Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-04-25
Office of FISK Il HATCH.
BANNENS AND DEALERS IN GOVERN
MENT SECURITIES,

Office OF FISK Il HATCH.
BANliEKS AND DEALERS IN GOVERN.
MENT SECURITIES,
No. NASSAU STREET, NEW YORK,
February 18th, 1870.
The remarkable success which attended our
negctis.ion Of the Loans of the CENTRAL "a
CIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY and the WESTERN
PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY, and the popu-
lar!y and credit which those Loans have main
tanned in the markets, both in this country and
Europe. have shown that the First Mortgage
Bonds CT wisely located and honorably man
aged Railroads are promptly recognized and
readily taken MS the most suitable, safe and ad-
van.agoous form Of investment, yielding
moro liberal income than can hereafter be de-
rived from Government Bonds, and available
to take their place
Assured that, in the selection and negotiation
Of superior Railroad Loan, we are meeting
great public want, and rendering valuable
servics-bo,h to tn holders Of Capital end to
those grest National works of internal I'M
provemcrt whose intrinsic merit and substsn-
till character, eDtitle them to the use Of Capital
and the confidence Of investors-We now offer,
with special confidence and satisfaction, the
FIRST MORTGAGE BONDS
OF THE
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Co.
The Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad, connect
ing the Atlantic coast and the magnificent har-
bors of the Chc:apcske Bay with the ONO NV
or at y point Of reliable navigation, and thus,
with The entire Railroad system sid water
TRANSPORTATION ofthe great West AID Southwest,
forms the additional East and west
Trunk Zine, so i'm pors:vely demanded ior
tho accommodation Of tho immense and rapidly
growing transportation between the Atlantic
sesboard and Europe on the che hand, and tEe
| great producing regions o: the emo ana NILS
| si;sippi Valleys On the other.
| The importance OF this Road as a
new outlet from the West to the sen
magniacs it into one Of national consequence,
and insUrns 70 il al extensive through trafhc
from, the day Of lis completion while in the
Gevclopcmen. Of the extensive agricultural and
| mineral resources Of Virgins and West Flr.
elDia, il possesses, along its own lice, the eic-
nents of. large and profitable local business.
Thus the grcst interests, both general and To-
chi which dcma d the completion OF the CuEs-
APEAKE AND QNIo RAILROAD to the Oh!o XIV
e- afford the sures: guarantee OF its success and
value, and rcn.icrit he III ost important
AID substantial Railroad enterprise
HOW ia progress in this country.
Il: superiority rs an East AMI West route
and tn. promise OF an immense and pr0ltaot'
trade awaiting its completion, hsvo d rawn to i
the attention and cooperation OF prom'nen
Cap:tali::s and R4ili oai men Of this City, 0
sound Judgment snd known integrity, "ao1
! connection with it, together with that OF emil
rea: ci.iz rns snd business men Of Virginia an'
Wcs: Virgins, insurcS an energetic
honorable and Successful manage
Hlcnt.
Tho Road is Completed aud in operation troi
Richmond 10 The celebrated White Suiphu
Springs u Wcs: Eirginia. 227 miles, "nd 'hcT
remain hu. eco miles (now partially CONSTRUCT
c.D 70 be completed TO carry 1t to the proposed
terminus on the Ohio river at, or near, the
mouth IF the Big Sandy River, $50 miles sbov,
| Cincinnati 49,! $50 miles below Pi.tsburg.
Lines are pow projected OF in progress:
| through OHIO Mnl kentucky ~ this point
which will connect the Chesapeake and ONO
with The n:ire sail! oad systems OF the YES
and Southwest, ard with the Pacific Rallr ROAD
| II: valuable franchises and superior advan
t.2cs will place the CHEsAPsAKE AND ON
| RAILROAD COMPANY among the richest AM
most uowe.; jul and trustworthy corporations Q
the country; and there exists present value
in completed -oad and work done, equal to tn
entire pmount Of the mortgage
| The details oi the Lean have been arranged
with suecal reference to the wants of All dasse
oc icvestors; AID combine the various features
of con7enieace. safety and protection against
loss or fraud.
The Bonds arc in denominations Of
$1,000, $500 and 500.
They will DC issued as Coupon Bonds, payaJl,
to Bearer, and may be held in that form; or
The Bond may be registered in the name O.
the owner, with the coupons remaining payable
to bearer attached. the principal being then
| transferable only on the book: OF the Company,
unless reassigncd to bearer; or
The coupons msy be detached and cancelled
til, Bond made permanent Registered Bond
transferable only on the books CT the Company
and the interest made payable only to tho re-
gistercl owner or his attorney.
| tho thr.e classes will be known respectively
| as
Isl. "COUPON BONDS PAYABLE TC
BEARER"
"a. "REGISTERED BONDS WITH COG
POES ATTACHED"
81. "REGISTERED BONDS WITH COU
PONS ETACHED," and should be so desg
atcd by Correspondents in specifying the elias
OF Bonds &c lred.
They have THIRTY YEARS to lun from
January Is, 1870, with interes. at six per CEN
per annum from November J. 1859. PRINCI
PAL AND INTEREST PAYABLE IN GOLD in ID
| city Of New York.
The interest is payable in Nay and NovEM-
mr. ,hat i NAV take tina place of that Of the