Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-30
To the Stockholders of Rock island
Southern Railway Company, and
to Whom Il Nav Concern.

You are hereby notified that 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
p. m, on the 10Th day of November.
1913.
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 $3,550,000.
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 pro posed that $1,000
600 be preferred DER 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 tn :
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 $2,500,000 bonds and the trust deed
and the amendment thereof securing
the same, and the issuance by said
company and certifcation and deliv
cry by said trustee of S2,2s2.000 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
as may be deemed advisable for finan
/ cling said company.
To ratify and approve the change Of
rame to Rock Island Southern Railway
company; the enlargement of powers
the former increase of capital stock tC
| S2,500,000; the construction of sale
railway system and all other matter:
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 al
matters which pertain to said com
pany and it's affairs.
To consider the ACCESSIBILITY of pur
chasing the property of the Rock Is
lad Southern Railroad company or o
consolidating Herewith or purchas
ing the corporation stock thereof o.
railroad for ninety-nine years and t.
authorize and approve the doing o
any and all of such things.
To consider and authorize. if deemed
advisable, a new bond issue OF not ex
eeeding $50 ZOO, 600; and if a new bont
issue is authorized, then TO aathoriz,
an increase in the capital stock to no
exceeding S20,000,000
To consider and authorize, if deemed
advisable, the construction OF a lin,
into Rock Island and the purchase o
any railroad for any part of such dis
lance and also the purchase of any ca
tension for such line.
This meeting is called by the direc
tors of said company; by a Eajorit.
in interest of the stockholders of sal
company and by the President OF sal
company.
ROCK ISLAND SOUTHERN RY. &C
(Seal) By Z. c. Walsh. President
Attest: J. w Walsh, secretary.
! ROCK ISLAND CONSTRUCTION &C
BY NJ A Walsh, Vice President
WESTERN SECURITIES &C
By j. W Walsh, Treasures
|. Directors: (. c. Walsh. VI. A. Waist
George H. Higbee. H, C. Lightnel
John J. Ryan c. f. Read. z. {
Walsh Jr.. ]. w Walsh. C. 4
Il Walsh, A z. Walsh, E. J. Walsh
l -tAdv.)