Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-04-16
i.ESA a. HATCH,
CHICO OF ES h az ia FON,
BANEEES AND DEALERS IN GOVERN
MENT SECURITIES,
No. ! NASSAU STREET, NEW YoRK,
L,AL-,,n-r 18th 1870

Europe have shown that the First Mortgage
| Bonds cf wisely located and honorably man
| aged Railroads promptly recognized and
readily taken rs the most suitable safe and ad-
| vantageous form of investment, yielding 8
| 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
service-bo.h to III G holders of Capital and to
those great National works of internal i'm
provemcnt whose intrinsic merit and substan-
tial character enttle them to the use of Capital
| and the confidence Of investors-we now offer,
with special conf icnce 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 Chesapeake Bay with the Ohio Riv-
| or point Of reliable navigation, and thus,
with tho entire Railroad system and water
| transportation Of the great West and Southwest,
forms the additional East and West
Trunk Line, so mpers:ively demanded for
the accommodation of the immense and rapidly
growing transportation between the Atlantic
seaDoard and Europe on the ono hand, and the
great producing regions Of the Ohio and Mis-.
sissippi Valleys on the other.
The Importance Of this Road as n
new outlet from the West TO the sea
msgnifos it into one of national consequence.
and insurcs 10 It an extensive through traffic
from the day Of its compilation while, IN tho
developement of the extensive agricultural and
mineral resources of VirSins and West Vir-
elnia, it possesses along its own lire, the ele-
ments of a large and profitable locsl business.
Thus the great interests, both gen eral and To-
cal, which dema I'd the completion Of the CuEs-
APEAKE AND ONO RAILROAD to the Ohio Riv-
err afford the surest guarantee OF its success and
value, and render it the most important
and substantial Railroad enterprise
now in progress in This country.
Its superiority rs an East and West route
and the promise OF sn Immense and profitable
trade awaiting It's completion, have drawn to 1t
the attention and corporation Of prominent
Capitalists and Rsloal men Of thi: City, OF
sound Judgment end known integrity, Whose
connection with it, together with that of temi-
Yves. Virginia, inSures mn energetic,
honorable and successful manage
ment
The Road is completed and in operation from
Richmond to the celebrated White sulphur
Springs Of West Virginia. 227 miles, and there
remsin but zoo miles (now partially construct
cd) to be completed to carry it to the proposed
| mouth Of the Big Sandy River, 100 miles ABOVE
| Cincinnati an; $50 miles below Pittsburg.
| Lines arc now projected or in progress
| through Ohio and Kentucky to this point
which will connect the Chesapeake and ONO
| with the entire EailI oad systems OF the W esI
| and South west ard with the Pac'tc Railroad
| It's valuable franch ies and superior adVan-
tsoos will place tho CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO
RaILnoAD COMPANY among the richest ana
| most uowcr:ul and trustworthy corporations Of
| the country; and there exists present vaIue'
in completed road and work dono, equal 10 the
entire amount of the mortgage
Tho details Of the Loan have been arranged
with special reterenc" to the wants OF all classes
| Of investors; and combine the various features
of convenience safety and protection against
loss or fraud.
The Bonds are in denominations OF
$1,000. $500 and $500.
They will be Issued rs Coupon Bonds, payd6Ie
| Fl Rsnrs-, md may bn hello IN that form ; or
Tho B,nd NAV b, registered in the name OF
tho owner. with the coupons remaining payable
- hesror attached, tn, pri1lcipaL being then
! transferable only on the book .! the Company
| unless reassigned to bearer or
! The coupons may be dc.acEe ana cahcoi'''
| the Bond made permanent Rcgt"terc" n0''"'
transferable only on the books ct the company
| and the intcrcs. made payable only 10 'he t'
| eistered owner or his attorney.
| Tho three classes will DO known rospec'lVeiS
1t "CoUpoN BONDS PAYABLE TO
BEARER" ..,... ,,,r,,, cou
PONS ATTACHED"
81 "REGIsTERED BONDS WITH Cou'
pCNs ETACHED," ard should be so dess
mated by Correspondents III Specifying "' ''A'
OF Bonds de red. FRO,
Tbov have THIRTY YEARS ID run iron
/ January 1870, with interest nj SIX per o'"
o-.pnum from November ], 1907 riNI
rA1AND INTEREST PAYABLE IN GOLD III '"'
city Of New 1ork
5 The intercSt is payable in IA and NoVEM
pxE. that i. may take tho place Of that OF the
earlier issues of Five.Twentie', ana SUIT th'
convenience Of our friends VINO already mol
Central snd Western Pacific Bonds, with inter
+ e.t payable in JAnusry End July and wh'
t nav desire. in making additional Investments
70 have their interest receivable at different SCI"
v sons of the year
u rrhe Io.o j: secured by mortgage upon me
If 49,: ~ of Ro ID froun Richmond TO tho Ohlt
RiyeT. With the equipment and alI other prop
r "a Sinking Fund Of 500 coo Per snnu nt :, /
tate effect one wear after the completion OF tn
| Road. o,ooo, &c ,r,,;c,
s2C0@O will be reserved and he IN tTu US , i"
the rec amption OF outs .snd'nE bonn" o. Nh, I"S
n Tirginta CentrnI RG,tronA C"mpH1'y Nv"
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