REPORT
OF THE
SUPERINTENDENTS
THB
SOUTHWESTERN R. R. CO.,
OF GEORGIA,
FROTH \o. i TO a,
WITH THE
CHARTER AND AMENDMENTS THERETO.
, <Sa.:
J. W. BURKE & CO., STATIONERS, PRINTERS AND BINDERS. 1869.

REPORT
ON THE PRELIMINARY 8FRVEYS AXD ESTIMATES FOR THE SOUTH-WESTERN KAILUOAD, FltOM MACOX TO FOKT UA1XES, OS THE CHATTAHOOCHEE HIVER, A.VD TUB GPLF OF .MEXICO, WITH BKAXCHES TO COLUMBUS AND ALBANY.
. P. HOLCOMB, Civil Kntneer.

ENGINEERS OFFICE, S. W. R. \ MACON, November 27th, 1847. /
To Mam Alexander, JEsq., Chairman of the Commission ers, South- Western Railroad :
SIR : Having performed the duty of making the pre liminary survey and estimates for the South-Western Rail road, entrusted to my care, it becomes a further part of that duty to submit the following report :

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DESCRIPTION OF THE ROUTE.

The survey commenced in the Perry road, at station forty-nine of the line recently surveyed for the extension of the Central Railroad to Columbus being nearly one mile from the market-house in Macon, where that survey had its commencement, and a short* distance beyond a small stream known as Rogers or Town Branch.
From this point, the route, taking the direction South twelve degrees thirty minutes West, leaves the Perry road to the right, as also the elevated and somewhat broken ground over which that road passes southward of Troops Hill. This part of the line might be described as occupy ing the second low grounds or levels of the Ocmulgee river ; being, however, not much less elevated than the ground on which the lower part of the city of Macon is situated. The ground occupied by the line continues of this character until a small stream is reached known as Chestnut Branch,

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the line/in its progress to this point, passing through the plantations of Dr. Thompson, Mrs. Brown, Dr. Gormon, and Mr. Parker.
In crossing Chestnut Branch, an embankment of about thirty feet in height will be necessary, but not of such length as to render it a work of any considerable magnitude. From this point, which is about two and three-fourths miles from the market-house, the line bears to the right, and attains the slope of the high ground, or table land, and is conducted along it at the maximum rate of ascent (which will be alluded to hereafter,) until the summit of the table land in question is reached, about half a mile to the left or east of Mr. Beddingfields, and near what is known as the White Pond. In attaining this summit, a cut of twenty feet becomes necessary : but by passing the line through the pond, (which is frequently dry,) it is rendered of mod erate length, and which need not have been particularized here, but for the fact that this cut, and the fill at the Chestnut Branch, comprise the heaviest work between the city of Macon and the Tobesofkee, and which is sufficient evidence of the practicability of this part of the route, at a small cost.
The line passes out of the White Pond at a depression at its southern extremity, and soon falls into a hollow making up from Wises Branch, by which, and the branch in question, the line is conducted to the Tobesoikee creek. The meanderings of the branch, however, render it neces sary, having regard to proper alignment, to cross it at two different points.
The point at which the line reaches the creek swamp, is about two thousand feet, or a trifle over a third of a mile, below the causeway; and in its course across tta swamp is nearly parallel to it, or South two degrees, forty-five minutes East. With reference alone to high-water mark, an em bankment across the swamp of from six to eight feet would have been sufficient; but this matter required to be settled

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entirely by the grade, to support which, at the maximum which has been adopted, it becomes necessary to embank on. the northern side of the swamp, to the height of twenty feet, which, near the middle, runs down to about eight feet, and again runs up on the southern side to twenty-five feet. The swamp at this point is found to be four thousand feet, or about three-fourths of a mile in width. This is about eight hundred feet wider than the swamp proper, where it is crossed by the causeway ; but if the second low ground, at that point, but slightly elevated above the swamp, and which would require to be embanked from eighteen to twenty feet, be taken into account, there is but little differ ence between the two crossings, while tha former affords superior advantages to the latter in reaching the table land on the southern side of the Tobesofkee.
The line is carried, after leaving the swamp, up the hol low of a small branch coming into the creek at this point from the South, which has its head near the Hawkinsville road, about three-fourths of a mile from the toll-gate. From this hollow, the line passes by a moderate cut, into the east prong or hollow of Collins Branch, which will be remembered as crossing the Perry road, near the toll-house, and pursuing a parallel course with the road to the creek.
This latter stream seemed to hold out inducements for the line to pursue it throughout its whole length, and a careful examination of it was made with this purpose. In this event, the line would have crossed the swamp near the causeway; but while it was found, by careful comparison, based upon actual estimates of cost, that this route had little or nothing to recommend it on that score, it was highly objectionable on the score of alignment. The examinations in detail, alluded to, of this part of the route, have been made since the return of the party from the survey of the main line, and with reference to the definite location of a portion of the line, for the purpose of immediate commence ment of operations on the road. And it gives me pleasure

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to add, that a considerable force is now engaged in grading on this part of the line, having commenced on the 15th instant. The skill, industry and perseverance, which BO eminently characterize the gentlemen who have had the honor of first breaking ground in this important enterprise, are a warrant of the rapidity with which the work under taken by them will progress.
After crossing the Hawkinsville road, and attaining the east prong, or rather hollow of Collins Branch, for it is here dry, the line pursues it to its head, where the summit between the Tobesofkee and Echeconnee is reached. In crossing this summit, a cut of moderate length, but about thirty-three feet in depth, becomes necessary; and which is embraced by that part of the line alluded to, as having been located.
From this point, the line pursues a nearly straight course to the Echeconnee, over ground highly flattering to the eye, being of a character similar to that traversed by the Perry road, between the two creeks, but which was found, per haps, less favorable on an instrumental examination, than might have been anticipated, but which, however, presents no serious difficulty. Farther examinations will remove, it is confidently believed, whatever of an unfavorable charac ter may attach to this part of the line.
The Echeconnee is reached about half a mile below the bridge, on the Perry road, and, as in crossing the Tobesof kee, the height of the embankment is governed by the grade, without reference to high-water mark to support which* both in the approach of the line, and its departure, an embankment of about thirty feet in height will be necessary, though but about half the length of that in the Tobesofkee swamp, or a trifle over one-third of a mile.
At this point, and in attaining the summit of the table land lying between the Echeconnee and Mule Creek, it was foreseen from the result of the surveys for the Columbus extension of the Central Railroad, difficulties in the way of

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an economical line would present themselves, rendering in all probability this part of the line the most expensive por tion of the route, for the same distance; and the result of the preliminary survey has shown that these apprehensions were not without some foundation. The table land in question presents features somewhat peculiar to itself: for while it is elevated two hundred and thirty-one feet, which elevation is reached but a short distance from the creek, it affords not a single tributary to the Echeconnee, by pur suing which the table land might be attained, from the mouth of Juniper creek, (which is too high up for the present purpose,) where one line afterwards abandoned of the late Columbus survey crossed the Echeconnee, to the junction of the Inst mentioned stream with the Ocmulgee.
The expedient of carrying the line up the creek, along the slope of the hill, was therefore adopted, until a sufficient distance could be attained to overcome, at our maximum grade, the elevation in question. For this purpose, an embankment of thirty feet in the Echeconnee, as before alluded to, was assumed, and the line then carried up the south side of the creek, along the hill-side, crossing the Peny road near Mr. James Glossons, and leaving it to the left, until the summit is finally reached with a cut of fortyfive feet, and about one-fourth of a mile in length, in the plantation of Mr. B. H. Gray. Without doubt, a more minute examination of the ground than the time then at command would warrant, will lead to a considerable im provement in this part of the line. This point is two hundred and thirty-one feet above the creek, and five hun dred and eleven above tide-water.
A short distance beyond Mr. Grays, the line crosses the Fort Valley road; and leaving it to the right, takes the general course of what i here known as the New Best road. It soon reaches the head of a dry hollow, nearly three miles in length, and very direct in its course, which is pursued in common by the line and the New Best road to

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Mule creek. After crossing Mule creek at this point, the

line bears to the left, down that stream, to near its junction

with Mossey creek, leaving the somewhat elevated ridge of

land, which divides these creeks, entirely on the right.

Some examinations were made with reference to carrying

the line across the ridge in question; and although these

examinations were not attended with entire success, still it

is believed advisable that they should be renewed previous

to the final location of the road; as, if successful, a saving

in distance perhaps not very considerable, however would

be effected.

Having reached Mossey creek, the line is carried up the

valley of that stream on the north or left side of it, to near

where the creek is crossed by the New Rest road, where the

line also crosses. Skirting along between the base of the

hill and the edge of the swamp for a little upwards of a

mile, it is finally carried along the slope of the hill, at the

maximum rate of ascent, crossing the Fort Valley road

between Williamson Mimms dwelling and mill. Here,

reaching a hollow coming into the creek from the south, it

is conducted by it to the summit of the table land on which

Fort Valley is situated, which is attained with a cut of

twenty-five feet.

The line, as will be perceived, is here on the right or west

of the Fort Valley road. Continuing upon the same side,

and not very distant from it, the survey is carried over

favorable ground to Fort Valley.

At this place, and in its neighborhood, a very lively

interest in the enterprise was manifested; and it may not

only be expected to contribute largely to its construction,

but also much towards its future support and prosperity,

by the amount of business which will seek the road at this

point.

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Still keeping to the right, or west, of what now becomes

the Travelers Best road, the line reaches Big Indian creek,

near where it is crossed by the road in question, and crosses

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both the road and the creek at or near the same point. Big Indian is crossed with a fill of thirty feet, but the valley is here so narrow as to render it a work of no considerable importance. The line then bears to the left, along the crest of the hill, bordering the creek, until a second hollow or valley, formed by another prong of Big Indian, is crossed, about one mile from the first, when the line pursues, over ground admirably adapted to the purpose, a direct course to the head of Beaver creek.
From Macon to Big Indian comprises the most difficult and expensive part of the line; though I would have the terms difficult and expensive understood as only used in comparing it with the remainder of the route, and as not applicable to that part of the* line in fact, as the estimates for grading will show.
After crossing Big Indian, it became necessary to consider the best route by which to reach the Flint river. Two routes presented themselves. The first of these was by the valley of Beaver creek, which would conduct the line to the Flint about one and a half miles above Travelers Rest. The second was to leave Beaver creek and its tributaries entirely on the right, and skirt around upon the ridge dividing the waters of Beaver creek from those of Big and Little Indian, Mill and Horse Head creeks. By pursuing this latter route, the survey might still have reached the Flint at or near the mouth of Beaver creek, or might have dropped still lower down, reaching the Flint near Travelers Best, or below. A careful reconnoissance showed that the features of the country were such as to admit of a favorable line by this route, and the question, therefore, resolved itself mainly into one of distance; and as the Beaver creek line was believed to have considerable superiority on thia score, other things being equal, it was of course adopted. The superiority of the Beaver creek route over the other,*in point of distance, which had been at first a matter of opinion, was, in the further progress of the survey, placed beyond doubt.

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Had the citizens of Perry, by some exertion on their part, but in which their neighbors of Fort Valley have so far excelled them, secured the route past that ]>laee, and which, in my opinion, is the true route for the road, not considered, however, as a question of cost, perhaps, so much ES which will afford the greatest revenue to the road when completed, the latter route might have laid claim to the same prefer ence on the score of distance, which has been awarded to the Beaver Creek route in this instance.
By reference to the map, it will be observed that a more direct line would be obtained by crossing the Flint consid erably above the moulh of Beaver creek ; but the obstacles presented in the features of the country which would be traversed by such a line, wer too many, and too evident, to warrant, it was believed, even the attempt. An elevated table land lifts itself suddenly and boldly above the river, having its commencement a short distance below the point where the survey for the Columbus extension of the Central Eailroad reaches the Flint, and extending entirely down to the month of Beaver creek. A stream, known as Johnsons mill creek, it is true, cuts its way through this table land, and fills into the Flint river above Lanier, but there ap pears to be but small hope of its affording a favoral le or even practicable line; still, I am not prepared to say that * this subject will not deserve further examination, though I cannot promise much hope of success. Besides, this route would deprive T)ooly county, in a great measure, of partici pating in the advantages of the work.
The route -down Beaver creek having been selected as the most eligible route to the Flint river, the line, after passing near Mr. William Feltons, whose place is known on Mr. Bonners map as Marshallville, soon reaches the west prong of Beaver creek, and is carried along the east or left side of the creek, to the junction of the two branches, near Lows Mill, where the west prong is crossed. The line is thence continued down the west side of the valley,

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over ground affording a highly economical line, to the

entrance of the creek into the Flint river swamp.

The first two and a half miles of the descent of the

valley of Beaver creek is made at the maximum grade.

For the remainder of the distance, the grade descends with

the easy inclination of the creek.



The line enters Flint river swamp about nine hundred

feet above the bridge over Beaver creek, on the river road,

and something over a mile from Travelers Rest. The

direction of the line is here westward, differing from its

general course down the creek, which is nearly south. The

change from the southern to the western direction is, how

ever, gradual, and the sudden bend (almost, or quite, a

right angle) shown on Bonners map and in justice to him

and his excellent performance, I should say, on the district

maps, also is not found to exist.

The distance from the point where the line enters the

Flint river swamp to the run of the river, is a trifle over

half a mile; and the whole width of the swamp, on both

sides of the river, is but about nine-sixteenths of a mile.

And the ground is found so singularly favorable, being a

high, open, and finn swamp, or rather hammock, that,

taken in connection with the fact, that the width is less

than either at the Rest ferry below, or Rushings ferry

above, it is almost a cause of wonder this point had not

been selected as a site for a ferry.

The only unfavorable circumstance to which I have to

allude, in reference to the passage of the line over the Flint

river, is an unfortunate bend or sweep made by Beaver

creek in the river swamp, which I fear will subject the

located line, should this crossing be selected, to the necessity

of crossing the creek twice. The line, as run, leaves Beaver

creek entirely to the left; but this subjects us to a curve in

the swamp, which would probably be more objectionable

than crossing the creek, especially as a considerable space

will be required for the passage of the river in time of

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freshets, and it can make but little difference whether, as regards the expense, this occurs on dry ground, or is thrown over the run of Beaver creek, where the line conies in con tact with it. An island of the river, which is a short dis tance on our right where the river is crossed, and which extends upward for more than half a mile, is in the way of throwing the line to the right, so as to avoid crossing Beaver creek. This island is low, gandy and unstable, showing evidences of constant changes in the channel; and besides having to cross both channels, another disadvantage would arise from the fact that they would, or at least one of them, require to be crossed quite obliquely. The whole distance across the swamp would also be increased.
To run so much to the right as to leave the island below, would throw us above the mouth of Bucks creek, which comes into the Flint on the west side, and involve the neces sity of crossing that creek, besides lengthening the line.
The distance to the river is forty-eight miles and a half, which a located line will reduce to forty-eight miles at most.
A short distance from the river the high land is attained, and the line carried beyond the reach of freshets. The swamp was found to overflow about eight feet in the March freshet of 1841, the range of which was pointed out to us, and carefully noted for future use, in adjusting the height of the embankment and bridging.
When the high ground is reached on the west side of the river, the linfe is distant from, and below the mouth of Bucks creek about three-fourths of a mile, and near the mouth of a small stream, known upon the maps as Buckhead, and by the inhabitants as Mill creek. This stream is crossed by the line a short distance from its month. The route now takes the general direction north eighty-five degrees west, bearing rapidly away from the last mentioned stream to the right, and attains at once the ridge between Bockhead and Bucks creek, the moderate elevation of which, near the river, consisting of a sort of second low

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lands at first, and thence gradually rising within the reach of the grade, favored our purpose.
The ridge between the two creeks, for some four miles from the river, is of considerable width, and so uniform in its cross-sections, while but gradually increasing its eleva tion, as to admit the line being thrown upon any part of it, which may most favor its direction. About five miles 1rom the river, however, the ridge becomes narrower and more clearly defined; and limits the choice of ground to a narrow strip or belt, having on the right steep and abrupt hollows making into Bucks creek, and on the left hollows of Buckhead, though less abrupt in their descent than those on the right. While the former, therefore, will require a strict a.clherance to the ridge on that side, the latter may occasion ally be crossed a short distance from their heads, where the alignment will be improved by such a course.
As the ridge decreases in width, curves will become of more frequent occurrence, and occasionally, perhaps, of a minimum radius, though occurring upon easy and perhaps some times level grades. This portion of the line will not be objectionable, however, on the score of curvature. In profile, the ridge continues to present the same features alluded to as characterizing it at first, until a point is reached where the roads from Lanier and Travelers Best intersect, near a point marked upon the map as "Martins", where the ridge changes, as I may say, its name, and in some degree its character; that is, it- becomes the dividing ground between Bucks creek and Swet t Water, or what is known here as Camp creek, and presents a more undulating surface or profile. At this point, the head-waters of Buckhead have of course been passed. At the junction of the roads in question, the distance from Travelers Rest is seven miles, from Lanier twelve miles, from Pondtown eleven miles. From this point, tor some miles the line "departs but little from the road, but frequently shifting its position from one side to the other.

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About seven miles from the Pondtown road, and a short distance below Motts, a somewhat sudden depression in the ridge is encountered, which is the first point involving much expense this side of the Flint. The ridge here becomes narrowed down to scarcely a hundred feet in width, (with an abrupt hollow of Bucks and Camp creeks on either side) on top of which, for a little distance, a fill of thirty feet will be necessary. The summit of the ridge having again been reached beyoud this depression, the line runs upon the left hand of the road for a mile and a half, to llottg plan tation, where the road is again reached.
From this point the ridge is so narrow, and the crest of it, which the line would necessarily occupy, being so nearly occupied by the highway, that it was thought sufficient for all the purposes of the survey to carry the line immediately along the road. This course was therefore adopted, and the line carried along the Pondtown road to Burtons, where the road to Columbus forks.
The Columbus road is then pursued by the line, carrying us about half a mile to the right or north of Pondtown, still following the same ridge, except that a short distance below Pondtown, the head of Camp Creek (or White Water) is passed, and a short distance above the same place it becomes the ridge between tittle Muckalee (called simply Muckalee on Bonners map), and Bucks creek. I may as well notice the fact, that to pursue a direct course, the line would pass from a mile to a mile and a half to the right or north of Pondtown, instead of half a mile. A tributary of Bucks creek, called Deer creek, which heads within half a mile of Pondtown, and runs a northerly course, would have to be crossed, by the more direct line alluded to to head which, by pursuing the ridge, involves a loss of distance of some amount; whether the saving of distance would more than counterbalance the difficulties by this route, I cannot now determine. In the location of the road, this matter might deserve attention. The distance to

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Pondtown, or opposite that place, was found to be, by the line, sixty-seven miles, or one mile less than by the high
way, and a location would somewhat shorten this distance. Pondtown was found to be at an elevation of three hundred feet above the Flint, and five hundred and seventy-eight
above tide-water. Having reached Pondtown, it became necessary to con-
sider carefully the best direction for the continuation of the j, line, and the most eligible point for making the deflection : southward. As the distance within which it has been . \ thought advisable to approach Columbus (provided the i i further prosecution of the line in that direction should be at i the expense of the South-Western line) had been reached, I | the question appeared to rest principally upon the features of the country : and the route which would afford the most j eligible and economical line was therefore to be preferred.
To arrive at any conclusion on these points, involved the examination of a considerable scope of country. This duty was performed as thoroughly as the time at command would permit. One conclusion arrived at, was that the further prosecution of the survey in a westerly direction would not be attended with detriment to the South-Western line, while it would further lessen the distance to Columbus.
The question soon narrowed itself down to two routes, either of which would preserve a westerly direction, to a point about seven and a half miles beyond Pondtown, and of course so much nearer Columbus or say thirty-seven and a half miles from that place. This, it will be observed, is but one-half the distance from Columbus to Barnesville. It should be stated in this connection, however, that the distance from Pondtown to Columbus by the highway, from which this distance is deduced, has never been measured, and is therefore only guegs-work. But by measuring the distance in a straight line upon the map from Pondtown to Columbus, it is found to be forty miles; and it is confidently believed that the excess of five miles (the distance being

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called forty-five miles) v.-ill fully cover the difference. The distance from Macon to Columbus, measured upon the map in a straight line, is eighty-four miles, and the length of the line for the Columbus extension of the Central Railroad being ninety, shows an excess of only six miles in eightyfour : and iu the same ratio, would make the distance from Pondtown to Columbus less than forty-three miles, and the nearest point of the line to Columbus as distant but thirtyfive miles : and it is believed that a branch to Columbus ran be had in equally as direct a course as is pursued by the line from Mucon to Columbus. The country, so far as it fell under our observation, is of a highly favorable character.
To this point, or about seven and a half miles west of Pond town, the two routes alluded to are common, and occupy the same ridge upon the south side of Bucks creek, successfully pursued, as already described, from the Flint river, a distance of some twenty-five miler.
By this course Little Muckalee is left entirely on our left; and the crossing of that creek, together with sortie of its tributaries which would be the result of an earlier depart ure from a westerly direction, is wholly avoided.
The routes, (if I may so speak of them here) still pre serving the same identity as to the ground occupied for a short distance further, taking a south-west direction, soon reach the head of a small stream, known as Boons branch, a tributary of Big Muckalee. About half a mile from the mouth of this branch, the adopted line bears to the right; and crossing the branch and the spur of land in the fork between it and the Big Muckulee, attains the eastern slope of that stream, and is earned up it, in the general direction, north sixty degrees west. At the same time that, the bed of the creek is ascending, the grade descends at the maxi mum rate, until we are able to cross the creek about threefourths of a mile above the mouth of Boons branch, and a short distance below Erasers mill, with a fill of twenty-five feet. The valley is here quite narrow, and the slopes

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abrupt, affording, therefore, a favorable crossing. This point is near the intersection of Marion, Sumter, and Stewart counties, and nearly due west from Pondtown.
The other route alluded to as having held out induce ments, -would continue down Boons Branch to its mouth, and thence following down the valley of the Big Muckalee for three-fourths of a mile, passing Jenkins mill, finally reach the mouth of a small tributary coming into the Muckalee from the south-west, which would conduct the line to the summit between the Muckalee and Lannahassee. Thence following down the Lannahassee, the line would reach the Kinchafoonee at the mouth of the former stream.
Thus far this route would be highly favorable, and indeed this route was at first preferred. But before reaching the point on Boons branch, where the two routes diverge, a different conclusion was arrived at. This was in conse quence of a more extended reconnoissance on this route, bringing to view difficulties that would be encountered on the other side of the Kinchafoonee, by adopting what may be called the Lannahassee route. These difficulties consist principally in crossing Bear creek and its tributaries, which it was believed might be entirely avoided by a different route, which was therefore adopted, and to which your atten tion has already been drawn as far as Fraziers mill.
It is possible that the Lannahassee route might present some small advantage on the score of distance, provided the Bucks creek ridge was left at or near Pondtown; but this, as already stated, would involve the crossing of the Little Muckalee and some of its tributaries, which it is believed would counterbalance any small saving in distance, that might be the consequence-^-especially if the fact that the distance to Columbus would be very much increased, should have any weight in the decision. In the final loca tion of the line it may be best to review these questions and submit the merits of the different lines that may claim attention to the test of actual survey. I will now continue
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the description of the adopted line from Fraziers mill. From this point the line pursues the valley of a small
stream called Watleys creek, which empties into the Muukalee half a mile below the mill. For some distance the line lies from two to three hundred yards from the creek, on its northern slope, which affords a highly favorable route, until at the distance of abont a mile and a half from the Muckalee, it becomes necessary to cross the creek, the direction of which is now too much northerly, and to follow up a small branch coming in from the west. In crossing Watleys creek we are involved in a fill of about forty-five feet for a short distance, when the ground is again favor able, and continues mainly so to the head of the branch in question, by which we reach the summit between the Muckalee and the Kinchafoonee, having the extreme head hollows of the Launahassee on our left, which stream is consequently avoided by this route.
At this point a south-westerly direction is again resumed, the line now pursuing the ridge between the Lannahassee and Kinchafoonee.
It was ascertained that the direction of this ridge, for the distance of about eight miles, was highly favorable, and in its profile it was hoped that it would be found to have a regular inclination, at least equal to that of the Kincha foonee, so that the descent to that creek could be under taken under as favorable circumstances at one part of the ridge as another. A small tributary of the Kinchafoonee, having its head in the western slope of the ridge in ques tion, and running into the Kinchafoonee opposite the mouth of Slaughter creek, it was hoped would afford the means of effecting this descent. The result disappointed our hopes at no time, however, very sanguine. After submitting to a cut of forty feet at the head of the tributary or branch in question, and descending to the Kinchafoonee at our maxi mum rate of grade, it was found that this route involved us in a fill in the Kinchafoonee swamp of eighty feet, and

