Williams news., 1902-08-16
Certificate of Incorporation
Federal Plantations Company.

ing Articles of Incorporation:
 l. The names of the corporators are. J. E.
 DeRosear. E. x. Crawford, T. s. Wheeler
 2 The name of the corporation is Federal
 Plantations Company"
 a. Its principal place of trsnsacting busi-
 ness is the town of Williams. in the Territory of Arizona
 ( The general nature of the business proposed
 to be transacted is to acquire. own. lease, occu-
 py. cultivate, use. develop and sell lands in the
 Island of Cuba. or any other country. for the cultivation of sugar cane or sugar beets; also to
 purchase. manufacture. refine and sell sugar,
 molasses and other materials and all and any articles consisting or partly consisting of sugar or molasses r other materials. and all or any products thereof: also to manufacture and sell sugar and molAsses and other products; also to construct. acquire lease and operate sugar fac tories: also to cultivate sugar cane and sugar beets; also to carry on any and all processes. lines of business and manufacturing involved in the production of refined sugar from the cane or beet, including. among other things, the purchase and cultivation of sugar lands, the production and treatment of sugar liquor. and the refining of the products thereof.
 Also to engage in any other manufacturing. construction, transportation, mercantile merchandising business of any kind or charac- ter whatsoever. and to that end to acquire, hold. own and dispose of any and all property. assets. stocks. bonds and rights of any and every kind; but not to engage fin any business here under which shall require the exercise of the right of eminent domain within the Territory of Arizona
 Also to apply for. obtain. register. purchase, lease otherwise acquire. and to hold, use, own. operate and introduce. and to sell. assign, or otherwise to dispose of any trade marks, trade names. patents. inventions. improve ments and processes used in connection with or secured under letters patent of the United States. or elsewhere or otherwise, and to use, exercise. develop. grant license in respect of. otherwise to turn to account any such trade marks. patents, inventions, licenses, processes and the like. or any such property or rights
 Also to manufacture. purchase lease or other wise acquire machinery. electrical devices and the production. manufacture refining of sugar and molasses or other products, and also | to sell. lease otherwise dispose of the same. |
 Also to purchase. hold, sell, assign, transfer. | mortgage, pledge, or otherwise dispose of the | shares of the capital stock of. or any bonds, | securities evidences of indebtedness created | by any other corporation corporations of this any other Territory State foreign | country, and while owner of said stock to exer- | else all the rights. powers and privileges of ownership, including the right to vote thereon; | also to aid fin any manner any corporation | whose stocks, bonds or other obligations are | held or are fin any manner guaranteed by the | company, and to do any other acts or things for | enhancement of the value of any such stock, l bonds or other obligations, to do any acts or | things designed for any such purpose
 Also to purchase, lease. exchange. hire or | otherwise acquire any and all rights. privi- | leges. permits franchises suitable conve- | nient for any of the purposes of its business; to erect and construct. make. improve. aid or | subscribe toward the construction, making and | improvement of mills, factories, store houses, | buildings. roads. docks, aqueducts, canals and | other water ways. piers. wharves, houses for | employees and others, and works of all kinds; | and in conjunction with and in furtherance of | the general business and purposes of the cor | poration, above described. to construct. lease, own. charter. operate sell transportation line lines Qncluding steamers, steAmboats, sailing vessels. and excepting fin the Territory of Arizona, railroads. canals, telephone and telegraph lines). in any Territory, State coun- try. either directly or through the ownership of stock of corporation formed. or to be formed for the purpose. under the laws of such Terri tory. State or country.
 To do all and everything necessary. suitable. convenient or proper for the accomplishment of any of the purposes. O the attainment of any or incidental to the powers herein named. or which shall at any time appear conducive or expedient for the protection or benefit of the corporation. either holders of or interested in. any property otherwise: with all the powers now or hereafter conferred by the laws of the Territory of Arizona upon corporations under the act under which this corporation is organized.
 The business purpose of the company is from time to time to do any one more of the