Northern Pacific RR Stock Issued To E. H. Harriman & Company And Signed By E. H. Harriman For The Company

1882, New York. Stock certificate for 100 shares. GreenBlack. Engraved vignette of a steam locomotive at top center, nice portrait vignette of Frederick Billings at bottom. Issued to E. H. Harriman & Co. and signed on verso for the company by EDWARD H. HARRIMAN (1848-1909). Railroad executive, Financier. One of the great railway builders of all time, Harriman was known for his genius in developing and reinvesting in railroads. His stock market battle for control of the Northern Pacific against the combination of J. Pierpont Morgan and James J. Hill (which ended in a standstill) remains as one of Wall Street's great wars. A true financial wizard, Harriman was known as the "Napoleon of Wall Street" and upon his death, "controlled more millions of capital than any financial giant of the country." Stamp and Punch cancelled and Excellent.