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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-01-16

who shall serve until their successor!
are chosen. Two ca members shall
constitute quorum of the board of di-
rectors for the transaction of business
! The officers of this corporation shall be
president, vice president and treasurer
and secretary, and the first of said
| officers are declared to be H. Key, pres
ident; E. Key, vice president and treas
urer, and R. L. Heard, secretary, and
they shall cserve until their successors
are chosen, and said officers shall be
elected annually on the first Monday in
December. A majority of the stock
present shall elect the directors, and in
alP elections or proceedings of stock
holders, each share of stock present cor
represented by written proxy shall be
entitled to one e. vote. Notice of all
meetings of stockholders shall BE- ad-
vertised ten (Io) days in daily news
paper when required by law. Failure to
hold an election for directors on the
day named shall not dissolve the cor
poration, but the incumbent dinectors
shall hold over until their SUCCESSORS
are duly elected and qualified. Any va
cancy in the board of dinactors shall b.
filled by the remaining directors.
ARTICLE vi.
This charter may be amended or this
corporation may be dissolved at a gen.
eral meeting of the stockholders, con-
vened for that purpose, after due and
legal notice, as required by the laws of
the State of Louisiana, on a vote of
go of the entire cap
ital stock of this corporation, and when
SO dissolved, or when dissolved by linn
itation, its affairs shall be liquidated by
a commissioner appointed for that pur-
pose, to be elected by such meeting of
and who shall give such
bond and perform such duties as they
may require.
ARTICLE VII.
No stakeholder of this corporation
shall ever be held liable or responsible
for the contracts or faults thereof in
any further sum than the unpaid bal
ance due on the shares of stock sub !
Scribed for, nor shall any mere infor
mality in the organization have the eff
feet of rendering this charter null or
of exposig any stakeholder to any liza
bility beyond the unpaid balance due
on his stock.
Done and passed = my office in aCd-
do Parish, State u Louisiana, in pres.
ence of L. c. Blanchard and and Thorn
as c. Barrel, competent witnesses, on
his the 10th day of December A. D.
nineteen hundred and nine (Iooo). /
H. KEY,
per E. Key.
E KEY.
R. L. HEARD.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-01-16
I. N. NKI 81.
Attest: A. BODFNHFTM
GEO. G. DIMMIT.
D. ROSENTHAL,.
ALLEN Kendall

State Of Louisiana, Parish of Caddo
After examining the above and forcgo-
ing act of incorporation and finding
nothing therein contrary to law. I aD-
prove the same. Done and signed Of
t1cially on this the 10th day Of Janu-
airy a. D, 1910. J. NJ. POSTER,
District Attorney First Judicial Dis
trict Caddo Parish, Louisiana.
State Of Louisiana, Parish OF Caddo.
! hereby certify that the above aud fore
going IS a true and correct copy Of the
original act. as the same now appears
on file and Of record in my Office. Given
under my hand and seal OF Office this
10th day Of January 1910.
F. A. LEONARD,
III Clerk and ex-Onicio Recorder
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-01-16
CHARTER
OF THE PAUL HOPE COMPANY

