Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-13
To the Stockholders of Rock Island
Southern Railway Company, and
to Whom 1t 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
p. m, on the Goth 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 $3.55O,OO0.
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 pest. II is pro posed that $1,000
600 be preferred per cent cumulative
stock n shares OF 500 each and 81
$1,000 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 $4,000 bonds and the trust deed
and the amendment thereof securing
the same, and the issuance by said
company and certification and deliy-
cry by said trustee of S2,2S2, 900 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 to
So. SOC, 600; the construction of said
railwa- system and all other 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 it's affairs.
To consider the ACCESSIBILITY of pur
chasing the property of the Rock Is
lad Southern Railroad company Cr Of :
consolidating Herewith or purchas- I
irg the corporation stock thereof or
any of its bonds, or of leasing said /
ri, anA 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 S20,O0O,O 600; and if new bond
issue is authorized, then to authorize
an increase in the capital stock to not
S20,000,000. /
To consider and authorize, if deemed /
the construction OF a line
into Rock Island and the purchase of /
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
and by the President of said
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ROCK ISLAND SOUTHERN RY. co.
(SeaD BY r. g Walsh, President.
Attest: J. W. Walsh, Secretary.
ROCK ISLAND CONSTRUCTION co.
BY n. y Walsh, Vice President
WESTERN SECURITIES co.
By J. W. Walsh, Treasurer
Directors: K c. Walsh, II. A Walsh,
George II. Higbee. II. c. Lightner.
John J. Ryan c II. Read. f. c.
Walsh. Jr-, J. W. Walsh, c. H.
Walsh. a l. Walsh, Z. J. Walsh