Rensselaer Republican, Volume 26, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 January 1894 — A GOOD INVESTMENT [ARTICLE]

A GOOD INVESTMENT

If You Have Ready Cash to Spare. Secretary Carlisle's Order Asking tor Bld* on Government Bonds. Secretary of the Treasury John G. Carlisle, Wednesday, afternoon, issued th® following circular; Treasury Department. Office o' the Sooretary, Wash.ngtou, D. C.. Jan 17,18 4. By virtue jf the authority contained in the act approved Jan. 14, 1375, the Secretary of the Treasury hereby offers for public subscription an issue of bonds of the United Stau s to the amount of *50,OCO 090 in either'registcred or coupon form, , jndenominations of *SO and upward, redeemablc in cofn &t the pleasure of the government after ten years from thedate of their issue, and bearing interest, payable quarterly in coin, at thp rate of 5 per, cent, per annum. • Proposals for the whole or any part of these bonds; will bo received at the Treusury Department, office of the Secretary, at 13 o’clock noon on the Ist day of Feb-/ ruary, 1894. Proposals should state the amount of bonds desired, whether registered or coupon, and the premium which the subscriber ptopo: es to pay, and the jffice, whether that of the Treasurer of the United states or an Assistant Treasurer of the United States where it will be most con ven ieut for the subscriber to deposit the amountof his subscription. Failure to specify particulars may cause the proposal to be rejected. As soon as j ractlcable after the Ist day of February. 1894. the allotment of bonds will be made to the highest bidders therefor. but no proposal will be considered at a lower price than 117.223. which is the equivalent of a 3 per cent, bond at par.and the right to reject any and all proposals is hereby expressly reserved. In case the bids entitled to allotment exceed the bonds to be issued, they will be allotted pro rata. Notice of the date of delivery of ths bondswill be sent to the subscribers to whom allotments are made as soon as practicable, and within ten days from th® date of such notice subscriptions must be paid in United States gold coin to the Treasurer, or such Assistant Treasurer of the United States as such subscriber has designated, and if not so paid the proposal may be rejected. The bonds will be dated Feb. 1,1894, and when payment is made therefor as above accrued interest on both principal and premium from Feb. 1.1894. to date of payment, at the rate of Interest realized to the subscriber on his investment will be added. All proposals should be addressed to tho Secretary of the Treasury. Washington. D. C., and should be distinctly marked: “Proposals for subscriptions to 5 per cent, bonds.”

J. G. CARLISLE, Secretary.