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of course rendering it impracticable at a reasonable cost. This disappointment arose principally from the fact, that the ridge, instead of takiag the inclination of the creek on either side, preserved its elevation with a singular obstinacy, if I may so express myself showing in eight miles a fall of but about nine feet. This, taken in connection with the fall of the Kinchafoonee, constantly widened instead of diminished the difference in elevation between the two.
But a ready expedient was at hand, and which, indeed, came near being adopted at first, by which the descent from tfie ridge to the creek might with certainty be effected at a
moderate cost. This consisted in running down another and more lengthy tributary of the Kinchafoonee, known as Fox Creek, heading on the western slope of the same ridge, six miles higher up, and falling into the Kinchafoonee about two miles above the mouth (of course on the opposite side of Slaughter creek. This stream affords sufficient distance to make the descent certain, and attended with no unusual expense. As is common in carrying grade lines along the slope of a valley, small branches and heads making into it, require sometimes to be crossed with somewhat elevated, though usually short embankments.
No instrumental survey of the Fox creek route has been made, further than to ascertain the fall from its head to its mouth, (which the notes of the line surveyed afford,) to gether with the distance. The time at command was thought insufficient for an actual survey ; and, indeed, as the important facts were already in our possession, on which to base the estimates of cost, etc., it was thought entirely unnecessary to the present purpose. About one mile and a half will be the greatest-variation from the line as run, which passes near Searsville, and at which point the great est variation will occur.
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ment, as also all others, where it is thought advisable to depart from the line as surveyed.
This brings the line to the Kinchafoonee, down which the route, as proposed, would run, to opposite the mouth of Slaughter creek, or say about two miles. The Kinchafoonee swamp was found to be about half a mile wide, but pre sent in? no considerable difficulties, either as to the depth of the overflow, or in any other particular.
The line then follows up the southern side of Slaughter creek, between the base of the hill and the swamp, afford ing, upon the whole, an eligible route. About two milfp from the mouth of Slaughter creek, the line reaches the mouth of Josseys mill creek, a tributary of Slaughter creek, coming in from tbe eouth-wesl, and having its head within a little over a mile of Richland, better known as Box-Ankle. Up this latter creek the line is now carried, and for a considerable portion of the distance at our maxi mum grade, which finally brings the line to its head with a cut of twenty-five feet.
At Richland, which place the line passes immediately through, the ridge dividing the waters of the Flint and the Chattahoochee is fully attained the heads of Bear creek, falling into the Kinchafoonee, being on the left, and those of the Hannahachee, falling into the Chattahoochee, on the right. The elevation at this point is found to be five hun dred and ninety-eight feet above tide, and the distance from Macon ninety-seven miles, which of course a location of the line would somewhat reduce. The distance is posted by the highway one hundred miles. The distance to Colum bus is called thirty-seven and a half miles, to Cuthbert twenty-five, to Fort G-aines forty-five, and to Lumpkin eight and three quarter miles.
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of the survey, and will continue to offer inducements in its further prosecution.
Having reached a point where the ridge between Bear creek and the Icbawaynochaway branches off, about seven miles south of Richland, the question of the best point of divergence for the branch to Albany began to present itself, at which point, when ascertained, the survey, according to . instructions, was to terminate. This matter has been investigated as fully as the time at command would permit,
and a reconnoissance, having this matter in view, has been extended over a considerable section of country, embracing portions of Stewart, Randolph and Lee counties. The country appears to present two different routes.
The first would leave the main line from six to eight miles south of Richland, and following the ridge between the Kinchafoonee and the Ichawaynochaway, would not necessarily cross a single water course in the whole distance to Albany, which, in a straight line, is forty-two miles, and it is doubtful if a located line would reach forty-five. So far as this route has been examined, which is about twenty miles, it is unsurpassed in the facilities it affords for a cheap line. I think I risk little, in the expression of opinion, that the grading could be done for an average of two thous and dollars per mile if not for a less sum.
Another route would diverge near the upper line of Ran dolph, pass near Brooksville, and running down the ridge between the Little and Big Ichawaynochaway, finally cross the latter stream and the Chickasawhachee, and pursue a
direct routo to Albany. The distance would be somewhat in favor of this route, say by two or three miles, and the country would, upon the whole, be favorable as after pass
ing south of Stewart county a change takes place in the features of the country which becomes more flat, and the
streams less depressed beneath the adjacent table lands,
rendering their passage of more easy accomplishment.
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the main line to the upper line of Randolph county, and there to close the survey, which is as nearly in compliance with the instructions to "terminate at the most eligible point for a branch to Albany," as circumstances would admit Both of what are believed to be the most eligible points are thus shown in connection with the route sur veyed.
The most eligible ground for the continuance of the main line, will, as before intimated, probably be found along the dividing ridge between the Flint and Chattahoochee for some distance further, by pursuing which Cuthbert will be left from one to two miles to the left. I have already taken occasion to examine the country along this ridge as far as Cuthbert, which may be pronounced favorable, and have also made a reconnoissance as far as the Chattahoochee at Fort Gaines, which place, or "below," the charter desig nates as the terminus of the road. The result of the recon noissance was favorable. The most eligible route, it is believed, would continue upon the dividing ridge between the Chattahoochee and Flint, or their tributaries rwhich are here, Pumpkin creek and the Socohachee, tributaries of the former, and the Pachitla, a tributary of the latter passing from one to two miles to the right or west of Cuth bert, as already alluded to, until having passed the head of the Socohachee, the line would take a westerly direction to the head of Hog creek.
Falling into the valley of this creek, it would, after over taking the descent of the stream, by a resort to -the maxi mum grade for about two miles, descend along the second low grounds or interval between the swamp and hill side, which is of considerable width, and in all respects of the most inviting character, to the junction of Hog creek with the Somochechobee, the valley of which appears to offer the same, if not greater inducements than that of the former stream, if possible. The line would continue down the north bank of the Somochechobee to the point where the

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creek is crossed by the road leading from Cuthbert to Fort Gaines, where a crossing could be effected at comparatively a very small expense. The swamp here disappears entirely, and the creek is discharged, through a gorge fifty feet in depth and scarcely an hundred feet in width.
Having reached the southern bank of the Somochechobee, the line might either skirt along it to the valley of the Chattahoochee, or taking for a short distance nearly the direction of the highway and leading to Fort Gaines, reach the Chattahoochee valley near where the road from Fort Gaines to the ferry descends into it, a short distance above the bluff.
After reaching the valley of the Chattahoochee by either of these routes, the line would then probably skirt along the slope of the high land bordering it to the upper edge of the bluff just alluded to and on which Fort Gaines is situated, where the Chattahoochee might be crossed, apparently under highly favorable circumstances. The bluff, which is said to be one hundred and sixty feet high, is washed by the run of the river, so that no embankment would be required on the Georgia sidein the approach; neither would the bluff require to be cut down, as the line might approach upon the slope before alluded to, at any convenient elevation.
On the other, or Alabama side, the features of the ground with reference to crossing the river, are less favorable, but not so much so as to partake of an opposite character. The river flats, which are about a mile in width, and under cul tivation to the very bank of the Chattahoochee, are so high as but seldom to come within the range of freshets, and then to but a small extent. The March freshet of 1841 overflowed those flats but from two to three feet. A mod erate embankment, therefore, would not only place the road above the range of high water, but also elevate the bridge BO much as to render it practicable to dispense witha draw, which would be regarded by some as an obstacle to the free navigation of the river, already beset with sufficient difficul-

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ties, but still likely for a considerable time to preserve its character of a navigable stream, and to be resorted to for that purpose. It is, however, like most other of the rivers of the country, ultimately destined to yield the palm to the superior speed, certainty and safety of that great revolu tionist, the railroad! If I might be permitted for a moment to wander so far from the subject, I should run but little risk of not being borne out by the fact, were I to predict (and the prediction is therefore hazarded) that the mighty Mississippi itself, at least for all purposes of travel, will be deserted. We have but to compare the distance by land and water from New Orleans to Louisville, for instance, to show the probability of this event.
From New Orleans to Louisville, by water, is fourteen hundred miles, and by land six hundred ! I hope I shall be pardoned for this digression, and allude to the subject more to place the prediction on record than for any other reason. But of course it will be necessary, notwithstand ing, to provide for the uninterrupted navigation of the Chattahoochee; and this it is believed cannot be done so completely, or perhaps so economically, as by lelevating the bridge sufficiently for boats to pass without a dra"w.
In speaking of the subject of crossing the Chattahoochee, I am of course stepping beyond the present charter, and looking to the extension of the road to Pensacola, or some point on the Gulf of Mexico, its ultimate destination. And with reference to this extension, it may be well to notice the fact, that it is not unlikely but a different and quite favorable line might be had from Richland to the Chattahoochee, reaching that river at a point more eligible for the continuation of the line through Alabama. This, however, would require a slight modification of the charter, which requires the termination upon the Chattahoochee, as before alluded to, to be "at or below Fort Gaines."
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dividing ridge between the Flint and Chattahoochee, as is the case with the line surveyed, fall to the right or west of that ridge, into the valley of the Pataula creek, and be con ducted by that to the Chattahoochee. Whether, however, the same favorable crossing coulJ be had at this point, as has been described as offering at Fort Gaines, is a matter not perfectly clear. But, after attaining the Alabama side, it is believed this route would possess superior advantages. The Fort Gaines crossing would involve a deflection to the right after the crossing was effected, which would place the line, ultimately, upon the same ground which would be
occupied by the other route through Alabama, or render it necessary to cross, with considerable difficulty and expense, the Yattayabba creek, which has its head considerably above Fort Gaines, (on the opposite side,) and runs for some distance a nearly parallel course with the Chatta hoochee, falling into that river considerably, below Fort Gaines.
The route by the Pataula would pass within ten miles of Eufaula, Alabama, where it is understood thirty thousand bales of cotton per annum are received, which would be in itself a decided advantage. The nearest point to Eufaula, on the Fort Gaines route, is twenty-five miles.
By crossing the Chattahoochee near the mouth of the Pataula, and thence running up Hardridge creek, coming, into the Chattahoochee from the west, or perhaps a small stream still higher up, which falls into the Chattahoochee near the line between Barbour and Henry counties, Ala bama, the line would leave the Yattayabba on the left, and reach the valley of the ChUctawhatchee and Pea rivers near the Florida line; thence, taking a westerly course up Pea river, finally pass into the State of Florida, and either con tinue a-westerly course, not very remote from the boundary line between Florida and Alabama, till it intersected with the Pensacola and Montgomery Railroad, already graded beyond this point, about forty miles from Pensacola; or,

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taking the direction of Yellow Water river for some dis tance, finally cross Middle river, and intersect the Pensacola and Montgomery Railroad at the town of Florida, about twelve miles from Pensacola.
It is understood that the Pensacola Company is ready to form a junction with the South-Western Railroad at any point, and not unlikely to meet the South-Western Com pany on the banks of the Chatahoochee. The Pensacola and Montgomery Railroad is graded to the town of Brooklyn, on the Supalga river, a distance ot about seventy miles. The distance from this point to Fort Gaines dpes not vary much from one hundred miles. From Fort Gaines to Pen sacola, by the more direct routes just alluded to, is one hundred and sixty miles.
It may be well to allude to the fact, that the Bay of St. Andrews, affording an equally fine harbor with that of Pen sacola, could be reached in the distance of one hundred and ten miles from Fort Gaines, two hundred and fifty from Maeon, and four hundred and forty from Savannah. But the facts of Pensacola being an important naval station, and that the distance fi-om St. Andrews to New Orleans by water would be one hundred miles further, may award to Pensacola the preference, especially if the Pensacola Com pany should co-operate to the extent of the pledges that .are understood to have been made by its- officers; otherwise,
the South-Western Company might find it to its interest to reach the Gulf at St. Andrews, or possibly St. Josephs Bay.
These remarks with reference to the route through Ala bama and Florida, are made without by any means a perfect knowledge of the country spoken of, and are thrown out merely as hints, based upon the best knowledge in my pos session. It is, however, important that the line, under the present charter, should terminate at a point on the Chattahoochee that will admit of its extension or the junction of some other line with it at this point under favorable circum-

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stances, which will put the South-Western Eailroad in connection with the Gulf of Mexico on the west, as it will be with the Atlantic on the east, in fulfillment of the high destiny which seems to belong to it, and of the grand object of its early projectors and present friends.
It is believed, however, that either crossing of the Chattahoochee which has been alluded to would present no con siderable obstacle in the accomplishment of this object.

BRANCH RAILROAD TO COLUMBUS, OR SOUTH-EASTERN RAIL

ROAD.

I will here take occasion to refer to the disappointment

and regret of some, probably many persons, residing in the

lower counties of South-Western Georgia, below the route

traversed by the proposed line of road, that the route passes

so much to the right, or above them. This disappointment

arises, perhaps, from the fact, that the early meetings which

were held in South-Western Georgia on this subject, were

all to the southward or eastward of this line, principally in

Sumter county; and as an air-line would fall somewhat

more in that direction, the inference was perhaps natural

that the route would probably traverse this region.

I would by no means, however, convey the impression

to that part of the public interested in the enterprise, that

the present survey settles the question of route such is, I

think I may say, by no means the case. For the citizens

along the line surveyed to flatter themselves that such is

the fact, would be to lull themselves into a fatal inactivity

and security. The question, I feel authorized to say, is

wholly at large. I shall allude to some of the circumstances

which influence the Commissioners in giving to the route

pursued by the present survey the preference, other things

being equal; but if other portions of South-Western

Georgia should offer greater pecuniary inducements than

that portion traversed by the line, the effect may be antici

pated.

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causes which influence the Commissioners in their preference for -what may be called the upper route. The principal one is to facilitate the construction of a branch railroad to Columbus a railroad connection with which place is justly regarded as an important feature in the enterprise. It.is found that this can be effected in a distance of thirty-seven and a half miles, as before stated, and over favorable ground. This object is so important as to be a sufficient reason in itself, though the face or topography of the country has had its influence in determining the question of route.
The distance from Columbus to the junction with the main line, and from thence to Macon, will be one hundred and twelve miles. A charter has already been obtained for this branch road styled the South-Eastern Railroad.
When it is borne in mind that this route will possess all the advantages claimed for the route by the way of Barnesville to Macon, thafc the total distance will be less by about five miles, and that it will require the construction of but thirty-seven and a half miles of road, against seventy-five by the other, or Muscogee Companys route, and the country affording, at the same time, a cheaper line the conclusion is not unreasonable that the day is not distant when the South-Eastern Railroad Company will avail themselves of the advantages which their charter affords, whether (which appears to be a matter involving, at this moment, no little doubt, notwithstanding the preliminary steps that have been taken, as I learn from its friends), the Muscogee Com pany build their road, or otherwise.
Should not the South-Eastern Company avail themselves of the privileges of their charter, it will, in all probability, be the interest of the South-Western Company to take steps, ultimately, towards its construction. Eighty thousand bales of cotton, which are now annually raceived at Colum bus, would be the rich harvest they would reap. There can be no doubt, however, that a large amount of cotton would be wagoned, in the absence of a branch road, from

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Columbus to the South-Western Eailroad, but thirty-seven and a half miles.
Until the completion of the Muscogee road should that ever be effected the whole travel and light goods now hauled in wagons from Barnesville to Columbus, would of course take this route even in the absence of the branch road in question, or the South-Eastern Kailroad; and it will be seen, this route would become a powerful, if not tri umphant competitor for the through travel between the North and South, as it would reduce considerably the amount of staging to which the traveler is subjected on the present routes. Should the Muscogee Railroad ultimately take the field for this travel, the extension of the South western Eailroad to the Gulf which could not but soon follow would place that work upon a triumphant footing, which no other project could destroy, or even shake.
This I propose to show in another part of this report, by a comparison of distance, time and expense, between this and the route via Mobile, Montgomery, etc. An approxi mate estimate of the Columbus branch, based upon a com parison with the ground traversed by the main line, will be submitted.
ALBANY BRANCH.
Of course it is expected by the friends, and of the friends of the South-Western Eailroad, that a lively interest will be felt and manifested throughout South-Western Georgia, and that all will contribute toward its construction, in pro portion to the benefits to result from its completion. That it will add greatly to the profit and convenience of all, throughout the whole extent of that fertile region, there can be no question. But all, of course, cannot be benefited alike, and the amount or degree of benefit must depend upon the remoteness or proximity of the road.
In order to diffuse the advantages as fully as possible, and to rendet* tributary to the work the largest possible extent of country, the plan embraces a branch railroad to

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Albany, from a point in Stewart county, already alluded to. The citizens of Albany, by looking at the question in its
true light, will discover, I thiuk, that their best interests will be promoted by the construction of such a branch, having its terminus at Albany, in preference to a position on the main line.
It will not be difficult to perceive that the latter position would only secure to Albany a business entirely local in its character, while by becoming the terminus of the branch, it will then be the focus of the trade and business of Baker, Decatur, Thomas, Lowndt-s, and parts of Irwin and Dooly counties, and would doubtless attract trade from beyond the Florida line, a distance of about sixty miles. I think it will be impossible to show that this is an extravagant or improper view of the matter.
An approximate estimate of the cost of this branch will be given, the country, as before stated, being highly favor able. The distance being variously estimated at from forty to forty-five miles from Albany to the point of intersection on the main line, about seven miles south of Richland or Box Ankle, the estimate will be based upon a distance of forty-two and a half miles. This would make the whole distance about one hundred and fifty-five miles to Macon, and one hundred and ten to Columbus should business or pleasure ever lead the citizens of Albany or this portion of Georgia inf that direction.
RIGHT OF WAT.
I am happy to state, that during the progress of the sur vey, in nearly all cases, we have been greeted with a cordial welcome, and the liveliest interest has been manifested in the success of the enterprise. While alluding to this sub ject, I will take occasion to compare the state of feeling immediateFy along the route pursued by the survey, to that which experience on other works of the kind in the State, has been brought under my notice.

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The contrast is so strikingly in favor of the route in question, that in negotiating for the right of way, the most favorable result is looked for; or should any individuals, contrary to what is now anticipated, be disposed to exact unreasonable damages, and appeal to the courts, the state of public feeling, unlike what has been, unfortunately, the experience, in too many instances, on other works, would, without doubt, protect* the Company against exorbitant demands.
The right of way is, however, estimated at the average price on the Central Kailroad, in consequence of the lands being generally of greater value.
CHARACTER OP ROAD.
Before proceeding to the estimates, it will be proper and necessary to allude to the maximum inclination, or grade, the minimum radius of curvature, the dimensions of the cuts and fills, the form of the wooden superstructure, and the weight and dimensions of the rail on which the esti mates are based. These different subjects will be referred to under their respective heads.
MAXIMUM GRADE.
In estimating the cost of preparing the road-bed, the question of the maximum rate of inclination has a very important bearing, as the indulations of the surface of the ground traversed by the line must be reduced to this stand ard ; with reference to this are necessarily regulated the size and capacity of the locomotives employed, and consequently the weight and strength of the rail necessary to sustain them. Of course the capacity of the road for business is limited or extended as this standard is lessened or increased. Hitherto, a very low limit has been established and adhered to on the Southern roads; and hence, probably, arises the large amount of business borne by these roads, though less expensively, and consequently perhaps somewhat less sub stantially built.

