Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-07-08
IrnanriaI.
indianapolis,
BfOOmingtOn
w eSteI'n Railway.
Seren per cent. Gold Loan

The bords are in denominations Of sl.Ol0 each "a
cured by first mortgage on sl5 miles Of road from
indianapolis, the largest CITY and most irDportant
railroad centre IN the state Of Indiana 70 the city
Pekin in Illinois.
ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY MILES Of the
Line are now in FULL OPERA1 ION, and equipped
with New, FirstC Glass Rolling stock c0nstsn III -
Locomotives % Passenger Coaches a. Baggage
and Express Cars 80 Box stock and Coal CaTs
and more will be added the wants Of the road re-
quife. The earnings are already greatly in excess
Of the Interest on the whole issue Of BONDS The
balance, twenty-five miles Of the division in Indiana
il nearly all graded, with all the Iron on hand and
will he completed without delay.
There are Thirty siX depots on the line located In
cities and towns that contain in the aggregate A
pOpu alton OF One HUNDRED and Ninety Thousand
averaging over so % each square mile within "a
dius Of half mile Of the track. and within twenty
SIX Hundred thousand.
1T passes through the counties Of Marion. Hend-
ricks, Montgomery. Fountain Warren and Eerm.l-
lion, in the State Of Indiana, and Nermllion Cham
psign, De Witt Piatt, Mclean and farewell Coun-
ties Illinois on the line Of the old emf grant State
road which was laid out IN the best portion Of those
States before the time Of railroads, was then the
main line OF Western travel, and Consequently be-
came thckly settled than other sections II the
West, as the numerous cities large Villages. and
products Of these counties de m0ustrate.
Besides the large acrieu tural productions Of this
section the manufacturing interest is very extensive
in the large t1sus and Is rapidly increasing.
The coal mines az bauviile this line are extern
for over three hundred Coal this line a. pre-
sent and more than twice that uumre5 Will be re-
CURED 20 carry coal on completion Of the remaining
link.
From the present earnings on $50 miles it il safe
TO assume that the Local Business alone will be
ample ugt only 10 pay the Bonded Debt. but large
dividends on the stock.
In addition o. the population and wealth Of the
country End all tina. is necessary o. support first
c!as' road and make il prlftzh G Investment
through local traffic % forms a AMI central
trunk line Tor thr. u-h business not surpassed by
any road of equal length 10 the West.
At ludianap.l.s IL connects s man lines with the
cities OF Columbus, Cleveland Ptt,hur- Cincinnati
and with the Penn sylvlIia Central. Baltimore
and Ohio and other important railroad lines. At
Fekiu. The We tern terminus. connect Ius made
Nth Peoria. Q.lucl, j. osuk Burlington and Omu-
ha. At Bio. ulu-t.u, with the Illinois Central
R0ai, which runs rthwest tjl mi Ies % Fl uo e
Iowa. A ylrt -tr-e business siu be c1us with tlls
line At Da4r4..e it connects ~ rail with ru.e0u
on Lake Erie map will show All these % Dee very
.mpurttut connections iu making tAroUsh lines over
this route.
Tie Loan B. placed beyond any contingency By
the Pres sut Earnings r. l L0ca Traffic on uue Hun
dred and + gnty Miles. which must necessarily be
doubled when tie trains run through.
The Bonds are convert bic al the option Of the hol-
der into -tnck az par any time, which adds greatly
@ their value They may os zstere- at the Far
mer' Laan and Trust Company 10 desired.
Coupons paglils .iprH 8 Octoter. fr5s Of
Ia.
IbIAL lS>b 800, Hs--SA .NNl,Iii Of which ere
placed Iu trust " .th the Farmers Loan ana Trust
Company O. redeem and cancel S-.uU.u,U bonds Is
sued % the lauvile, irhaaa, Bl0ouiI -tou Eand Pc
kin Ra.iIoad, now merged into This road, MAXI.
the loan only .uuuut over bali Of which has been
sold in Europe and this Market The balance We
o7tr 40 COB ana Accru-l Interest A. this Low price
the Bon1s. being 500 amply secured. viii be quickly
marketed.
Wehave been thoroughly posted in regard TO the
road from tIe start have closely Inspected 10 from
time @ time during construction. AMI being fsmil
Jar with che wealth AMI rv.ourceS Il the country
The pou-. -i4ty ana integrity Of the officers and
directors 90 the mplny and the present earn rs
g The rlal, DO ls vita pleasure that Ne recommend
the BHI1- one % Tie cheapest and safest To vest
meuts IN the Market. sure % high standard among
tha best railroad sc Irites 10 the country.
All marketable securities received ir exchange At
market rates Bonds delivered O. all points free Of
express charges