Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-02-18
A DESIRABLE MEINVESTMENT.
SEVEN PER CENT. FIRST MORTGAGE BONDS
OF THE
NNECTICUT
Western Railroad Company.

CONNECTICUT
Western Railroad Company
OF Ulcers.
Hon. WIN H BARNUM, President Lime Rock, ct.
GEO. NJ BARTHOLOMEW, Vice Pres, Hartford, CT.
| wAl. G. CoE, Secretary winsted, CT.
| wM. L. GILBERT, Treasurer West Winsted, Ct.
Directors.
Hon. VIM. H. Barnum, VIM. L. Gilbert,
Elk Gov A. H. Hawey, James Goodwin,
| George IL Brown, George NJ. Bartholomew,
| Frederick Watson, James L. Howard,
| E T. Butler, George W. Moore,
| George Dudley, y. B. Stevens,
Byron Loomis
THE ROAD is sIXTY-EIGHT MILES LONG, run
ming through Hartford and Ltchneld counties having
Eastern terminus in the City of Hart ord, where
connects with Railways already constructed, extending
North. East, and South, and with Connecticut River
Boats.
Its Western terminus is at Milerton Station on the
Harlem Railroad, by which road through connection Is
ed to New York Albany and at the latter point
to the West by the New York Central Railroad.
At Millerton it with the Dutchess and Co
lumba, and the Poughkeepse and Eastern Railroads.
the former terminating at Fishkl, where it connects
with the Erie and Hudson River Railroads. the North
River Boats AMI the latter terminating at the growing
ana enterprising city of Poughkeepsle.
1t will also with the Connecticut and Rondou
Railroad, to be built thus securing direct
icatlon with the Eastern Depot Delaware Hud
Canal Company, and the RondouG and 0swego, and
Midland Railroads.
Immediate connections are made with the New Haven
and northampton Railroad at Simsbury, and its New
Hartford Branch at Collinsye and New Hartford the
NaugatucG Railroad at Winsted and the Housatonic
R.ilroad at Canaan.
The villages through which it passes, many of which
are largely he manufacture heavy iron goods are
Bloomfield, Tarifvile, simsbury Clinton, Coinsville,
Pine Meadow, New Hartford, winsted, Norfolk West
Norfolk East Canaan, Canaan Chapinvie, Salisbury,
and Lakeville
1t holds the eligible ground for the asst and West
Road between the Sound and the Western Railroad of
Massachusetts, and by of the physical character
of the country must control large local and through
business beyond The reach of com EDITION.
Its central position, direcness and connections with
the network of roads West from the Hudson River as
well as those leading Boston and other points
North must inevitably make it the avenue for pas
senger travel East and West.
It's ireighting business hardly be estimated The
populous country which it will be directly de
pendent upon it for supplies OF Lumber Grain, Cattle
Breadstufs and Coal hitherto obtained by most Circuit
tous and expensive routes.
Its connections with the fields are short and d.
rect reaching, it does the depots Of the two grea coal
companies to wit, the Pennsylvania Coal Company at
Newburgh, and the Delaware and Hudson Canal Com
pany at Rontou enabling the company only to sup
ply the large demand for coal along the line of its own
road, but that of connecting roads North and East In
deef it is believed by those who have carefully nvesti
gated the subject that these coai companies vii!
supply larger amount Of tonnage than be trans
| ported over single track road.
The cement from Hudson, the immense iron interests
Of Salisbury. the lime and marble OF Canaan. a nd the
heavier manufacturing interests of Colhnsvi,, New
Hartford and Wins co, guarantee large profitable and
increasing freight business.
The estimated cost of gra ing masonry and bridges
ready for the ack is O the correctness of which
e-timate is fully jushef upon careful revision after
the completion OF more than fOur-hfths OF the work
The capital stock already subscribed, nearly every
dollar Of which is owned along the road is 81 OO Its
management is in the han OF board of dit ectors y.
Ing upon its line its interests are watched and cared
for with unusual vigilance
Inc bonds are issued in denominations of $500 and
$1,000 with coupons ring seven per cent interest and
at the option Of the holder can be Registered , tho
OF the company thereby securing safety in case of rob
berry Or loss ' Vi iO'-
The coupons payable July and Janrar,, =. A., ~,
tropohtan National Bank, New York ''' az VIC 1Aes
. Inc Bonds are dbSotately safe. being seouraa h., Z.
mortgage OF az the Properly, Right and Francb ~ ~
cut IN trust Tor the holders and their exempon from, 81
taxation MAKES them equal 70 taxable securities paving
| nine and ten per cent. Po9ins
HOW TO GET THEM. Your nearest Bank or pant.v
viii supply these Bonds In any esired amount Persons
Wslng 70 exchange other securities for these VIII ~
q low the highest market price. 80 W
me total issues OF 30 DIS not TO exceed twohids The
amount actually expended in the construction OF the
| road. Coupons paid at - '-t