Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway Company. Name of common carrier making this report? Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway Co. 3. Date of organization? May 25, 1880, by consolidation. Under laws of what government, state, or territory organized? If more than one, name all; give reference to each statute and all amendments thereof. Organized under laws of Wisconsin by consolidation. For constituent companies, see answer to question No. 4. Power to own and operate railroads in Minnesota, see chapters 219, 228 and 362 Special Laws of Minnesota, 1881. Same powers in Nebraska, chapter 106, Laws of Nebraska, 1879. Same powers in Iowa, chapter 119, Laws of Iowa, 1882. Same powers in South Dakota, section 450, Dakota Code. 4. If a consolidated company, name the constituent companies. Give reference to charters of each, and all amendments of same. This company was formed by the consolidation of the Chicago, St. Paul & Minneapolis and The North Wisconsin Railway Companies. The former was organized under chapter 119 of the General Laws of Wisconsin, 1872, as amended by chapter 144, General Laws, 1877. Latter organized under chapter 73, Revised Statutes of Wisconsin for 1858. For authority to consolidate, see answer to question No. 5. Date and authority for each consolidation? May 25, 1880, chapter 260, Laws of Wisconsin, 1880, amending section 1833, chapter 87, Revised Statutes Wisconsin, 1878. (Page 5.) Names of Directors. Martin L. Sykes...... Albert Keep....................... Cornelius Vanderbilt............New York, N. Y Wm. K. Vanderbilt...... H. McK. Twombley.... Edwin W. Winter. Byron L. Smith.... Chauncey M. Depew....... ...June, 1897 June, 1897 .June, 1897 ..June, 1897 Chicago, Ill... ...June, 1898 New York, N. Y. ...June, 1898 New York, N. Y. ..June, 1898 .Chicago, Ill.. ...June, 1899 ...June, 1899 Boston, Mass...... .Chicago, Ill... .New York, N. Y.................... Total number of stockholders at date of last election? 1,154. Date of last meeting of stockholders for election of directors? June 6, 1896. ...June, 1899 Gen'l superintendent........W. A. Scott. .St. Paul, Minn. .Itasca, Wis. ..St. Paul, Minn. .St. Paul, Minn. .St. Paul, Minn. St. Paul, Minn. ..St. Paul, Minn. .St. Paul, Minn. Hudson, Wis. (Page 9.) PROPERTY OPERATED. (For Roads Making Operating Reports.) Name of Every Railroad the Operations of which are Included in the In giving roads below, observe the following classification and order: 1. Railroad line represented by capital stock: a Main line. b Branches and spurs. 2. Proprietary companies whose entire capital stock is owned by this company. 3. Line operated under lease for specified sum. 4. Line operated under contract, or where the rent is contingent upon earnings or other considerations. (Page 9, A.) PROPERTY OPERATED-STATE OF MINNESOTA. Name of all Coal, Bridge, Canal, or Other Properties, the Earnings and Expenses of which Affect the General Balance Sheet-Pages 49 and 51. Land grants owned in Wisconsin. *The Chicago, St. Paul & Minneapolis R'y and the North Wisconsin R'y Co.'s were consolidated May 25, 1880, under the title of the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway Co. The last named company's stock was issued in exchange for the stock of the first named two companies at the rate of 1 shares C. St. P. M. & O. stock for one share of the other companies' stock. The capital stock of the two companies consolidated was as follows: †The C. St. P. M. & O. R'y Co. purchased the St. Paul & Sioux City R. R., paying for the same by exchanging its stock for that of the last named company, as follows: Common Preferred. ..$6, 280, 000 6, 280, 000 |