, 1869-12-30
CHICAGO & ALTON RAILROAD.

We Ecd m The Ra,|udy Rsrte1r, az Ch'csIo, TIC
tn1.uN ilU cupy Ut cuc1.ar Ntstfrs*el aT rae
II, STAT ut Il .ne ch,ehQn 4 4Al.nn Road TO tee
FOR tss ru:ro.r OF d.cdas among It's .socs-
he,IdeFs tue torp IL earnings Of this COMPANY.
Ltre1otofe unrsFEeschttl ann uudlstoel, tho |
rflAte1 part IT nlch hAs t.cn npp:iel III pay
l1tnt. lot iEpEoTt q eat4 AID additiuu< 10 Jour
rtrrts:5, at,t 10: ibc ietthft ps.pu,s ii iacst,s
;y 3au f-rtIc and pro fciE2 Il lrpEu cc1HpeiAou,
rs aCt,utIfI ln- 1sete.rc- md co.nec:-Das here
,Eults SIT ttslh. tie prcters oi ta,s c'm2ahf
La.r uLa. tuUuslt tlGes: Id asf &c ass.nt OF s
ttocE. L.dslt 70 fLTtItt futIeaae II IL capital !
slo'k. ...-- ..- ... I
nauur, soat u e ra:nss VI al. ra+ wh'cu may Ut !
this ttne se "a " lesuet BY this c,1p.uJ for The
turlote- t!o'ttata, u'det ne trsf;cs'nns ol IT'S
ct .ftcr. calf o: czccca =, ,eGn, hIca thcJ rfo-
pcs+, In the asseLt o& IT. stu:k1vaess, u lssl
in TIC tn4utef ioli0<'n|: .
"I-ac1 u. ncr U; the cApl'a. sock oi this con-
rapy, Hk+ttrr Cnru4uu or preferred, ssall ne en-.
tt;et =, urcsa-t fJr t7cTj two eEa:es OF capital
-, ck 500 ne! TT t':u red s'ard-- a II. L41.e,
on tnr ~ n da' e1 eehfus1f- y. is'e' nne *oata
Ut c.4.i Al sttcA, up Pa, ,Intuss TO be nAde lof.
For one-na1i the nnmber Of shares II which
tc l.,.y cnt:::et As aforesaid eacn hs:ccs shAA
rpy min tie trtasury ~ lee COMPANY, tn the 1st
lYy ot March, ~ H. iss1 t*c saIn u {! % :or each
th4r-, ~hlch, fIb!u the propo: ln'a:e credit d1e
ffozn j. clMe account. NlH COIL 2e;s pa. Ncut f1F
sF1r ihc otaer naf ot the uu1neer Ct .h,.es to
n1cn be nay Ee entitled, As slusttsc, rsch A{acl
hclhcf shat rs5 par vs.ut, . tse following install
E1tLfs:
TN tie 11st day o. Ala{co lsat-.... .-...'es:hN
sp sp ;ne ne H.; @ aas Of er, 30,
Ut ths n,.s day Of p {. rtes, 4s'u-. go
:. Full ptla rr.tra;~a ~ltl l~' ,ssced oa The
rt1t ca. Of Match, lss ter ttc eait = the Shares
to ~hIs each tscc.teid. : sri! be eni,:atd: pro.
~ .5 ~ e..s %n s. re ,ns
r-aandtr Of tie tnafe', ~ a!el,salt. ~ ht =.
ted 1I tre 1.t nj n ct tcr. iso. t,:E:dt- ali Ut
tie tec HI 1nsta Ds ofs ttAI Ease teth tialas
81, .ne.ttisi.. rfo ssa.s tatl to ray ,ec ia.
