The Ordway new era., 1913-10-24
Annual Meeting Of
Twin Lakes Co.
On November 10
Matters of Much Importance to
Ordway and the Ordway
District to Come Up
For Discussion

The annual meeting Of the stock
holders OF the Twin Lakes Reservoir
company will be held at the main
Offices Of the company in Pueblo,
Monday, November 10. Matters Of
Importance to the water situation in
Crowley county will come up for dis
cussion and adoption, and the matter
Of removing the main offices OF the
company from Pueblo to Ordway will
also be proposed. The Importance OF
this latter proposal to Ordway in par
Licular is plain, and it is hoped that
the stockholders will see 1T to vote
for the Iscation OF the main Office 10
the town which is practically 10 the
center OF the district served by the
company.
The following Is a list OF the mat
ters to come up for discussion as pub
lishcd In the notice calling attention
TO the annual meeting:
/. To amend the articles OF incor-
poratiOn Of the company: (D BY
changing the corporate name from
The Twin Lakes Reservoir company"
to 1.-THE Twin Lakes Reservoir and
Canal company 10y BY increasing
the capital stock Of the company frsm
$500. 900 to $560,oOO, divided into &c.
900 shares OF q par value of $40 per
share. tc) BY changing the place
where the principal office shall be
kept from Pueblo to Ordway. (d)By en-
larging the corporate powers of the
company so that 1t shall have the pow
! er TO purchase canals and ditches, par
ticularly the Colorado canal, together
with right Of way. dams, headgates,
tflumss, wcirs, fatera7s, structures. ..and
other fixtures and appliances for the
maintenance, use and operation OF
such canals and bitches, and to levy
and collect assessments for defraying
the expenses thereof, to purchase
appropriations of water and water
rights, either for direct irrigation or
for storage for subsequent use In irri-
eating, all such appropriations OF
water and water rights to be pur-
chased for the sole use and benefit OF
the stock holders OF the company for
Iirrigating their respective lands that
are or may be subject to irrigation
from the Twin Lakes reservoir; and
to make such other purchases as may
be deemed necessary for bettering or
increasing the water supply for the
stock ckholders for irrigating their re-
spective lands. To provide for the
payment of all property aud rights so
purchased a bond issue is proposed,
bonds to be secured by mortgage nr
deed nf trust. conveying and encum-
bcring any and all OF the property and
! franchises of the company. with the
understanding that provision in such
| bond issue will be made for partial
releases from such mortgage or deed
Of trust to enable those Stockholders
who desire to pay of their pro rated
share OF such Indebtedness, that ne
may have his water rights, stock and
property released from any further
obligation for the payment OF the
balance OF said bond issue or the in
terest thereon.
2. To vote upon the proposition Of,
and to authorize and provide for, the
purchase Of the Colorado canal, to-
gether with all right-of-way, dams,
headgates. syphons, fumes, weirs and
other fixtures and equipment used In
connection with the operation Of said
canal, as above specified.
3. To elect five directors for the
ensuing year.
4. To transact auy and all other
business such as may properly come
before said meeting.