Wood-Hagenbarth Cattle Company, Limited 1909 stock certificate - Utah

Description

Up for consideration is a Wood-Hagenbarth Cattle Company, Limited stock certificate from 1909:
#45
Issued to Oliver M. Stafford, Jr. for 2,500 shares on February 8, 1909
Signed by D. Barnes as secretary and Hagenbarth as president
Incorporated in Idaho
Capital stock of ,500,000
Datelined Spencer, Idaho
Hand cancelled on left side
Certificate in good condition
Attractive vignette of farming scene along a stream with mountains in background
The Wood-Hagenbarth Cattle Company, headquartered in Salt Lak City, Utah, was established in 1902 when James David Wood purchased the stock of the Palomas Land and Cattle Company which was located in the state of Chihuahua, Mexico. The expanse of the property totaling in excess of 2.4 million acres represented one of the largest cattle ranches in the world and was twice the size of the state of Rhode Island. Prior to the acquisition of the Palomas company, Wood owned the largest sheep ranching business in the United States and was involved in the mining industry in Idaho, Utah, and Nevada. He also was the owner of a Utah canning factory.