by the Governor and Secretary of State of the State of Florida, at Tallahas-
see, the twenty-eighth day of June,  A.D.  1905
                                  N.B. Broward
     (Seal)                            Governor
                                  H. Clay Crawford
                                       Secretary of State

                    Notice of Application for Letters Patent
     Notice is hereby given that on the 28th day of June, A.D.  1905,
we, the undersigned will apply to His Excellency, N.B. Broward,
Governor of the State of Florida, or his successor in office for
letters patent on the Charter proposed below.
     This 5th day of May,  A.D.  1905.
                                   N.G. Wade
                                   Perry M. Colson
                                   D.W. McArthur

          Articles of Incorporation
               of
          The Colson Investment Company
                    I.
     The name of this Incorporation shall be the Colson Inves-
tment Company and its principal place of business shall be
Gainesville, Alachua County, Florida.
                    II.
     The general nature of business to be transacted by this
Corporation shall be to buy, sell, option, mortgage, lease, rent,
cultivate, improve, plat, subdivide, auction and deal in for
itself and for others on commission all kinds of real and
personal property; to buy, sell, raise, improve, and deal in
all kinds of live stock; to borrow or lend money, its credit
or the credit of others, with or without security; to subscribe for,
purchase, receive, own, hold, sell and dispose of stock, shares,
bonds, securities or obligations of individuals or of other
corporations wherever located; to buy, sell, lease, own, and use
machinery and appliances, supplies and personal property
of whatsoever description, to collect, discount and assign
securities or other obligations payable or transferred to it
either before or after maturity; to buy and own its own shares 
on any terms whatsoever and to have power generally to
do and perform, have, hold, acquire and enjoy all other
property power and things as shall be incident, necessary
or expedient for the conducting the necessary opperations of
the business and generally to be vested with and to have
all power granted or which may be hereafter granted to
Corporations for profit under the laws of the State of
Florida.
                     III.
     The amount of the Capital stock of this corporation
shall be One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00)
to be divided into One Thousand Shares of the Par
value, of One hundred Dollars per share.  Said stock
shall be paid in in cash or property at a valuation