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Prairie View, Texas. January 5.- where
as, We have reeeiyed the painful ncws Of
the death Of General l. s. Ross. president
OF the Agricultural. and Mechanical college;
and
Whereas. The material advancement and
educational Interests OF the State are, In q
great measure. indebted TO his zeai and
services; and
Whereas, This Institution and our people
have lost friend who has long been in
terested In their welfare; therefore be II
Resolved. That we feel keenly his loss,
and deeply depIore his sudden death; that
we shall remember with gratitude his un-
selfish interest In the Improvement Of all
clause OF people ~ Texas thai his ex-
ample as an honest statesman. devoted
educator and 2 Christian gentleman VIII
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Note. and Personals.

Traffic Manager Beln OF the Sunset
Central returned last night from Austin.
Thomas George. agent for the Southern
Pacific at Eagle Pass was here yesterday.
Commercial Agent Atkeisson OF Tho
Arkansas Pass was caller in the city
yesterday
James Wilson. general agent Of tie chi.
cago and Alton. was here from Port Worth
yesterday
e. X. Lee assistant attorney general
OF the Gulf. Colorado and Santa ~, Was
here hast night.
Division Superintendent Mcdowell ind
Trainmaster Maer OF the Katy we're here
yesterday from Smithyllle.
r. D. Yoaium, general passenger ana
freight agent OF the Houston East nId
West Texas, has returned frum Shreveport.
The American Express aompany ais
shipping ali their ION hand packages TO
Dallas, where a sale takes place ncyt
week. 4. ~
NJ. r. Glass, the South Texas REPRESENT
alive OF the Texas Midland route, arrived
en- the Houston and Texas Central last
night
Captain Jim Bell. agent for ihs Houston
and Texas Central, returned LIST night
from Mineral Wells. where he spent three
weeks. E
John waddy Tate, general agent freight
department az the Chicago Great Wesiern.
was In Houston yesterday. He leayes
Texas Sunday for St. Paul to meet she
officials OF his road.
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A SANTA FEE PARTY


EscOrting SupcrtDfe nuent Scott over
the south Texas Lines.
A party of Gulf. Colorado and Santa Re
officials, composed of w. w. Pope, audi
tor; c.. r.. Resseguie. general superintend-
emit; w. B. Scott, division superintendent,
and w. s.. keenan,, general passenger
agent, arrived by special train from Clevc-
land yesterday afternoon, completing a
escorting w. B. Scott, the newly appoint
ed superintendent. The party went from
Temple to Somerville. thence to Springer
over the Texas. Louisiana and Eastern aiid
then to Houston. All excepting Mr.. Scott
went to Galveston last night. He will 90
to Temple this morning.
The new superintendent is an old Atehi
son emplcye. having been promoted from
the ranks on the Chicago division. where
he war, trainmaster. He is going over the
division in Texas carefully to thoroughly
acquaint himself with conditions and
methods of business. Mr.. Scott is COM
paratively a young man. and those who
know him predict that the Santa ne under
his jurisdiction will forge to the front as
formerly.
Il heard about Houston long before !
got within sight Of the city" said hv in
speaking to a reporter for The Post last
night. .'and had no idea that such a net
ropolis existed. IL is live looking place,
full of push and substantial appearing
business houses. The competition Is not
as sharp as in the East, but the iad.ca-
lions are that there are few hnsiiers
here. nevertheless.
Texas is one OF the greatest States In
the linton, and. it is said. the longer
man lives here. the longer he WAITS to
STAY. This climate beats anything have
ever run against -
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Rates $3.50 and $500 per day.
JAS. LAWLOR, Prop.
areson. Richmond. S. G. Lusk.

kareson, Richmond; S. C. Lusk.
BIS; n. r. Mayfield, Batesville.
|E. Gordon. Thnrber; II. L.. :.
Bias; l.. A. Wbatley, Huntsville;
br, Nashville; A. H. Smoot, Fort
IA. Sinclair. New Orleans: Adhir
I'M. Goddard, Denver; II. j. Har-
I'M: +. l.. Chapman, Cuero; o. T..
khville: d. McReynoIds, Dallas:
His, New Orleans; C. S. e. Ilol-
ION Post: T.. Stedmnn, Yoakum;
\ Sour Lake; J. r.. Semple. Wins
hes, San Antonio: Nj. r. Jones.
4 A, Morris. San Antonio; Allan
y. Galveston: w. C. Moulton. u.
! ST I;otiis.
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Trade Notes.

