The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1905-06-30
Another Idaho Road.

The Colorado, Wyoming & Idaho Railway
company, with capitalization Of $4,000, 900
fled It's articles Of incorporation last weet
with the county recorder. Laramie, Wyo.
Denver, Colo and Boise, Idaho. are given as
the principal places where business Of the cor
poration is to be conducted. Otto F. Peterson
deputy clerk of the district court is named as
the statutory agent for the service of process
in this state.
The articles, which were filed with the secre
tarv OF state at Laramie on November IL, 1904
names the board OF nine trustees of the com
pany as follows:
w. X. West, Laramie, Wvo.
| E. S. Chenoweth, McCracken, Kan.
| Ora Haley, Laramie, Wyo.
Joseph Underwood Chicago.
| Frank H Stuart, Boston.
John d. Miliken, Mcpherson, Kan.
G. M Ruse, Boston.
Augustus Ruffner, Chicago. g.
j. S. Christman, Danville, Ill.
Mr.. West is president and Mr.. Chenoweth
secretary Of the board.
The capital stock of $4,000, 900 Is divided into
1000 600 shares of the par value of 800 each. OF
this 100000 is perferred stock and $70O0.0O0
common, the perferred stock being entitled to
per cent dividends out of the net profits Of the
company Each of The trustees has subscribed
for single share of the preferred stock and
the same amount Of common stock.
The leading section of the articles giving the
purposes Of the company is as follows:
The purposes for which this corporation is
formed are to acquire, construct maintain and
operate u line of lines of standard guage rail
way, telegraph and telephone lines in connec-
tion Herewith from some point in or near the
city of Denver in the state of Colorado, thence
in north-westerly direction by the most prac
ticable route through some or all of the follow
ing counties in the state of Colorado, to-wit:
Jefferson, Adams, Weld and Larmer, to the
boundary line between the states of Colorado
and Wyoming thence in general northerly
and westerly direction by the most practicable
route through the following counties in the
state OF Wyoming, to-wit: Albany, Carbon,
Natrona, Sweetwater, Fremont and Unta, to
the boundary line between the states Of Wyom-
ing and Idaho; thence in general southwest
erly direction through the state Of Idaho by
the most practicable route to the city OF Boise
in said state"
This railway line according to the articles,
may be operated either with steam power.
electricity, gasoline, compressed air, or by any
tWooI HlOIc Vi SuCH pOWerS anu ny SUCH OGHer
power or powers as may be hereafter discovered
Orinvented. suitable to the operation of cars
or trains over railways.
. The length of the line of railway to be con-
structed II estimated at 1926 miles, there being
$50 miles in Idaho, $50 miles in Wyoming and
1875 miles in Colorado.
The articles confer broad powers upon the |
corporation in the way Of purchasing leasing |
and using real or personal property, or to pur-
chase, lease, exchange, hire or otherwise &C
qure" rights and franchises and to construct, |
lease, own operate or sell transportation |
lines, property and franchise, in any state
through or into which its line of railway may
run or extend subject to the laws of such states
either directly or through the ownership of the
stock of any corporation formed or to be form
ed for any such purposes. Statesman.