The Winslow mail., 1914-07-18
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
~ OF
SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC RAILROAD
COMPANY
IN1TED srATEs on AMERICA.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
STATE OF UTAH,
COUNTY OF SALT LAKE.
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
That we, the undersigned, of whom are
citizens of the United StAtes, and of whom
is resident of the State of Utah. being desirous
OF forming a 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 Cailtornia' l,ornia
HERBERT A. PARKYN, chicago Liinois'
SAMUEL s. SHERMAN, Wiimette' Illinois
AUGUST H. BUNGE, Chlcaso' Liipois'
CHARLES G cARNAHAN. Wilmette, Illinois
HENRY B. RETT1E, Ch4caso' iiitIioS n,i
-OHN E. CARNAHAN, Cahlon' ~ ~
ED FLETCHER, san pleso' "a: 49,
ARTICLE IV-The said corporation shall con-
tinue in existence for period OF one Huhoieu ~.
600 years from and after the GATE Vi ms
agreement.
ARTICLE v-The purposes and business Tor
which the corporation is organized are to ACQUIRE
by constructing purchasing, leasing OF o'lei
wise and to equip, own, control maintain anu
operate by steam electric power LOT the ca
riage of messengers and freight for hire, main
or trunk line Of Railway, extending from 'he
City of Denver in the County OF DehVei, "ho
State OF Colorado by what shall appear " pe
the most feasible and favorable route 10 a ' ~
noinal noint in the harbor of San Diego III the
county OF San Diego in the state Oh Callol M - '' ~
fhe said line of railroad Aavlng terminus IA
aid Citv of Denver County OF Denver S'ate oh
min n
o,ester1v direction, distance OF approAllia'ei'
kixty-five miles, through Denver "a -
Done-as and jefferson Counties, and INTO falA
county in said State of Colorado thence III ap
i,rro+alv northwesterly direction, further
distance of approximately one hundred ana thiats @
eight miles continuing through PARK Ch"t,es'
Lake Pitkin and Eagle Counties anu nv ia,
field County in said state OF Coioi au -
Tbence in approximately southwestery oirectioh
further distance Of approximately slA'y wv
miles continuing through Gartlelo oouh'y ~ @'la
into Mesa County, said State OF ColoFauo' me-. si
continuing in approximately sou'hwes.eil' " w.
rection a further distance of approximately one
hundred and eight miles through Mesa, og No
rose and San Miguel Counties, state OF Coioino
to the Utah-Colorado State line; thence III aP-
nroximately southwesterly direction further
distance of approximately eighty six miles thIousn
San Juan County, State of Utah' 10 the U'"ii
arizona State line; thence in approXlmate'S a
southWesterly direction further distance OF ap
proximately fifty-fiv miles, and thence III
northwesterly direction further distance Oh ap
,rovimetely ninety one miles, through NaVaJo
and Coconino Counties in the State OF Arizona
- +bo arizona-Itah State line; thence in ap-
nroximately a northwestery direction lurther
distance of approximately eleven miles, ana lhehce
in approximately a southwesterly olreclloh IL
rher distance of approximately twenty seven hlleS
tbroueh Kane County State of Utah, to the
Utah Arizona State line; thence in approximately
a southwesterly direction further distance Vi
approximately one hundred ana twenty IVY my
through Coconino and Mojave Counties state OF
Arizona to the Arizona Nevada State line thence
in approximately a southWesterY orectlon
3nrther distance of approximately nineteen miles
through Clark County in the state OF SeVaaa 1 ~
the Nevada Arizona State line COLORADO rlVef)
thence in approximately southwesterly -dlrection
further distance of approximately one nunuie ~ -
and six miles through Mojave county, otale VI
Arizona to the Arizona California state llhe
COLORADO river); thence in approximately
southwesterly direction a further distance OF ap-
proximatey two hundred and thirty y-seVen hliles
through San Bernardino Riverside lmpefial ana
San Diego Counties State of California 10 the
said terminal point on the harbor of San Diego
IN the County of San Diego In the state OF
Cal fornia total distance OF approximately
eleven hundred and twenty seven Ql27) miles,
more or less together with all necessary and
appropriate branch lines and extensions or sala
line in and through said States, and 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 dorado
which shall appear to be the most appropriate
DOnt for junction OF SalQ DTaHcH line Win Soiu
main line, and running thence in northwesterly
direction a distance of approximately one nun
dred and fifteen miles through Garfield and Rlo
eanco Counties, State of Colorado, to the Utah
Colorado State line; thence In northwesterly
direction a further distance of approximately
one hundred and eighty miles through ulnta
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 t2soJ
miles; and,
"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 i've
miles west of the Utah-Colorado State line and
running in approximately easterly direction
approximately five miles through San Juan
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 y-three miles, to the town OF
Dolores Dolores County, State of Colorado,
total distance of approximately forty eight as
miles; and.
g. A branch line, designated for convenience
PAHREAH ESCALANTE BRANCH LINE, extend
ing from the point the said main line II
Kane County, State of Utah, which shall ap-
pear to the most appropriate point for
junction of such branch line with said main line
about eight miles south OF the town of Pahreqf
In said County. in a northerly direction dis
tancs of approximately forty miles, thence In al
easterly direction further distance Of approx
mately fifty miles, then in northwestery dt
recton a further distance of approximately on'
j., hundred and six miles and thence in westerl!
direction a further distance of approximately ly
thirty five miles through Kane Garfield Wayne
and Emery Counties. State of Utah, into Sevie
County, in said State, to the town Of Salna, IL
said Sewer County, the MarysVae pranci
line of the Denver and Rio Grande railway,
total distance of approximately two hundred an
thirty -one miles esd and. .
& branch line. designated for conventeno
KAfBAB BRANCH LINE, extending from a poin
OIL said main line which shall appear to be tn
most appropriate point for junction of sue
branch line with said main line.- about fou
miles south Of the Utah Arizona State line, an
about mile east of johnson Creek in Coco
nno County, State of Arizona. In southerl
direction a distance of approximately seventy
tour ca miles through Coconino County, Stat