Dried fruits arc moving freely and prices
are steady,
Provisions show some Gtrength and haye an
upward tendency.
Flour la unchanged, with a firm tone and
good demand. particularly from the Interior
Green fruits are firm. Oranges cell freely,
but the high price OF apples Is against activity
in that line.
: The market has been pretty well cioDued up
OF poultry. Chickens are iirm at quotations
and In fair demand. while turkeys are slow
sale.
Eggs are scarce and prices arc ~ cents 81
casH lots. The receipts are so light they are
quickly absorbed, chiefly by bakers and
hotels. MS bouaekecpcrs object to paying such
high pricas.
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|NIurder My.tery.

*, Ark. January 1.-THE police
hting the mysterious death Of
ted man whose body was found
box car in North Little Rock,
ID evidently been placed after
a. The only clew is that the
is ludlow. The coroner's Jury
verdict to the effect that Hud-
his death from blows with
Instrument at the hands Of some
rrsons unknown and that the
robbery.
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Austin. Texas, January 7.-~Victor Moore
OF this city announces that he viii be a.
candidate for the democratic nomination
for the legislature from Travis county. Mr..
Moore is n son of Hon. e. T. Moore, a grad
uaie Of the university and young man Of
considerable talent. M
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1--WE Negroes Lynehcd.

Meridian. Miss, January 7.~+lim Waits
and Sam Cole, colorcd men of Nesnohn
county, We're lynched at Pear Ridge,
Kempor county, q few days ago. WATTS
and Cole went to Pear Ridge to visit rel
atives and became too thick with their
kinsmen's wives. The lynchers are said
to be negroes.
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ON AN EQUALITY NOW.
Commission Authorized Rate on
Molnsxes EnctOry PrndMcts.


Molasses Factory Products.
Austin, Texas. January THE railroad
commission today authorized rate of 20
cents on molasses factory products. from
Houston, which puts the Houston factory
on ain equality with the New Orleans. Mem
phis, ST. Louis and Peoria plants
Authority was also granted for the con-
centration On the Mexican border of lam
Der shipped to points In Mexico.
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Terrell, Texas. January TIC. u. La
than. runuIng small furniture business
on Moorc ayenac, recently moved to Ter
rell made IA, assignment yesterday. The
total creditors list amounted to $685.; w,
T.. Allen, trustee.
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pany. The hardware OF the old hrm has
been sold TO Mr., III. Y. Robinson. the
dry eoods and shoes to MIR. l.. n. iAmkin
and the crockery, quccnsware, eto., to the
Racket Storc "
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s.i9. to
/ day.
nj / 1 h.
- r & q
6conls.
%ioc.ir-
4 Ter
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Ennis, Texas, January THE Ennis
Mercantile company has been incorporated
under the laws Of Texas. 10 do general
merchandising business; capital $1,000.
Incorporators: r. Freeman. II. Brin. g..
n. BlumenthaI, J.. T.. Blumepthal. This
company VIII occupy the new Freeman
building. corner Knox aud Main strects.
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70 nE coNTINuED.

