Flppltcatfon of lnternattonal ?Lumber Companp for approvat of p1an0 tor Boom in watnp wiver, at

1 nterutatfonat $3110.

I . . . C. J. ROUKWOOD, Aiito!mey f o r Petitioner,

606 Andms Bldg., Minnekpo lis, Mimeso ta.

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To the Secretary of War,

Sir :- The undersigneci, International Lumber Company, re-

spectfully represents that it is a corporation, organizecl under the laws of the state of Minnesota, for the purpose among other things, of manufacturing lumber, and that it is engaged in the operation of a large sarvmill a t Inter- national Falls, Minnesota; that its mill is located on the

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bank of Rainy River, in the easterly part of Section thir- ty-four (34), town seventy-one (TI), north, range twen- ty-four (24) ; that the only feasible and practicable metb-od of supplying the mill with logs is by placing them in boomcs in the river at and above the mill, to-wit : along the front of Lot one (I), in Section thirtj '- f our (34), and the entire front of section thirty-five (35), in said town and range; and that, for such purpose, it is necessary to maintain booms and sorting gaps in the riv- er for storing, handling and sorting, not only the logs intended for the Compa+ny's mill, bid also such other for- est products as may become mingled therewith.

The Company has been using booms which were con- structed under a permit granted to the Minnesota and .

Ontario Power Company, but the booms have become

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inadequate and require reconstructi6n. The Company respectfully requests the approval of the

accompanying plans for swh booms, and authority' to construct and re-construct in accordance with such plans.

. The Company-finds yom authority for such approval in - Section 10 of the Act, March 3,1899, Volrpe 30, Statutes

at Large, Chapter 425, page 1151. Appended to this application and printed herewith

are :

1. A popy of said Section 10 of the Act, Naiich 3,1899.

2. A copy of the Articles of Incorporation of Interna- tional Lumber Compaq and copy of the amendments thereto, duly certified by the Secretary of State.

3. A certificate by the secretary of the Company show- ing the organization and present officers of the Company.

4. The necessary duplicates and copies of this appli- cation required by the rules of .the International Joint Commission.

5. The plans, in triplicate, on which approval is re- quested.

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INTERNATION~L LUMBER CO~MPAXY.

Dated May 15th, 1916.

BY E. W. BACKUS, President.

C. J . ROCKWOOD,

606 Andrus Building, Attorney for Applicant,

Minneapolis, Minnesota. *

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Section 10 of the Act, $!arch 3,1899; Chapter 425, Vol- ume 30, Statutes a t Large, page 1151.

That the creation of any obstruction not af- firmatively authorized by Congress, t o the navigable capacity of any of the waters of the United States is heye- by prohibited and it shall not be lawful to build or com- mence the building of any wharf, pier, dolphin, boom, weir, breakwater, bulkhead, jetty or other structures in any port, roadstead, haven, harbor, canal, navigable riv- er, or other water of the United States, outside establish- ed harbor lines or where no harbor lines have been es- tablished, except on plans recommended by the Chief of Engineers and authorized by the Secretary of War ; and it shall not be lawful to excavate or fill, or in any man- ner to alter or modify the course, location, condition, or capacity of any port, roadstead, haven, harbor, canal, lake, harbor of refuge, or inclosure within the limits of any breakwater, or of the channel of any navigable mater of the United States, unless the work has been recom- mended by the Chief of Engineers and authorized by the Secretary of War prior to beginning the same.

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ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF

INTERNATIONAL LUMBER COMPANY.

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The undersigned do hereby associate themselves to- gether and agree t o form a corporation under title two (2), of Chapter thirtyfour- (34), of the General Statutes of the state of Minnesota, 1894, and for that purpose do adopt and sign the following articles of incorporation.

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ARTICLE I.

The name of ,this corporation shall be International Lumber Company. The principal place for the transac- tion of its business shall be the city of Minneapolis, in the county of Hemepin, and state of Minnesota.

- The general nature of its business shallbe the manufac- ture of lumber, lath, shingles, sash, doors, mouldings and the usual products thereof. Its functions shall be limit- ed t o the business of manufacturing, and the business es- sential thereto.

