Pueblo chieftain., 1921-01-14

SPECIAL STOCKHOLDERS MEEI-
ING THE ARKANSAS VALLEY
RAILWAY, LIGHT AND POWER
COMPANY.
Notice is hereby given to tho stock
holders of The Arkansas Valley Rail-
way, Light and Power Company, that,
Pursuant to a resolution duly adopted
by the Board Of Directors of the Com
pany, a meeting of the stockholders Of
the Company will be held at the office
of the Company in the City of Pueblo.
state of Colorado, on the 18th day OF
January, 1921. at ten o'clock in the
forenoon of that day, for the purpose
of considering and voting upon the
question of % authorizing the crea-
ton and issuance of First and Refund
ing Mortgage Sinking Fund Gold Bonds
of the Company, to bc dated as of NO
vember /, 1920. to be payable Novem-
Der i, 1881, in the sum not to exc >ed
the aggregate principal amount OF
Ten Million Dollars (s1o,o00,0 ,000). to
boar interest at any rate or rates not
in excess of eight per cent (S per cent?
per annum, to be secured by Mort
gage or Decd of Trust upon all the
property now owned or hereafter ac-
quircd by the Company, and to DC
issued under such terms and conditions
as the Board of Directors may de-
tormine: (2) authorizing the execu-
ton of Mortgage or Deed of Trust
to secure said First and RefundinS
Mortgage Sinking Fund Gold Bonds,
and to contain such terms and condt-
tions as the Board of Directors may
deter nine; (3) authorizing the crca-
ton and issuance of General Mort
gage Bonds of the Company to be
dated as of November 1, 1920 to be
payable october l, 1922, IL a sum not
to exceed the aggregate principal
amount Of Two Million Dollars 5000
ooDD, to bear interest at the rate ut
seven per cent q per cent? per annunn-
to be secured by Mortgage or Deed
of Trust upon all the property now
owned or hereafter acquired by the
Company, and to be issued under such
terms and conditions as the Board oe
Directors may determine; CD authoriz-
ing the execution of Mortgage or
Deed of Trust to secure said General
Mortgage Bonds and to contain such
terms and conditions as the Board OF
Directors may determine; l5D authortz-
ing the creation and issuance of notes
of the Company in sum not to e1-
coed the aggregate principal amount
of one Million Two Hundred Fifty
Thousand Dollars H1.25o,0o0) to be
known as Bond Secured Gold Notes.
be payable october 1. 1929. to be Sc
cured by the deposit as security for
said notes Of said General Mortgage
Bonds equal in face valuc to $50 per
cent of said notes outstanding. and To
be issued, and to be sold from time to
time, upon such terms and conditions
as the Board of Directors may deter
mine: 90 authorizing the increase of
the authorized capital stock of the
Company from Ton Hillion Dollars
$50 900, ,0oo) to Twelve Million Dollars
(sl2 coo .o00) by the creation and issu-
ancc of Two Million Dollars ($2, 900 oo0)
par value Second Preferred stock:
said Second Preferred stock to be OF
the par value of One Hundred DOL
lars (Sl0o) per share: to be entitled to
cumulative dividends at the rate OF
eight per cent IS per cent? per annum
after tho payment of all dividends ac-
cumulated and unpaid on the Seven
Per Cent q per cent? Cumulative Pre-
fcrrcd stock; to be redeemable at tho
option of tho Company by the payment
OF One Hundred Five Dollars (slo5)
per share and any accumulated and
unpaid dividends thereon; to have
| voting power to bo entitled to a pref
crcnce as to dividends and assets over
| tho common stock. but to be subject to
the priority as to payment OF divi-
dends and assets OF the Seven Per
Cent q per cent? Cumulative Preferred
Stock, and TO be convertible at the
option of tho holder, share for share,
into the Cumulative Seven Per Cent
q per cent? Preferred Stock of tho
Company: % authorizing the increase
OF the number of directors from five to
seven; tS) authorizing tho amendment
of the Articles OF Incorporation of tho
Company SO as to provide for tho in
crease and classification of tho capital
stock and the increase of the number
OF directors as aforesaid; and for tho
transaction OF any and all other busi-
ness that may come before said mect-
ing. whether pertaining TO the afore-
said purposes or not.
By order OF the Board Of Directors.
HERBERT LIST.
Secretary.