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Show TO C'ROMH JORDAN. The West Slilo Kapld Transit Company Organized Or-ganized and Olltcers Elected. The West Side Rapid transit Railway company lias been organized, directors and officers elected. A meeting of tho gentlemen interested iu tho construction construc-tion of the electric railway for the other side of Jordan river was held at the office of Edwin Senior, iu the Culmer block. J. G. Jacobs was elected chairman of the temporary organization and M. F. St urges ur-ges was chosen secretary, who stated the purpose of the meeting. Articles of incorporation of tho new company were read and finally adopted. Tho next business in orderjwas the disposal dis-posal of tho stock, and tho following named gentlemen are the subscribers: J, G. Jacobs, 40 shares; Edwurd W. Senior, 100; J. D. Shafer, 100; Henry Haynes, 40; F. Beyle, 40; B. A. M. Froi-setii, Froi-setii, 40; F. Senior. 40; E. F. Jones, 40; J. II. Brown, ' 40; M. F. Sturges, 40; A. S. Clark, 40; R. Porter, 40; Ralph Zwicky, 20; James F. Marshall, 40; T. A. Davis, 40; A. J. Diitton, 40; A. G. Bast, 40; J. McKeage, 20. The amount of the capital stock is $20,000, of which 10 per cent has already been paid. The election of a board of seven directors di-rectors resulted in the selection of tho following gentlemen: T. A. Davis, Ed. W. Senior, F. Boyle, J. G. Jacobs, B. A. M Froiseth, Ralph Zwieky and James F. Marshall. This concluded tho business of tho stockholders, whereupon where-upon tho meeting adjourned. The new board of directors was then called to order, aud tho following officers offi-cers were duly elected for the ensuing year: T. A. Davis, president; J. G. Jacobs, vice-president; B. A. M. Froiseth, Froi-seth, secretary, and Ed. W. Senior, treasurer.' The secretary was thou placed under bonds of $500 and the treasurer $25,000. The west side people cau now congratulate con-gratulate themselves on soon having an electric railway system. |