The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-03-19
PRELIMINARY PAPERS AND
ARTICLES OF MOOR
PORATION
GLOBE, FLAGSTAFF & CAN
YON RAILROAD COMPANY.
OF THE

We, the undersigned, James A. Fleming.
Richard Fleming. Porter W. Fleming, ID. A.
Abrams, l.. II. Chalmers, hereby subscribe
the amount set opposite our names in the ag-
gregate sum Of more than two hundred and
fifty thousand dollars ,$2jO.0O0j OF the stock
OF the proposed railroad company. to be con-
structed, owned, operated and maintained
between the termini. to-wit: Beginning at
the town OF Globe, In ella county. Arizona
Territory, running thence In nortbwesterly
direction through the counties of ella and
CoconinO TO Flagstaff, In the county Of Co.
conino Territory OF Arizona: thence through
said county of CoconinO in a noriherly
direction 10 point at or near the Cameron
Point, near the Colorado Canyon, he dis
lance to be one hundred and eigbty-two
t182) miles, more or less; also branch 10 said
railroad between the termini, To wit: Begin
ming at a point on the main line of said rail
road, as indicated above. forty-fye AS miles.
more or less, north of Flagstaff, Coconino
county, Arizona Territory, and running In a
northeasterly direction sixty five t65j miles,
more or less to Tuba City, in the county OF
Coconino, Territory of Arizona, the aggre-
gate number of miles In the main line of said
railroad and Branches to be two hundred and
forty-seven CAD miles, more or less. The
aggregate amount OF said subscription being
more than enc thousand dollars $1,000 per
mile for SAID road and branches.
That the instrument hereto annexed
marked Exhibit "A" Is a duplicate of the
original subscription agreement for said
stock so subscribed, and the signatures sub
scribed thereto are the genuine signatures
OF the persons whose names are thereto sub
scribed and herein set forth; that SAID OIL
inal subscription Is hereby incorporated into
and made part OF these articles of associa-
tioR and Incorporation, and that all OF Tia,
facts therein stated and set forth are true.
That l.. II. Chalmers, one OF the suDscrib-
ers OF the aforesaid stock, was heretofore
duly appointed to notify said subscribers
by notice In writing to call a meeting for the
purpose OF adopting articles OF incoIpora-
ton and electing directors pursuant to TIA,
provisions OF Chapter V, Title XII, OF the
Revised Statutes OF Arizona, by said suD
scribers. That the appointment of SAID COM
mittee was I'm writing and is hereto annexed.
marked Exhibit "B." ana made part hereof
That the said notice in writing was sent to
and received by each OF said subscribers
more than five days before the time fixed Ia
said notice for SAID meeting; and that pursu-
ant TO said notice, at the time and place mem
TONED therein. all Of the SAID subscribers 10
the STOCK OF the said proposed railroad wert
present and did meet for the purpose OF
adopting these articles OF Incorporation auu
clecting five directors from among then
number. and hereby do incorporate and Or
ganize themselves INTO an association. anu
incorporated company, and adopt the fol-
lowing articles of Incorporation as herein
after set forth, pursuant 10 the Revised |
statutes OF Arizona aforesaid; and that there |
were present at said meeting the followin.
named subscribers. VINO subscribed for Ia, |
following number of shares, to-wiI;