The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-10-29
BANKING AND FINANcIAL.
TO THE STOCKHOLDERS
or THE


MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY.
The undersigned respectfully presents the following
facts to tae stockho ders OF the Missuu Pacific ii
ROAD Company as suppl msnarJ to the Report OF the
Committee, recently pItslsi, anu requests thst they
may be- carefully ,nsiderel
lhr lessees Of the Missouri Pacific Railroad alege.
and there il do iot the accuracy OF the
statement Tat the reduction In receipts Of tile
Company l. -ai, due t. tle great destruction caused
by tie gasshoppe last year, neAry desol4ug the en-
tire region trnuary 90 the road. resulting 10 the
Of the earning Of the Company tue amount
u about i've hundred tlols,ui dplars, rs compared
with the earnings OF the previous year They also
seft that the great increased expenditure rendered
necessary 10y the Unprecedented storms and noods
which occurred durAg the year whcn carried away
and destroycl bridges. cuv ets anu emOanAmcns an
injured tue road la many places 10 sucn extent 10
require expenditure % about tour nan red thousand
dollars reraif go winch i-lrlul the SUN OF aoou.
Two hundred tho4-an 81 ars Tor steel r-ls Tncso
peraiture, together stn te lJss IL esruafs aggregate
about tpoI V0J
II these extraordinary and nulookeifor expenses ana
losses had not occurred quite evident that he
lie secs could have mot their obgltions they Ia.
,ur,d and nat thrif lrese el1irrl.smeat al il9.
no human power cUu'I lave controlled, l0re-teu pr
LINED nom ,sie iers u Tie C,'nl ice I'VE r.
crulN cAAhh d ih' r'ii AL i.1m utHrr reli0.c
sGti .,r'r r'ilis.f oi te r,.d a. M tn',lt.i Il
UNiu- the WORK o. De- Uac for tc Road
uur ly po-ult, au4 30 IN could ue earn 'i
Toe cu pluycrs of t.c COMPANY are f ice. rLtrs tt,
Luu ftll ui io tuc lnlcrc tr oi tac q ualH any,
Toe luuuttee all,r a. c1.p ett yes tulua,lOn Us
! We cuu4 uahe, W Unab." To -cNFVr any fraud ur
Improper rae lUN 10 tlr 100 u' tt property
OF auA tAttu- ae OF outlay u.t actuhh utc'sslA iur
the vcheut sll pfr>riNaiion thereof r~d r thr ca
/ hluct aIcl. u l,-
q Il uclcNeI moan comparing The ju ,'u ui Of gen
! ufurn well Ntr-td 90 rallNi IS l .l4Er Nun
ar cara ic 90 forming acurrtct estimate OF tAt NAuc
Of riils az prop fN. tti ttn'n- Ntu cuu-ller o. te
Nlfunu let, -scaia Il4 Nais- t,f, -ctNr Nlth ITS
wcll-iflnEtd VOL shops, Nau OF It's hcAy, ecu p
meat ue good cotuiteu of the road tnNcr oLc-tAiri
tcns tii lta sttD fIl.s ald O. Al o. rus turuu the
sour, connecting AID pa sag through tt largest q
WNri eat tpris ug C4il 80 al uuuar to the road tie
| properly 10 worm itoA twenty 10 twenty Ave millions
| OF fllrs
! Intrutirr la1iAue. OF the Company are ab,u ti5.
OpOnO t~hl'h tie icssrrs >N .ty can "a tei - ~.
| ga "4Vl- ai tlC iWrrt e. Innate Of L.. value II
the prupef 80 r+st 100000 belonging To tae suarc-
! nuldti ui ni.Sat .naits.
la COused OF the fallre presr Ut uab ~ OF
tn c>strs meet th.iT liabilities, ht share udrrr
Placed on position 80 that they c.u lO,~lss thlu
selves o. tus va uanlc pr'pery. Mhcthcr II D. good
polcS for them TO $50 80 wht her ucy ought uud'
they nave IN good faith put The prOprr.y ~ suca admi
tauc aud tf.ceAt Cunatou. II cit t,r tt tlatp.oli
ere 10 consder. The ruad IL n1S doing fair pay
business, winch j. daily inCrr slHg.
Win tc Tolerance IN tAc part Of the Creditors
to prs their c4ls II che Shareholders al con
sent 10 auoS thtr alyl endst 10 pass uur for
or NO iput ultimately 10 Uc paid, Il bel eyed ilt
the lrs-r"s vi nr soc in ai'r time t' "a rc.f
,hens~Vts from then present nicu.trr ana rtsalu
tae pay u,nt OF irsdl.r 81, dcnd. GA tic stock.
E'spec'u J. submitted ~ -
o. -uedI dAt OBJ tlNNNl IT..
| one VI tne members OF the stocNtouc e commit,