Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-08-28
THE Two LATEST RAILROAD coz.
PoRATIeNs.
Feeder. Of the xersheru Paeise.

fHE TWo LATEST RAILROAD coz.
PoRATIeNs.
feeders Of the Nertheru Paeine.
Tacoma Ledger.
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF TEE
NORTHERN PACIFIC AND CASCADE Rail-
RoAD COMPANY.
Know all men by these presents. that
We, Robert Harris, citizen of the Uni
TED states, and q resident of the State
OF New York, James Nj. Buckley,
samuel Wilkeson, Jr.. Newman Kline
and James McSauRht, citizens of the
United States, and residents of Wash
ington Territory, desiring to form a
company for the purpose hereinafter
specined, under and pursuant 10 the
general laws of the Territory of Wash
ington. namely, chapter ls5 Of the code
of Washington, entitled, "Form.tion
OF Corporations do hereby form our
selves into a corporation. aud to that
end do adopt, make and subscribe the
foiloSing articles OF incorporation
Article l. The corporate name of the
said company ehall be. " Northern Pa
CHIC and Cascade Railroad Company"
Article 2. he object and purposes for
which said company is formed are
l. To purchase, acquire, hold, main
tain and operate the railroads connect
ing the Cascade branch of the North
ern Pacific Railroad Company With the
CarbOnado, South Prairie and Wilke-
son coal mines aud ali spurs or
branches of roads heretofore construct
cd, connecting said Cascade branch of
the Northern Pacific Railroad with any
other point or points in Washington
Territory.
=. 70 construct, equip, maintain and
operate railroads connecting the Cas-
cade branch of the Northern Pacific
Railroad with such other points and
places as ths said Northern Pacific aud
Cascade Railroad Company may select.
3. To lease, acquire, maintain and
operate any or all railroads now or
hereafter to be constructed adjacent to
or connecting with any portion of the
Cascade branch of the Northern Pacific
railroad. and to facilitate and assist IN
the construction, building, extension
and operation of any railroad line CON
Meeting or intending to connect or ex-
change traffic with the Cascade branch
Of the Northern Pacific railroad.
4. To sell, lease or convey to any COM
operate a railroad and transact business
IN Washington Territory, all and singu- |
lar the railroad and telegraph lines of
this corporation, constructed or to be
constructed. or any or either of them, |
or any part thereof, or to make and en-
ter into any operating or traffic contract |
or contracts, or any contract or cnn- |
tracts IN the nature Of lease in respect |
thereof, with such other company or |
corporation and to transfer to such |
other company or corporation the man
anRement, maintenance and operation |
of the railroads and telegraph lines of |
this corporation or any or either of |
them or any part thereof.
8. To construct, purchase or lease and |
to maintain and operate telegraph lines |
upon the general lines of the railroads |
of this corporation and upon the gen |
eral lines of any railroad or railroads |
which shall be constructed, aided or op- |
Grated by this corporation in the Terri |
tory of Washington.
6. To borrow money for the purposes |
of the corporation on bends, potes, |
bills, aoceptanoes or otherwise, and TO |
mortgage the whole or any part or parts |
of its property and franchises to secure |
the payment thereof with interest.
7. To do any and all things necessary |
or expedient and proper for the accom-
plishment of the objects and purposes
above specified.
Article III. The amount of the cap
ital stock of this corporation shall be
81. 100000. and the same shall consist of |
10000 shares of 800 each.
Article ~. The time Of the existence |
Of this corporation shall be fifty years. |
- no
tees of this corporation shall be five,
and the names of the trustees who shall |
manage the concerns of said company |
until the first of December next are |
Robert Harris, James NJ. Buckley, Sam |
uel Wilkeson, Jr., Newman Kline and |
James MoNaught.
Article vi. The principal place of |
business of this corporation shall be in |
the city of Tacoma, Pierce county. |
Washington Territory.
In testimony whereof We have, on this
twelfth day OF August, 1884, set our
hands and seals hereunto in triplicate
original.
ROBERT Harris, Seal
JAMES Nj. BUCKLEY,
SAML WILKEsoN, JR.,
NEWMAN KLINE,
JAMES McNAUaHT,
Geo. GRAY and l.. X. kidder witness
the signature Of Robert Harris, and
Emanuel Me ger and Isaac w. Anderson
witness the four remaining signatures.
THE NoKruERN PACIFIC AND PUGET SOUND
SHORE RAILROAD COMPANY.
Know all men by these presents that
we, Robert Harris, citizen of the
United States, aud a resident of the
State of New York, James NJ. Buckley,
Samuel Milkeson, Jr., Newman Kline
and James McNaught. citizens of the
United States and residents Of Wash
ineton Territory, desiring to form
company for the purposes hereinafter
specified, under and pursuant to the
genei al laws of the Territory of Wash
ington. namely, chapter 1856 of the code
of washinetos, entitled Formation of
Corporations" do hereby form our
selves into corporation, and to that
end do adopt, make and subscribe the
following articles of Incorporation:
Article 1. The corporate name Of the
said company shall be Northern Paci-
fic and Puget Sound Shore Railroad
Company"
Article 2. The object and purposes
fer which the said company Is formed
are.
1. To acquire and to hold, equip,
maintain, run and operate the railroad
connecting the Cascade branch of the
Northern Pacific Railroad AZ Puyallap
Junction in the southwest quarter Of
section twenty six, in township twenty
nerth. range four east, IN Pierce county,
with the Puget Sound Shore Railroad at
a point known as Stuck junction." In
the southeast quarter Of section twenty
Ave, in township twenty one north, range
four east, in King county. all in Wash
ington Territory.
2. To acquire by purchase. lease or
otherwise, aud to hold, equip, maintain,
run and operate the Puget sound Shore
Railroad from said psint known as
..Stuck junction" in tbe southeast
quarter of section twenty i've, thence
running in general northerly direction
and following White and Green river
valleys TO the city Of Seattle. all in King
county, Washington Territory.
8. Te bald, construct, equip, main