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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-05-03
"The Most Dangerous
Animal On Earth"
How the Fly Transmits Typhoid-He Lives Filth
On1y-The Way to Fight Him.

the fly is no longer a mere theory, but
is truth that has been scientifically
established. In fact, a little more
than a year ago DR.. L. o. Howard OF
the United States department of agri-
culture proposed the name of typhoid
fly" as a substitute for that of house
fly.
The earliest convincing evidence of
the dissemination of the typhoid bacil-
lus by the house fly was furnished by
doctors who investigated camp condi-
tons during the Spanish American
war. 1t was found that officers whose
mess tents were protected by screens
suffered proportionately less from ty-
phoid fever than did those who tents
were not so guarded, and the fever
gradually disappeared in the fall of
1908 with the approach of cold wealth
er and the consequent disabling of the
fly. Nothing was more noticeable, .
says DR.. Dunno, than the fall in the
admissions from typhoid fever coinci-
dent with the killing off of the flies at
the advent of the cold nights of May
and June"
The herald., 1911-06-15
OFFICIAL NOTICE.
CONSUMERS COFFEE COMPANY OF
NEW ORLEANS. LIMITED.

4 SPECIAL MEETING Of the stockhold-
erS of the Consumers Coffee Company Of
New orleans, Limited, will be held at the
domicie Of the Company. No 512 Maya
zine Street, on Friday. the 3Oth day Of
June. A. D.. 1911, at II o'clock Noon, for
the purpose Of adopting or rejecting the
following proposed amendments to the Char
ter of the corporation:
1. Article Of the Charter to be amend
ed to read as follows: ''rhe capital stock
of this corporation is fixed at fifty thousand
dollars (SjO,OOO). represented by 1000
shares of twenty-five dollars ($2j.00) each
which capital stock may be increased or
diminished in compliance with the laws OF
the State of Louisiana in such cases made
and provided. of which twenty-five thou
sand dollars (S25,000), represented by 1000
shares of twenty-five dollars (S25.00) each
shall be preferred stock, the holders OF
which shall be entitled TO an annual diyi-
dend Of two dollars $4,000 per share. ont
of the surplus earnings of the company for
each current year in preference to any div
idend upon the common stock. which dlvi-
dend OF two dollars 1924 0) per year. per
share shall he cumulative but nOn-intereSt
bearing. The holders Of the said preferred
stock shall not he entitled TO vote at any
stockholders meeting for any purpose eN
cept in matters concerning the liquidation
OF the corporation. Payment for stock shall
he made in cash at such times and IN such
amounts and at such notice as may be pre-
scribed by the Board Of Directors, provided
however. that said board shall have the
power to issue stock in payment for prop
erty actually transferred and delivered to
the corporation or for labor done or ser
vices actually rendered. The corporation
shall become organized and proceed to bus
mess when ten thousand dollars (S10,000l
Of its capital stock shall have been sub
scribed."
. The FLOWING paragraph from Arti-
Gle : OF the Charter OF this corporation shall
he cancelled, erased and stricken out from
the Charter: Before any stock can be
transferred II must he first offered to the
directors of the corporation who shall have
the option of purchasing the same at the
book value of stock at the time said stock
Is offered. and. should the directors fail to
purchase the said stock within ten days OF
the offer then. the holder of the stock may
dispose Of it in the open market"
L. F. BEAUVAIS, President
Attest:
f. r. BEAUvAIS. Secretary.
May % june Is 90 30 1911
The herald., 1911-06-15
ARTICLE V.

All the corporate powers Of this corpora
ton shall De vested IN and DE exercised by
a board Of three directors, TWO OF whom
shall constitute quorum for the transdc-
ton OF any and all business.
The trst Board OF directors of this cor
poraIion snail be composed of Nathan PEI
Ter, president ana treasurer, j. Henry
BIache, as yice-president and secretary, anu
Leon fteifer. said officers and directors
snail hold office until the third Monday IN
May, 1917, or until their successors are duIy
erected and Installed. On the third MOnday
in May, 1917, and annually thereafter, d
meeting of the stockholders snail be nelu
for the purpose OF eiecting directors tor the
ensuing year. SAID election snail be by
ballot, at the domicile of the corporal ion,
and the stockholders receiving Il majority OF
the votes cast snail be declared elected. Eacn
snare OF stock shall be entitled to one vote.
The directors, when SO elected, shall elect
from their number president and treasurer
and vice. president ana secretary. Iney
snail have power 10 appoint such other OIL
GERS, agents and employees AS may be nee
esSary ana proper for the proper conduct OF
the business OF the corporation. In case OF
vacancy on the Board OF Directors or among
the officers, from death, resignation, removal
Or any otner cause, the vacancy shall be
filled at a special meeting of stockholders
called for that purpose. The Board OF DI-
rectors shall have power 10 enact sucn by
laws, rales and regulations as may be nee
eSSary and proper
The herald., 1911-06-15
ARTICLE III.

