Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-10
Articles for Two Mew
New Mexico Railroads

Thursday there were filed in the
office Of Secretary Of the Territory
J. w. Reynolds, articles Of incorpora-
ton for two new railroads in New
Mexico.
one OF the proposed railroads viii
be known as the Arizona & Colorado
Railroad company of New Mexico
and the incorporators are ilpes Ran
dolph, Il, a. Mcfarland and Eugene
w. Clapp, and Ben Titus. Of Lords.
burg. The term OF existence Will bc
fifty years and the capital stock So
coo. 900, divided into 50,0O6 shares Of
a par value OF 500 each The capital
stock already subscribed IS Gooo
shares.
The purpose OF tho in%corporalors is
10 construct, maintain, equip and OPP
crate d railroad. telegraph and tele'
phone line in the counties Of san
Juan, Mckinley, Valencia and Socorro
TO carry passengers and freight, for
hire. over said railroad and also to
construct, operate and maintain sta
ton buildings and structures and 9th
er matters pertaining to and consist
ent with the operation Of such a rail-
road.
The principal place of business of
the company will be Tucson, Arizona,
where a majority of the stock is own
ed, and a branch office will be main
tanned at Lordsburg, New Mexico.
The terminus of the railroad will be
near the boundary line OF New Mexico
and Colorado, near where the Las
Animas River crosses the line, with
the other terminus where the San
Francisco river crosses the boundary
line between New Mexico and Arizo-
ma, in Grant county. A branch line
will be constructed with a terminus
at or near Pennington, in San Juan
county. with the other terminus on
the Puerco river. west of Manuelito,
in Mckinley county. The main line
will cover a distance of $50 miles and
will reach the extensive coal beds in
western San Juan. Valencia, McKin'
ley, Socorro and Grant counties. A
branch line TO connect with The main
line leading to Pennington and run
ming TO Manuelito. covering a dis
tance Of $50 miles, will also be p)n-
structed. This line will reach the
extensive coal beds in western San
Juan and northwestern Mckinley
counties.
This road, when completed, will
open an a new country in northwest
ern New Mexico and will prove OF
vast benefit to that section OF the
Territory. 1t will serve as an outlet
for the coal production and will also
open up this section for settlement.
The promoters of this proposed
road have for some time been plan
ming to reach the coal beds in this
section Of the Territory and as a re-
suit, A. E. Mcfarland, of Tucson, has
been taking UP considerable coal
lands in the four counties through
which the road will extend.
Arizona and Eastern Railroad.
The other railroad will be Arizona
& Eastern Railroad company of New
Mexico, and will be built a distance of
fifty miles, with L%ordsburg as one
terminus and a point where the ella
River crosses the boundary between
Arizona and New Mexico, as the other
terminus, and will in reality connect
with a railroad at Clifton, Arizona.
The ineorporators Of this railroad
are the same as those who are the
incorporators of the Arizona & Col
orado Railroad company, The princi-
pal places .of business of this road
will be at Tucson. Arizona. and Lords.
burg, New Mexico.
The capital stock is 100000, di-
vided into 10000 shares with a par
value Of 500 each. The capital stock
subscribed is 1000 shares. The term
Of existence is fifty years.
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