New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-28
THE MINNEAPOLIS AND ST. LOUIS
RAILROAD COMPANY.
srNNrApoLls. MINI, January a.. 1909,

MINNEAPOLIS. MINI; January ~ 1909
Notice - hereby given that special meeting OF the
stockholders the Minneapolis and ST. Louis Railroad
Company II Minnesota and Iowa is called TO be held
Tuesday February "A 1909 1870 a. NJ. at the OK
OF Company in the city Of Minneapolis Mime
sofa purpose Of taking action and voting on the
following propositions any modification or modhca-
lions ,hsreo, which may be presented at such meet
Ing viz
: To -atifv and confirm the action OF the Board OF
Directors OF this Company In behalf Of THE Company
in the purchase and acquisition OF the railroads ana
properties described follows:
~ The railway and properly Of the Minneapolis New
Tim and Southwestern Railroad Company, It's line o;
completed and operated az present extending from
poin; OF connection with the railway Of this CompH1y
Winthrop Minnesota 10 and through New
TIN Minnesota the entire length OF .aa road as now
operated being about twenty miles
90 That part Of the railway a the Wisconsin. Min
nesots and Pacific Railroad Company extending from
Minnesota at the point OF connection Win the
railway OF this Company WATERFOWL, South Dakota
the length OF sad portion being about one hundred
and twenty-three miles.
H. And IN rur;hersnce o, the policy ~ developing the
business railway properties o. this Company ss
well to reduce the amount OF fred annual interest
charges authorize ard give consent to the Issue by this
C mpany OF its four per cent FIRST and REfDNDLSS
gold bonds IN the principal sum OF twenty-five million
dollars be secured by mortgage covering the properties
@! his Company ard properties acquired as aforesaid
which said bonds shall be used Appropriated or reserved
for the following purposes, VIZ
n, Bonds 10 tn. amount G, Eve million three hundred
housand dollars 5 OF principal shall be used for
purchasing and paying the several lnes o. railroad
above described FOR constructing and paving for the con-
..rc,ion line o, road 10 bs buit and competed rom
a point al or Sew Tim Minnesota, the present
terminus OF the Minneapolis New Tim and southwestern
p.unah m pour Of connection intersection with the
su~ =, the Illinois Central Railroad Company at some
pon, in either Buena Vista or Cherokee Counues Iowa
,or purchasing and paving for equipment roi'ns SocH
md o,iye power and other personal property neces
sar to properly operate and maintain the lines oil railway
% N be ACQUIRED or constructed as AFORESAID.
%, Ronds 10 the amount OF million dollars % prn-
cpsl ,han be solely for the purpose OF rhahs
paving satisfying and retiring All The bonds o. ms ooH
panv now outstanding. secured ny mortgages up'" Us
properties ~ proportions thereof 80 that ultimately 'he
, q, Ia created bv the proposed mortgage shall be
n-s, and pror lien al and singular the property OF
the Company.
a, Bonds 10 the amour; % TWO million I'VE hundred
,bousna dollars 80 500 oO0 Of principal may De re-
- ,- IN. n,-ro.. q providing such funds A. may
M rsce..arv 10 retire AZ par all the shares Of the Fist
Preferred Capital this Company now outstanding
N, rar value thereof benz two million i've huha'e
,nousans dollar, 49, 100000 such time and in such
manner as the Directors Of this Company may oeein
.dv,.,bi. on reasonable the holders OF said
FIRST Preferred Stock Dividends accrued on sueh IRE
fe-red stock time Of said retirement 70 We PAD
80 rash ont o. tho earnings OF this Company II suoh
60 nO O bonds shan be ur-d for the purpose afore
,,d they ,h. for the purposes referred 10
in the next paragraph.
tp All tho remainder % said honds-to VII sDou'
eve, million thousand dollars 81 600 600
Ian n. deposited with the Central Trust Company OF
S.u York as Trustee o. the mortgage 10 he us-d ny
mi. oompsny Tor the purpose Of constructing or acqu
49,. ,aaro,al property or for It's other corporate pur-
80. under proper restrictions 20 b> contained IN The
mortgage 49,. -.
rYr To authorize Bosrh ~ Directors ~ this CoH-
-, v,h,r.ver IN the Judgment ~ sad Board u may
=, ,av,sb,e 20 provide the cancellation and retire
,a.nt a. abov. mentioned OF all The shares OF F'rs'
r,.-r.e stork n Conpsny ~hereuron The remain
,,s captal stock % this Company shall be ten million
a.-, $40 n0 O0 thereafter the shares now known
. second Preferred shall be known al Preferred
-. %. "a ~. .hf res nov known a. Common Stock
s.su cortinu. N 10 a. Common STOCK III inc
-tr,-s and prviissss a. 10 voting power u'uenus anu
.,..,or q, net earnings attaching N sad shares
%, stock 10 con niue uii force and enect except -
Gar "a relate 20 the Preferred STOCK 80 10 Do can
celed and refi-ed ,.
Tn. books q, the Company FOR the transfer OF si''"H
It'll n. closed from =. On February " 1873 10
20 A. NJ Fshruar7 II. lsss
EDWIN HAWLEi. PRECEDENT
JOS, GAsKELL Secretary.