ARTICLE 11.

The time of the commencement of the - corporation shall be the first day of October, 1905, and the period of its con- tinuance thirty (30) years.

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'ARTICLE ILI.

The amount of the capital stock of the corporation shall be six hundred thousand dollars ($600,000.00), which shall be divided into six thousand (6,000), shares of one hundred dollars ($100.00) each, and which shall be paid in as called for by the Board of Directors.

ARTICLE IV.

The highest amount of indebtedness or liability to which the corporation shall at any time be subject shall be one million dollars ($1,000,000.00).

ARTICLE V.

'The names and places of residence of the persons form- ing this association for incorporation are : Edward W. Backus, mrilliam I?. Brooks, A11gust11s E. Horr and Ren- selaer L. Horr, all residing a t Minneapolis, in the county of Hennepin, and state of BTinnesota, and Bonalcl R. Me- Donald, resicling in the village of International Falls, in the coilnty of Itasca and state of Ilinnesota.

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The government of the corporation and the manage- ment of its affairs shall be vested in a board of fiye (5) directors, who shall be elected by the stockholclers at the annual stockholders' meeting to be held on the first Tues- day after the first Monday in January, of each year, be-

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ginning with the year 1906. The clirectors shall elect a . president, a Trice-president, a secretary -and a treasurer of the corporation immediately after the annual meeting. All officers and directors shall hold office wtil their suc- cessors are elected and have accepted. The stockhold- ers may remove any director at pleasure and fill the yacancy; and the directors ~ a y remove any officer at pleasure and all the vacancy. The stockholders may make by-laws for the government OP the corporation; and t.he directors may make by-laws not inconsistent with those made by the stockholders.

Ed- ward W. Backus, William F. Brooks, Augustus E. Horr and Renselaer L. Horr and Ronald S. McDonald.

The names of the first Board of'Directors are:

In witness whereof, we have hereunto set our hands

EDWARD W. BACKUS (Seal) 'WILLLBM F,. BROOKS (Seal) RONALD S. MCDONALD (Seal) EENSELAER L. HORR (Seal) AUGUSTUS E. HORR (Seal).

and seals this 22nd day of geptember, 1905. -

Signed, sealed and delivered in presence of:

WN. T. &loom. . WASHINGTON GRAY,

STATE O F MINNESQTA, ss.

County of Hennepin. On this 23rd day of September, 1905, bePore me, a No-

tary Public, within and for said county, pemonally ap- peared Edward W. Backus, William I?. Brooks, L4ugus-

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tus E. Horr and Renselaer L. Horr, to me known to'be the persons described.in and who executed the foregoing articles of incorporation and acknowledged that they ese- cuted the same as their free act and deed.

(Notarial Seal) Notary Public,

STATE O F MINNESOTA,

WASHINGTON GRAY,

Bennepin County, Ninn.

ss. County of Itasca. On this 24th day of October, 1905, before me, a No-

tary Public mithin and for said- county, personally ap- peared Ronald S. McDonald, to me known to be the per- son described in and who executed the foregoing articles of incorporation and acknowledged that he executed the s.ame as his free act and deed.

(Notarial Seal) Notary Pnblic, C. W. STANTON,

Itasca County, Ninn. 421896. *

Office of Register of Deeds, State of Winnesota, County of Hennepin. I hereby certify that the within instrument was filed

for pecord in this office on the 27th day of Oct., A. D. 1905, at 9 o'c1ocE S. M. and was duly recorded in book . . . . . . . . of . . . . . . page. . . . . . .

GRORGE C. I ~ ~ ~ R R I L L , Register of Deeds.

- B Y L. H. HAND, Deputy.

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Filed for record in this office October 28, A. D. 1905, at . 9 o’clock A. M. a

P. E. HANSON,

Secretary of State. K-3-484; .

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ANENDXENT TO ARTICLES O F INCORPORATION O F INTUR-

NATIONAL LUXBER COMPANY.

