Florida of the name of the Tropical Florida Railroad
Company to Construct operate and maintain a railroad
from Ocala Southwardly to Tampa with a branch to
Brooksville and a branch to Indian River all in the
State of Florida.
And Whereas by virtue of the laws of the State of Florida
the said Florida Transit Railroad Company, The Peninsular
Railroad Company and the Tropical Florida Railroad
Company have been merged into and become one Corpor-
ation under the name of The Florida Transit and Peninsular
Railroad Company.
And Whereas, the said party of the first part is desirous of
calling in and retiring all of the bonds so as aforesaid
issued by the Said Florida Transit Railroad Company
and the said, The Peninsular Railroad Company respectively
or So many thereof as may be still outstanding by
issuing its own bonds in exchange therefor and for the
purpose of paying the Consideration for the merging of
said railroads and of paying all of the indebtedness
against said railroad Companies respectively and to equip
and renew the said The Florida Transit and Peninsular
Railroad and build such Shops warehouses and wharf ex-
tensions as are now or hereafter may be required by said
Company, and for the further purpose of building its road
Southwardly to Tampa and a Branch to Brooksville and a
Branch to Indian River all in the State of Florida and for
the Several purposes aforesaid has resolved to issue such
bonds in the Sum of one thousand dollars each amounting to
the aggregate Sum of Five Millions, five hundred thousand
dollars and that each of the said bonds shall be in the
words and figures following Subject only to Necessary vari-
ations as to the distinguishing numbers and amount thereof
             "United States of America
N.o                    State of Florida        No.
$1,000                                         $1,000
   The Florida Transit and Penisular Railroad
                   Company
"The Florida Transit and Peninsular Railroad Company
will pay at its agency in New York City, on the first
day of March 1912, to the registered owner thereof, or if the
bond be not registered, to bearer, One thousand dollars
in gold Coin of the United States of or equal to the pres-
ent standard of value. It will also pay interest on said
Sum from the 1st day of March 1882 at the rate of Six
per centum per annum Semiannually on September 1st
and March 1st in like gold Coin on Surrender of the
annexed Coupons therefor to the bearer thereof. This Bond
is one of a series of bonds for $1,000, each numbered con-