The Winslow mail., 1914-08-08
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 seven OF whom are
citizens Of the United STAGES, and one OF Whom
is a resident of the State of Utah. being deslfous
of forming a corporation for the purposes here
matter set forth, under and pursuant 10 ule
laws State of Utah. 90 hereoy eh'eI lIco i
and adopt the following agreement, and Artleles
of Incorporation:
by formed shall be sOUTH" rs 4EHN FtACir ~
RAILROAD COMPANY.
ARTICLE 1.-THE said corporation Is oIea4iNeo
in Salt Lake City Utah
ARTICLE III-The names of the incorpeSators
and their several places OF residence are @S
follows
NAMES PLACES OF RESIDENCE.
nAvTD g COLLIER San Diego, California
DEppEPT A PARKYN Chicago, Illinois.
SAMUEL s. SHERMAN WllmeVte' 1ii 4ii!o.
AUGUST H BUNGE, Chlcago' minus III
c4ARLEs c. cARNAHAN, wtmette' Illinois
yEHIoV q RETTIE Chicago, Illinois
sORN E. CARNAHAN, canton cll.sto on,o'
ED FLETCHER, San Dies"' -
ARTICLE IV-The said corporation shaIi con
tnue in existence for period OF one Huhetee tg1
i00) years from and after the GATE ol 'n'
agreement 6
ARTICLE V-The purposes and business lol
.bicb the corporation is organized are TO ACQUIRE
by constructing, purchasing leasing, Vi o'hel
wise and to equip, own, control malntalh az"
onerate nv steam or electric power Tor lhe cal
riaga of passengers and freight for hire main
or trunk line of Railway, extenalns from S .nS
CITY of Denver the County OF Denver. 49, ~
State of Colorado, by what snah appe@1 ~
49, ros, feasible and favorable route to ter
ninaI point in the harbor OF San Diego IN tne
so1ntv of San Diego in the State OF Cahtorhla'
the said line Of railroad AaVlhe - eei So If
aid civ of Denver, County of Denver state oi
rolorado and running n approximately soutn-
westerly direction, a distance Oh app oartoe
,;vtv-five miles, through Denver, Aapaloe'
DoIslas and Jefferson Counties, ana ln'o an
romptv in said State of Colorado; thence IN ap
oroximately a northwesterly dfectlon' -
distance of approximately one huhuIeu an ~ 80
eight miles continuing throuen 80 ito Cor
20 pitkfn and Eagle Counties ana lnto Hai a
fiold County in said state OF Coloi All tn
thence in approximately southwestetH 100
s,,Ttbar distance of approximately Sixty 80 a
Ne continuing through Garfield Counly ~
tnto Mes. County, said State OF Colorauo, Az
continuing in approximately a southMeSte stn,t' ona
rection a further distance OF apploHtiy, ta ,,nI
sa ma eight miles through Mesa, MonC-
ose and san Miguel Counties, State OF CoiorEuo'
~ tba Utah Colorado State line; thence ID ID S Sp
nroximatdy southwestery drectioh to,ah
p.a 10 onnroximatelv eighty-six miles throush
Gan man County State of Utah, to the pe""
Ariuona .tate line; thence in approxlmatsS "
soutbwestrly direction further distance = p
,roximateb fifty-five miles, ana thehee 90
or+bv5estely direction further distance W ap
rroximatel, ninety miles, throusn ttiono
~
IN the Arizona Utah State line; thence - 80 ~
ox,irnatelvi W a northwesterly direction q lurthel
distance of tpproximaely eleven mics az az . FUR
IN approximately southWesterly uneotEEa E nni1eS
thor distance of approximately twenty Gu H. ne
,brough Kan County, State or utsi ~ 'iie
Utah Arizona state line; thence IN gistanna f
southwestery direction a further uiseai a 80, ~
anproxi imately 0ne hundred ana twel w - -
,broueh Coconao and Mojave Counts oIaee VI
arizona to theArizona- Nevada state line, iis4t t
in Approximately southWesterly 80 tiles
iunat q
through Clark Ounty in the Stateor Stl5 ri1erI
the Nevada Arizpa State line lCt s,aotion
thence in approximately southWs'eliS s,
further dstanc' of approximate oie Gtt nutu' s
- siv miles Though Mojave Qunty, state OF
Arizona to the Fizona -CaliforIa State hNe
fColorado riverl; thence In ApproSimateS "
eouthwesterly direcbn furthe ,t 1o n,iIes
nroximatey two hudred and llrtS eeVeu s
tbrough san Bernarno Riverde Imperial ana
SAN Diego Counties, State of altolhta' 10 @ .le
said terminal point the hsDU. -, ~ ~ so Stoto .,
| the County of sn Dieg IN the State ol
CoI,fornia total lstance Oh approximately
Ien hundred and wentyeven ul2D miles,
nore ar less; togethe wit all necessary anu
snnropriate branch line az extensions OF sala
Iine IN and through salt Stes, ana partculariy'
A branch line, deAeted for convenience @
1A1Er CITY BR{H LINE, extending
SAL 49,, Lint ON said lin line at near
- corfield Coun State of Colorado,
t nii hor onnesr to the most appropriate
"noh iunction Of sthranch line with said
point lol - ,,ratng ice In nortnwesterly
main llhe' al" ai4onao ~ proXimately one hun
direction Ioi,as 5ugh Garfield and Rio
dreu anu ~.t - C+ate Colorado to the Utah
Biancq CoHnF ,,o. ce In a northwestery
colorado State line; - ~ onnrovir,oteiv
direction q "a eie miles through Uinta,
one hundred ana ell lt6unties and into salt
Wasatcn ~ oto+a csah, to Salt Lake City,
LAKE NOu'y, -, 9 Of Utah, entering said
SAT- Lane - 80 east, total distance OF
Salt Lake City from "a ond ninety fiye (oe5l
approximately two
miles; and, ,.o4oa sou oo,rorta,o ~
z. n ~ ar M, MINE, extending from
DoLorE0 "a ,o Inc in San Juan County,
polh' ~ - ~ shall appear to be the
otdte VI / for a junction of such
most applop %ttbd main line, about five
prahch me +hah- Colorado State line and
mites "es. u o. Ultimately easterly direction
auino smiles through San Juan
epp State = fl to the Utah COLORADO State
te ibence tnsouthwesterly direction into
tt 5os county of Colorado, distance of
tov;matep fthree miles, to the town of
nps ps Dnreounty, State of Colorado
, 5is+are approximately forty y-eight (4sl
msfeS hTsh B. designated Tor convenience,
oSuREATtseANTE BRANCH LINE, extend
Ing fromle Int on the said main line in
te ClR tate of Utah, which shall ap-
80 y the most appropriate point for
pinot,o hch branch line with said main line,
ut miles south of the town of Pahreah
ihty, in northerly direction dis
a" 80 90 )roximately forty miles. thence in
a.t rAction further distance of approxi-
to1 miles, then in a northwesterly di-
80 oIIrther distance of approximately one
na1 six miles, and thence in westerly
- further distance of approximately
thi+ miles through Kane Garfield, Wayne
"a Counties State of Utah, into Sewer
60, said State, to the town of Salina, in
.4r County, the Marysvale branch
site Denver and Rio Grande railway,
ttthce of approximately two hundred and
~ miles (231); and, .
anch line designated for convenience
KBRANCH LINE extending from point
han line which shall appear to be the
lroprfate point for a junction of such
Zine with said main line, about four
nth of the Utah-Arizona State line, and
Je mile east of Johnson Greek in Coco
unity, State of Arizona In southeriY
! distance of approximately seventy
D miles through coconino County. state