The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-09
Rock Island Won't Get Into
Santa Fe Directorate.
RHmor That Company Will
Have Representative Denied.
WILLIE HERE AT NOON
Annual Meeting Of Stockholders
Won't Last Long.
Business to Be Transacted of a
Routine Nature.

1t is announced that the eighth annual
meeting of the Atchison, Topeka q
Santa F'e Railway company will be held
in the directors room at the general
offices of the road in this city on
Thursday Of this week. Most of the men
to attend the meeting will arrive to-
night in their special cars and for one
day Topeka will have as her guests
some of the most notable railroad men
and fnanciers in the country. e. P.
Ripley, president of the Santa Fe, and
Benjamin P. Cheney, one of the heaviest
stockholders of the road, will be here,
besides many OF the other high officials
of the road. Among these will be Vic
tor Morawetz, C. S. Gleed and John G.
Mccullough, governor OF Vermont and
one of the stockholders of the Santa
F'e.
According to statements given out to-
day the meeting will be precisely at
noon and will last until about o'clock
after which Mr.. Ripley and the rest
will leave Immediately for their respec-.
tive destinations.
Edward Wilder, treasurer for the
Santa Fe with headquarters in Topeka,
will act as secretary at the meeting.
When asked today if he could give out
any information in regard to the BUSH
ness that will be transacted at tomor-
rows meeting, Mr.. Wilder said:
Il know of nothing that has not al
ready been announced in the call for
the meeting"
do you think that it is likely that
a new member of the board of directors
will be elected to take the place of
one of those whose term expires to-
morrow" was asked.
ct cannot give an official answer to
that question:" said Mr.. Wilder, but
/ if the usual custom is followed out the
members whose terms expire tomorrow
will be reelected. OF course L know
that there is a lot of talk about the
Rock Island getting place on the
board. but it is a cold day when the,
Rock Island doesn't start something
of that kind
It IS to be inferred from Mr.. Wilder's
last statement that the rumor that the
Rock Island had acquired enough of
Santa F'e stock to secure representa-
tive on that roads board of directors,
and in the end obtain traffic agree
ment whereby they will run their
trains through to the coast over the
Santa Fe's tracks. is not taken seri-
ouslv.
The following is the call announcing
tomorrow's meeting and the business
that is to come before the stockholders
at that meeting.
THE ATCHISON, TOPEKA & SANTA
| F'E RAILWAY COMPANY
Notice is hereby given that the eighth
annual meeting of the stockholders of
the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Raii-
way company will be held at the prin-
cipal office of the company in Topeka,
! Kansas, on Thursday, the tenth day of
| December, 1903, at Il o'clock, noon, for
| the election of four a directors to hold
office for four "a years and for the
election of Independent auditors to
audit the books and accounts of the
! company at the close of the fiscal year.
Said meeting has been called by the
/ board of directors and is to be held for
| the following further purposes. respec-
lively, viz:
To vote upon the proposed amend
ment of the bylaws. The object is to
amend the bylaws as recommended by
the board of directors.
| To approve of and confirm the pur-
chase by this company of the stock and
bond Of the Randsburg Railway COM
pany, of the San Francisco & North
| western Railway company, of the Phoe-
nix & Eastern Railway company and OF
the Oakland & East Side Railway COM
pany, respectively, and the construction
of the railways of said companies.
To approve of and ratify the acts OF
the board of directors set forth in the
annual report of the company, and to
transact such other business as may
! legally come before the meeting.
The stock transfer books will be
closed at the close of business on Thurs
day November s. 1903 and will be re-
| opened at the close of said meeting.
By order of the board of directors.
L. c. DEFINING,
Assistant Secretary
New York, Oct. T.. 1908.