The Prescott daily news., 1910-01-11
ST. LOUIS, IRON MOUNTAIN AND SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY.
SPECIAL STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a spe cial meeting ot the stockholders of the St Louis. Iron Mountain and Southern Rail way Company will be held at the principa' office of said Company, In Room 7O6, Nils souri Pacific Building, In the City of St Louis, in the State of Missouri on the 2d 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, es- 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- sas Southwestern Railway Company, The Brinkley, Helena and Indian Bay Railroad Company, Coal Belt Railway Company, Eldorado and Bastrop Railway. Company. Farmerville X Southern Railroad Company. Garland Western Railway Company Gurdon & Ft Smith Railroad Gurdon and Fort Smith Northern Railway Company, Herrin Railway, Herrin and Johnston City Railway Company, Kansas and Arkansas Valley Railway, Little Rock and Hot Springs West ern Railroad Company, The Little Rock x Monroe Railway Company, Little Rock Junction Railway Mississippi River. Ham, burg and Western Railway Company, Natchez & Western Railway Company. New Orleans & Northwestern Railroad Com papy, Pine Bluff and Western Railroad Company, Springfield Southwestern Railway Company, St. Louis, Watkins and Gulf Rail- way Company, and Wabash Southern Rall- way Company.
 (b) To increase the capital stock of this Company by the amount of $60,000,O0O, such increase of the capital stock to consist of 100000 shares of the par value of $lO0 each, so that the total authorized capital stock shall be $190000,000
 Co 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 $25 000 000 by the issue of Gold Bonds of the Company, limited in the aggregate to the principal amount of S25 ,0C0,0O0 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 le 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 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 ratlft 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 2 r. NJ. on Friday, the 14th day of January 1910. and will remain closed until To A. NJ on Thursday, the Sd day of February, 1910.
 Dated New York November IT, f009
 By order of the Board of Directors.
 GEORGE J. GOULD,
 A. H. CALEF. President
 Secretary.