Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-09-12
THE CENTRAL PACIFIC RAIL.
L ROAD,


L ROAD.
The Western half of the Great Nationa
Trunk Line across the Continent being cor.
structed with the aid and supervision Of the
United States Government, il destined 10 be.
one Of the most important and valuable Rail
roads in the world, as 1t is the cole link of com
muncation between the Pacific Coast and the
Great Interior Basin, and the principal portionl
OF the main stem line between the two oceans
The present western teaminus ia At Sacra.l
meuto on the navigable waters of the Pacific 4
but II will ultimately extend from San Fran.
cisco across the richest and most populous
parts of California. Nevada, and Utah. C6ntjpu.
uus 10 all the great Mining REGIONS of the Far
West The COMPANY are authorized 10 con-
time their line eastward until il shall meet and
connect with the roads now building cast Of
the Rocky Mountain ranges
Assuming that they wi build and control
| balfthe entire distance between San Francisco
! and the Niss0nri River as now seems nrohah,e
| the United States will have invested i'm The
completion of Sis miles S9S 5g2 COO or M the
! average rate of SIS 900 per mue-not including
nm absolute grant of 10 doc OOO acres of the Plb-
lie Lands 6y becoming oo joint nj nv ~ 9 in the
! magnificent enterprise. and nv waivinp IT, hrs.
| lien in favor of the First MORTGAGE BoudhO'ders
| the General Government. in effect. invites the
| cooperation of private capitalists, and has
carefully guarded their interests against all or.
| binary CONTINGENCIES
! me Central Pacific Raurosd crfov- aN he
! privileges. grants. and suh.idi,s conferred by
! The Acts of CONGRESS- uD0D the otter parts of
7 through line and has In addition. seyerai spec.
/ .l.. exclusive ADVANTAGES apn.icable ONLY 10 the
Western Hall.
Tho COmpauv hos received from the STATE
. and chief Cries of "a iforuis assistance N
, money credit. and valuable property. worth
/ over e. 0p1 o0G IN cold I'm addition tn The IN I
btnet- cft1e Government Subsidy.
,. The hardest and Costliest p4rt Of it, con.
! ~truCriou has been success fnlly overcome WIKI
! in the first 15o rn51cs In a few weeks the rack
! Neyadas. after which progress TO Salt Lake WI
! be e9sv and rand.
g. The local business alone of this road es-
| tab'ishcs its complete financial success. inCe-
pendently Of the vast through traffic which
mon,b. o 6Ie and n Io5 nno eg'I 4be M
| then omen for bpsincsa We're inward of S2g7,-
| UuU IN yGld of which fturfffbs were net caYn.
| iugs.
4, l; can have no competition but will carry,
! beside :ts own lucrative local traffic the who q
! volume Of THROUGH business which /, shared
| among s-e Eastern cannertioUs 9rd .hs.l
| branches
| 3, The road lies wholly in territory Welding
the Drnc:ors metals md its revenues are ar
lpct6d in coin lis rates for TRANSPORTATION 8-t
very adva1tqgeous. being more than three lime:
those of roads Iyir,r east of il. and tho ratio q
! operatiur eynenses il less than d per cent O
tile cross egruinrs
g. In COnseCUtnce of the aid IL receives from
the General Government from the stare O.
! California, and from municipal CORPORATIONS
| tht ANIMAL interest Ohli cations which the Com
papv are called upon TO assume are verv Ign
! Theme. eerrfros unOn an AVERAGE If ghOI- -
miles. in 1875 were nearly three times III,
amoart Of annual interest liabilities 10 be az
| suu,nd 'n hsil1iro II and were S925 OC0 ,gr
-far The annual interest on me entire aInOun
! Of Firs- Nor,gage Bonds which the CCuDEu.
! car Issue uD0n the first 150 miles
The Company offer for sale. through US, .hei
Frs Norr.tag6 Thirty Year. Siy Dcr Cent. Gov
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