The Prescott daily news., 1909-11-20
ST. LOUIS, lRnN MOUNTAIN AND SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY
SPECIAL STOCKHOLDERS MEETING

SPECIAL STOCKHOLDERS MEETING
 NOTICE is hereby given that a special meeting of the stockholders or the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and South e n Railway Company will be held at the principal office of the Company, Tn Room 7O9, Missouri Pacific Building. in the city of St. Lotus, in the State or Missouri. on the 2 th day of January, 1910, at o'clock in the forenoon of that day, to consider and act upon the following propositions:
 (a) To purchase and acquire all or any part of the railroads and other property, assets and franchises of all or any of the following named railroad companies; Arkansas and Louisiana Railway Company, Arkansas Midland Railroad Company, Arkansas South western Railway Company, The Brink ley, Helena and Indian Bay Railro ld Company, Coal Belt Railway Company, Eldorado and Bastrop Railroad Com pany, Farmerville and Southern Rail road Company, Garland Western Com pany, Gurdon X Ft. Smith Railroad, Gurdon x Fort Smith Northern Rail way Company, Herrin Railway, Her rin and Johnston City Railway Com pany, Kansas and Arkansas Valley Railway, Little Rock and Hot Springs Western Railroad Company, The Little Rock & Monroe Railway Company, Little Rock Junction Railway, Missis- sippi River, Hamburg and Western Railway Company, New Orleans and Northeastern Railroad Company, Pine Bluff and Western Railroad Company, Natchez x Western Railroad Company, Springfield Southwestern Railway Company, St. Louis, Watkins and Gulf Railway Company, and Wabash Southern Railway Company.
 (b) To increase the capital stock of this Company by the amount of $60, 000,00 such increase of the capital stock to consist of 600,000 shares of the par value of $100 each, so that the total authorized capital stock shall be $190, 900, 900.
 Co To consent to, concur in, ap- prove and authorize and increase of the bonded indebtedness of St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Com pany, by the amount of S25, 900, ,000 by the issue of Gold Bonds of the Com pany, limited in the aggregate to the principal amount of S25, 900, ,000 at any one time outstanding, and to be secur- ed by mortgage and deed of trust on and of the whole or part of the railroads and other property and franchises of the Company, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, and to consent to, concur in and authorize the execution and delivery of such mortgage and deed of trust, and the sale of all or any of said Gold Bonds to The Missouri Pacific Railway Company.
 (D To ratify the proceedings of the Board of Directors heretofore taken in and about the matters aforefaid, in cluding the authorization of said bonds and mortgage and deed of trust, and the use to be made of said bonds. and to consider and act upon such other business as may be properly trans ferred at the meeting.
 The stock transfer books of the Com pany will be closed at D. m. on Fri day, the 14th day of anuary. 1910. and will reraain closed until 10 a. m. on Wednesday the 26th day of January, 1910.
 Dated New York, November 10. 1909.
 By order of the Board of Directors.
 GEORGE J. GOULD,
 A. H. CALEF, President.
 Secretary.