The objects and purposes for which this
corporation Is organized are hereby declared
to be: To act as agent, broker, representa-
tive or factor for corporations firms and
individuals and to do a general business as
commission merchant and selling agent to
the same extent as a natural person could
do. To manufacture, purchase, distill, rec
tify, produce, import, export, bottle acquire
and hold deal in and in any manner dis
pose of or sell at wholesale or retail on
commission or otherwise, spirits, alcohol,
wines, liquors. gins, whiskeys, champagnes,
cordials, carbonated or natural mineral
sorts, malt and Its by-products, cigars, olga
rettes and tobacco In any form, food and
food products Of every class or description,
fresh, canned, preserved or otherwise, and
all other goods, wares, merchandise and
commodities Of any kind, class or nature
whatsoever. To purchase, acquire, lease,
hold and dispose of real estate and personal
property generally, and land, buildings,
warehouses, stores, factories and equipment
necessary and proper for carrying on and
conducting the aforesaid business or any
other business incident to the purposes OF
this corporation, and generally to engage in
any business, whether manufacturing or
otherwise, which may seem advantageous or
ufacture, market or prepare for market, any
article or thing which the company uses in
connection with its business which shall in
clude any articles or products of tin, wood or
glassware, or any article, receptacle, pack
age or thing which may be useful in con-
nection with the manufacture or marketing,
vending or shipping Of the merchandise pro-
duced, handled, bought or sold by this COM
pany.
The herald., 1911-06-15
ARTICLE ".

The capital stock Of this corporation shall
be one hundred thousand dollars, TO be rep
resented by one thousand shares Of the par
value of one hundred dollars (S1OO) each,
which shall be fully paid for before the
certificates therefor shall be issued All
transfers Of stock shall be made upon the
books Of the company.
The foregoing amendments and the auth
ority or the appearers herein will more full
ly appear by reference to a duly certified
copy OF the minutes of said stockholders
meeting which Is hereto attached and made
part hereof, and the said Eugene ID. Saun-
ders and z. A. Balmer. In their respective
capacities, further declared that they
now, pursuant to the direction of said
stockholders meeting, request me- notary,
TO receive said amendments In the form Of
this public act, in order that the same NAV
be promulgated, published and recorded, and
thus become part Of the original charter,
with which request /, notary, do hereby
comply.
Thus done and passed at my office in the
city OF New Orleans, on the day, month and
year herein above first written, In the
presence Of K. Johnson and ]. W. Murphy
competent witnesses, VINO hereunto sign
their names with the said appearers and
me, notary, after reading of the whole.
(Signed) E. d. SAUNDERS.
P. A. BALMER.
]. W. MURPHY.
K. JOHNSON.
The herald., 1911-06-15
AMENDMENT TO
CHARTER
United STATES OF AMERICA, STATE
OF LOUISIAN, PARISH OF Or
LEANS. CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.

Be 1t Known That on this sixth day OF
the month Of June, in the year OF our LORD
one thousand nine hundred and eleven ana
of the Independence OF the United States or
America the one hundred and thirty-hfth,
before me, Frederic Charles Marx, notary
public. duly commissioned and qualihed. In
and for this city and the Parish of Orleans,
therein residing and in the presence or
the witnesses hereinafter named and I'M
dersigned. personally came and Appeared
Eugene II. Saunders and Peter \. Balmer
of the full age of majority, both residents
of the CITY of New Orleans, herein appear
ing and acting in their capacities as chair
man and secretary. respectively, Of the meet
ing of stockholders Of Swift x Company
Limited. a corporation organized under the
laws of the State of Louisiana, ana doml
ciled in this city, Incorporated by an act
PASSED before Frederic Charles Marx, Not
arv Public, for the Parish Of Orleans, state
OF Louisiana on July Is, 1901. and duly
recorded in Mortgage Office. Parish of Or
leans in mortgage Book go, Folio
800: who declared that at n general meet
ing of the stockholders of said corporation,
held in the city of New orleans on the third
dav of June 1911, said meeting having
been called for the specific purpose herein
after set forth, the following amendments
to the charter Of said corporation were
adoptpd bv unanimous vote of the owners OF
all the stock of said corporation, to-wit:
Article III Of the charter OF said corpora
ton was so amended as TO read as fol-
lows. to-wit:
The herald., 1911-06-15
ARTICLE VI.

