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The railroad operated by the Southern Pacific Company is located in Oregon, California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico. It comprises a trunk-line railroad, the principal main lines of which extend from Portland, Oreg., southerly via Ashland, Oreg., to Oakland Pier (San Francisco), Calif.; San Francisco southerly via Santa Barbara, Calif., along the coast route, and Oakland Pier via Bakersfield, Calif., along the valley route, to Los Angeles, Calif.; thence southeasterly via Tuscon, Ariz., and Lordsburg, N.Mex., to Rio Grande (El Paso, Tex.); and from Oakland Pier, Calif., via Reno, Nev., to Ogden, Utah. Projecting from these main lines are numerous branches or feeders reaching into the productive mining and agricultural districts. The railroad is mostly single track and is standard gage, with the exception of the line from Keeler, Calif., to Mina, Nev., and Filben branch, which are narrow gage. It is operated by steam except the electric suburban lines at Alameda, Berkeley, and Oakland, Calif., while some of the lines in the vicinity of Portland, Oreg., are used for both steam and electrically operated equipment. The company operates a coastwise line of steamships plying between New York City, New Orleans, Galveston, Havana, and other ports. It also operates ferry lines across San Francisco Bay, river boats between San Francisco and Sacramento, and facilities for transferring equipment across the Sacramento River between Port Costa and Benicia, Calif. The principal cities served by this road are Eugene, Portland, and Salem, Oreg.; Alameda, Bakersfield, Berkeley, Fresno, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Oakland, Pasadena, Riverside, Sacramento, San Bernardino, San Francisco, San Jose, Santa Barbara, Stockton, and Vallejo, Calif.; Reno, Nev.; Ogden, Utah; Tucson, Ariz.; and El Paso, Tex.

The railroad property owned by the Southern Pacific Company is located largely in the State of Oregon and consists principally of single-track branch lines projecting from Hillsboro to Tillamook, Eugene to Myrtle Point, Corvallis to Transfer, Albany to Hoover, Albany to Yaquina, Salem to Black Rock, and several small detached lines. The property owned in California consists of a double-track branch line extending from San Francisco to San Bruno and South San Francisco with electric suburban lines in Alameda. The company also owns the steamships operating on the Atlantic seaboard. The main lines and branches are used under lease as hereinafter mentioned.

The Southern Pacific Company wholly owns and uses 487.060 miles of road with 12.540 miles of second main track. It also wholly owns but does not use 16.876 miles of road, consisting of 8.732 miles of road between El Centro and Seeley, Calif., leased to the Holton Interurban Railway Company, and 8.144 miles of road between Dragoon and Johnson, Ariz., leased to the Cobriza Mines Development Corporation, a noncarrier. The road wholly used but not owned consists of 6,418.956 miles, of which 166.309 miles are narrow gage, leased from lessors included in this report and 45.662 miles leased from other companies. The latter mileage comprises 8.505 miles of single-track railroad extending from Biola to Biola Junction, Calif., leased from the Fresno Traction Company; 16.253 miles of road, most of which is single track, extending from Mayfield to Vasona Junction, Calif., leased from the Peninsular Railway Company, 2.122 miles of single-track railroad extending from Ogden to Cecil Junction, Utah, leased from the Union Pacific Railroad Company, and 18.782 miles of single-track railroad extending from Myrtle Point to Powers, Oreg., leased from the C. A. Smith Lumber and Manufacturing Company. The jointly used but not owned mileage aggregates 5.347 undivided miles of road which includes a double-track main line 0.303 mile long with a large bridge over the Willamette River at East Portland, Oreg., owned by a lessor with the Oregon-Washington Railroad & Navigation Company, and 5.044 miles of single-track railroad between Richmond and Winehaven, Calif., owned wholly by the Richmond Belt Railway and used jointly by the Southern Pacific Company and The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company.

There is given below a short description of the properties of the lessor companies included in this report, all of which are standard-gage railroads, are operated by steam except when otherwise indicated, and are used in their entirety by the Southern Pacific Company except that certain lands, tracks, equipment, and other miscellaneous items of property are leased to other parties.


The records reviewed do not indicate that the Southern Pacific Company is controlled by any individual, association, or corporation. On the other hand, the company directly controls to the extent shown, the following companies whose common-carrier properties are operated by the companies named.

The company controls through 100 percent stock ownership the following-named companies whose common-carrier property it operated on date of valuation under arrangements described under leased railway property: Beaverton & Willsburg Railroad Company, Central Pacific Railway Company, Coast Line Railway Company, Hanford and Summit Lake Railway Company, Inter-California Railway Company, Porterville Northeastern Railway Company, South Pacific Coast Railway Company, Southern Pacific Railroad Company, and Tucson and Nogales Railroad Company. It also controls the Oregon and California Rail Road Company through 99.75 percent stock ownership.

The following-named companies whose properties are operated by their own organizations are controlled by the Southern Pacific Company through stock ownership as indicated: Arizona Eastern Railroad Company, 99.99 percent; Fresno Traction Company, Lake Charles & Northern Railroad Company, Louisiana Western Railroad Company, Morgan's Louisiana and Texas Railroad and Steamship Company, Pacific Electric Company, and Peninsular Railway Company, 100 percent; The Galveston, Harrisburg and San Antonio Railway Company, Houston and Shreveport Railroad Company, Houston and Texas Central Railroad Company, and Texas and New Orleans Railroad Company, 99 percent; Houston East and West Texas Railway Company, 99.95 percent; and Southern Pacific Terminal Company, 99.98 percent. It also controlled 100 percent the Phoenix and Eastern Railroad Company, which was operated by the Arizona Eastern Railroad Company.

