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N•
ORTH OF SPAIN RAILWAY.
Bayonne, Irtm, St. Sebastian, Tolosa, Bilboa, Vitoria. Miranda.
!.ariviesca, Burgos, Palencia, Valladolid, Avila, L'Escurial, Madrid.
telsital 29,925,000 piasSres. 315.000 shares of 95 piastres each for
tefa,,in, 500 francs for France, or 201. for England. Deposit 19 piastres
e 100 f, ancs in France, or 41. in England. One fifth of the
capital has been subsea, bed in Spain, two-fifths in France, and two-
us remain fora ppropriation in England.
President—The Duke De Riansares.
Bankers in Paris—Messrs. Rothschild, Paris.
Bankers In London—Messrs. Masterman, Peters, and Co. ; the
London and County Bank.
Rankers in BordeauxMessrs.Ezpeleta et Fits.
Agents in --
London—Messrs. C. Devaux and Co., 62, King William-
The
_ street, City ; to a horn applications for shares may be made.
, North
The nr
of Spain Railway is about 685 kilometres, or 427 miles
including the branch to the port of Bilboa.
of the Se
electors have already obtained the concession for 99 years,
or 406 Punish P9ttioo, which traverses a distance of 650 kilometres,
more mites, They have paid 750,000 piastres (157,0001.), the caution
and they are in actual treaty with the French Government
c
h is only 35
the section from Bayonne to the Spanish frontier ; the length of
kilometres, or 21 miles.
,„ The Spanish Government guarantees to the Company, on a maxi-
''.
n' und capital of 80,000,001) piastres (6,315,7891.), a minimum interest
,LPer cent., including 1 per cent. to be applied to a sinking fund.
Ilae provinces and communes traversed by this railway, as well as
the contiguous provinces and communes, have agreed to share with
ole Government the responsibility of this guarantee.
The Spanish Government, perceiving the great advantage which
taust result to the public revenue by th,a encouragement of railways,
_Which develop the'various sources of national wealth, have faithfudy
adhered to the guarantees they have given ; and even in cases where
~,_eletallanie have t been abl to erform their engagements, he
• revernmes no
nt has returned to e suchp companies, whether native or
alreps.,
In the entire sums paid as cautionary deposit.
,_." order to secure to the shareholders in the North of Spain Rail- the full value of the guarantee of 6 per cent., and 1 per cent.
Balting fund. a general contract has been already made for the par-
,_as of the land, the construction of the whole e, and for rolling
ZOE, plant, &c., according to the requirements tithe Government,
nt.airlee within the guaranteed capital. The contractor has depo-
..n 500,000 piastres or 105,2631., as a guarantee for the due fulfil-
in of the contract, and is to leave 5 percent. out of each certificate
811,410 hands of the directors as a further security, until such reserves
4..0.. to the sum deposited.
cent. ofse
ethTehrwicontract price covers all expenses incurred in surveys and
P to the present time, and leaves a fund of about 10 per
ex_ e the capital in the hands of the directors, to meet the general
ee4Zna_..s of the undertaking, and to pay interest at the rate of 5 per
tea. v`r annum to the shareholders during the course of construe-
°alit NOrth of Spain Railway connects Madrid with several provin-
such aslef ,17,,wi15, forming points of convergence of various high roads,
are also tir 1111, where seven meet. Burgos, Valladolid, and Avila,
The Ne,e„centres of similar streams of traffic.
districts of Spain Railway traverses most important industrial
runs a, ' such as the provinces of Biscay, Gaipuzcoa, and Alava. It
prexitlems.o through districts rich in wools, wines, and corn—districts
exile m 8 Much more than they can either consume, or at present,
need"' ; and which, to gain access to the home and foreign markets,
Will 001 Y those facilities of economical transport which this railway
•
eat Forth of Spain Railway will establish a thorough communi-
lte,on, between the Atlantic and the Mediterranean. Starting
T 0,7 .ayonne and Biboa it will proceed through Irun, St. Sebastian,
rs'sa, and Vitoria to Miranda. At Miranda it reaches the river
orlit'• Which is now being canalised down to the port of Alfaques,
ee-e shores of the Mediterranean. At Madrid also it will be placed
conanumication with the great line of railway now in course of
a-w-"erion between the capital and Valencia.