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It is too much the case, however, I cannot forbear to remark, in instituting comparisons between the railroads of the North and South, to judge of their capacity and dura bility by the relative cost of each, when this additional cost is frequently, and indeed generally, the result of expensive cuttings (frequently of rock) and embankments, and costly viaducts and tunnels which, though adding to the cost, diminish their value in nearly the ame ratio, by the outlay which is necessary to maintain those expensive works. The average cost of grading the Northern railroads is not less than fifteen thousand dollars per mile, against say five thousand for the grading of the Southern roads. Here is, then, ten thousand dollars per mile expended on the North ern works, which gives them no additional value or advan tage, the contrary being the case.
With this large expenditure for grading, grades of from fifty to eighty-three feet per mile are necessarily submitted to. Thus far, then, the cost is no criterion of the capability or permanence of the railroads at the North, as compared with those of the South as the facts of having cuts five or fifty feet in depth, a tunnel or a surface graded by nature, have no bearing in settling the comparative value of rail roads certainly not in favor of those at the North.
The difference between a good work of this kind, or a bad or indifferent one, consists of light grades and easy curves, as compared with heavy grades and sharp curves and a substantial and durable superstructure, and heavy and perfect rail, as compared with their opposites. In this latter respect the weight of the rails some superiority must be, and is willingly awarded to the Northern roads. But as regards the wood work of the superstructure, the same deterioration is applicable to both. But I need not say how much the South has the advantage here, from the abundance and cheapness Of this material, for which, of a proper kind, the North is, to a considerable extent, depend ent on this region. On the score of curvature, the Southern

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roads have the advantage in as great, or greater ratio, both as regards the number and radii.
There is, then, no superiority in these respects; and the difference between Northern and Southern railroads resolves itself into a slight superiority in the weight of the rail. But in connection with this conceded fact, it should be borne in mind, after all, that this superiority is not greater than the difference in the ruling grades there and here, and that the lighter engines required by the ruling grades here to drag trains of the same weight, are not more destructive to the Southern roads than the heavy engines (reaching as high as twenty-eight tons) are to the railroads of the North, equipped with the heavier rail alluded to, but which is by no means universal. And I hazard nothing in saying, that a comparison between the speed, the freighting business done, and the cost of maintenance, will show that this boasted superiority does not exist in fact that the differ ence in cost is but little more than the amount sunk in con tending with the obstacles that nature has interposed, with out adding to their capacity or permanence, while the South has been singularly favored in this respect.
It will be seen, therefore, that the remark sometimes heard at the North, "I have no confidence in your cheap railroads," rests upon no real foundation; and it is by a remark like this, falling from a person of some.eminence in connection with the railroad system, that I have been led into these observations. That some, perhaps many, of the Northern railroads have paid, thus far, better dividends, is perhaps true, which is accounted for at once-by the fact of
the comparative sparseness of Southern population. This digression, which I fear will be considered unwar
ranted, will make it necessary for me to close my remarks under this head in a few words. As before stated, the limit to which the grades have been carried at the South is thirtyseven feet one of the most important railroads of this State (the Central) not exceeding thirty. But it was my
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object to show, in the remarks on this subject, that this limit might, without hazard, be exceeded, still keeping within a low limit; and I would here propose forty-five feet as thcit limit, though the maximum on which the estimates are predicated is forty feet.
This, in the cost of grading, would effect a saving of probably twenty per cent. And as it is proposed to make a superior track in all respects, the rail which is contemplated will render this, it is believed, in no degree objectionable. I shall, close this part of my remarks by submitting, in another place, a table of gradients or inclinations on the Western Eailroad of Massachusetts, and a table of the weight, etc., together with the speed and capacity, on dif ferent grades, of the Messrs. Baldwin & Whitneys engines, which will apply, probably, nearly equally well to the engines turned out at other establishments.
CURVES.
I shall dismiss this topic with but one remark that in no case will a curve of under two thousand feet radius be necessary, and generally much above this limit. The cost of the work would not be materially lessened by the adop tion of a lower standard, while the usefulness of the road might be considerably impaired. The abrasion which takes place between the outer rail on sharp curves, and the wheels, leads to the rapid deterioration and final destruction of both, independent of the resistance which is the neces sary consequence.
Curves of eight hundred feet radius are submitted to on some of the Northern railroads. On the Western Eail road, the minimum radius is eight hundred and eighty-two feet.
DIMENSIONS OP THE CUTTINGS AND FILLINGS.
The estimates are predicated on a width for the cuts at grade of sixteen feet, and for the fills of fourteen feet ; with, in" the former case", slopes of nine inches horizontal to

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twelve vertical; and in the latter, fifteen inches horizontal to twelve vertical.
In regard to the widths of the cuttings and fillings, they are, perhaps, somewhat less than are common, especially the former, but I am satisfied of their being found ample. In the cuts, all that is necessary is sufficient room for thorough drainage; and for this purpose, it is believed to be better that the inner slope of the ditches or drains should commence immediately at the end of the cross-ties, in order that the water that accumulates around them in wet seasons, causing in some instances what is called churning, may run off with freedom.
A width of sixteen feet affords sufficient space for the drains under this arrangement, especially in the tenacious clay soil of this region, rendering it practicable to cut the outer slopes of the drains perpendicular. This tenacity of soil is our guide and safeguard, in adopting the elopes which have been proposed above.
For the widths of the fills twelve feet would be ample, but for the deterioration and washing of the embankments, which is the result of frost, rain, etc., but which in any event could only lead to the necessity of occasional renewals of earth, which would not unfrequently be afforded by the earth washing down into the drains from the slopes of the cuts, and requiring to be removed. It is believed, that with the character of soil described above, the wash would be rather increased than diminished, by increasing the hori zontal dimensions of the slopes.
SUPERSTRUCTURE.
The superstructure admits of various forms and modifi cations, without greatly affecting its cost. Three plans have been principally resorted to on the works of this State. The first, with notched cross-ties, is too common in different parts of the country to require any particular reference to it. This form, however, has not been extensively adopted here.

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The second consists of cross-ties of about eight by eight

inches, and eight feet long, laid four feet apart, receiving

upon their upper surface a stringer of eight by eight inches,

tree-nailed to the ties by a single tree-nail at each inter

section. No difficulty has been experienced with this form

of superstructure by a failure of the tree-nails or spreading

of tha track. It is becoming general with each form of

superstructure in use to fill the track with earth nearly level

with the top of the stringers, from which a very consider

able advantage is derived. The decay, it is believed, if not

lessened, is not increased, and the track is more firmly held

in adjustment. In the event of running off the track, the

injury to the machinery and cars, and danger to persons, is

much less. On this latter point, I will take occasion to

remark, that while the railroad system has been in opera

tion in the State of Georgia, since about 1836, not a single

accident has occurred attended with the loss of life or limb

to a passenger; and there has been for some time complete

and in use in this State six hundred miles of railroad.

The plan of filling the track with earth has been copied

from the Central Railroad, where it was first adopted to the

extent alluded to.

The third form of superstructure is that in use exclusively

on the Central Railroad, where its merits have been fully

tested and established. This consists of cross-ties, eix

inches by twelve, and eight feet long, laid flat-wise, eight

feet asunder. On these are laid stringers, also flat-wise, six

inches by twelve, fastened as in the other case, with a single

tree-nail at each intersection. On the centre of these

stringers is laid the rail; and about one-half of the distance,

or hundred miles, being plate rail, it is supported on a rib

bon, or small scantling, to afford room for the flanges of the

wheels.



Each of these forms of superstructure has been occasion

ally underlaid with a mud-sill. It will be seen that the

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stringers for the bearing, and not as in the other forms, wholly upon the cross-ties. This plan of superstructure, where timber is abundant and cheap, combines many advan tages, and has stood the test of ten years experience, with out offering, I believe, any reason to warrant, in the opinion of the Chief Engineer, the slightest change in its form.
The estimates are based upon this form of superstructure, though any other form would not materially affect the cost, as before observed.

FORM AND WEIGHT OP KAIL.

The form and weight of rail is a matter of the first im

portance. Science and ingenuity have for a long period

taxed themselves on these points, but the question of the

best form is still far from being settled.

The abundance, cheapness and excellence of the timber

along the line, will make it advisable, without doubt, to lay

the rail, whatever form is adopted, upon a continuous bear

ing or stringer, as has been the almost uniform practice on

the roads of this State and of the South.

By this plan the same strength and stability are obtained,

without approaching the limit of weight to which the rail

has gradually attained in England, and which it is now

approaching on some of the railroads of this country.

Four kinds of rail, principally, are in use upon, the \vorks

of the South, the plate, flange, bridge or .Q and I rail. I

might also include the H) rail in. use upon the Charleston

and Hamburg Kailroad.

.-

The plate rail, where it has been adopted in thia State,

has been generally of much larger dimensions than else

where.

This is the solution of the circumstance of the large

amount of tonnage that is annually borne over the- roads

equipped in this manner here, and of the satisfactory speed

that is maintained on them by the passenger trains, with

the freedom from accident, and I might add irregularity,

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before alluded to. The plate rail in use on the lower half of the Central Kailroad has been in use, much of it, for ten years, and is still nearly as perfect as the first day it was laid down, as I am informed, the principal objection to it being some additional wear of the machinery and cars.
The next form is the flange rail. In this form of rail, the spike holes, instead of perforating the centre of the bar, as is the case with the plate rail, are through what is called the flange, on the outer edge of the bar, this flange being sufficiently thin to admit of the spike heads being driven below the surface of the rail. This form has no tendency, like the lighter patterns of plate rail, to break at the spike holes, or to form snake heads. It will be seen that this form of rail possesses very superior advantages over the form just alluded to of the same weight.
The bridge rail is a third and much approved form for continuous bearings. This rail is somewhat in the form of an inverted n> aQ(J hence the name by which it is some times known. One important advantage to which this form of rail may lay claim, is the very effective manner in which the joinings or splicings may be effected, rendering, by a very simple arrangement of parts, any displacement of very unlikely occurrence. This consists of a chair, so shaped as to grasp the lower webs of the rail, by jaws or lips, turning over from either side of the chair, and a tongue projecting up from the middle. The lips prevent any motion verti cally that is not common to both rails, at the same time that they assist in preserving the rail in its place horizon tally, while the tongue which projects up into the groove or hollow effectually accomplishes the latter object. This was first suggested and put in practice by the Chief Engineer of the Central Railroad, L. 0. Reynolds, Esq.
When the importance of a perfect joining of the ends of the rails is considered as from imperfections here, more than from all other causes, it is believed, result accidents to the trains, by leaving the track the superiority of that

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form of rail affording the most perfect joining or union of the ends, will be discovered. This, however, is but one among the many merits that may be claimed for the bridge rail, for continuous bearings.
To the Ji rail for detached bearings is now generally awarded the preference. But for a rail of the size which will be proposed for this work, laid upon stringers, experi ence shows that too large a portion of the material is expended in the lower web to obtain the necessary base to afford the rail stability and preserve it from canting. The bridge rail affords by its form sufficient base, with a smaller expenditure of material.
It has not been proposed, in the remarks under this head, to more than glance at the subject of the merits of different plans of rails, were it in my power which is by no means the case to throw light upon this intricate and weighty subject, as connected with railroad economy.
With the continous bearing, as before remarked, it will be unnecessary to more than approximate to the weight of rail which has obtained in some other parts of the country, under different circumstances, still keeping in view, in their fullest extent, what should be the aim of the South-West ern Kailroad, speed, certainty, and safety of transit. The estimates are therefore based upon a bridge rail of sixty tons to the mile as best, and fully calculated to satisfy all the conditions.
ESTIMATES OF COST.
In submitting the estimates of cost, it is thought unneces sary to go much into detail. The estimates have, however, been prepared in full, and are open to such persons as may desire to inspect them.
I would remark, generally, that the estimates are believed in all cases to be full and ample; and of the two* errors, the aim has been to make them too high, rather than too low. The prices actually paid in the State of Georgia, for the last two or three years, for work of a similar kind," have

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been fully come up to, and in some cases exceeded. Should the estimates for any part of the work, from causes con nected with the price of labor and provisions, prove less than it should finally be contracted at but it may reason ably be supposed that the contrary will be the case we have a considerable margin to cover it, in the excess of the items of excavation and embankment, over what it is believed will be the result by a located line, especially if a maximum grade of forty-five feet to the mile should be adopted; and on the superstructure, in the diminution of distance from the same cause.
The present, however, is believed to be in all respects a highly propitious time to enter upon the prosecution of this great enterprise, as from the low price commanded by the staple product of agriculture, an additional avidity may be reasonably anticipated, to engage in works of this kind.
It is thought advisable to present the gross results of the several items that go to make up the cost oi grading, in sections of five miles which will exhibit the relative and actual cost of the different parts of the line for this item.

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ABSTRACT ESTIMATE OF GRADING,

From Macon to Northern line of Randolph County.

SECTION 1st. Earth-work..............................$17,751 86 Masonry,................................ 699 00

Bridging................................ 978 25

$19,428 61 SECTION 2<1. Earth-work,........................... 84,93386
Masonry, ................................ 893 00 Bridging,................................

SECTION 3d. Earth-work,............................ 87,668 48 Masonry,................................ 810 00 Bridging,............................... 782 60

85,326 86

39,261 08 SECTION 4th. Earth-work,........................... 14,79446

Masonry, ............................... 777 00 Bridging,................................

15,571 46

SECTION 5th. Earth-work,........................... 18,999 16 Masonry,................................ 975 00 Bridging, ............................... 296 60

20,270 66 SECTION 6th. Earth-work,...................... .... 27,073 46
Masonry,................................ 663 00

Bridging,................................

SECTION 7th. Earth-work,........................... 26,59460 Masonry,................................ 1,629 00 Bridging,.................... ...........

27,736 46

SECTION 8th. Earth-work,........................... 14,172 22 Masonry,................................ 1,272 00 Bridging, ................................

28,223 60

SECTION 9th. Earth-work, ........................... 0,410 80 Masonry,................................ 879 00 Bridging, ................................

15,444 22

SECTION 10th. Earth-work,........................... 16,394 38 Masonry,................................ 2,679 00 Bridging,................................ 7,160 30

10,289 80

SECTIONllth. Earth-work,........................... 10,614 76 Masonry,........ ..... ................. 516 00 Bridging,................................

26,233 68

SECTION 12th. Earth-work............................ 17,441 14 Masonry,............................... 261 00 Bridging, ................................

11,130 76

SECTION 13th. Earth-work,........................... 14,562 68 Masonry................................ 878 00 Bridging,................................

17,702 14

14,940 68

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SECTION-14th.--Earth-work............................ 10,679 98 Masonry,...... ......................... 105 00 Bridging, ................................
SECTIOX 15th.--Earth-work,........................... 22,607 54 Masonry,............................... 1,131 00 Bridging,....... .........................
SECTION 16th.--Earth-work............................ 28,711 42 Masonry,................................ 1,839 00 Bridging,.......................... .....
SECTIO.V 17th.--Earth-work,........................... 24,634 22 Masonry,................................ 387 00 Bridging, ................................
SECTIOX 18th.--Earth-work,........................... 80,662 98 Masonry,.................... ........... 1,350 00 Bridging,................................ 393 00
SECTIOX 19th.--Earth-work,........................... 34,533 80 Masonry,................................ 1,347 00 Bridging,.....-----.--................
SECTIOX 20th.--Earth-work,........................... 21,879 80 Masonry,................................ 438 00 Bridging,................................
SECTIOX 21st--Earth-work............................. 12,722 02 Masonry,................................ 465 00 Bridging, ...............................
SECTION 22d.--Earth-work,........................... 21,623 52 Masonry, ................................ 354 00 Bridging, ................................

APPROXIMATE ESTIMATE OF GRADING,

From the Northern line of Randolph County, to Fort Gaines.

SECTIOX 23d, (15 miles}--Earth-work,..............$51,518 31 Masonry, ................................ 1,228 50 Bridging, ................................
SECTIOX 24th, (15 miles)--Earth-work............. 28,232 40 Masonry,............................... 2,637 00 Bridging,................................ 793 00

$52,746 81 81,662 40

Total...................................i. .......................... $84,409 21

Cost of grading from Macon to Northern line of Randolph county,................................................................. $497,713 69

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Cost of grading from Northern line of Randolph county to Fort Gaines,....................... ................................. 84,409 21
Cost of grading from Macon to Fort Gaines.................... $582,122 90 Average cost per mile of grading from Macon to Fort
Gaines.......... ....................................................... 4,158 02
ABSTRACT ESTIMATE OF ONE MILE OF SUPERSTRUCTURE. CO tons of iron rails at $65,.......................................... $3,900 00 Timber and other materials, laying superstructure and fill
ing track............................................................. 1,741 92
Total.......................................................__$5,64J_92
COST OF ROAD. Grading, masonry and bridging,..--............ .........----.$ 682,122 90 Clearing and grubbing................................................. 23,333 33 Right of way.............................................................. 26,639 20 100 road and farm crossings, at $12............................... 1,200 00 Grading and superstructure for 13 turn-outs, at 1,000,...-. 13,000 00 13 warehouses, cisterns, pumps and wells, at $600............ 7,800 00 Depot at Macon, with warehouse, passenger house, shop,
side-tracks, turn-tables, etc.,--................................ 20,000 00 Depot at Fort Gaines, with warehouse, etc., etc.,.--........ 10,000 00 140 miles of superstructure at $5,641.92,........--............ 789,868 80 Engineering and contingencies,.----.--......................... 75,000 00
Total............................................... .........$1,648,964 23 Average cost of Road per mile,.....--..-- .....--...........$11,064 03
COST OF EQUIPMENT. 15 Locomotive Engines, at $7,500,.--.................. .....--.$ 112,500 00 4 Passenger Cars, of superior make, delivered in Macon.
at $2,250,...... -- ..... -...........------..................... 9,000 00 4 Baggage Cars, at $700,-.--........................................ 2,800 00 150 Freight Cars, at $600,--.....--................................. 90,000 00 Tools, fixtures, and machinery for shops,... ................... 10,000 00
Total cost of equipment,..-.--.. .................................... $224,300 00 Total cost of Road and equipment,....--............--......--$1,773,264 23
Average per mile,..................--..................... $12,666 17 Adopting the flange rail of forty tons per mile, the cost of
the Road would be,----................... ...... .--.....$1,338,740 23 Equipment,............................................................... 224,300 00
Total cost of Road and equipment,..--.................$1,5*63,040 23 Average per mile........................................... $11,178 85

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Adopting 32 tons to the mile, (the weight of the Central Railroad plate rail,) the cost of the road wonld then be,..$l,265,940 23
Equipment,................................... ..... ..................... 224,300 00
Total cost of Road and equipment........................$1,490,240 23
Average per mile,--..-...........................i.. $10,U44 67
APPROXIMATE ESTIMATE OF COLUMBUS BRANCH, OR SOUTH-EASTERN RAILROAD.
37J miles of grading, at average of main line, $4,158.02,..--$155,925 75 Clearing and grubbing,.................. ................................ 6,240 99 Right of way,--........................................................... 7,135 60 30 road and farm crossings, at $12................................... 360 00 Grading, superstructure, etc., for three turn-outs, at $1,000, 8.000 00 3 warehouses, cisterns, pumps, etc., at $600............. ........ 1,800 00 Depot at Columbus, with warehouse, passenger house, shop,
side-tracks, etc., etc.,............................................... 15,000 00 87J miles of superstructure, with flange rail of forty tons per
mile, at $4.114 67,....-.-.....--.................................. 154.300 12 Engineering and contingencies....................................... 25,000 00
Total,.....----................................................$308,771 86
APPROXIMATE ESTIMATE OF BRANCH TO ALBANY. 42J miles of grading, at $2,000................... ...................$ 85,000 00 Clearing and grubbing,---.............................................. 7,1G8 73 Right of way,..............---..-...................-...................... 6,195 60 30 road and farm crossings, at $12.................................. 360 00 Grading, superstructure, etc., for three turu-outs, at $1,000, 8,000 00 3 warehouses, pumps, cisterns, etc., at $GOO...................... 1,800 00 Depot at Albany, with warehouse, passenger house, shop,
side-tracks, etc.. etc.,......................--....... .............. 10,000 00 421 miles of snperstrncture with flange rail of forty tons per
" mile, at $4,114 67,----......--.................................. 174,873 47 Engineering and contingencies,-...................................... 25,000 00
Total,..u..........................................................$313,397 80

COST OF MAINTENANCE AND WORKING.
The cost, per annum, of maintaining the road, as derived principally from the working of the railroads of this State, may, for the wood work, be estimated as equal to a renewal once in seven years, or about fifteen per cent.;'for the iron, as equal to a renewal once in twenty years, or five per cent.; but which, in this case, in consequence of the superior char acter of rail proposed, will be estimated at three per cent.;

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dnd the deterioration or washing of the earth-work, at one percent. These items will be as follows:
15 per cent, on cost of wood-work,........................$28,898 22 8 per cent, on cost of iron.................................. 18,233 93 1 per cent, on cost of earth-work........................ 6,382 15
Total,-...............................................$52,514 30 Average per mile.......................................... 375 10
The cost of working the road will of course depend very much on the amount of business done. I shall take the experience on the Central Railroad as the guide in this case, as facts will be preferred to theories.
On that work, the ratio of the cost of working to that of maintenance for 1845, was as one hundred to seventy-three; and for 1846, as one hundred to sixty-nine--showing of course an increase as the business of the road becomes extended. This gives us, taking the latter year, for the cost of working the South-Western Railroad--one hundred and forty miles--
The siim of......................................................$ 76,107 68 To which, add cost of maintenance,.--.-................ 52,514 30
Total for maintenance and working,............$128,621 98
BUSINESS PROSPECTS.
It is well known that railroads possess a creative power, or, in other words, a power to give value to numberless articles, which from their weight, bulk, and distance from market, possessed little or none before. This is strikingly instanced by the value that has been imparted to various products along the existing lines of improvement, which & few years ago were not thought of as entering into the elements of commerce from these then remdle regions. To specify these articles would be a lengthy and probably un necessary task, but they go far in making up the business results of the works alluded to.
Laying this peculiar characteristic or property of rail roads aside, however, and looking to the business resources as they at present exist along the proposed line of improve-

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ments, we shall find mainly hut one article, the great staple of the country, for the production of which the region tra versed is unsurpassed, seeking an outlet by the proposed channel; or, at all events, this commodity, cotton, will be relied upon as constituting alone the freighting business, seeking the seaboard.
It will be proper to indicate the region or belt of country from which this business is to flow. I have therefore speci fied the counties, or parts, regarded as tributary to the pro posed work, with reference to transportation--without, however, embracing by any means all that would be depend ent upon it for purposes of travel and intercommunication.
Should it be thought that any part of the country desig nated as contributing to the business of the road, is too remote for that purpose, there are other sections that have not been embraced that would fully make up the deficiency. In this light we may regard parts of Crawford, Talbot, etc.
The crop of each of the counties of Georgia, relied upon as swelling the business of the road, as derived from the census of 1840, is submitted opposite the name of the county, as some guide, though a doubtful one, it is true, to the crop of the present period:

COUNTIES.

CROP IK LBS.

Houston, (half,)............. .................................... 8,179,651

Macon................ ............................................... 1,379,600

Dooly,............................................................... 2,576,795

Marion,........... .................................................. 3,258,232

Snmter, ....^-........-.............................................. 980,000

Stewart,....... ..................................................... 4,981,937

Museogee, (half,)................................................. 693,495

' Lee, ......-/ -- ..................................................... 1,007,140

Baker,................................ .............................. 815,473

Randolph.............. ............................................ 827,067

Early,--............................................................. 1,057,898

20,217,288
The increase of population in these counties, by the best data in my possession--a comparison of the votes of 1841 and 1847--is about thirty-three and a third per cent. But it is believed perfectly legitimate to estimate the increase of product at fifty per cent., when it is remembered that

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extensive plantations have been established there since that date, which, owing to a want of salubrity of climate, inci dent to a new country, (but now fast wearing away,) are not represented by the votes of the proprietors.
This ratio of increase gives as the amount of present production 30,325,932 pounds, or 71,355 bales. This, it is believed, is below the mark; as the amount of cotton shipped at Apalachicola is 150,000 bales--which amount, it is diffi cult to account for, without supposing a larger product from this region, but a part of which finds its way to the Gulf, than I have assigned to it.
Of the above amount, 71,355 bales, in order to make it obviously and unquestionably the interest of the planter and merchant to patronize the road at all times and stages of the rivers, and under all circumstances, it may be neces sary to carry 11,221 bales at fifty cents per bale, say from the neighborhood of Fort Valley; 13,963 bales, at seventyfive cents, say from Flint river; and for all westward, 46,171 bales, (exclusive of Alabama cotton,) we will say at one dollar per bale.
These items will stand thus:
11,221 bales, at 50 cents,......................................$ 5,610 50 13,963 bales, at 75 cents,--................................... 10,472 25 40,171 bales, at $1,........................ .................... 46,171 00
Total.............................................-......$62,253 75
If to this we add as the amount of cotton Alabama would furnish to the road, 30,000 bales, which is believed to be entirely within bounds--as at one point alone, Eufaula, the receipts are to this extent--we have: -
80.000 bales at $1................................................$30,000 00 . Add previous amount.......................................... 62,253 75
Total of cotton or down freight,...................$92,253 75
It seems to be a rule pretty well established by experi ence that the up or return freights are equal to the down. By reference to the reports of the Chief Engineers of the Central and Georgia roads for the year 1846, I find the

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average ratio of the up freights to the down as ninety-four to one hundred, and I presume the reports for the present year, on both those works, will show an excess of up freights. This sustains so well the first position, that I shall regard the items of up and down freights as equal.
Under the head of business prospects, I place the freight ing business first in order, as it is first in importance, on the railroads of the South, as no great success has been arrived at here without this import-ant element of prosperity, not withstanding the impression at the North, already alluded to, of the want of adaptation of the Southern roads to this purpose.
I shall now consider the subject of travel, beginning with local travel. By comparing the amount of local travel on the Central Railroad for the year 1846, with the population of the counties through which that road passes, and which are tributary to it, and instituting the same proportion between the population of the counties traversed by and tributary to the South-Western Railroad, we have 19,562 way passengers. The average amount paid by each will be estimated at two dollars, or fifty cents less than the average paid by local travelers on that road.
Under the head of through travel, I shall consider such passengers as travel the whole length of the road between Macon and the Chattahoocb.ee, or between Macon and the nearest point of the road to Columbus.
In regard to the former, it is difficult to form any esti mate which can pretend to much accuracy. These passen gers would consist of citizens of Georgia, Alabama and Florida, who would reach this point by private and public conveyances--during the season of navigation, a large num ber probably by the river. If it is borne in mind that this would be by far the best, and in fact only outlet deserving that name, in the direction of the Atlantic, for the citizens of South-Eastern Alabama, and West and Middle Florida, I shall cot be thought to overstep the mark in estimating

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from these sources ten passengers a day each -way, and it will be a matter of surprise if it does not very much exceed that number.
In forming an estimate of the amount of travel between Macon and the nearest point to Columbus, or the point where the South-Eastern Railroad will intersect, when con structed, I shall claim, independent of the travel between the two cities, a share of the long travel, or between New York and New Orleans, even in the absence of the SouthEastern Railroad.
To show on what this claim is based*! submit the fol lowing comparison of distances, etc., from Auburn, on the Montgomery Railroad, to the Atlantic, at Savannah and Charleston.

