Bisbee daily review., 1905-08-12
NOTICE TO THE sTocKHoLDERs OF THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY:

M [ tCE V ne . lOONF1OEOEH H .
 OF THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC
 RAILROAD cOMPANY:
 A special meeting of the stockhold- CTS of the Southern Pacific Railroad the company. in room 1216. in the Company will be held at the office of Merchants Exchange building, in the city and county of San Francisco, in the state of California, the same be- ing the principal place of business of said corporation. and being the build ing where the board of directors of said corporation usually meet. on the 2Sth day of August. 1905. at the hour of 12 o'clock noon, to consider and act upon the propositions:
 First. to increase the capital stock .of said corporation to one hundred and sixty million dollars (Sl6O. 900, ,O00) and for that purpose to amend article VI. of the articles of incorporation and consolidation of the company to read as follows;
 "The amount of the -Ppital stock .of said corporation shail be one hun dred and sixty million dollars (S160,- 000.000). divided into one million six hundred thousand Q.6000.O0 shares of the par value of one hundred dol lars ($t0O) each. which said amount of capital stock does not exceed the amount actually required for the pur- poses of the said corporation, and is the amount actually required and as certained to be necessary for con structing, completing, equipping, op- erating and maintaining its road, and IS so estimated by competent engin- .eers, as will appear by the written estimate of such engineers. duly sign ed by them, and filed in the office and principal place of business aforesaid of said corporation"
 And to amend paragraph third of article XII of the said articles to read as follows:
 "The number of directors or said consolidated corporation shall be eleven (11) and the amount of the capital stock of said corporation shall be one hundred and sixty million dol lars (S1o0, ,000.0O0), which said amount of capital stock is the amount actual ly required for the purposes of said corporation, and is the amount act ually required and ascertained to be necessary for constructing. complet- ing. equipplng, operating and main taining it's road, and is so estimated by competent engneers. as will appear by the aforesaid written estimate of said engineers, duly signed by them and on file as aforesaid. Said capital stock of said corporation shall be di- vided into enc million six hundred h~.r IL. value of one hundred dollars (S100) each. of which said shares of said cap ital stock the following have been sub scribed by and allotted to the stock holders of said constituent corpora lions. as hereinafter set forth, to-wit:
 ''To the Southern Pacific Railroad Company. incorporated, organized and existing under the laws of the state of California, and to it's stockholders. one million and fourteen thousand two hundred and forty-one and sixty one-hundredths (1.014.241 60t1OO) shares
 gro the Southern Pacific Railroad Company, incorporated. organized and existing under the laws of the Terri tory of Arizona, and to it's stockhold- CTS, one hundred and ninety-nine thou sand nine hundred and fifty (199, ,950) shares.I
 ''To the Southern Pacific Railroad Company of New Mexico, incorporat- ed, organized and existing under the laws of the Territory of New Mexico. and to its stockholders, sixty-eight thousand eight hundred and eighty eight (6S,SSS) shares"
 "The several stockholders of each of said constituent corporations shall have issued to them Dy the said con- solidated corporation paid up shares of the capital stock of the consolidat- ed corporation out of the shares there of subscribed by and allotted to the of their respective con- stituent corporations to the like amount, dollar for dollar, at their par value with the par value of the shares held by such stockholders in their re- spectiye constituent corporations"
 Thereafter aud secondly. to. create a bonded indebtedness of said corpo- ration to the amount in the aggregate of one hundred and sixty million dol lars (Sl60. .00O.000) in gold coin of the United States Ga portion of which is to be used in retiring existing bonded and to increase the bonded indebtedness of said corpora ton up to the amount in the aggre- gate of one hundred and sixty million dollars ($16O.000.O00) in gold coin of the United States. and to secure the said proposed bonded indebtedness by a mortgage upon the railroads, fran chises. and property of the company now owned or hereafter acquired. and the income thereof, or such part there 1f as may be prescribed in the mort gage; and to determine the form and terms of said bonds and mortgage. and to authorize !he board of direc- tors to take all such action as they may deem necessary or expedient in the premises.
 Dated the 2Sth day of June. 1905.
 By order of the Board of Directors.
 J. l.. WILLCUTT, 0f the Southern Pacific
 Railroad Company.
 N. T. SMITH.
 E P. CALVIN.
 WILLIAM HOOD.
 l. W. HELLMAN, JR..