The San Francisco call., 1905-08-17

NOTICE TO THE STOCKHOLDERS OF THE
SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD CON-
PANK-A special meeting Of the stockholders
q the Southern Pacific Railroad Company
wiL be held al the Office OF the company, IN
room 1916, IN the Merchants' Exchange
building. in the city and county Of san
Francisco, IN the State OF California, the
same being the principal place OF business
of said corporation. ana being the building
where the board OF directors of said corpora
ton usually meet. on the 2sth day OF August
seg5, ct the hour o. j o'clock noon, TO con-
Goer and act upon the propositions:
First, 10 Increase the capital stock Of safd
corpora don 10 one hundred and sixty million
cellars fSI60, ,000, COO. and for that purpose to
amend article VI OF the articles Of incorpora-
ton and consolidation or the company to
res5 follows:
The amount OF the capital stock OF sasd
corporation shall be one hundred and sixty
million dollars fs160, coo. OO0), divided into
ore million six hundred thousand q 6Oo OeO)
en@-es ot TIE par va lue OF one hundred dC.-
lars tslUO) each, which said amount OF capi-
Ia STOCK Goes not exceed the amount actually
Required Tor the purposes OF the said ccrpora-
Don, ana ls the amount actually required
erc ascertalneo 10 be necessary for construct
11g, competing, cQulpping. operating ana
r-aintalniag its road, and is so estimated by
competent engineers, as win appear BY tho
written estimate OF such engineers du!y
signed by them, and fled in the Office and
I--aoip2i place CT business aforesaid of said
CCIpCra-ion-
And TO amend paragraph third of sr+sola
sllI Of the said articles TO read as follows:
The number Of directors OF said CON
golloateG corporation shall be eleven IN
Gnc She -mount OF the capital stock Of ssf5
corporation shan De one hundred and sixty
rlillion dollars GsI6O. Geo OO0) which sats
amount Of capital stock is the amount ac-
s-allE required for the purposes Of said cor
poration. and Il the amount actually re-
eslIee sna asceTsslnea 10 oe necessary for
constructing, completing, ecuipping operat-
.lg and maintaining its read and ts g
estimated ty competent engineers as viii
appear by The Aforesaid written estimate %
tsl1 engineers. duly signed by them and IN
tie as Aforesaid SAID capital stock ~ satS
corporation shall be divided into ona y.,i1s ssie
rix hundred thousand Loco, 00O) shsres
q the par value Of one hundred ScIie~s,
1900 each. Of which said shares OF go
capital etock the following have been -
scTIbed by and allotted 10 the stocIr1oi oiSS
q sad constituent corporations as berein
t.ter set forth. to witt S-H-
ITO the southern Pacific Railrosd -.
rSny. Incorporated. organized and exissIn.
Urcer the laws of the State Of csli@o-,inls ,ns
&C 10 rs shareholders, one rnfllion -
fourteen thousand two hundred and -. ana
Enc sixty one-huncreoths 0s0l4 24I e0-1eN
TO the Southern Pacific Raurosa -.
pSny, incoT Tpofasec, organized and -rse1 oi--
Uncer The laws q the Territory oS k-5st.s selas
Elnety-Iine thousand nine hundred anS ana Aaa
Doo.SSO) shares" -o ntty
TO The southern Pacific Railroad con
rany Of New Mexico: incorporated or.S ON
suc existing under the laws OF ~ u rrsanl 1eo
@ New Mexico and 10 its stool sc.a sL5i atoiy
eighty eight f6s,Sss) shares and
ne several stockholders Of -.
oohsuleeht corporations shall have iss1,as sdld "a
tLe-n Dy lne salQ consolidated corn1rat. 70
paid W shares OF the capital 80 III poi alton
consolidated corporation out ~ - OF the
thereof subscribed BY and aIio4soS snares
stockholders OF their respective - 20 the
corporate 10 the Ike amount SussItuent
Soslsr. 81 their gar value with tSs eoaiar Tor
= The shares held by such sto-i-,lp-r pSr value
Enelr respective constituent cor,c,..ueIs IN
Thereafter and secondly, 20 creats = rs. l
&c ncsLtecness OF sad ccfporation ;. OOno- M
amount 81 the aggregate OF one b-,ns @ the
sixty million dollars (S180 COO 6eoS- 60 and
c1sn OF the United States "a porf5oDy IA gold
Is 70 be used n retiring exfstfn- = OF Which
ccbte51ess OF said corporation tDo-oeo In
L.-IGUnt IN the aggregate OF one 1870 70 the
sixty million dollars Gl6O 600 0001 .eo and
coin Q. the United States, and - n gold
mortgage upon the railroads, rrane5ss Dy
properly Of The company now csyn,-s 'sss and
after acquired, and the income Stas % mere
t9ch part thereof as may be prescribed or
terms cf said bonds and nortgsea ~ - ana
eutherize the Board OF Directors 70 .ei11 80 70 70
aoch action as they may deem necesSaSv q. ~
ezpec-enI in The premises VI
Dated the 2sth day OF June. 1903
By Greer OF the Board OF Directors
J. L. WILLCIJTr
Secretary of the Southern Pacifc Ra1iiroad
Ccmceny. S@1
y T SMITH.
i. z. CALVIN
WILLIAM HOOD
J. ". HELLMAN Jr
JAMES z. WILSON
= n HANFORD
PETER +. DITNNE
]. L WILLcUTT.
FRANK B. KING
CHA6- p. LINCOLN.
G. I. KING
Directors Of said Southern Pacific Railroad
Company,