TO CHARLESTON, VIA ATLANTA, ETC.

Auburn to Griffin........................ 97 miles--Fare $11 00--Time 24 hours--Stage. Griffin to Atlanta......................... 43 " " 150 " 3 " Railroad. Atlanta to Acgusta,.....................171 " " ' 7 00 " \\% " Railroiid. Augusta to Charleston,.........-......136 " " 6 75 " 7H " Railroad.

Totals............................447

$26 25

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TO SAVANNAH, VIA SOUTH-WESTERN RAILROAD AND MACON.

Auburn to South-Wtitern R. R........ 73 miles--Fare $7 30--Time 17 hours--Stage-

By South-Western R. R. to Macon,.. 75 -

3 00 " 4 " R. R-

Macon to Savannah.........................J90 "

" 7 00 " '11% " R. R-

Totals,.................................338

$1730

32%

This, it will be perceived, shows a difference of one hun

dred and nine miles in distance, eight dollars and ninety-

five cents in cost, thirteen hours and a quarter in time, and

five Hours and a half less staging, in favor of the route via

the South-Western Railroad and Macon to Savannah. I think this must be regarded as irrefragible proof of the capabilities of this route to participate, at least to the

extent of one-half, in the through travel, especially when

considered in connection with the arrangement which has

recently been perfected, to place a line of first-class sea

steamers on the route between Savannah and Ne"w York,

affording to the traveler every possible facility for the prose

cution of his journey, which he could enjoy in Charleston,

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both as regards the expenditure of time and money. I shall therefore estimate, to keep within moderate limits,
ten passengers a day from this source--five each way. I shall also estimate an equal number, for what might be called the local travel, between Macon and Columbus.
Combining all these items of travel, we have:
7,300 passengers from Mfccon to the point nearest Colnm' bus. at 3.00......................................................... ..$ 21,900 00 7,300 passengers from Macon to Fort Gaines, at $5.00,...-- 36.600 00 19,572 way passengers, at $2.00............... ..................... 39,144 00
Total for travel,..............................................$ 07,544 00 Add total for freighting,.............................................. 195,861 50 Add for United States Mail serriee,--.--....................... 15,164 00
Total receipts,...............-- ..................--.....-...$ 308,569 60 Deduct maintenance and working.................. ............... 128,621 98
Xet annual receipts.....................................$ 179,947 52
This is a trifle over ten per cent, on the cost,...--......$1,773,264 23
It will have been seen that these estimates of business are confined entirely to existing facts, with reference to both travel and production. Were we to indulge in a pros pective view, the remarkable fertility of the country tra versed by the line of the South-Western Railroad, already attracting large accessions of population, but which the proposed work would do much to stimulate and hasten, we should find it full of encouragement, since we already dis cover in its present population and products every warrant for the undertaking.
But there is another view, even more full of promise, than the former. I now allude to the completion of the work to the Gulf of Mexico. The results which would follow, could not fail, so far as the interests of the South western Railroad were concerned, to be stupend9us.
But I shall.attempt no estimate of the accession of busi ness and travel which would follow this consummation, since it might have more the appearance of wild conjecture than of sober reality. To confine ourselves to anything like existing facts, however, in calculating the number of

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passengers which would take this route, when the Gulf at Pensacola or St. Andrews should be put in connection with the Atlantic at Savannah, by a line of railroad, would be. the extreme of error. It is supposed that upwards of one hundred passengers daily leave New Orleans for the North, by the river. How small a number, as compared with this, pass at this time through Alabama and Georgia, need not be told. That the South- Western Railroad, when complete, would change the direction of a very considerable portion of this travel--that destined for East Tennessee, and a large region of country in that direction, as well as for the North-- the facts I shall present will place beyond doubt.
With reference to the travel of Eastern Tennessee, I shall only remark, that the whole distance from Nashville to New Orleans would be eight hundred and sixty-three miles, against twelve hundred and ninety-eight by the Cumberland, Ohio and Mississippi rivers, and the time two days and a half against six days and a half. Some recent demonstrations in Tennessee make it evident that the day is not remote when the Western and Atlantic Railroad of this State will form a junction at the Tennessee river with a railroad penetrating to Nashville. The distances are as follows:

Nashville to Tennessee river...................142 miles--Railroad. Tennessee river to Atlanta,--..................130 rt Atlanta to Macon,.......................... ......101 it Macon to Pensacola..............................300 <t

Pensacola to New Orleans,.-... ...............190

Steam.

Total,.

,.863

To show that this route could not fail to divert a large travel from the Mississippi river, and at the same time to prove its superiority over a route commencing at either Pensacola or Mobile--for it makes but little difference which, as to the time and distance to New Orleans--and terminating at Charleston, I submit as follows :

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NEW ORLEANS TO CHARLESTON, VIA MONTGOMERY, ETC.

New Orleans to Pensacola,-......190 miles--Fare $ 7 00--Time 16

Pensacola to Montgomery.....--.160 "

"64"0> " n

Montgomery to West Point,-- 95 "

475

West Point to Atlanta............. 90 "

360

Atlanta to Au*usta..............._..I7I "

700

Aagusta. to Charleston,............136 *

675

hoars--Steamer. " 1> - :i -- J

$3550

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NEW ORLEANS TO SAVANNAH, VIA B. W. R. R. TO MACON. New Orleans to Pensacola.........190 miles--Faref 7 00--Time 16 hours--Steamer. Pensacola to Macon..................300 " " 12 00 " 16% " Railroad. Alacon to Savonnah................USO " " 700 " 11% "

Totals......................680

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Showing in favor of the route via South-Western Rail road and llacon to Savannah one hundred and sixty-two miles in distance, nine dollars and fifty cents in cost, and eleven hours in time.
It will be seen that these comparisons are based, not only on the completion of the South-Western Railroad to the

Gulf, but also on the possible contingency of the comple tion of the remaining links in the other chain--as from Atlanta to the Montgomery Railroad, and from that road to either Mobile or Pensacola.
Adding to the above eight hundred and twenty miles for the distance from Savannah to New York, twenty-five dol lars fare, and sixty hours run, we have fifteen hundred miles, fifty-one dollars, and one hundred and four hours, as the distance, cost and time, via the South-Western Rail road, from New Orleans to New York, or but one-half the

time consumed by the present route, viz: eight days. The fare and time would readily admit of further reduction.
The above must show the preceding grounds, that not only a large amount of New Orleans and New York travel, would take this direction, but that it would of necessity pass over the South-Western Railroad, to be entirely tenable.
But in looking at the through travel, New Orleans should not alone command attention. The moment the Gulf is reached, a world, if I may so speak, is opened out to view.

From New Orleans to the Isthmus of Tehuantepec and Yucatan, -the coast of the Gulf describes a circle, of which

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Pensacola might be considered the centre, and which, as the

only naval station in the South, is itself a place of much

importance. The extent to which the Government would

find it convenient to avail itself of the work, could not fail

to contribute largely to its income. In view of the advan

tages that would accrue to the Government, it is confidently

believed, by many persons capable of forming an opinion,

that it will be found ready to contribute, by a donation of.

lands, to the accomplishment of the enterprise.

I have already remarked that a line of steamers is about to

be established between Savannah and New York, arrange

ments for which have been perfected. It will be proper to

mention, in this connection, that the run from Savannah to

New York can be made, although the distance is somewhat

greater, in nearly the same time as from Charleston. This

arises from the superiority of the harbor of Savannah, the bar

at the entrance of which will admit vessels of the largest class

at all stages of the tide, while it not unfrequently happens

that vessels are compelled to wait and select a favorable mo

ment to get to sea from the harbor of Charleston, or to

effect an entrance.

On this subject, I beg leave to call attention to certain ex

tracts from the Savannah Georgian and Republican news

papers, which will be found in a Supplement to this report. I

would also call attention to an article extracted from the

Savannah Georgian, signed, "A Friend to the South-West

ern Eailroad," which it may not be improper to say, was con

tributed by K. K. Cuyler, Esq.. the able President of the

Central Railroad and Banking Company. Other papers of

interest are likewise presented in the Supplement, together

with the tables already alluded to, and some to which no

reference has been made, but to which attention is directed.

In conclusion, permit me, sir, to congratulate you on the prospect, judging from the zeal manifested, of the vigorous

prosecution and early completion of the South-Western

Railroad.

Yours, very respectfully,

F. P. HOLCOMB, Civil Engineer.

SUPPLEMENT TO THE REPORT.

From the Savannah Georgian, October 30th.
TO THE CITIZENS OF SOUTH-WESTERN GEORGIA.

You are now considering the subject of a Railroad from the city of

Macon to some point in your section of the State. You have a charter,

: i most liberal in its provisions, which authoring you to build a road to a

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point (to be selected by the majority of those who shall subscribe for stock), intermediate the Flint and Chattahoochee rivers,, whence roads can be run to Fort Gaines and Albany, or places below those towns.

The object of the charter evidently was to serve and accommodate the

people of the two valleys as well as the intermediate country, as nearly

as circumstances would permit.

There seems to be some difference among you as to the true line of

road to be selected. Those of you residing in the vicinity of Albany,

desire to cross the Flint river us low down as the county of Dooly; and

others, residing in the valley of the Chttahoochee, wish the road to run

about midway the two rivers, from the upper line of Snmter county, or

that neighborhood. On the one hand, it is urged that the face of the

countrv in the first named route is most favorable for the construction of

a road, that the line will be the cheapest; and, on the other, it is

insiste'I th;it the country to be traversed is the most valuable, and hence

that the last mentioned line will prove most profitable.

A railroad can be constructed on either of the routes at a moderate

cost, and on either route would prove of very great value, not only to

you. but also to Macon and Savannah, and to the other railroads now in

operation in the State of Georgia. Yet it is all important to you and to

those who may subscribe for stock, that the most profitable route should

be selected. In common with other citizens of Georgia, you desire to

have the advantage of railroad communication with the Atlantic, but

possibly you may feel uncertain if you embark in the contemplated road

as share-holders, whether your investments are likely to be profitable.

You have seen money lost by railroad stocks, and very naturally look for

come re&sonable'assarance that yon will not lose what you may pay for

the South-Western Road.

I will endeavor to prove to yon--

1st. Which route will be best for the people generally, and more

especially for the stockholders; and

2d. That the South-Western Road will be valuable and very profitable

property.

Many circumstances are to be taken into consideration in determining

the question--which is the best route. Recollect that the cost of iron

and of wooden superstructure will be the same per mile on any line

which may be presented to yon. In a country so well situated I'or a road

as yours, the important item of cost is the superstructure. The road

bed cn be graded at a cheap rate--cheaper, it may be true, in the route

indicated by the citizens of Albany, than on the other route.

The important fact is presented to you that no railroad has yet been

commenced to ran across the State of Georgia west of the Ocmnlgee

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lying between that river and the Chattahoochee. The people of Colum bus nave a charter to go to Barnesville or elsewhere on the Macon and Western Road. The Central Company has a charter to go direct from
Macon to Columbus. The corporation of Columbus has the right to construct a road from that city to your road.
If you select as your route a line from Macon by Fort Valley in Hous
ton county, or that vicinity, thence across, the .Flint, about the mouth of White Water, thence westwardly to about the North-western part of Sumter county, and thence southwardly to a point as nearly midway as
the country will favorably allow, between thj towns of Albany and Fort
Gfiines, whilst you will be complying with the terms and the spirit of your charter, you will, it clearly appears to me, make the choice which will prove best for the greatest number, and certainly the best for the
stockholders. By the adoption of this plan you will unite with you the people of Columbus and Savannah. Columbus will never build the contemplated road to Barnesville, if it be rendered certain that you will
build your road so as to run within forty miles of Columbus. The Cen
tral Railroad Company will never build the direct road to Columbus, if
you proceed on the line now recommended to you. To prove that Columbus will not go to Barnesville, if you locate your
road within forty miles of that city, I present to you the following facts:
Cotton can be profitably transported to Savannah from that point on your road, which shall be within forty miles of Columbus, ior forty-five
cents per one hundred pounds. It cannot be carried at so cheap a rate on a road from Columbus to Barnesville, thence to Macon and thence to
Savannah. The first route will be about sixty miles from Maeon, the eecond will be about one hundred and fifteen miles, or nearly twice the ^distance. The market of Charleston, in this connection, is out of the question, if. the Atlanta route is considered, for the freight on cotton
from Atlanta to Charleston is fifty-five cents for one hundred pounds.
Bear in mind that the Central Hoad carries cotton one hundred and
ninety mjles, from Macon to Savannah, at thirty-five cents. The rate on cotton from Griffin -to Savannah is now fifty cents per hundred pounds.
Griffin is distant from Savannah two hundred and fifty miles--just the
distance from Savannah to the point on your road, forty miles from
Columbus.
Your road, if built, will go increase the quantity of cotton on the
Central .Railroad, as to secure your transportation,-from the corner of Sumter, at forty-five cents, I candidly believe at forty cents, per hundred
pounds. Will not your road then draw every bag of cotton, which now
goes from places below Columbus, up to that market?. Will it not draw the cotton from the city of Columbus itself?
Columbus, seeing this, will not be slow to build a railroad to yours.
Her citizens want an outlet to the Atlantic, they desire also a connection with the State Road. If they go to Barnesville, they will incur an expen
diture of near a million dollars to attain their object. They can attain
the same object, by coming to you, at a cost of $400,000. If you build by the Dooly county route, yon cannot expect to draw
any cotton.from Alabama, or any considerable quantity from Stewart
and Randolph counties--you cannot obtain the business of Columbus.
But if you build by what I now may term the Columbus route, you will draw from Alabama, between Eufaula and Oswichee BenU, and from
Randolph and Stewart, at least thirty thousand bales of cotton and you
will secure the whole business of the city of Columbus for sixty miles of
your railroad.
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build by tbe route which I have recommended. A railroad on this line, to the point between Albany and Fort Games, will not be over one hun dred and twenty miles in length. It can be constructed for 8,000 per mile.
I will now make an estimate of the cost of your road and the necessary machinery, and of the profits to be made:
Cost of 120 miles of road at $8,000 per mile,.......................$ 960,000 Add forfifteeu locomotive engines,..........--....................... 118,000 Add for one hundred and fifty freight cars........................... 90,000 Add for six passenger cars................................................ 9,000 Add for tools for shops,.--..............--... .......... ............... 6,000
Entire cost,-...................................................$1,178,000
PROFITS.
Freight on 50,000 bales of cotton, coming from points beyond the corner of Sumter county, at $1 per bale,..-----------.....$ 60,000
Freight of 50,000 bales of cotton from points between the cor ner of Sumter and Macon, including what will come from Columbus, at 60 cents per bale,...--................................... 30,000
Freight on return merchandize equal to the above,--............... 80,000 For mails of the United States,------................................... 15.000 For local passage money, computed at $8,000 per month...... .. 36,000 For through travel on CO miles of the road, at $2,000 per month, 24,000
$235,000If we deduct one-half for expenses,..............--.................--. 117,600 .
There will remain................................................$117,500
s net income on $1.178,000, or within a fraction of 10 per oent. per annum.
I have thus endeavored to show yon which is your best route, and to show you the profit of the work.
If you select the Columbus route, the town of Albany will be as near the terminus of the road as Fort Gaines. The line which I recommend is as fair for one town as the other. But if you take the Dooly route, then is Albany preferred to Fort Gaines, and to most of the valley of the Chattahooehee;
Yon will not fail to remark, that hitherto I have considered your road merely as a local road--that is, a road terminating in your section of country. You cannot but see, even in that point of view, that the road will pay you as good interest as_ any property yon hold. I have not esti mated the increased value which will be given to your lands, nor the effects of cheapening your transportation to and from market. All that you can see at a glance. But now, continue your road a few miles fur ther, until it touches the Chattahoochee river, and that instant yon make every mile the great thoroughfare for the Atlantic travel of the United States, and the great mail. I will endeavor to show yon this plainly. Build to the Chattahoochee, and yon will compel the Peniacola Company, which has a charter to go that river, to come to yon. The Pensacola Company is starting into new life, freed from its former embarrassments. The Government will give them a right of way through the pnblic lands, and also liberal donations of laud to build a railroad, because thereby the remaining land will bring to the Government & fair price. If a line

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to Fort Games is too low for the Pensacola Company, they can approach you at Eufaula, or even higher up. If they go even up to Columbus, then recollect that sixty miles of your road will be the great thorough-, fare. I put the matter in every light to you, not expressing any opinion in favor of one point over another for a junction with the Pensacola Company. Do you doubt that the General Government will aid the Pensacola Company ? Pensacola is the great uaval depot on the Gnlf of Mexico, Savannah is the most western Atlantic port. There, it you build your road, will be another navy yard. These two points, Savannah and Pensacola, can be brought by railroad within thirty hours of each other. Imagine what would have been the saving of the Government, during the existing war, if Pensacola and Macon had been joined together by a railroad. You will readily acknowledge that millions would have been saved. The General Government cannot help yon, it is true, because there are no public lands in Georgia, but in Alabama and Florida the case is different. Depend upon it, by the time you shall build your road, there will be one from Pensacola to meet it somewhere.
You would be fatigued if I were to enter into a computation of profits to arise if the Pensacola connection is made. That the profits would be immense, no one can doubt. You would have a line on the way from New Orleans to New York, which nothing could beat--a road which can never be headed.
There is not in the Union a more favorable region for a profitable road than the one you occupy, Your part of the country is in a great meas ure remarkable for richness of soil. You have the best climate for cotton. Your lands are level, and can be kept in heart forever by proper cultivation. If you build but fifty miles of your road, your profit will be certain, even if you cannot go further. Construct it for one hundred and twenty miles, it will still be more valuable. Go to Chattahoochee and you will have a road, the profits of which will amaze yourselves. I cannot dwell upon these topics, for my communication would be carried to too great a length. I give you what I have to say as hints for your own deliberate investigation. If you begin you cannot fail; every ten miles of your road will pay you, and your profits will be quadrupled as the miles of your road arc doubled.
You will begin at a favorable period--at a day when it has been proved that railroads are profitable. Of upwards of five thousand miles of rail road in the United States, not over two hundred and fifty miles have been abandoned. You have the lights of experience to guide you; yon can profit by the troubles and losses of the pioneers of the railroad system.
Put your shoulders to the wheel, and you will have Savannah and Macon and Columbus to help you. By your charter, the sum of$600,000 must be subscribed before you can begin to build. ..Make a demonstra tion, a real and substantial one at once, before the next Legislature meets, and aid must come to you from the State. Yon have a claim on the State to subscribe liberally for stock in your road, which cannot well be resisted. You have, in common with your fellow-citizens, paid your part for the Western and Atlantic Road. They enjoy the advantages of that* road; you do not. The State win, *id yon, for your claim is just The State CAN aid you, for the bonds of the State, payable in twenty years, at six per cent, will be taken readily by contractors on jour work. The State cannot lose, for its stock in your road will pay over seven per cent to a certainty. Subscribe $500,000 before the Legislature meets, and a month will not pass before you have $500,000 subscribed by others. Whilst others delay to cross the State, be bold and strike for the great prize. You will secure it, end with it blessings to yourselves and those

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to come after you. The task of subscribing and paying $500,000 is not difficult. Will you not be wise, and put down that sum for a road to run through your region, when others are waiting to put down as much more. They do not doubt making a handsome profit on their stock, why should you "then doubt ? Examine the subject, fully and patiently, and you will be convinced by your own reflection that you have opportunity for im proving your condition, the like of which falls seldom to the lot of man.
A FKIEXD TO THE SOUTH-WESTEKX RAILROAD.

From the Georgia Journal & Messenger.
RAILROAD MEETING AT FORT VALLEY, HOUSTON COUNTY.
The meeting of the citizens of Fort Valley and vicinity, called for the 25th instant, was organized by appointing the Hon. C. B. STROXG Chair man, and WII.T.IAM J. AXDERKOX Secretary. The Chairman, in a few brief but appropriate remarks, explained the object of the meeting to be to consider the importance of a railroad communication from the city of Macon. through South-Western Georgia, in the direction of Pensacola, or some other equally eligible point upon the Gulf of Mexico, and to ascertain what amount of money could be raised in aid of such an enter prise. After dwelling for some time upon the history of railroad enter prise in Georgia, and the highly favorable results which are now about to Be realized by both the stockholders and the community at large? the Chairman referred to the importance of the particular work in question, and introduced to the meeting JR. B. CCYLER, Esq., President of the Cental! Company, who he said had much practical experience in railroad matters, and would more fully explain the advantages to be derived from the successful completion of the South-Western Road.
Mr. CCYLER addressed the meeting at length upon the importance of entering at once and earnestly into such measures as would insure the completion of _the work. He explained its relations to the other rail roads of the State, and showed that its construction was necessary not only to the full development of our resources, but to the ultimate success of the great works alrpady completed, and which were destined at no distant day to connect the great valley of the Mississippi with the Atlantic on the one hand and the Gulf of Mexico on the other.
The road, in bis opinion, was important not only as an outlet for the produce of South-Western Georgia, but as a national undertaking. The Government has an extensive naval station at Pensacola, with which it had no means of communication except around the distant Capes of Florida, by a tedious overland route, or by a scarcely less tedious journey down the Mississippi to New Orleans. Every article required for Gov ernment nse at that station could be obtained only at an enormous price. He need not remind those present of the immense saving which would have been made to the Government in the transportation of men and munitions of during the past twelve months, had this road been in exist ence. To say nothing of the speedy receipt of news, this single consid eration to the Government should indace Congress to favor the construc tion of the work in question. The people of Pensacola were anxious to form some connexion of the kind; they had in vain sought one with Montgomery, Alabama, and now if we of Georgia would only make a suitable effort, he bad not a donbt the people of Pensacola would change their route and seek an Atlantic outlet. An application on their part to

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Congress for alternate sections of land would doubtless be successful,

and a grant of that kind would enable them to construct their road to

the Chattahoochee river. Under such circumstances, the task of the

people of South-Western Georgia would be comparatively light.

