Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-03-01

Assured that, in the selection and negotiation
| of superior Railroad Loan', We arc meeting q
great public want. and rendering valuable
servicc-bo.h 10 the holders Of Capital and TO
those great National works Of internal i'm
provcmcnt whose intrinsic merit and substan-
tia character, ertitle them to the u5G OF Capital
and tho confidence Of investors we nov offer,
with special contidenc" and satisfaction. tho
FIRST ,IORTesAe3E BONDS
| OF THE
| Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Go.
The Chesapeake anil Ohio Railroad, connect
ing the Atlantic coast and the magnificent har-
bors Of the Chesa peske Bay with the Ohio Xiv
er at 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 perstively demanded Tor
the accommodation of the immense and rapidly
growing transportation between tho Atlantic
sesooard and Europe on the one hand, and the
great producing rog ions Of the Ohio and Mis-.
sissippi Valleys on tho other.
The importance of this Road as
new outlet from the West to the sen
maRnlQCS IL lllLO OlC Oh udLlOudl consequence
and insuros TO it An extensive through traffic
from the day Of its completion; while. in the
Development Of the extensive agricultural ard
mineral resources Of Virginia and West Vir-
clnia, it possesses. along It's own liEe, the eo-
ments of q largo and profitable local business
Thus the great interests, both gen eral and To-.
ca, which dema ID tho compilation Of tho CHEs-
APEAKE AND OHIO RAILROAD to the Ohio Xiv.
or, afford the sures guarantee Of its success and
value, and render it the most important
and substantial Railroad enterprise
now in progress in this country.
It's superiority as an East and Wost route,
and the promise OF an immense and profitable
trade awaiting its completion, have drawn to 1t
the attention and cooperation Of prominent
Capitalists and Rail- Dad men Of this City, of
sound judgment and known integrity, whose
connection with it. together with that of emf
ncnt citizens end business mon Of Virginia and
West Virginia, ENSURES an energetic,
honorable and successful manage
ment.
Tho Road is completed and i'll operation from
Richmond to tho eel ebrated White Sulphur
Springs of West Virginia, 227 miles, and there
remain but 200 miles (now partially construct
term;nus on the Ohio river at, or near, the
mouth Of the Big Sandy River 80 miles above
Cincinnati, and $50 miles below Pttsburg.
Lines are now projected or in progress
through Ohio and kentucky to this point
which will connect the Chesapeake and ONO
with the entire tiairoad systems OF tho Wes'
and Southwest, ard with the Pacific railroad
Its va liable franchises and superior auvan-
tsges will place the CHEsAPEAKE IND oHlC
RAILROAD COMPANY among tho richest ana
most powerful and trustworthy corporations o.
the country; and there exists present value
in completed road and work done, equal 10 ZIG
entire amount of tho mortgage.
Tho details OF the Loan have been arranged
with special Ieferonc" to the wants OF all classes
of investors; and comb ino the various features
of convenience, safety and protection against
loss or fraud.
Tho Bonds are in denominations OF
$1,000, $500 and SlOG.
they will be issued as Coupon Bonds, pGY""("
ta Bearer, and may be heic in that orm; or
Tho Bond may be registered in the memo ~
tho owner. with thc coupons remaining payable
to beorer attached. tho principal bong Their
TRANSFERABLE OILY ~! tuc OOVN' w. ''-N !
unless rcassigncG TO bearor or
The counons msy be detached and cancelled
tho Bon! n. do permanent Registered b"A"
transferable only on tho books of the Company
and the ntorcs. made payable only 10 the 10
eistered owne: or his attorney.
The thrsc classes will be known resr'ctlToAy
as
lst. "CouPoN BONDS PAYABLE re
BEARER"
"a UNREGISTERED BONDS WITH COU
PONS ATTACHED"
Sd. REGISTERED BONDS WITH ipu
PO1s DETACHED" and should be SO des's
! lated BY Correspondents in specifying inc Gas
[ of Bonds do lred. r
| Tbov have THIRTY YEARS - run iron
January IS. 1870, with interest ut SIX per cen
nor snnum from November J, 1867. HiH'
n,1 ,SD INTEREST PAYABLE N GOLD III :"
city of New YORK.
Tho interest is payable in MAY and NovEA
nvp ,ha. !. may take the place Of that OF th'
earlier issues Of Fivo-Twentlos' ana SUI. T."
| o,,or;ancc Of our friends WI" already no!
Central and Western Pacific BONDS VIII" 'n'e'
ost nsvablc in January and July ana WIZ
may desire in making aSd'tiohA' ~ 80,
20 have their interest receivable "t different Ec'
! sons Of the year.
Tho LON is secured by 2 MORTGAGE upon IN
entire Line Of Ko ID from kehmon' o sI prot
River. with tho equipment anu az toro,,i,L
c'ty s snI Fund of 500 600 per- I Rnn1s
s 70 sod The ssS the Of Pie S1 {"
c Road. g. c15 n0 0O1, Of whic
S be rs 'e=s5ys4 99 2s Bn m o Of ii
s2sa? S 6:
is OF tho remslni111g, = c,mnlete the road to tn
l.. am ?un; m.'' ncrfect ana improve the porto
DnG I'V op,ersion and thoFoug%ly equip II
"1 Ths PRESENT price is 50 and accrued lnsrs,
~ j - certain hereafter 10 command
Of es p place among the fsvorite secuFt'