Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-03-09
THE NEW RAILROAD.
A Copy Of the Articles Of Association
Of the St. LOUIS and Eldon
Railroad.

The people Of Mexico and Audrzin
County are greatly interested in the
new railroad from Eldon, Iowa, TO St.
Louis by way of Mexico.
We Published 4 letter from supt
Houghlznd, also an article from the
metropolitan papers in reference TO
this matter. We are sincerely IN
hopes that the road wiz be built. The
following il a copy Of the articles Of
association as filed in Jefferson City
when the charter was taken out:
We, the persons whose names are
subscribed hereto do hereby asso-
eiate ourselves together for the pur-
pose Of constructing, maintaining and
operating q standard guage railroad
with telegraph and telephone lines for
public use In the conveyance Of per-
sons and property, and do for that
purpose make and sign thess articles
Of association under the provisions OF
article two C2) Of chapter forty-two
t42) of the Revised Statutes Of Mis-
sour Of 1899, and do agree together
and declare as follows:
First-The name OF this corporation
shall be 'sst. Louis, Iowa & Northern
Railway Company"
Second-Tbe company hereby es-
tablished shall continue for a period
Of one hundred years from the date OF
the filing Of these articles In the Office
of Secretary of State.
Third-The line Of railroad to be
acquired, maintained and operated by
the company hereby established is the
following, to-wit:
From 3 point In, at or near the town
of Eldon, WapeIlo County, in the State
of Iowa, in 3 general southerly direc-
ton through the Counties of Wapello,
Davis and VanBuren, in the State Of
Iowa, to a point IN, at or near the
southwest corner of the County of
vanBuren, south Of the town Of Mil
ton, in said State, and thence in q gen-
sral southerly direction in the State
of Missouri, through the Counties of
Scotland, Knox, Shelby, Monroe,
Audrain, Galloway and Montgomery,
to q point in Montgomery County on
the Missouri River, and thence In q
general southerly direction through
the Counties Of Gasoonade, Franklin
and st. Louis to a point in, at or near
the City OF St. Louis, making 8 total
mileage of two hundred and seventy
four (274) miles standard guage main
lire, Of which twenty-five (25) miles
are in the State of Iowa and two hun
dred and forty-nine miles (24s) miles
in the State Of Missouri.
Fourth-The capital stock Of this
company shall be three million dollars
(ss,OOo,OOo), divided into thirty thous-
and $4,000 shares of one hundred
dollars 600 each.
Fifth-Tne names and placeso OF res
idence Of the directors Of the eompa-
ny, who VIII manage the Affairs Of the
corporation hereby established and
until their are elected and
ouahhed, are the following; s. II.
Sawyers, J.. &. Houghland, j. s. Bar
ley, Chas. s. Bieroe and II. r. Baker,
of Eldon, Iowa; WIN. NJ. Mitchell,
WIN. NJ. Mitchell, Jr., and II. r. Berry,
Of the City Of st. Louis, Missouri, and
@. D. Gregg, Of C~enteFville, Iowa
sixth-Ths general onees OF the
company shall be located At MEXICO,
AudrsiH County, in the state Of Ais-
souri,, with branch offices at Eldon,
Iowa, and such other places in Iowa
ana Missouri a may be selected from
time to time by the board Of directors
Of the company.
Seveuth-The subscribers to these
articles hereby subscribe their names
hereto sHd place of residence and
agree 70 take the number Of shares Of
the capital stock of said company
respectively Get opposite their names
as follows, to-wit:
W. N. Mitchell, St. Louis, No, one
share.
d. r. Berry, St. Louis, Mo-, one
share.
W. n. Mitchell, Jr., st, Louis, Mo-,
one share.
Il. J. Rsadey, St. Louis, No, TWEEN
ty-nine thousand nine hundred and
ninsty-one (2 ,eel) shares.
s. Il. SaWyers, Eldon, Iowa. one
share.
J. Z. Houghiands Eldon, lows, one
share.
j. s Barley, Eldon, Iowa, q share.
ChAries s. Bierce, Eden, Iowa, one
share.
n. r. Baker, Eldon, Iowa, one share.
@. d. Gregg, o~entervile, Iowa. one
share.