Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-05
LEGAL NOTICES
Sotice of stOckhOIders' Meeting.

Notice of stockholders Meeting.
To the stockholders of THE MISSOURI
PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY:
In conformity with the requirements Of
the Constitutions and laws Of the states of
Missouri, Kansas and Nebraska n the
bylaws of the Company, YOU ARE
HEREBY NOTIFIED that by resolution OF
the Board of Directors of The Missouri
Pacific Railway Company duly adopted at
O meeting of said Board on the 18th day of
May, A. D., 1909, a meeting of the stock
holders of The Missouri Pacific Railway
Company has been called to be held at the
office OF the Company, Room 706 Missouri
Pacific Building, in the City of st. Louis,
in the State of Missouri, on the sixth day
Of August, A. ID. 1906, at nine o'clock in the
forenoon,
ID For the purpose Of considering a Con
tract and Articles of Consolidation bearing
date the 18th day OF May, 1909, heretofore
made and entered into by and on behalf of
The Missouri Pacific Railway Company and
the following named corporations by order
of their respective Boards of Directors:
The Kansas and Colorado Pacific Rail
way Company, a consolidated corporation
OF the State OF Kansas;
The Central Branch Railway Company, q
consolidated corporation of the State or
The Rocks County Railroad Company, a
corporation of the State OF Kansas;
The Nevada and Minden Railway Com
pany, a corporation of the State OF Mis-
souri,;
Nevada and Mindsn Railway Company Of
Kansas, a corporation OF the state OF
Kansas City and Southwestern Railway
Company of Missouri, a corporation OF the
Kansas City and outhwestern Railway
Company, a corporation Of the State of
The Fort Scott Central Railway Com
pany. a consolidated corporation OF the
State Of Kansas;
! Kanopolis and Kansas Central Railway
| Company, a corporation OF the state OF
The Kansas Southwestern Railway Com
pany, a corporation of the State OF Kansas;
The Leroy and Caney Valley Air Line
Railroad Company, a corporation OF the
| State of Kansas,
| and The Missouri Pacific Railway Company
/ nave agreed to consolidate In the whole
and to consolidate the stock OF the re-
s pc N1d companies % pam sp @a MAKE S under ana pur-
| suant to the laws of the States OF missouri,
Kansas and Nebraska, a new, consolidated
| corporation, to be known as The missouri
| Pacific Railway Company, owning, con
trolling, possessing and bringing under one
| management all and singular the lines OF
| and mixed, powers, rights, privileges, i'm
munities and franchises. belonging to any
OF the companies making such consoloa,
| ton, upon the terms and conditions tlXed
and stated by said Contract and Articles
l Of Consolidation; \
| C) For the purpose Of voting upon the
/ question whether such Contract and Ar
| ticles of Consolidation, so made and en-.
tered into. shall be ratified, assented to, ap.
| proved and adopted and such consolidation
| consummated or whether such CONTRACT
and Articles of Consolidation shall be re-
tected;
C0 To consider and vote upon the adop
ton OF a resolution accepting the provis
| ions of Article II of Chapter II OF the Re
vised Statutes of the State OF Missouri
1899. and 10 authorize the filing thereof,
all as required by Section numbered 1883 OF
such Revised Statutes in the case OF con.
soiidstion Of railway corporations; and
az To take any other action In the pre-
misses, and TO transact any other business
that NAV properly core before the meeting.
Such Contract and Articles of Consolida.
ton will he submitted 10 the meeting OF
1 the s"tockholders so called for ton
| and every stakeholder attending win be fur
1 nIshed with a printed copy thereof, and al
iany time before such meeting any stock.
holder will be furnished with a printed copy
of such Contract and Articles OF Conso
ldation upon application therefor during
business hours to the Assistant Secretary
of the Company, at the office OF the Com,
many IN the CITY OF ST. Louis. Missouri.
Dated, May 18th. 1909.
GEORGE j. GOULD,
President OF The Missouri Pacific Railway
Company.
a. H. cALFF.
Secretary Of The Missouri Pacific Railway
Company.