The Coconino sun., 1914-07-17

ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF
 SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY
 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
 STATE OF UTAH,
 COUNTY OF SALT LAKE.
 KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That we, the undersigned, seven of whom citizens of the United States. and one of whom is resident of the State of Utah, being desirous of forming corporation for the purposes here matter set forth, under and pursuant to the laws of the State of Utah. do hereby enter into and adopt the following agreement. and Articles of Incorporation:
 ARTICLE 1.-The name of the corporation here by formed shall be SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY
 ARTICLE 1.-The said corporation is organized in Salt Lake City. Utah.
 ARTICLE III-The names of the incorporators and their several places of residence are as follows:
 NAMES PLACES OF RESIDENCE. DAVID C. COLLIER San Diego. California. HERBERT A. PARkYN, chicago, lllihols' SAMUEL S. SHERMAN. Wilmette' lliinos' AUGUST H. BuSGE, wmms,,a Ennsaso fiIinois fiinos. HENRY B. RETT1E. Chicago iiiinois' JOHN E. CARNAHAN, Canton, ohio' ED FLETCHER, San Diego, Cahiorhia' THOMAS MARIoNEAUX. Salt Lake City' o'sh'
 ARTICLE IV--The said corporation snail con tinue in existence for period of One Hundred OO0) years from and after the date or this agreement
 ARTICLE v-The purposes and business TOT which the corporation is organized are to aequre' by constructing, purchasing, leasing, or o'nef wise, and to equip, own. control, maintain anu operate by steam or electric power, Tor the car riage of passengers and freight for hire. man
 or trunk line of Railway, extending from the City of Denver in the County Of Denver, ana os what shall appear to po the most feasible and favorable route to ter mnai point in the harbor of San piego .h the county of San Diego in the State or Can'orhia' the said line of railroad Aaying terminus ia said City of Denver. County Of Denver state or Colorado and running in approximately soutn- westerly direction, distance or approAia.eH sixtyfive miles, through peh'er, ,A. p.rr Douglas and Jefferson Counties and Into rarh County in said State of Colorado; thence Tn ap- proxlmately a northwesterly direction iurther distance of approximately one hundred ana .hilV eight miles continuing through Park, Cha1ee' Lake Pitkin and Eagle Counties, and into Gar field County in said State Of Colorado; ana thence in approximately southwesteriy drectloh further distance of approxlmatey siAS-tMo miles continuing through Garfield County ana into Mesa County said State of Colorado; thence continuing in approximately southwestery oi- rection a further distance of approximately one hundred and eight miles. through Mesa Mon'- rose and San Miguel Counties State or Coiorado' to the Utah Colorado State line; thence In ap- proximately a southwesterly direction a iur'ne, distance Of approximately eighty hnes 'hIo's" San Juan County, State of Utah, to the utah- Arizona State line; thence in approximately southwes,erly direction further distance ot ap- proximately fifty five miles and thence Tn northwestery direction further distance or ap proy 'mately ninety one miles, through Nava)o and Coconino Counties in the State of Arizona to the Arizona Utah State ine; thence in ap- proximately "a northwestery direction turther distance Of approxlma eleven miles. and thence in approximately a southwesterly direction fur ther distance of approximately twenty y-seven miles through Kane County State Of Utah, to the utah-Arizona State line; thence in approximatey southwesterly direction further distance or approximately one hundred and twenty-two miles through Coconino and Mojave Counties, State or Arizona to the Arizona Nevada State line; thence in approximately a southwesterly direction further distance of approximately nineteen miles through Clark County in the State of Nevada to the Nevada Arizona State line Colorado riveD; thence in approximately a southwesteriy direction a further distance Of approximately one huhareu and six miles through Mojave County State Of Arizona to the Arizona California State line Colorado rver); thence In approximately southwesterly direction furthe, distance oi ap proximately two hundred and thirty seven miles through San Bernardno, Riverside. Imperial and San Diego Counties, State of California, to the said terminal point the harbor Of San Diego in the County of San Diego In the state or California. a total distance of approximately eleven hundred and twenty-seven l127) miles, more or less: together with all necessary and appropriate branch lines and extensions of said line in and through said States, and particularly:
 l. branch line, designated for convenience SALT LAKE. CITY BRANCH LINE. extending from the point said main line at or near Rifle, in Garfield County, State of Colorado which shall appear to be the most appropriate point for junction of said branch line with said main line and running thence in northwesterly direction a distance of approximately one hun dred and fifteen miles through Garfield and Rio Blanco Counties, State of Colorado to the Utah. Colorado State line: thence in a northwesterly direction q further distance of approximately one hundred and eighty miles through Uinta, wasatch and Summit Counties, and into Salt Lake County. State of Utah, to Salt Lake City. Salt Lake County State of Utah. entering said Salt Lake City from the east. total distance Of approximately two hundred and ninety-five (295) miles: and.
 2.A branch line, designated for convenience DOLORES BRANCH LINE, extending from a point on said main line in San Juan County. ! State of Utah. which shall appear to be the most appropriate point for junction of such branch line with said main line. about five miles west of the Utah-Colorado State line and running in approximately easterly direction approximately five miles through San Juan 1 County. State of Utah. to the Utah Colorado State line thence in a southwesterly direction into Dolores County State of Colorado, distance Of approximately forty three miles, to the town of Dolores. Dolores County. State of Colorado, total distance of approximately forty-eisht as) miles: and, PAHREAH EsCALANTE BRANCH LINE, extend- ing from the point on the said main line fin ! Kane County, State of Utah. which shall ap pear to be the most appropriate point for junction of such branch line with said main line. | about eight miles south of the town of Pahreah , in said County, in a northerly direction a dis tance of approximately forty miles. thence in an easterly direction a further distance of approxi- mately fifty miles. then fin northwesterly di- rection further distance of approximately one hundred and six miles, and thence in q westerly direction further distance of approximately thrty-five miles through Kane, Garfield, Wayne and Emery Counties State of Utah. into Sevier | County. in said State. to the town of Salina, in said sevier County. on the Marysvale branch ! line of the Denver and Rio Grande railway a total distance of approximately two hundred and thirty -ons miles (231): and.
 4 branch line. designated for convenience KAIBAB BRANCH LINE. extending from point | said main line which shall appear to be the most appropriate point for junction of such ! branch line with said main line. about four miles south of the Utah-Arizo State line, and about ono mile east of Johnson Creek in Coco nino County. State of Arizona, in southerly direction. distance of approximately seventy our t7D miles through Coconino County State |