Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-01-10
SALEM, TILLAMOOK & ASTORIA R. R.
The Incorporation COmPleted---FrOm
Salem to The Sea by Rail.

the business men of Salem assembled
at the Capital bank for the purpose
of discussing the proposition of con-
structing a railroad from Salem to
Tillamook and Astoria. AS an
nounced in the CAPITAL JOURNAL
yesterday, the citizens of Tfllamook
county are ready and willing to CO.
operate with Salem in construction
of the line. Hon. J. w. Maxwell,
representative of rillamoOk county,
was present at the meeting yesterday
and confirmed the statement that
the people of 1illamook and along
the projected route were anxious to
cooperate. He said they desired an
outlet to the Willamette valley as
earnestly as we did to the sea, and
would do allin their power to for
ward the movement.
The sense of the conference was
that a company be incorporated
forthwith, for the purpose of build
ing the line from Salem to Tilla-
nook. This can be done at little
outlay, as there will be neither
heavy grades, long bridges nor deep
cuts. The country for the greater
part is level, while the mountains
will be crossed easily by following
the natural passes, which ex-Assess-
or Lang of Tillamook county says
may be found.
The articles of Incorporation as
filed this morning with the county
clerk and secretary eff state are as
follows:
ARTICLES OF INCORPORTION
We, the undersigned, for the pur-
pose of creating a corporation under
the laws of the State of Oregon,
make, subscribe and execute the
following articles of incorporation,
to wit:
1.
The name assigned to this cOrpor-
alton and by which it shall be known
is "The Salem, Tillamook & Astoria
Railway Company" and the dura-
ton of the incorporation perpetual.
II.
The enterprise and business which
this corporation proposes to engage
in is that of constructing, equipping
maintaining and operating a rail
road with all necessary rolling stock,
depots, stations and appertenances
necessary for operating railroad
from Salem, Marion county Ore
gon, by way of Tillamook, in Tilla-
nook county, Oregon, to Astoria,
Clatsop county, Oregon, or to a
junction at some point between Sa-
lem and Astoria with the "Astoria
& South Coast Railway Company's"
line; to construct telegraph and
telephone lines, or either with all
the necessary appliances for operat-
ing the same along the route of said
proposed road; to transfer and carry |
for tolls and fares persons, goods,
wares, merchandise and stock on
the said road and transmit messages
and communications on the said
telegraph and telephone lines and
charge and collect tolls therefor;
also to purchase, hold, sell and lease
real estate and personal property of
whatsoever kind; to receive, sell,
mortgage and dispose of such land
and other property as may be grant
ed to it from whatever source; to
erect, construct, maintain and Oper-
ate all necessary and needful bridges,
ferry boats and other water craft
and to collect tolls and fares there
for; to manufacture lumber, quarry
rock, mine coal, and sell and dis
pose of the same, and to issue and
sell bonds, borrow money and hy-
pothecate its property, real and per
sonal, and do all things necessary to
carry out the objects of the incor-
poration.
III.
The principal office and place of
business of this corporation shall be
at Salem, Marion county, Oregon.
Nv.
The capital stock Of the corpora
ton shall be 100000, divided into
one thousand shares at 500 each.
In witness whereof we have here
unto set our hands and seals this
10th day of January, A, d., 1889, in
ut Salem, Oregon.
JOHN q. WRIGHT
j. w. MAXWELL
h. S. Cook
w. h. BOOTHBH.
ISAAC A. MANNING
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