MONITOR MINING CO. Stock 1909 Esmeralda Co., NV. Governor Tasker Oddie SIG VF+++

Description

Monitor Mining Company. Stock issued February 20, 1909. Incorporated in November 1906 in the State of South Dakota
. Embossed company seal lower left.
“Mines, Montezuma Mining District, Nevada”
printed left and right of vignette. “Offices: Tonopah, Nevada” printed beneath certificate number. Certificate
No.
48
was issued to
Joseph B. Morris for
2
,000 shares
of capital stock ( per share). Company capital was
,000,000
. Hand signed by company
president T. L. (Tasker Lowndes) Oddie (see bio below)
and secretary T. H. Cookson
. Certificate is about 8” x 11”. Black print with brown overprint/underprint. Eagle vignette.
The Montezuma District is located in Esmeralda county, Nevada, about 30 miles south of Tonopah and 7 miles west of Goldfield. The Monitor Mine was a silver and lead mine on the northwest flank of Montezuma Peak in the Montezuma Range of southwest-central Nevada. Ore was first found in the district in 1867 with significant activity through the 1880s. There was a revival between 1905 and 1907 as prospectors ventured west from Goldfield into the Montezuma Range). The Montezuma district reportedly yielded over 0,000 (period dollars). Tasker Oddie must have seen greater things as this company was still operating at Montezuma in 1909. Clear signature from one of Nevada’s mining giants. Oddie was later governor of the state of Nevada and a U.S. Senator. Oddie was also instrumental in the development of Tonopah.
Tasker Lowndes Oddie (1870 – 1950) was the 12th Governor of Nevada from 1911 to 1915 and a U.S. Senator from 1921 to 1933. Oddie graduated from New York University Law School in 1895 and practiced law in New York until 1898, when he moved to Nevada to become the attorney and business agent for the wealthy Stokes family. Oddie moved to and made his fortune in the 1900 silver boom in Tonopah, becoming manager of the Tonopah Mining Company. He was the Nye County District Attorney from 1900 to 1902. He was a member of the Nevada State Senate from 1903 to 1906 and served as governor between 1911 and 1915. On March 17, 1911 he signed the city charter for Las Vegas. During his tenure, women got the right to vote, a state motor vehicle law was sanctioned, mining safety legislation was endorsed, and there were improvements to workmen's compensation benefits.
Condition:  Very Fine+++
, no folds, no creasing, no tears, light signs of wear/handling/toning (see photos),
uncancelled.
Printer:
Security Bank Note Company, Philadelphia.
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