VI HE PAUL HOPE COMPANH Y.
State offouisiana, Parish of Caddo
Be it remembered, that on this the 10th
day of December A. D. 1900, before me,
Leon R. Smith, a notary public in and
for Caddo Parish, Louisiana, daily
commissioned and qualified, and in the
presence of the witnesses hereinafter
named and undersigned, personally
came and appeared the persons whose
names are hereunto subscribed, who
severa1ly declared that availing them
selves of the laws of the State of Louis
lana relative to the formation of cor
porations, and especially Act No Is of
the General Assembly of the State of
Louisiana for the year 1904 they have
formed themselves, their associates and
successors into corporation for the OBJ
Jects and purposes and under the agree
ments and stipulations hereinafter set
forth, which they adopt as their charter
ARTICLE l.
The name of this corporation shall be
the PAUL HOPE COMPANY, with
its domicile in the City of Shreveport,
Caddo Parish, State of Louisiana, and
under its said corporate name it shall
slave and enjoy succession for a period
of fifty (5op years, unless sooner dis
solved as hereinafter specified All legal
process shall be served on the presi-
dent, ~ in his absence at the Office of
the company, according to law.
ARTICLE II.
The object and purposes for whicvj
this corporation is formed are hereby
declared to be to buy, sell and improve
real estate, and to purchase and sell
mortgage notes and commercial paper,
and to borrow and loan money, and to
do all things connected with or apper-
tanning to such business.
ARTICLE III.
This corporation shall have power to
contract, sue and to be sued; to make
and use corporate seal and the sar4e
TO alter at pleasure; to hold, receive,
purchase. improve, ALLEVIATE, convey, sell, I
borrow pledge, mortgage and hypoth-
ecate Under the corporate name, all
kinds of property, and to make and es-
tablish such rules and regulations for
the proper management of the affairs,
IS it may deem necessary, and the same
to alter or change at pleasure; and to
enjoy all other privileges and in1nuni-
ties given by the laws of the State of
Louisiana to corporations organized for
similar purposes.
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock of this corporation
5 hereby fixed at the sum of FIVE thous-
md ($5,ooooo) dollars, divided into ff-
y (5o) shares Of one hundred (SIoo)
dollars each, payable at the time of its
ISSUANCE, in cash. This corporation
hall commence business as soon as five
($5,ooo.oo) dollars shall have
,een subscribed and paid.
ARTICLE v.
The corporate powers Of the corpor-
tion shall be vested in board of di-
.ectors composed of three 90 stock
Iolders, who shall be elected annually
n the first Monday in December. The
Irst board of directors is declared to
,e II. Key, E. Key and R. L. Heard,
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-01-16
ELECTION PROCLAMATION.

State OF Louisiana, Parish of Caddo,
Office of the Board of Supervisors of
Election in and for Caddo Parish,
Loulslana-In accordance with the cleo
ton laws of the State of Louisiana, and
pursuant to the proclamation of His
Excellency Jared Y. Sanders, netice is
hereby given, and we proclaim that an
election will be held at the various pre-
cincts as now established by law in the
Fourth Ward Of the Parish of Caddo,
State of Louisiana, on
TUESDAY, JAN. Is, 1910,
for the election of a Police Juror for
said Ward Four, vice Jules Drcyfuss,
deceased; said election is to be held
held under the general election laws of
the State of Louisiana, and at the fol-
lowing precincts and under the super
vision of the following commissioners
and clerks, to-wit:
Precinct One (Chatwin Brothers,
Market and Travis streets): Sidney
Groner, H. R. Strube, J. c. Beasley,
commissioners Abe Goodman, clerk.
Precinct Two Court Housed: Thee
dore Voigt, D. H. Bains, Heidi Kendall
commissioners R. H. Lindsay, clerk
Precinct Three (Ferris Monsieur,
corner Lake and Louisiana streets i
Milo Booher, Adam Dick, w. w. Har-
beson, commissioners; Fred Wappler,
clerk.
Precinct Four Dob Hughes store) i
John T. Eason, NJ Dingle, R. L. |
Hughes, commissioners; Paul D, Means,
clerk.
Precinct Five (Charles Steers STOREY
w. S. Dennis, NJ A. Levy, Arthur Le-
Rosen, commissioners; Hoyle Tomkies,
clerk.
Precinct Six (snyder's Implement
House,: Dolph D. Frantz, T. H.
Moore, A. J. Roquemore, commission
ers; w. B. Simpson, clerk.
Precinct Seven (Henry Zwally Photo
Gallery: Henry Basch, J T. Bateman,
F. R. Galloway, commissioners; J. A.
Fazzina, clerk
Precinct Eight tAlfred Bros Store) !
), ]. Lucar, J. F. Lambert, B. P.
Barker, commissioners; J. c. Alfred,
,lerk.
Precinct Nine (Luchini Shop: w.
[. Lassiter, c. Luchini, J. c. Mah1en,
commissioners; George L. Woodward,
Jerk.
Precinct Ten Gewe1la) w T. Monk
louse, D. H. Jones, R. E Rogers, COM
]. c Ross, clerk.
And we do hereby require and direct
hat the polls be open from 8 am. until
pm, on the day of said election, and
he commissioners are hereby instructed
0 count the votes Immediately after the
losing of the polls and make due re-
urns to the undersigned supervisors of
lection, according to law.
Thus done and signed at our office in ,
he City of Shreveport Caddo Parish,
,ouisiana, on this the 18th day of De-
ember 1909.
yvffILYH lad gR
w. H. SCHEEN,
resident of Board of Supervisors of |
Elections for CaddQ Parish, La
W. c. AGURs,
MAKMADUKE WARD,
LENDERS of Board of Supervisors of
Elections for Caddo Parish La +
December 10, 1909. t
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-01-16
ARTICLE VIII.

