The Coconino sun., 1914-07-24
ARTICLES OF INCoRPoRATION D OF SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC RAILROAD
 COMPANY


 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 arc citizens of the United StA,es, aud one Of whom is a resident of the State Of Utah, being dosirous of forming corporation for the purposes here matter SC. 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:
 by formed shall be SoUTHwEsTERN PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY.
 ARTICLE II-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 limos SAMUEL S SHERMAN, Wtimette lliino.s AUGUST II. BUNGE. chicago li,thoiS CHARLES c. CARNAHAN, Wilmette. Illinois HENRY n RETTIE, Chicago. Illinois JOHN F. CARNAHAN Canton, ohio' En Fl PITCHER. San Diego, California THOMAS NARTONEAUX Salt Lake City. Utah. ARTICLE Iv-The said corporation shall con- tinue in existence for period Of one huhateu QOO) years from and after the date ot 'n' agreement N
 ARTICLE V-Ihc purposes ana IusIhO"S aus which inc corporation Is organized are to asqulre py constructing purchasing. leasing or o'her wise, and to equip, own, control maintain "'Iu operate by steam or electric power TOT the t o"t riaro of passengers and freight for hire, man or trunk line of Railway, extending rom uo City Of Denver in the County or Denver, anu State of Colorado, by what shall appear to Ue the most feasible and favorable route Io a 'C. n,iraI noInt in the harbor of San Diego In the county of San Diego In the State Of CalioFhla' the said line of railroad havlng terminus II, said City of Denver, County Of Denver s'Ate o' CoIorado and running in approximately aouIn- vesterly direction, distance Of approNlhaIeg sixty-five miles through Denver N@PSu'' Douglas and Jefferson Counties, and Into farh County in said State Of Coiorado' 1ne".e tmr,Ssr proximately a northwesterly direction iutlher distance of approximately one hundred and thlrE- eight miles. continuing through FaFK' Cn"ttss' rss Lake Pitkn and Eagle Counties' ana lhto "ai field County in said State or Ioiotauo' SHu thence in approximately a southwesteriy direction n further distance of approximately slSy-t"o miles continuing through Garfield SouH's anu into Mesa County said State of Colorado; thence continuing In approximately south"eSterE ul- rectIo, n further distance Of approximately one hundred and eight miles, through Mesa "ont- rose and San MRuel Counties, state or No!oF"1'' 10 the Utah-Colorado State line; thence Iu aP- rrnxIroteIy A southweBterly direction a further distance of approximate eighy-slx miles through San Juan County, State Of Utah, to the L'an- Arizona State line; thence ID aPpioAih't,' southwcsterly direction further distance or 'P- nroyimately ffty-five miles. and thence lh northwesterly direction further distance or ap- proxl lmately ninety ono miles, through Na'ajp and Coconiua Counties in the State ot Arizona to the Arizona-Utah State line; thence III ap- proximately a northwusterly direction turtheF distance of spproXmaely eleven miles and thence in approximately a southwesterly. dreesloh IT. lI. ther distance of approximately twenty-seVen mics through Kane Counts, State of Utah. 10 the Utah-Arizona State line thence in approSlmately A southwesterly direction a further distance ol approximately ono hundred and twenty-t"o mlIes ,brouyh Cocoulnn and Mojaye Counties, State or Arlzona to the Arizona Nevada State line; thence in approximately a southwoster!y drectloh further distance of approximately nineteen ,u''es through Clark County In the State or NeVaua to inc Nevada Arizona State line Colorado rlveD; thence in approximately a southwestery direction q further distance of approximately one hundred and stx miles through MoIave County, state or Arizona to the Arizona California state line Colorado river); thence In approximately a southwesterly direction further distance or ap- proxlmately two hundred and thirty-seVen mics through San Bernardino Riverside, Imperial ana 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 appro1lmatey eleven hundred and twenty-seven ll2O niles, more or less; together with all necessary ana appropriate branch lines and extensions Of said line In and through said States and partcuiary' l. A 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 De the most applopildto point for a Junction of said branch limo with said main line and running thence In northwesterly direction a distance Of approximately ono hun dred and fifteen miles through Garfield and Rio Blanco Counties, State Of Colorado, to the Utah Colorado State line: thence in northwestery direction a further distance ot approximately one hundred and eighty miles through Ulnta, Wasatch and Summit Counties and Into sat Lake County, State of Utah. to Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County State of Utah, entering said Salt Lake City from tho east total distance of approximately two hundred and ninety-five t295) miles; and
 DOLORES BRANCH LINE, extending from point on said main line in San Juan County, State of Utah. which shall appear to be the most appropriate point for a junction or 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 County. State Of Utah, to the Utah h-Colorado State line. thence in a southwesterly direction into Dolores County. State of Colorado, a distance of approximately forty-three miles, to the town of Dolores Dolores County, State of Colorado, a total distance of approximately forty-eight HS miles: and
 B. branch line designated for convenience, PkHREAH 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 for junction of such branch line with said main line, about eight miles south of the town of Pahreah In said County, in northerly direction dis tance of approximately forty miles thence In an eastery direction further distance of approxi- mately fifty miles, then in northwesterly di- rection a further distance of approximately one hundred and six miles and thence in westerly direction further distance of approximately thirty five miles through Kane, Garfield, Wayne and Emery Counties, State of Utah. into Sevler County, in said State, to the town of Salina, in said Sevier County. the Marysvale branch limo of the Denver and Rio Grande railway, total distance of approximately two hundred and thirty-one miles t2sD and
 {. branch line, designated for convenience KAIBAB BRANCH LINE, extending from point 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 s5out one mile east of Johnson Creek in Coco nino County, State of Arizona, in a southerly direction. distance of approximately seventy Tour t7D miles through Coconno County. State