Notice of all meetings of stockholders for
election of directors Or for any other pur-
pose snail be given in writing by the vice
president and secretary 10 be deposited in
the mail, at least ten days before such meet
Ing Is held, and directed 10 each stakeholder,
appear upon tue books of the corpora ton,
which said notice may be waived in writ
ing by any or all OF the stockholders ap-
pearing as such upon the books. At al.
such meetings, every stakeholder, whether
present in person or by proxy, snail be en-
titled to one vote for each snare of stock
standing in his name on the books of the
company, and majority of the votes 50
cast shall be sufficient TO elect or decide All
questions voted upon.
The herald., 1911-06-15
ARTICLE y.

There shall be reserved each month and
deposited in some banking institution stu.
ated In the City of New Orleans not less
than ten per cent (1O9o) Of the gross COM
missions earned by this company during
said month. Said reserve to be disbursed
only with the concurrence Of all the direc-
tors and then only for the furtherance Of
the objects and purposes for which this cor
poration Is formed, or by way of dividends
which shall not be declared oftener than
semiannually.
The subscribers hereto have respectively
written opposite their names the amount OF
stock in this corporation subscribed by each
Of them, so that this act of Incorporation
may also serve as the original subscription
list Of said corporation.
Thus done and passed, in nv Office, at the
City Of New Orleans, on the day, in the
month and year, first hereinabove written,
in the presence of Messrs. |. X. Saal and
G. W. Schweitzer. competent witnesses who
hereunto sign their names with said ap-
bearers and me, notary, after q due read
ing of the whole.
Original signed Nathan Pfeifer, sc
shares; ]. Henry Blache, SO shares; Leon
Pfeifer, 10 shares.
Witnesses: Ig. r. Saal, Geo. W. Schweit-
ger.
ALEXIS BRIAN, Notary Public.
The herald., 1911-06-15

The capital stock OF this corporation is
hereby fixed at twenty thousand dollars,
divided into four hundred shares OF the par
value of nifty dollars each, which shall be
paid for in cash, or may be issued in pay
or for services rendered to said corporation.
All shares shall be full paid and non-assess-
able, and no transfer of stock shall be
binding upon the corporation unless made
upon its books. This corporation is au-
thorized to begin business as soon as Eve
thousand dollars Of its capital stock shall
have been subscribed.
The herald., 1911-06-15
ARTICLE I.

The name and style Of this corporation
shall be The Pfeifer-Blache Company, In
corporated," and by said corporate name 1t
shall have and enjoy succession for period
Of ninety nine years, unless sooner dissolved
and shall have all the rights, privileges and
-immunities granted by law to corporations
and under said corporate name 1t shall have
power and authority to contract, sue and be
sued, TO make and use a corporate seal, to
hold, receive, purchase, convey. hypothecate,
lease, mortgage or pledge property, either
real or personal, rights, credits, stocks and
bonds; to issue bonds, notes and other evil
dences Of debt, to endorse notes, to have and
employ such managers, directors, officers
agents and other employees as the interest
and convenience of the corporation may re-
quire, and to make rules and regulations for
its corporate management and control.
dress.
The herald., 1911-06-15
ARTICLE V.

All the corporate powers Of this corpor-
alton shall be vested in and exercised by
a Board of Directors to be composed OF
three stockholders, a majority of whom
shall constitute a quorum for the transac-
ton Of all business. They shall have power
to make all bylaws, rules and regulations
and to alter or change same; to purchase
and acquire the property, business and good
will of any journal publishing company or
partnership in lire with the objects and
purposes of this corporation, as they may
deem advisable, and to pay therefor In the
full paid stock Of this corporation to mort
gage, pledge or hypothecate the property of
this corporation for the purposes of Its
business; to adopt a common seal and to
change the same at pleasure; to appoint
such managers, agents and employees as
may be necessary to properly conduct the
corporations business; and generally to do
whatever else may be necessary and proper
to direct manage and conduct its business.
The directors shall be elected annually by
ballot of the stockholders on the first Mon
day following January first OF each year.
Each stakeholder shall be entitled In per
son, or by written proxy, to one vote for
each share of stock owned by him and
standing in his name on the books OF the
company at least fifteen days prior to such
election. All elections shall be held under
such rules and regulations as may be de
termined by the Board OF Directors and
after ten days notice Of such election shall
have been given by mall addressed to each
stakeholder at his last known address. OF
by publication In one Of the daily news
papers published In the city Of New Or
leans. majority of votes cast at such
elections shall elect.
The directors, thus elected, shall continue
In office for one year, or until their success
sors have been duly elected and qualified
Any vacancy on said board shall be filled
by the remaining directors for the unex
pired term. No failure to elect shall be
considered a forfeiture OF this charter. Said
Board of Directors shall at its first meet
ing elect from among its own number a
president, a vice-president and a secretary
treasurer, who shall constitute its officers
provided, however, that said board may
elect a secretary treasurer who need moi
be a stakeholder or a member of said board
The herald., 1911-06-15
ARTICLE Nv.

