The Winslow mail., 1914-07-25
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF
sOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC RAILROAD
COMPANY
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

COMPANY
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 one OF whom
is resident of the State of Utah. being deslrous
Of forming corporation for the purposes here
matter FORTH under and pursuant 10 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
ey formed shall be SOUTHWESTERN PACIflC
RAILROAD COMPANY.
ARTICLE 1.-THE said corporation is organized
in Salt Lake City, Utah
ARTICLE III-The names of the inoorPc~stors
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, Wi4mette, lliihois'
AUGUST H. BUNGE, chicago lIihois'
CHARLES G. CARNAHAN, wilmette, Illinois.
HENRY B. RETT1E Chlcaeo' 441Ioio' Ii
sOHN E. CARNAHAN, canton, Onio'
ED FLETCHER, san Diego SaIiiII JIit "a
THOMAS MARIoNEAUX Salt Lake CITY otah'
ARTICLE Iv-The said corporation shall con-
tinue in existence for period OF one FuhuIe1 t.
dO0) years from and after the date OF 'h's
agreement.
ARTICLE V-The purposes and business Ior
which the corporation is organized are to acquire
by constructing, purchasing, leasing ol o'il
wise and to equip, own, control MAINTAIN am "ru
operate by steam or electric power, for the car
riage of passengers and freight for hlre' man
or trunk line of Railway, extending from 'ne
City OF Denver in the County OF Denver, anu
State of Colorado, by what shall appear 10 pe
Tho most feasible and favorable route to TEL
minal point in the harbor of San Diego IN the
county of San Diego in the State OF CallIofhia'
the said line of railroad Aaving terminus IN
aid City of Denver, County of Denver State OF
Colorado ,and running in approximately soueh n
westerly direction, distance OF approAlnla'ei'
sixty-fiye miles, through Denver Arapanoe'
Douglas and Jefferson Counties, and INTO Farh
County in said State of Colorado; thence IN @p-
oroximately a northwestery direction, lurlher
distance of approximately hundred and thlrly-
eight miles continuing through PARK Chaliee'
Lake Pitkin and Eagle Counties, and INTO uar
field County in said State OF Coloraao' anu
thence in approximately southWestelly ulIeotlol .
a further distance of approximately slXS-tWo
miles continuing through Garfield County anu
into Mesa County, said State OF Colorado' thelce
continuing in approximately southwesteiy , W ~
rection further distance OF approximate o
hundred and eight miles, through Mesa, MoHt-
rose and San Miguel Counties, State OF Coiorauo'
to the Utah Colorado State line; thence IN ap-
proximatey a southwesterly direction iurtheI
distance of approximately eighty miles through
San Juan County, State of Utah, to the otah-
Arizona State line thence in approximately d
southwesterly direction further distance OF ap-
proximately fifty five miles, and thehce III
northwesterly direction further distance OF ap-
proximately ninety miles, through Navajo
COcOn1nO ENiiHN'4'N
TO the Arizona-Utah State line; thence IN ap-
proximately northwestery direction a further
distance OF approximately eleven miles, ana thehce
In approx rnatey a southwesterly direction tui-
ther distance of approximately twenty miles
through Kane County, State of Utah, to the
Utah-Arizona State line; thence in approximately
a southwesterly direction a further distance Oh
approximately one hundred and twenty-five mllts
through Coconno and Mojave Counties, state OF
Arizona, to the Arizona Nevada State line; thence
in approximately a southwesterly direction a
ofo1U MIN
through Clark County In the State of Nevada TO
the Nevada Arizona State line Colorado river
thence in approximately a southwesterly direction
a further distance of approximately one hundfe1
and six miles through Moiave County State Of
Arizona the Arizona California State line
COLORADO river); thence in approximately
southwesterly direction further distance Of ap-
proximately two hundred and thirty seven miles
through San Bernardino, 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 OF
california, total distance of approximately
eleven hundred and twenty seven (112D miles,
more or less; together with all necessary and
appropriate branch lines and extensions of said
line in and through said States and particularly
/. 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 be the most appropriate
point for junction of said branch line with said
main line. and running thence in northwesteriy
direction distance of approximately hun
dred and fifteen miles through Garfield and Rio
Blanco Counties State of Colorado, to the Utah
Colorado State line; thence in northwesterly
direction further distance of approximately
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 (295)
miles and,
2. A branch line. designated for convenience
DOLORES BRANCH LINE, extending from
point said main line in San Juan County,
State of Utah, which shall appear to be the
appropriate point for a junction of such
branch line with said main line, about five
miles west Of the Utah-Colorado State line and
cunning in approximately easery direction
approximately five miles through San Juan
County, State of Utah, to the Utah Colorado State
fine: thence in southwesterly direction into
Dolores County, State of Colorado, distance Of
approximately forty-th miles, to the town of
Dolores Dolores County, State of Colorado,
total distance of approximately forty-eight G0
miles; and,
: g. A 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 al
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 a further distance of approxi
mately fifty miles, then in northwestery d.
recton further distance Of approximately
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 Sewer
County, in said State, to the town of Saina, in
said Sewer County, the Marysvae 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 junction of such
branch line with said main line. about four
miles south Of the Utah-Arizona State line, and
about mile east of johnson Creek in Coco
nino County, State of Arizona in a southerly
direction a distance of approximately seventy
our (74 miles through Coconino County State