This act Of Incorporation may be al
tered or amended, or the corporation
herein be dissolved with the consent of
tvo-thirds Of the charter members pres
eflt in person at any regular meeting,
due notice Of this purpose, intention or
desire being made in one of the news
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-01-16

several names, in presence of me, no.
tary, and the attestirg witnesses, on the
date in the being vi:ltca as the
date hereof. -
= y. ger,
pr J. w. Atkins
Y. B. 'tc~ORMICK.
I. y. ATKINS.
J. /. WILKINSON.
At.cyt.
B. DILLINGHAM;.
T. ALEXANDER.
ALBERT L. ALEXANDER,
Notary Public
Having examined the foregoing char
ter and finding nothing therein contrary
to law, hereby approve the same This
the grid day of January 1910.
J. M. FOSTER,
District Attorney
Endorsed: Filed and recorded Janu-
airy 4, 1910. S. o. WILLIAMS,
Deputy Clerk and ex-Oficio Deputy Re-
corder.
State of Louisiana, Parish of Caddo:
hereby certify that the above and fore
going is true and correct copy of the
original act, as the same now appears
on file and of record in my office. Given
under my hand and seal of Office this
4th day of January 1910.
S. 0. WILLIAMS,
Deputy Clerk and ex-Oficio Deputy Re-
cOrder. Ia.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-01-16
Attest:
THOMAS C. BARRET.
L. c. BLANCHARD.

THOMAS C. BARRETT.
L. C. BLANCHARD. ..-
LEON R. SMITH.
Notary Public in and for Caddo Par
ish, Louisiana.
State of Louisiana, Parish of Caddo
Having examined the foregoing char
ter of the Paul Hope Company and
finding nothing therein contrary to the
laws of the State of Louisiana, I hereby
approve the same. Done and signed of
fcially on this the 18th dayeof Deem
Der A. D. nineteen hundred and nine
(I9oo). ]. NJ. FOSTER,
District Attorney First Judicial Dis
trict of Louisiana.
(Endorsed); Filed and recorded De-
cember IS, 1909.
F. A. LEONARD,
Clerk and ex-Oficio Recorder.
State of Louisiana, Parish of Caddo:
| hereb ycertify that the aboye and fore
going is a true and correct copy of the
original act, as the same COW appears
on file and of record in my office. Given
under my hand and seal of office this
18th day of December 1900.
% F. A. LEONARD,
1910. Clerk and ex-Oficio Recorder.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-01-16

papers published in the City of Shreve-
port, Louisiana, at least thirty (3o) days
before said meeting shall be held
ARTICLE TX.
When ever this corporation shall be
dissolved by limitation or otherwise, its
affairs shall be liquidated by three CD
commissioners appointed by the stock
holders of this corporation at meeting
held for the purpose
Done and passed at my Office in the
City of Shreveport, Parish of Caddo,
and State of Louisiana, in the presence
of c. S. Cook and L. Brown, and me,
notary, on this the 18th day of No
yenher TOOO
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-01-16
ARTICLE ".
ARTICLE v.

