The San Francisco call., 1905-08-14

NOTICE TO THE STOCKHOLDERS OF THE
eOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD COM
PANY-A special meeting OF the stockholders
OF the Southern Pacific Railroad Company
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 Esid corporation, end being the building
where the board OF directors Of said corpora
ton usually meet. on the 2sth day OF August
1905, at the hour OF y O'Clock noon To con-
slider and act upon the propositions:
First, 70 increase the capital stock Of said
corporation 10 one hundred and sixty million
dollars 0lo0.O00 OOO), and Tor that purpose TO
amend article VI OF the articles OF incorpora-
tion and consolidation OF the company to
read as follows:
The amount OF the capital stock OF said
corporation shall be one hundred and sixty
nailion dollars tSi60, 600. o0O). divided into
cne million six hundred thousand q, 6Oo, ,OOO)
shares o. the par value or one hundred dol
lars (S1O0) each, which said amount OF capi-
tsl stock Goes not exceed the amount actually
required Tor the purposes OF the said CORPORA
zion, and is the amount actually required
and ascertained TO be necessary for construct
tng. completing. equipping. operating and
maintaining Its road, and is so estimated by
competent engineers. Will appear by the
written estimate OF such engineers duty
signed by thens and fled in the office and
principal place OF business aforesaid af said
corporation"
And TO amend paragraph third of article
HI OF the said articles TO read as follows.
The number Of directors OF said con-
eolidated corporation shall be eleven ri,
Gnc the amount Of the capital stock Of said
million dollars CsI6o, 900 COO. which sais
amount of capital stock is the amount &C
@ sosiy TequiTeo IRE for The purposes of said cor
ecired and ascertained TO be necessarv for
constructing, completing. eQuipping, operat-
ing and maintaining its road and t~ -
estimated by competent engiueers a III SY
Gppesr by the aforesaid written estfrnsts 80
teio engineers. Gully signed by them and IN
ole as aforesaid said capital stock OF said
corporation shall be divided into ona SniiiGa-
Eix hundred thousand Il, 600 OOO1 sbsrs
g st,oo1 one psF Nslce ot one hundred dollars
capital Etock the following have been s1sa
seFioee ey ano allotted to the Etoclholders
after set forth. TO wit nerein-
To the Southern Pacific Railroad g.
peny incorporated; organized and erissinx
and 10 its shaFeholcers one rp,iISI vi ma,
fourteen thousand Two hundred and 80. eno @
ano SIXTY one-hundreoths u.0l4 24I 81. 10os
TO the Southern Pacific Rauro.d -.
p1ny, incorporated organized and existan1
under the laws Of the Territory % sist.ag -iise.ng
snc 70 IS stockholders. one hnndrats, a -ons,
E,nsty-nine thousand nine hundred and an. na
TO the Southern Pacific Rauro.d .
psny OF New Mexico. Incorporated org IN IN
ana existing under the laws Of the Tsr,1 80 zeo
sixty-eight thousand eight bTnsooSsknolders:
eighty eight (6s.sss) shares ana
ne sSNeIdi sbSSAIloloerS OF each -
constituent corporations shall have Iss, =, salo
them by the said consolfdateS issued 10
paic vp shares OF TIE capital stool s y. . :
consolidated corporation our ~ OF The
thereof subscribed by and aiio...nse ne shares
stockholders Of their respective - 70 the
corpora tons 10 the like amount SSnsStltuent
dollar. at their par value with ~ ooIar tor
II the shares held by such stori,,5pH15 pS5 va oe
their resPectlEe constituent CORPORA ttcrs =. a
Thereafter and secondly, To erraasA Aioils-
ed Indebtedness OF said corporst1os a bond
amount in the aggregate Of one hundreeS9 me M.he
sixty million dollars tS1e0 600 oooa urea and
coin OF the United States "a Dor.fS-y n gold
Is 10 be used in retiring existin.. ot Which
cebtedness), and 10 increase tbs conoeQ In
oebtedness Of said corporation ,SoHoeo IN
amount IN the aggregate OF one h,,Ppsto 70 The
coin OF the United States. and 10 s,... IA soic
Esid proposed bonded indebtedness Ie tne
mortgage upon the railroads, franchS oy
property cf the company now ovrrsS ses anc
after acquired. and the income tbeos,tn mere
kuch part thereof as may be prescrihai ~
she mortgage: and 10 determine the so,o tn.,eo ln
terms os said bonds and mortga0a ~ ~ ano
authorize The Board OF Directors to tsrs ~ ~
such action as they may deem necessarv =.
sxpedient in The premises. "
Dated the 2Sth day OF June l9O5
By Ordsr OF the Board OF Directors
J. L. WILLcUTT
Secretary OF the Southern Pacinc Raiiro.S
cCmpsny.
\. 7. SMITH.
J. Z. CALVIN
WILLIAM HOOD
]. W. HELLMAN Jr.
JAMES J.. WILSON
J. IL HANFoRD.
PETER II. DUNE.
J. L. WlLLCUTT
FRANK Il. KING.
CHAS. =. LINCOLN
g. L KING
Director .; said Southern Pacific Railroad
Company