The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-11-20
St. Louis, Iron Mountain
and Southern Ry. Co.


NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN that
a special meeting Of stockholders OF
st. Louis, Iron Mountain and South
ern Railway Company will he held
at the principal Office OF the company,
in room 706, Missouri Pacific Build
ing, in the city of ST. Louis. in the
State of Missouri, on the 25th dag of
January, 1910, at nine O'Clock In the
forenoon of that day. to consider
and act upon the following propo-
sitions:
(a) To purchase and acquire all
or any part OF the railroads and 9TH
er property, assets and franchises Of
all or any of following named rail-
road companies: Arkansas and Lou
isiana Railway Company, Arkansas
Midland Railroad Company, Arkan-
sas Southwestern Railway Company
The Brinkley, Helena and Indian
Bay Railroad Company, Coal Belt
Railway Company, Eldorado and
BastroD Railway Company, Farmer
vile and Southern Railroad Com
pany, Garland Western Railway
Company, Gurdon & FIT. Smith Rail-
road, Gurdon and Fit. Smith North
ern Railway Company, Herrin Rail-
way, Herrin and Johnston City Rail-
way Company, Kansas and Arkan-
sas. Valley Railway, Little Rock and
Hot Springs Western Railway Com
pany, The Little Rock and Monroe
Railway Company. Little Rock juno
ton Railway, Mississippi River.
Hamburg and Western Railway
Company, New Orleans and North
western Railroad Company. Natches
& Western Railway Company. Pine
Bluff and Western Railroad Com
pany. Springfield Southwestern Rail-
way Company. st. Louis. Watkins
and Gulf Railway Company, and
Wabash Southern Railway Com
pany.
(b) To increase the capital stock
of this Company by the amount of
SIC, 000. 900, such increase of the cap
ital stock to consist of 600. 900 shares
Of the par value of $100each, SO that
the total authorized capital stock
shall be $3.50, 100000
(c) To consent to, concur In. ap-
prove and and authorize an increase
of the bonded indebtedness of st.
Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern
Railway Company, by the amount
of $4,000, 900, by the issue of Gold
Bonds Of the Company, limited in
aggregate to the principal amount
OF $25, 000. 900 at any one time out
standing. and to be secured by mort
gage 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 execu.
ton and delivery OF such mortgage
and deed Of trust, and to consider
and act upon the form and terms OF
such bonds and 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
aforesaid. including the authorize
ton of said bonds and mortgage and
deed Of trust; and the use to lie
made of said bonds, and to consider
and act upon such other business as
may properly be transacted at the
meeting.
The stock transfer books OF the
Company will be closed ut p. M. on
Friday. the 18th day Of January,
1910. and will remain closed until 10
a. M. on Wednesday, the 18th day
of January. 1910.
Dated. New York. November 10th,
1909.
By order OF the Board of Direct tors.
GEORGE j. GOULD,