The Coconino sun., 1912-10-25
Certificate of Incorporation of The Grand Canyon Rail-
 way Company

Whereas, The Santa Fe and Grand Canyon Railroad Company was duly incorporated by articles filed with the Secretary of Arizona on or about July 31st. 1897. under the laws of the Territory of Arizona, to construct, operate and maintain a railroad from the Town of Will Hams, in Coconino County, Terri tory of Arizona, in a northerly direction to the Bright Angel Trail and Indian Garden, at the Grand Canyon of the Colorado River. a distance of about Seventy-0ne (7D miles; and
 Whereas, afterwards on the lst day of January. 1898, sad The Santa Fe and Grand Canyon Rail- road Company executed its certain mortgage or deed of trust to The International Trust Company. of Boston. Massachusetts. as Trustee, to secure the bonds of said The Santa Fe and Grand Canyon Rail road Company. issued under and pursuant to said mortgage or deed of trust. and in and by said mort gage or deed of trust ,mortgaged and conveyed to said The International Trust Company, as Trustee. all of its railroad, constructed and to be constructed. and all franchises, rights, privileges, immunities and exemptions, then or thereafter per taining to said railroad; and
 Whereas, before the completion of said railroad, the said The Santa Fe and Grand Canyon Rail- road Company permitted certain liens of contractors to attach to the railroad as constructed and to remain unpaid and unsatisfied; and
 Whereas, afterwards on June 8th. A. D. 1901. at the April A. D. 1901 term of the District Court of Coconino County. Territory of Ari- zona, judgment and drecree was entered in certain cause therein pending wherein Thomas Bassford was plaintiff and The Santa Fe and Grand Canyon Railroad Company. a corporation; the Tusayan Develop ment Company, a corporation; The Canyon Construction Company, a cor poration; The International Trust Company, corporation, Trustee; Lombard, Goode and Company, a corporation; L. w. Goode, Hattie N. Goode, Saginaw and Manistee Lumber Company. a corporation; The J. M. Dennis Lumber Com pany, a corporation; Union Hard ware and Metal Company, a cor. poration; s. s. and c. E. Derby shire, a co-partnership. doing busi- ness under the firm name and style of Derbyshire & Derbyshire; 1; E. J. Post and Charles F. Meyers. a co-partnership, doing business under the firm name and style of E. J. Post and Company; A. and F. o. Poison, a co-partnership, doing business under the firm name of Poison Brothers; The Arizona Central Bank, a corporation; Max Salzman, George w. Martin, J. w. Thurber, R. R. Coleman, J. H. Richards, John Hurley, James Donohue, H. E. Brooks and J. B. Jones. were defendants. which cause was instituted to foreclose a mechanics lien upon said railroad, and in which cause said The Inter- national Trust Company filed a cross-complaint to foreclose . the aforesaid mortgage or deed of trust. and in which cause other of said defendants filed cross con- plaints to foreclose certain me chanic's liens upon said railroad; and
 Whereas, Tn pursuance of said judgment or decree there was sold, upon the 18th day of July, A. D., 1901. to Edward D. Kenna. Byron L. Smith and James H. Eckels, all of the City of Chicago, Illinois, as joint tenants and not as tenants in common, the following described property of The Santa Fe and Grand Canyon Railroad Company. towit:
 The rights, franchises, privileges