Edward W. Backus, and Renselaer L. Eorr, do each hereby certify that they are respeciively President and Secretary of the International Lumber Company, a cor- poration organized under the laws of the State of Min- ’ nesota, and that Renselaer L. Horr, as * such secretary, has possession and custody of all the records and pro- ceedings of such corporation, including records of the stockholders of said corporation.

poration, held on-the 14th day of November, 1910, at which all of the stockholders of saidGompany were pres- ent, a resolution was adopted in the following words, amending the articles of incorporation of said corpora- tion, vis :

“Be it resolved by the stockholders of International Lumber Company that Article I of the Articles of Incor- poration of this Company, as adopted SepteEber 22,

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1905, be and the same hereby is amended so as to read as follows :

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The name of this corporation shall be International Lumber Company. The principal place for the trans- action of its business shall be the city of BIinneapolis, in the county- of Hennepin and state of 11Iinnesota.

The general nature of its bxzsiness shall be to manufac- ture lumber, lath, shingles and the usual products there- of; to buy, sell, acquire, and hold stock in other corpora- tions, and while owning such stock to esercise the usual rights and powers of a stocliholcler, including among others, that of voting the stock; to promote the interest of any corporation in which this corporation may hold stock, by loaning money thereto, or by endorsing or guar- anteeing its notes, bonds, or other evidences of indebt- edness; to engage in a contFacting business for the con- struction and equipment of railroads, bridges, docks and buildings, ahd for excavating, grading and similar work; t o buy, sell, lease, om% and improve lancl; to buy and sell personal property:

Also that bt ic le I11 of said Articles of Incorporation be a& the same hereby is amended so as to read as fol- lows :

"ARTICLE 111.

The amount of the capital stock of the corporation shall be one million (1,000,000) , dollars which shall be divided into ten thoizsand ( l O , O O O ) , shares of one hun-

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dred (100) dollars each, and which shall be paicl in as called for by the Board of Directors.

Also that Article VI of said Articles of Incorporation be and the same hereby is amended so as to read as fol- lows :

‘‘ARTICLE T7I.

The government of the corporation and the manage- ment of its affairs shall be vested in a board of not less than three nor more than seven directors, mho shall be elected by the stockholders at the annual stockholdersJ meeting to - be held on the first Tuesday after the &st &Ionday in January, of each year, beginning with the year 1906. The directors shall elect a president, a vice- presiclent, a secretary and a treasurer -of the corpora-’ tion immediately after the annual- meeting. ,Qz1 officers and directors shall hold office until their successors are elected and have accepted. The stockholders may re- move any director at pleasure and EL1 the vac.ancy; and the directors may remcwe any officer at pleasure and fill the vacancy. The stockholders may make by-law8 for the governmat of the corporation ; and the directors may make by-law not inconsistent -with those made by the st o ckholder s .

“The names of the first board of clirectors are: Ed- ward W. Backus, William F. Brooks, Augustus E. Horr and Renselaer L. Horr, and Ronald S. PlIcDonalcl.

Resolved further, that the president and secretary of the company be and hereby are directed to prepare a certificate embracing this resolution, and to esecute the

same under the seal of the company and file the same for record and pay the fees and publish the certificate as required by lam.” It is hereby certified that the meeting of stockholders

of the said corporation at which said resolution was adopted, was duly called for the purpose of considering such resolution; that all of the stockholcters of said cor- poration were present a t such meeting and expressly consented to the holding of such’meeting for the purpose of considering such resolution and that all of the shares of capital stock of said corporation were voted in favor of such resolution and that the Yesoliztion was duly de- dared to be unanimously adopted.

In Witness Wkereof, the undersigned, as President and Secretary of the said company respectively, have, by aizthority and direction of the stockholders of said cor- poration, executed this certificate and have hereto affked the corporate seal of said corporation, this 14th day of Noyember, 1910:

EDWARD W. BACKUS,

RDNSDLAER L. HORR, President of International Lumber Company.

Secretary of International Lumber Company. (Coiporate Seal).

STATE O F MINNESOTA, ss.

County of Hemepin.

