The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-26
RIPLEY TO BE HERE
Santa Fe Stockholders Meeting
in Topeka Tomorrow.
President and Staff Will Come
From Chicago.
MUCH NEW BUSINESS.
Four Directors Reelected Ter
Term Of Four Years.
Big Gathering at Auditorium
Tomorrow Night.


OF the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
railway will be held in the general Of
fees of the company in Topeka, at
noon, tomorrow. At this time all OF the
business which usually comes up be-
fore the stockholders of railway syS-
TEN will be transacted.
There will De an open mass meeting
at the Auditorium in the evening ad-
dressed by the officials.
The most important matter TO come
up before the directors will be the cleo
tion of four directors for a term OF
four years each. Although the cleo
tion will not be held until tomorrow
afternoon it is known that the four
men whose terms expire this year Will
be reelected.
They are, Edward P. Ripley, Chicago;
Byron L. Smith, Chicago; Charles
Steele, New York city; and Howell
Jones, Topeka, Kan.
The Santa Fe has Is directors-these
directors placed in four divisions OF
four years each. Three of these dlVls-
ions have four directors and the last
-1913-has three. The terms of the
above mentioned directors expire TINS
year and they will be reelected to-
morrow.
At the annual meeting tomorrow
President Ripley will preside as CHAIR
man and Treasurer E. L. Copeland as
secretary Of the meeting. Mr.. Copeland
who has the repOrts and the records
of the company will have them for
reference.
Those Who Will Be Here.
The presidents special will come
to Topeka from Chicago, arriving in
this city about o'clock tomorrow
morning. The following officials and
directors will be in attendance:
z. P. Ripley, president, Chicago.
J. w. Kendrick, vice president, Chi
cago.
George t. Nicholson. vice president,
". E. Hodges. vice president, Chi
". B. Storey. Jr., vice president, Chi
cago.
D. L. Gallup, comptroller. New York.
W. D. Hines, general counsel, New
John G. Mccullough, director, Yer
Byron L. Smith, director. Chicago.
A. c. Jobes, director. Kansas City,
c. S. Gleed, director, Topeka, Kan.
Howell Jones' director, Topeka, Kan
S. B. Houghton, freight traffic man
ager, Chicago.
w. J. Black, passenger traffic man
ager, Chicago.
W. H. DiehL transfer agent, New
York.
other business of the meeting will
be to elect the four directors men
toned above; elect independent aud
itors to audit the books and accounts
of the company at the close of the
fiscal year and to approve of, confirm
and ratify the lease to the Santa Fe
of the railway, property and franchises
of the Arizona & California Railway
company from the Colorado river to
Cadiz, Cal; the lease of the railway,
property and franchises of the Fuller
ton &, Richheld Railway company; the
purchase by the Santa Fe of the cap
itaI stock of the Fullerton & Richfield
Railway company, the purchase by the
Santa Fe of the capital stock of the
Concho, San Saba & Llano Valley Rail-
road company; the purchase by the
Santa Fe of the capital stock and in
debtedness of the Gulf & Interstate
Railway company of Texas; the pur-
chase by the Santa Fe of the capital
stock and Indebtedness of the Texas
& Gulf Railway company; the pur-
chase by the Santa Fe of the capital
stock of the Kings River Railway COM
pany; and to ratify all other acts of
the board of directors as set forth in
the annual report for the fiscal year
ended June 80, 1910, and to transact
such other business as may properly
come before the meeting.
The stock transfer books were
closed at the close of business on
Thursday, September %, 1910, and will
be reopened at the close of the meet
ing.
It will be reported to the stock
holders of the Atchison, Topeka &
Santa Fe tomorrow afternoon that at
this time the Santa Fe has about 2S,-
900 stockholders or an increase of
5000 since last year. This is proof
that the financial interest in the COM
pany is being distributed widely-es-
pecially among the people of Kansas.
A large number of Kansas men hold
stock in the Santa Fe
The meeting planned by the Topeka
Commercial club and business inter
ests of the city for the entertainment
of the visiting officers tomorrow night
will be one of the largest gatherings
of its kind ever held in the city It
is expected that practically every en-
ployee of the Santa Fe in Topeka will
be present-these people alone would
fill the auditorium.
The Knights & Ladies of Security
band will furnish music for the meet
ing. The main address of the even
ing will be given by President Ripley
he has accepted the invitation of
the Commercial club to deliver an ad-
dress