Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1867-08-28
THE
CENTRAL PACIFIC RAILROAD,
rue WESTERN HALF ON rug

! -ANHa " Ahb
Great National Trunk Line across The
Continent,
Being constructed with the AID AND SUPERVISION
OF rHE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT, is
destined TO be one OF the MOST IMPORTANT AND vAluA-
BLH hAnEoADi N tHs WORLD, as II is the toe link Of
communication between the PAeihs Coast ami the Great
Interior nasiu, and tho
Principal Portion of tho Main Stem Line
between tho Two Oceans.
The present western terminus is at saerArento, on
the na'gabls waters " the Pache bat will utnate
y extend irom San Francisco the richest and
mo,t popuqus parts o. California, Nevada, and Utah,
contiguous to all heg great Mining Regions Of the Par
West The Company sutno ized to continue their
line eastward until it shall aud with the
roads building east Ct the Rocky Mouatain ranges
Assuming that they will build and control hdf the
entredisaaee between San Franeisc, and the Missouri
River, nov seems PROBABLE the United States will
have invese ed In the eomple n sos miles SIS 592
600. At the average rate Of s8500 per menot in
Guiding sbsolute grants 90 90 acres ofthe Public
Lands BY be iominR joint 10 the m xnidoent
enterprise and by wing he first lien in favor Of the
Fire, Mortgage Bondholdefs, 1HE GENHR,L GOVERN
AENr, II SFFscr, INVITES rHE co OPERATION OF
Pr vArE oArrALIsrs and has carefully guarded their
interests against all ordinary contng
The Cea,nl Psolho Railroad enjoys all the privileges,
grants, aud bndis conferred by the Acs Of Congress
upon the other parts Of the through line and has in
ad iiuon several special exclusive Advantages aprea-
Bile only TO the Western Halt
l. The Company has received from the State and chief
cities VI Calf ma aBt,ia &c ~ money credit and
taiaabe property 100 n Ger % 900 90 in gold ia
ad iun TO the full bene 10 u the Govern ment subsidy
H. The hardest AMI ooihe ptrt of i contraction has
been successfully overcome within he % l6l mites
Ia fes the track will be clmp eted entirely
across the Sierra Nevldas, after which progress TO
salt Lake will be easy and rapid
ILL., The local business alone ~ this road establishes it's
mpcte financial success indie endenuy of the vast
through usffi which must pass over it. The Rrass
earnings for the months ~ Jane and Ju v "a .oa the
% miles Ga open for business. rp,oa Of $751;
900 ~ gold Of which tour ftAs were net ca nngs.
" IL ca have competition, but " n carry beside
through business vhich Is shared among its Eastern
conut ctions and brant hes.
v The ro,d lies wholly in territory yielding the precious
metals ana US pre- collected IN Ito rates
for trans. Ortsou very alsantageous. beiug more
than three times those Of roads lying east n and
the ratio If operating rpfsi 4, less than 20 per
Of tie gross eHniHgg.
Vi Ia quence the aid Il receives from he Cen
era Cove nmout fom the State Of California, and
from municipal o1ipotau ths annual interest Oh.
N.atOns which the Oompan, calgd upon to 8
sumo are very light The net earunss upon an AZ
erage " sbot IS miles g. 1865 w,re netly three
times the amount Of u interest hrbiiuies to be
assumed H building u, and S235 700 than
the in,erosf fhe otpt Of First Mort-
gaze Bonds ohtcA the Company issue upon The
frt l5J Dstles