Edward W. Backus and Renselaer L. Horr, being first duly sworn, do upon oath say that they are the Presi- dent and Secretary respectively, of International Lum-

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ber Company, and that said Renselaer L. Horr, has the custody and possession of the records and hroceeclings of said corporation; that they have made and signed the foregoing certificate by express authority and clirection of the stockholders of said corporation; that they have reacl the foregoing certificate and that the same in every part thereof, is true, and that the resolution embraced in said certificate is a true copy of the resolution adopted by the stockholclers of said corporation at a'meeting held on the 14th day of November, 1910, as such resolution is recorcled in the records and minutes of said mesting; that said meeting was called expressly for the purpose of considering such resolution; that all of the stockholders of said corporation mere present at such meeting and ex- pressly consented to the holding thereof, for the purpose of considering such resolution, and that all of the shares of stock of said corporation were voted in favor of such resolidion ancl the resolution mas declared zrnanimously aclopted.

EDWARD W. BACKUS, RENSELABR I;. HORR,

Subscribed and sworn to before me this 14th clay of November, 1910.

(Notarial Seal) Notary Public, WASHINGTON GRAY,

Hennepin County, Ninnesota. My commission expires January 11,1916.

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Filed for record in this office on the 11th day of Janu- ary,. A. D. 1911, at 3Yz o’clock P. N.

JULIUS A. SCHMAHL, gtecretary of itate.

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AMENDMENT TO ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF INTERNA- TIONAL LUMBER C O M P ~ Y .

. Edward W. Backus and Wm. F. Brooks, cio each here- by .certify that they are respectively president and secre- tary of International Lumber Company, a corporation organized under the laws of the state of Minnesota, and that Wm. E’. Brooks, as such Secretary, has possession, and custody-of all the records and proceedings of said corporation, inclucling records of the stockholders’ meet- ings of said corporation.

That at n meeting of the stockholders of the said cor- poratpn, duly called and held on the 31st day of March, 1913, at which all of the stockholders of the said Com- pany were present, excepting the okner of one share, a resolntion by a majority in number and amount of the stockholders of %he corporation was unanimously adopt- ed in the follo-ning words, a m e n h g t3e articles of in- corporation of said corporation, v i a :

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Limber Company that Pwticle I11 of the kticles.of In- corporation of this Company, as adopted September 22, 1905, and as amended November 14, 1910, be and the same hereby is amended so as to read as follows i

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The amount of the capital stock of the corporation shall be fifteen hundred thousand (1500,000) dollars, which- shall be d i ~ d e d into &€teen thousand (15,OOO) shares of one hundrecl (100) dollars each, and which shall be paid in as called for by the boara of clirectors.

Resolved further, that the president and secretary of the Company be and hereby are directed to prepare a cer- tificate embracing this resolution, and to execute the same under the seal of the company and file the same for record and pay the fees and publish the certificate as required by law. It is hereby certified that the meeting of stockholders

of the said corporation at which said resolution was acloptecl, was duly called for the purpose of considering such resolution; that all of the stockholders of said cor- poration were present at such meeting and expressly consented to the holding of such meeting for the purposes of considering such resolution, excepting the omer of one share, and that 9,999 of the shares of capit61 stock of said corporation were voted in favor of such resolution and that the resolution was declared to be unanimously adopted.

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secretary of the said company, respectively have, by au- thority and direction of the stockholders of said corpora- tion, execut.ed this certificate and have hereto affi;srg;d the corporate seal of said corporation this 31st clay of March, 1913.

E. W. BACKUS, President International Lumber Company.

WM. F. .BROOKS, Secretary International Lumber Company.

(Corporate Seal).

STATE O F MINNESOTA, * * - - . . ss.

County of Hennepin.

Edward W. Backus and Wm. F. Brooks, being first duly sworn, do.upon oath say that they are the president and secretary respectively, of International Lumber Company, and that said Wm. F. Brooks has the custody and possession of the records and proceedings of said corporation; that they have made ancl signed the forego- ing certificate and that the same in every part thereof is true, and that the resolution embraced in said certifi- cate is a true copy of the resolution adopted by the unani- mous vote in number and amount of the stockholders of said corporation at a meeting held on the 31st day of Xarch, 1913, as such resolution is recorded Fn the records and minutes of said meeting; that said meeting was '

called expressly for the purpose of considering such reso- lution; that all of the stockholders of said corporation were present, excepting the owner of one share, and ex- pressly consented to the holciing thereof, for the purpose

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. of considering such resolution, and that 9,999 of the C'. shares of stock of said corporation were voted in favor of such resolution, and t i e resolution was declared imani- mously adopted.