The men of commerce in Macon and Savannah had, at an expense of

nearly three millions of dollars, built the Central Road through a com

paratively unproductive country. The road now contemplated was

peculiar in this, that if only twenty miles of it were made, it would pay,

and every additional mile would add to its income. So convinced had

the Central Company become of this fact, that he hesitated not to say

that they would almost unanimously agree to put down a quarter of a

million for the work. Citizens of Macon had pledged themselves to

furnish one hundred thousand dollars, and now it remained to be seen

what would be done by the planters, who were, after all, the most-deeply

interested in the result.

Mr. CUTLER next proceeded to show that the road--aside from all the

previous considerations urged--would be 'a safe investment. If the

route were judiciously chosen, in his opinion, it would pass through or

near Fort Valley, in the direction of Traveler's Rest, until it reached

some convenient crossing place on the Flint; thence westward, to some

point forty or fifty miles distant from Columbus, and theuce south, on a

line between the Flint and Chattahoochee.

This route would sweep the whole cotton region. It would take the

produce of Houston, Marion, Macon, Sumter, Stewart, Randolph, Early,

Baker and Lee, and perhaps parts of Crawford, Talbot and Muscogee,

as well as a large extent, of country in Alabama. The cotton from this

region he estimated at 120,000 bales. Now, with a freighting business

of this amount of cotton, the Central Road, one hundred and ninety

miles in length, would earn the present year about $400.000. The

Georgia Road, one hundred and seventy-one miles long, would clear

about the same amount on u basis of less than 120,000 bales. If this

amount of cotton were to pass over the road, goods and travel would be

returned in like proportion, and the consequence would be, that the road

being shorter and costing less money than either of the roads mentioned,

the dividends upon the stock would be larger in proportion. Besides,

Columbus would be .compelled in self-defence to connect at the nearest

point with the road, or lose both her cotton and grocery business. This

connection would at once secure to the route the through travel, which

would of course swell its profits. The measure could not be a failure, as

had been other roads to which he might allude. The outlet was com

plete, through the road already finished, to the natural market for this

region, and every mile the line was extended towards the Gulf, would

increase the income of the company.

Mr. CUYLER dwelt at length, and with great ability, upon the general

and particular advantages of the work, and finally yielded the floor to

Judge T. G. HOLT, who read and explained portions of the charter, and

urged upon the people the necessity of immediate and vigorous action.

He said the amount of subscription estimated for the people of Fort

Valley and the surrounding portion of Houston county, would be about

$75,000. It was his opinion that $100,000 could be raised in a few days,

and it was desirable that it should be done quickly, in order to secure

the charter of the company.

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Mr. S. T. CHAPMAN, of Macon, having been invited, made a few

remarks, particularly upon the effect of railroads upon the value of

lauded property and agricultural products. Lands in the vicinity of

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those of equal quality but more remote from aarket. The effect of these works was to annihilate time and space? as well as the expense of carrying produce to market. The people of Cherokee, for all practical purposes, were now nearer the seaboard than were the citizens of Burke connty before the construction of railroads, because it required less time and less money, either to go in person or send their produce to market. The people of Chattanooga, Tennessee, are now actually nearer to Savannah than the planters residing west of the Flint river, in South western Georgia. In Cherokee, the people were beginning to under stand the matter practically. Lands which were sold before the con struction of the roads thither for three, four or five dollars per acre, would now bring ten, fifteen, and even eighteen dollars. Nor was this advance very unreasonable. A prominent farmer of Cass county, for merly a State Senator, had last winter given the speaker a reason for the change. He was returning from Savannah, where he had been to dis pose of his corn crop, or a portion of it, and said that, he had then iu his pocket something over three thousand dollars, realized upon produce, which, prior to the construction of the railroads, at the then gelling prices, would not have netted him over eleven or twelve hundred dollars! That farmer said that he would willingly pay a tax of one thousand dollars per annum, rather than be deprived of the advantages of those works. Another important fact had been mentioned to Mr. C. that morning, by a gentleman now present, viz: that on account of the difficulties of transportation, cotton had been bought for two and a half cents per pound in South-Western Georgia, when the same quality had been sold the same week by the planter in question, at five cents, in Macon. Now, if lands are valuable in proportion to the net profits they yield to the culti vator, the planter can easily see how his interest would be affected by the road in question. At the rate cottons are now carried between Macon and Savannah, the freight upon the contemplated road between Macon and Fort Gaines would be from one-third to one-half of a cent per ponnd--making a saving of two cents to the planter. But even sup posing the difference to be bat one cent per pound, on a bale of four hundred pounds it would be four dollars, and on a crop of one hundred bales it would equal four hundred dollars, or the interest at seven per cent upon five thousand seven hundred dollars. It followed, therefore, that a planter making one hundred bags of cotton, and having surplus cash, could afford to take five thousand dollars stock in the proposed
road, and yet make money by the operation. Facts, he contended, could be multiplied to sustain the correctness of
the position, that even admitting the road should not pay a dividend, the planters would be amply repaid for building it by the increased value it would give to their property. It was apparent to him, however, that the investment would pay, and that handsomely. By the completion of the road from the Double Wells, on the Georgia Road, to Tennille, on the Central Road, the travel from Augusta to Macon would be reduced to one hundred and fifty-four miles. Then construct the South- Western Road, with a branch to Columbus, and the whole current of travel must necessarily take this route, because it witt be from forty to fifty miles shorter than ana other. If the road then could get, (as Mr. CUTLER had estimated) one hundred and twenty thousand bales of cotton, and a cor responding amount of local travel and back freights, it could hot fail to pay better than any in the South. Mr. CHAPMAN dwelt upon other points briefly, and then yielded to.
Mr. DI GtuTFEXRiED, of Early county, who, in answer to a call of the
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agricultural interests of the South-west, and that while he admitted the full force of the general considerations urged by other gentlemen, he believed that the proper nerve to be touched on occasions of this kind was the pocket nerve. It was well enough to appeal to gentleman on considerations of patriotism, and to stir their local and State pride, but that was not the material with which to build railroads. That kind of undertaking required money, and he was unwilling that any man should be asked to subscribe, unless he could first be convinced that he would get back his money with interest. That was the only kind of argument which would induce the people to put down their means, especially since they had buffered from the Flint River Road, and other similar visionary enterprises.
For himself, he firmly believed that this work would yield-an ample interest upon the amount invested, estimating its cost at the mark indi cated by Mr. COTLEB, viz: eight thousand dollars per mile. Allowing the receipts at Columbus to be eighty thousand bales, those of Eufaula and intermediate landings thirty thousand, and those at Albany, Fort Gaines, and other points on the river twenty thousand, we had the amount of one hundred and thirty thousand bales, one hundred thousand of which would pass over the contemplated road, because it could be laid down in New York at least one cent per pound cheaper than by the Bay route, to say nothing about the difference in time, interest on money, or the advantage which the planter would have in selling his own cotton in Macon, and thus saving the commissions. To the one hundred thous and bales then as above, if we add the local production of the counties through which the road will pass, and which is now wagoned to Macon, say forty thousand, we have a total business for our road of one hundred and forty thousand bales. This, at one dollar, would be forty thousand dollars. It is a principle on railroads, that return freights are nearly equal to the value of the produce carried. If it is remembered, how; ever, that, the South-Western Road will, even when carried to the Chattahpochee, supply the whole of middle and upper Georgia with groceries and other West India and South American products, then it follows that the earnings upon freights, other than cotton, may be safely estimated at $120,000. To this, add income from mails and travel, say twenty-five thousand dollars, and we have a total receipt of two hundred and eightyfive thousand dollars. Allowing the whole road to the Chattahoochee, one hundred and sixty miles, to cost, at eight thousand dollars per mile, one million two hundred and eighty thousand dollars, and allowing one thousand dollars per mile per annum for repairs and current expenses of transportation, etc., there would be a net surplus earning of one hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars per annum--equal to nearly ten per cent. This, he thought, was better than any planter could expect to earn from his land aud negroes. It was manifest, therefore, that under any contingency, the man who puts his money into the South-Western Railroad must receive it back with at least legal interest. Mr. DE GRAFFESBIED dwelt at some length upon the general advantages of the road to South-Western Georgia, and pledged himself that the planters of Early county would subscribe their full proportion of the fund necessary for its construction.
Resolved, That a committee, consisting of William J. Anderson, Dr. J. J. Hampton, George H. Slappey, James A. Everett and C. B. Strong, be appointed to wait on the citizens of Houston and the adjacent coun ties, and urge them to subscribe to the stock.
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South-Western Georgia, through which the road will probably be run, be requested to hold similar meetings without delay, and appoint suitable persons to solicit subscriptions to the stock.
Besoked, That the proceedings of this meeting be published in the Hacon papers, and that other public gazettes in the State be requested to copy them.
On motion, the meeting adjourned. C. B. STRONG, Chairman.
WILLIAM J. AXDERSO.V, Secretary.

From the Savannah Georgian, November 20th.
CHARLESTON, HARBOR, Etc. [EXTRACT.]
In a communication in the Charleston Courier, of Thnrs_day, signed "Weasel," apparently intended for effect in the upper portions of this Stale, we are a little surprised to find the grave assertion advanced that Charleston had natural advantages superior to any other seaport on the Atlantic coast, except, perhaps, New York.
Without desiring in the least to detract from any advantages which Charleston may possess from her vicinity to the ocean, and others, not exclusively enjoyed by her, we contend on the faith of testimony not to be refuted, that Savannah has a bar the deepest and most accessible of any on the Southern coast. We have frequently in our columns alluded to the report of Captains Woolsey, Claxton, and Shnbrick, of the Navy, to Mr. Dickerson, when Secretary of the Navy.
Charged with the. examination of the ports and harbors south of the Chesapeake Bay, with a view to their comparative advantages for the establishment of a Navy Yard, these experienced officers, after a per sonal inspection of the several ports whose draught of water gave claim to public attention, remark as follows:
"Depth of water and easy access being objects of the first considera tion, they (the said officers) are of opinion that the ports of Charleston, Darien,'and St. Mary's, being deficient in depth of water to permit the entrance of a larger ship than a sloop of war, are unfit to compete with the frigate harbors of Beaufort, Savannah and Brunswick."
Before arriving at this conclusion, these gentlemen say: " The harbor of Charleston has been repeatedly surveyed, and recently by competent officers of the United States Army. The chart projected by them has been tested by the undersigned, and the result proved its essential accu racy; from which, together with a naval survey, in 1825, and valuable information obtained from experienced pilots and other sources, it would seem to be established that the bar at the mouth of the harbor is the main obstacle to its present usefulness as a naval station; for, being deficient in depth of water, no vessels larger than sloops of war can pass, and they only at high tides and with a smooth sea."
Speaking of Savannah, the same Naval Captains remark: "The bar at the month of the Savannah riter is the deepest and most accessible of any on the Southern coast. The average depth is nineteen feet at low water; and hence, with a full tide, a frigate may pass in safety."
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Shubrick was a native of that city,) that "the bar of Charleston, which is of sand, forms an almost continuous chain of breakers, running nearly parallel with the coast, for nine or ten miles. The tides and freshets of the river have broken through this barrier, and four channels have been formed for the discharge of the waters. Three of them are now incapable of being navigated by large vessels; and the fourth--the main channel-- ' is liable to great changes from heavy gales. 'Within twenty years it has been entirely removed from its former site. It is displaced by more than half a mile, and where formerly passed in security ships of seventeen and_eighteen feet draught of water, now rolls a dangerous breaker."
We make these extracts--which if we had room we would extend-- merely to remind the Georgians of the interior that the frigate harbor of their own Savannah is not surpassed nor equaled by the sloop of war harbor of Charleston, and that it behooves them in every sense to pro mote the trade of their own seaport, and not be caught napping as has a " Weasel," when he declares Charleston superior to any other seaport on the Atlantic coast, except, perhaps, New York.

From the Savannah Republican, November 22.
THE INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS AND THE COMMERCE OF GEORGIA.
[EXTRACT.]
We have already more than once had occasion to establish a compari son between the bar of Savannah and that of Charleston. In one ot our articles, we instanced the fact that the' comparatively small steamer Southerner was almost always obliged to wait for high water and lor day light before crossing the Charleston bar, while vessels of any size can cross the Savannah bar at any time of tide, either by day or by night. It now appears, according to a Northern paper, that in her last trip from Charleston, the Southerner could not get to sea at the time she was advertised to start, owing to the shallow state of water on the Charleston bar, although she drew but eleven feet. Those who are acquainted with the character of that bar, will not be astonished to learn these facts, but they are probably new to people at the North. And now we learn from the very best authority, what can surprise no one, that the Northerner touched on that bar the last trip but oue. This is a serious, a vital objection to the approach to Charleston, while the access to our harbor, as mariners well know, is the best one that occurs from Cape Hatteras to the remotest point of the Peninsula of Florida.
Extract from the Report of the Committee on the Internal Improvements of Georgia, to the Atlanta Convention, Hon. M. HALL MCALLISTER, Chairman. From the Atlanta Miscellany.
In the further performance of the duty confided to them, your Com mittee would state that there is another railroad enterprise, claiming the attention of the people of Georgia, which is intimately connected with the subject of communication between the great West and th"e cities of Savannah, and Charleston. They mean a railroad from the city of Macon, through South-Western Georgia, towards the town of Pensacola,

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in West Florida. No where in our country is to be found a region of the same area so advantageously situated, both in relation to noil and climate, for the cultivation of the great staple, cotton, as that between the Ocmulgee and Chattahoochee rivers, and extending below Macon and Columbus to the Florida line. A railroad which will develop that region will bring vast benefits, not only to the State of Georgia, But also to the grain-growing regions of the West.
In view of the importance of this road, and the great inducements it affords to the investment of capital, your Committee express the hope that the enterprise of the citizens of Georgia will insure its completion at an early day. When it shall have been built, there will be opened to the people of Cherokee, East Tennessee and Virginia, the most rapid line of travel to the city of New Orleans. The way will then be perfect from those mountain regions, through Georgia, both to the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico. When this road shall have been constructed, and our State Road finished, there will have been secured to the State of Georgia--and within five years from this day--pre-eminence in railroad faculties over all her sister States.

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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT
Of the Expenses of a Bale of Cotton, from the time of having Colum bus, (or other points on the Ckattahoochee,) to its arrival in New York, via Apalachicola:
Drayage at Columbus....................................................... 08 Wharfage at Colutnbus,..................................................... 04 Freight to Apalachicola....................................................1 00 Insurance 430 Ibs. at 6 cents, $25.80; 2} per cent, to N. York, 58 Storage at Apalachicola,................................................... 20 Commissions received and forwarding at Apalachicola.....--. 25 Drayage at Apalachicola................................................... 18 Two Wharfages............................................................... 12 Freight to New York, 430 Ibs., at 9-1G................................2 41 Primage, 6 per cent, on $2.41............................................ 12 Interest on $25.80. Average time to New York, 45 days....... 22
----$5 18
.VIA SAVAXXAH, BY RAILROAD:
Drayage at Columbus,...................................................... 08 Freight per Railroad to Savannah, 60 cents per 100 pounds, ...2 15 Storage at Savannah........................................................ 16 Drayage at Savannah....................................................... 16 Wharfage at Savannah...................................................... 05 Freight to New York, (average,)......--1.............. ...............1 07 Iniurance, j per cent, on $25.80 to New York,.----..--.......- 20 Interest, 20 days,.....--............................. ........................ 10
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CHARTER.
AN ACT to incorporate the SOUTH-WESTER* RAILROAD COMPAVT, urith power to extend branches to Albany, in the county of Baker, and Fort Gair.es. in the county of Early, or to points below those places on the Flint and Chattaboochee rivers, and to punish those who may wilfully injure the same--and to incorporate the Columbus and South-Eastern Railroad Company. SECTION' I. Be it enacted by the Senate and Souse of Representatives
of the State of Georgia, in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by authority of the *ame, That for the purpose of constructing a railroad communication between the city of Macon and the navigable waters flowing into the Gulf of Mexico. J. Cowles, E. Alexander, Cbas. Day, James Dean, Thaddeus G. Holt, \V. B. Parker, A. R. McLaughlin, Charles Cotton. James Rea, Erastus Graves, J. L. Jones, Charles Camp bell, Edwin Graves, E. A. Nisbet, H. G. Lamar, J. D. Carhart, J. B. Ross, T. A. Brown, R. H. Randolph, X. C. Munroe, and such other corporation and individuals as may be associated with them and their assigns, shall hereafter be a body corporate by the name and style of "THE SOUTH-WESTERX RAILROAU COMPANY," and by said corporate name shall be capable in law to buy, bold and sell so much real and per sonal estate as may be necessary for said purpose, make contracts, sue and be sued, make by-laws, and do all lawful acts properly incident to a corporation, or necessary and proper for the transaction of the business for which it is incorporated, and to have and use a common seal, and the game to alter and destroy at its pleasure.
SEC. 2. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the capital stock of said Company shall be two millions of dollars, divided into shares of one hundred dollars each, but may be increased to a sum not exceeding three millions of dollars, whenever it may be deemed expedient by a majority of the Board of Directors of said cor poration for the time being.
SEC. 3. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Company herein incorporated shall confine their efforts and enterprise to the building and completion of a railroad communication from the city of Macon to some point intermediate between Albany and Fort Guinea, or to any point or points upon the Flint and Cliatlahoochee rivers below Albany and Fort Gaines, to "be agreed upon by the Company, from which point the Company may construct branch railroads to Albany and Fort Gaiues; said road and its branches being of such width and dimensions as may be deemed expedient by the' Directors of the Company or their agents, the Company paying to owners of land through which the sitid road or its branches may pass, a just indemnity for the land covered by the railway, in manner as hereafter provided, and for three hundred feet on each aide of the same, for the procurement therefrom of timber, earth, stones, and other materials; and whenever a person shall own land on both sides of said railway, at any point, the Company (hall be bound to suffer such owner to construct, for his own convenience, such romd or bridge across the railroad as may not obstruct, hinder or incom mode its use and passage.
Sic. *. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That

CHARTER.
when the Company cannot agree with any person over whose land the railroad may pass, as to the amount of compensation to be paid by the Company, or the amount of damage sustained by the owners, the amount of such damage or injury shall be ascertained and determined by the written award of three sworn appraisers, to be chosen, one by the Com pany, one by the owner of the land if he thinks proper, and one by the Inferior Court of the county in which the land lies; but if such owner shall decline to appoint an appraiser, then two appraisers to be appointed by the Inferior Court aforesaid, and one by the said Company, the award of whom shall operate ns a judgment for the amount against the Com pany, and shall be enforced by an execution from the Inferior Court, with the right of appeal to either party, to be tried by a special jnry, at the next term thereafter of the Superior Court of said county, and the decision shall vest in the said Company the fee simple of the land in question, and in the other party a judgment for its value thus ascertained, which may be enforced by the ordinary process of said Court.
SEC. 5. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That books of subscription to the stock of said Company shall be opened on the first day of March, eighteen hundred and forty-six, nt the tollowing places, under the superintendence of the commissioners named, to remain open two days, viz: At Macon, under the superintendence of Elnm Alexander. T. G. Holt, James Dean, Briggs H. Moultrie, Charles Day, and J. Cowles; at Perry, Houston county, under the superintendence of James Everett and William Felton; at Travelers' Rest, Dooly county, under the superintendence of John Young and Abel Holton; at Lanier, Macon county, under the superintendence oi John Bryan and John C. Helvinston; at Americus, Sumter county, under the superintendence of James B. Daniel and William Dennard; at Starkville, Lee county, under the superintendence of Joseph Bond and Leonidas Mercer; at Albany, Baker county, under the superintendence of George B. King and Phineas M. Nightingale; at Cuthbert, Randolph county, under the superintend ence of Barzillia Graves and William A. Tennelle; at Fort Gaines, Early county, under the superintendence of Joel Crawford and Samuel Guiner. The different sets of Commissioners above appointed shall advertise the lime, place, and terms of subscription, in public gazette or gazettes of the places respectively, and in the event no paper being pub lished in the place, then in the public gazettes of Albany and Macon; and such advertisement shall be inserted at least four weeks before the day when the books are to be opened. Upon the books being opened as aforesaid, the Commissioners, or a majority of them, shall receive from individuals, corporations, or companies, subscriptions for any number of' shares they may see fit to subscribe for, on condition that at the time of subscribing there should be paid down to the Commissioners, or a ma* jority of them, five dollars on each share subscribed for, for which the Commissioners shall give a receipt, and forthwith remit the same to the Commissioners at Macon, to be by them deposited for safe keeping, in the Commercial Bauk at Macon, subject to the draft or order of said Company by its President or Board of Directors, after the Company shall be organized; and the various Commissioners shall also forward to the Commissioners at Macon a list of the subscribers, with the amount paid, and the number of shares subscribed for set opposite each name. And in the event any portion of such stock remains unsabscribed for after the closing of the books, on the expiration of the two days, then the Commissioners at Macon shall be> empowered and authorized to pro cure the balance of the stock so remaining unsubscribed for, to be taken up in snch time and manner as to them may seem fit; and so soon aa

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one-fonrth thereof is taken, they shall call a meeting of the stockholders at Macon, to organize the Company in manner hereinafter pointed ont.
SEC. 6. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That for the organization of the Company, the Commissioners at Macon shall appoint a suitable time and place for the meeting of the stockholders, which shall be advertised in the gazettes of Macon and Albany for three
weeks immediately preceding the day, at which time and place the stockholders may attend in person, or be represented and vote by proxy;
and the stockholders being thus assembled, shall proceed, under the supervision of the Commissioners at Macon, to elect, by ballot, a Presi
dent and five Directors to serve for one year. SEC. 7. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That in
said election for President and Directors, the votes shall be taken by the
following rule: Each stockholder shall be entitled to a number of votes
equal to the number of shares he may hold in the stock ot said Company. And on all future elections for President and Directors, in the making, altering or repealing of by-laws, and on determining on measures involv
ing the general interests of the Company, at any stated, or occasional corporate meeting, the votes shall be governed by the above rule.
SBC. 8. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the election for the President and Directors shall be made annually, according to a by-law to be made for that purpose; and in case any vacancy occur in the Board between two periods of general election, the remaining members of the Board shall fill such vacancy from the stock holders, by the selection o_f a suitable person to serve until the next
regular election. And if it should so happen that the day of annual election for President and Directors should pass without an election
being effected on any day for such election, the corporation shall not thereby be dissolved or deemed to be discontinued, but it shall be lawful
on any other day to hold and make such election, in such manner as may be prescribed by the by-laws of the corporation, subject always to the
rule prescribed in the seventh section of this Act. SEC. 9. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That a
majority of the Directors shall constitute a Board for the transaction of
business, of whom the President shall be one, save in a case of sickness or necessary absence, in which case his place may be supplied by any
Director appointed by the President. The Board of Directors may call for installments on each share, in such amounts and at such times as they
may deem necessary for the interest of the Company, not to exceed one hundred dollars on each share in the whole, giving at least sixty days
notice in the public gazettes of Macon and Albany of such call; and any and all stockholders failing to pay any installments so called for within
thirty days after the time designated in such call, shall forever forfeit his
stock in said Company, and all payments which he may have made
thereon, _and tfce stock so forfeited shall vest iii and become the property of the said Company, to be disposed of as the Board of Directors thereof shall determine.
SEC. 10. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That certificates of stock shall be issued to the stockholders on the payment of the sum required at the time of subscription, which shall be transfer
able on the books of the Company oiily, and by personal entry of the stockholder or his legal attorney or representative, duly authorized for
that purpose. SEC. 11. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That
the Board of Directors, for the time being, shall have power to employ engineers, conductors, artists, managers, laborers, and to appoint any

