Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-07-22
w estern Railway.
Screen per cent. GoId Loan.

The bonds are in denominations Of 8 .O1l each ga
cured by arst mortgage on 315 miles Of road from
lndlalapohsi the largest city and IL ST important
railroad centre in the state Of Indiana 20 the civ of
Pesiu IN Illinois, '
JNE HUNDRED AMP EIGHTY MILES o. tb.
Line are now IL FULL OPERATION. and e0uipped
with New, FrstCla Rolling stock consistin. IA u
Lo2omotiyes' . Passenger Coaches Il Baggage
and Express Cars 80 Box, stock and Coal Cars
ana more wall be added the want Of the road re-
quire. The earnings are already greatly la excess
81 The Interest on the whole issue Of Bouds The
balance, twenty-five miles OF the division In Indiana
Is nearly all graded, with all the Iron on hand and
Will be comp ieted without deay.
mere are Thirty SIX depots the line located in
cities anu towns that contain. in the ag-reuate A
population oil One Huncred aud Ninety Thousand
averaging over so 10 each square mile within a "a
dlus Of hail mile u the track, and thin twenty
Six Hundred thousand.
1t passes through the counties Of Marion Uend.
rcks- Montgomery founta'n Warren and Eermil-
lion, III the state Of Indiana and EermiIli H. Cham
paiEu, De Witt Piatt. Mclean and farewell C-nU.
ties, DO Illinois on the line OF the old grant State
roG winch was laid out IN the best portion Il those
States before the time Of railroads was tben The
main line OF Western travel, and consequently be-
came more thicky settled than other sections II the
west as the numerous cities large village an.
products Of these counties De nJnstrate
Beside the large agricultural productions Of this
section the manufacturing interest is very extensive
IN Inc large towns and is rapidly increasing
The coal mines at Dauyille 90 this line aye ezten-
s-Veiy and probably wors g. and furnish business
for over three hundred Coal cars Oh this line al NM
sent and more than twice that number Will h. rs-
tuFel % carry coal on eompIetuu uf the remaining
link.
From the present earrin-s on l-1 miles IL ia .,a
70 assume that the Local Business alone will be
ample not only o pay the Bonded Debt. but are
dividends on the stock,
In addition O. the population and wealth Of +Fe
country and all that is necessary 90 support q first
class road and make it profitable investment
tlIolsh lteal trathc i t-us a giaui central
oil fHrarr
an! r1ad Of equal length in the West.
Al Anappil- it connects By main lines viii the
cities OF columbus. Cleveland Ptt-burs, Cincinnati
I'M VITA the fe-f ~ lva-la Central. Baltimore
and Ohio AMI other important raiIroat lines At
fekln, the western terminus. connections are made
= ia Peoria Quincy, keOkuk Burlington and uma-
ma AT Bennington, with the Illinois Central
ROAD winch runs urtawest COO mi o. Fs-t ID, tge
Iowa \ very large business viii he done with tnis
Inc 81 Dl-Yi.-e 70 connects by rail with Toleco
90 Lake Ere map will show all these o. be yerv
important connections To making through lines over
tbs route.
The Liam is placed beyond auv coutis-src,- ny
the Present Earnings from Loca. Traffic on one dun
dred ami ghty Hies which must necessarily he
doubled when TIE trains run through
me Bon g are convertible al the option Of the Lol-
&c. mo -t"cA az par any time, which adds greatly
Q their value They may be -isre-ei at tie Far
mers' Loan and Trust ON pany if desired
Coupons paga5le -fprii s. O-to5er. free OF
TGr.
TOTAL ISSUE 500 o1s-;2.ooo10l Of which are
placed in trust with the farmers Loan ana Trus.
Company o. redeem and clncel - auua0 bonds is
sued 20 the ranrille, Urtara Bloomington amt Pc
slu hai1oat, ulw merged into tbs raj. making
the loan ouly I.-I over half or which las been
sod iu Europe ami this Marie. The balance We
offer az s0 ana Accrued Interest. At this low price
the b9n1s. benz sa amply se-urei viii be quickly
marketed.
We have been thoroughly posted in regard % the
road from the start have closely iusuertet IL from,
time y time during ciu,tructiOn. ami being famil-
iar -" IA tie wealth ami resources 4 the country.
ihe reslons- ility ana integrity of The officers ard
directors % the mpauy aud the present earnings
a lie u al, it l. with pleasure that We recommend
the b1ucs as one Of the cheapest and safest invest
mems the Market sure " high standard anon z
the beet railroad securities 10 tue country
A. marketable securities received in exchange at
market rates. Bonds delivered O. all points Tree Of
express charges
TURNER BROTHERS
Bankers, No. Il Nassau Street
July --t1Gwiw