Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-08-11

The bonds are in denominations Of 81 600 each
secured by first mortgage on 205 miles of rass
from indianapolis, the largest city and rnosf -
portant railroad centre N the State Of In5i.-a
TO the CITY of Pekin In Illinois.
ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY NIL rs -,
the Line are now in FULL OPERATION ~
equipped with New, Eirst-Class Rolling Soy
consisting Of % Locomotives, % PasseDgs31
Coaches; IL Baggage and Express Cars: $50 ~
Stock and Coal Cars, and more viii be added az
already greatly in excess of the interest On H.
whole issue. of Bonds The balance twenty e.
miles of the division In Indiana, is nearly an
graded, with all the Iron on hand, and viii Be
completed without delay.
There are Thirty-six depots on the line. Iocat-
ed In Cities and Towns tnat contain, in the Az
gregate, a Population OF One HundI ed and Ninety
Thousand, averaging over $40 TO each square fnlIe
within a radius of half mile Of the track: and
within twenty miles of the track, there is pop-
ulaGon of about six hundred thousand.
1t passes through the counties Of Marion. Hen
bricks, Montgomery, Fountain, Warren and Yea
million, In the State Of Indiana, and Veruillion
Champaign, De Witt, Piatt, Mclean and Taze,,
well Counties, In Illinois, on the line Of the Old
emigrant State road which was laid out In thu
best portion of those States before the time Of
railroads, was then the main line Of Western
travel, and consequently became more thickly ST.
tied than other sections Of the West, the num-
erous cities large villages, and products Of these
counties demonstrate.
this section, the manufacturing interest Is very
extensive In the large towns and Is rapidly inereas
ing.
tensively and prohtably worked, and FURNISH
BUSINESS FOB OVER THREE HUNDRED
COAL CARS on this line at present, and MORE
THAN TWICE THAT NUMBER WILL BE
Required to carry coal on completion Of the
remaining link.
From the present earnings on $50 miles il Is safe
to assume that the LOCAL BUSINESS ALONE
WILL BE AMPLE NOT ONLY TO Pay TIE
BONDED DEBT, BUT LARGE DIVIDENDS
ON THE STOCK.
In addition to the population and wealth Of the
country and all that is necessary 70 support q
frst-class road and make il profitable invest
ment through local traffic. 1t forms grand cen
traI trunk line FOR THROUGH BUSINESS
NOT SURPASSED BY ANY ROAD OF EQUAL
DENGTH IN THE WEST.
at Indianapolis it connects by main lines with
the cities of Columbus, Cleveland, PIttsburg
Cincinnati-and with the Pennsylvania Central
Baltimore and Ohio and other important railroad
lines. at Pekin, the Western terminus, o0nnec-
items are made with Peoria, Quincy, ke0Euk,
Burlington and Omaha At Bloomington, with
the Illinois Central Road, which runs northwest
snO -iie- - Io1t Dodge, Iowa. A very large bug.
mess Will be done with this line At Danyille If
connects by rail with Toledo on Lake Ere 4
map Will show all these 10 be very important con
nectlons In making through lines over this route
The Loan Is placed beyond any contingency by
the Present Earnings from Local Traffic On One
Hundred and Eighty Miles, which must uecss-
5dJl4y D6 QOADlt4 N4cu the lIA4IlE lUu through
The Bonds are Convertible at the option u The
holder into stock at par at any time, which adas
greatly 10 their value. They may be regf.-erri
at the Farmers Loan and Trust Company ID a.
sired.
COUPONS PAYABLE APRIL & OCTOBER.
FREE OF TAX.
TOTAL ISSUE 5000, G00-t2, eco 600 Of which
are placed in trust with the ksFmers' Loan and
Trust Company 20 red EN- and cancel e 100000
bonds issued TO the DanvIlle, UrOan4, Blooming
ton and Pekin Railroad, now merged into tins
road, making the Loan only 100000 OVER
HALF OF WHICH Has BEEN SOLD IN
EUROPE AND THIS MARKET Tne balaIo=
We offer at 30 and ACCRUED Interest At
this low price the Bonds, beng 80 amply seuuEg1
will be quickly marketed.
We have been thoroughly posted II regard o
the road from the start, have closely inspected Il
from time 70 time during construction, and being
familiar with the wealth and resources O he
country, the responsibility and integrity o. thi
officers and directors OF the company and the pres
ent earnings OF the road, Il is with pleasure tha
WE RECOMMEND TIE BONDS As ONE Oh
| THE CHEAPEST AND SAFEST INVEST
MENTs In THE MARKET, sure OF 4 higl
standard among the best railroad securities IA IL
country.
| All marketable securities received II eXehang
| at market rates. Bonds delivered 10 al POluts.
I - 300 or arag4