The Southern Pacific Company indirectly controls through ownership of the entire capital stock of the Southern Pacific Railroad Company, the controlling company, the New Mexico and Arizona Railroad Company, whose common-carrier property is operated by the Southern Pacific Company.

The Southern Pacific Company controls jointly with The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company, through equal ownership of the entire capital stock, the Northwestern Pacific Railroad Company and the Sunset Railway Company, the common-carrier properties of which are operated by their own organizations. It is provided by agreement between the Southern Pacific Company and The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company that for the Sunset Railway Company certain offices, in alternate 5-year periods, shall be filled by certain officials of the Southern Pacific Company and The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company, respectively.

The Southern Pacific Company directly controls, to the extent indicated, the following corporations, comprising a railroad company operating in the Republic of Mexico, and steamship, electric railroad, and noncarrier companies: 100 percent stock ownership, Albion Lumber Company, Charles R. Allen Company, Beaver Hill Coal Company, East Coal Oil Company, Importers Bonded Warehouse Company, Iron Chief Mining Company, Kern Trading and Oil Company, Rifled Pipe Company, Rio Bravo Oil Company, Rockaway Pacific Corporation, San Jose Railroads, San Jose and Santa Clara County Railroad Company, Southern Pacific Building Company, Southern Pacific Land Company, Southern Pacific Railroad Company of Mexico, Stockton Electric Railroad Company, Sunset Development Company, Texas Town Lot Company, Visalia Electric Railway Company. Associated Oil Company, 50.17 percent. Fresno City Railway Company and Nile Steamship Company, 99.70 percent.

It jointly controls with other companies to the extent indicated, the following corporations: Pacific Fruit Express Company, jointly controlled with Union Pacific Railroad Company, 50 percent; Associated Pipe Line Company, jointly controlled with Associated Oil Company, 50 percent.

The property of the Southern Pacific Company has been operated by its own organization from the dates of acquirement thereof to date of valuation, except the section from El Centro to Seeley, Calif., 8.732 miles, which has been operated by the Holton Interurban Railway Company, and the section from Dragoon to Johnson, Ariz., 8.144 miles, which has been operated by the Cobriza Mines Development Corporation, a noncarrier corporation.

CORPORATE HISTORY

The Southern Pacific Company was incorporated in perpetuity by a special act [...] The Southern Pacific Company acquired the proprety, rights, and franchises of seven railroad corporations. The company, itself, and those corporations, together with their predecessors total 18 different corporations, of which one underwent two changes of name, and comprise the line of corporate succession culminating in the Southern Pacific Company as at present constituted.

The names of the corporations, the respective dates of incorporation, and for each predecessor the date and manner of succession follow.

No. Name Incorporation Succession
1. Southern Pacific Company. By special act of Kentucky, March 17, 1884.
2. Johnson-Dragoon & Northern Railway. See 4. Sold at foreclosure November 22, 1911, and conveyed December 24, 1912, to 1.
3. Johnson, Dragoon Mountain and Northern Railway. See 4. Name changed to 2, September 14, 1908.
4. Dragoon Mountain and Northern Railroad Company. Under general laws of Territory of Arizona, August 27, 1906. Name changed to 3, February 16, 1907.
5. Corvallis and Eastern Railroad Company. Under general laws of Oregon, December 15, 1897. Sold to 1, July 1, 1915.
6. Oregon Central and Eastern Railroad Company. Under general laws of Oregon, April 12, 1895. Sold to 5, January 24, 1898.
7. Willamette Valley & Coast Rail Road Company. Under general laws of Oregon, July 6, 1874. Sold at foreclosure December 22, 1894, after receivership begun October 28, 1890, to E. L. Bonner and A. B. Hammond, who conveyed it April 13, 1895, to 6.
8. Oregon Pacific Railroad Company. Under general laws of Oregon, September 15, 1880. Sold at foreclosure December 22, 1894, after receivership begun October 28, 1890, to E. L. Bonner and A. B. Hammond, who conveyed it April 13, 1895, to 6.
9. The Coos Bay, Roseburg and Eastern Railroad and Navigation Company. Under general laws of Oregon, June 19, 1890. Sold to 1, July 1, 1915.
10. Pacific Railway and Navigation Company. Under general laws of Oregon, October 13, 1905. Sold to 1, July 1, 1915.
11. Portland, Eugene and Eastern Railway Company. Under general laws of Oregon, November 25, 1907. Sold to 1, July 1, 1915.
12. Eugene and Eastern Railway Company. Under general laws of Oregon, May 11, 1907. Sold to 11, December 27, 1907.
13. Corvallis and Alsea River Railway Company. Under general laws of Oregon, July 19, 1907. Sold to 11, July 20, 1911.
14. Sheridan and Willamina Railroad Company. Under general laws of Oregon, May 4, 1907. Sold to 11, June 9, 1913.
15. The Salem, Falls City and Western Railway Company. Under general laws of Oregon, October 24, 1901. Sold to 1, July 1, 1915.
16. Willamette Pacific Railroad Company. Under general laws of Oregon, June 14, 1911. Sold to 1, July 1, 1915.
17. The Pacific Great Western Railway Company. Under general laws of Oregon, January 11, 1911. Sold to 16, June 15, 1912.
18. Pacific Coast Line Railway Company. Under general laws of Oregon, August 24, 1911. Sold to 16, June 15, 1912.
19. Terminal Railway. Under general laws of Oregon, September 2, 1911. Sold to 16, December 9, 1913.
20. Oregon Western Railway Company. Under general laws of Oregon, August 21, 1905. Sold to 16, July 3, 1914.
DEVELOPMENT OF FIXED PHYSICAL PROPERTY

