The oasis., 1912-10-05
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
 OF THE MOUNTAIN STATES TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY.


 Colorado Telephone Company and The Fri State Telephone and Telegraph Company, both being corporations organized under the laws of the State of Colorado, did, at meetings held respectively on the S1st day of May, A. D. 1911 and the 29th day of May, A. D. l9l1 call meet ing of the stockholders of their respective corporations to be held on the l7th day of July, 4. D. l9l1 for the purpose ot considering proposition to consolidate the said companies; and
 WHEREAS, at said meetings the stock holders of said companies respectively did, on said last mentioned date, by vote of more than three fourths of the stock of each com pany, respectively and severally, approve of the written proposition of consolidation of The Colorado Telephone Company and The Tri-State Telephone and Telegraph Company, by uniting the properties and concerns of said corporations; and
 WHEREAS, the directors of The Colorado Telephone Company did, on the l7th day of July, A. D. 1911, elect E. B. Field, E. M. Burgess. Philip Feldhauser. Edwin s. Kassler, Crawford Hill w. L. Graham and A. V. Hunter, as it's proportiOn of the directors to manage the affairs of the consolidated company and
 WHEREAS, the directors of the Tri-State Telephone and Telegraph Company did. on the l7th day of July, A. D. 1911, elect Edw. B. Field, Jr., Philip Hamlin, and J. E. Macdonald as it's proportion oi the directors to manage the affairs of the consolidated company; and WHEREAS, at joint meeting of the direc- tars so elected as aforesaid, the said directors did, on the l7th day of July, A. D. 1911, elect L. IS, dated company, all directors so elected to constitute board of directors for said consoli- dated company; and
 WHEREAS, at said joint meeting of said directors as aforesaid the following persons were elected as officers and to fill the office set opposite their respective names, to.wit:
 President K. B. Field,
 First Vice President Edw. B. Field, IT,, Assistant Secretary . Roderick Reid,
 
 Assistant Treasurer w.,P. Allen,
 General Manager N E. M. Burgess;
 WHEREAS, the directors at said joint meet ing as aforesaid designated k. B. Field, NJ. Burgess and ROderick Reid as the three stock holders of The Colorado Telephone Company, and Edw. B. Field, IT., Philip Hamlin and K. Macdonald as the three stockholders of The Tri-State Telephone and Telegraph Company to sign and acknowledge the certificate of 1n- corporation for said consolidated company, prepared and approved by said directors; and WHEREAS. by the terms Of said written proposition and agreement of consolidation approved as aforesaid by the stockholders of said companies, the consolidated company IS to be known as The Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company, NOW THEREFORE,; We, E. Field, NJ. Burgess, Roderick Reid, Edw. B. Field, Jr., Philip Hamlin and J, E. Macdonald, all of the city and county Of Denver and state of Colorado, do pursuant to the statutes in such cases made and provided and in accordance with the action taken py the directors and stockholders of The Colorado Telephone Company and The Trl-State Iele- phone and Telegraph Company, and the action of the directors at the joint meeting as atore- said, do hereby make and execute in CENIU' PLICATE this certificate in writing of our Tn tention to become and to organize body corporate as by said laws provided; and we do further certify:
 The corporate name and style of our saiC corporation shall be THE MOUTAIN STATES TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY.
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 The objects and purposes for which saiC company is incorporated are:
 CD To carry on general telephone business a general telegraph business, general mes senger business, and any business involving the transmission of intelligence by electricity ln the state of Colorado, and in any othe state or territory or colony of the United States or of any foreign country, and particularly Il the states of Utah, Wyoming, Idaho and Mon tana, and in the territories of Arizona an' New Mexico
 (2) To contract, lease, purchase by deed conveyance assignment or otherwise acquire and to establish, hold. own, maintain, operate improve and extend, telephone and telegraph lines and systems, and telephone exchanges in the different cities and counties of the stat of Colorado. and in any other state or territor. or colony of the United States or of any foreigl country and particularly in the diferen cities and counties of the states of Utah, Wy oming, Idaho and Montana, and in the terri tories of Arizona and New Mexico; and t construct, lease, purchase or otherwise acquire and to etablish, hold, own, maintain an operate improve and extend, telephone an telegraph lines ana systems between the differ ent towns and cities in the state of Colorado and in any other state or territory or colony O the United States, or of any foreign country and particularly in the states of Utah, Wyom ing, Idaho and Montana, and the territories Q Arizona and New Mexico, and to collect toll and charges for the transmission of message or conversations along, on or over said lines C systems.
 (S) To contract for, acquire by lease, pu chase, deed, conveyance, assignment or othe wise, and to hold, own maintain, operat improve and extend, the physical propert exchanges wires, poles. .conduits, apparatus every kind or character, business franchise and all other rights, whether accrued or d quired under or granted by constitutions legislative or municipal enactment or ! general laws or otherwise, of telephone an telegraph companies, wherever or hoWs0evt organized, domciled or operated, now or her after operated located or dOmiciled in tt state of Colorado, or in any other state or te ritory or colony of the United States, or of ar foreign country, and particularly in the stat
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