Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-16
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, Ill, 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,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 $1,050,-
900 be preferred per cent cumulativei
stock in shares of $100 each and ST..
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 TOT
such other places as said stockholders
may wish.
TO ratify and approve the execution
! OF S2500,000 bonds ard the trust deed
and the amendment thereof securingl
| the same, and the issuance by said
company and certlfication and deliv-i
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
name to Rock Island Southern Railway.
company; the enlargement of powers;
the former increase Of capital stock to
$2,5OO,0O0; 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 alt
matters which pertain to said CON.
pany and it's affairs.
To consider the advisability Of pur-
chasing the property of the Rock Is
lad Southern Railroad company or OF
consolidating Herewith or purchase
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, IL deemed
advisable, new bond issue of not ex-
ceeding 500, 600, 900; and IL new bond
issue is authorized, then TO authorize
an increase in the capital stock to not
texceeding $20,000,000.
TO consider and authorize, IL deemed
a. able, 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 majority
in interest of the stockholders of said
company and by the President of said
company.
ROCK ISLAND SOUTHERN RY. co.
(SeaD BY Z. G. Walsh, President.
Attest: J. w. Walsh, Secretary.
ROCK ISLAND CONSTRUCTIONS co.
BY NJ. A. Walsh, Vice President.
WESTERN SECURITIES co.
By ]. W. Walsh. Treasurer.
Directors: f. c. Walsh. NJ. A. Walsh.
George II. Higbee, II. c. Llghtner.
John J. Ryan, c. II. Read, Z. G.
Walsh, Jr., J. W. Walsh, C. II.
Walsh, A. e. Walsh, Z. ]. Walsh.