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71

and all officers that may be necessary for transacting the business of the Company, fixing the salary or amount of compensation each and all of such officers shall receive; and the Boai-d of Directors shall have power to fix the rate of toll upon all produce, goods, wares, merchandize, and other effects, transported on the railroad, and also the rate of toll to be charged for each and every passenger passing or traveling thereon, with ' power to collect the same; and shall be capable of exercising all such other powers and authorities for the well governing and ordering the affairs of said Company as to them shall seem fit for the interests of said Company.
SEC. 12. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the Directors shall keep fair and regular entries of their proceedings, in a book to be provided for that purpose, and on every question when any one Director may require it, the yeas and nays of the Directors voting shall be duly entered on the minutes, and those minutes shall be pro duced to the stockholders, on demand, when at a meeting thereof they shall be required.
SEC. 13. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That whenever the said railroad shall intersect any public road, the Company shall be bound to build a safe and substantial bridge, to he afterwards maintained and kept up by the Company; and any public or private bridges may at any time be built across the railroad, provided such bridges do not at all obstruct or incommode its use.
SEC. 14. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said railway and its appurtenances, and all property therewith con nected, shall not be subject to be taxed higher than one-half of one per cent, upon its annual net income.
SEC. 15. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That if any person shall wilfully and maliciously destroy, or in any manner damage, injure, or obstruct, or shall wilfully and maliciously cause, or aid and assist, or counsel or advise any other person or persons to destroy, or in any manner damage, injure or obstruct said railroad, or any part thereof, or any bridge, vehicle, edifice, right of privilege granted by this act, and constructed for use under authority hereof, such person BO offending shall be liable to be indicted, and on conviction thereof shall be imprisoned at hard labor in the penitentiary for a term not less than four years, in the discretion of the Court, paying all the expense of the prosecution, and shall also be liable to a suit for damages on the civil side of any Court having jurisdiction, at the instance of the Company, or any other person aggrieved.
SKC. 16. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That after the route of the said railway shall have been actually surveyed, located and adopted, and a plat thereof deposited in the Department of State, it shall not be lawful for any other railroad to be built, cut, or constructed, in any way or manner, or by any authority whatsoever, run ning latterly within thirty miles of the route so adopted, unless by the said Company, or with the consent of the Board of Directors thereof for the time being: Provided, this act shall not be so construed as to pre vent the construction of a railroad from the city of Columbus, as herein after provided for by this Act.
SEC. 17. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That any number of stockholders who, together, shall be proprietors of five thousand shares, shall have the power at any time of calling a meeting of stockholders for purposes, or the transaction of any business, or for action of the stockholders touching any matter or thing appertaining to the interests of the Company, giving sixty days notice of such meeting

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in the public gazettes of Macon and Albany, specifying in their call the objects of the meeting or the subject matter to be considered by the stockholders.
SEC. 18. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the principal office of the Company shall be located at Macon, with subordinate offices or agencies at Albany and such other places as the Board of Directors may deem necessary and proper, and all elections and meetings of the stockholders shall be held at the principal office only.
SEC. 19. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the said Company shall have full power and authority to carry such rail road over all and any rivers, creeks or water-courses that may be in the route thereof, or of either branch railroad, by suitable bridges, or other means: Provided, that when snch railway shall cross any navigable water-course, that the same shall not be so constructed as to impede or in any way obstruct the navigation thereof.
SEC. 20. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the exclusive right granted by this Act to the South-Western Railroad Company to construct, keep up and use a railroad from Macon to the Flint and Chattahoochee, shall be and continue for fifty yeari: Pro vided, na-ectheless, that the said Company shall, after the lapse of said term of fifty years, be and remain incorporated and vested as to their own work, with all the estate, rights, powers and privileges by this act granted, except the exclusive right aforesaid; but'the Legislature may renew and extend that exclusive right, upon such terms as may be pre scribed by law, and be accepted by said incorporated Company.
SEC. 21. And be it further enacted, That whenever the Jiayor and Council of the city of Columbus shall deem it expedient to construct a railroad from the city of Columbus to connect with the railroad herein authorized, they or a majority of them shall have power and authority to create a capital stock not exceeding one million of dollars, to be divided into shares of the value each not exceeding one hundred dollars, to be subscribed for and transferred under such terms, conditions, and restric tions, as may be prescribed by said City Council.
SEC. '22. And be it further enacted, That said Company, when created, shall be known by the name and style of "THE COLUMBUS AND SOCTHEASTERJJ RAILROAD COMPANY or GEORGIA," and by and under such name shall have the right to build and construct a railroad from the said city of Columbus, connecting with or terminating-at or near the road herein authorized, at such point or place as may be determined upon by the stockholders of the said Columbus and South-Eastern Railroad Com pany of Georgia, and shall be authorized to have and exercise all the powers, privileges, rights, and immunities, and be subject to all the limitations and restrictions in the building and constructing said road, as are herein prescribed for the South-Western Railroad Company.
CHARLES J. JENKINS, Speaker of the House of Representatives.
ABSALOM H. CHAPPELL, President of the Senate.
Approved December 27, 1845. GEORGE W. CRAWFORD, Governor.
SECRETARY ON STATE'S Orntg, GIOROIA, \ MILLEDGKVILLE, December 29, 1845. /
I certify that the above and foregoing is a true copy of the original Act, deposited in this office. Given under my band and seal.
N. C. BARNETT, Secretary of State.

AMENDMENTS TO CHARTER.
AN ACT to amend an act incorporating the South-Western Railroad Company, approved December 27th, 1845.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representative of the Slate of Georgia in General Assembly met, That the Mucon Commissioners, under the act incorporating said Company, may call a meeting of stockholders to organize said Company, and to elect direc tors of the same, as soon as the sum of two hundred thousand dollars shall have been subscribed towards said road.
CHARLES J. JENKINS, Speaker of the House of Representatives.
ANDREW J. llILLER, President of the Senate.
Approved December 80, 1847. GEORGE W. TOWNS, Governor.
AN ACT to amend an act entitled an act to incorporate the South-Wes_tern Railroad Company, with power to extend branches to Albany, in the county of Baker, and Fort Gaines, in the county of Early, or to points below those places on the Chattahjochee and Flint rivers, and to punish those who may wilfully injure the same, asseuted to Decem ber 27th, 1845, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this act, said Railroad Company shall have power a_nd authority to con struct a branch of said road, from some point on said road, to any point on the Chattahoochee river below the town of Florence, in the county of Stewart, which said Company may deem most advisable and proper, under the rules and restrictions as they are now authorized to construct said South-Western Railroad: Provided, That if said company do not build the main trunk of said road to or below Fort Gaines within two years from the time that the same is completed to the point at which the said branch road, if commenced, may intersect, thea said Company shall be liable to refund to the stockholders now residing in Early and Ran dolph counties, or their assigns, the amount of stock held by them, with interest from the time the same was paid.
SEC. 2, And be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this act be, and the same are hereby, repealed.
Approved February 23, 1850.

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AN ACT to incorporate the Muscogee Railroad Company, and to pun ish persons for violating the provisions of the same.
SECTIOX I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia, in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That for the purpose of construct ing a railroad from the city of Columbus to West Point, at or near the Monroe Railroad, from Macon to the terminus of the Western and At lantic Railroad, in DeKalb county, to be selected and determined upon by the directors hereinafter authorized to be elected, that John G. Win ter. John Banks, A. H. Flewellen, James M. Chambers, Samuel A. Baily, John H. Howard, T. B. Howard, James B. Jones, William A. Redd. H. S. Smith, Daniel McDongal, Hines Holt, Grigsby E. Thomas, James H. Shorter and P. T. Schley, and their associates, successors and assigns be, and they are hereby, created a corporate body politic by the name and style of "The Muscogee Railroad Company," with vested rights and privileges, and by said corporate name and style shall be capable in law to purchase, accept, hold, and sell and convey real and personal estate, make contracts, sue and be sued, to make by-laws, oppoint all necessary officers and prescribe their duty, and to do all lawful acts properly incident and connected with the objects of the said corpo ration, and necessary for ihe government and transaction of its business, to construct a railroad from the city of Colnmbusto such point atornear the Monroe Railroad, from the city of Macon to the term.nus of the Western and Atlantic Railroad, in KeKalb county, and to make and use a common seal, and the same to alter and destroy at their pleasure: Provided, That their by-laws be not repugnant to the Constitution and laws of the United States, or of this State.
SEC. 2. And be it further enacted. That the capital stock of said Com pany shall not exceed two millions of dollars, to be divided into shares of not exceeding one hundred dollars each, and the Board of Directors shall prescribe the mode and conditions of the subscriptions for the stock in said Company, and issue certificates for the same.
SEC. 8. And be it further enacted, That for the organization of the said Company, the said persons herein before named, or a majority of the same, shall appoint the times and places at which subscriptions for stock in said Company may be made, and shall immediately thereafter appoint a convenient time and place for the meeting of the subscribers for stock, in the city of Columbus, of which they shall give notice in one or more of the public gazettes published in said city, at which time and place they shall proceed to the election of seven Directors, who shall form and constitute the first Board of Directors, one of which said Directors shall elect as President thereof; and said President aud Direc tors shall hold their offices for one year, and shall prescribe in their by laws the manner of holding the subsequent annual elections for Directors; and in all cases the stockholders shall be allowed to vote in person, or by proxy, under power of attorney duly executed. The number of votes to which e:ich stockholder shall be entitled shall be according to the number of shares he, she or they may hold in his, her, or their own right, or as trustee for three months prior to the election, one vote for each share. The said Board of Directors shall have power to fill all vacancies which may occur in their Board or other offices, until the reg ular annual election by the stockholders, and shall fix the compensation of the President of said Board, and all other officers of the said corpo ration. Not leas than three Directors shall constitute a Board for the transaction of business, of whom the President shall always be one,

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except in case of sickness or necessary absence, in which case his place may oe supplied by any one of the Directors present, to be elected Pres ident pro tern, by a majority of the Board present.
SEC. 4. Be it further enacted, That the said Board of Directors shall have power to select and take, or receive as donation, such strips of land us they may deem necessary for the construction, convenience and pro tection of said railroad, and in case of disagreement between the owner or owners and the said Board of Directors, in regard to the damage or price of any such necessary strip or strips of land, it may and shall be lawful for said Board to appoint one disinterested freeholder as an ap praiser, and the owner or owners of such land another disinterested free holder, if he, she. or they should think proper, and the Justices of the Inferior Court, or a majority of them, of the county in which such lands may lie, shall appoint another disinterested freeholder; but if such owner or owners shall decline to appoint an appraiser on his, her, or their part, then two shall be appointed by the Justices aforesaid, all of whom shall be sworn by a Justice of tlie Inferior Court or Justice of the Peace, to make and return to said Court a just, true, and impartial val uation of the damages or value of such strip or strips of land thus re quired by said Company, and their award shall be in writing, and signed by at least a majority of the said appraisers, and accompanied by a plat and full description of the said land, which shall be taken and held as a judgment for tlie amount against the said Company, and may be enforced by an execution from the said Inferior Court, and the said plat and description of said land, and said award shall be recorded in the said couuty, in the same manner as deeds, and shall vest the fee simple right to the Said strip or strips of land in the said corporation: Provided, That if either party shall be dissatisfied with the award of the appraisers, he, she, or they may appeal to the Superior Court of the county where the land lies, and have the damages ascertained by the verdict of a special jury at the first time, and such verdict shall be conclusive and binding on both parties.
SKO. 6. Be it further enacted, That the capital stock of the said Rail road Company shall not be taxed by the State higher than one-half of one per cent, upon its nett income, nor shall any other tax be levied or collected on the stock of said Company.
SEC. 6, Be it further enacted, That the said Company shall build, and keep in good order substantial bridges or ways of passage across said railroad wherever it may cross a public road, and if any person shall wilfully and maliciously destroy, or in any manner hurt, damage, injure or obstruct, or shall counsel, aid, assist or advise any other person or persons to hurt or otherwise injure and obstruct said railroad, or any of the appurtenances or appendages thereto belonging or appertaining, such person, so offending, f hall be liable to be indicted for a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof, shall be 'imprisoned at hard .labor iu the Peniten tiary, at the discretion of the Court, for a term hot less than four years, aud shall further be liable to pay all expenses of repairing or rebuilding the same.
SBC. 7. And be it further enacted, That the books, papers and corres pondence, and the funds of said Company shall at all times be subject to the inspection of the Board of Directors and the stockholders, at any and every meeting thereof, when required ; and all bonds, notes, or other evidences of debt or contract, or liability, or engagement on behalf of said Company, shall be binding and obligatory on said corporation when the same shall be signed by the President of said Company and counter signed or attested by the Secretary thereof, and the funds of said Com-

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pany shall in no case be held responsible for any contract or engagement unless the same shall be so signed, countersigned or attested as aforesaid.
SEC. 8. And lie it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the stockholders in said j Company shall be liable in proportion to the
number of shares held by them respectively for the debts of said Com
pany, which shall not exceed one-half of the capital stock. Approved December 27th, 1845.

AN ACT to amend an act entitled an act to incorporate the Muscogee Railroad Company, and to punish persons for violating the provisions of the same, approved December 27th, 1845; and to authorize said Company to take and hold in fee simple the plat of ground granted to the same by the Mayor aud Council of the city of Columbus.
SECTION' I. Be it enacted by flie Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it t hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this act, the first Monday in January of each year, or each alternate year, if so ordered by the stockholders, shall be the day appointed for the election of Directors; and if there should be no election on that day the President of the Company shall appoint some other day for said election, within sixty days after such failure, and shall give due notice of said elec tion by advertisement in one or rrore of the public gazettes of the city.
SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the President and Directors shall in all cases hold their offices until their successors shall be duly elected and qualified.
SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That said Company may take and hold in fee simple the plat of ground on the East Common, in the city of Columbus, granted by the Mayor and Council of said city for railroad purposes.
SEC. 4. Be it further enacted, That the Bo_ard of Directors shall have power to adopt saeh rules and regulations with regard to the transfer of stock, as may seem most conducive to the interest of said Muscogee Railroad Company.
SEC. 5. Be it further enacted, That all laws- which conflict with or militate against this act be, and they are hereby, repealed.
CHARLES J. JBNKINS, Speaker of the House of Representatives.
ANDREW J. MILLER, President of the Senate.
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AN ACT to alter and amend the third section of an act entitled an act to amend an act to incorporate the Muscogee Railroad Company, and to punish persons for violating the provisions of the same, approved December 27th, 1845, and to authorize said Company to take and hold in fee simple the plat of ground granted to the same by the Mayor and Council of the city of Columbus, passed the 27th of December, 1847, so far as to change the shape ot said plat of ground, and for other purposes therein mentioned.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly convened, and it is hereby enacted by authority of the same, That from and immediately after the passage of this act, the Muscogee Railroad Company may take and hold in fee simple the plat of ground containing four acres on the East Com mon, for the purpose of a Railroad Depot, lying south of the Railroad Depot, and between Randolph and St. Clair streets, granted to said Company by the Mayor and Council of the city of Columbus, by a reso lution of the same adopted on the eleventh day of December in the year 1849: Provided, said Company shall relinquish to the city of Columbus all their right to the use of four acres of land lying east of their said Depot--any law, usage or custom to the contrary notwithstanding.
Approved February 14, 1850.

AN ACT to authorize the Central Railroad and Banking Company of Georgia, the Macon and Western Railroad Company, and the SouthWestern Railroad Company, to unite their respective railroads in one common depot, at or near the city of Macon, and to grant to the said Companies a quantity of land for the said purpose on the public reserve east of the city of Macon, with the right of way through the said publie reserve to the said depot for their respective tracks.
WHEREAS, There has been expended in the State by incorporated companies, and from the State Treasury, very large sums of money for the purpose of opening and constructing railroads from the seaboard to the western limits of the State; And whereas, in order that the State and the citizens thereof should derive the full benefit intended by the line of railroads so constructed, it is expedient that the transportation of freight and passengers over said line shall be as free from interruption and transhipment as possible:
SECTION 1. Be it therefore enacted by the Senate and House of Repre sentatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of tJte same, That from and after the passing of this act, it shall be lawfnl for the Central Railroad and Bank ing Company of Georgia, the Macon and Western Railroad Company, and the South-Western Railroad Company, to unite their respective rail roads in one common depot at or near the city of Macon, so that the cars of the respective roads may pass from one road to another uninter ruptedly.
SEC. 2. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That in case a suitable site for said common depot, with a sufficient quantity of land, cannot be obtained by said Companies within the corporate limits of the said city of Macon on terms reasonable and satisfactory both to the corporate authorities of the said city of Macon and the said Railroad

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Compar.ies. or in case the consent of the corporation of the said city of Macoa cannot be obtained for the said roads to be united within said corporate limits, the said Companies may propose to the said corporate authorities to have the value of land necessary for a depot, and the right of way to it. as also to damages to the vested rights thereby sustained, ascertained and assessed against said Companies respectively, according to the provisions of their respective charters in relation to disputes with the owners of lands, and if the said corporate authorities shall refuse to accede to said proposal, then a sufficient quantity of said land, not ex ceeding thirty acres, to be paid for at a fair price, to be assessed by commissioners appointed by the Governor for that purpose, is hereby granted for the use of said Companies, and for the above mentioned purpose, on the lands known as the public reserve, lying eastwardly of and adjoining the corporate limits of the said city of Macon. and that the said Companies shall, after the passage of this act, have the right and power to enter upon the said public reserve, and establish and locate the site of their common depot in the most convenient part of the said reserve, and so lay out and mark such tract as may be necessary for said purpose, not exceeding thirty acres, and when such tract of land shall have been so laid out and located, a plat thereof shall be deposited in the office of the Surveyor General, and the title to the said tract so located shall be thereafter vested in said Companies jointly, for the pur pose of a depot, and for no other purpose whatsoever, and whenever said tract of land shall cease to be used for the purpose of a depot, it shall then revert to and become again the property of the State of Geor gia, and parcel of the aforesaid reserve.
SEC. 3. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That it shall be lawful for the said Central Railroad and Banking Company of Georgia to build, erect, construct, keep and enjoy as part and parcel of the Central Railroad, a railroad from any eligible or suitable point in. and connected with the said Central Railroad to the said common depot, whenever the same may be located; and also for the said the Macon and Western .Railroad Company to build, erect, construct, keep and enjoy as part and parcel of the Macon and Western Railroad, a railroad from any eligible or suitable point, and connected with the Macon and Western .Railroad to the said common depot whenever the same may be located: and also for the said the South-Western Railroad Company to construct and extend its railroad to the said common depot whenever the same may be located; and also for the said Companies respectively to build all the necessary works to carry the establishment of said com mon depot into effect, paying to owners of property through which they may pass for whatever damages they may do to their premises, as pro vided for -by the respective charters of the aforesaid Companies; and the said Companies, ard each of them, shall have power, and the samct is hereby granted, to pass through the public reserve with their respect ive railroads, in order to reach the said common depot, whether the said common depot shall be established on the said public reserve, or within the corporate limits of the city of city of Macon, and shall be entitled to use land of sufficient width for their tracks and roads through said relerve for thmt purpose.
SEC. 4. And be it farther enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this act be, and the same are hereby, repealed.
Approved February 11, 1850.

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AN ACT to authorize the connection of the Muscogee Railroad with the Opelika Branch Railroad and the Mobile and Girard Railroad, at Columbus. WHEREAS, It would promote the interest and convenience of the
people of Georgia and Alabama, as well as the public generally, to con nect the Muscogee Railroad with the Opelika Branch Railroad and Mobile and Girard Railroad.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted, That the President and Directors of said roads shall have the power of connecting their said roads by extending them through the city commons and streets of Columbus, with such side tracks, turn outs, and sheds, as may be necessary for the convenience of freights and passengers: Provided, they first obtain the consent of the people of the city of Columbus, upon such terms as may be agreed on, and shall be satisfactory to them.
Assented to December 21st, 1857.

AN ACT to authorize and empower the Muscogee Railroad Company to connect their railroad with the South-Western Railroad, and for other purposes therein named. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representative*
of the State of Georgia, in General Assembly convened, and it is hereby enacted by authority of the same, That from and immediately after the passage of this act, the Muscogee Railroad Company be, and are hereby, authorized and empowered to connect their railroad with the South-West ern Uailroad at Fort Vallay, or at any point between Fort Valley and the city of Macon.
Approved February 5, 1850.

AN ACT to authorize and provide for the union and consolidation of the Muscogee Railroad Company with the South-Western Railroad Company, under the charter of the latter Company. SECTION 1. Be it enacted, &c., That upou a vote of a majority of two-
thirds of the stockholders in amount, in the aforesaid Companies respect ively, in favor of the union and consolidation of the Muscogee Railroad Company, its franchises and property, with the said South-Western Rail road Company under the charter of the last mentioned Company, on such terms as the said Companies may respectively agree, it shall be lawful so to unite and consolidate the said two Companies into on*, under the charter of the South-Western Railroad Company.
SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That upon such union and consoli dation, the capital Block of the South-Western Railroad Company shall not exceed the amount of the present authorized capital thereof and the present authorized capital of the Muscogee Railroad Company.
SBC. 3. And be it further enacted, That upon such union nd consoli dation as is herein before provided for, the holders of stock in the Muacogee Railroad Company snail surrender their certificates of stock to the South-Western Railroad Company, and receive in lien thereof certificates of stock in the South-Western Railroad Company, to such an extent and

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amount as the said two Companies may agree on; and thence forward all the rights, privileges and property of the said the Muscogee Railroad Company, shall be partand parcel of the said the South-Western Railroad Company, and all the chartered rights and privileges of the South-Western Railroad Company be extended over the track and line of the Muscogee Railroad Company, and everything appertaining thereto, the name and atyle of the consolidated Company shall be and continue "The SouthWestern Railrond Company."
SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That upon the union and consoli dation of said Companies, all the debts and liabilities of the Muscogee Railroad Company shall be assumed and paid by the South-Western Rail road Company.
SEC. 5. And be it further enacted , That this act shall go into opera tion when, and not until, there shall be a vote of a majority of two-thirds of the stockholders in amount of stock of each of said Companies in favor of this union and consolidation, and of the provisions of this act, certified under the corporate seals of said Companies respectively, to his Excellency the Governor of this State.
SEC. 6. And be it further enacted. That if from any cause the union and consolidation of the said Companies herein before provided for, shall not take effect, then it is hereby declared that nothing herein con tained shall affect, alter, or change in any way, the present existing rights of the said Companies respectively.
Approved March 4th, 1856.
AN ACT to amend the charter of the Sonth-Western Railroad Company, and to authorize an increase of the capital stock of said Company, and to incorporate the Enterprise Railroad Company, and to confer certain powers and privileges on the same, and to subject said Com pany to such rate of taxation as the Legislature shall from time to time assess, and to amend the charter of the Macon and Warrenton Rail road so as to allow the said Company to run their railroad direct through the city of Jlilledgeville to the city of Augusta, or to the town of Warrenton, or to any other point on the Georgia Railroad, as a ma jority of the directors may decide; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS, In and by an act of the General Assembly, approved the 22d of January, 1852, entitled an act to incorporate the Georgia and Florida Railroad Company, and to confer certain powers and privileges therein mentioned, it was enacted as follows, to-wit:
"Ssc. 2. That the Georgia and Florida Railroad Company may at any time incorporate their stock with the stock of any other Company, on such terms as may be mutually agreed upon by said Companies: Pro vided that the road and other property of this Company shall be subject to such taxation as the Legislature may deem equitable and just;" And whereas, the said Georgia and Florida Railroad Company did agree with the said Sonth-Western Railroad Company, to incorporate their stock with the stock of the laid South-Western Railroad Company, nd did thereupon deliver their railroad, running from Americus to Albany, to the SouthWestern Railroad Company, and received stock of the South-Western Railroad Company therefor, to the amount of near five hundred thousand dollars, and thereby it became necessary to increase the capital stock of the said Sonth-Western Railroad Company.