a Next week we viii again present TO
every customer pair 81 Ink cuf buttons
81 Packard's Troy Laundry, sie Prairie
avenue. Phone Sa2.
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THE NEW
HUTCHINS : -.
HOUSE,

welt, Durango. Mex; w. l.. Nc
antonio; W. A. Fletcher. Beau
n. Hammett. Chicago; WIN. j.
|Orieans; w. f.. Mitter, st. Peter,
Baird, city; II, J., Montgomery.
yes. New Caney. b. j.. Kerils.
r. II. Lyman. League City;
B, ID. G. Mckinnon. city. X. G..
Iife, Sinner; Edward Smith. city,,
Rockport; A. u. Nash, San An
4. Chinn. Sunnyside; II. ID. Has
bis; J. d. TrIppe, Dallas; X. l..
antonio; Fred W. Mally, IIulen;
IAN. Jr.. Bryan; w, w. Edwards.
Smithyille; VIM. Lasker, city.
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IIuDtsyille. Texas. January 7--Th>
snitbw = AIisn sseeery house - -
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BUFFALO, K9cMESTER AR RlrTsBUR'
Glertiuns mud Meettuss.

THE ANN ARBOR RAILROAD COMPANY
Manhattan Life building,
8B Broadway, New York City.
The annual meeting OF the stockholders OF The
Ann Arbor Railroad Company will be held ut the
once of the Company at Durand. Michigan, on Sep
TENDER ] eth. 1895, at 10 o'clock A. NJ, for the cleo.
all business which may properly come before said
meeting.
Transfer books will be closed on August / eth, 1893,
and reopened on September 10th, 1898, at 10 O'CLOCK
A.. NJ. ID. {. TATE, Secretary.
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: or TX per cent. practically throws
the business into the hands OF non-resi-
dents or OF those OF Institutions like saw
panies, who escape all personal taxes. Tho
great bulk OF This form Of tax is therefore paid
by the banks Of deposit, and by trustees and
executors. who cannot remove the funds in
their hands out OF the city limits. II. now. the
tax on personal property could be abolished
altogether. and some other tax ortaxes adopted
in it's place II would be a great beneht to the
city. Large capitalists would no longer be
driven out Of the city as they are. Investments
In Government bonds would not be preferred
to loans on real estate. and the increased COM
petition among lenders would tend to reduce
the rates Of interest.
We have seen that the Sinking Fund In the
borouRhs OF Manhattan and the Bronx produces
annually $S.5o0.000. OF this sum 100000 O0
IL the proceeds OF Croton water rates. and the
rest comes mainly from the rents Of wharves
and piers belonging to the city. The tax on
personal property, including that on corpora-
lions. produces $40. 000. 600 annually. thought
to be possible to raise as much as this. II not
more. from licenses to do business, ouch as the
city OF Paris imposes under the name Of pat
entes. from taxes on street and elevated railway
cars, from theatres and other places OF public
amusement, and from like sources. Certain It
is. that II the tax rate on personal property 10
for a series OF years maintained at az per cent,
az It now threatens to be. It will yield less and
less every year. until It will not be worth col
MATHEW MARSHALL.
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Ynblir gotifes.
o OFFICE NOTICE.

