Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1879-06-27
OR REGtN RAIIW AN NAVl-
GA1lUN COMPANY,
Articles of nrorporati II Filed In the
Ofhce Of the County Clerk.

Knom all men by these presents:
y hat we, the undersigned, Henry Vii
lard, james b Fr,. A. II Holmes and
Christian Bors w. II. Starbuck aud
Charles Il Bro'herton. all If the city
aud State OF New York and II. ".
Cnbe,t, G. II. Lewis, j N Daiph,
Paul Schulze aud IT. I'hiclscn, al Of
P"rtland. d. associate ourselves to.
geIher as corporation under the gen
cral incorporation laws Of the State Of.
Oregon and do hereby adopt the fol-
lowing articles Of inc rporatlou:
First. The maine Of the corporation
shall b. the Oregon Railway aud Navi-
CATION Company.
Secoud Tho 'uratlon of the corpo
ration shall be 80 years.
Third. The business Of this corpo-
ration shall be,
FIRST. 10 construct and equip the
following railroad and telegraph lines:
A line along the south side of the
Columbia river, between Portland and
Umatilla.
Secnd A line from Umatilla. across
the Blue monntalns, through the Grand
Ronde valley in . sou heasterly direction
to a point On the cast State line Of
Oteg n toward Boise City.
Third A line ftom Umatila to
NV allu'a, in Washington Territory.
Fourth A line from Wallu.a. Wash
inaton Territory. hy way OF Weston
sou'hwardlysto the point Of interSe,
ton with the line in Oregon secJndl,
described.
Fifth. From Walla Walla, in Wash
ingtou Territ 'ry, in a no'theasterly d.
roc'i Il BY Dayton to the Snake river.
! Sixth. From point on the Snake
: river in Washington Terrific y, neal
the mouth Of the Palouse river in
: northea,terly direction to the he d
vat RS OF the S?okane river; and t.
ain ain aud operate such r,llroad ant
, telegraph line and branchn4. carr,
, treights and passengers and receive
tolls for the same.
$ SECOND 70 purchase or CONSOLIDATE
with, or lease, or operate and ha,utalt
ou such terms AS may be agre ID np N
t any railroad or railroad in Oregon
! Washington, Idah, or Ut,h W tn it, u
e their rolling st ok. equipments or appur
. ,enencts, and To complete the same to it
q authorized tern,inu
!. THIRD. To lac Ii ate AMI assist in tn
e construction, building. extension egu,p
/; meut and operation Of any railroad Inc
r steamship line or steamboat l'ne IN Ore
!; eou, Washington or ,ho, or steam
:; ship lue running from Portland 10 an
k O her port on the Pacific ocean and cai,
uecting or intending TO connect or eX
e change traffic with the r,ilroads. steam
q ships or steanbpats OF this corporation
| and for such purpose to sub,cfibe fn
u II purchase the stocks or bonds OF an
:. company own ~ or operating any su :
e railroad steamship or steamboats, I
| guarantee or. otherwise secure the pay
IS meut OF any such bnnds. or the lnreres
d thereon, by pledge or mortgage of th
IT propprt of this corporation, or an
part thereof, or otherwise. aud to cot,
It solidate with. or to lease or ntrac, f.
s the operation aud maintenance of an
il aud all su.h railroads, steamship {
re steamboat Companies. and t. oba'
e; from Congress or the Legislatures
ST Washington. Idaho and Utah Terrlt'
/. ries the necessary charters or otht
~ legislative authority Tor the extensic
y of the railroads OF this company in
said Territories, r tor the carrying o,
of any other of the objects here
' specified.
fourth. To baild, purchase an
q own and run steamships between Il
te ports of Portland, Astoria, Victor
4, Suka, San Francisco, or any other par
e. in the North Pacific ocean. aud s,ean
at b ats in the Columbia, William tie al
N Snake rivers, and also to build, pu
ne chase ID own docks. piers, warehous
IN locks, ferryboats. stages and 9th
IL means of transportation in connectit