Graham guardian., 1912-12-20
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
That we, the undersigned. for the purpose of
forming corporation under the laws of the State
visions of Article Nine uX), Chapter Twelve ll2).
of the Revised Statutes of 1888 and the amend
ments thereto. governing manufacturing and
business corporations. have made and entered
into the following agreement. to-wit:
VI. The name of the corporation shall be
KANSAS CITY STRUCTURAL STEEL COM
(2). The corporation shall be located in Kansas
City. Jackson County Missouri.
t3l. The amount of the capital stock of the cor
poration shall be Five Hundred Thousand $780,
OO0.00) Dollars. of which Two Hundred and Fifty
Thousand ts250.UeD.O0) Dollars shall be preferred
stock; which shall be entitled to a preferential
cumulative dividend of seven Il per centum) per
centum per annum. and Two Hundred and Fifty
Thousand tS25O, ,oo0.00l Dollars shall be common
stock. all divided into Five Thousand Is OO0l shares
of the par value of One Hundred $lOO.O0) Dollars
EACH and the same has been bona fide subscribed.
and all thereof actually paid up in lawful money
OF the United States, which is in the custody of
the persons hereinafter named as the first board
Of directors.
(4l. The names. places of residence of the sew
eral shareholders and the number Of shares of
stock, both common and preferred subscribed by
each are as follows:
COMMON STOCK
No. of
Name. Residence Shares
Howard A. Fitch, Minneapolis. Minnesota. 1913
Michael M. Sweetman. Kansas City. Mo-, z
James w. Jones. Kansas City. Missouri,
Armwell L. Cooper, Kansas City, Missouri, I
Total 25oo
PREFERRED STOCK
No. of
u1sa5ns Name p;.., NJ Residence v, Shares
oluf c, Smith, Minneapolis, Minnesota. i24s
Michael M. Sweetman, Kansas Citv. Mo-. 2
James w. Jones. Kansas City Missouri. 1
Armwell l.. Cooper, Kansas City. Missouri. I
(5. The Board of Directors shall consist Of
FIVE (5) shareholders and the following named
have been agreed upon for the first year: Howard
A. Fitch. oiuf c. Smith, Michael NJ Sweetman.
James w. Jones and Armwell l.. Cooper.
(6l. The corporation is to continue fifty t5ol
years.
t7l. The purposes for which the corporation Is
formed are as follows. to-wit: To manufacture
all classes and kinds of foundry architectural and
structural steel and iron work. to engage in the
general steel and iron manufacturing business;
to sell the products manufactured or acquired by
it; to build, construct. acquire buy. sell, own or
cucumber such property treal and personal)
plants and machinery necessary. usual or incl
dental to the carrying on and conducting its busi
ness to take, make and enter into all contracts
and agreements. financial or otherwise, and to
borrow money by mortgaginR. encumberinG or
pledging its property, real or personal or other
wise. necessary, usual or incidental to the carry
ing on and conducting its business.
tS). The first meeting of the stockholders Of
the corporation shall be held at Suite 3l5 Dwight
Building. in Kansas City. jackson County Mis-
souri,. Tuesday, February rs. 1907, at nine
o'clock in the forenoon of said day.
Witness our hands and seals this eighteenth
day of February A. ID. 1907.
HOWARD A. FITCH. tSeall
OLUF c. SMITH, Seal
MICHAEL M. SwEETMAN. lSeall
JAMES w. JONES, Seal
ARMwELL L. COOPER, lSeall