The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1903-03-06
PROPOSED
RAILROAD
Something About the New Line
That May Pass Through
Winnemucea

III
pany,' and the fees were rendered in
the sum of $5OO5-$100 on each 81 ,000,-
OO0 of capital stock, SO for the certi-
icate and 81 for recording. The mem
bers of the corporation are given as
Henry F. Fortmann, J. Dalzell Brown
A. c. Kains, John Treadwell, Walter
J. Bartnett, F. West, James Treadwell,
David F. Walker, George A. Batchel-
der, John Lloyd and C. A. Gray.
The objects of the company, as set
forth in the paper, are to construct,
purchase, lease, own, operate and
maintain railroad lines in the States
of California, Nevada and Utah, and
also to own and operate telegraph and
telephone lines; also to own and hold
terminal property and other property
and franchises, including docks,
wharves, warehouses; steamers, trans
ports, barges, tugs and f~erryboats. The
corporation, it is set forth, is formed
to purchase and acquire property be-
longing to the Alameda and San Joa-
quin Railroad company; also, the
terminal property and rights of way
of the San Francisco Terminal Rail-
way n Federal Company; also to
purchase, acquire, own, hold and en-
joy all the rights of way, termina'
property, franchises and other rail-
road property belonging to Stockton
and Beckwith Pass Railway Company;
also to purchase, acquire, hold and
own all rights of way, terminal prop
erty, franchises and other railroad
property belonging to the Sacramento
and Oakland Railway Company.
The articles further set forth that
the company shall have power to
maintain offices in New York, Boston,
Chicago, London and Berlin, for the
registration of stocks and bonds, and
may establish an executive office in
New York.
The railroad is to be of standard
gUage, single or double track.
The route of the proposed road is
given as follows: Commencing at San
Francisco, thence by ferry and barge
to Oakland; thence to Stockton; and
thence to Sacramento, over and across
the streets, alleys and quare there
of; thence to Marysville; thence to
Oroville; thence along the North Fork
of Feather river; thence along the
East branch of the North Fork of
Feather river; thence along Spanish
and Green Garden Creeks, across the
Sierra Valley and through Beckwith
between California and Nevada, thence
across Nevada, through Utah and to
salt Lake City.
The estimated length of the main
line is $40 miles. 1t is proposed to
have various lines in various sections
of the States mentioned. One of the
branch lines is to run through the
counties of Alameda, Contra Costa, So
lano, Yolo, and Sacramento. On
branch line is to run between Orovillt
and Chico, and another one is to
touch Pratille, Plumas county.
The estimated length of the main
line and branches is 1850 miles.
The capital stock of the corporation
is placed at $50, 00O, 900, divided into
500, 600 shares of the value of 500
each. The amount alleged to have
been subscribed is 1,500, 900. Walter
]. Bartnett has subscribed 81, 400, 900
and the other Directors named $1,000
each.
In view of the fact that there was
at one time operated in California a
Western Pacific Railway Company
the franchises for which still lives,
the articles of the new Company were
NOT f1ed Cacretarv of State Curry