The corporate powers Of the corpor-
alton shall be vested in board of di-
rectors composed Of three go stock
holders, who shall be elected annually
on the first Monday in December. The
first board of directors is declared to
be H Key E. Key and R. L. Heard,
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-01-16
CHARTER
OF THE. R S. AYERS LUMBER
COMPANY.

State of Louisiana, Parish Of CSddo:
Be it known, that on this the 10th day
of January A. D. 1910, before me, Allen
Kendall, notary public in and for the
Parish of Caddo, State of Louisiana,
duly qualified, commissioned and sworn.
and in the presence of the witnesses
hereinafter named and undersigned.
tame and appeared the several persons
whose names are hereunto subscribed,
who declared that, awaiting themselves
of the provisions of the laws of this
State relative to the organization of
corporations, they have covenanted and
agreed, and by these presents do cove
nant and agree, and bind themselves
and those who may hereafter become
associated with them to form and con
stitute body polite in law for the OBJ
Jects and purposes and under the arti-
cles and stipulations hereinafter stipu-
lated, to-wit:
ARTICLE I.
The name and style of this corpora
ton shall be the R. S. AYERS LUM-
Der COMPANY, and under its said
name it shall have the power and au-
thority to contract; to sue and be sued d.
to make and use a corporate seal, and
the same to alter Of break at pleasure:
70 hold, receive, have, purchase, alien
ate, convey, sell, pledge, mortgage, n.y.
pothecate or lease property, real, per
sonal OF mixed; to name and appoint
such officers, directors, agents and en-
ployes as the interest and convenience
OF The corporation may require; to
make and establish bylaws, rules and
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-01-16
HItSSC
G. S. COOK.
L. BROWN.

F. A. BLANCHARD,
Notary Public in and for Caddo Parish.
Having examined the above and fore
going act of incorporation, and finding
nothing contained therein contrary to
law, l hereby approve the same. Done
and signed at my Office in Shreveport,
Caddo Parish, Louisiana, on this the
18th day of November 1909.
J. M. FOSTER,
District Attorney First Judicial District
of Louisiana.
Endorsed: Filed and recorded De-
cember IS, 1909. W. M. LEVY,
Deputy Clerk and ex-Oficio Deputy Re
corder
State of Louisianag Parish of Caddo:
l hereby certify that the above and fore
going is true and correct copy of the
original act, as the same now appears
on file and of record in my office. Given
under my hand and seal of office this
18th day of December 1909.
w. M. LEVY,
Deputy Clerk and ex-Oficio Deputy Re
corder. Dec. 10.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-01-16
ARTICLE VII.

No mere informally of writing or.
speech shall invalidate this charter, nor
shall any individual member thereby be.
personally responsible nor held liable
for ifs debts.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-01-16
vember 1909.

(MRS.) E. J. CHAVIS.
(MISS) E. NORRINGTON.
T. P. WHITE.
MARY J. HARRIS.
q. B. WILSON.
(MRS.) E. BURGESS.
(MRS.) BETTE LA CALLS.
R. H. SMITH.
(AISS) B. C. MURRAY.
WILLIS STEWART.
A. O.. MILLER, by F. A. B.
S. N. JONES, by F. a. B.
Attest:
G. S. COOK.
L. BROWN.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-01-16
ARTICLE V.

