The Coconino sun., 1914-07-03
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 are citizens of the United States. and 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 I.-The name of the corporation here by formed shall be SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY.
 ARTICLE 1.-The said corporation Is organized in Sat Lake City, Utah.
 ARTICLE uI-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. Illinois SAMUEL s. SHERMAN. Wilmette. Illinois AUGUST II. BUNGE. Chicago illinois CHARLES C. CARNAHAN. wimette. Illinois. HENRY 5. RETTIE. Chicago, Illinois JOHN E. CARNAHAN, Canton, ohio' ED FLETCHER, san Diego california. THOMAS MARIONEAuX, Salt Lake City, otah'
 ARTICLE Iv-The said corporation shall con. tinue fin existence for period of One Hundred uoO years from and after the date or th!s agreement.
 ARTICLE v-The purposes and business TOT which the corporation is organized are to acquire by constructing. purchasing, leasing or o'her wise, and to equip, own, control. maintain anu operate by steam electric power Tor the ear riage of passengers and freight for hire, man
 or trunk line Of Railway, extending rom the City of Denver in the County oi Denver, anu State of Colorado. by what shall appear 'o pc the most feasible and favorable route to ter mipal point in the harbor of San Diego in the county Of San Diego in the State Of Ca.hofh'a' the said line Of railroad havlng terminus ia said City Of Denver, County or Denver state o' pgVY it. anrrnN a westerly direction a distance Of approxlHatey siNty-fiye miles. through Denver MaPanoe' Doug'a as and Jefferson Counties, and Into rNh County in said State of Colorado; thence m ap- proximately a nnrthwesterly direction, iurther distance of pproximatey. one hundred and thiry- eight miles, continuing through Park' 'halIee' Lake PItkin and Eagle Counties and ihto uaF field County in said State or Colorafoi aad tbsrre in approximately southwesterly direction A further distance of approximately sNty-two mics continuing through Garfield county anu in'o Mesa County said State of Coloraco thence cont lnung in approximately sou'h"ca'eiE u'- r,c,iou !, r,rtber distance of approximately one h.lnGrel and eight miles, through Mesa, Mon'' rose and San Migue Counties, State of Soiofa'o' ts the Utah-C ColOradn State line: thence lh sp rrpyim1Joly a snuthwesterly diTe'Joh iurtheI
 3re oI approx inc tciy eigity-siX miles through san Juan County. State of Utah to the utah- Ar.7nna State line thence in 9pproXlmatry .0uihwcs,erIy direction further distance "i ap ,y,yiiuatrIv fifly-f miles, and thence In rprfbv.estery direction further distance or Rp- Tgrx nat,ly ninety -onr mt eS, ih'pGs1 Na'aJo aag Co o:ino Conties in the Siiie or Arizona 10 the Arizona Utah State line; thence m ap- proylma,oIy a nDrtAwcstcTly dire tioa furihe' .fstq1re of approx maely eleven miles an' thence fn appr1ximatey @ sputhwesterly direction II. ihcr distance ot approximately tWenty-seNen in'ieS through Kane County. State of utah, 70 tne utah-Arizona State line; thence in approNmateiy 2 sou,hwestcrly direction further distance ot approximately hundred and twenty-two mlies through Coconino and Mojaye Counties state o'
 a14 t1tp In auproximately southwesterly direction a further distance of approximately nineteen mii's through Clark County in the State Of Nevada to the Nevada Arizona State line Colorado riverJ' thence in approximately southwesteriy drectlon a further distance of approximately one hundred and six miles through Mojaye County, state oi Arizona to the Arizona California State line Colorado riyer): thence in approXimatey southwesterIy direction further distance oi ap- proximately two hundred and thirty seven mics through San Bernardino Riverside lmperlal ana San Diego Counties. State of California, to the said terminai point the harbor or san Diego in the County of San Diego in the State Of California, total distance Of approximately eleven hundred and twenty seven nl2D mi!es more or less; together with all necessary and appropriate branch lines and extensions or said line in and through said states, ands particularly:
 | branch line, designated for convenience SALT LAKE CITY BRANCH LINE, extending from the point on said main line at or near Rifle in Garfield County, State of Colorado which shall appear to be the most appropriate point for a junction of said branch line with said main line, and running thence In a northWestery direction a distance of approximately one hun dred and fifteen miles through Garfield and RIO Blanro Counties State of Colorado to the Utah Colorado State line; thence In a northwesterly direction a further distance of approximateiy one hundred and eighty miles through ulnta wasateh and Summit Counties, and into Salt Lake County, State of Utah. to Salt Lake city Salt Lake County, State of Utah, entering said sslt Lake City from the east, total distance or approximately two hundred and ninety-five (2s5) miles, and.
 2 branch line. designated for convenience DOLORES BRANCH LINE extending from a point 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-Coorado State line and running in an approximately easterly direction approximately five miles through San Juan County State of Utah. to the Utah Colorado State line: thence in 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 ds) miles, and.
 & branch line, designated for convenience PAHREAH ESCALANTE BRANCH LINE, extend- ing from the point on the said main line in Kane County, State of Utah. which shall ap- pear to be the most appropriate point Tor junction of such branch line with said main line, about eight miles south of the town or Pahreah in said County. in northery direction dis tance of approximately forty miles, thence in an easterly direction further distance of approxi- mately fifty miles, then fin a northwesterly di- rection a further distance of approximately one hundred and six miles, and thence in westerly direction a further distance of approximately thirty 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 Qrande railway, total distance of approximately two hundred and thirty miles (231) and
 t 4 branch line. designated for convenience KAIBAB BRANCH LINE. extending from a point on said main line which shall appear to be the most appropriate point for a junction of such branch line with said main line about four miles south of the Utah-Arizona State line. and rbout mile east of Johnson Creek in Coco ntno County State of Arizona. in southerly Erection. \ distance of approximately seventy