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SEC. 1. Be it therefore enacted, That the President and Directors of the said South-Western Railroad Company be, and they are hereby, autho

rized to increase the capital stock of said Company, and to issue stock in addition to the amount mentioned in their charter, for any sum not exceeding five hundred thousand dollars.

SEC. 2. Be it further^ enacted, That the said railroad from Americus to Albany shall be considered part and parcel of the road of the South western Bailroad Company, and be liable to pay to the State the same lax that the rest of the South- Western Railroad Company is liable to pay, and such additional tax as the Legislature may hereafter impose.

SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, That John George Singer, Thomas W. Battle, Syman Catchings, Lovered Bryan, Nathaniel R. Holliday, Willard Boynton, Charles L. Gaulden, James L. \Vimberly and Richard Eidd, or such of them as shall associate and take stock under this act, or such other persons as_ shall associate with them, or a portion of them in like manner, and their successors, be, and they are hereby, created a body corporate, under the name and style of the " Enterprise Railroad

Company," and under said name to be capable in law to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, to have a common seal, and the same to break and alter at pleasure, and to perform the other usual functions incident to such corporations.

SEC. 4. Be it further enacted, That the said Company shall have power to construct and maintain n railroad from the town of Lumpkin, m the county of Stewart, or within one-half mile of the same, to some convenient point, either on the South- Western Railroad or on the Chattahoochee river, between the town of Georgetown, in Quitman county, and the town of Florence, in Stewart county, as shall by said Company, or a majority of them, be considered most practicable and advisable, and shall have the same powers and privileges in relation to the organization and government of said corporation, the construction and maintaining of said road or its management, and the equipment and furnishing said road with all necessary engines, cars and other apparatus, to taking land

and other property, to securing a right-of-way for the construction and maintaining of said road, and to the regulation of all other affairs of said corporation as are granted, prescribed and provided for, in the charter of the South-Western Railroad Company, and amendments thereto, so far as the same can be applicable anu not otherwise provided for in this act, and be subject to the same terms, restrictions and liabilities: Pro vided, however, the powers and privileges herein granted, shall not con travene the powers and privileges heretofore granted to said Southwestern Railroad Company.

SEC. 6. Beitfitrther enacted, That the capital stock of said Company shall not exceed six hundred thousand dollars, to be divided into shares of one hundred dollars each, and that said corporators, or a majority of them, shall, after the passage of this act, be authorized to open books in the town of Lurapkin, and at such other places as they may deem proper, for subscriptions to said stock, giving thirty days' notice in any of the public gazettes of the city of Columbus, or towns of Lumpkin and Cuthbert, and posting the same at the door of the Court Houses of the coun

ties where said books may be opened, and that said corporation may

receive subscriptions, payable in work or materials for said road at fair

prices, or in money, in such installments or payments as said Company

shall determine.

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SEC. 6. Be it further enacted, That when the sum of fifty thousand dollars shall be subscribed as aforesaid, the said corporators^ or a ma jority of them, are authorized to hold an election in the said town of

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Lnmpkin. for seven directors to manage the affairs of said incorporation, thirty days notice of said election having been given by advertisement in some of the public gazettes ; and the said Directors, when chosen, shall elect one of their number to be President.
SKC. 7. Be it further enacted. That said Company may commence work on said railroad so soon as one hundred thousand dollars is sub scribed, as aforesaid in good faith.
SKC. 8. Be it further enacted, That the stock, railroad and equipments of said company shall be subject to such rate of taxation as the Legisla ture may from time to time assess.
SEC. 9. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the charter of the Macon and Warrenton Railroad be so amended, as to allow the President and Directors of said Company to run their road direct from the city of Macon. through the city of Milledgeville, to the city of Augusta, or to the town of Warrenton. in Warren county, as the
stockholders and Directors, or a majority of them, may decide, or to any. other point on the Georgia Railroad between Warrenton and Augusta; and that in the construction of said road they shall have all the privi leges as to obtaining the right of way, as is now secured by charter, as well as other rights and immunities incident to railroads in Georgia, ex cept as to the powers of the State to tax said road, which power shall be and remain unimpaired in the State.
SEC. 10. Repeals conflicting laws. Approved December 19th. 1859.

AX ACT to amend the several acts of the General Assembly relating to the South- Western Railroad Company, and to authorize the said Com pany to construct a Branch Railroad, and for other purposes.
l. Be it enacted, <c., That the South- Western Railroad Com pany of this State are hereby authorized to construct a Branch Railroad from Albany or Dawson, or any point west of Dawson, on their line of road, to such place on the Chattahoochee river, or on the Florida line, as the said Company may select, and that said Company shall have for these purposes all the rights, privileges and powers, conferred by their charter ot incorporation and the act amendatory thereto.
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority of the same, That said Company are hereby empowered and authorized to increase their capital stock one million of dollars, and said additional capital stock shall be subject and liable to pay the same rates of tax to the State of Georgia that is now required of the said South- Western Railroad Company, and such additional tax as the Legislature may hereafter impose.
Ssc. 3. Repeals conflicting laws. A --sentad to December 18th, 1860.
AV ACT further to amend the Charter of the South-Western Railroad Company, and to authorize a further increase of the capital stock of said Company, and for other purposes.
SECTION- 1- Be it enacted, <tc., That the President and Directors of the_ South-Western Railroad Company be, and they are hereby authorized to increase the capital stock of said Company beyond the sum of three

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millions five hundred thousand dollars, now allowed, and to issue stock therefor, for any sum or sums not exceeding five hundred thousand
dollars. SEC. 2. And be it further enacted. That such increased capital stock
of said South-Western Railroad Company authorized by this act, as may from time to time be used by said Company for railroad purposes, shall pay the same rate of tax to the State as is, or shall be, payable to the State by individuals on their property.
Assented to December 10th, 3800.

AN ACT to increase the number of Directors of the South-Western Rail road Company.
SECTION I. The General Assembly of Georgia do enact, That the South-Western Railroad Company be, and it is hereby, empowered and authorized to elect seven Directors instead of five, under the laws and regulations now in force for the election of Directors of said Company.
Assented to December llth, 1802.

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FIRST ANNUAL REPORT.
To the Board of Directors, and to the Stockholders of the South-Western Railroad Company of Georgia: GENTLEMEN:--In compliance with a resolution of this
Board, passed the 9th November, 1848, ordering me to sub mit to the Board by the 1st of December, then next ensu ing, a full statement of the present situation of the Company, together with a report from the Chief Engineer, with regard to the state of the work, I beg leave to submit to you the following
REPORT: In consequence of a great number of the stockholders of this Company living at a distance from the scene of opera tions on the Road, and not having an opportunity of be coming acquainted with the origin and progress of the enterprise in which they have embarked, I deem it proper to give a more detailed account of the whole matter than might be necessary for the information of this Board. In the summer of 1845, a plan was conceived of con structing a railroad from the city of Macon, passing through the south-western counties of Georgia, to some point on the Chattahoochee river, thereby affording to the citizens of that fertile region of country the advantages of transporta tion then enjoyed by other portions of the State, and of which they stood so much in need, and having also for its object a connection with a contemplated railroad to be con structed by the Pensacola Railroad Company,, from that city to some point on the before mentioned river, convenient for both, thereby forming one of the most important lines

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of road that could be devised, not only for the country at large, hut for the pecuniary interests of both Companies.
This plan was at that time considered visionary, and by some made even a subject of ridicule. Many thought it impracticable, in consequence of the sparsely settled portion of country through which the Eoad was proposed to be built, and the want of capital that could be spared by the citizens of those counties for such an investment; but the enterprise could not be checked by these or even more prominent objections. A charter was drawn up, embracing all the advantages that were enjoyed by other enterprises of a like nature, and the projectors, benefiting by experience, framed the charter free from many of the restrictions that other companies were subjected to. At the ensuing session of the Legislature, this charter was presented to that body, and the passage of it asked for, and they, being unwilling to check the enterprising disposition of any portion of their citizens, freely granted the charter with all the privileges therein contained. This charter was placed by the Legisla ture, as will be seen by reference to the fifth section of th it instrument, under the control of six Commissioners, of which I had the honor of being chairman. It then became the duty of those Commissioners to proceed, agreeably to the rules laid down in the charter, to procure subscriptions . for stock. After pursuing diligently the course prescribed for us, and after complying on our part with every requisi tion of the law, we found that, up to that period, not one share of the stock of this Company had been subscribed for. The citizens of the different sections of country were deterred, some for want of a knowledge of the nature of the investment that they were asked to make, some from a knowledge of the failure of similar enterprises commenced heretofore in other portions of the State, and others for want of a knowledge of where the Road was to be located.
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determined to transcend the authority given them in the charter, eo far as to make a survey of a route or line of road from Macon to Fort Games, on the Chattahoochee river. The next difficulty presented to the Commissioners, was to raise the means by which the expense of making a survey could be defrayed. The Central Railroad Company, willing to forward the enterprise, offered to loan the Com missioners an amount sufficient to answer their purpose. Accordingly, an experienced Engineer was employed, and an accurate and satisfactory survey made, a full report of which was published, and to which I refer you for more particular information.
By this survey, many of the objections that had been before urged by the planters, on the proposed line of Koad, were removed, and a small number of shares were subscribed for.
The Board of Directors of the Central Eailroad Com pany, seeing the advantage that this Road, if built, would be to their Company and to the city of Savannah, and therefore willing t ) aid in carrying out the enterprise, recom mended their stockholders to subscribe for stock in this Company. The advantages of a connection of the Central Railroad with this Road were ably set forth by the Presi dent of that Company, at a meeting of the stockholders, held in the city of Savannah, in December last, and at his suggestion the stockholders authorized a subsoription of $250,000 to be made to the stock of this Company, as soon as a like sum should be subscribed for by others in the region of country through which the Road was to be con structed.
A meeting of the citizens of Savannah was then called by his Honor the Mayor of that city, and aid to the enter prise was asked of them; and they, seeing the great benefit which their city would derive from an Immediate connection with the fertile region of their own State penetrated by the Road, the products of which would thus flow to them, and

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not willing to enjoy these benefits through the labor of others, without bearing a portion of the expense necessary to obtain them, with a spirit of liberality characteristic of themselves, ordered that a subscription of $250,000 should be made by their City Council to the stock of this Com pany, payable as soon as the completion of the Eoad was placed beyond contingency.
Tiiese heavy subscriptions gave to the Commissioners a confident hope that they might soon be able to procure a sufficient amount of subscriptions for stock from other sources, not only to secure the amount that was to be sub scribed for by the Central 'Railroad and Banking Company, but also to organize this Company, so that the work might be commenced at an early day. As may be seen by refer ence to the fifth section of the charter of this Company, the Legislature required that $500,000 should be subscribed for, and $5 per share paid to the Commissioners before the organization of the Company.
The Commissioners fearing, under the then existing cir cumstances, that to accomplish this might too long defer the commencement of the work, petitioned the Legislature of the year 1847 to so amend the charter as to allow them to organize the Company as soon as a subscription of $200,000 could be obtained.
The Legislature readily granted this amendment, which proved to be of great importance to the early commence ment of the work. The Board of Commissioners were somewhat disappointed in approaching the citizens of Macon in their efforts to obtain their aid in the enterprise, a great number of them having formed the opinion that the Road, if built, would be the means of diverting a por tion of their trade, instead of bringing them an additional amount. The assistance obtained from them was, there fore, comparatively small, compared with what might have been expected from their accustomed liberality.
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country through which the line of Road had heen surveyed, by sending agents to the different counties. By this means, although we found many of the most wealthy planters in the section of country most to be benefited by the Road unwilling to aid ia the work, yet we succeeded in obtaining a sufficient amount of subscriptions to authorize us to call a meeting of the subscribers for stock, for the purpose of . organizing the Company. Accordingly the necessary notice was given, calling the stockholders together in Macon, on the 10th of February, then ensuing. The stockholders met, the Commissioners held an election, and this Company was, OH the IQth day of February last, organized agreeably to the requisitions of the charter.
It was then my wish to retire with the rest of my col leagues, as Commissioners, but it appeared to be the unani mous wish of the stockholders present that I should take charge of the work for one year from that time, which I consented to do. The Board of Directors of this Company soon afterwards held a meeting, and the whole building of twenty-five miles of our Road, and the grading of ten miles more, continuous from Macon, was put under contract. The contracts were made with energetic and responsible men, all of whom were also large subscribers for stock in the Company. Yet, up to this time, not one dollar had been paid in, nor was there a sufficient amount of stock subscribed for to secure the amount that was to be sub scribed by the Central Railroad and Banking Company. The Commissioners, in receiving subscriptions, had thought proper to defer the collection of the $5 per share that was due on subscribing until after the organization of the Com pany. They had also further agreed that not exceeding one-third of the amount subscribed should be called for annually, in installments suited to the demands upon the Company or the judgment of the Directors. Tnis last arrangement was necessary, in order to obtain the subscrip tions, planters not having generally uninvested capital on
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hand, were unwilling to assume obligations to pay money faster than their incomes would justly authorize, and under this arrangement the small amount yet subscribed, and the length of time given for the payment of those subscriptions, there still seemed a prospect that the work must progress very slowly; yet, under these circumstances, the contractors commenced work with as much apparent confidence as though every dollar had been in hand with which to pay them.
The Board of Directors instructed me to Bend an agent out to collect the five dollars per share, due on subscribing, but the collection of which had been deferred as before mentioned, and also to procure additional subscriptions for stock. Tliey also required that an additional installment of five dollars per share should be paid in on the 1st of May; also, a further installment of ten dollars per share on the 1st of October, and thirteen dollars per share on the 1st of January next; which four installments included all that was liable to be called in up to the last mentioned date by the terms of subscription. Agreeably to the instructions of the Board, I sent an agent out for the purpose before men tioned, and although I apprehended no difficulty in collect ing the first five dollars per share, yet knowing that planters do not generally keep money lying by them in the summer season, I considered that it would probably be inconvenient, and perhaps" often impracticable, for them to pay promptly the other installments; and fearing that a failure on our part to collect them would be attended with serious incon venience to us, and to the contractors, that they might be unable to progress with the work, and that the small amount of five dollars per share'would be consumed by contingent expenses, and that at the close of the year the work would not have made that progress which might have been ex pected, in the absence of the Board of Directors I instructed this agent to collect from each individual five dollars per share in cash, and to take from the stockholders their notes,

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payable on the 1st of January, 1849, for the remaining twenty-eight dollars per share called in, and payable pre vious to and at that time. This arrangement on the part of the Company suited the planter, because he was thereby relieved from being required to pay the cash at a season of the year when it might be difficult to procure it, and it secured to the Company a much larger amount of means with which to carry on the work than they would otherwise have had, the contractors agreeing to receive these notes from the Company in payment for their work. This ar rangement the Board afterwards confirmed, and a large amount of these notes have been received in payment of installments on stock, and paid out to the contractors for work, as may be seen by reference to the statement of the Secretary and Treasurer of this Company, hereunto annexed. And while the contractors, it is true, have suffered some inconvenience on account of these assets not being as avail able as cash, yet the Company has been very greatly bene fited by being able to use them, in advance of their collec tion.
A sufficient amount of stock was subsequently subscribed for to authorize the Directors of the Central Railroad and Banking Company to make their subscription, under the instruction of their stockholders, and that subscription to the stock of this Company, of two hundred and fifty thousand dollars, was accordingly made, the installments upon which have been promptly paid as they became due.
A permanent location of the Eoad was then commenced by our efficient and experienced Engineer, by order of the
Board, which has since been carried on up to this time, with a dispatch and economy that is highly creditable to that officer.
In the original survey, time was not allowed him to make so minute an examination of the route as he could have wished, therefore much improvement has been made by the actual location of the Road, both in shortening the distance

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and diminishing the expense. Four and a half miles have been saved in distance, with a corresponding saving of expense.
You will see by the Report of the Chief Engineer, whicb is herewith laid before you, that ninety-three miles of the line have been located and ready for contract, and that too on the most difficult portion of the route, embracing all the principal water courses and the most unlevel portion of the country, the remainder of the line being through a com paratively level country. You will see by reference to the expenditure, that the whole expense to the Company for original survey, location, and for resident engineering on contracts, spread over thirty-five miles of road, (the con tractors having removed over four hundred thousand cubic yards of earth,) has been less than ten thousand dollars. This, by a comparison with the expenditure of other com panies, engaged in like enterprises, must be satisfactory to all.
Much economy has been used in the other expenses of the Company. Our present Secretary and Treasurer, being deemed by the Board capable of filling both offices, was employed at a moderate salary, and he has performed the duties of those offices in a manner highly satisfactory to the Board, and no expense for assistance has been incurred.
The whole amount of expenditures of this Company, (other than for engineering and construction of Road,) since the granting of the charter in 1845, up to the present date, incli/ding all the expenses incurred by the commis sioners in organizing the company, all salaries of agents and officers, printing reports, copies of charter, and all other contingent expenses, is only $3,196.37. This will show an economy unequalled, I think, in the history of railroads.
Our Chief Engineer, in addition to his other duties, was made the agent of the company to procure the "right of way" from the different land-holders on the line. This has been a troublesome business with other companies, .and has

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been generally attended with great inconvenience and ex pense. Not so with this Company. Our agent has always been met with a spirit of liberality on the part of the land holders equal to his expectations, many giving Ihe right of way to the Company without compensation, and others only requiring a small compensation, to remunerate them for the . actual damage done them. More than twenty-two miles of
right of way have been secured to the Company, and only in a single instance have we had to resort to arbitration for settlement. Much more would have been secured had the agent been able to have seen the owners of the land, who lived at a distance from the Road.
It will be seen, by the Engineer's Report, that much the heaviest portion of our Road is that now under contract, which is progressing to completion in a manner satisfactory to the Company.
The contractors are almost daily increasing their force, sufficient to warrant the completion of their contracts within the expected time. These done, the completion of the whole work will be secured. The amount of excavation and embankment that has been done, up to the 1st instant, is four hundred and twelve thousand three hundred and sixty-four cubic yards. This amounts to a little more than an average of twelve miles on the entire distance of the work from Macon to Flint river. The masonry, given in the Engineer's Report, shows the completion of eighteen culverts of brick and stone masonry, which constitute much the largest portion of the masonry that will "be required on the route from Macon to the Flint river.
There has been subscribed to the stock of this Company to date $512,200.00, or five thousand one hundred and twenty-two shares, upon which (as will be seen by reference to the Secretary and Treasurer's statement), there has been received in cash and notes $76,968.271--in cash, $52,446.25; notes, $24,522.021.
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"construction of road," 847,963.14; engineering, etc., $9,735.42; right of way, $746.76; and for all other ex penses. $3,196.37; leaving in the hands of the Treasurer and Company, $13,584.231; in notes in hands of Treasu rer, $3.395.3Sf, and cash, $1,033.74; and deposited to the credit of the Com; any, in the Central Railroad Bank, in bonds and cash, $9,155.11.
It was my wish to have stated to you that the Company, on this day, had no outstanding claims against it, but it was out of the power of the Chief Engineer to get the estimates for the last month's work on the Road ready for payment in time, consequently they are not paid, amounting to $5.617.42; and there is also unpaid the Engineer's account for the last two months, amounting to nearly $900. These will be paid when presented, and it gives me pleasure to state that these two amounts constitute the whole indebt edness of this Company up to this date.
I will close this report simply by joining our Chief Engi neer in opinion, that a further portion of our Road should be immediately put under contract, at least as far as the south-western bank of the Flint river. This is the more important now, as companies are already forming for the purpose of connecting the Gulf of Mexico with the Pacific, both at Panama and across the Isthmus of Tehuantepec. The General Government seems disposed to favor these en terprises, and it must be plain to any one who will examine the map, that the Central and South-Western Roads from Savannah via Macon to Pensacola will thus be placed at an early day upon the great thoroughfare between the Northern Atlantic States and our newly acquired possessions on the Pacific.
I herewith attach a list of the names of the different individuals from whom the "right of way" has been procured. You will see by this list of names each indi vidual that has given the right of way, and also those that have been 'paid, and the amount paid. Appended also will

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be found a list of the names of the stockholders of the Company, showing the place of residence and the number of shares held by each.
Very respectfully, ELAM ALEXANDER, President.
OFFICE SOUTH-WESTERN R. R. Co., \ Macon, 7th, December, 1848. /

RIGHT OF WAY.

