The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-24
BIG SANTAFE MEN
They viii All Be Here
Tomorrow.
Annual Meeting Of the Company
Scheduled.
NO CHANGE IN SIGHT.
All Directors VIII Be Elected
Without opposition.
Independent Auditors VIII Be
Provided For.

At II o'clock Thursday, the eleventh
annual meeting Of the Atchison, Topeka
& Santa F'e railway will be called to
order in the Office OF J. z. Hurley. gen
eral manager, by E. P Ripley, president
Of the railway company.
Mr.. Hurley met a party Of officials of
the Santa Fe at Chicago and today the
party is making a trip over the lines Of
the company between Chicago and To-
peka. They are travelling in a special
train composed Of private cars and will
reach Topeka some time during the
night.
E. L. Copeland. secretary and treas
urer of the company, has arranged to
take the party in automobiles on a trip
over the site of the proposed new shop
extension In Topeka II the weather per-
nits. The trip will also include run
to the Topeka Golf and Countryeclub.
Following the meeting which viii be
held at II o'clock noon, the entire party
VIII take lunch at the Topeka club and
shortly after, or at some time during
the afternoon the party will leave To-
peka in the special train for a trip
through Texas and over the Pecos Val
ley line and also for a trip of inSpec-
ton of the new line comprising the
Belen cutoff. Part of the officials will
go on to the Pacific coast while the
others will turn back and return east.
trains consists Of:
Edward P. Ripley, president, Chicago.
J. W. Kendrick, second vice president,
Chicago.
G. T. Nicholson. third vice president.
". B. Jansen. fourth vice president,
". D. Hines. general counsel, New
". H. Diehl. transfer agent, New
York.
3. P. Cheney. director. Boston.
H. Rieman Duval, director, New York.
Byron L. Smith, director, Chicago.
Directors Howell Jones and Charles S.
Gleed Of Topeka and Andrew G. Jobes
of Wichita will also attend the meeting
tomorrow
Victor Morawetz, chairman of the ex-
ecutive committee who has always at
tended the annual meetings heretofore
will very likely not be present this year.
E. L. Copeland, the new secretary and
treasurer Of the company, will preside
as secretary of the annual needing for
the first time tomorrow.
The four year term Of the following
directors expires this year;
z. P. Ripley, president. Chicago.
Byron L. Smith, Chicago.
Charles Steele, New York.
Howell Jones, Topeka.
It is believed that all the retiring d.
rectors will be reelected without any
opposition.
There was some talk at a time few
weeks back that the issue OF the block
of so million convertible bonds of which
entire issue, would be found to be con-
verted into common stock, on account
of the prospect of better earnings on the
investment If it was in the form Of com
mon stock than bonds, and the addi-
tional reason that the common stock
would give a voting power which the
bonds did not The gossip was that the
Rogers Rockefeller-St Oil crowd
had secured the bulk of this block and
had converted it into common stock for
the purpose Of securing q larger voice
in the control Of the road at the an
nual meeting this year.
It is stated on quite good authority,
however, that but an inconsequentlal
portion of this issue was converted ana
registered on the stock transfer books
when they were closed september ~
for this meeting. It is therefore argued
that the coming meeting tomorrow Will
prove perfectly harmonious
In addition to the reelection OF the
retiring directors, Independent AUDITORS
will be selected to audit the books OF
the close of the fiscal year ana tne
stockholders will be asked to approve
confirm and ratify the lease to the San
ia Fe company of the railway proper
~ and franchises of the Oakland and
East Side Railway company; the lease
of the railway property and franchises
A<1C-AeS -~~--A
pany; the purchase of the stock and
bonds of the Denver, Enid and Gulf
Railroad company; the purchase Of the
stock and bonds of the Arkansas Val
! lev Railroad company and the con-
struction Of its railroad; the purchase
of the stock and bonds of the Holly
| and Swink Railway company and the
construction of its railroad; and to rat
/ ify all other acts of the board of di-
rectors, as set forth in the annual re-
port for the fiscal year ending June so,
b19O6.
Following the annual meeting Of the
Santa Fe Railway company. Mr.. Cope
/ land will preside at the annual meet
| ings to be held during the afternoon Of
/ the following subsidiary organizations:
The Cherokee & Pittsburg Coal and
Mining Co.
The Las Vegas Hot Springs Co.
The New Mexico & Arizona Railway
Co.
The Atchison City Elevator Co.
The Leavenworth & Topeka Rail-
way Co.
The santa Fe Elevator Co.
Hermit to Have Celebration.
To the Editor of the State Journal:
Camp Ben Harrison, Glen Burn,