Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-03-26
Office OF FISK & HATCH.
BANKERS AND DEALERS IN GOVERN
MENTSECURITIES,
No. 5 NASSAU STREET, NEW YORK,
E.h,orv 15tb 1870

No. 5 NASSAU STREET, NEW YORK,
February 18th, 1870.
Tia remarkable success which attended our
negotiation o. the Loans of the MFR "a
cIFIC RAILROAD CoMrAEy and the WESTERN
PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY, and the popu-
larity and credit which these Loans have main
ta;ned in tho markets, both in this country and
Europe, have shown that the First Mortgage
Bonds Of wisely-located and honorably. man
aged Railroads arc promptly recognized and
readily taken rs the most suitable, safe and ad-
vantageoua form Of investment, yielding a
moro liberal income than can: hereafter be do
rived from Government Bonds, and available
to take their place. .-!-I - g.
Assured that, in the selectiouand negotiation
of superior Railroad Loans, we are meeting q
great public want, and rendering. q valuable
service-bo.h to th 0 holders Of Capital and to
those great National works of. internal i'm
provement whose intrinsic MORT and substan-
tial character, ~entitle them to the use Of Capital
and the confidence Of investors-We now oter,i
with special confidence and satisfaction. the
FIRST MORTGAGE BONDS
oE THE
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Co.
The Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad, connect
ing tho Atlantic coast and the magnificent har-
bors Of thc Chcsa pcake Bay with the Ohio Riv-
cr al u point Of reliable navigation, and thus,
with the cntiro Railroad system and water
TRANSFORMATION ofthe great West and Southwest,
forms the additional East and West
Trunk Line, SO imperatively demanded for
the accommodation Of the immense and rapidly
growing transportation between the Atlantic
sesboard and Europe on tho one hand, and the
great producing regions Of the Ohio and Mis-
s%issippi Valleys on the other.
The importance OF this Road as Il
new outlet svUna The West TO the sea
magniacs it into one OF national consequence.
and insurns to it mn extensive through traffic
from tho day OF lis completion while, in the
development Of tho extensive agricultural and
mineral resources Of Virginia and West Vir-
glnia, It possesses. s!ong lis own lire, the ele-
mcnts of = large aud profitable local business.
Thus the great interests, both general and To-
cal, which demand the completion Of the CHEs-
ArEAKE AND OHIO RAILROAD TO tho Ohio Riy-
er, afford the surcst guarantee OF its success and
value, and render Is She iiOsi important
and substantial Es;siirOntt~ enterprise
now in progress ia this country.
It's superiority as al East and West route.
and the promise OF an immense and profitable
trade awaiting its completion, have drawn to il
the attention and cooperation of prominent
Capitalists and Rail- o. lngn q this City, OF
sound Judgment nr! known integrity, whose
connection with It, together with that of .emi-
ncnt citizens and business mon Of Virginia and
VI Nr... ,..rn .n nr,nNr0Ho
holOraEIa and siccCssfGt manage
meat.
Tho Road i. completed and in operation from
ltichmond 90 tho celebrated White Sulphur
Spring. Of West Nirninin. Ut mNe-. and ,hora
remein hut 200 miles tn"w partially construct
cd to be completed, 20 carry it 10 the proposed
tnrminus on tho Chi" river 81, or near, Inc
mouth oc the Big Sandy River, 80 miles above
Cincinnati, and ESQ miles below Pittsburg.
Lines sre now projected or in progress
through Ohio and kentucky to this point
which will connect tho Chesapeake and Ohio
with the entire Sail oad systems Of the West
and South wo3:, aad with tho Pacific Railroad.
Us va: uabic franchises and superior advan-
taees will place the CHESAPEAKE N OHIO
RAILROAD C0MPAEY among the richest and
most roweriul and Il trustworthy corporations Of
the country: nni ;horn exists present value,
in completed road and wcrl done, equal TO the
ontiro amount % the mortgage.
The details OF tho Lean have been arranged
with special reference to tho wants of all classea
Of investors; and combine tho various features
Of convenience. sGrrty and protection against
loss or fraud.
Tho Bonds arc in denominations Of
"a o.a. $500 and IL