Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-06-19
A COMPETING LINE
A NEW ROAD TO TRAVERSE THE
STATE OF NEVADA.
1t Will Compete With the Central Pacific
"A Bright Outlook for the state.

In pursuance of an Act of the Legis.
lature of the State OF Nevada, entitled
Gan Act to provide for the incorpora-
ton of railroad companies, and the
management of the affairs thereof, and
other matters relating thereto" ap-
proved march %, 1865, and the Acts of
said Legislature amendatory thereof,
we, the undersigned citizens and resi-
dents within the United States, do
hereby adopt the following articles of
association:
ARTICLE FIRST.
The name of this corporation shall be
the Salt Lake and Western Railway
Company.
ARTICLE SECOND. ..
This corporation shall continue and
be in existance for a period of fifty
years from the date of the filing of these
articles in the Office of the Secretary of
State.
ARTICLE THIRD.
The amount of the capital stock of
this corporation shall be ten million
I00,OOO,O OO) dollars, which shall be
divided into one hundred thousand
goo, OOO) shares of one hundred QOO)
dollars each. The said sum of ten
million dollars is the actual contem-
plated cost of constructing the road, to-
gether with the cost of the right of Way,
motive power, and every other appur-
tenance and thing for the completion
and running of said road as nearly as
can be estimated by competent engi-
neers,
ARTICLE FOURTH.
The number of Directors to manage
the affairs of this company shall be
seven. The following are the names of
the Directors who shall hold their office |
until Others are elected, as shall be pro-
vided by the bylaws of the company,
to wit: Sidney Dillon, New York City.
w. w. Ritter, Salt Lake City, Utah; |
S. H. III. Clark, Omaha, Neb.; Bolivar
Roberts, Salt Lake City, Utah; p l..
Williams, Salt Lake City, Utah; James
T. Little, Salt Lake City; A. F. Dore-
mus, Salt Lake City, Utah.
ARTICLE FIFTH.
The proposed railway is to be con-
structed from point on the east ern
boundary line of said State Of Nevada
near the fortieth parallel of latitude in
westerly and southeasterly direction,
throu gh the counties of White Pine,
Eureka, Lander, Nye and Esmeralda,
by the most practicable route, to a point
on the western boundary line of said
State at or near the thirty-eighth paral-
lei of latitude, and it's length as near as
may be is four hundred (40O) miles.
ARTICLE SIXTH.
We the undersigned do hereby SUBJ
scribe for and take the rumber of
shares set opposite our names respect.
lively: +. C. Gentsch, Salt Lake, ten
shares; F. R. Mcconnell, Salt Lake, ten !;
shares; A. F. Doremus, Salt I. axe, ten
shares; w. w. Ritter, Salt Lake, ten
shares; S. H. H. Clark, Omaha, Neb-
raska by w. w. Ritter, attorney in fact,
one hundred shares; Fred l.. Ames, {
Boston Mass, by w. w. Ritter attorney |
in fact, one hundred shares; Sidney .
Dillon, New York City, by w. w.
Ritter, attorney in fact, 4,737 shares;
LIE Grand Young, Utah, one share;
James Sharp, Salt Lake, Utah, by P. l..
Williams, attorney in fact, five shares; 4.
John H. Kinkead, Carson, New, one .
share; Geo. G. Lyon, Carson, New, one
share; Bolivar Roberts, Salt Lake City,
two shares; J. T. Little, Lake, ten
shares; p. L. Williams, Salt lake,
three shaers, |,
STATE OF NEVADA las. |,
p. l.. Williams, Bolivar Roberts, and
James T. Little being duly sworn each
for himself deposes and says that he is {
a Director named in the foregoing {
Articles of Incorporation of the Salt
Lake and Western Railroad Company,
that the amount of the capital stock Of
the SAID company set forth in the said
Articles, to wit: five thousand shares (
has been subscribed as therein stated,
and that ten per cent in cash being fifty !,
thousand dollars, has actually and in
good faith been paid thereon to James
T. Little, the Treasurer appointed by
the subscribers and that the said SUBJ
scribers are all known to him, and that
they are the same persons therein rep
resented.
p. L. WILLIAMS,
BOLIVAR ROBERTS,
J. T. LITTLE.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 18th day of June, A. D. 1881.
JAMES G. CHEsLEY,
IsEALl Notary Public,
Ormshv Cnuntv New |