Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-25
To the Stockholders of Rock Island
Southern Railway Company, and
to Whom II May Concern.

to Whom II May Concern.
You are hereby notified that a spe
cial meeting of the stockholders of the
Rock Island Southern Railway COM
pany is called and will be held at the
Twentieth street office OF said COM
pany, in Rock Island, H., at , o'clock
D. M, on the 29th day of November,
1918.
The object of such meeting is:
To increase the capital stock of
said corporation, and the amount to
which it is proposed to increase said
capital stock is S3,550,000.
To amend the charter of said COM
pany so as to authorize said increase
OF capital stock; to crease such part
thereof into preferred stock, with such
terms, conditions, preferences, rate OF
interest, etc, as said stockholders may
deem best. 1t is proposed that $1,O6O,-
600 be preferred per cent cumulative
stock in shares of 500 each and 81
| 100000 be common stock.
To complete the purchase OF, or
consolidation of the Aledo line and the
Alexis line with the line of said Rock
Island Southern Railway company,
and for the completion of arrange
ments for making payment for such
| Aledo line and Alexis line; and for
amending the charter to permit this
! company to operate its railway into
and through Aledo and Alexis and to
such other places as said stockholders
may wish.
To ratify and approve the execution
of s2,5O0,o00 bonds and the trust deed
and the amendment thereof securing
the same and the issuance by said
| company and certification and deiiv-
cry by said trustee of $2,2S2,000 prior
| to date hereof.
To authorize sale of any or all of
said bonds; to authorize note issues;
and adopt plans and take such action
Is may be deemed advisable for finan-
cling said company.
To ratify and approve the change Of
name to Rock Island Southern Railway
company; the enlargement Of powers;
the former increase of capital stock to
s2,500,000; the construction of said
railway system and all ether matters
in connection Herewith, and operation
and financing thereof, and all proceed
| ings and actions of those who have
been. or acted as officers and directors
of said COMPANY.
To consider and act on any and all
matters which pertain to said COM
pany and its affairs.
To consider the ACCESSIBILITY OF pur-
chasing the property of the Rock Is
laid Southern Railroad company or OF
consolidating Herewith or purchas-
ing the corporation stock thereof or
any of its bonds, or of leasing said
railroad for ninety-nine years and to
authorize and approve the doing OF
any and all OF such things
To consider and authorize, if deemed
advisable, a new bond issue of not ex
ceeding 500, 000, 900; and If new bond
issue is authorized, then to authorize
an increase in the capital stock to not
exceeding s20,0O0,000.
To consider and authorize, If deemed
advisable, the construction of a line
into Rock Island and the purchase CT
any railroad for any part of such dis
lance and also the purchase of any ex
tension for such line.
This meeting is called by the direc
tors of said company; by a majority
in interest Of the stockholders Of said
company and 0y the President of said
company.
ROCK ISLAND SOUTHERN RY. CO
tSeal) BY Z. c. Walsh, President
} Attest: ]. w Walsh, Secretary.
ROCK ISLAND CONSTRUCTION co
By NJ. A. Walsh, Vice President
|, WESTERN SECURITIES co
BY ]. w. Walsh, Treasurer
Directors: E. c. Walsh, NJ a Walsh
. George H. Higbee, II. C. Lightne-
John ]. Ryan, c. Fl. Read, z. c
walsh, Jr.. j. W. Walsh, C. II
Walsh, a. Z. Walsh, E. ]. Walsh
-(Adv)