Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-02-03
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SEVEN PER GENT. FIRST MORTGAGE BONDS
OF TIE
CONNECTICUT
Western Railroad Company.
OFFICERS.
Hon. WIN. H. BARNUM, President, Lime Rock, ct.
GEO. NJ. BARTHOLOMEW, Vice Pres. Hartford, Ct,
WIN. G. COE, Secretary, winsted, Ct.
| WM L. GILBERT, Treasurer, West Winsted, Ct,
Directors.
| Hon VIM. II. Barnum. VIM. L. Gilbert,
| Ex Gov. A. H. Hawley, James Goodwin,
| George H. Brown, George NJ. Bartholomew,
Frederick Watson James L. Howard,
L 7. Butler, George W. Moore
George Dudley, n. B. Stevens,
Byron Looms
THE ROAD Is SIXTY-EIGHT MILES LONG, run
ming through Hartford and LitchAed counties having
Its Eastern terminus in the City of Hart ord where it
connects with Railways already constructed extending
North, East and South, and with Connecticut River
| Boats
It's Western terminus is at Mierton Station on the
Harlem Railroad, by which road through connection is
secured to New York Albany, and the latter point
TO the West by the New York Central Railroad
At MillertOn ii connects with the Dutchess and Co
umbla, and the Poughkeepse and Eastern Railroads.
the former terminating at Fishkl, where It connects
with the Erie and Hudson River Railroads. and the North
River Boats, AMI the latter terminating at the growing
enterprisng city of Poughkeepsie.
1t will also connect with the Connecticut and ROndout
Railroad, be built thus securing direct commun-
icaton with the Eastern Depot ofthe Delaware Hud-
son Canal Company, and the Rondout and oswego and
Midland Railroads.
Immediate connections are made with the New Haven
and Northampton Railroad at smsbury, and its New
Hartford Branch at Collinsvile and New Hartford, the
Naugatuck Railroad at Winsted, and the Housatonic
Railroad ct Canaan.
The villages through which it passes, many of which
are largely in he manufacture of heavy iron goods
Bloomfield. Tarfvllle, Simsbury, Clinton, CoinsyllIe
Pine Meadow New Hartford, Winsted Norfolk, West
Norfolk East Canaan Canaan. Chapinve, Salisbury,
and Lakeville
1t holds the most eligible ground for the East 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 competition.
Its central position drectnes and connections with
the network of roads West from the Hudson River as
well as those leading to Boston other points
North must inevitably make 1t the avenue for pas
senger travel East and West.
Its reightins business hardly be estimated The
populous country which traverses will be directly de
pendent upon for supplies of Lumber, GRAIN Cattle
Breadstus and Coal hitherto obtained by most circuit
tOus and expensive routes.
Its connections with the coal fields are short and d.
rect reaching, does, the depos Of the two great coal
companies to wit, the Pennsylvania Coal Company at
Newburgh, and the Delaware and Hudson Canal Com
pany at Ron1out, enabling the company not only sup
ply the large demand for coal along the line Its own
road but that of connecting roads North and East In
deed it is believed by those carefully investi
gated the subject, that these two companies will,
supply larger amount of tonnage than can be trans
ported over a single track road.
The cement from Hudson, the immense iron interests
of Salisbury, the lime and marble Canaan, and the
heavier manufacturing interests of Collinsve New
Hartford and Wins cd guarantee large profitable and
increasing freight business
The estimated cost OF grazing, masonry and bridges
ready for the track s500 % the correctness of which
estimate is fully justified upon careful revision after
the completion OF more than our-ffths of the work
The capital stock, already subscribed, nearly every
dollar of which is owned along the road is 81 1000
management in the han IS OF board of directors v-
ing its line and its interests watched and cared
for with unusual vigilance.
The bonds are issued in denominations OF $500 and
$1,000 with coupons bearing per cent interest and
at the option of the holder registered in the office
of the company thereby securing safety case of rob
berry or loss.
The coupons payable July and January at the Me-
tropolitan National Bank, New York.
The Bonds absolutely safe, being secured by a
Mortgage of all the Property, Right and Franchises of
the Company to the Treasurer of the tate of Connec
cut in rnst for the holders, and their exemption from all
taxation makes them equal to taxable securities paving
nine and ten per cent.
HOW TO GET THEM Your nearest Bank or Banker
will supply these Bonds in any desired amount Persons
a low the highest market price.
The total issues of Boods not to exceed twohrds the
amount actually expended in the construction the
road coupons PAID at our Office