The recorded mileage owned by the Southern Pacific Company amounts to 501.56 miles, of which 68.59 miles were acquired by construction and 439.73 miles by purchase less 6.76 miles by abandonments and reclassification. The inventoried mileage is 503.936 miles. Of the 17 predecessor companies only the Corvallis and Eastern Railroad Company and the Oregon Central and Eastern Railroad Company improved property completed by others. One corporation, the Oregon Western Railway Company, partly constructed a road which was subsequently abandoned. The 439.73 miles of road constructed by the remaining 14 predecessors were acquired by purchase from 8 corporations as follows: Johnson-Dragoon & Northern Railway, 8.13 miles; Corvallis and Eastern Railroad Company, 140.74 miles; The Coos Bay, Roseburg and Eastern Railroad and Navigation Company, 28.01 miles; Pacific Railway and Navigation Company, 91.20 miles; Portland, Eugene and Eastern Railway Company, 67.84 miles; The Salem, Falls City and Western Railway Company, 28.35 miles; Willamette Pacific Railroad Company, 73.3 miles; and Southern Pacific Railroad, 2.16 miles. Details with respect to the construction of the property are given in the accounting report.

HISTORY OF CORPORATE FINANCING


LEASED RAILWAY PROPERTY

The Southern Pacific Company uses, or reserves the right to use, on date of valuation facilities owned by other companies and other companies use facilities owned by the Southern Pacific Company to the extent indicated in the statement below. The description of the property, the period and terms of use, and the rentals accrued and charged or credited to income for the year ending on date of valuation are as follows:

Solely owned, but jointly used, used with— [...]

Solely owned, but not used, leased to—

Holton Interurban Railway Company, tracks, 8.732 miles main line and 1.874 miles yard tracks and sidings, from El Centro to New River, Calif., leased, subject to cancelation on 6 months' notice; stipulated payment 6 percent per annum on the amount invested in the leased property $4,747.69
Cobriza Mines Development Corporation, tracks, 8.144 miles main line and 1.286 miles of yard tracks and sidings, from Dragoon to Johnson, Ariz., leased for an indefinite period under an agreement dated Mar. 18, 1914, the lessee to use the leased property for the purpose of transporting materials and supplies for its own use exclusively, and not to use the leased property as a common carrier. The agreement to continue in force until the development of the lessee's properties warrants a change in arrangements. Rental $1,800 per annum 1,800.00

Solely owned but not used, leased to—

The Southern Pacific Company leases equipment to other companies, as follows:

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Jointly used, but not owned, owned by—

