Litchfield enquirer., 1867-12-19
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 OFlHE Union Pacific Railroad. Running West from Omaha ACROSS THE CONTINENT.
ARE NOW COMPLETED.

] This bring :he line to the eastern base Q
 the Rocky Mountains, and it is expected tha,
 the track will be laid thirty miles further to Evans paas, the highest point on the road by
 January. This maxim un grade from th. foot
 of the mountains to the sum ,ait is but eighty
 feet to the mile, while thatof many easter 1 reads is over one hundred. Work in the rock. 1 through the winter, and there is now no req son to doubt that the entire grand line to the Pacific will be open for business in 1870 The means provided for the construction of tais Great National work are ample The l United States grants it's Six Per Cent. Bonds at the rate of from sl6, ,O00 to s48, ,OOO per mile l for which it takes a second lien as security. and receives payment to large if not to the full extent of it's claim in services. These Bones are issued at each twenty mile section is finished and after it has been examined by United States Commi issioners and prsnonnc ed to be in all respects irst-class road, thor oughly supplied with: depots, repair shops, stations and all necessary rolling stock and other equipments The Unit,d States also makes donation of 2,eOO acres of land to the mile which will be source of large revenue to the company. NJ Much of this land in the Platte Valley is among the most sfersile in the world, and other large portions are covered with heavy pine forests and abound in coal oi the best quality.
 The company is also authorized to issue it's own First Mortgage Bonds to any amount equal 70 the issue of the Government and np Ill ore Hon E. D: Morgan and Hon. Cakes Ames are Trustees for the Poncholders and deliTsl tic 2onds to the Comi'any only as the work pro- gressss, SC tsiai they al."ays represent an actu- al aid productive value.
 The author | capital of the company is b,>n mi. f five millions have been paid ill on the work a.- ready don-
 EARNINGS OF THE COMPANY.
 At present the profits of the company are derived only from it's local traffic, but this is already much mule tha n sufficient to pay the interest on all the Bonds tho Company can is sue, if not another mile were built T. is rot doubted that when the road .+ ,-a@,i-te.i tue through traffic of tEe only line ,...;s .'.e Atlantic and Pacific states will d precedent. and as there viii D, 1t can always ke done as P. 7
 It will be noticed that Railroad, is in fact Govsrr un der the supervision of t+' and to large extent with :: and that it's Bonds are is: ment direction. Itis h, security is so careful: no other is based upo'r able property. As t!n
 First Mo .. are offered fol the !..- l.. dollar, they are th" >.., market being nor l''.3 .v:i than U, s. Sioc,.
 SIX PEI e,ss i ~s .ua. or over nine Der C.
 Subscriptions vii J. .,al by H. R. Colt, Cashier, Flrst ..iA L;rch6eld and in New York at the Co.n2a!ys Office, No. 20 Nassau St., and by Continental National Bank No. 7. Nassau st., Clarke Dodge i Co., Bankers, No. 51 Wall st., John J. Cisco son, Bankers, No. 33 Wall st., and by the Company's advertised agents throughout the United States, of whom maps and descriptive pamphlets may be obtained on applica- tiOn. Remittances should be made in drafts CT other funds par in Now York, and the bonds will be sent free of charge by return express. Parties subscribing through local agents will look to them for their safe delivery.
 A new pamphlet and map, showing the progress of the work, Resources for construction, and value of bonds, may be obtained at the company's office or it's advertised agents will be sent free on ap- pication.
 JOHN. J CISCO. Treasurer, N. Y
 Nov. 23, 1887. 32-2m