post OFFICE NOTICE.
Foreign mails for the week ending Sept. 8, 1893,
P q e ofsee as s GLOW Parcels POS NAILS Close Jose
one hour earlier than closing time shown below.
TRANSATLANTIC MAILS
TUESDAY.-At 7 A. NJ. for Europe. per Steamship
sale; via sog,hampton and Bremen detterH fog
lESlss6 mqst f' 8 4. 4. | tsapS SnalS nj 1890
A. NJ for EURoP per ~steamship Tentonic. via
S :tss%.SiS P4i es aS;So VA "a s5ut fSs naaoF as.t ess
~r THs5 p dtSse : 4. ;,PG f EFF EGRoFE :; per steamship
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TTsPT s ~ E5 f2R54TTKASHTcEF ~f SsETKkFEzYEfH51ASNP84
and BKITisH INDIA, per steamship La Tonrains.
vim Havre letters Tor other parts of Europe
a Iaq n. s Sf S SiEfftff AEfF d. direct doG Per steamship q 81 :
Werkendam. via Rotterdam letters must be
ffSff per- aps Steamship Msiafnf F@ias a. via At Sa : L. Il astt sSs
sC6fR 9s Si5"d direct tpf per- Fs steamshi at E 81 4; M, t Tis
GLASGOW letters must be directed "Per En-:
Farmland, Via southampton letters must b d.
rected pc: Pennland' at II A. N: Tor NOE
be directed " per Norge.
Mails named above. additional supplementary
mails are opened on the piers OF the American
main open until Within Ten Minutes ofthe hour
Of sailing Of steamer.
MAILS FOR S9 %Esr f fSbiE SE II. AMERICA
MoNDAY,-At 10 4; NJ fo- PORTO RICO and san:
II SL4 f6f IA i pGHFA cR5 81 tf1Es4 dI1s stn pea scam, Ct ]:
ship Mary PARK; at j: II; for SANTIAGO Do
SEhizE per PFt '.iERSG G6R kiE5h1 afSd q au A \: II &.
ruE gs6 s'fa@sF srs1 + SeE ~ of tSn nSSEwFouNpLAxp.
per steamer from North sydney; NJ 10 p. NJ. foS
JAMAICA, per steamer from Philadelphia.
PIE GlSTR Al Al A Il I HI s'% 's5esps c5sta Ei | and
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for Other parts Of Brazil sni La Plata Countries
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must be- directed per Gpllr. at 9 :. NJ: fGr
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t@,ng,s ~ sti'A9neT gt2so 4 lh;n 2Liys :, I RIsyyn AZ
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ri,'NspAc'tIC MAILS
Nal: foF ca.na 1891 I1a h'sGi, Ps a,. ', faHg
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cert ihe%' i1i "G, '..'ri - NIL NJ VII sn IA
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Crust Gumpanp

Transaotn = general trust business.
Allows liberal rates Of interest on deposits and
trust funds.
Issues Letters Of Credit and Trnvelers' Circular
Notes payable IN dollars or in the money OF any
foreign country.
Acts as Trustee under mortgages for railway and
other companies, and as Agent for the Registration
Of the stock, and for the transfer OF tho shares OF
incorporated companies.
Undertakes the examination Of properties
offered as security for bond issues, and the
obtaining Of expert Information concerning the
actual facts and prospects Of reorganization
proposals.
Qualified and empowered to act as executor,
administrator. trustee. guardian. and assignee. and
a. receiver and custodian Of funds under orders OF
Court.
OFFICERS,
w. L. TRENHOLM ............. President
SAMUEL NJ. JARVIS
ROLAND n. CoNKLIN, .Nice-Pre'idonts
JAMES DUANE LIVINGSTON Trust ONCE
&. L. CONKLTN. ...............i.. Secretary
+. G. PRIEST. .........A Assistant Secretary
8. r. HARBERT. ........... London Secretary
f.. j. CHAPPELL. .......,... London Treasurer
DIRECTORS:
Hon. JOHN g. CARLISLE,
F1r%SsE SecTeisEy Of the Treasury of the US.
Vice. President OF the North American Trust Co.
sSserstsTy q the North American Trust Co.
TSsasnreE Of the Rio Grando Western Railway Co.
ES Moe IhHIf = s q Sc NSF;H American Trust Co.
Ek.yice P~reEident OF the United States.
or Messrs SxSyne 4 swayne, counSsllors.atLAw
Former Comptroller OF the Currency Of the U. s.
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& Ohio Railroad Co.
REORGANIZATION.