The Northern Pacific Terminal Company of Oregon, tracks, 0.41 mile, and terminal facilities at Portland, Oreg. The Southern Pacific Company receives one third of the revenues and pays one third of expenses and taxes for operating and maintaining the facilities. It also pays one third of 6 percent per annum on bonds after deducting bonds on which other companies are obligated to pay all of the interest 69,724.93
Ogden Union Railway and Depot Company, tracks, 0.81 mile, mile, and passenger, freight, and hotel facilities at Ogden, Utah. In connection with the operations of the passenger and hotel facilities, the Southern Pacific Company receives one half of the revenues and pays one half of the interest on funded debt and advances and one half of the expenses of operating and maintaining after $3,500 per month has been deducted. The expenses of operating and maintaining the freight facilities are apportioned among the tenants on basis of use 23,613.60
Oregon-Washington Railroad & Navigation Company, tracks, 0.05 mile, at East Portland, Oreg. Used under the terms of an agreement dated Oct. 14, 1914. No rental recorded
Oregon Short Line Railroad Company, tracks, 3.98 miles, from Corinne Junction to Brigham, Utah. The Southern Pacific Company pays 25 cents per passenger-train mile and 30 cents per freight or mixed train mile 285.94
Richmond Belt Railway, entire property, extending from Richmond to Point San Pablo, Point Orient, and Winehaven, Calif., a total of 5.044 miles of main line and 4.051 miles of yard tracks and sidings; term one year from Jan. 1, 1906, and thereafter until terminated by a 60-day notice by either party to the agreement. Leased jointly by the Southern Pacific Company and the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company but operated solely by the Southern Pacific Company on date of valuation. The Southern Pacific Company is obligated to operate the property during even numbered years, and to pay as annual rental 5 cents per ton on commercial freight and 50 cents per loaded car on company's freight. The expense of operating and maintaining the property and the revenues from freight moving in local service are apportioned between the joint lessees on basis of cars handled for each. Annual rental for the year ending on date of valuation, which has been included in the joint-facility accounts of the Southern Pacific Company is $23,667.34
Arizona Southern Railroad Company, tracks, 0.29 mile, at Red Rock, Ariz. The period and terms of use and the amount of rental were not obtained
The Atchison, Topeka,[sic] and Santa Fe Railway Company, tracks, 0.05 mile, at Kern Junction, Calif. The period and terms of use and the amount of rental were not obtained
Holton Interurban Railway Company, tracks, 0.53 mile, at El Centro, Calif. The period and terms of use and the amount of rental were not obtained
Pacific Electric Railway Company, tracks, 0.43 mile, at Delhi, Calif., and 2.47 miles from Santa Ana to Delhi, Calif. The period and terms of use and the amount of rental were not obtained
South San Francisco Belt Railway Company, tracks, 0.90 mile, at South San Francisco, Calif. The period and terms of use and the rental were not obtained
Sunset Railway Company, tracks, 0.38 mile, at Kern Junction. Calif. The period and terms of use and the amount of rental were not obtained
Virginia and Truckee Railway Company, tracks, 0.45 mile, at Mound House, Nev. The period and terms of use and the amount of rental were not obtained
Smith–Powers Logging Company, tracks, 18.78 miles, from Myrtle Point to Powers, Oreg. The Southern Pacific Company pays 6 cents per loaded car-mile over the tracks 959.91
In addition to the above-described facilities, the Southern Pacific Company jointly uses, but does not own, other facilities such as station facilities, second main tracks, and yard tracks and sidings which are of a minor character. It does not record the payment of any rental for the use of certain of these minor facilities, and for the use of others it recorded rental payments aggregating 765.42
The Southern Pacific Company retains the right to use jointly with the owner, the tracks of the Northwestern Pacific Railroad Company between Sausalito and Wingo, Calif., and between Tiburon and Detour, Calif., a total distance of 37.54 miles. Although it did not exercise the right of use during the year ending on date of valuation it paid for the privilege a sum equal to 2% percent[sic] on the cost of the facilities $50,219.10

Solely used, but not owned, leased from—

Beaverton & Willsburg, entire property; term one year from June 30, 1915, under an agreement dated Mar. 31, 1910, and supplements of Nov. 9, 1911, and June 30, 1915. Agreement may be terminated on 60 days' notice from either party to the other, or in 90 days If the lessee defaults in its obligations. Rental $50,000 per annum 50,000.00
Central Pacific:
Entire property except 0.705 miles of yard tracks and sidings and certain equipment, referred to hereinbefore; a portion of this property is leased for a term of 90 years from Jan. 1, 1894, under an agreement dated Dec. 7, 1893, which superseded an agreement dated Feb. 17, 1885, and the portion extending from Sacramento to Walnut Grove, Calif., formerly the property of the Sacramento Southern Railroad Company, is leased for a term of 5 years from Mar. 1, 1912, and from year to year thereafter, under an agreement dated Mar. 10, 1912
Under the conditions of the agreement of Dec. 7, 1893, the Southern Pacific Company is obligated to operate and maintain the leased property, to pay fixed and other charges, including the requirements of sinking funds and the United States Government, and to pay to the Central Pacific the net income, not to exceed 6 percent per annum on the par value of its outstanding capital stock. The excess of net income over and above the 6 percent on the capital stock, if any, is to be divided equally between the lessee and the lessor 13,983,506.46
Under the agreement of Mar. 16, 1912, the Southern Pacific Company is obligated to operate and maintain the leased property, to pay taxes and assessments, and as annual rental a sum equal to 6 percent on the cost of construction, additions, and betterments 168,818.10
Coast line, entire property; term 5 years from Mar. 1, 1912, and year to year thereafter; stipulated payment equal to 6 percent per annum on investment. The Southern Pacific Company pays taxes and maintenance 42,849.32
Fresno Traction Company, tracks, 8.505 miles of first main track and 0.637 mile of yard tracks and sidings, from Biola to Biola Junction, Calif., for an indefinite period from Nov. 14, 1913, subject to termination on 90 days' notice. Stipulated payment equal to 6 percent per annum on investment 9,771.00
Hanford and Summit Lake, entire property; term 5 jears from Mar. 1, 1912, and year to year thereafter. Stipulated payment equal to 6 percent per annum on investment $47,184.19
Inter-California Railway, entire property, including 51.67 miles of road in Mexico. Term 5 years from Mar. 1, 1912, and from year to year thereafter, which superseded the implied lease under which the Southern Pacific Company had operated the property since about Apr. 10, 1903. Stipulated payment equal to 6 per cent per annum on investment—
Rental for lines in California 60,031.35
Rental for lines in Mexico 68,026.30
New Mexico and Arizona, entire property; term to and including June 30, 1951, subject to termination by 60 days' notice, under an agreement dated Dec. 27, 1911; stipulated payment $27,323.46 semiannually; the Southern Pacific Company pays taxes and maintenance 54,646.92
Oregon and California, entire property, except 0.047 mile of siding at Portland, Oreg., referred to hereinbefore; term 34 years from Aug. 1, 1893. The Southern Pacific Company is obligated to operate and maintain the leased property, to pay the interest on bonded indebtedness and the sinking-fund requirements thereof, to pay the expenses and taxes in connection with the lands of the Oregon and California in excess of the income derived therefrom, to pay $5,000 per year for the maintenance of the corporate organization and the net income not to exceed 7 percent on the outstanding capital stock of the lessor 863,790.63
Peninsular Railway Company, tracks, 16.253 miles of first main, 0.447 mile of other main, and 1.996 miles of yard tracks and sidings, from Mayfield to Vasona Junction, Calif., term 99 years from Jan. 1, 1912. Stipulated payment equal to 6 percent per annum on investment 30,854.64
Porterville Northeastern, entire property; term 5 years from Mar. 1, 1912. Stipulated payment equal to 6 percent per annum on investment
Southern Pacific Railroad, entire property, except 24.878 miles of road and certain equipment which the Southern Pacific Company subleases to others for sole operation, as hereinbefore described. Under the terms of an agreement dated June 26, 1902, which superseded an agreement dated Feb. 10, 1885, the Southern Pacific Company is obligated to operate and maintain the leased property to and including June 30, 1951, and to apply the earnings, income, and rentals derived from operations to pay the expense of operating and maintaining the property, and to pay taxes, rentals, and interest on funded debt, and to pay to the lessor $10,000 per year for the maintenance of its corporate organization and 90 percent of the net earnings, income, and rentals. The lessee retains as compensation for its service 10 percent of the net earnings, income, and rentals 17,025,748.17
South Pacific Coast Railway, entire property, except one passenger-train car which is used by the Lake Tahoe Railway & Transportation Company; term 55 years from July 1, 1887; rental $440,000 per annum; Southern Pacific Company pays taxes and maintenance and bears the cost of additions and betterments to the leased property $440,000.00
Tucson and Nogales, entire property; term 5 years from Mar. 1, 1912, and from year to year thereafter; under the conditions of an agreement dated May 10, 1912, which superseded an implied lease. The Southern Pacific Company is obligated to operate and maintain the leased property and to pay as annual rental an amount equal to 6 percent on the investment 100,940.99
Union Pacific Railroad Company, tracks, 2.122 miles of first main track and 0.047 mile of yard tracks and sidings, from Cecil Junction to Ogden, Utah; term 999 years from June 30, 1875; rental $20,000 per annum 20,000.00
City of Oakland, Calif., certain water front of the city [...]


