The Winslow mail., 1914-08-01
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
G. OF
SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC RAILROAD
COMPANY
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

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 a corporation for the purposes here
matter 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 incorpe-stors
and their several places of residence are as
follows:
NAMES PLACES OF RESIDENCE.
DAvID g COLLIER San Diego, California.
HERBERT A. PARKYN, Chlcago' Li!nos' ii!!
SAMUEL s. SHERMAN, Wlmetle' Illiho!s'
AUGUST H. BUNGE, Chlcago' Iiiihois'
CHARLES G. cARNAHAN, wilmette. Illinois.
HENRY B. RETTIE, Ch4caso' nuns
sOHN E. CARNAHAN, Canton, ONO
ed FLETCHER, San Diego, CallIornla'
THOMAS MARIONEAUX, Salt Lake CITY, utah'
ARTICLE Iv-The said corporation shall con-
tinue in existence for period Of One hundred
600 years from and after the date oI th-S
agreement. @
which the corporation is organized are 10 ACQUIRE
by constructing purchasing, leasing OF o'nel
wise and to equip own control MAINTAIN anu
operate by steam electric power 1or the ca
riage of Messengers and freight for hire, main
or trunk line of Railway, extending from the
ritv of Denver in the County OF Denver, anu
State of Colorado, by what shah appear ~
The mos! feasible and favorable route to ter-
nninal point in the harbor of San Diego IN the
county of San Diego in the State Oh Ca.liol nia a.
The said line of railroad Aaving terminus IN
~oloraao and running in approXi Ximate!y soutn
westerly direction, a distance OF approximate ,
sixty-fiye miles, through Denver AIapaioI,
Douglas and Jefferson Counties, ana lhIo ram
1+u IN soid state of Colorado thence in ap-
pfoximately a northwesterly direction a IuI.ne @
distance of approximately one hundred ana thlIts @
eight miles, continuing through faih' Ch"l,e' 60
Lake Pitkin and Eagle Counties, ana lnto u
field County in said State of COLORADO anu
thence in approximately southwesterlS i 40.
n further distance Of approximately slxty-tWo
miles continuing through Garfield County anu
fnto Meea County said State of Colorado; thence
continuing in approximately southwesteTY u.
rection a further distance Of approximately one
hundred and eight miles, through Mesa Won Mole-
rose and san Miguel Counties State of Colorado
10 the Utah Colorado State line; thence IN ap
nroximately southwestery direction further
distance of approximately eighty miles thIouen
San Juan County State of Utah, to the otah-
arizona State line; thence in approxlmatey
southwesery direction a further distance OF ap
proximately fifty-five miles, ana thence !"
rroximately ninety one miles, through Navajo
nnd Coconino Counties in the State OF Arizona
10 the Arizona-Utah State line; thence III ap-
proximately a northwesterly direction Iurthel
sistanca Of ximaely eleven miles, and thence
in approximately a southwestery direction Iuf
ther distance of approximate twenty seven Hies
through Kane County, State OF otah' " tiie
ITtah- Arizona State line thence In approximately
n soutbwesterly direction further distance Oh
approximately hundred and twenty-five mles
through Coconno and Mojave Counties, state Oh
Arizona to the Arizona Nevada State line; thehee
tn annroximately a southwesterly direction
further distance of approximately nineteen nhiles
through Clark County in the State OF Nevada 10
the Nevada Arizona State line (Colorado rWer)'
thence in approximately southwesterY dlrection
further distance of approximately one hundred
and six miles through Mojave County, state OF
Arizona to the Arizona California state line
COLORADO river) thence in approximately a
soutbwesterly direction further distance OF ap-
proximaely two hundred and thirty-seven mlies
through San Bernardino Riverside lmperlal ana
San Diego Counties, State of California, TO the
said terminal point on the harbor of San Diego
In the County of San Diego in the state OF
Cal forna a total distance of approximately
eleven hundred and twenty seven ClZD hleS,
more or less; together with all necessary and
appropriate branch lines and extensions of said
line in and through said States, and partlculafly
SALT LAKE CITY BRANCH LINE extending
from the point on said main line at or near
Rifle in Garfield County, State of Colorado
0bich shall appear to be the most appropriate
point for junction of said branch line with SAID
main line and running thence in a northwesterly
direction a distance of approximately one hun
dred and fifteen miles through Garfield and RIO
Blanco Counties, State of Colorado, to the Otah-
Colorado State line; thence In a 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, a total distance of
approximately two hundred and nnety-five t2s5)
miles; and,
q 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 eastery 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, a distance of
approximately forty-three miles, to the town of
Dolores Dolores County, State of Colorado, a
total distance of approximately forty QS)
miles and,
8 branch line designated for convenience,
PAHREAH ESCALANTE BRANCH LINE, extend
ing from the point the said main line in
Kane County, State Of Utah, which shall ap-
pear to be the most appropriate point for a
junction of such branch line with said main line,
about eight miles south of the town of Pahreah
in said County, In northerly direction a dis
tance Of approximately forty miles thence In an
easterly direction further distance of approx
mately fifty miles, then In a northwesterly d.
rection a further distance of approximately one
hundred and six miles and thence In westerly
direction further distance of approximately
thlrty-five miles through Kane, Garfield, Wayne
and Emery Counties, State Of Utah, into Sewer
County, in said State, to the town of Salina in
said Sewer County, on the Marysvale branch
line OF the Denver and Rio Grande railway,
total distance of approximately two hundred and
thirty-one miles (23D; and %
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 fOul
miles south of tire Utah Arizona State line, and
about mile east of Johnson Creek in Coco.
nino County, State Of Arizona, In southerly
direction, a distance of approximately seventy
tour (74 miles through Coeonino County, State