To the Holders OF The Mercantile Trust Com
pany Certificates or Receipts of Deposit
for the First Preferred Stock, Second Pre-
ferred stock and Common stock of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company,
Pursuant to the Plan and Agreement for the Re-
organization of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company, dated June %. 1898, the undersigned
hereby call for payment of the SECOND IN
STALLMENT, being fifty per cent. of the cash
payment OF So per share deposited to be made by
depositors OF the First Preferred Stock and $50 per
share deposited to be made by depositors OF the
Second Preferred Stock and Common Stock rs con-
Sideration for shares OF the new Company.
Payment of each instailment, being at the rate
deposited, and $40 PER SHARE of Second Pre-
ferred Stock and Common Stock deposited. must be
made to the undersigned for account OF the Syndi-
cate, at the ONCE OF the Depository. The Mercantile
Trust Company. No. 100 Broadway. New York City.
or its London Agency. the London and Westminster
Bank. Limited, 40 Lothbury, London, OIL or before
SEPTEMBER 9TH, 1903.
Payments must be receipted for by the Depository
or its London Agency on tho Certificates OF Deposit
or receipts.
Failure to pay such installment on or before such
date will subject the deposited stock and any cash
paid thereon, to forfeiture to the Syndicate Us pro-
vided in the Reorganization Agreement.
Dated New York. August 25th. 1898.
SPEYER q CO.,
KUHN, Loci & CO.,
SPEYER BROTHERS,
Reorganization Managers
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The Wheeling and Lake
Erie Railway Company
REORGANIZATION.

To Holders of Central Trust Company's Ger
tihcates of Deposit for Common stock and
Preferred Stock;
Notice is hereby given that a furthe? Installment
OF One Dollar per share Of common stock. and Two
Dollars per share Of preferred stock, represented by
the above Certificates OF Deposit. has been called by
the undersigned ommittee. and is PAYABLE on or be-
fore the tweniy.ninth day OF August. 1898. 10 the
Central Trust Company of New York. Al the time OF
payment the Certihcates OF Deposit must be pre-
scented 10 said Trust Company for endorsement Of
zach payment thereon. This is the second install
ment payable under the Plan OF Reorganization,
and, including The One Dollar per share paid to The
stockholders' COMMITTEES. is the third payment.
Dated New York. August 18th. 1898.
LOUIS FITZGERALD,
J. KENNEDY TOD.
GEORGE COPPELL,
EUGENE DELANO,
A. DICK,
Reorganization Committee.
ALVIN W. KRECH,
Secretary, 40 Broadway, ~, Y.
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TO THE HOLDERS OF THE
VIRGINIA Deferred Certificates;
STRONG L CADwALADER.
Counsel