This charter may be amended, altered
or abolished at a stockholders meeting
called for that purpose after thirty days
written notice mailed to each stockhold-
er at his ordinary postofice address and
with like published notice in the manner
required by law; in all stockholders
meetings each stakeholder shall be en-
titled to one vote, either in person or
BY proxy, for each share of stock
owned 81. controlled by him. Whenever
this corporation is dissolved either by
limitation or otherwise, its affairs shall
be liquidated by two liquidators elected
by the stockholders, who shall give such
bond and perform such services as the
stockholders may determine
ARTICLE VI.
No stakeholder Of this corporation
shall ever be held liable fer its contracts
or faults in any further sum than tie
unpaid balance due on his stock, and no.
mere informally shall have the effect
Of rendefing this charter null or expos
ing any stockfelder to any greater liza
bility than the amount OF his stock
In testimony whereof said parties
have hereunto signed Their names with
the number Of shares Of stock sub
scribed for BY each written after their
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-01-16

President of Board of Supervisors of
Elections for CaddQ Parish, La,
W. c. AGURs,
MAKMADUKE WARD,
Members of Board of Supervisors of
Elections for Caddo Parish, La.
December 10, 1909.
The Greeley tribune., 1910-06-16
Hi. Brother Quit Colony
We're Among First Grads

1T was the most Jovial crowd on
the trains you ever saw" said J. l..
Kaufman. president of large pack
ing house in Kansas City. who came
all the way from his home in New
York to be present at the celebration
of Gmeley's, Fortieth anniversary,
the only interest he having In the
day being the fact that his brother
came here in 1877 and being OF an
other variety than that of which
pioneers are made. he left the coun-
try and went back to the States.
Said Mr. Kaufman: MY brother
was older than and when he came
out here we all thought that he
would stay with 1t. But at the end
OF six months he returned and said
that he would not remain in any part
OF the territory for year II he
were given all the land In sight.
This 10 the first time have ever
been In Greeley and can see the
mistake which he made. The coun-
try was to be conquered by men.
however. and my brother was lack
ing in the sticking qualities which
make pioneers.
The Greeley tribune., 1910-06-16

On the platform this afternoon
we're Mayor G. NJ. Houston. Cover
nor Shafroth. George Kindel. Will
liam X. McAllister. Henry r. West
and wife, Mrs Mary Norcross. Mrs.
Sarah Howard, Hon. Joseph c. Shat
tuck and Col. c. A White.
Mayor George Houston presided.
Following the invocation by Joseph
C. Shattuck, OF Denver. Governor
John Shafroth arose. He said
"There is vast difference in the
colonization of new countries. Some
thing new was undertaken in the
colonization of Greeley. 1t was not
movement by horse, by wagon. by
OK team. The Union colonists came
here after laws and constitution were
ready.
when they selected Greeley
there was not n vestige of grass, not
a vestige OF house to indicate
where to locate their colony.
1.-The colony had its tribulations
as has every concerted movement.
There were men who took the train
back home when they haw the desc
late country to which they had come
and told the people at home that It
was the most God vorsaken country
they had ever seen. r,.
1.-The man above all who deserves
the most credit was N. G. Meeker.
The two who deserve the next }most
The Greeley tribune., 1910-06-16

With Gov. Shafroth in line the pa
rade was an attractive affair. 1t was
led by Chief Marshal j. A. Taylor
and several aides on horseback. The
Greeley band followed and then came
the Odd Fellows lodge.
The Commercial club did itself
proud with the natty showing it
made. Each member wore high
hat and a frock coat and carried
cane decorated with the clubs colors
of gold and purple.
Then followed the most enthusi-
astic part of the parade and the one
that received the most applause next
to the pioneers division 1t was the
school children. The Greeley high
school, the members in their attrac-
tive white uniforms and under the
direction of Prof. !. r. Whiteman.
led the youngsters. There were more
that 100 tots in line They carried
flags and shouted their enthusiasm
at the top of their voices.
The pioneers division was led by
an electric runabout in which sat
Gov. Shafroth and Mayor George NJ.
Houston. In the first carriage fol-
lowing them sat Henry T. West At
the sight of him there was an out
burst of cheering and applause all
along the line. The enthusiasm was
kept up at its highest pitch until
every automobile and carriage which
carried the pioneer men and women
had passed.
There were more than 1000 people
T.
The parade was long in forming and
did not start until after IL o'clock.
The streets were jammed. AS soon
as the Greeley band started playing
the crowds could restrain their en-
thusiasm no longer. 1t was meant
for the pioneers in the parade but
when the Odd Fellows, the CONNER
cial club and the Elks hove in sight
good part of it went for them.
The procession moved along with
out hitch and not one feature was
lacking to make it one of the big
gest features of the big day. The
pioneers were the central figure in 1t
and 1t was they who were honored
most by the spectators.
The procession disbanded at the
park.
The contrast OF the school chill
dren and the aged colonists was most
impressive. And the youngsters did
their share in making the day a sue
cess. Everything went AZ the COM
mittee had planned It and the thous-
and people in the parade speaks we'll
OF the efforts which Were made by
those subcommittee which were ap-
pointed to carry out the details of
the plans.
The Greeley tribune., 1910-06-16