Predecessor Companies
JOHNSON-DRAGOON & NORTHERN RY.—PREDECESSOR OF THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY, FORMERLY NAMED JOHNSON, DRAGOON MOUNTAIN AND NORTHERN RAILWAY, ORIGINALLY NAMED DRAGOON MOUNTAIN AND NORTHERN RAILROAD COMPANY

The Johnson-Dragoon & Northern Ry. was originally incorporated August 27, 1906, in the Territory of Arizona as the Dragoon Mountain and Northern Railroad Company. The name was changed on February 16, 1907, to Johnson, Dragoon Mountain and Northern Railway and was again changed on September 14, 1908 to Johnson-Dragoon & Northern Ry.

No accounting records of this company were obtained. The information given below was obtained from the records of the Southern Pacific Company.

The records reviewed do not indicate whether the company was controlled by any individual or corporation on November 22, 1911, the date of forclosure[sic] sale, nor, whether it then controlled any common-carrier corporation. The property of this company was operated by its own organization from the date it was put in operation to date of sale. The railroad owned on date of sale consisted of about 8.13 miles of standard-gage railroad extending from Dragoon to Johnson, Ariz., which had been acquired by construction during 1908.

The authorized capital stock was originally $60,000 par value, shares $100 each. [...]

CORVALLIS AND EASTERN RAILROAD COMPANY—PREDECESSOR OF THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY
INTRODUCTORY

This company was incorporated December 15, 1897, in Oregon. It was controlled on July 1, 1915, the date of sale, by the Southern Pacific Company through stock ownership. The records reviewed do not indicate that this company then controlled any other common-carrier corporation. The property of this company was operated by its own organization from the date it was acquired, January 24, 1898, to the date of sale. The railroad owned on date of sale aggregated 140.74 miles. It consisted of a single-track, standard-gage, steam railroad, in Oregon, extending from Yaquina to Hoover, and had been acquired from the Oregon Central and Eastern Railroad Company through purchase under deed of January 24, 1898.

HISTORY OF CORPORATE FINANCING

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OREGON CENTRAL AND EASTERN RAILROAD COMPANY—PREDECESSOR OF THE CORVALLIS AND EASTERN RAILROAD COMPANY
INTRODUCTORY

This company was incorporated April 12, 1895, in Oregon. The records reviewed do not indicate that the company was controlled by any individual or corporation on January 24, 1898, the date of sale, nor that it then controlled any common-carrier corporation. The property of this company was operated by its own organization from the date it was acquired, April 13, 1895, to date of sale. However, its accounts include results of corporate operations for the period from December 22, 1894, to January 24, 1898. The railroad owned on date of sale aggregated 140.74 miles. It consisted of a single-track, standard-gage, steam railroad, wholly within Oregon, extending from Yaquina to Hoover.