The undersigned. at the requisite Of the holders OF a
large amount OF Virginia Deferred Certificates. have
agreed to act Us a committee TO receive the deposit OF
the said Certificates and 10 take measures in connec-
ton with eminent citizens of West Virginia and Viz.
ginia 10 ascertain the amount Of the debt due from
West Virginia. and TO submit 4 plan for the eompro-
mise and settlement OF the same TO an advisory board.
composed | of Hon. THOS. +. BAYARD, Hon. +. j.
PHELPS. Hon. PINKNEY WHITE, and GEORGE G..
WILLIAMS. ESQ, and thereafter to the holders Of
the Certificates.
Certificates, or Trust Receipts therefor. should be
deposited with the committee. at NIessrS. BROW
BROTHERS & COMPANY, 50 Wall Street,
New York City, as soon us possible, in order that
action may be taken before the coming session OF
the Legislature of West Virginia.
Negotiable Receipts will be issued for Certin.
Gates, or for the Trust Receipts representing them.
Copies Of the agreement unde: which the same are
TO be received will be furnished upon application at
the Depository.
JOHN CROSBY BROWN, Chairman.
GEORGE COPPELL,
J. KENNEDY Ton, Committee.
CLARENCE CARY,
nOBETT l.. HARRISON. Secretary.
CARY 4 W~HlTklDGE, Counsel, - wall street,
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SUNDAY. Aug. %.
The Treasury balance at the close OF business
on Saturday was S2SS.149.S54. Of which $2l2,-
1885, Z was gold.
The imports of general merchandise. includ-
Ing dry goods. at the port OF New York last
week were S6,6l3.603. ngainst S7.11s.57S the
previous week and $5.961. 064 for the corre-
spending week of last year. The imports OF
specie for the week we're $454,19S OF which
$3S9.974 was gold, making total specie i'm
ported since Jan. 1. STT.277.268. Exports OF
specie were: Gold. $544.453. and silver. ST.
1851. a total of 81. 703. 324. against S970.924
the previous week. The exports Of specie since
Jan. l have been: Gold. $5.312.19 9 and silver.
$2s.910. PAL. a total OF S34.222 431.
The weekly statement of averages Of the
Clearing House banks shows:
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Aug. 20. Aug. 81. ChonpSG.
Loans. .S660 .7l3, 400 S6T2. opl, 800 Inc. S5.3{B, 400
Deposits T66, o18.6 800 700, 234, 400 Dec. A,77e. 400
CiPrd'n lS,2o2,oOO 14,l 20, 800 Dec. 7S,7oo
L'R'ltrs 55.51p.6Oo 90. 433, 200 Dec. SO, 800
Specie. 1o4,573, 200 165. V6s. 700 Dec. a,6o4.5oo
Res've 1920. oaa, 700 Soll, 4ol, 200 Dec. So, 400, 800
Reverb 19l. 253, $50 100, o5s. 600 Dec. 1,1gA,95o
Surplus $2s, sa9. $50 S21. 343. 800 Dec. 81. A06. $50
The surplus a year ago was $39.517.7 700. and
two years ago 200.
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL

New York stock ExchanGe-Sales and Range
of Prices on All Securities Dealt In Dur
ing the Week Ending Aug. 81, 1895.
UNITED STATES AND STATE BONDS I'm 81. Ooos,
optn- Hioh. Low Clos-
Sdlts. fdms. Inp. est. est. ing.
$4,000 U s IS. wi....1o5h 1o6h lo6M lo5
10000 U 8 -, G. 19o7.1l1k lllK lllh lllM
1000 . 8 -. @. 1925. le7h 127h 18TH le7h
1000 U s &c. r......1l2 liz lie Ia
1000 Tenn Set o.. e3 90 e3 o9
10000 Va Dc. def. TIRE Sk 6N eh 6N
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finaariaI.
TO THE HOLDERS OF THE
6ee lst nortgage Bonds
OF THE
Oregon Railway Navigation Co.

Tho conversion into Z per cent. CONSOLE
dated Mortgage Bonds OF the Oregon Rail-
road and Navigation Co., undertaken by
the undersigned, hns reduced the amount
OF the q per cent. Bonds left outstanding to
A1,Bs0, 900. The operation of the sinking
Fund. now Increasing very rapidly, will
shortly cancel the entire outstanding bal.
anco of First Mortgage Bonds at n price
which, under the Trust Deed, cannot exceed
10 per cent.
II OFFER Is NOW MADE to holders of
the Q per cent. First Mortgage Bonds, TO re-
fund into the = per cent. Gold Bonds matur-
ing 10<6, which will, except for the small
balance OF O per cent. Bonds, constitute the
FIRST MORTGAGE UPON THE ENTIRE
PROPERTY OF THE OREGON RAILROAD
4 NAVIGATION CO., upon the basis OF
o1,15O IN 4 PER Emf BONDS ron
81 900 IN O f. CENT. BONDS, this offer
being subject to withdrawal or modification
without notice.
The net earnings of the Company during
the past fiscal year have been over
$4,000, 900, or more than three times the
interest. upon the entire bonded indebted
ness. The Company Is paying dividends both
on Its Preferred and Common stock.
hoidera al. the q per cont. Bonds desiring
to convert should deposit their bonds with
the New York Security 4 Trust Co. for eK-
change into the 4 per cent. bonds.
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~ AND 30 PINE STREET.
New York, August 18th, 1898.