Show CENTRAL PACIFIC P PAYS UP Harriman Hamman Road Boad Now Square With the Government Final Note Paid Before Due t Washington July Acting Secretary of ot the Treasury Coolidge today received from the Central Pacific Railroad com company company pany in n payment of or the twentieth twentieth and lost last note and In liquidation ot Its total Indebtedness to the government under the settlement agreement of ot Feb 1 1899 At the tho time the total Indebted Indebtedness ness of ot the railroad to the government was for which the company gave twenty semiannual notes bearing 3 per cent Interest On July 24 21 the treas treasury treasury ury department received from the com company company pany a check for tor in payment of ot the nineteenth note and the check che k re received received today anticipated the final note duo due Feb 1 next This final payment discharges all ob obligations obligations of ot the roads to the government with the exception 1 of or due from tile the Central Branch of ot the Union Pacific railroad From I rom this th road the government has received practically pra 11 nothing towards liquidating the deb ex except small amounts credited to It for transportation Hereafter the govern government ment wilt will pay cash to these d roads with this one exception for tor all transportation services rendered |