, 1890-07-03
GIANT CORPORATION
The Capital Stock rs Three Mill.
ion Dollars-Its Objects
Etc.

NEtlNlFN NtTt UIfu ueNuiN III tIlc
office OF the county ouditor incorporat-
ing the ~. Paul and Spokane Improve
mcnt Company Of Spokane Falls The
incorporators arc I.oui, c. Dillnan and
John II. Stone, oil spokane Falls, and
Nelson G.. 1'hrull, of ST. Paul. MINI.
Following are the articles of associa-
ton:
Article l-The name Of this corpora.
tiOn Is and shall be the ST. Paul and
Spokane improvement Company.
Article 2-Thc objects tor which
this corporation Is formed arc as follows
tal To buy, soil. mortgage, hypothcchte,
contract, contract Tor nnd deal In lands,
tencinen,s and hercdita nents, Of every
kind and nature whntsocyer, and to
build upon, develop and improve the
same, in the state oi WuSh ngton, In the
territory oi Idaho and in ihe province of
British Columbia.
90 To build, equip, maintain and
lines and other means Of transport
Ing freight and passengers to
and from divers points in the state OF
Washington, in the territory of Idaho
and in the province OF b htish Columbia,
the termini whercoft to lie hereafter as.
certaincd and expressed, all having
special reference, a. a general terminus
w Nht WY VI lIItts III
county OF Spokane, and tho state of
Washington, and 10 transport freight
and passengers thereon aud collect COM
penSntion therefor.
t) To purchase, construct, maintain
and operate, aud Ia all appropriate ways
10 uso, let hire, lease ana demise stock
yards. freight yards, sidrtracks eleva-
tors, warehouses, terminal facilities for
railroads, and to collect compensation
therefor.
d) 10 purchase, instruct, main
tain and operate steam boats, aud other
water craft, upon any OF tho waters OF
the state of Washington, tho territory
OF Idaho and the province Of British
Columbia, and to collect compensation
for freight transported thereon, and for
all other services rendered, and for this
purpose to acquire, construct operate
ana maintain whurycs, docks and other
privileges and rights connected there
with, freight houses, dcpots and the
like,
(oJ To purchase lay out plat, dedi.
cate, establish contract tO ~ell, convey,
and deal with towus,es and townsitc
properties, and to develop AMI improve
the same, ana to do all things requisite
nni proper In the exercise OF this power.
W To purchase, hold. construct, nc-
quire, operate and maintain street rail-
way, electric light, gas and other fran
Chises and properly in the city OF Spo.
kane Falls and III other cities and towns
in the state of Washington, the terri
tory OF Idaho and province Of British
Columbia, and to that end to purchase
and deal IN the stocks and Uonds Of
other such companies owning aud ope-
rating or acquiring such franchises or
properties, and having especial reference
to the acquisition, maintenance of elec.
tric and other street railways, electric
light and gas plants. franchises and
properties with full power on the part
Oi this corporation to do any or oil ut
these things and to collect compcusa.
tion III tho business OF operating
and conducting the same.
(p) To buy, soil, acquire and in any
manner dispose of water power and
lands adjacent thereto or connected
herewith. aud to construct, erect, main.
tain and operate fumes, dltrhcs, dams
und all necessary appliances for the Use
OF water power acquitted by this com
pnny with full power TO develop and inn
pruyC the same md IN all things to
operate with respect 10 the matters ami
things in this paragraph specified as an
individual might do under the same or
similar circumstances.
(h) Tw purchase, lease, acquire con
struct, maintain anu operate telephone
and telegraph lines In tho state of
Washington, in the territory of Idaho
and in the province OF British Columbia
tD TO buy, sell, pledge, hvpothecate
and mortgage the stocks, bonds and
property of other companies organized
Tor purposes similar TO the objects OF
this corporation as IN these articles en-
pressed
Article 3-The capital stock of this
corporation shall be 5000. 900, divided
into 30, 900 shares OF the par value OF 800
per share.
Article 4-The corporate powers
Of this corporation shall be exer-
cised by board of three
trustees, all OF whom shall be
stockholders In the company, and n
mbjority OF them citizens OF the United
States and residents OF the state of
Washington, ana the names and places
of residence Of tho trustees who shall
manage the affairs and excrcis SO tho cor.
porate powers OF this corporate for tho
iirst six months OF its exIstenc. are
Louis &. Dillman. Of tho city of Spo.
kane Falls, county OF Spokane, state of
Washington; John III. stone, of the
city OF Spokane Falls, county OF $40
kane and state of Wash In gton, and
Nelson L. Ghrall, Of tho city pI st, Paul.
county OF Ramsey and state of Mime.
sofa.
Article 5--This corporation shall
commence on tho ist day of July, 1890
anu shnil eNtcnu ior 'hc fnil period OF
fifty years next ensuing thereafter
Article 6--rhe principal place of
business Of this corporation shall be in
the city of Spokane Falls, county OF
Spokane and state OF WASN'T ngion.
In testimony whereof We und each OF
us have hereunto set our hand, and seals
in triplicate this list day of July, is,U
Louise. DILLMAS,
JOHN II. STONE,
NElNON a. TIIptII