DEVELOPMENT OF FIXED PHYSICAL PROPERTY

The entire 140.74 miles of road owned by the company on date of sale had been acquired from the Oregon Pacific Railroad Company and the Willamette Valley & Coast Rail Road Company through foreclosure and reorganization under deed dated April 13, 1895. In addition to the above mileage the company acquired 1.06 miles of road located at or near Hoover, Oreg., which it subsequently abandoned.

HISTORY OF CORPORATE FINANCING

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WILLAMETTE VALLEY & COAST RAIL ROAD COMPANY—PREDECESSOR OF THE OREGON CENTRAL AND EASTERN RAILROAD COMPANY
INTRODUCTORY

This company was incorporated July 6, 1874, in Oregon. No accounting records of this company were obtained. The information given below has been obtained from the records of the Southern Pacific Company.

The company was controlled on December 22, 1894, the date of foreclosure sale, by the Oregon Pacific Railroad Company through stock ownership. The records reviewed do not indicate that this company then controlled any other common-carrier corporation. The property was operated by the Oregon Pacific Railroad Company from the dates the various sections of the road were placed in operation to October 28, 1890, and by receivers from the latter date to date of sale. The railroad owned on date of sale aggregated 141.8 miles, and consisted of a single-track, standard-gage, steam railroad all in Oregon, extending from Yaquina to Idanha, which had been acquired by construction. The construction work had been performed by the Oregon Pacific Railroad Company. Further details with respect to construction are given in the report on the Southern Pacific Company.

HISTORY OF CORPORATE FINANCING

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OREGON PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY—PREDECESSOR OF THE OREGON CENTRAL AND EASTERN RAILROAD COMPANY
INTRODUCTORY

This company was incorporated September 15, 1880, in Oregon. The accounting records of this company for the period from the date of its organization to October 28, 1890, were found to be incomplete, and those for the period from October 28, 1890, to date of sale, December 24, 1894, were not obtained. Therefore, only partial information can be given from the accounts regarding its financial dealings, corporate operations, or investments. As hereinafter pointed out certain information has been taken from sources other than the accounting records of the company.

The records reviewed do not indicate that this company was controlled by any individual or corporation on December 24, 1894, the date of foreclosure sale. On the other hand, it then controlled through stock ownership, the Willamette Valley & Coast Rail Road Company, whose common-carrier property it operated under the terms of a construction contract.

About September 1880 the company contracted with the Willamette Valley & Coast Rail Road Company to complete the railroad projected by the latter company and to operate completed sections pending the completion of the entire road. The railroad constructed by the Oregon Pacific Railroad Company was operated by its own organization from the dates the several sections were completed until October 28, 1890, and by receivers from the latter date to date of sale. The railroad operated by the receivers of the Oregon Pacific Railroad Company on date of sale was owned by the Willamette Valley & Coast Rail Road Company, and consisted of a single-track, standard-gage, steam railroad aggregating 141.8 miles in Oregon, extending from Yaquina to Idanha.

DEVELOPMENT OF FIXED PHYSICAL PROPERTY

The 141.8 miles of road operated by the receivers of the company on date of sale had been constructed by it for the Willamette Valley & Coast Rail Road Company. The Oregon Pacific Railroad Company projected and partly graded for its own account a line of road between Idanha, Oreg., and the summit of the Cascade Mountains and in the Malheur River canyon. Further details with respect to this construction are given in the report on the Southern Pacific Company.

HISTORY OF CORPORATE FINANCING

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THE COOS BAY, ROSEBURG AND EASTERN RAILROAD AND NAVIGATION COMPANY—PREDECESSOR OF THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY
INTRODUCTORY

This company was incorporated June 19, 1890, in Oregon. The accounting records of this company were not obtained for the period from the date of incorporation to March 1, 1893. On December 18, 1899, and July 31, 1906, certain records were discontinued and new records started in which no provisions were made for the continuity of the accounts represented in the discontinued reports. Therefore, only partial information can be given from its accounts regarding its financial dealings, corporate operations, or investments.

The company was controlled by the Southern Pacific Company on July 1, 1915, the date of sale, through stock ownership. The records reviewed do not indicate that this company then controlled any common-carrier corporation. The property was operated by its own organization from the date of completion to date of sale.

The railroad owned on date of sale amounted to 28.01 miles. It consisted of a single-track, standard-gage, steam railroad, in Oregon, extending from Marshfield to Myrtle Point, with a branch line to Beaver Hill, all of which had been acquired by construction. Details with respect to construction are given in the report on the Southern Pacific Company.

HISTORY OF CORPORATE FINANCING

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PACIFIC RAILWAY AND NAVIGATION COMPANY—PREDECESSOR OF THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY
INTRODUCTORY

This company was incorporated October 13, 1905, in Oregon. The company was controlled on July 1, 1915, the date of sale, by the Southern Pacific Company, through stock ownership. The records reviewed do not indicate that this company then controlled and common-carrier corporation. The property was operated by its own organization from the date of completion to date of sale. The railroad owned on date of sale amounted to 91.20 miles. It consisted of a single-track, standard-gage, steam railroad, wholly within Oregon, extending from Hillsboro to Tillamook, which had been acquired by construction. Details with respect to the construction of this property are given in the report on the Southern Pacific Company.

