The Republican journal., 1896-03-19

and interest, in COL D.
We offer limited amount of these bonds, sub.
Ject to sale at par and accrued interest, and with
each 81 200 bond $3.50 par value of stock.
We do not hesitate to recommend the abo,e
bonds for investment and believe there ia no oth.
security In the market absolutely SAFE that can
be Bought at any such price, which will pay The
investor so high rate of interest. They are Not
new security, as the Thirteenth Coupon was pai'
at the Farmers Loan and Trust Co.. Trustee ~
the mortgage, on the first day of January.
The Cenlralia & Chester Railroad is a standar,-
guage road extending from its connection with
the Illinois Central Railroad at Ceutralia, m ..
Evansville, Ill, with branch To Rosborou-
Ill., and is in flrStClaSS financial and physical
condition, bonded for only $4,000 per mile M
First Mortgage per cent. bonds, which lI,
first and only lien on the rOad-bed, equipment de.
pots, terminal facilities and any and all prOupr
~ of The Company.
The Road passes through thicky popul4
and fertile agricultural district pro lucing en,-
nous crops of cereals. The United States Govern.
ment statistics show that there were produced dill
a single year i'll the five counties through whlth
this Road passes, 3,554,S9l bushels of Whcu
2,'9s,991 bushels of corn, 2,.51 1854 bushels M
oats, III 1913 tons of hay, llt $50 bushels Of pu.
taOes, AID 81 200 barrels of apples. The gre
part OF the products Of these Counties seek u
ket over the Centralia x Chester Railroad, it h,-
the only direct outlet 10 Chicago. via the IlIlnu
Central Railroad, and to New Orleans and tide ul-
ter, via the Mobile 4 ohio Il. R. and NlSSiS>luW
River.
The entire country through which this Rad
passes is uaderlaid with coal making the Suauh
tneXhiu>tible, and large mines are now open H
Fenlralia, Nashville COultervilie, Sparta, Ro>bur.
Ough. and SChulineS.
The Randolph Coke and Coal Co.,, an organ. .
tion with capitalization of 100000 is now ,u,.
ccS>fuIiy operating several very large coal MIN,
ana t0l coke ovens on ne line of this road I'm i4.
Vicinity OF Sparta. The coke business Is "A U..
and Important Industry In this locality and
proving of very great value ~ "a freight produce
TO the Ccnraiia & Chester Road.
\ connection Will he made within the next ....
weeks at Salem with TIVE Ohio Il NiS>I>>lppl T. IT,
(which is the Baltimore x Ohio system. .,,,l...
direct outlet ~ the Fast At Salem Ia ,,..lta,
will also be made with mn. tbjr,,, 1,,I,,..r
Memphis H. r. which will rive tbe Cenrra.i.
Chester r. r. another direct outIet T., cbIcooo
the Chicago. Paducah \ Memphis and Wal
Railroads
The short piece of road between Evans, iiI. ...
Chester ON the MississipDi River viii la r,,,,pl
bv October LIST next RAILROAD Coup,\,.t,
JUST CLOSING THE PURCHASE or A LARGE HInts
OF LAND WITH 4ROTT ONE MILE ~ ER0STAEtu 81,
THE MISSIsSIPPI RIVER AT CHESTER WHERE rpr
COMPANY PROpOSFS tn PIT sing TRArES,tn
BvUD DorES RINSIyC Tup v.INIIxp ,xrn r,1v
CITY OF CHESTER The c,,nna,,v win ,,,,+ i'm, .,t
track to the Pfnlteutjary. which viii al4, t,,..
road a large amount of business from tb.ir l.....
as ne lana wi" be o""ea and oo "" S"fs S '
SnsF , "'nd> of the railroad COMPANY the