CENTRAL PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY. HISTORY. 1. Name of common carrier making this report: Central Pacific Railroad Company. 2. Date of organization: August 22, 1870. 3. Incorporated under the laws of California and the United States. California: General railroad laws of 1861, approved May 20, 1861. United States: (12 Stat. 489). (13 Stat. 356). (14 Stat. 239). 4. Central Pacific Railroad Company, consolidated June 23, 1870. Central Pacific Railroad Company of California (chartered June 28, 1861; amended Western Pacific Railroad Company, chartered San Francisco Bay Railroad Company, char- Western Pacific Railroad Company, consolidated November 2, 1869. California and Oregon Railroad Company, consolidated December 18, 1869. Marysville Railroad Company, chartered No- Yuba Railroad Company, chartered Novem- San Francisco, Oakland, and Alameda Railroad California and Oregon Railroad Company, consolidated January 16, 1868. Company, consolidated June 29, 1870. San Francisco and Alameda Railroad Company, consolidated October 15, 1868. San Francisco, Alameda, and Stockton Rail- The above four roads were consolidated August 22, 1870, under the name of the "Central Pacific Railroad Company." 5. Authority: General railroad laws of California. Date: See No. 4. 7. Carrier operating the road of this company: Southern Pacific Company. Number of stockholders at date of last election: 1,796. Last meeting of stockholders for election of Directors: April 13, 1888. Post Office address of general office: Fourth and Townsend Streets, San Francisco; No. 23 Broad Street, New York. Post Office address of operating office: Fourth and Townsend Streets, San Francisco. Operating officers reported by Southern Pacific Company, lessee. San Francisco. .No. 23 Broad St., N. Y. San Francisco. San Francisco. San Francisco. San Francisco. San Francisco. San Francisco. .San Francisco. .San Francisco. The dividends paid are on $67,275,500 of capital stock; $724,500 capital stock being owned by company, There has been so many consolidations that it is impossible now to correctly trace the manner of payment for all the capital stock. It was all issued for cash, or its equivalent in materials, labor, or services. FUNDED DEBT. Class of Bond or Obligation. California State aid bonds.. July 1, 1864.. May 1, 1878.. May 1, 18881. 6,000,000 00 California State aid bonds... Land grant bonds.. 6 per cent Apr. and Oct. 255,660 00 254,850 00 6 per cent Apr. and Oct. 8 per cent. Mayand Nov. *$281,000 of California State aid bonds were extended to July 1, 1888. Income bonds outstanding were redeemed May 1, 1888, the date of maturity. San Francisco, Oakland, and Alameda bonds Oakland and Al Oregon State 296.50 Amount of interest and discount during year upon floating debt and current liabilities paid by Southern Pacific Company. Capital stock and mortgages cover railroad, telegraph lines, rolling stock, ferry and river steamers, etc.; also, lands granted by the United States. The amount per mile of railroad, therefore, cannot be correctly stated. PERMANENT IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE YEAR. 16,800 shares Newport News and Mississippi Valley Company.. 1,600 shares Sacramento Transportation Company. 233 shares Colfax and Forest Hill Commercial Company. 7,245 shares Central Pacific Railroad Company.. Total Par Value. $1,680,000 00 82,642 80 1,385,880 00 3,449,500 00 160,000 00 4,660 00 724,500 00 $7,487,182 80 |