HISTORY OF CORPORATE FINANCING

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PORTLAND, EUGENE AND EASTERN RAILWAY COMPANY—PREDECESSOR OF THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY
INTRODUCTORY

This company was incorporated November 25, 1907, in Oregon. It was controlled on July 1, 1915, the date of sale, by the Southern Pacific Company through stock ownership. Records reviewed do not indicate that this company then controlled any common-carrier corporation. The property of this company was operated by its own organization from the dates acquired to date of sale.

The property owned by the company on date of sale consisted of 67.84 miles of single-track, standard-gage, steam railroad, and 34.94 miles of local electric lines, in Oregon. Details of this mileage are shown in the accounting report on the Southern Pacific. In addition, the company owned 1.90 miles of steam road and 0.61 mile of electric line on date of sale which were not in operation.

DEVELOPMENT OF FIXED PHYSICAL PROPERTY

Of the 67.84 miles of steam road owned by this company on date of sale, it had acquired 28.08 miles from the Corvallis and Alsea River Railway Company, 5.35 miles from the Sheridan and Willamina Railroad Company, and 34.41 miles by construction.

In addition, the company had acquired by construction 1.90 miles of steam road in Eleventh Street, Eugene, Oreg., which had not been opened for operation.

Of the 34.94 miles of local electric lines owned on date of sale, it had acquired 0.87 mile from H. Hirschberg, 16.70 miles from the Portland Railway, Light and Power Company, 3.37 miles by construction, and 14 miles by completion of construction begun by the Eugene and Eastern Railway Company.

In addition, the company owned 0.61 mile of nonoperated electric line in Front Street, Salem, Oreg., but the manner in which it was acquired is not indicated by the records reviewed.

Details with respect to construction are given in the report on the Southern Pacific Company.

Syndicating, banking, and other financial arrangements.—[...]

EUGENE AND EASTERN RAILWAY COMPANY—PREDECESSOR OF THE PORTLAND, EUGENE AND EASTERN RAILWAY COMPANY
INTRODUCTORY

This company was incorporated May 11, 1907, in Oregon. The records reviewed do not indicate that the company was controlled by any individual or corporation on December 27, 1907, the date of sale, nor that it then controlled any common-carrier corporation. The property was operated by its own organization from the date of completion to date of sale. The railroad owned on date of sale aggregated about 14 miles and consisted of constructed and partly constructed urban and interurban electric lines in and near the cities of Eugene and Springfield, Oreg., which had been acquired by construction during 1907.

HISTORY OF CORPORATE FINANCING

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CORVALLIS AND ALSEA RIVER RAILWAY COMPANY—PREDECESSOR OF THE PORTLAND, EUGENE AND EASTERN RAILWAY COMPANY
INTRODUCTORY

This company was incorporated July 19, 1907, in Oregon. No accounting records of this company were obtained. The information given below was obtained from the records of the Southern Pacific Company, published reports of the Railroad Commission of Oregon, and from other sources.

The records reviewed do not indicate that the company was controlled by any individual or corporation on July 20, 1911, the date of sale, nor that it then controlled any common-carrier corporation. The property was operated by its own organization from the date of completion to date of sale. The railroad owned on date of sale was a single-track, standard-gage, steam railroad, all in Oregon, aggregating 28.08 miles. It consisted of a main line extending from Corvallis to Monroe, with branch lines to Glenbrook and Dawson, all of which had been acquired by construction during the period 1908 to 1910.

HISTORY OF CORPORATE FINANCING

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SHERIDAN AND WILLAMINA RAILROAD COMPANY—PREDECESSOR OF THE PORTLAND, EUGENE AND EASTERN RAILWAY COMPANY
INTRODUCTORY

This company was incorporated May 4, 1907, in Oregon. No accounting records of this company were obtained. The information given below was obtained from other sources. The records reviewed do not indicate that the company was controlled by any individual or corporation on June 9, 1913, the date of sale, nor that it then controlled any common-carrier corporation. The property was operated by its own organization from the date of completion to April 1, 1913, and by the Portland, Eugene and Eastern Railway Company from the latter date to date of sale. The railroad owned on date of sale was a single-track, standard-gage, steam railroad all in Oregon, aggregating 5.35 miles. It extended from Sheridan to Willamina, and was acquired by construction during 1907.

HISTORY OF CORPORATE FINANCING

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THE SALEM, FALLS CITY AND WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY—PREDECESSORS[sic] OF THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY
INTRODUCTORY

This company was incorporated October 24, 1901, in Oregon. The accounting records of the company for the period prior to November 2, 1909, were incomplete. Therefore, only partial Information can be given from its accounts regarding its financial dealings, corporate operations, or investments. However, certain data given below appertaining to the period for which the accounting records are incomplete were btained from other sources.

The company was controlled on July 1, 1915, the date of sale, by the Southern Pacific Company through stock ownership. The records reviewed do not indicate that this company then controlled any common-carrier corporation.

The property was operated by its own organization from the date of completion to date of sale.

The railroad owned on date of sale aggregated 28.35 miles. It consisted of a single-track, standard-gage, steam railroad, in Oregon, extending from Black Rock to Salem.

