The Winslow mail., 1914-08-08
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF
SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC RAILROAD
COMPANY
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
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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 STAGES, and one OF whom
is a resident of the State of Utah, being desirous
OF forming a corporation for the purposes mere
matter set forth under and pursuant to the
laws of the State CT Utah, do hereby enter into
and adopt the following agreement, and Articles
of Incorporation:
ARTICLE THE name of the corporation here
BY formed shall be SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC
RAILROAD COMPANY ;os
ARTICLE 1.-THE said corporation Is oieahi%eu
in Salt Lake City, Utah
ARTICLE III-The names of the inocrpe~ators
and their several places of residence are aS
follows
nAvTn e COLLIER San Diego California.
HERBERT A. PARKYN, Chlcago' Liihois' L!t
SAMUEL S. SHERMAN, Wllmette' Iiinois iiii
AUGUST H. BUNGE, Chicaeo' Iiiinois 1,,iIos'
CHARLES c. CARNAHAN Wimette limos iniLois
r 1rt>N - pErAuAN Canton, Ohio.
- s1iA51 -, +-17cIIEp San Diego California.
TIIoHI4s III MAS NARIoNEAUx, Salt Lake City. Utah
ARTICLE IV-The said corporation snail con,
tnue in existence for period OF one n fauhttee h5
Com wears from and after the date OF THIS
agreement.
ARTICLE V-The purposes and business lor
which the corporation Is oIgahlZeu "le W -
by constructing, purchasing leasing, Vi o'l
wise and to equip, own, control MAINTAIN anu
operate by steam or electric power Iol 'ne in oa
riage of passengers and freight for hlre, MAJ az
or trunk line of Railway, extending from lhs
ritv of Denver in the County of Denver ana
State of Colorado by what shall appear ~ De
the mos feasible and favorable route i" q
minal point in the harbor OF San Diego III the
county of San Diego in the State OF CaIlrornla'
the said line OF railroad Aavlng a terminus t tn "a
aid City OF Denver, County OF Denver state oi
Colorado and running in approximately soulh-
westerly direction a distance OF approAlin"1et' t
sixty-five miles, through Denver, Arapahoe'
Douglas and Jefferson Counties, and into ParK
County in said State of Colorado; thence III ap
proximately a northwesterly direction, lultnei
distance of approximately one hundred ana n thlity-
eight miles, continuing through Falh' Cn"riee'
Lake Pttkn and Eagle counties anu llto i nnd
fial1 County in said State of Colorado; ana
thence in approximately a southwesterY arectloh @
Il further distance of approximately slAlS ~S
miles continuing through Carried Coun's ~
49, 1tess Comfy said State of Colorado; thence
continuing in approximately southWesterH VI
rection further distance of approximately ole
hundred and eight miles, through Nes@, ID
rose and San Miguel Counties, state OF CoiolTuo' @
70 the Utah Colorado State line; thence IN ap
proxmately a southwesterly direction iulne I
distance tf approximately eighty-sx miles 'hIUusN
san man County state of Utah, TO the utah-
4ri7ona state line; thence in approximately a
southwestGly direction further distance v "p
uroximateR fifty-five miles, and thence III
northwesteily direction turther distance w p
rroxfnately ninety miles, through Navajo
and Coconmo Counties in the State OF AIlZoh"
to the Arizona Utah State line thehee s+sp ~
nroximately a northwesterly direction a. 1urther
distance of approximately eleven miles, auo 'A4 s
tn approximately a southwesterly directpn Iur-
ther distance of approximately twenty sven niies
through Kane County, State OF utI, ~ ~ +ai tnu
Utah Arizona State line; thence In approximately
a southwesterly direction further distance Oh
approximately one hundred and twene W. ms
through Coconino and Mojave Countts' otate ol
Arizona to the Arizona Nevada state line' .henee
IN
further distance of approximately nineteen mlieS
through Clark County in the State OF NEVADA 10
the Nevada Arizona State line (Cdorado riVer)
thence in approximately southweFerly uieo.,ot ..
further distance of approximately one huhureu
and six miles through Moave county state ol
Arizona to the Arizona California state hhe
fColorado riyer); thence In approximately a
eouthwestery direction further distance OF ap-
proximately two hundred and tllrty miles
through San Bernardino, Rtversde, Imperial ana
San Diego Counties State of California, 10 the
said terminal point the harbor of San Diego
in the County Of San Diego in the State OF
California a total distance of approximately
eleven hundred and twenty seven (112O miles,
more or less; together with all necessary and
appropriate branch lines and extensions of said
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 north"esterS
direction a distance Of approximately one nun
dred and fifteen miles through CARRIED ana mo
Blanco Counties State of Colorado. to the Utah
Colorado State line; thence IN northWesteriy
direction a further distance of approximately
one hundred and eighty miles through UNA. eo1t
Wasatch and Summit Counties, and INTO san oalt
Lake County State of Utah, to Salt Lake CITY,
Salt Lake County, State of Utah entering sala
Salt Lake City from the east total distance i %
approximately two hundred ana ninety y-l''e NS'''
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-Coorado State line and
running in an approximately easterly 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 distance of
approximately forty three miles, to the town of
Dolores Dolores County, State of Colorado
total distance of approximately forty -eight l4sl
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
junction of such branch line with said main line,
about eight miles south of the town of Pahreah
In said County, In a northery direction dis
tance OF approximately forty miles, thence In an
easterly direction further distance of approxi-
matey fifty miles, then in a northwesterly d.
rection 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 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 (28D; ana %
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 one mile east Of Johnson Greek in Coco
nine County, State of Arizona, In southerY
direction, a distance of approximately seventy
our t7N miles through Goconino County State