s:A,n tnss pso1"'ct, 10 nc p4ht. Q: TIC !aes
tt.gaer 10 hkse strlet'+h 'he H2nt 10 :cuaud AID
itttlre irsm shts coEpaD1 ne shares Q! b+*
.'tck 70 st.h hr Ntaia, .s Hposz The 'sfs1s aoo'e
be ORGY yen1zeA tlt.u The fAi" Of ktocs SO
!>tued shsl he used 70 Araaffe additional tu'llnS
utl,s n ! pesna,e1; ees.ss..ss. a.a ai,o
10 eceU:re oy .'ta4e, ps3c~a:e " tshe:Ti.e,
10 seen,Isnce with The charter o. tse co n
rsu., at TIC lnA est possible cSs. for ras1, a
Tn,itnsd uo~ Constructed :rom pT:Ih:7 nrou
the Int NJ thtf coz p.n5. 10 Wenoas, AID ior tx-
ttlotrR the .aUe. Itoa the sape basis ~ 10 eo':,
10 Lsca,n: nLo also 10 cot rtc. ,hs ~ 4 rat ro>l.
cot sf:ucted Is ao.cs1,d. at to.ee psI2t 10 ~
:eiec1eo b the io.rd e D;.ecsoss,, wi'h ;,s s.:
1e17t tral !ea.e The h:e vh:en !. !. p1op, sed 70
10 ists,n. std II r, mate, .r~' q rs' c,.s t3
1ht. ct'nran. nj! tcs s1cvec siS.nn Fer mile y
Nj: t1ascsse sbe large, coal. nsM IL So:1:'ra Ei,.
fa.c.,: ste',eus RI 'he Sta'e t:is htsusE innos.
tHIt Tor Int. ca raIs To pcrEpr th1 stTn-rt a.
Tor ethtr palis. sral have aeee 70 TO TEE Aes'''
sss ~ 1et ~ SO assc, to The ezeea,.on o.
,pes contracts s'e ~ ssr e., a. az; ~
suit Tor tie tnter~t tf mi. conoAr'l 4. may b.
nscs *sary to lonutet the ln- Of ihe - Lou'..
, ,7sct vii. t'n'taco Railroad toTranF. Go =
oIe!asa cy I'll. ca7 p,nt u lie. p-sre:u Il iesse
Nta tie kystcu Of rA'l"ays ta M'ssou:1, IL otde!
10 secure To this coEra'y an increasei haoant "
"Iccr a-Is.i'on Is cs!Nd 10 TIE r:crsNc o.
cur Ct. r'et rnct1 wn'ca It Il rtcro.ea 70 f'.'is
tR'd ce~ tnares OF s1oes. VIZ: in- a:AA -. q.
10 t,cot b Auo with rhc written eoEfeot Of :nfre
!: ilustna CT tic ttos,AnoleG. 81 s.io comp.nt. =
IF Iaid cor tauy, ia atpeuhsgss ard otaer prop
, xity sox held hs said o,7rtu!. OF WHICH nA.
ttieats.r ee puIeh,.ed o. .; aeau,rsa "a ,,s tn
i crease q! ctmnoc SICK and the eSe1uu.o 81 ID
cn,rscs ne7cn set loEt.. at' y rrqorst soat 5os
rrn rc,u.n it TO " 81 Lsssbee, sccrv:ari, n III
.fsce Ct ihN COMPANY. & 5oas eaEssess esnse
u, ,ae a.rert Ct tn1ee foarsns In interest Of II
s,oek .eell Re :3oA rbtaicsd. Circular E!n be
frtd 70 tscn s'cekhoder. ~to.e sdlrcaa !
ia a11T %siea re u &c sai Be eni tc-. tac snoan
j. aIa rua1neT Of ps3lEg tho ,ssAlu eats stautrt
and ~ ,ss nfsxy '0f CO.
i Tnss esrru'a, i. da:sd necemcer - 1850. aud
ID t,slea Is the l7es.dsns Nj. I. p Blacss es1
kNl Frroae'y receive toe <saeht OF nsas'5 al u
" Tse moEty which this s.sun q stock VII. n.tn
ri trtp 1he treasury Of TIE COMPANY viii sEount
s1,A:a ae. Inc cost OF TIE PROPOSED sosd f.s
ce nH stt 10 lacon. with : ootnecs1o6 TOT "
II pppt to me Jacksons.l'e Branch, ~ mites
Do ltrsth, sccordirg 10 tus circrtss, etI Be aso'
Al fl.estlitah ~. .,
T. j,rss-r, III. Iustktou alta the railroads Of II
- sonh l. . vcly In ppr' ans O. nIanca 70 u
ie,tl ., which v11 insure Z eonnt c:,oa WIN mti
u, Of the mort lrporiaot iu'es IN A;a-oat aaa .1
ei yer. d,Ierl route nun CatnRo TO kAssai Clt
IL sop,h.i0 ksnss< and ias c.sas sst.ts eiate. N !.
op than nite miles ippr. II tuut 1lota jacEsoovlE
T. It'd oriy .tooi txent, .dSe mig tar 53aca'
- | .Ho.,I1 +, T.cn NJ nr near Whitehall