Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-23
To the Stockholders of Rock Island
Southern Railway Company, and
to Whom Il 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 2 o'clock
p. m, on the Goth 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 $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 proposed that $780,
600 be preferred 6 per cent cumulative
stock in shares of 500 each and 81
10000 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 it's 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,O0O bonds and the trust deed
and the amendment thereof securing
the same, and the issuance by said
company and certification and deliv-
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
as 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
$4,000, 900; the construction of said
railway 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 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 it's 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 S20,000,000; and if new bond
issue is authorized, then to authorize
an increase in the capital stock to not
exceeding $20,00O,000.
To consider and authorize, II deemed
advisable, the construction of a line
into Rock Island and the purchase of
any railroad for any part pf 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 by the President of said
company.
ROCK ISLAND SOUTHERN RY. co.
| (SeaD By E. c. Walsh, President.
Attest: j. w. Walsh, Secretary.
ROCK ISLAND CONSTRUCTION co.
BY NJ. A. Walsh, Vice President.
WESTERN SECURITIES co.
By ]. w. Walsh, Treasurer.
Directors: Z. c. Walsh, NJ A. Walsh,
George H. Higbee. II. c. Lightner,
John ]. Ryan. G. H Read, L. e.
Walsh, Jr., j. w. Walsh, G. II.
Walsh, A. e. Walsh, E. ]. Walsh.
-(Adv.)