|credit are Gen. X. A Cameron and
Henry T. West. Only one of them
is living today to witness this great
event. He was always ready with
his might and main to help the col
ony succeed and develop.
Some work must be said for Gree
ley. He did not come in our midst,
but 1t was his great paper that drew.
not the riff raff OF the world, but the
sturdiest. the best. the men with
ideals.
Three years after the discomfort
ed ones left for their homes disgust
ed with the new colony it was a
thriving town and high school
building on the other side park was
built by the pioneers.
What would those men who call
ed this a God forsaken country think
IL they saw the waving fields of
grain. and II they knew that Weld
county has $53.000,00O OF property
and that the land they declared un-
fit for anything produced crops that
are unrivaled in the world. that 1t
has no bonded Indebtedness. that 1t
Is the most beautiful city of its size
in the state of Colorado.
ut has every advantage as the
home of the man who wants COM
fort. II II an educational center
and . community Of lawabiding. sub
Continued on Page 10Y
The Greeley tribune., 1910-06-16

The oldest of the colonists carried
themselves we'll throughout the day
and not one of them but was able to
stand the long hours All along the
line of march great crowds had gath
cred and it is probable that there
was witnessed by more people than
that which took place here this morn
ing.
And all along the line there was
wild cheering, both for the old timers
and for the youngest of Greeley's
children. The peopie entered into
the spirit of the day and everywhere
was manifest feeling of good fell
/ lowship.
The crowd was ably cared for in
the way of food and many took ad-
vantage of the open park and the
picnic lunch. Many private families
had lunch on their own lawns this
noon, but the park was well filled
with pioneers and others, gathered
/ into groups and discussing the day
and the date forty years ago.
| OF course there We're many who
did not bring picnic lunches and
these found ample accommodations
| in the various restaurants and the
hotels about the city.
Many of the old timers are return
, ing to their homes this evening while
others will remain here and spend
several days. Some have expressed
their intention of making a trip
through the country to visit the
places of interest and whereon his
tory was made.
| Trips have been planned by sew
eral such parties to be taken about
all of Greeley's visitors will not be
gone until next week.
| The old timers without exception
expressed themselves as more than
pleased with the plans which We're
made and carried out for the honor
| ing OF the fortieth anniversary of the
colony which they created and most
OF them believe that they will be
present to take part in the next
Union colony celebration which will
not take place for decade.
Not pioneer marched in the pa
rade this morning but expressed
himself as more than pleased with
the day and the celebration which
was made in his honor and In honor
OF the colony. the life Of which he
was instrumental in fostering.
There wero many plans made for
\ larger pioneer gathering at their
next annual banquet than has over
attended a similar affair Of pioneers
I'm this city.
The Greeley tribune., 1910-06-16
LARGE CROWD GATHERS AT PARK
TO HEAR TALES TOLD
OF GREELEY BACK in YEAR 1870

gather Lincoln this afternoon
Sharoh made the
O the
their breathed of the
1t great day for the
obtained the
children
listening the tales OF the
of died worked with
make Greeley what it today Tribute was paid by the
Greeley today
who nota actually with them here forty
+ + + j. + j. +