New-York tribune., 1920-03-03
FINANCIAL MEETINGS
CHICAGO AND NORTH WESTERN
RAILWAY COMPANY.
NOTICE OF SfENIAL AND ANNUAL


Notice IS hereby given tina. a specia,
meeting OF the stockholders OF the Chi
ago and North Western Railway COMPANY
duly called by its Board Of Directors. and
the annual meeting OF said stockhoders
will be held at the General Offices Of n.
Company, at No: 22s West Jackson Boule-
II O'Clock A. NJ, for the purpose OF cor
sidering and deciding: % Whether tn.
in and authorize the creation of a. bonded
Indebtedness, by the issue at such times
and IN such amounts as from time TO time
mittee may determine. OF bonds. payabls
in gold coin OF the United States Of Amer
lea OF or equal toithe present standard Of
weight and fineness, and limited 30 thai
the amount thereof at any one time out
standing, together with all outstanding
prior debt of the Railway Company after
bonds reserved to retire prior debt at or
before maturity. shall never exceed three
times the outstanding capital stock Of thu
Company. or of a successor corporation
maturing May l. A. d 2037 and bearing
a rate OF interest, not exceeding the lawful
rate. to be determined by the Board Of
Directors o. Executive Committee at tina
time OF issue. payable sefni-anDually; and
the execution and delivery by the Com
pany or First and Refunding Gold Bond
Mortgage to Trustees 70 be designated BY
the Board OF Directors, dated May /, 1925
conveying in trust the corporate property
and franchises described therein, 70 secure
the payment of ali such bonds which are
to be issued for the purpose Of purchasing
redeeming or refunding. before. at after
the Company. and OF other companies
whose properties now are or hereafter shall
be owned or acquired by the Chicago and
North Western Railway Company by con-
soldation. purchase or otherwise: for the
purpose OF the future enlargement. I'm
provement. extension arl equipment OF
other companies: for the construction
purchase or acquisition Of other rail-
wa ways sa and property, or for the purpose Of
which at any time may be may have
been expended for any OF the purposes
aforesaid; and viii approve such mort.
meeting, and will ratify the action OF its
Board OF Directors authorizing the crea-
t!oi OF sucn ueoteohess. ana me execu-
tion OF such mortgage: and 90 Whether
the Stockholders OF the Company will au-
thorize the purchase OF all the property
including all franchises. rights. privileges
and immunit!es pertaining thereto and ali
appurtenances thereof wh.a tsoever. of each
of the following named proprietary
Wolf River Valley Railway Company
Belle Fourche Valley Railway Company.
James River Valley and North Western
Macoupin County Extension RAILWAY
Company.
Iowa Southern Railway Company,
Missouri Valley and Blair Railway and
Bridge Company.
Wyoming and Northwestern Railway
company,
Pierre. Rapid City and Northwestern
Railway Company,
Pierre and Fort Pierre Bridge RAILWAY
Company,
The De Pue, Ladd and Eastern Railroad
Company. and
The Albany Rail Road Bridge Company,
in consideration of the payment to each
OF said companies of the sum OF dollar
and the assumption by this Company Of
all the debts, liabilities and obligations Of
each Of said companies. and Will ratify
the action OF its Board OF Directors su-
thorizing such purchases upon such terms
and conditions.
>e further purpose OF said meeting will
be see election of Directors and the trans
ACTON or such other business as may come
before said meeting.
Transfer books will be closed FRIDAY.
March IL. 1920, at the close OF businees
on that day and will be reopened on
Wednesday, April IA, 1920.
BY order of the Board of DirectorA
Dated Chicago, Illinois. January Fl. 1877
WILLIAM H. FINLEY. President
JOHN D. CALDWELL, Secretary.