et fether very important feature of this great undertaking is that
sod ether
it Will reach the river Douro, which runs to Oporto ;
Ar
e.t Madrid, it will be brouht into connexion with the
Port:4MlWaY, which will be continued first to Badajoz to meet
"'vine „,—,guese line to Lisbon, next to Cordova, and thence to
To
teaSpeielthe advantages which such data promise to the. North
rt,Qttelt rithalltvay, the distinction between Spanish, English, and
must be kept in view.
1.,21_.e .cost of construction is greater in England or France,
4a_riet is of a higher value than in Spain. Labour is much
Col%1:" bearVand and in Prance than in Spain. Rails also and
Spaletlt•tn,e
01:1 France a price somewhat extravagantly high, in
Secetl,eY are „the Protection given to home industry, whilst into
Muth ,:ely,....T.naborted from England free of duty..
eBtablis&ar4ll*.
eountrierer aZe.,. return from railways in England or France are of
spaiTile returns 4°loPrnent than in Spain, because in the former
Men-tent -ger .17°,etanr!ave to compete with already existing and long
nveyance, whilst pain railways, from the
"iseirar"-in7Lhg, absorb the whole of the traffic.
npenn'ti!)ecanse tbeee-7 Profitable in England and France than in
Whilst -7e taritys can be speared only by incessant reductions
ratty, hi Spain f,';' the numerous competing means of transport;
per '• since tit_"te tariffs will, to a certainty, be largely rernune-
ten_!lent, abev:7 can reasonably be fixed at 50, 100, and even 200
ap"ce cheaper Ihthe English and French tariffs, and still remain
breciated an the old means of transport, and be accordingly
ee,
die t
enhinetio
from the us are well founded, and have received Fonfirma-
e ate__
_oresults of all the existing railways in Spain; hence
been Freer , feZnulorrintPhaslpt from Valencia to Akira has heen
wcohmirlheada
sumerenaftltc,fotor
severaldou ta tyheeirreollinlypostnec
the, line from
11310nw. In the Asturias, the exorbitant tariff of 2a centimes per
,transpellei and per ton sufficed to put down et competingrt of Gijon ; and,
utstiand v the coal of the basin of Same. to the Pe means of
kilometres long,
e line from Madrid to Aranjuez,
1852 :111°1 nips to ne centre of pro
300 000 passengers,
e first year of its working, a traffic
ductiononuoly; Sciotn, commerce, had in
and
110,000 tons of mere' andise.
The . pected from this line have
estimates of the receipts to
been framed underand establish upon
71tisular. and munteio
the special superintendencee- Biscay, of the provincial,
al wrP"'Alwri'letourn of 5,150,000 piastres, or
1. existing traffic im imolefila
which,
•,OR 210Zafter deducting 45 per cent. for working ex-
Douses, leaves a net profit the capital of the Company of 10
Per cent. This estimate, o uponwever, is wholly irrespective of the In-
crease which improved means of transport invariably ensures.
The Board nirection will be nominated in the statutes of the
Company, and of Direction
consist of eight Spanish, four French, and three
English Directors.
on'ipanw Three French Directors have been appointed,
viz. :
M. Aidouin, banker, Paris,
M. De Grimaldi, Paris, and
M De Ezpeleta, Paris and Bordeaux.
Lqndon, April 9, 1853.
FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES.
North of Spain Railway Company.
To Messrs. C. Devaux and Co.
Gentlemen,—l request you to allot me shares in the above
undertaking, and I hereby agree to accept the said shares, or any
less number you may allot me, and to pay the sum of 41. on each
share allotted, at the time to be specified in your letter of allotment.
Dated this day of 185
Name in fall ..... • • • • • • • • • • • • •• • •
Re, idence • •• ••••••••
Pr0fe55i0n...................

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