Show capital has been greatly increased san francisco aug 24 the stockholders of the western pacific railroad have met here and formally voted to increase the capital stock of the company from to W J barnett judge J F valle of denver and several local parties held the stock proxies of george J gould and other easterners to vote at the meeting mr barnett Is first vice president and chief counsel of the company mr valle Is chief counsel of mr goulds denver hlo grande railway system representatives of the new york banking concerns which recently took up the bond issue of the company were present at the meeting the contracts foi grading the road bed are to be let within a few days |