The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-06-07
I. DELAWARE, WEDNESDAY, JUNE Z. 1899.
FINANCIAL, DIVIDENDS. ETC

rINANNlAL, NFlDENUS, Ell
names are mentioned above are men o
the highest standing, in this community
| judgment.
Yours respectfully,
The estimated cost of constructing thu
railroad over the right Of way secured b,
| the Kansas City, Bonner Springs ant
| Topeka Ry. is given in the following let
| ter from Mr.. w. H. Stalnaker, Chief En-
! gineer of that Company:
KANSAS CITY. KAN, April /, 1899.
JOHN W. MDANIEL, ESQ,
PRESIDENT X. c., B. s. AND T. RY.--
| DEAR SIR: At your request I submit
in reduced form my estimate cost OF
constructing the Kansas City, Bonner
Springs and Topeka Ry., which In most
points agrees with the estimate furnished
You by Messrs. Tuttle & Pike. the Kan
sas City engineers:
Road-bed. Bridges and Sta
lions 800. .......... ........... 81, 05o ~
Overhead Electric Construc-
Power Plant, Steam and Water $1,000
Distributing Power stations. $1,000. 90
Rolling Stock and Equipment. 25O, 100000
Total ...... ..............$l,6 sic, b9O.OO
The above estimate Is made on a stand
ard-guage railroad, with light grades,
and suitable for heavy freight traffic as
well as fast passenger traffic, also equip
ped to be operated by steam In the event
OF insufficient water power.
W. Il. sTA li Chief Engineer.
The Attorneys of the Kansas City, Bon
ner Springs and Topeka Ry. report as
follows on the issue of Bonds now Of
fered:
KANSAS CITY, KAN, April "a, 1899.
ISAAC H. ORR, Esq.
TRUST OFFICER ST. LOUIS TRUST
COMPANY. ST. LOUIS, MO-
DEAR SIR: We hereby certify we
have carefully examined all particulars
Kansas CITY. Bonner Springs and To-
peka Ry Company, and the issue Of
bonds now made, and find every thing in
order and strictly in conformity with the
laws of Kansas, under which this Com
HUTCHINGS & KEPLINGER,
sAM'L MAIIER,
Attorneys.
THE ST. LOUIS TRUST COMPANY,
OF ST. LOUIS, MO-, have accepted the
Trusteeship in behalf of the Debenture
Bondholders. By the Deed of Trust the
complete mortgage Is not to exceed s., Co.,
600, which provides for double track,
also any extensions necessary, and the
Trustees will not allow the said Bonds
to become negotiable In excess Of $4,000
per mile of railroad, nor deliver any part
of said Bonds until each mile covered by
such amount is completed and turned
over to the Company free and clear OF
lien or any claim whatever.
Copy of the First Mortgage Bond is
printed on the prospectus, and certified
copies of the Deed of Trust and letters
shown In the prospectus can be seen at
the Offices of the TRUST COMPANIES
heretofore mentioned as authorized to re-
ceive subscriptions.
The subscription list will open MON
DAY, June 5, and close on or before
TUESDAY the following week at IL
o'clock noon.
to the New York Stock Exchange for an
official quotation.
An allotment will be made as early as
possible after the close of the subscrip-
tion and in case of no allotment the de-
post will be returned in full imme-
diately.
In default of payment of the respective
instruments at their due dates, the allot-
ment and any previous payment will be
liable to forfeiture.
The Gold Bonds will be issued and ex-
changed for script certificates as soon as
practicable after the final payment is
made.
Application should be made on the form
accompanying the prospectus. and to-
gether with check for the amount of
the deposit, be forwarded to the Trust
Companies designated, who will also fur
nish prospectuses and forms of applica-
ton II requested.
Ask your Banker or your Broker to get
you prospectus, with application blank,
and forward your subscription to Trust |
Company named in the prospectus.