New-York tribune., 1901-04-07
financial.
Notice of Special Meeting OF Stockholders
THE DENVER&RIOGRANDE
RAILROAD COMPANY.
DENVER. COLORADO. April /. 1901
To the Holders OF both
Preferred and Common Stock of
The Denver and Rio Grande R K. Co.

ne Denver ana klO UIduuc X, N w.
Notice Is hereby given that special meeting of the
stockholders and preferred, Of The Denver
Grarde Company. will be held at the
principal Company in the Equitable Building
at Denver. Colorado upon Wednesday, THE 18TH DAY
OF MAY. 1901. at two O'Clock p NJ FOR the following
purposes:
For the of submitting to vote of the stock
holders Company the question Of purchasing the
lines Rio Grande Western Railway Com
by acquiring the common and preferred STOCK OF
that Company
purpose submitting a vote of each class
OF the stockholders the question OF re-
ducing the capital the Company. at present
authorized canceng the unissued stock now held in
the treasury for the purpose of acquiring the properly
franchises of Denver and Rio Grande Western
Railway namely preferred stock to the amount
of four million three hundred and fifty thousand dollars
S4. S5OO0O par stock to the amount of
million five hundred thousand dollars OOOOO)
and thereafter increasing the capi
tai stock by increasing the preferred stock from twenty
million fifty thousand dollars (s25,-
100000, fory-four million hundred thousand dol
lars 44 100000 and of amending and changing the Sixth
Article the Of Incorporation of the Company
read follows
SIXTH. The capital stock this Company shall be
eghty-two million hundred thousand dollars Ss2-
400. OOO) divided eight hundred and twenty-four
thousand (s24OO Of the value of one hun
dred dollars 1Oo each Said stock shall be divided into
preferred follows to wit: thirty
eight million dollars (s3s. OO0.OOO common forty-four
million dollars (s4i iOOOo) pre-
ferred; said preferred stock to entitled non
cumulative dividend of not than five per cent per
payable Of thc net earnings of the Company
before dividend shall be declared and paid upon the
stock.
purpose Of submitting a vote of the pre-
Company the question of assent
ing capital requirements of the
consolidated bonds of the Company amounting
by the mortgage for the purpose OF
acquiring the property and franchises of the Denver ana
Rio Grande Western Railway Company. for extending
the line of railroad Of the Company 10 Ogden as such
bonds required for said purposes
a. o. submitting OF each class
OF the stockholders of the Company proposed amendment
OF Article Articles of Incorporation OF the
Company. so that the shall read as follows
NINTH. The stockholders Of this company, or the
directors whenever and for length time the
stockholders shall elect shall have power to make
time such prudential bylaws for the
of company be necessary by a two
thirds entire number. the directors shall
have any time revoke such bylaws or
TO amend the In respect The meetings OF the
board Of directors Of the company may be hed IN te
City Of New elsewhere beyond the limits of the
State Of 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 13. 1901 and reopen on the morning
OF THURSDAY, MAY 16. 1901.
BY order Of the Board of Directors.
THE DENVER & RIO GRANDE RAILROAD co.
BY EDGAR II. BOOTH Secretary.
Subject authorization OF above proposed
sl23oOoOo Of the stock WILL the request
and behalf Of the parties entitled thereto under the
arrangement for 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 PREFERRED HELD BY THEM The right
purchase terminate three o'clock on MAY
1, 1901. exercised by actual delivery al
the office Of the Company. No. Il William New
York City before date. application for
shares and agreement purchase. executed upon a
form which will be mailed to stockholders and which
may be obtained Office Of Company. Pay
Of such purchase be made a the
office Of the Company: $50 PER SHARE At THE
TIME WHEN THE AGREEMENT TO PUR-
CHASE Is THERE LODGED, AND THE BAL
ANCE on MAY 20, 1901. On that date the
preferred stock representing
came will there deliverable to such purchasers or
in increase said preferred stock
shall have been authorized the previous payment Of
$50 share will be refunded the holders receipts
representing such payment upon surrender
ceips No subscription FOR fraction will he
received: but rights purchase may assigned
accordance with blank form which VIII be mailed
shareholders. and which application. be OBJ
tained at said Office OF the Company York any
holder Of certificates Of stock a Of
which he divided by leaving a
msinder before making a subscription buy
| on the market enough rights his holdings
90 divisibe- The company will itself buy sell
rights. Failure pay the purchase price
to the shares applied for nstalment previously
paid.
The Denver and Rio Grards Railroad Company,
BY EDGAR H. BOOTH Secretary.
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