DEVELOPMENT OF FIXED PHYSICAL PROPERTY

The road owned by the company on date of sale was acquired by construction. The clearing, grading, and culvert work on about 10 miles of road between Dallas and Falls City, Oreg., was performed by Louis Gerlinger, Jr., and George T. Gerlinger, who then controlled this company through ownership of a majority of the outstanding stock. Construction of about 14 miles of road between Dallas and West Salem, Oreg., was performed by contractors, who were not identified as being affiliated with the company. Further details with respect to construction are given in the report on the Southern Pacific Company.

HISTORY OF CORPORATE FINANCING

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WILLAMETTE PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY—PREDECESSOR OF THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY
INTRODUCTORY

The company was incorporated June 14, 1911, in Oregon.

It was controlled on July 1, 1915, the date of sale, by the Southern Pacific Company through stock ownership. The records reviewed do not indicate that this company then controlled any common-carrier corporation.

The property of this company was operated by its construction department from the date of completion of the several sections, to date of sale.

The railroad owned on date of sale consisted of 73.3 miles of completed and 47.15 miles of partially completed single-track, standard-gage, steam railroad between Marshfield and Eugene, all in Oregon.

DEVELOPMENT OF FIXED PHYSICAL PROPERTY

The company had under construction on date of sale a line of railroad between Marshfield and Eugene, Oreg., about 120.45 miles, of which 73.3 miles had been completed.

Of the 73.3 miles of completed road owned by the company on date of sale, 71.70 miles had been acquired by construction, and 1.60 miles by completion of construction of a partially constructed road acquired from the Terminal Railway. Of the constructed road, certain right-of-way, surveys, and a partially constructed road between Eugene and Marshfield had been acquired from The Pacific Great Western Railway Company, the Pacific Coast Line Railway Company, and the West Coast Construction Company.

The company acquired from the Oregon Western Railway Company a projected and partly constructed road between Drain and Marshfield, Oreg., about 73 miles. Of this road, a wye track at Drain was sold to the Oregon and California Rail Road Company and the remainder, stated in the report on the Southern Pacific Company, was subsequently abandoned by that company.

Further details with respect to construction are given in the report on the Southern Pacific Company.

HISTORY OF CORPORATE FINANCING

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THE PACIFIC GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY—PREDECESSOR OF THE WILLAMETTE PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY

This company was incorporated January 11, 1911, in Oregon. No accounting records of this company were obtained. The information stated below was obtained from the records of the Southern Pacific Company. The records reviewed do not indicate whether the company was controlled by any individual or corporation on June 15, 1912, the date of sale, nor whether it then controlled any common-carrier corporation.

The Pacific Great Western Railway Company owned on date of sale sundry parcels of right-of-way for a proposed line between Eugene and Florence, Oreg., a small section of which had been graded.

The investment of The Pacific Great Western Railway Company in road, including land, no equipment being owned, on date of sale, cannot be stated, owing to lack of records.

This company, together with the Pacific Coast Line Railway Company and the West Coast Construction Company (not a predecessor) jointly conveyed to the Willamette Pacific Railroad Company on June 15, 1912, certain property described as right-of-way, surveys, and a partially constructed railroad between Eugene and Marshfield, Oreg. The records of the Southern Pacific Company indicate that $125,000 was paid by it [...]

PACIFIC COAST LINE RAILWAY COMPANY—PREDECESSOR OF THE WILLAMETTE PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY

The company was incorporated August 24, 1911, in Oregon. No accounting records of this company were obtained. The information given below was obtained from the records of the Southern Pacific Company. The records reviewed do not indicate whether the company was controlled by any individual or corporation on June 15, 1912, the date of sale, nor whether it then controlled any common-carrier corporation. The company owned on date of sale certain right-of-way lands between Acme and Marshfield, Oreg., but had not constructed any railroad. The investment of the company in road, including land, no equipment being owned, cannot be stated, owing to lack of records. Its property, together with property of The Pacific Great Western Railway Company and the West Coast Construction Company (not a predecessor) was conveyed to the Willamette Pacific Railroad Company under conditions as described in the report on The Pacific Great Western Railway Company.

TERMINAL RAILWAY—PREDECESSOR OF THE WILLAMETTE PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY

The Terminal Railway was incorporated September 2, 1911, in Oregon. The records reviewed do not indicate whether the company was controlled by any individual or corporation on December 9, 1913, the date of sale, nor, whether it then controlled any common-carrier corporation.

The Terminal Railway owned on the date of sale approximately 1.60 miles of partially completed standard-gage railroad in the city of Marshfield, Oreg. Its two lines extended from Ingersoll Avenue to Golden Avenue, and from Central Avenue to the north limits of the city. This property was acquired by construction during 1913, but had not been placed in operation to date of sale.

The authorized capital stock was $200,000 par [...]

OREGON WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY—PREDECESSOR OF THE WILLAMETTE PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY
INTRODUCTORY

This company was incorporated August 21, 1905, in Oregon. It was controlled on July 3, 1914, the date of sale, by the Southern Pacific Company through stock ownership. The records reviewed do not indicate that this company then controlled any common-carrier corporation. The property owned on date of sale consisted of a partly constructed railroad between Drain and Marshfield, Oreg., and comprised about 34 miles of right-of-way on which certain construction work had been done between 1905 and 1914.

Capital stock.—

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