The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-01-29

ing's HERALD. awakened great deal OF
interest among the citizens of Los An
geles county. and even at this early
date the mails have brought several
Communications from old residents 81
the county who are prepared to ccrsoS-
crate, with their personal kno wledge.
many of the facts stated in THE
HERALD.
As q further evidence of how the
Southern Pacific monopoly seized and
bestowed upon itself the formal semb-
lance OF deed to the best % acres in
the 500 vara military reservation. the
following documents are rscitsd in toto.
The rat Is the Incorporation papers OF
the San Pedro Harbor, Dook, aud Land
association, ''having its chief place OF
business in San Francisoo."
The articles chow that the incorpors-
tors-all Oakland or San Francisco men
and all servants OF the Southern Pacific
OF Kentucky-that the company was
formed in San Francisco AMI that 1T
ostensibly contemplated the carrying on
OF Q most Wholesale land Office business
in San Pedro lands, wster rights. tele-
phone and telegraph franchises, gas
plants. street railways. and what not.
But the articles themselves tell the
story 60 clearly that scarcely any COM
ment ia needed:
ARTICLES OF. INCORPORATION
San PEDRO HARBOR, DOCK AND LAND
ASSOCIATION.
Know ALL MEN BY THESE PREsENTs-That We
the undersigned. a majority OF whom are oiti-
gems and residents of the state OF California
have this day voluntarily associated ourselves
together for the purpose of forming a corpora
ton under the laws OF the state OF California
AND WE HEREBY cERTIFY-First, That the
name of said corporation shall be The San Pc
dro Harbor, Dock and Land Association.
Second That the purposes for which it is
formed are to purchase and otherwise acquire
and to hold sell, lease mortgage, hypothecate or
otherwise dispose of real and personal property
in the state of California; to lin prove plat sub
divide, deal in, sell, mortgage, hypothecate
and dispose of real property, and to that end
to acquire and hold water and water rights by
all lawful means, and to construct purchase
or otherwise acquire and manage water works,
to store. conduct aud distribute waters to and
upon such land and dispose of the same in
connection with such land or otherwise, in
like manner and to the same end TO acquire by
all lawful means water and water rights, and
to construct, own, hold and manage water
works for the purpose of furnishing and dis
tributing water ior irrigation. mechanical and
all other purposes; and in the same connec-
ton to furnish the water to Inhabitants
of cities ana towns in Los Angeles coun-
tv nd for to
and otherwise acquire all necessary or con-
venient reservoirs, dams, bitches, fumes,
pipes or other water works or aqueducts, and
to charge reasonable compensation for such
waters so furn shed or distributed to others for
any and all purposes; to construct and main
tain. use, sell, lease, or otherwise dispose of
shipyards, warehouses. docks, wharves, canals,
and all other adjuncss of harbors in Los Ange-
les county. and to charge and collect tolls as
compensation for the use thereof; and TO that
end also to construct and equip, operate and
maintain, buy and sell or otherwise acquire,
hold or dispose OF railroads. and street rail-
roads. aud the equipment thereof, and also to
purchase, lease, or otherwise acquire or dis.
pose Of steamships and other vessels to con-
duct, operate and m intain gas works, and to
dispose of gas for all purposes; to construct,
maintain and operate telegraph and telephone
lines, and to convey and deliver messages for
hire; to construct, maintain and operate no
tells, restaurants. snd places of amusement; to
do and transact all such business germsne
to the purposes of such incorpora-
ton as may be necessary and proper
and not inconsistent with the laws
OF Califo MIA
Third-That the place where the principal
business of said corporation is to be transacted
IS the city and county of San Francisco, Cali
fornia.
Fourth-That the term for which said corpor-
alton is 10 exist is fifty years from and after the
date of its incorporation.
Fifth-That the number OF directors or trus-
tees OF said corporation shall be five. and the
names and residences OF the directors or trus-
tees, who were appointed for the first year, and
to serve until the election and qualification of
such officers, are as follows, to-wit:
Name. Residence.
=. H. Purdee, Oakland Cal
Charles N. Fox, Oakland, Cal.
A. E. Davis. San Francisco, Cal.
z. NJ Patton, Oakland, Cal.
N. l. Templeton, Oakland, Cal,
And it is expressly provided that no part of
the real property or franchises of the corpora
ton shall. ever be disposed of or encountered
without the concurrence of at least four-ffths
OF all the directors.
Sfxth-That the amount of the capital stock
of said corporation is ten million dollars ($10,-
O0U vO0), and the number of shares into which
it is divided is one hundred thousand of the
par value of one hundred dollars ($IOO) each.
Seyenth-That the amount of said capital
stock which has been actually subscribed is
forty.tive thousand dollars, and the following
are the names of the persons by whom the
same has been subscribed, to-wit
4. II. Purdee, Charles N Fox,
A. E. Davis, E. M. Pailton,
M L, Templeton, d. w. PesrsoD,
E. NJ. Lafferty.
In witness whereof, we have hefeunto set our
hands and seals, this LIST day Of October, A. D.
1887.
Signed and sealed in the presence Of
CHARLES N. Fox,
A. E. DAVIS
John ". Penrsap,
E. RAILToN. by his at
torney-in-fact John
w. Pearson,
MILO L. TEMPLEToN.
State o. California county of Los Angeles-ss
On this LIST day of october, In the year A. D.
1887. before me, Charles D. Wheat, notary
public in and for the city and county of ssr
Francisco. state of California. residing therein
duly commits stoned and qualified, personally
appeared Charles N. Fox, A. E. Davis, John w
carson and Milo L. Templeton. known to me
TO be the persons whose names are subscribed
10 and who executed the annexed instrument
and .cknowlsdgsd 10 me that they executed
tie same.
In witness whsrsos. have heFeunto set my