The capital stock Of this corporation Is
hereby declared to be the sum Of five thou
sand (s5,o00.00) dollars, divided into two
twenty-five (s2500) dollars each. Said
stock shall be issued only for cash, or in
payment for land or other property actually
purchased and conveyed to said corporation,
or for labor done or services rendered. No
transfer Of the capital stock shall be bind
ing upon the corporation unless recorded on
the books thereof and made in accordance
with its charter and bylaws. Said capital
stock shall be full paid at the time Of its
issuance and worcestershire, and the cap
ital stock may be decreased or increased.
In the manner provided by the laws of this
state. This corporation shall commence do
ing business when three thousand 3,00O)
dollars of the stock shall have been sub
scribed and one thousand (S1,000.00) dol
lars thereof has been paid in.
The herald., 1911-06-15
ARTICLE VIII.

Until the election to be held as set ~
above, the following named stockhold
shall constitute the first Board of Direcfd
Frank Cameron, William Pfan and Ds}
X. Mcclure, with said Frank Dameron
president; said William Pfaf, as yicepl
ident; and said David r. Mcclure, q Z
rotary treasurer.
In order to organize this corporation :
10 serve the purpose of the original I
scription list, the several undersigned 4
ties do hereby subscribe for the shares
stock Of this corporation set after u
names.
Thu done and passed at my ONCE In 4
city OF New Orleans, en- the day nd
and year herein first above written, In 4
presence OF Robt. Mclaughlin and D. n
rarL competent witnesses, who have Il
unto signed their names with the said q
bearers and me, Notary, after reading
the whole.
Original Signed: Frank Cameron,
shares; VIM. Pfaif, 90 shares; David &
CURE, ! share.
Witnesses: Robt. Mclaughlin, D.
rari.
FRANK SOULE, Not Pa
The herald., 1911-06-15
ARTICLE IN.

This act Of Incorporation may be altered,
amended or modified, or the corporation dis
solved by a vote of three -fourths in amount
of the capital stock, represented at a gen.
eral meeting Of the stockholders called for
that purpose, after giving notice thereof as
provided in Article VI OF this act, and, in
case OF dissolution, at least a majority Of
the entire stock must be present or repre-
scented at such meeting, and the stOckhod-
ers at such meeting shall elect two liqui-
dating commissioners who shall have en-
tire charge of such liquidation, with au-
thority TO sell and dispose of the assets Of
the corporation, and 10 I'LL any vacancy &C.
curing in their number.
The herald., 1911-06-15
ARTICLE VII.

This act OF Incorporation may be changed
modified or altered, or this corporation may
be dissolved with the assent of the stock
holders owning two-thirds of the stock
present or represented at a general meeting
convened for that purpose after at least
ten days notice shall have been given to
the stockholders In the manner set forth
In Article v. The capital stock of this cor
poration shall be increased or decreased in
compliance with the general laws Of this
state relating to such matter. In the event
The herald., 1911-06-15
ARTICLE ".

The objects and purposes for which this
corporation is organized and the nature of
its business are declared to be: to edit and
publish a monthly Journal under the name
of The Gulf States Banker which shall
be devoted to the banking and financial in
terests OF the Southern and the Southwest
ern States; to engage in the business OF
special and job printing; 10 purchase and
acquire the plant and properties and bust
ness Of any Journal or publishing company
or partnership, together with all the ma.
chinery, apparatus, good will, ETC., and gen
orally to do any and all things done in
connection with or incidental to the pub
fishing and printing business.
The herald., 1911-06-15
ARTICLE VIII.

No stakeholder may sell, assign or trans
giving to the company through its vice
president and secretary thirty 800 days
prior notice in writing of such intention
and the other stockholders shall have the
hrst privilege of purchasing the said stock
at the book value thereof for period OF
thirty days from said notice, after which
thirty days notice the said stock may be
sold in the open market.
The herald., 1911-06-15
ARTICLE VII.

