The San Francisco call., 1905-08-20


NOTICE TO THE STOCKHOLDERS OF THE
6CSlHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD COM
FANA-A special meeting OF the stockholders
On, o. tae southern Pacific Railroad Company
W. De helo at the ONCE OF the company in
room lZle. in the Merchants Excharge
Dul-oihg, IN the city and county OF San Fran
cisco. IN the State OF California the same
Deing the principal place OF business OF said
corporation. and being the building where
ne SlS 1oara Of directors ot said corporation
Usually meet, on the 2sth day OF August,
1Soo at the hour OF u O'Clock noon, to con-
saoer and act upon the propositions:
First 10 increase the capital stock Of said
corporation 70 one hundred and sixty miIlior,
cellars fSloo, 0oo, ,0Oo). and for that purpose TO
sineno article VI OF the articles of lncorpora-
res5 non ano an consultation OF the company to
The amount Of the capital stock OF said
corporation shall be one hundred and sixty
million dollars Csl6o 600. oOO), divided into
one million SIX hundred thousand q 800 oOo)
shares Of the par value OF one hundred doll
~ ss[s S1oOl each. which SAID amount of capi-
required for the purposes OF the said corpora
uon. ana is the amount actually required
ana Ascerta11ed TO be necessary for conEtru Ct
ing, completing, equipping. operating and
maintaining its road. and Is 20 estimated by
competent engineers as win appear by the
signed BY them. ana nied IN the office and
prne.pai place OF business aforesaid Of said
And 70 amend paragraph third OF article
XII OF the said articles 70 read as follows:
The number OF directors os said con-
and the amount OF the capital stock OF said
corporation shall be one hundred and Kixty
million dollars Csleo, Oo0, 900. which said
amount OF capital stock is the amount &C
tuslly required for the purposes OF said cor
poration. and is the amount actually re-
CURED and ascertained TO Be necessary for
constructing. completing ecuipping, operat-
ing and maintaining its road, and Is go
estimated by competent engineers. 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 divided into one million
SIX hundred thousand l,eOo,OOo) shares. OF
the oar value OF one hundred dollars CS100)
each. OF which said shares OF said capital
stock the following have been subscribed by
sutuent corporations, as hereinafter set forth,
30 the Southern Pacific Railroad Gem
parry incorporated organized and existing
under the laws OF the State OF California,
fourteen thousand two hundred and forty-one
and sixty one-hundredths 0,o14,24l 6o-l00
shares"
pany Incorporated. organised and existing
under the laws OF the Territory OF Arizona,
snd 70 its stockholders. one hundred and
20 the Southern Pacific Railroad Com
psny OF New Mexico, incorporated. organised
and existing under the laws Of the Territory
Of New Mexico and TO it's stockholders,
sixty-elght thousand eight hundred and
eighty-eight C6s. SSS) shares"
The several stockholders OF each OF said
constituent corporations shall have issued to
them By the said consolidated corporation
paid up shares OF the capital stock OF the
consolidated corporation out OF the shares
thereof subscribed by and allotted to the
stockholders OF their respective constituent
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 respective constituent corporations.
Thereafter and secondly, TO create q bond
ed Indebtedness OF said corporation 10 the
amount in the aggregate OF one hundred and
sixty million dollars CSl6O. O.OoOO OOO) in gold
coin OF the United States "a portion OF which
Is TO be used IN retiring existing bonded in
debtedness), and TO increase the bonded in
debtedness Of said corporation up 10 the
srnount in the aggregate Of one hundred and
cain OF the United States. and TO secure the
said proposed bonded Indebtedness by a
rnorteage upon the railroads franchises and
property OF the company now owned here
such part thereof may be prescribed IN
the mortgage: and TO determine the form and
terms Of said bonds and mortgage and TO
authorize the board OF directors to take all
such action they may deem necessary or
expedient in the premises.
Dated the 2sth day Of June, 1908.
By order OF the board Of directors.
J. 1. WILLCUTT
-SeoretaEx-of the Southern Pacific Railroad
Company.
X. T. SMITH,
=. z. CALVIN
WILLIAM HOOD.
L ". HELLMAN Jr
JAMES K WILSON
J. NJ HANFORD,
PETER T. DUNNE
J. L. WILLcUTT,
FRANK 3. KING,
cHAS. P. LINCOLN,
G. L KING,
Directors Of said Southern Pacific Railroad
Company.