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

OFTICERS.
Hon. WIN. H. BARNUM, President, Lime Rock, Ct
GEO. NJ BARTHOLOMEW, Vice Pres, Hartford, CT.
VIM. G. COE, Secretary, Winsted CT.
VIM. L. GILBERT, Treasurer, West Winsted, Ct.
Directors.
Hon. VIM. H. Barnum. VIM L. Gilbert,
Elk Gov A. II. Hawley, James Goodwin,
George H. Brown, George NJ. Bartholomew,
Frederick Watson, James L. Howard,
E 7. Butler, George w Moore,
George Dudley, n. b. Stevens,
Byron Looms.
THE ROAD IS sIXTY-EIGHT MILES LONG, run
ming through Hartford and Lichheld counties, having
its 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 Millerton Station. the
Harlem Railroad by which road through connection is
secu ed to New York Albany and at the latter point
to the West by the New York Central Railroad
AT Miller.on 1t connects with the Duchess ard Co
lumba, and the Poughkeepsie and Eastern Raj roads
he former terminating at Ftshki where 1t connects
with the Erie and Hudson River Railroads. and the North
River Boats, tho latter terminating at the growing
enterprsing city of Poughke pse.
It will also connect with the Connecticut and Rondout
Railroad, be built thus ecrring direct commur-
caton with the Eastern Depot the Delaware and Hud
on Canal Company, and the Rondou and oswego, and
Midland Rallroa s.
Immediate connections are made with the New Haven
and Northampton Railroad at Slmsbury, and its New
Hartford Branch at Colnsyille and New Hartford, the
NaugatucN Railroad at Winsted and the Housatonic
Railroad at Canaan.
The villages through which it passes, many of which
largely in he manufacture of heavy Iron goods are
Bloomfield. Tarifville, simsbury, Clinton, Collnsvile,
Pine Meadow, New Hartford. Wlnsted Norfolk, West
Norfolk East Canaan, Canaan, Chapinvle, Salisbury,
AMI Lakeville
II holds the most eligible ground for the East and West
Road between the Sound and the Western Railroad of
and by of the physical character
of the country must control large local and thrOuG
business beyond The reach of competition.
Its central position, direcness connections with
the network of roads West from the Hudson River
well as those leading Boston other points East
North must inevitably make it the main pas
senger travel East and West.
Its freighng business hardly be estimated. The
populous country which it will be directly
pendent upon 1t for supplies OF Lumber, GRAIN Cattle,
Breadstuhs and Coal hitherto obtained by most crcul-
tous and expensive routes.
Its connections with the coal fields short and d.
rect reaching does the depots of the two ea coal
companies to wit the Pennsylvania Coal Company at
Newburgh, and the Delaware and Hudson Canal Com
pany at Rondou enabling the company only sup
ply Ine large ueu IOr coal along the line of Its
road but that of connecting roads North East In
dee is believed by those who have carefully nvesti-
gated the subject, that these two coal companies viii
supply larger amount of tonnage than can he trans
ported over single track road
The cement from Hudson. the immense iron interests
of Salisbury, the lime and marble of Canaan, and the
heavier manufacturing interests of COllnsville, New
Hartford and Winsied, guarantee large profitable and
increasing freight business
A Of
ready for the track S5OO 00 the correctness of which
estimate is fully justified upon careful revision after
the completion Of than four-ffths of the work
The capital stock, already subscribed, nearly every
dollar of which is owned along the road is OOO Its
management is in the han IS board of directors liv
ing upon its line and It's interests watched and cared
for with unusual vigilance.
The bonds issued in denominations of $500 and
$1,000 with coupons bearing per interest and,
at the option of the holder be registered in the Office
of the company thereby securing safety case of rob-
berry or loss.
The coupons are payable July and January at the Me-
tropotan National Bank, New York.
The Bonds absolutely safe being secured by
Mortgage of all the Property, Right Franchises OF
the Company to the Treasurer the state of Connect-
in trns for the holders, and their exemption from oil
taxation makes them equal to taxable securities paying
nine and ten per cent.
HOW TO GET THEM. Your nearest Bank or Banker
viii supply these Bonds in any lesred amount Persons
wishing TO exchange other securities for these will be
o lowed the highest market price.
Inc total issues OF Bonds not to exceed twohlrds the
amount actually expended in the construction OF the
road coupons paid at our office.