Wikipedia:WikiProject Trains/ICC valuations/Southern Pacific Railroad

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The Southern Pacific Railroad is a corporation of California, Arizona, and New Mexico, having its principal office at San Francisco, Calif. From December 2, 1865, the date of original incorporation, to date of valuation, there were seven California corporations bearing the identical name, Southern Pacific Railroad Company, the first six of which each joined with other corporations through consolidation agreements to form the next in line, culminating in the Southern Pacific Railroad Company, as constituted at date of valuation.
 * SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY—AND SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY (OF 1898)—PREDECESSOR OF THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD
 * INTRODUCTORY

The accounting records obtained commence with the formation of the second Southern Pacific Railroad Company on October 12, 1870, and continue without closing of books and opening of new accounts for the successor, until the formation of the sixth Southern Pacific Railroad Company on April 14, 1898.

It is not possible, owing to the incompleteness of the records, to make any separation in the accounts as of March 10, 1902, and this report has, therefore, been made as for a company owning the property continuously from April 14, 1898, to date of valuation.

The five corporations in possession for the period ending April 14, 1898, are included in the reports on the predecessor companies. Owing to partial destruction of the records in the San Francisco fire of April 18, 1906, complete information cannot be given from the accounting records regarding its financial dealings, corporate operations, or investments.

The Southern Pacific Railroad is controlled by the Southern Pacific Company through stock ownership. On the other hand, the Southern Pacific Railroad controls, through ownership of its entire outstanding capital stock, the New Mexico and Arizona Railroad Company whose common-carrier property is operated by the Southern Pacific Company.

The property of the Southern Pacific Railroad, with the exception of certain sections as noted below, has always been operated under lease by the Southern Pacific Company. The exceptions include the line from Mojave to Needles, Calif., which was leased to and operated by the Santa Fe Pacific Railroad Company or The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company until December 27, 1911, when it was sold to The California, Arizona and Santa Fe Railway Company; the Santa Monica and Soldiers' Home branches in Los Angeles and vicinity, which are leased to the Pacific Electric Railway Company, and the branch line from Guadalupe to near Betteravia, Calif., which is leased to the Santa Maria Valley Railroad Company.

The Southern Pacific Railroad Company was originally incorporated December 2, 1865, under the general laws of California. From that date to date of valuation, there were seven California corporations bearing the identical name, Southern Pacific Railroad Company, the first six of which each joined with other corporations through consolidation agreements to form the next in line, culminating in the Southern Pacific Railroad Company as constituted at date of valuation. As hereinbefore explained, the only accounting records obtained commence with the formation of the second Southern Pacific Railroad Company on October 12, 1870, and continue without closing of books and opening of new accounts for the successor, until the formation of the sixth Southern Pacific Railroad Company on April 14, 1898. Owing to the incompleteness of the records, it is not possible to make a separation in the accounts as of March 10, 1902, the date of the formation of the present, or seventh, corporation. Therefore, the four companies in possession from October 12, 1870, to April 14, 1898, are herein reported upon as one continuous corporation, and the two companies in possession from April 14, 1898, to date of valuation, are herein reported upon as one continuous company.
 * CORPORATE HISTORY

The present Southern Pacific Railroad, itself, and those corporations, together with their predecessors, total 72 different corporations and comprise the line of corporate succession culminating in the Southern Pacific Railroad 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.

The recorded mileage owned by the Southern Pacific Railroad amounts to 3,108.23 miles,
 * DEVELOPMENT OF FIXED PHYSICAL PROPERTY