The oasis., 1912-10-12
@I I Saturday, October I2, 1912
cERrIFloArE oF INooRPoRATIoN
THE MOUNTAIN STATES TELEPHONE AND
 TELEGRAPH COMPANY. -+--e-

solidaton of corporations, the directors of The 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 Slst day of May, A. D. 1911 and the 29th day of May, A. D. 1911 call a meet ing ol the stockholders of their respective corporations to be held on the l7th day of July \. D. 1911, for the purpose Of 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 severaly approve of the written proposition of consolidation Of The Colorado Telephone Company and The Tr-State Telephone and Telegraph Company, 5y 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 k. B. Field, K. NJ Burgess. Philip Feldhauser, Edwin Kassler, Crawford Hill w. L. Graham and A. N.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. k. Macdonald as it's proportion of the directors to manage the affairs of the consolidated company; and
 WHEREAS, at a Joint meeting of the direc- tors so elected as aforesaid, the said directors did, on the Eth day Of July A. D. 1911, elect l.. O.Phipps, Jl, as d director of the said consoii- dated company all directors so elected to constitute a board of directors for said cOns0li- 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 i ss5si'. E. B! Field
 First yice-President Edw, B. Field, IT,,
 Secretary f. J. E. Macdonald,
 Assistant Secretary RoderIek I Reid,
 IreasuTer @. '. ,. EuW.b. fleldt JF.,
 Assistant Treasurer WsP Allen,
 General Manager E. NJ. Burgess,
 GeneTal AuditoT ]. .. RodeTicksReid and
 WHEREAS. the directors atsaid joint meet ing as aforesaid designated E. B.Fleld, k NJ. Burgess and Roderick Reid IS the three stock holders of The Colorado Telephone Company, and Bdw. B. Field, Jr., Philip Hamlin andJ E Macdonald as the three stockholders of The Tri-State Telephone and Telegraph Company to sign and acknowledge the certificate of in- 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, k. Field, E 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 by the directors and stockholders of The Colorado Telephone Company and The Tri-State Tele- phone and Telegraph Company, and the action of the directors at the joint meeting as atore- said, do hereby make and execute in CENTU- PLICATE this certificate in writing of our in 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 said corporation shall be THE M0UTAIN STATES TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY.
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 The objects and purposes for which said company is incorporated are:
 () TOcarry on general telephone business general telegraph business, general mes senger business, and any business involving the transmission of intelligence by electricityi in the state of Colorado, and in any other state or territory or colony of the United States or of any foreign country, and particularly 1T the states Of Utah, Wyoming, Idaho and Mon tana, and in the territories of Arizona anC New Mexico
 (2) To contract, lease, purchase by deed conveyance, assignment or otherwise acquire and to establish, hold, own, maintain. operate improve and extend, ephOne and telegraph lines and systems. and telephone exchanges in the different cities and counties Of the state Of Colorado. and m any other state or terrltory 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 Omlng, IQhnO ana Montana ana m the terrl tories of ArZOna and New MeXlcO; and construct lease, purchase or otherwise acquire and to etablish, hold, own maintain anC operate, improve and extend, telephone ant telegraph lines anu 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 0 Arizona and New Mexico, and to collect toll and charges for the transmission of message or conversations along, on or over said lines o systems. ilas i'a
 (3) To contract for, acquire by lease, pul chase, deed conveyance, assignment or other wise and to hold, own, maintain, operate improve and extend, the physical property exchanges wires, poles, conduts apparatus c every kind or character, business, franchise and all other rights whether accrued or a' qured under or granted by constitutions legislative or municipal enactment, or b general laws or otherwise, of telephone an telegraph companies, wherever or howsoeve organized demiciled or operated, now or herC after operated, located or dOfniciled in tn