The Portland daily press., 1870-08-03
MIsCELLAT EOUs.
indianapolis.
BLOOMINGTON
Western Railway.
Seven Per Cent. Gold Loan.

The bonds are i'll denominations OF Si.ODO each 60
cured by first mortgage on 205 miles of read from
Indianapolis, the largest city and most important
railroad GENRE in tie State c indiana, TO The civ
OF Pekil in Illinois. ~
ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY MILES of tho
Line are now IN FULL OPER ALTON and eoni,,,ad
with New FIRST-CLAsS Rolling Stock consist no nj
20 locomotives, 20 Passenger Coaches; II Baggage
and Express Cars 100 3 x. Stock ard Coal Cas- and
more will DE added as the wants OF the road reGnirr
The earnings arc already Greatly in Excess Of The
Interest on he Whole issue Of BONDS The balance.
all graded. with all the Iron on hand and "a IN ba
completed without delay. " ~
Ifsre e hiIty,six depots the line. located in
cities and iorns that contain, in the aggreqoie, a
population Of one hondred and nsaet1 fborso,,J
averaging ever $50 to each square mile. within a
radius OF hall a mile OF the trek; and arithin
tuenty miles OF the track there is a popukatfon OF
about sirhundred thousand. '"
Il pas es through the counties Of Marion, Hen
bricks, Montgomery, Fountain, Warren and Yer
million, in The State of Indiana, and vermil,lon.
Champaign Dewitt, Piatt, Mclean and Tazeweli
counties, in Illinois, on the line of the old emigrant
stale road which was la out in the best portion Of
those States before the time railroads. was then
the main line Of Western travel, and consequently
became more thicky settled than any other sections
OF tne west, as the numerous cities large VILLAGES
ana products OF these counties demonstrate
Besides the large agricultural productions of this
section the manufacturing interest is very extensive
IN Inc large towns and is rapidly increasing.
The coal mines at Danvi lie on this line are extern
sysIy and i protita6ly worked, and FURNISH BUsI-
TWICE THAT NUMBER WILL BE REOUIRFD
to carry coal ON completion of the remaining link
From the present earnings on $50 miles ii il "a f. tn
assume that the LOCAL BUSINESS 1S d,f q
Xxx BE AMpLE NOT ONLY TO Pay THE
BONDED DIET, BUT LARGE D!VIDENDS
In addition to the population and wealth of the
country and all that is necessary to suptorG first
class TO d and make it profitable investment
throngh local traffic. it forms grand central trunk
ne for through usness Lot passed ~ any road
of equal length in the West
At indianapolis 1t cOunec by main Inca with tI
cities Of Columbus, Cleveland Pitts0urg Cincinnati.
and with the Penns,lvana Central, Baltimore and
ONO and other important railroad lines, at P.kin
the western terminus, connections are mad, With
Peoria, QUINCY, Keokuk. Burlington an ON aha
AT Bloomington, with the Illinois Central Road,
which runs northwest 600 miles to Fort Dodge Iowa
very large business will be done with this line
AZ awhile it connects by rail with Toledo on lake
Erie. map will show all these to he yery i1ptor-
tant connections in making through lines over this
route.
Tue loan is placed beyond any contingency by the
present earnings rom local traffic OH one Iudr ed
and eighty miles, which must necessarily be doub ed
when the trains run through. -.
ne BONDS are convertible at the option Of the
| hclder INTO stock at par at any time. which add
greatly to their value. They may be registered at
the Farmers Loan and Trust Company if desired.