku":"","price":129.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0836\/8757\/1743\/files\/image00049_background_0979c74a-c7df-44bb-87dd-74474517f82e.jpg?v=1771301310","url":"https:\/\/shop.tickerhistory.com\/zh\/products\/the-southern-kansas-railway-company-income-bond-certificate-1889","provider":"Ticker History","version":"1.0","type":"link"}