New-York tribune., 1901-04-09
financial.
Notice of Special Meeting Of Stockholders
THE HEDENVER&RIOGRANDE
RAILROAD COMPANY.
To the Holders of both
Preferred and Common Stock OF
The Denver and Rio Grande r. r. Co


Notice Is hereby given that special meeting Of the
stockholders preferred. OF The Denver
and Grande Railroad Company. will be held at the
principal office the Company the Equitable BUILDING
at Denve~ Colorado upon Wednesday. THE 18TH DAY
OF MAY. 1901. at two o'clock +. NJ i0r 'Ne s
purposes:
purpose submitting to vote OF the STOCK
holders the Company the question OF purchasing 'he
lines Rio Grande Western Railway Co'
pany by acquiring the common and preferred STOCK '
that Company.
purpose submitting to vote OF each eass
of the stockholders OF Company the question OF re-
ducing the capital stock of the Company as at p'e
authorized. by cancellng the unissued STOCK no" "N
treasury for the purpose Of acquiring 'ne p''s
and franchises OF the Denver and Rio Grande western
Railway Company-namely. preferred stock 10 tne aiu
of hundred and hfty thousahu uo
s+ $50 OOO ut par. and common stock to the ahouH "
seven milton five hundred thousand dollars GI.5oooOO
at par-and hereupon thereafter increasing tne
by increasing the preferred STOCK rom 80
million six hundred and fifty thousand doa's
eo 600, IN ,or,ror million four hundred thousand dol
lars (s44 800 OoO amending and changing the SKIN
Article OF the Articles Of Incorporation OF 'ie O''
read follows:
SIXTH The capital stock Of this Company shall be
eighty-two million four hundred thousand dollars 'ss2
100000 divided eight hundred and twen'y-'ouF
thousand (s240O0 shares Of the par value OF one nun
dred dollars (s1O each Said shall be divided into
preferred and stock as follows 10 WIZ;
eight million Cs3s. .oooooo) common forty-tour
million hundred thousand dollars 4iooooo' pre-
ferrea. said prererred stock entitled to non
cumulative dividend OF than five per cent per
annum payable OF thc net earnings OF the company
any shall be declared and paid upon the
common stock.
purpose Of submitting TO vote OF the pre-
Company the question Of assent
issue capital requirements OF the
consolidated mortgage bonds OF the Company aoun''s
reserved by the mortgage for the purpose Oh
acquiring the property franchises Of the Denver ana
Grande Western Railway Company. or Tor eS'enui's
the line Of the Company TO Ogden as s1c'i
bonds are not required said purposes
purpose Of submitting to vote OF each c'ass
Of the stockholders proposed amendment
OF Article Ninth Articles OF Incorporation OF the
Company so that shall read as follows:
NINTH The stockholders OF this company or the
directors whenever and Of time as the
stockholders shall shall have power to make
from time TO time prudential bylaws for the gov
ernment Of company may be necessary by TWO
thirds OF their entire number the directors s"''
have power at any time 10 revoke any such OS N '
TO amend the respect The meetings OF 'he
bonrd Of directors may be held IN the
CItv Of New York or elsewhere beyond limits OF the
State Colorado shall be provided by the bylaws
The transfer transfer OF stock OF the
Company will close with the close Of business on MON
DAY, APRIL IL. 1901. and reopen on the morning
Of THURSDAY, MAY 1G 1901.
BY order Of the Board OF Directors.
THE DENVER & RIO GRANDE RAILROAD CO..
By EDGAR H. BOOTH.
Subject 10 Of the increase above proposed
s2 100000 OF the preferred request
entitled thereto under the
acquiring the said properties be offered
by this Company 20 its stockholders AT THE PRICE
OF 90 PER CENT. HOLDERS OF THE STOCK
OF THE COMPANY, OF RECORD AT THE
CLOSING THE TRANSFER BOOKS on
APRIL 15, 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 PREFERRED, HELD BY THEM. The right
20 purchase terminate at three o'clock ON MAY
L. 1901 and be exercised by actual delivery at
the ONCE Company, No AZ William strest. New
York city on or Of application for
shares to purchase, executed upon
form be mailed stockholders and which
may be obtained at OF the Company. Pay
ments purchase be made Mt the
office OF Company: $50 PER SHARE AT THE
TIME WHEN THE AGREEMENT TO FUR
CHASE Is THERE LODGED. AND THE BAL
ANCE on MAY 20, 1901. On that date the new
preferred stock certificates representing the
came will be there deliverable such purchasers;
in the event that such preferred stock
been authorized the previous payment OF
500 per share the holders Of receipts
such surrender Of the
ceips No subscription fraction Of share will be
received: rights purchase he assigned IN
accordance a blank form which will be mailed 10
shareholders and which application. be OBJ
tainei at Office Of the Company In New York.
holder Of certificates a number OF shares
which cannot be divided by without leaving a
mainder may making n subscription. buy sell
open market rights mako hts holdings
so divisble. company will itself buy sell
balance of the purchase price
payable will terminate all rights In respect
| paid.
The DsnV6r and Rio Grande Railroad Company,
BY EDGAR H BOOTH. Secretary.