Morning journal and courier., 1890-02-07
TO THE stockholders
OF THE
ATcHIsoN, Topeka g.
SANTA FE
RAILROAD COMPANY.

Referring to a proposal for Stock Trust,
made by us in our circular Of December 1871
last, we beg to state that in accordance with
the suggestions made to us by q number Of
influential stockholders, we have caused the
following notifications to be made in the
Deed of Trust, viz.
To the four Trustees already named
Messrs. George g. Magoun, Thomas Bar.
ing, Oliver w. Peabody and John j.
McCook, there have been added Messrs-
B. P. Cheney and Levi Q. Wade, OF
Boston, and William J. Rotch of New
Bedford, Mass.
Any vacancy occurring in the Trust
during the period of its existence is to
be filed by the remaining Trustees.
The limit of time has been changed,
so that, instead of the Trust extending
to the 1st of July, 1890, it is now made
to expire the LIST of July, 1895.
This Trust will be declared effective
when at least three hundred thousand
600, 1000 shares of stock have been de-
posted before such declaration has
been made, but not afterwards, any
Stock Trust Certificates may be surren-
dered and the stock represented by them
withdrawn. Application will be made to
have the Trust Certificates listed in Bos-
ton, New York, and London, so that
they shall be saleable at all times.
If the Trust az now constituted commends
itself to your Judgment, please forward your
certificate of stock to the BosToN SAFE DE-
Posrr AND TRUST COMPANY, No. 81 MILK
STREET, BOSTON, who will issue In exchange
therefor, and return to you free of expense,
Stock Trust Certificates emitting the holder
to all dividends, rights, and other beneficial
interests accruing to. or growing out of, the
deposited shares, and to the return of like
number of shares when the Trust has e1-
PRED, unless the same shall be further ex-
tended by the respective parties in interest.
Holders of Stock of the Atchison. Topeka
& Santa Fe Railroad Company should de-
liver their certificates, assigned upon the
backs, or with a power of attorney to transfer
the same, to George G. Magoun, Thomas
Barring, Oliver W. Peabody, John j. McCook,
B. P. Cheney, Levi @. Wade and William J.
Rotch, to the Boston Safe Deposit and Trust
Company, subject to an agreement that the
title to snch stock and the voting power
thereon shall be vested in the above-named
persons until July /, 1895.
Powers of Attorney and copies of the
Trust Deed will be furnished by the Trust
Company.
It is important to all interested that the
Trust shall be completed at the earliest pos
sible date, snd stockholders should forward
their certificates promptly, in case they de-
eide to participate.
Very respectfully yours,
KIDDER, PEABODY & co.
113 Devonshire street.
BosToN, Jan. 80, 1890.
The undersigned believe the above Voting
Trust to be wise and necessary precaution,
and they recommend to all their fellow
stockholders to put their stock in the Trust
without delay.
ROBERT @. WINTHROP, THos. NIcKERsoN,
JOHN LOWELL, Atty, WIN. F. WELD,
CHARLES g. WELD, JOSEPH 81. WHITE,
GEORGE w. WELD, SAMUEL WATTS,
ISAAC T. BURR, LuoIUs G.. PRATT,
WARREN SAWYER, A. w. MCPHERSON,
ALDEN SPEARE, FRANK MORRISON,
EDWIN q. ABBOTT, R. M. MORSE, JR.,
CHARLES r. GOODMAN, GEO. A. NIcKERsoN,
B. SoHLEs1NaER, A. CocHRANE & Co.,
GEORGE B. WILBUR, CALEB FooTE,
]. B. TILEsToN, GEORGE F. TALBOT,
]. Il. HEIGHT, THos. P. PROCTOR,
JOINT. BRIGHT, JOHN e. DE WITT,
CHARLES A. WEIGH, E. r. MORSE & Bro,
BLAKE Bros. & Co., PARKINSON 6 BURR,
RICHARDSON, HILL & JOHN G. CHAFFIN,
Co., WIN. M1NoTT, JR., Atty
KINNIcUT & DE WITT, HENRY WOODS,
HENRY W. PUTNAM, e. Q. SYLVESTER,
ARTHUR RoTcH, JOHN CONFESS,
BREWSTER, COBB & ROYAL W. TURNER.
EsTABRooK, EDWARD F. DALAND,
ANDREW HICKS, e. P1ERsoN BEEBE
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