The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-13
NO PULLING BACK.
Programme Of Santa Fe Stock
holders Carried Out.
Four Members Of the Board Are
Reelected.
ACTS ARE RATIFIED
CTS ARE RATIFIED.
Purchase of San Joaquin Valley
Line Is Approved.
Similar Action With Reference
to Santa Fe Pacific.

The annual meeting Of the stockhoId-
ers Of the Atchison. Topeka & Santa Fa
Railway company was held in the direc-
tors room at the general offices IN this
city at noon today.
Four directors whose terms expire
were reelected. They are Edward j.
Berwind Of New York. r. Somers Hayes
of New York. George A. Nickerson ot
Boston, and Andrew c. Jobes Of Wich-
ita-
In pursuance Of the Santa Fe's policy
of consolidating the several roads own
ed and operated by it within the head
corporation. the San Joaquin valley and
Santa Fe Pacific were formally takes.
in.
The following propositions were ac-
cordingly adopted:
The approval of ratification Of an
agreement for the sale and conveyancs
to and purchase by this company OF thu
railroad. property and franchises Of the
San Francisco and San Joaquin valley
Railway company This company owns
practically all Of the capital stock OF the
San Francisco and San Joaquin VALLEY
Railway company and the directors az
proved agreement conveying all ila-
property and estate to this company. ID
pursuance of the policy which has been
heretofore entered upon. to consolidate
and unity the system and its bookkecp-
ing This action does not invoke any in
creased obligations. Authorizing the
purchase by this company and the con-
veyance and transfer TO- Il fWhen such
conveyance and transfer shall be auth
orized by law) Of the railroad. property
and franchises Of the Santa Fe Pacific
Railroad company. This action also in
wolves no increase Of obligations. The
Atchison, Topeka e. Santa Fe Railway
company owns all the stock and all the
bonds issued by the Santa fe Pacific
Railroad company, and 1t seemed desir-
able that this company should acquire
title to the property of that company. IN
pursuance Of the same general policy Of
consolidation Of titles
The approval and ratification OF he
sale and conveyance purchase by this
company Of the various lines of railroa 2.
branches, franchises and other proper
ties of other railroad companies, and the
stocks and bonds issued by other rail-
road companies, heretofore acquired by
this company.
These were the stockholders and off,
cials present at the meeting:
e. p. Ripley, president, Chicago: Aid
ace F. Walker, chairman Of the board,
New York; Victor Morawetz. general
counsel, New York; B. +. CLANCY. Bos-
ton; C. A. Nickerson. Boston: A. &.
Jobes, Wichita. c. S. Gleed and Howell
Jones' Topeka
LIVING IN THEIR CARS.
AS is their annual custom the officers.
stockholders and directors Of the Santa
re dAiiNtu Ah ApBchd Ali' eFStlAH1 iA'-
ceding the annual meeting. Their spe-
cial train was side-tracked in the yards
by the depot and served as the mag
Mates hotel How many railway presl-
dents, executive board chairmen. and
other capitalists would be content to be
domiciled within no thicker walls than
cars afford under similar circumstances
is a question: 1t speaks well for the
calmness with which the telegraphers
have pursued their fight that no thought
of harm should present itself.
President Ripley and the directors
busted themselves with inspection trips
about the yards and shops this morning.
AT noon they met in the directors room.
put the finishing touches upon the abb
sorption of the roads acquired during
the past year in California received
their newly-minted gold pieces from the
treasurer for their services and went to
lunch