New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-05-15
financial.
Notice of Special Meeting OF Stockholders
THE DENVER&RlOGRANDt
RAILROAD COMPANY.
To the Holders OF boit
Preferred and Common Stock OF
The Denver and Rio Grande K. X. Co.
DENVER. COLORADO. April !. 1901.

Notice is hereby given that special meeting Of the
stockholders both and preferred OF The Denver
and Rio Grande Railroad COMPANY will be held az me
principal ONCE Company. in the Equitable BUILDING
a, Denver Colorado upon "Wednesday. THE r5rH DAh
OF MAY, 1901. O'Clock p b. for the following
purposes:
!. For r=pose submitting vote OF the socA
holders OF the Company question Of purchasing 's
lines d Rio Granae Weston Railway I'm
pany by acquiring the common and preferred s'oeN "
that Company.
For the burmese ~ submitting TO OF each class
OF the stockholders Of the Company the question OF re
duoiag the capital stock OF the company a. ~
authorized. by canoelling the unissnea STOCK no" ~
the treasury the purpose OF aoquflhs 'e 49,
ana franchises OF the and Rio Grande western
Railway ompany-namely. preferred stock to the amount
Of four million three hundred and nifty thousand collars
s $50 Oo0 al par common stock 20 the amount o'
sever million i've hundred thousand dollars SI5O0eO)
al parnd thereupon and thereafter increasing the oa
tal stock by increasing the preferred stock from twenty
three million hundred and nifty thousand dollars Gs@S
100000 10 foy-our million four hundred thousand col
lars s4 900 GOO amending changing the sixth
Article Articles of Incorporation of the Company
80 as L read follows:
SIXTH. The capital stock OF this Company shall be
eiehty-two million hundred thousand dollars (ss2-
400 OOOo divided into eight hundred and twenry-four
thousand q the par value Of one hun
dred dollars each said stock shall be divided into
preferred stock follows. 10 Wit; thirty
ept, million dollars s3s 100000 common. fortyfour
million hundred thousand dollars ga 4ooo90 pre-
ferred: said preferred stock 10 be entitled 10 non
dividend Of than nNe per cent
annum payable out Of the net earnings or the company
before any dividend declared and paid the
common stock.
For tire purpose 81 submitting vote % the Pre-
ferred stockholders the the question Of assent
sng foT future capital requirements OF me
consolidated mortgage bonds Company amounting
s690OO00 reserved by the mortgage for the purpose 81
acquiring property franchises OF the Denver ana
Rio Grande Railway Company or for extending
the line railroad Of the Company 10 Ogden, as such
bonds required for said purposes
For the purpose submitting vote OF each class
Of the stockholders Of the Company proposed amendment
OF Article Ninth Articles OF Incorporation OF the
Company so that shall read follows:
NINTH. The stockholders Of this company. or the
directors and for such length OF time as the
stockholders shall elect, shall have power 10 make
from time to time such prudential bylaws for the
eminent OF company may be necessary. by
two-thrds their entire number the directors shan
have power al any time TO revoke any such bylaws ~
amend the IN respect" The meetings OF the
board Of the company may be held In the
City OF elsewhere beyond the limits Of the
OF Colorado shall be provided by the bylaws
The books the transfer Of stock Of the
Company with the close Of business MON
DAY, APRIL Is. 1901. and reopen on the morning
OF THURSDAY. MAY I6, 1901.
BY order q the Board Of Directors
THE DENVER & RIO GRANDE RAILROAD co.
BY EDGAR II. BOOTH. Secretary.
Subject authorization Of the increase above proposed
tl2 preferred viii. the request
behalf parties entitled thereto under the
arrangement acquiring the said properties be offered
by this Company its stockholders AT THE PRICE
OF 90 PER CENT. HOLDERS OF THE STOCK
OF THE COMPANY, OF RECORD AT THE
CLOSING OF THE TRANSFER BOOKS on
APRIL 10. 1901, MAY PURCHASE SAID IN
CREASED PREFERRED STOCK AT THAT
PRICE, AND AT THE RATE OF ONE SHARE
OF THE NEW PREFERRED STOCK FOR
EVERY FIVE SHARES OF STOCK COMMON
OR PHEFERREDD HELD By THEM. night
purchase viii terminate O'Clock on MAY
4, lool and must be exercised by actual delivery
shs oioe of the Company. no AZ William Street New
York CITY on date application for
shares and agreement 20 purchase. executed upon
form which will be mailed 20 stockholdsrs and which
may be Obtained said once OF the Company. Pay
Of such purchase must be made the
Office OF the Company: ego PER SHARE AT THE
TIME WHEN THE AGREEMENT To PUR-
CHASE rs THERE LODGED, AND THE BAL
ANCE on MAY 20, 1901. On that date the
preferred stock interim certificates representing
came win be there deliverable purchasers or
such OF preferred stock
shall have been authorized the previous payment
per win he refunded Of receipts
eepts. No subscription for fraction a share will be
received; but rights 20 purchase assigned in
accordance with blank which viii be rnaiea 20
shareholders ana which upon application be
tanned at said Office OF the Company in New York. any
holder Of certificates OF stock a number OF shares
which be divided by Eve without leaving a ~
mninder may, before making a Subscription buy or sell
on the open market enough rights holdings
90 divisible The company will buy or sell
rights Failure pay OF the purchase rr4o.
when ana payable viii all rights in respect
70 the shares applied for ana previously
paid.
. The DsnFSr and Rio erants Railroad Cumuary
BY EDGAR H. BOOTH. Secretary