No stakeholder shall ever be held liable
or responsible for the contracts or faults of
THIS corporation in any further sum than
the unpaid balance due to the corporation
on the shares Of stock owned by MIN, nor
shall any mere informally in organization
have the effect of rendering this charter null
or Of exposing stockholder to any liability
beyond the unpaid balance due upon his
stock.
The herald., 1911-06-15
AMENDMENT TO
THE CHARTER OF THE PLANTERS
COMPANY.

Il
COMPANY.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, STATE
OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF ORLEANS,
CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.
Be 1t known, that on this the 9Th day Of
the month Of May, in the year of our Lord,
one thousand niae hundred and eleven, and
Of the Independence Of the United States Of
America, the one hundred and thirty fifth.
before me, Alexis Brian, Notary Public,
duly commissioned and qualified within and
for the Parish Of Orleans, State Of Louisi-
ana, and In the presence OF the witnesses
hereinafter named and undersigned, person
ally came and appeared, Mr.. w. 8. Penick,
Jr. and Mr.. c. s. Beard, both residents of
the City OF New Orleans, herein appearing
sad acting In their capacities as president
And secretary respectively of the Planters
Company, a Louisiana corporation organ
lied under the laws of the State Of Lousi-
ana, heretofore domiciled In the city Of
Shreveport. La, Incorporated by act passed
before Allen Kendall, Notary Public OF the
Parish of Caddo, on the nineteenth day Of
March, 1907, duly recorded In the Mortgage
OAce Of the Parish Of Caddo,
Who declared, that at a general meeting
of the stockholders Of said corporation held
In the City Of Shreveport, Louisiana, on
the seventh day of January, 1911, said meet
Ing having been called for the specific pur-
pose hereinafter set forth, the following
alton were adopted by unanimous vote Of
the owners of the outstanding stock OF said
company, to-wit:
Article II OF the charter of said corpor-
alton was amended so as to read as follows !:
ARTICLE II.
The domiciIe Of this corporation shall be
In the City OF New Orleans, Ia. and all CT
tation and other legal process shall be
served on the president, or In his absence
the same shall be served on the yicePres-
Article Nv Of the charter of said corpor.
alton was amended so as to read as follows /:
ARTICLE ".
"The capital stock of this corporation shall
be Eve hundred thousand $500, 600 OO) dol
lars, divided into and represented BY 1--WE
thousand $4,000 shares OF the par value
of one hundred (s100) dollars each. All
stock is to be paid for at the time Of sub
scription therefor.
The company may begin operation as
soon as one thousand two hundred and
twenty Q,220) shares are subscribed for
shall be classified as Series A and six hun
dred and ten (610) of said shares shall be
classified as Series B, all Of which will be
represented by cash or property, rights and
credits actually received by said corporation
and no stock shall be issued until the con.
sideration therefor has been received by
the corporation.
by a two-thirds (2-3) vote Of the stock
holders Of this corporation the books may
be opened for the subscription and issue OF
the remaining three thousand seven hun
bred and eighty (3,7S0) shares Of stock or
any portion thereof, but when so subscribed
and issued half Of the stock SUBSCRIBED ana
issued shall be classified as Series A and
the other half as Series B. When the books
are opened for the subscription OF the re- |
three thousand seven hunderd and
eighty t3.7S0) shares or any portion thereof
the existing stockholders In Series A and
The herald., 1911-06-15
FRED G. MARX.
Notary Public.

State of Louisiana,
Parish Of Orleans.
/, the undersigned Recorder of Mort
cages, in and for the Parish and State
aforesaid, do hereby certify that the above
and foregoing act amending the act of In
corpora tion of Swift < Company, Limited,
was this day duly recorded in my office in
Book 1918, Folio -.
New Orleans, June 9th. 1911.
(Signed) EMILE LEONARD,
by. Recorder Of Mortgages.
\ true copy
(Signed) FRED c. MARX,
Notary Public.
juS-15 % 29jul6-13 1911
The herald., 1911-06-15

I, the undersigned Recorder of Mortpe1
for the Parish OF Orleans, State Of Ls1
ana, do hereby certify that the above =
foregoing act Of Incorporation and suhsd]
ton list of 1.-THE Gulf States Banker y
fishing Company, Limited" was tbs
duly recorded in my ONCE In book lOls
lilo =. New Orleans, May 3, 1911.
(Signed) EMILE LEONARD, D. II