Weekly Phoenix herald., 1885-01-22
GRAND RAILROAD SCHEME
Phoenix One of the Points.

and which, if carried out as WI
 earnestly hope it will be, will plac,
 Phoanix on one of the most import
 ant railway systems in the United States:
 WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 10-Rep
 resentative Ellis, of Louisiana, intro
 duced on Monday bill to incorpo-
 rate the Utah, Santa Fe & Gult
 railroad company, which was re
 ferred 10 the Committee on Pacific
 Railroads and has some chance for
 life. The incorporators are Edward
 E. Holman and W. W. Jackson, oi
 Washington, D. C.; L. Bradford
 Prince, Giles O. Pearce and Walter V. Hayt, of Santa Fe, New Mex1co Edward E. Culp, of Salene, Kansas J. F. Cheseborough, c. D. Van Name and Charles Nickersou, of New York City. The company is empowered to construct a railroad and telegraph line from a point about one and a half miles south from the government lighthouse at the north end of Mustang Island, III the Gulf of Mexico, of the coast of the country of San Partricio, thence to Santa Fc, New Mexico; thence to to Salt Lake City, Utah; thence through Nevada or Idaho to Port> land, Oregon; and to construct a branch railroad from the Mescalero Indian Reservation, New Mexico; thence to Socorro, San Antonio or San Marcial, on the Rio Grande River; thence to the line of Arizona, near Escadero Mountain Peak, then to Phoenix, Arizona; thence to Aubrey Landing, on the Colorado; thence to San Diego, California; and to construct branch railroad from Aubrey Landing te Pioche, Nevada; thence to Frisco, Utah; and thence to point of connection with said first named line of railroad on the line between Santa Fe and Salt Lake City,n near the 38th paralell. And this company may construct such other roads as desired to and from any mines or to any outlying towns.
 The above named gentlemen shall board of commissioners, who shall meet in the city of New York within =ninety=days -after=the passage of this act, to open books for the subscription of the capital stock of the company; and when 10000 share, amounting 10 one mil lion dollars, shall have been sub-- scribed, and ten per cent. paid there- on, then it shall be lawful for such to organize said com panY in accordance with the pre- visions of this act. The capital stock of the company shall be in shares of S100 each, and in amount not to- exceed the limit of $30,00O per mile of single track railroad or s60,0O0 per mile of double track.
 The company shall have power to purchase the stock, right of way lands and depot aid yard lands, and appurtenarces of and consolidate with any railroad com> oany heretofore chartered The company shall have authority to purchase lands or to accept donations or grants of land and right of way anus or other property from States, counties, towns or individuals.
 The company shall, within three years from the passage of this act, complete tie survey and location of he main line, not exceeding 100 feet on each side of the line. The right of way through the public ands is granted 10 this company, md power is given to the corpora Ion to take from the public lands adjacent 10 the line of said road, of earth, stone, tim Der, and 10 forth, for the construction thereof. | Sad right of way is granted to said | 'ailroad where it may pass through l he public domain, including all | necessary grounds for depots, ma chine shops, side tracks and ap- breaches to any stream or canyon; md such right of way shall be ex- empt from taxation.
 The United States shall extinguish | IS rapidly as may be consistent with | public policy and the welfare of the | Indians the Indian titles to all lands l falling under the operation of this act and acquired in the grant to the | The company is author, zed to purchase any lands that may be necessary for the construction md working of said road, not eX- Tn width 100 feet on each side of the line, unless a greater width be required for the purpose of excavation or embankment, and also any lands, streets, or alleys, in any town or crossing of any road- way or railroad track now construct ed, such first constructed railroad having first right ofway of all trains in motion.
 The company is authorized te is sue mortgage debentures to aid in the construction and equipment of the road, or in payment for any road, in denomin ations of $1.0OO eacE, with interest at per cent per an mum, payable semi-an nually in the city of New York, in an amount not to exceed S30,000 per mile for single track railroad or $6O,O0O per mile for a double track railroad The company shall commence the work on sad road within three years from the approval of this act by the President and shall construct fifty miles the third year and com