The record-union., 1892-11-04
Special to the REcoRp-UNGoN.

NHcClati 10 Itle lECORD-O MON.
SAN Francisco, Nov. 8. 3.-Amended
articles of association, incorporation and
consolidation OF ne Southern Pacific
Railroad Company were filed in the
County Clerks Office to-day. The docu-
ment sets forth the names OF the railroads
in this state which consolidated in lS5,
under the name Of the Southern Pacific
Railroad Company with an aggregate
capital Of Sl42, ,0D1, which was suisse
quently reduced TO Sl0UOO,O00. ON the
18th of last September the Board Of Di-
rectors voted to make certain amend
ments in the Incorporation which are en-
bodied in the paper filed to-day.
The names length and general dircc-
ton Of the thirty-siX roads and branches
included in the consolidation are fully set
forth. The entire length of the road and
its branches aggregates 1891. 50 miles and
the duration OI the Incorporation IS nifty
years, from May r, l>sS.
The seven directors are: Charles F.
Crocker, c. +. Huntington, Charles
Mayne, W. '. Huntington, y. L. Smith.
j. l.. WlllcutJ and \. y. IOWne CAPITAL
shares. 1he document is verified before
a Notary Public by Charles K. trorker.
President, and j. i.. NiiIcutt, Secretary.
4 provision is made for the coustruc-
ton OF thrty-siX different lines, some Of
which are merelv small branches or
switch lines, but one or two are impor-
tant. Among these important lines is
one commencing 20 Montpelier and run
ming east and north to the ! osemite Val
lev. This will be the first railroad to
penetrate the valley, and il is stated ,hlt
Il route has Been surveyed presenting IeW
or no engineering difficulties or heavy
grades. Another road Will run to the
CalavCras Big Trees. ii will commence
near stockton, proceeding eastward by
way of Milton, twenty-five miles, with
an extension i'll a general northerly di-
rectiOn to the Big Trees. There VIII be a
branch from AltaVille northwest to Val
ley Springs, in Calaveras County, max
ing in all about eighty miles of road.
The other new lines OF interest are as
follows: From san Francisco to san
Bruno; from Kings City east to Lewis
Creek, Monterey County; from Paso
RobleS southeast to Carsso Plains. fifty
six miles; from San Luis Obispo south
east to point on the Santa Inez River,
about eighty miles; from this point in a
southeasterly direction by way OF Lompoc.
Santa Ynez Mission, thirty-tive miles;
from San BueraVentura east by way of
the HuenemG liaIus and San Fernando
| Valley to Los Angeles, seventy miles:
from Santa Monica west to the new
wharf west of Santa Monica CANYON.
three miles; from Ontario by way of
Chino and South Riverside to Elsinore.
tifty-one miles; from San Bernardino
south to South Riverside, twenty
eight miles; from Redlands Junction
east to Iucaipa Valley, fifteen
miles; from san Bernardino south
east to the motor junction, eight miles;
from Coils east 20 Fresno, sixteen miles;
from Mendoza southeast 10 Lolern,
Kern County, one hundred and ten miles
from Lokern to Rio Bravo, fifteen miles,
from Stevens, Kern County, east to Ba-
kersield, fifteen miles; from Lokern
southwest to Asfalto. ten miles,; from
| Fresno northeast, by way OF Pulaski
seventy-tive miles, to a point near the
headwaters of the San joaquin River
Secretary Lansing stated to-day that
the sole object OF the change is to enable
certain lines omitted in the original in
corporation of the Southern Pacific Rail-
road to be constructed or taken in. He
wished proper distinction to be drawn
| between the Southern Pacific COMPANY
of Kentucky corporation and the South
! ern Pacific Railroad Company. which is
railroad corporation pure and simple.
| The Southern Pacihc Company owns and
operates both the Central Pacific and
Southern Pacific Railroad systems
The articles filed at the City Hall con-
tain the following, among other pro
visions: "And, whereas, prior to the 9th
day of June, A. D. 1885, it had been ascer-
! tained that the capital stock OF the said
Southern Pacific Company, set forth in
! its articles OF incorporation at @l42 9g9, coo
as aforesaid, was more than actually re-
qulred for constructing, equipping
| operating and maintaining the roads de-
! scribed III its said articles of association.
/ incorporation, amalgamation and consoli-
dation, and that the capital stock of
| S9O,00O0U0 would be adequate to the pur-
/ poses of the aforesaid, and on the 9th day
/ Of June, I8SS, at a meeting Of the stock
holders OF said company, duly called for
/ that purpose. it was by more than two
/ thirds vote of all the stockholders of the
said Southern Pacific Railroad Company
determined that the capital stock Of said
/ company be and the same was thereby
/ fixed at said sum Of 500, 100000, divided
/ into 100000 shares OF 500 each, and a
/ certificate thereof and Of the proceedings
| to fix the same was duly made out and
| filed in the Office OF the Secretary of