The Portland daily press., 1870-01-24
MISCELLANEOUS.


AT 95.
ISSUED BY THzE
Burlington, n,,Cedar Rapids and
Minnesota Railroad Go.
Yielding about ten per cent currency principal 80
years to run, payable in gold. Secured BY the rail-
road, branches, depot grounds, rolling stock tou-
ment and franchises OF the company
These bonds are only Issued upon each section of
the road as fast the is completed and n sue
cesstul operation. Two and halt millions of dol
lars have been expended on this road E,ghty-three
miles are nearly completed and equipped, and al
ready show large earnings and the remainder OF the
line is progressing in construction.
This Loan has been selected by our firm after
thorough and careful investigation, consequently
we have no hesitation i'll recommending il TO
friends as perfectly safe, profitable and frst-cass
security. Our opinion Is 1uly confirmed by the fol-
lowing strong letter from the experienced and emil
nenty successful manager Of the PENNSYLVANIA
Railroad Company:
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD COMPANY.
PRESIDENTS oFFICE,
PhladelI ha, May 11th 1868. (
Aessrs. Henry Clecs s Co.. No. 80 VAL Street.
GENTLEMEN:-ln answer to your request Of the
7th ult. tor our opinion as to the condition and pro-
spects of the burlington, Cedar Rapids and Min
nesota Railway the character OF the country through
which it passes, and the probable success of the en-
terprise, we would state that before accepting the
trust imposed upon us by the FIRST Mortgage Bonds
of this Company we had fully sati fed ourselves as
to tbs practicability of the enterprise.
The rosd sarts at one OF the most fourishng
cities on the Northern Mississippi River and runs
l. northweserly direction up the great rich Cedar
Valley connecting at prominent points along he
aon, nearly all OF which must be- or more less frib
utary or feeders to this road
This enterprise is destined to become in connec-
tion with others now In operation or being con-
structed, one OF the great trunk lines from Lake
Superior via St Paul, Cedar Rapids aud Burlington
to ST. LOUIS and to the East over the Toledo Peoria
and Warsaw. and the Pennsylvania Railroads
which we represent.
But aside from this. the populous condition of the
country along the ine OF this road, great pr oduc-
tiveness and wealth, give sufficient guaranty OF a
good local business, which tor any road is the best
reliance tor success.
good index of the prosperity and wealth of the
country through which this road passes may be
found in The fact that the Company reports over
pended by individuals residing along the line in
pushing Que hundred and sixty miles of the work
and Is also strong proof OF the LEGAL popularity
and necessity for the roai.
Yours respectfully
j. EDGAR 1 HOMPSON,
rss;t q e EsCs4 K R.
Pres't Toledo. Peoria & Warsaw R. R. CO..
As evidence of the resources and increase trafic
OF the section OF country through which this road
runs, we present the following Official Statement
Of the Surplus Agricultural Products shipped from
during the year ending April 80, 1869 Just issued bv
the Secretary OF State:--
Number Of horses s........................ 1923
Number OF cattle. Observation-Disclosures. S0,2S7
Number OF hogs. s..........,.............., 512,357
Numper OF sneep.. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 1882
Dressed hogs. lbs. Al s,776
Lard and pork, lbs. s...................7 ,5S2, $50
Wool lbs. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 2,S66, ,19S
Wheat bushels. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 9,l96 6i3
Corn, bushels. 22l0 S03
Other grains bls.. 47S,.54
Other grains, bushels, Bus G47
Other agrlcul ural products lbs 27 sos ,707
Flour aud other agricultural products, lbs. 324,703
Animal products not othwise specified lbs0 9S3 101
The preceding official statement is made up al
most exclusively OF the shipments Eastward, and
does Eot include the amount of produce shipped
Eastward from Dubuque or McGreg9r. which would
swell the totals materially IT the shipments West
ward by the railroads were given they would swell
immensely this surprising exhibit of surplus pro-
THIS ROAD ALSO RUNS THROUGH THE
RICH AND GROWING STATE OF MINNESOTA.
Reference to the map OF the United States will show
EOterPIising and Growing portion of
the West, and forms one of the Great
with New York, Chicago and ~. s'o 'ouis.
being to the latter city, 80 miles from North
ern Iowa and all portions of the State OF Minnesota
than by any other road now built projected, and
also the nearest route from Central and Southern
Iowa,
This road required by the wants of that section,
where large and increasing traffic is waiting tor
OF these bones Is, JnereIore, guaranteed by gre
business alre,dy in existence, and has not to run
any of the CONTINGENCIES which always attend upon
the opening OF the roads into new and unsettled
country.
We otter these bonds for the present at s5 and
accrued interest. We Nmmeod them to Inves-
tors and Officers of Financial Institutions, who de-
security which presents every element of safety.
interest
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