Graham guardian., 1912-01-03
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
FRED G. PARKS,
Chief Clerk.

Know ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
Ihat we, the undersigned. for the purpose Of
forming corporation under the laws of the State
OF missouri and more particularly under the pro-
VISIONS Oh Article Nine uX), Chapter Twelve ll2),
OF the Revised Statutes of 1899 and the amend
ments thereto. governing manufacturing and
business corporations. have made and entered
INTO the following agreement to-wit:
:, ul The name of the corporation shall be
BANSAS X ANS CITY STRUCTURAL STEEL COM
l2l The corporation shall be located in Kansas
City. Jackson County. Missouri
Sl, The amount of the capital stock of the cor
poratcn shall be Five Hundred Thousand $500
gSlool Dollars. of which Two Hundred and Fifty
Thousand s250. .000.00l Dollars shall be preferred
stock; which shall be entitled TO a preferential
cumulative dividend of seven Il per centuml per
eentum per annum and Two Hundred and Fifty
Thousand tS250, ,000.00) Dollars shall be common
stock all divided into Five Thousand e. 600, shares
OF the par value of One Hundred $4,000 Dollars
each; and the same has been bona fde subscribed.
of the United States which is in the custody Of
the persons hereinafter named as the first board
of directors.
tl The names, places of residence of the sev.
eraI 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
minnesota.
Michael M. Sweetman, Kansas City, Mo-. q
lanes w. Jones, Kansas City. Missouri
Armwen L. Cooper Kansas City, Missouri,
Total------.- $500
PREFERRED STOCK
No Of
Name. Residence Shares
oluf C. Smith, Minneapolis, Minnesots. i24s
Michael M. Sweetman Kansas Citv. Mo-, 2
JAMES. y: Jones Kansas city. Missouri.
Armwef bsSseper. Kansas City. Missouri.
Total. $500
l5) The Board Of Directors sha consist of
five t5l shareholders and the fol,owag -aa,ned
A. Fitch. oiuf C Smith, Michael NJ Sweetman,
James w Jones and Armwell L. Cooper.
t6l The corporation is to continue fifty (5o)
years.
NJ. The purposes for which the corporation is
formed are as follows. to-wit: To manufacture
Al! classes and kinds of foundry architectural and
structural stee' and iron work; to engage in the
genera 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 personaD.
plants and machinery necessary, usual or incl
dental to the carrying and conducting its busi-
ness; to take, make and enter into all contracts
and agreements. financial or otherwise. and to
barrow money by mortgaging, encumberinR or
piedgng its property. real or personal. or other
wise. necessary, usual incidental to the carry
ing on and conducting it's business
(S The first meeting of the stockholders of
the corporation shall be held at Suite Sl5 Dwight
Building in Kansas City. jackson County. Mis-
souri, on Tuesday February 26 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. ISeall
OLUF c. SMITH, lSesl1
MICHAEL M. SwEETMAN, lSeall
JAMES w. JONES, tSeall
ARMwELL L. COOPER, tSeall