Show SALT LRE LOS ANG LES ROAD company formed and articles of incorporation signed and development Ce companies morI organized to alit lot in leond bond and developing territory 13 ranches to deep bei creek nind celoar city articles of incorporation of the salt sail lake and los lo angeles railroad were signed in salt lake thursday Thu raday in addition to the railroad company two auxiliary companies looking to the construction of the llie road and development of territory contiguous to it were formed the officers of the railroad are ar W A dark clark president R C kerens first vie vice president J ross koss dark clark second vice rice president F r B gibbon third vice president and general counsel co unselT T F miller secretary and F K rule kule trees creag aurer the names of the incorporators atad their several places of residence are as follows william A dark clark unite battle R C I 1 kerena erens st louis J T ross clai ice los loa angeles IV 9 mccornick McCo niek salt lake david dand keith salt sail lake thomas kearns salt lake charles Cli arles 0 whittemore Wilt temore salt lake reed smoot provo E W clark ophir charles clark central township mo S A bemis st SL louis perry ferry S libath muncie ind richard kerens jr st louis charles W dark clark butte georgo george B leighton st louis T E gibbon los angeles william U B dark clark kansas city A II if handlo st louis the articles articled of incorporation incle include ale a branch to tho the deep creek country and one to cedar city several branches are also provided for in and around los angeles and san pedro the object being to build a network of rails rail as feeders to the western terminal As to the general route 0 the main line that is still a matt matter r ol of doubt but tile the articles call for tile the most direct and practicable line the actual route will not be selected belec ted probably for two months as many surveys have to be made at this end there is one line running via ophir which has been strongly wrongly tron gly urged another vla via fremont pins pass one via the valleys and another to go via debt junction Ju action and all al I 1 of which come together in lincoln county nevada it will lie be teen seen that the articles do not state the route except by naming counties so arranged that either of the routes named could be selected this however will be a matter of doubt for some time to tome come tile the los angeles terminal having already fifty five fire miles in operation will be immediately extended in ia various directions direction this road becomes the property of the los angeles salt lake and will bo be tile the basis of operations tho the empire construction company 1 Is to be incorporated for of which has already been subscribed acri bed J ross koss dark clark is president george H B leighton vice president and if 11 E mckee secretary who with david keith C K mccornick reed smoot R C IV A dark clark T E gibbon and T F miller form tile the board of directors this compa company riv is ia formed to construct and equip the railroad tile tha third corporation is a development company tile the organization has been baen left to a committee consisting of david keith NV S mccornick alck E R C cereus thomas kearns and T K L gibbon this incorporation will vil I 1 be for Sl of which is ia for immediate use this company will be given the duty of developing the great mining region coal and iron lands and other resources along the route tile the horticultural agricultural and stock sections will be investigated and conditions improved the corn company will own and orall town sites and work for tho the development of all industries and resources along tile the line and at the terminals |