Pocahontas star herald., 1910-01-14
ST. LOUIS, IRON MOUNTAIN AND
SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY.
SPECIAL STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN that a spe-
cial meeting of the stockholders of the st.
Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Rail-
way Company will be held at the principal
Office OF said Company, in Room 106, Mis-
souri, Pacific Building, In the City Of st.
Louis, in the State of Missouri on the I'd
day of February 1910, at nine 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, as
sets and franchises of all or any Of the fol.
lowing-named railroad companies Arkan-
sas and Louisiana Railway Company, Ar
kansas Midland Railroad Company, Arkan- kan
sas Southwestern Railway Company, The
Brinkley, Helena and Indian Bay Railroad
Company, Coal Belt Railway Company,
EldOradO and Bastrop Railway Company,
Farmerville & Southern Railroad Company,
Garland Western Railway Company, Gurdon
& FIT. Smith Railroad, GurdOn and Fort
Smith Northern Railway Company, Herrln
Railway, IIerrin and Johnston City Railway
Company, Kansas and Arkansas Valley
Railway, Little Rock and Hot Springs West
ern Railroad Company, The Little Rock &
Monroe Railway Company. Little Rock
Junction Railway, Mississippi River, Ham
burg and Western Railway Company
NatcheZ x Western Railway Company, New
orleans & Northwestern Railroad Com
pany. Pine Bluff and Western Railroad
I
Company, st. Louis, Watkins and Gulf Rail
way Company, and Wabash Southern Rail-
way Company.
Oh To increase the capital stock Of this
Company by the amount of $50 900 000
such increase Of the capital stock to consist
of 100000 shares of the par value. of 500
each, so that the total authorized capital
stock shall be Sl90000OO0
(c) To consent to- concur in, approve
and authorize an increase of the bonded in
debtedness of st. Louis, Iron Mountain and
Southern Railway Company. by the amount
Of S2j. 600, by the issue of Gold Bonds
of the Company, limited In the aggregate to
the principal amount of S2J J.0OO.0O0 at any
one time outstanding, and to be secured by
a 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 to consider and act
upon the form and terms or such bonds and
of such mortgage aud 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
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 properly be
transacted at the meeting.
The stock transfer books Of the Company
will be closed at 3 r. VI. on Friday. the
nth day of January. 1910 and will remain
closed until 10 A. NJ on Thursday, the Sd
day of February. 1910.
Dated New York. November II, 1909.
BY order of the Board of Directors.
GEORGE ] GOULD.
A. II. CALEF. President.
Secretary.