The Winslow mail., 1914-07-11
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
a OF
SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC RAILROAD
COMPANY
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
STATE OF UTAH,

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 a:e
citizens Of the United Staees and one or wnom
is a resident Of the State of Utah being desirous
of forming corporation for the purposes here
matter forth under and pursuant TO the
laws of the State of Utah. do hereby enter into
of Incorporation
ARTICLE 1.-The name OF the corporation here
by formed shall be SOUTHWESTERN PAClflC
RAILROAD COMPANY.
ARTICLE 1.-THE said corporation is organlzeo
in Salt 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
uEpRERT A PARKYN Chicago, Illinois
SAMUEL s. SHERMAN, Wlmette 1llinois
AUGUST H. BUNGE, Chicago liihois.
CHARLES G. cARNAHAN, wilmette. Illinois
HENRY B. RETT1E, Chleaeo' liiinoo rni
JOHN E. CARNAHAN, canton ohto
~ ~ EsTCHER San Diego, California
THOMAS MARIONEAUX, Salt Lake city utah
ARTICLE Iv-The said corporation shall con,
tinue in existence for period OF one Huhdieu
lO0 years from and after the GATE ol 'H'
agreement
ARTICLE v-The purposes and business Ior
which the corporation is organized are to ACQUIRE
by constructing purchasing, leasing OF o'lei
wise and equip own control IlalA'ai t % w
nnerate nv steam or electric power, for the car
riaqe of passengers and freight for hire main
or trunk line Of Railway extending iIom 1 Ia
City of Denver in the County OF Dehsei, @ha nv
State Of Colorado, by what snail appear W @
the most feasible and favorable route TO TEL
minal point the harbor of San Diego IN tile
county of San Diego in the State Oh Ca!llolnia
the said line of railroad Aaving terminus III
aid City of Denver, County OF Denver StaIe %
Colorado and running in approximately n SUI
westerly direction, distance OF appioAiiiiI-'
,ixtv-fiye miles through Denver, Arapal9e'
rousjos and Jefferson Counties, and into PARK
County in said State of Colorado; thence N ap
oroximately northwesterly direction iui1ne' .
distance of approximately one huhu[eu aAu ctffee
eight miles continuing through Fark' Ch@t!ee' He
Lake Pitkin and Eagle Counties and INTO ual
field County in said State OF Colorauo' anu
thence in approximately southwesterly olrectioh
q further distance of approximately SLY! W.
miles continuing through Garfield county anu
into Mesa County, said State OF Coloraoo' tleioe
continuing in approximately southMes.eiis ., @ ~
rection further distance CT approximate! o.
hnndred and eight miles, through Mesa, Mont
rose and San Miguel Counties, State OF Coiorauo
to the Utah-Colorado State line; tnehce III Sp
nroximately southwestery direction further
distance of approximately eighty six miles through
San Juan County State of Utah to the Gtah-
Arizona State line; thence In appfoAimateiS
southwesterly direction further distance OF ap
proximately fifty-five miles, and thence IN
northwestery direction further distance OF ap
proximately ninety-o miles through NaVAJo
IN the Arizona Utah State line; thence IN ap
proxi1nately a northwesterly direction lurther
distance of approximately eleven miles, and thehce
in approximately southwesterly direction d lu'
+her distance of approximately twenty seven miles
through Kane County State of Utah, to the
Utah Arizona State line; thence in approximately
southwesterly direction further distance ol
approximately one hundred and twenty-five Mlles
through Coconino and Moaye Counties, state OF
Arizona to the Arizona Nevada state llne thehee
in approximately a southWesterly uirec'oh
roxr atQlU nj
through Clark County in the State of Nevada 10
the Nevada-Arizona State line (Coiorado flVef)'
thence in approximately southwestery ulreceioH
a further distance of approximately one huhoreu
and six miles through Moave County state OF
Arizona to the Arizona California state hhe
COLORADO river); thence in approximately
southwesterly direction further distance OF ap-
pFoximately two hundred and thirty seven mlies
through San Bernardino Riverside, lmperlal ana
San Diego Counties. State of California, to the
said terminal point the harbor OF San pleso
in the County of San Diego in the State Of
California total distance of approximately
eleven hundred and twenty seven Ql2) mi es
more less; together with all necessary ana
appropriate branch lines and extensions OF salo
line in and through said States, and particularly
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 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 hum
dred and fifteen miles through Garfield and fio
Banco Counties, State of Colorado, to the Utah-
Colorado State line; thence in a northwesterly
direction further distance of approximately
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
Salt Lake City from the east, total distance OF
approximately two hundred and ninety five (295)
miles, and,
q 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
most appropriate point for 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 Colorado State
line thence in a southwesterly direction into
Dolores County, State of Co orado, distance of
approximately forty three miles, to the town of
Dolores. Dolores County State of Colorado
total distance Of approximately forty eight Qs)
miles; and,
g. 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
junction Of such branch line with said main i1ne'
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
eastery direction further distance of approxi-
mateiy fifty miles, then in a northwesterly d.
recton further distance of approximately one
hundred and six miles, and thence in a 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 Sal1na; in
said Sewer County on the Msrysvae branch
line Of the Denver and Rio Grande railway a
total distance of approximately two hundred and
thrty-one miles (23D and q
branch line, designated for convenience
KAIBAB BRANCH LINE, extending from 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 Greek in Coco
nino County, State Of Arizona, in a southarly
direction, distance of approximately seventy
so4F l74l miles through Coconno County. State