The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-11-04
NEW Lines OF RAILROAD.
One VIII Enter the Yosemite
Valley.
SOME IMPORTANT CHANGES.
Tbs Southern Pacific to Rsincorporate With
Reduced Capitsl-A Sketch Of
the Project.

Amended articles of incorporation, ANAL
gamation and consolidation were fled yes
terday by the Southern Pacific Railroad
Company. Stated in brief the scheme of
transportation proposes a reduction of
the capital stock from S142. 999. 600 to $780,
100000 and the construction of about twenty
new lines of road as branches or feeders of
the present system.
The mileage of the Southern Pacific road,
as incorporated on May 4, 1888, was 1889. SO !;
the mileage in the amended articles is
SS91.S9. The amendments were approved at
a meeting of the stockholders on Septem Der
% of the present year.
Provision is made for the construction of
So different lines, some of which are merely
small branches or switch lines, but one or
two are important.
Among these important lines is one co m
mencing at Montpelier and running east
and north to tbs Yosemite Valley. This
will be the first railroad to penetrate the
valley and it is stated that route has been
surveyed presenting few or no engineering
difficulties or heavy grades
Another road will run to the Caaveras
big trees. 1t will commence near Stockton,
proceeding eastward by way of Milton %
miles, with an extension in general north
erly direction to the big trees. There VIII
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Valley Springs in Caiaveras County, making
In all about so miles of road.
The other new lines of interest are as fol-
lows: ~ from San Francisco to San Bruno {;
% from Kings City east to Lewis Greek,
Monterey County; 81 from Paso Robes
from San Luis Obisp0 southeast to a point
on the Santa Ynez River, about 80 miles; 90
from this point in asOuthea terly direction,
by way of Lompoc. Santa YneZ Mission, 30
mil Cor, Dno sft,ra acf hy
way of Hueneme Plains and San Fernando
Valley to Los Angeles, 20 miles; "a from
Santa Monica west to the new wharf west
of Santa Monica Canyon, miles; (Sl from
Ontario by way of Chino and South River
side to Elsinore 81 miles; 90 from San Ber-
nardino south to South Riverside, % miles;
tO) from Redlands junction east to Yu-
caipa Valley, 10 miles; I'D from San Ber-
nardino southeast to Motor junction,
miles; Q2) from Coils east to Fresno. 10
miles; 90 from Mendoza southeast to Lo-
kern, Kern County. no miles; 90 from I,o-
kern TO Rio Bravo, 16 miles; Q5 from
Stevens. Kern County. east TO Bakersfield.
10 miles; t16) from Lokern southwest to
east by way OF Pulaski. rs miles, to a point
near the headwaters of the San Joaquin.
Secretary Lansing stated to CALL re-
porter Yesterday that the sole object of the
change IS TO enable certain lines omitted in
Inc original incorporation Of the Southern
Pacihe Railroad to be constructed or taken
In. He wished the proper distinction to be
drawn between the Southern Pacific Com-
pany, Kentucky corporation, and the
Southern Pacific Railroad Company, which
IS a railroad corporation pure and simple.
The Southern Pacific Company owns ana
operates both the Central Pacific and
Southern Pacific Railroad systems.
The articles as filed at the City Hall con-
| tain the following among other provisions:
| And whereas, prior TO the 9th day of June,
A. ID. 1883 it mad been ascertaned that the
| capital stock of said Southern Pacific COM
| pany, set forth in its articles of incorpora-
| ton at S142, 999. coo as aforesaid. was more
than actually required for constructing.
| eQuipping, operating and maintaining the
| roads described in its said articles of aSSo-
| citation. incorporation, amalgamation and
consolidation, and that q capital stock of
| 500, 600. 900 would be adequate TO the pur-
| poses aforesaid, and on the 9th day of June,
| 1855, at meeting of the stockholders of