. Subscribed and sworn March, 1913.

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EDWARD W. BACKUS, T?x F. BROOKS, . to before me this 31st day of '

C. J. ROCKWOOD, Notary Public,

Hennepin County, Ninnesota. My commission expires Jan. 25, 1914. Filed for record in this office on the 31st day of March,

A. D. 1913, at 11 o'clock a. B!. JULIUS A. SCHMAHL,

Secretary of State. W-3-656.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, . - STATE O F ?LVlIiXN3SOTA,

DEPARTNENT O F $TATE. I

I, Julius A. Schmabl, Secretary of State of the state of Minnesota, do hereby certi€y that I have compared the annexed copy with record of the original instrument in my office of Articles of Incorporation of International Lumber Company recorded Book E& of Lncorpora- tions on page 484, Amendment thereto recorded in Book 1'-3 of Incorporations on page 591, and henclpnent re- corded in Book W-3 of Incorporations on page 656, and that said copy is a t rue and correct transcript of said

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instrument and of the whole thereof. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand

and afbed the Great Seal of the State, at the Capitol,. in Saint Paul, this second day of March, A. D. nineteen him- dreci ancl sixteen.

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CERTPUFICATE O F THE SECRETARY O F INTBIRNATIONAL LUM- -,, BER COMPmY. ’

I, R. L. Horr, do hereby certify that I am the Secretary of the International Lumber Company knd have posses- sion of the records and seal of said Company.

I further certify that the following is a true copy of the minutes of the meeting of the Board of Directori of said Gomiany, held December 24th, 1915, as recorded in the ecords of the Company : d n motion duly made, seconded anci carried, the Sec- retary was instructed to cast the ballot of the directors for Seymour W. Backus-as a director.

The Secretary stated that he had so cast the ballot and the President declared said Seymour W. Backus duly elected as a director of the Company. . .

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On-motion duly made, seconded and carried the See- Ca retary was instriicted to cast the ballot of the directors for the following officers :

Seymour T I T . Backus, Vice-President. Renselaer L. Hoir, Eecretary. Thesecretary reported that he had so cast the ball&

and the President declared said officers elected.” Also the following is a true extract of the minutes of

the meeting of said Board of Directors held on the 26th day of February, 1909, as entered in the records of the

’ Company: “Mr. Brooks offered the following resolution : Resolved: T’nat Nr. E. W. Backus be elected Presi-

dent of the corporation. Carried iuranimously, all of the ctirectors voting in the affirmatixTe.’y

I further certify that under said elections as above re- korded, said E. W. Backus and R. L. Horr, have from the time of their respectiie ,elections down to the present time serveit, and are now serving, as President and Sec- retary respectively, of tne International Lumber Corn- , .pany.

I further certify that the following is a true copy of an extract of the minutes of the meeting of the stockholders of the International Lumber Company, held on the 14th day of November, 1910, as entered in the records of the Company :

“The Secretary reported the following as a complete list of stockholders, and the number of shares held by each, as sho& by the books and records of the Com- pany :

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E. W. Backus 1 &are B ackus-B rooks Comp auy 599 6 shares W.#F. Brooks 1 share I&.. L. Horr . 1 share Elizabeth H. Backus I share The term of office of all the directors having expired, it

was unanimously voted that the stockholders proceed to the election of three directors, who shall constitute the Board of Directors until the next annual meeting.

A ballot being taken, 6,000 shares of stock were voted in favor of E. W. Backus, 6,000 shares were voted in fa- vor of W. F. Brooks, and 6,000 shares were voted in favor of R. L. Herr."

I further certify that under said election, said E. W. Backus, W. F. Brooks, 8. W. Baclrus and R. L. Horr have s&e the time of such election continuously served, and are nom serving as &.rectors of said International Lum- ber Company.

In Witness mThereof, I have set my hand and the seal of the corporation, this 23rd day of Narch, 1916. -

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