The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-10
BIG men COMING.
Santa Fe Directors Are to Be
Here Tomorrow.
They Do Not Look for Any
Innovations.
BOUT THE NEW LINES.
Pres. Ripley Expected to Make
Important Announcements.
Directors Whose Terms Expire
Will Be Reelected.

tendance at the annual meeting of the
stockholders of the Santa Fe railway,
which will be held in Topeka beginning
at II o'clock tomorrow.
Treasurer Edward Wilder said today:
Il have not been informed who will at
tend this meeting. but 1 am inclined to
believe that there will not be enough of
the directors here to hold the annual
meeting of the directors after the stock
holders meeting. President Ripley will
be here
General Manager H. U. Nudge said:
Il have not received any notice as 20
who will be here for the meeting. bur
if there We're many of the directors
coming 1 suppose 1 would have heard Cs
it before this
There is a rumor that some interesting
announcements will be made at the
meeting by President Ripley concern
ing tne purchase Of new lines of railway
by the Santa Fe company. Among other
things it is said that the Santa Fe has
acquired the Texas Central railway,
which has its terminal at Stamford.
Tex. and will use this as part of
new line to be built from New Mexico.
to give a direct line from Galveston 10
the Pacific coast. The Santa Fe has al
ready chartered such line in New Mex
leo, and it is only d question of whether
1t will buy an existing line or build its
own
There has also been some talk of d
Santa Fe line to Port Stilweu. the ter
minus of the Orient road in old Mex
leo, and the Santa Fe is said to be try
ing to purchase some short roads to i'll
corporate in this proposed extension.
The directors whose terms of Office
will expire are Edward P. Ripley, Byron
L. Smith, Charles Steele and Howell
Jones 1t is believed that all will be re-
elected.
Last year the stockholders meeting
was exceptional from the fact that out
of fifteen directors of the road, nine
We're in Topeka for the meeting. Those
here last year were Edward P. Ripley,
Victor Morawetz, Thomas r. Fowler,
Edward ]. Berwind, r. Somers Hayes,
George g. Haven, John G. Mccullough,
BENJAMIN P. Cheney and Charles =.
ffleed- One of the reasons for such IA
large attendance last year was the be-
lief on the part of some that possibly
the meeting might develop that the
Pennsylvania Railroad company had
been buying stock in the Santa Fe, and
was in position to dictate the election
of representative on the board of d1-
rectors. Nothing of the sort came
about, however.
Treasurer Edward Wilder said today:
As far as 1 know there is no business
of Importance to come before the meet
4 ing of the stockholders except THAI
which is mentioned in President Ripley's
statement We don't anticipate that
anything will happen unexpectedly
/ The call for the annual meeting states
that the stock transfer books closed on
shares made since that date are not
/ eligible to vote at the meeting tomor-
row.
The following is the statement issued
! by President Ripley concerning the pur-
poses of the meeting:
New York, Oct. 20, 1902
| ITO the Stockholders of the Atchison
Topeka & Santa Fe Railway company,
THE annual meeting of the stocl-hold-
ers to be held on December II. 1902. Is
called for the following specified pur-
poSes
"First-To elect four directors to hold
office for four years, and independent
auditors, to audit the books and ar
whose terms viii expire are Edward P
Ripley, Byron L. Smith, Charles Steele
and Howell Jones. The independent aud
itors are Messrs. Price. Waterhouse &
Co.
.Second-To approve of and confirm
the purchase of the railroad and other
property, rights, powers. privileges,
grants and franchises of the Santa Fe
Pacific Railroad company, all the stock
and bonds of which are owned by the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
company. At the last session Of con-
gresS, an act was passed authorizins the
sale or lease by the Santa Fe Pacific
Railroad company of it's railroad and
other property to the Atchison, Topeka
/ & Santa Fe Railway company, and it Is
] proposed to execute a conveyance under
] this act. ON new obligations will f.
I created and the proposed action is in
pursuance of the policy heretofore fol-
/ lowed of consolidating and unifying The
system and its bookkeeping by vesting
in this company, so far as practicable,
/ the legal title to the various lines enl-
braced in its system.
"Third-To approve of and confirm tho
purchase by this company of the stocks
and bonds of the Eastern Oklahoma Rail-
way company, the Kiowa. Chickasha and
/ Fort Smith Railway company, the Guthrie
and Western Railway company and the
Eastern Railway company of New Mexico
and the construction of the railroads OF
these companies The Eastern Oklahoma
Railway company. the Kiowa, Chickasha
4 and Fort Smith Railway company and tho
/ Guthrie and Western Railway company
were organized in order to construct tho
extensions in Oklahoma referred to in the
annual reports ofs1999 and 1901. They have
/ constructed or in course of construction
about 306 miles of railroad. of which a
/ substantial part has been COMPLETED. The
Eastern Railway company of New Mexico
is to construct line extending from a
point on the present lire between A1bu-
querque and FL Paso. in an easterly direc-
ton to the Pecos Valley and Northeast
ern railway. This new line when con-
! structed. VIII provide cutoff. shortening
/ the trsnsconti mental line of your COM
/ many and obviating the difficult grades OF
the Glorieta and Ration passes.
"Fourth-To approve Of and ratify tho
purchase of the several railroads and
p~orcrties of other cornDanies and thS
stocks md bonds issued hv other com
panies that have been purchased by thir
comDanv under authority of the board o.
directors. The object is to ratifv and
confirm the seev~al acquisitions of tbs
character stated that have been referred
to in the annual reports heretofore ISSUED
to the stockholders.
by order Of the board of directors