The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-08-12
4 NEW RAILROAD
Direet Line Between Seattle
and Portland.
THE SEATTLE g SOUTHERN.
vx,ep.son Of the Southern Pacific
system to Terminus at Seattle
The West Seattle Puzzie Solved
ard Coastruetions 90 be Commenced
Ne soon as the Line Can be Located

Yesterday afternoon ARTICLES we're HIes3
nth the county e.erk Incorporating The
sestsie and southern Railroad Company.
which proposes to bald direct line be-
tween this city and Portland. Following
il the full text Of the papers Of incorr.ors-
ZION
Know all men By these presents. that We
william z Brown, George W. Prescott.
Thomas Ewing, ali Of the city and roaat9
Of San Francisco, ia the slate Of California,
and Charles cadwaia1er 81 the city and
COUNTY u sacramento In said sfsfe. aud
John p. Hoyt, Leigh 9 J. Hunt. Henry g.
strive, Alexander y. stewart, all Of the
city Of Seattle, King county, Warrington
Territory. ana Cyrus Walker Of Port Lad
low, jefferson county. Washington Terri
tory. have associated ourselves ssd hy
these presents do associate ourselves 10
gefhsr FOR the purpose 81 forming c0rIs0I.
alton aud Of being incorporated under me
laws Of the Territory ! Washington aifssef
the name and for the purposes hereinaiier
set forth, and a. such iacarpofAtDfs We
hereby certify and ses forth
Ffrst-The name Of this corporation j.
aud s5AIl be the seattle d southern Kali
road Company.
s..eot,dIThe objects fOY which this cor
poration Is formed are Is follows.
/. 10 build. construct. equip. maintain
and r,t.arafa a continuous line of railroad
eorntnenelug at or near the city Of seattle
ia The county Of King. Territory OF Wash
inxf0n. and running thence IN general
soslfheriy direction for q distance 81 about
one hundred and eighty miles to the city
Of Portland ia the state Of Oregon
To bulld construct, equip, Inalntaiu
and oreYAte such branch railroads con
necsins with said described line Of rail
road, in the Territory Of Washington aud
the State Of Oregon, as may be deemed
necessary.
]. 10 carry and transport freight and pas
sangcfs over said railroad and branches
and 10 charge and receive toll therefor
/. To build, equip, maintain and operate
telegraph line along sssd railroad and its
branches aud 70 DO general telegraphing
business on said lines.
3. To acquire, by sift or purchase. con
denim. own. MORTGAGE, sell or dispose Of
sach rial and personal property a. may be
NECESSARY for any Of the sald purposes ~
thls corporation. aud 10 make ali ueedful
traffic arrangements with connecting rail-
roads and other lines Of transportation
ThIrd-The amount Of the capital stock
Of this corporation i and shall Sc the sum
Of seven million dollars H7,0oo.oooi.
FouFth-tThc time Of the corporate exist
ence Of this corporation shall be and the
same j. limited 10 the period 81 fifty years.
Fiffh--The number Of shares of which
the capital stock If this corporation shall
consist is one hundred thousand shares Of
The value Of seventy dollars $50 each share.
sixih-The number Of trustees Of this
corporation shall be fivc 81, aud the names
Of the trustees who shall manage the con
Germs Of this corporation until the FIRST day
al February. $50, are a. follows william
Z. Brown, Thomas Ewing. John 7. Hoyf.
Leigh 3 T. Hunt aud Henry q. strive, be-
ing five Of the corporators above named.
-sevenih-Tbe principal place oi business
Of this corporation shall be and she same 10
hereby located at the city Of Seattle King
county. Washington Territory
In witness whereof We haye hereto set
our hands and seals this alsi day OF july,
1875 WILLINa 3. brown.
GEn. W. PRESCOTT,
rHoaAs EwINa,
CHAs. CAnwkLApER,
Jonx r. HoYT,
IsHIGn :. J. HrNT.
HENRY q. STRIVE.
ALEXANDER r. STEWART.
CYRUS wkLKKR
GEO r. KSox,l yxg,,.o.s..
II. J. Lang,