Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-04-13
FIRST MORTGAGE BONDS
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Co,

OF THE
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Co.
The Chesup cake and Ohio RaiLroad. connect
ing the Atlantic coast and the magnificent har-
bors Of the Chesa peske Bay with the Ohio Riv.
er at a point Of relisble navigation, and thus.
with the entire Railroad system and water
trs nsportstion Of the great West and South west.
forms the additional East and West
Trunk Line, so i'm perstiVely demanded tor
the accommodation of the i'm snse and rapidly
growing transportation between the Atlantic
seaboard and Europe on the one hand, and the
great producing regions of the Ohio and Mis-
sissippi Valleys on the other.
The Importance OF this Road as q
new outlet from the West to the sea
magnifcs it into one of nstionsl consequence.
and insuros TO it an extensive through traffic
from the day of its completion while. in the
| deVelopement Of the extensive agricultural and
mineral resources Of Virginia and West Vir-
elnia, it possesses, along It's own lire, the e!e-
ments of q largo and profitable local business.
Thus the great interests, both general and To-
cal, which dema d the completion Of the CHEs-
APEAKE AND OaIo RAILROAD to the Ohio Rly-
or, 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.
It's superiority as an East and West route,
| and the promise OF an immense and profitable
trade waiting its completion, have drawn to it
the attention and co .oper ,tion Of prominent
| Capitalists aad Rail- DAD men Of this City, Of
sound iudgmen. and known integrity, whose
| connection with it. together with that Of emil
800. o;t;,oo, onJ b,c;po.c p,ap pf VIrpinja and
West Virginia, iHsures au energetic,
honorable and successful manage
ment.
The Road is completed and in operation from
Richmond to tho celebrated White sulphur
Springs of West Virginia, 227 miles, and there
remain but ECO miles (now p~artislly construct
| ed) to be completed to carry it to the proposed
terminus on the Ohio river at, or near, tho
l mouth of tho Big Sandy i<,vor, 100 rnilo~ A@"~"
| CINCINNATI, and $50 miles below fi.tseurs-
Lines are now projected or in progress
through Ohio and Kentucky to this point
which will connect the Chesapeake and ONO
with the entire kail, DAD systems of the west
and southwest, ard with the Pac ic Railroad.
Its va liable fran'h Sos and superior adVsn-
ts.es will place the CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO
RAILROAD COMPANY among the richest and
most powerful and trustworthy corporations o.
the country; and there exists a present vs'uo'
in completed road and work done, equal 10 THO
entire amount of tho mortgage.
Tho dotsils of the L, an have been arranged
with specisl 1eserenc~ to the wants of all classes
of investors; and combine the various features
of convenience, safety and protection against
loss or fraud.
Tho Bonds are in denominations of
$1,000; $500 and 500.
Thew will be Issued as Coupon Bonds, payable
to Bearer, and may be held IN ihatIorm or
The Bond may bs registered in the name OF
the owner, with the coupons remaining payable
to bearer attached. tho principal beng then
transferable only on the books OF the company
unless reassigned to bearer or
Tho commons may be detachei and cancahed,
tho Bond msde a permanent Registered 6o"d'
transferable only on the books of the Company
and tho interest made payable only to the re-
pistered owner or his attorney.
The three classes will be known respectively
as
1g. coupon BONDS PAYABLE TO
BEARER"
= POM AI1AChhD
a. UNREGISTERED BONDS WITH COU'
PONS DETACHED" and should DC SO oes's
= pated by Correspondents i'll specifying Inc c'At'
Of Bonds de lred. &c.,
Tbov b.ye THIRTY YEARS ID run from
January Is. 1870. with intercs. ut SIX per CEN
nor snnum from November ], 1863. FhlNCi'
p.1ASD INTEREST PAYABLE IN GOLD In inc
city of New York.
, Tho interest is payable in MAY and NoVEM'
REa. that it may take tho place Of that OF tho
o esrliar issues Of Five-TWentie', ana suit inc
: convenience of our friends who already nold
E C.ntral and Western Pacific Bonds, with inter
oft psvsolc in January and July, ana VINO
NAV desire in making additional 'nVeatm eht''
# 500 THAR interest receivable at different: sea
9 sons of the year.
= rbo Io,n is secured by a mortgage upon me
e ! ;nn of Ro ,d fr,m RichE nd TO tina ONO
R;yor with tho equipment ana ~ other prop
ertv and appurten4nce5 cnnne"teo 'hele"ltn'
A Sinking Fund of 500 600 Per snnum l.
u provided for the reGennt u Oh me oohu7' -
3 take effect ono vear alter the completion OF 'E'
Road. oco M, ,y,icj
q a2GuH nMO viii be reserved nd neld in trus. i"'
The rec .mp,ion o. OUTSTANDING ms OF tMS
Virqinto Central Railroad contpa"y' ~"
m OF the en- r rem sIs"ooyo 3 ,o sdll nc .be
- amount will be sold - complete tue , ioSJ LOTION o.
Y3jo +; Ti7 snsr sS5Sse' 4a sda ,h"tSux:y equip :h'
whole lot b i 90 ard accrued interest
I'd M 4 T.! %: S&; : g : s@siS 'i DS':;'! {? s 70 s:nS :si'o ! .
en- ed, ana 20 90 among the ~fayorite s%ecuritIe!
pro ,Rn maEk"ts. both OF tnis Country and tn
IN Inc wilI be at once appreciated and quickly
h. sIfpeorbei Very respectfully
FISK & HATCH, Bankers.