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1. Jeremiah Baker, ...... ... Bibb, ....... 900, ....................... $ 25 00

2. Leven Dunean........ ...Bibb. ....... . 1,300, ....... ................ 50 00

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I

To the President and Directors of the South- Western Railroad Company :
GENTLEMEN :--Agreeably to a resolution of the -Board, I submit a statement of the condition and progress of the South-Western Railroad, so far as relates to this depart ment. It will be proper, perhaps, to describe in a very few words, the route as far as located, and some of the most important facts developed in the same.
The general instructions of the Board, which were to locate the line upon the route pursued by the preliminary survey, or with only such variations as should "lessen the distance or diminish the cost," have been strictly adhered to. These instructions thus carried out, in the face of re peated overtures and inducements presented to the Board to depart more or less from the original route (though never having reference to any other termination upon the Chattahooche than Fort Gaines,) should be sufficient to remove all doubts, if there are any remaining, as to the question of route, and to establish entire confidence that the Board and the company will act in perfect good faith toward all of its stockholders.
The greatest variation which has been necessary thus far tinder the above instructions, is one and a half miles, and this but in two instances. One of these is in Stewart county, near where the line crosses the Kinchafoonee creek, and in this case the change was pointed out in the report on the preliminary surveys as not only advantageous, but actually necessary in securing a practicable line at this point.
Soon after the completion of the preliminary line in the early part of November last, overtures were made to the commissioners by a firm of experienced and responsible con tractors, who had recently completed their other engage-

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merits, and were locking about for a new field of enterprise, to commence work on the line at their own risk. The com missioners considering it desirable to secure such efficient services as the parties in question were able to render, di rected a small portion of the line to be located and prepared for grading. The point selected for this purpose was on the south side of the Tobesoufkee creek, and extending from the same to the summit, between that and the Echeconnee, & distance of two miles. The surveys made by order of the commissioners here closed.
Early in March last, the surveys and location of the road were resumed under instructions from the Board,' and as several contractors were' in readiness to commence operations under contracts then recently closed, the line was located in detached parts wherever the urgency of the case seemed most to require. This has led to some irregularity in our notes of surveys, which, however, will lead to no inconve nience beyond this department.
The detached portions of line alluded to, extending to a point four miles beyond Fort Valley, in Macon county, form ing the first thirty-two miles of the route, were closed up and connected about the first of June.
By consent of the Board the party employed in the loca tion of the road, as there appeared no special reason for pressing forward the surveys at that time, was disbanded for one month. Early in July, however, the locating party was again in the field, since which period the surveys have regu larly progressed up to the present time, when I am happy to state to the Board ninety-three miles of line are located, and can on a short notice be prepared for contract, and that a considerable saving has been effected both in cost and dis tance, though in the former respect our notes are not yet sufficiently elaborated to show the exact result. The saving in distance, however, is four and a half miles.
The point to which the location is completed is Bichland, better known as Box-Ankle, in Stewart county. The dis-

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tance from Bos-Ankle to Macon, by the highway, as given on a finger board at the former place, is one hundred" miles, and by the line as before stated ninety-three.
Notwithstanding the saving in distance already effected, and that which we may hereafter expect to make, we should not lose sight of the fact that the total distance from Macon to Fort Gaines may be greater or less than it was stated in the first report, namely, one hundred and forty miles ; as the distance from the upper line of Randolph county, where the preliminary survey terminated, was assumed to be equal to that by the highway, and which is little to be relied upon, especially in the present case, where the distance, it is be lieved, has never been even roughly measured.
While upon this subject, I will take occasion to mention that the time draws nigh when it will be necessary for the Board to decide whether to. terminate the location of the road at the upper line of Randolph county, where the pre liminary survey closed, or to extend it to Fort Gaines, or some intermediate point. My own impressions are in favor of terminating the location for the present at the former point, the upper line of Randolph.
It must be evident to all that the interest of every stock holder, no matter where his residence may be, will be con sulted by the regular and continuous progress and completion of the road, that parts of it may be opened to the public at the earliest day practicable, and afford a speedy return on the amount invested. To commence grading upon any part of the line far in advance of the probable completion of the road to that point, would not only be capital invested giv ing no return, but would be in itself rapidly depreciating from decay, washing, etc.; whereas, by completing the road continuously, and opening it for use, it becomes in itself a powerful lever towards its extension and completion, and especially when opened to a point beyond Flint river. It is with some surprise that I have heard a different policy ad vocated by some of your stockholders residing at the other

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extremity of the line, and it is in consequence of this partly, that I have alluded to the subject. No other plan can BO soon afford them a return upon their capital, or place them in possession of the facilities of railroad communication with Macon.
Upon this plan the extent of line located, when the upper line of Randolph shall have been reached, namely, one hun dred and seven miles, will be sufficient to engage the atten tion and resources of the Company for the space of eighteen months or two years. To further extent the location of the road at this time, subjects the Company to a seemingly unnecessary expense, and one which would in all probability have to be again incurred, as the line would become so oblit erated from various causes, among them the cultivation of fields, the vicinity of roads, and the love of mischief, by which we have already suffered, as to make nearly an entire re-location necessary.
I would, however, suggest the propriety of a preliminary survey to Fort Gaines, by which we should be placed in possession of the distance, probable cost, and the most im portant facts connected with that part of the route, which will be attended with very moderate cost, and occupy but a short period.
It is understood that several citizens of Randolph county stand ready to take contracts for grading in their respective neighborhoods, for stock. An opportunity of this kind should undoubtedly be afforded them. The preliminary line proposed would be a convenient base on which to locate at such a point as would best accommodate them.
The site for the depot at Macon having not been definitely fixed upon, (I have deemed it advisable to attach to this report the result of the surveys recently made with this ob ject,) the route remains in some uncertainty, as far as the corporation limits extends. From the south-east corner of the same the line follows the second low grounds of the river until it finally emerges from them about three miles from

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the city ; thence it continues to the Tobesofkee creek, which it reaches about half a mile below the causeway. The embankment through the swamp varies from twelve to
twenty-five feet in height; it is proposed to construct here eight hundred feet of trestlework. The whole width of the swamp is four thousand feet.
In about two miles the summit between the Tobesof kee and Echeconnee is reached, where a cut of thirty-three feet is encountered. The Echeconnee is reached something over a mile below the long bridge ; the embankment is here from twelve to twenty feet in height; six hundred feet of trestle work will here be necessary. Emerging from the swamp the line crosses to the right of the Fort Valley road, anu pursues the southern slope of the creek for four miles at the maximum grade, until the summit between this and Mule creek is reached. The line upon the slope in question crosses several ravines and ridges which divide them, requir ing in one case forty-eight feet embankment, and in another forty-eight feet cut.
From the last mentioned summit the line descends over favorable ground to Mule creek, running'in the vicinity of what is called the New Rest road. Bearing to the left, round a point of land between Mule and Mossy creeks, it reaches and crosses the latter one mile below Mims' Mills. Here an embankment of twenty-eight feet in height, though short, becomes necessary. Thence ascending the Western slope of the creek, the table land on which Fort Valley is situated is reached with a cut of thirty-one -feet. The line now crosses to the left of the Fort Valley road, and soon reaches that place, after having encountered a short nil of forty feet in its vicinity. Thence the line pursues a direct course to Indian creek, crossing it a short distance above the Traveler's Rest road, with a fill of forty-six feet.. Much the most difficult part of the line has now been described.
The line now pursues a very direct course, and over highly favorable ground, to Beaver creek, at Low's Mill, passing

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near Marshalville and the residence of William Felton, Esq. From Low's Mill the line follows the valley of Beaver creek to Flint river, which is crossed under very favorable circumstances one and a half miles from Traveler's Rest. The line now follows the valley of Mill creek to its head. This is the first considerable departure from the original line, leaving it here about one and a half miles to the right. At the head of Mill creek the line attains the ridge between Buckhead and Camp creeks, which afford a veiy favorable route to the vicinity of Pond Town, which place the line leaves half a mile to the left, continuing upon the same ridge, though here between Buckhead and Little Muckalee creeks, the line finally reaches the larger stream of that name near Frasier's Mill, where a short and corresponding fill of forty feet are encountered. This point, and a fill of forty feet in crossing Watley's creek, in the same vicinity, constitute the heaviest work west of Flint river. Soon after crossing Watley's creek the line attains the summit between that and the Kinchafoonee. The route is hear near the line of Marion and Stewart counties.
The line ROW occupies the ridge between the Lannahassee and Kinchafoonee creeks, until the head of Fox creek is reached ; the valley of which, affording an extremely favo rable route, conducts the line to Kinchafoonee creek. Cross ing directly over this stream, the swamp of which is here sixteen hundred feet in width, the line then curves to the left, and follows the valley of the Kinchafoonee to near where it is intersected by Slaughter creek. The route now lies up the valley of this stream for a short distance, and then crosses to its southern side. Here the valley of Jossy's Mill creek presents itself, along the southern slope of which the line ascends to its head, which places it upon the divid ing ridge between the Flint and Chattahoochee rivers, which is as far as the location of the line has progressed at this date.
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the contractors are making very commendable progress. The rates per cubic yard for grading vary from nine to fourteen cents; in two instances only is the latter price paid, viz:
for the embankments in the Echeconnee and Tobesofkee swamps. The average differs but a trifle from ten cents. A willingness to engage at these rates is daily manifested, and I would suggest that this time above all others appears auspicious for placing under contract the balance of the line to Flint river, fourteen miles.
The season will soon arrive when the planter lays his plans and begins his preparations for the ensuing crop, which should if possible be anticipated. Estimates of cost have been prepared.
The number of cubic yards of grading in the thirty-five miles under contract has been reduced by improvements in the line, etc., seven per cent. The culverts, however, -will somewhat exceed the estimates, as in all cases permanent stone structures have been built, in some instances the ma terials having to be hauled a number of miles.
As before stated, that part of the line which is under con tract, constitutes much the most difficult and expensive portion of the whole route, and of this the contractors have been generally engaged on the heaviest parts. At this time the embankments in the Tobesofkee, Echeconnee, Mossey and Indian Creeks are progressing. The summit cut of thirty-three feet between the Tobesofkee and Echeconnee creeks is nearly completed, and the summit cut of thirtyone feet near Fort Valley is progressing. The whole extent of line completed is nine miles, or at least twelve average miles.
The number of able bodied hands employed, counting a horse-cart and driver as puch, is three hundred and seventysix, and the number will be considerably increased during the present month. Of the above there are in the employ of Robert Collins 142, James Dean 158, Hampton & Dorsey 30, R. H. Slappey 46--Total, 346.

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I i The following table exhibits the proportion of straight and curved lines from Macon to Flint river, with the various radii of curves :

LEXGTH OF RADII'S.
2.500 feet. 3.000 3,500 4,000 5.000 6,000 6.500 7,500 10.000

SUHUER OF CCRTES.
12 6 6 f> 11 1 1 2 1

AGGREGATE DISTANCE.
23,175 feet. 11.278 7,795 u 9.376 u 19,130
1,260 6,211 u 4,336 u
802 11

Total-

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82,364 "

Total length of curved line.---....15 miles and......... 3,164 " Total length of straight line-........33 miles and......... 2,096 " Total distauce from Macon to Flint river, 48 miles...-- 5,260 "

The maximum inclination of grade is forty-five feet per mile. The grades of the road from Macon to Flint river may be classed as follows:

MILES. FEET.
Level.............................................................. 2 and 2,740 Inclinations not over 10 feet per mile.....-....---.-- 4 " 2.980
" from 10 to 20 " " .................. 4 " 1,880 " from 20 to 30 " " .................. 4 " 780 " from 30 to 40 " " ..................1 " 1,720 " from 40 to 45 " " ..................32 " 440
Total...........................................................48 " 6,260
TABLE of heights of different points on the line above mid-tide water, from Macon to fiat River.
Macon.--.........................................................................330 feet. Summit beTween Chestnut Branch and Tobesofkee-- 2J miles, 377 " Tobesofkee........................................................ 4J " 287 " Summit between Tobesofkee and Echeconnee---- 7 " 403 " Ichaconnee ........................................................11 " 277 " Warren's Summit ..............................................16 " 630 Mule Creek.........................................--.--.......21 " 808 ' Moasey Creek.......... .........................................24 " 868 Fort Valley........................................................27} " 633 Indian Creek----................................................31 " 407 Slappey's Summit...................................... ......31J " 614 Marshallville-----..........--...--..,,..................--.35J " 600 Beaver Creek, (near Love's Mills.)----..........-----40J " 836 Flint River Swamp............................................48i " 276 " Flint Biver........................................................49 " 267 "

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The amount expended on account of Road as far as relates to this department is $63,315 98. The items are as foliates :
Excavation........................212,857 cubic yards..................$24,395 45 Embankment...-......--.......199,507 " " .................. 22,419 38 Rook ExcavationTM..-.......... 35 " " .................. 22 47 Dry Masonry..................... 436J " " ......... ........ 2,116 99 Mortared Masonry.-.. ......... 897* " " .................. 2,837 71 Grubbing...... .......... ......... 103 chains...........--......-- 651 05 Pits and Bridges................. 13,301 feet B. M.................. 341 56 Foundations for Culverts.................... .................... ........ 895 95 Engineering to October 7th, including Preliminary Surveys
and Report.............................................................. 9,735 42
$63,315 98
N. 8.--The estimates of this date amounting to $5,617 42 are not yet due, and unpaid, but are included above.
Kespectfully submitted, F. P. HOLCOMB, Engineer.

SURVEY THROUGH MACON.

j To the President and Directors

I

South- Western Railroad Company:

\ GEXTLEMEX :--Herewith you have the estimates of cost of the lines surveyed, in accordance with a resolution of the Board, with reference to the establishment of a depot in this place, etc. What I will call lower line, was commenced at a point on the Central Railroad, about nineteen hundred feet from the depot, near the first water station. The tangent, or straight line, which, on the Central Kailroad, terminates here, was extended six hundred and sixty feet, where a curve of eleven hundred feet radius commences, and extends to near the east bank of the Ocmu]gee. This is smaller than the mini mum radius adopted on that work, but is rendered necessary in order to cross the river in a straight line. The straight line which commences at the termination of the curve in question, is parallel to the lower line of the city, (which is designated by stone pillars, which have been erected by the city at different points,) and forty-six and a half feet from it--the object of which is to afford sufficient room between the Railroad and Seventh street for a ware house, etc., fronting on that street. The line is here on what is called the State Reserve, and continues on it for the space-'of about one nyle and a half. Pursuing this parallel line to the foot of Mulberry and Cherry streets, the first site for a depot appears to present itself. The front would be on Seventh street, extending to opposite the east side of Mulberry and west side of Cherry streets, or sevea hundred and twenty feet in length. The width embraced is four hundred feet, and the whole area about BIX and threefourth acres. As regards convenience of location, this site has much to

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recommend it over the site which will be spoken of as No. 2, though the latter,.in point of cost, has the preference by
seventeen hundred and twenty dollars. But this difference is more than overbalanced, in my view, by the greater
facility of access presented by the other, or No. 1.
It is as well, perhaps, to mention--which, however, will
appear by the estimates--the cost of grading and building the Eoad from No. 2 to No. 1, which would devolve upon the South-Western Company, amounts to forty-six hun dred and twenty-one dollars; or, in point of first cost, the
South-Western Company is interested to the extent of six thousand three hundred and forty-two dollars in favor of
terminating the work at No. 2. This site, No. 2, is reached by following the same parallel
line before described twenty-four hundred feet further, or to the foot of Pine street. From opposite the east side of Pine street, it extends the same distance west and south as No. 1, and, like that, consequently includes six and threefourth acres. This site embraces a part of the ground
heretofore used as a military encampment. Continuing the same course, (S. 30 W.,) the line inter
sects the previously located line of the South-Western Eailroad at the distance of two miles and a fourth nearly from the starting point; of this distance, three-fourths of a mile is on private property, and the balance on the Beserve.
The total cost of this line from the Central Railroad to the intersection with the located line of the South-Western Kailroad, including the wooden and iron superstructure, and grading No. 1, as will be seen, is forty-two thousand four hundred and eighty-two dollars.
What I will call the upper line, commences with a curve of seven hundred feet radius, at the end of the third track, in front of the warehouse of the Central Eailroad Depot. This, it will he noticed, is still smaller than the correspond ing curve on the lower line. A gentler curve would be much preferable, but the fact that this would occur upon

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nearly a level grade, together with the further fact that a slow rate of speed would only be desirable here, removes much of the seeming difficulty.
Passing through the property of the Central Company, immediately opposite the depot, it crosses the low grounds, which are here narrow, and reaches the bank of the river at the foot of the Fourth street, the curve having previously terminated. A very advantageous site for a bridge here presents itself, over the top of which it is proposed to carry the Road, the elevation of the grade favoring this plan, by which a saving in the height of the masonry is effected, and consequently in the cost. The line then continues along Fourth street, to what I have designated as Depot No. 3, which covers seven acres of ground. Here curving to the left, it runs nearly south to the point where it is intersected by the lower line--distance from the Central Railroad Depot two hundred feet less than by the lower line. The cost for Road complete, including grading Depot No. 3, is thirty-six thousand two hundred and seven dollars, or six thousand two hundred and four dollars in its favor, without reference to right of way, however, in either case.
Should the upper line be adopted, it has been proposed to form a common passenger depot at and of the markethouse, the acquisition of which, by purchase on moderate terms, has been suggested as practicable--scarcely any build
ing erected for another purpose could be more easily and cheaply adapted to this. A sitting room, ticket office, and one or two small ware-rooms for the reception of baggage and small packages by the passenger trains, would be every thing required, for which the space would be very ample.
A slight enlargement of the central arch would admit of the trains passing directly through the building, which would become necessary. Some cutting would occur here, which would place the floor of the cars nearly upon a level with the street, and from this point to the river the cutting increases to about ten feet. It would be pra6ticable to

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bridge the Boad at the intersections of the streets, with substantial yet graceful bridges, or to cross at grade, by giving the street an easy descent to the Boad.
The estimates are predicated on this latter plan ; a rail
ing is also allowed for along either side of the railroad from the river to the market-house. It might be advisable to protect the slopes of this cut with walls, or at least by sodding them up. At Walnut street the cutting would be
five feet. It has been suggested, and perhaps with reason, that the
passage of a Bailroad along Fourth street would interfere with the privileges of the Presbyterian Church there situ ated. It can readily be understood that this might be the case, while at the same time property of a different kind might be enhanced in value. It is stated, however, that it could be purchased on very moderate terms. To what extent, if at all, it could be made available for the Com pany's purposes, I am unable at present to decide.
Bespectfully submitted,
F. P. HOLCOMB, Engineer.
ENGINEER'S OFFICE, MACON ) November 8th, 1848 /

ESTIMATES
ESTIMATE for lower lint, (through the State Reserve.) from Central Railroad, to intersection with located line, eleven thousand seven hun dred feet, two and one-fourth miles, nearly:
27.602 cubic yards Excavation, at 9c---..............................S 2,484 18 60.216 cubic yards Embankment, at Sc.............................. 5,419 44
1 mile Clearing....... ............................................... . 10000 60 chains Grubbing, at $5.00......... ............................ 250 00 302 cubic yards mortared masonry in Culverts, at $6.50... 1,963 00 35 cubic yard.s dry Masonry, at $4.50................ .......... 157 50 6 Road-Crossings.................................................... 181 30 Bridge for road to Evans' brick-yard-................................ 73 12 1,065 cubic yards mortared masonry in abutment and pier of
Ocmulgee Bridge, at $9.00................................. 9,58500 Fonndations of abutments................................................ 1,000 00 Foundation of pier.... ..................................................... 1,200 00
300 feet running superstructure of Bridge, at $16.00.. ..... 4,800 00 59,048 cubic yards Grading for Depot Xo. 1, CJ acres, nearly.
at $9.00........................................................... 5,314 32 11,700 feet for superstructure, at $44.92............................. 9,953 79
Total lower line..-.........-...--...........................$42.481 65
COMPARISON OF DEPOT KO. 1 WITH N'O. 2:
59,048 cubic yards Grading for Xo. 1. at $9.00....................S 5.314 S2 39,918 cubic yards Grading for No. 2, at $9.00................. .. 3^592 62
Infavorof Xo. 2.......................... ..................$ 1,721 20
ESTIMATE for upper line, (along Fourth street,) from Central Rail road Depot to intersection with located line, eleven thousand fire hundred feet, two and one-fourth miles, nearly:
17,312 cubic yards Excavation, at 9c................. ...... . ......$ 1.558 08 38,972 cubic yards Embankment, at 9c----................ ..... 3^507 48
J mile Clearing, at $1.00 .......................................... 75 00 36 chains Grubbing, at $5.00. ..... ............................. 180 00 242 cubic yards mortared masonry in Culverts, at $6.50... 1,573 00 16 cubic yards dry masonry, at $4.50........................... 72 00 12 Road and Street Crossings................................... .. 759 00 1,007 cubic yards mortared ma-onry in abutment and pier of
Ocmulgee Bridge, at $9.00 ................ .............. 9,06300 Foundation of East abutment...... ..................................... 500 00 Foundation of pier.................................................. ...... 1.200 00
300 feet superstructure of Bridge, at $16.00.--................ 4,800 00 30,000 cubic yards Grading for Depot No. 3, seven acres,
nearly, at $9.00................................................ 2,70000 Railing from nver to market-house.................................... 435 96 11,500 feet superstructure, at $44.92....................... ......... 9,783 64
Total upper line..................................................... 86,207 16 Total lower line............................................. ....... 42,411 65
. Difference in faror of npper line.....................$ 6,204 49

TREASURER'S REPORT.

Ill

ESTIMATE for lower line, from Central Railroad to Depot No, 1, three thousand six hundred feet, three-fourths of a mile, nearly: 200 cubic yards Excavation, at 9c.................................$ 23 40
39,994 cubic yards Embankment, at 9u.............. ...... ........ 3,599 40 J mile Clearing, at 81.00.......................................... 25 00 13 chains Grubbing, at $5.00..............................--..... 65 00 85 cubic yards mortared masonry in culverts, at $6.50... 652 50 20 cubic yards dry Masonry, at $4.50........................... 90 00 1 Koad-Crossing...................................................... 61 30
Bridge for road to Evans' brick-yard............. ................... 73 12 1,065 cubic yards mortared masonry in abutment and pier of
Ocmulgee Bridge, at $9.00................................... 9,685 00 Foundation of abutment.................................................. 1,000 00 Foundation of pier...-.............................................. 1,200 00
'iOO feet running superstructure of Bridge, at $10.00---- 4,800 00 3,COO feet superstructure of Road, at 44.92........... ......... 3,002 70
Total to No. 1............................ ..........................$24,137 48 To Depot No. 2 in addition.................................... 4.621 26
Total to No. 2..............................................$28,758 74

ESTIMATE for upper line, from Central Railroad Depot to MarketHouse :
8,802 cubic yards Excavation, at 9c........ ........................$ 792 18 27,26(5 cubic yards Embankment, at 9c.............................. 2,453 94
88 cubic yards mortared masonry in Culverts, at $6.50... 572 00 4 Koad and Street-Crossings-..................................... 667 00 1,007 cubic yards mortared masonry in abutments and pier
of Ocmulgee Bridge, at $9.00.................... ......... 9,003 00 Foundation of East abutment................................... 600 00 Foundation of pier................................................. 1,200 00 800 feet running superstructure of Bridge, at $16.00........ 4,800 00 Hailing from river to market-house--....,..-............... 435 96 8,000 feet superstructure of Eoad, at $44.92..................... 2,552 25
Total...........................................................$22,936 33

STATEMENT showing the proportion of Cash and Notes in the receipts of the South- Western tfailroad Company, for Installments

on Stock, to 1th December, 1848 :

1st Installment, 6per cent........................$22,993 75

2d "

5 " ....................... 18,55230

3d "

10 " ........................ 10,840 00

4th "

13 " ........................ 60 00

$ 75000 4,34000 8,345 00 10.842 00

Amount overpaid' on above by sundry indi viduals................................................

245 02-j

Cash. .. .................................................$52.446 25

Notes..................... .............................. '

$24,522 02J

Total............................................ ...............-$76.968 27$ H. L. JEWETT, Sec'y and ZVeosV.
OFFICE SOUTH-WESTERN R. R. Co., \ Macon, 7/A December, 1848. J

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STATEMENT showing upon what number of shares of Stock ike Installments are unpaid to this date :

Unpaid, 1st Installment, upon........................... 873 shares.

" 2d "

il .......................... 643} "

" 3d "

" ..... ...... ...............3.-203J "

" 4th "

" ..................... ......4,283" "

N. B.--The third installment was called, payable on the. 1st of Octo ber. 1848, and the fourth installment will be due on the 1st January, 1849.
HENRY L. JEWETT,
Secretary and Treasurer. OFTICE SOUTH-WESTERS R. K. Co., \
Macon, lih December, 1848. )

j

ST-ATEMEISTT
Of Receipts and Disbursements of the Secretary and T'-easurer of the South-Western Railroad Com pany, to the 1th day of December, 1848.

RKCKIPTS.

DISBURSEMENTS.

1st Installment, 5 per cent, on 4,748 sha,res........,.....,?23,740 00

Constrnotion of Road............................................547,963 14

Towards 5 per cent, on 1 share.........................-------3 --75j ,743 75 Engineering, etc.....................................................----U.--73--5 4--2--$57,698 56

2d Installment, 5 per cent, on 4,578% shares.............

22,892 50 Right nf Way........................................................

740 76

3d Installment, 10 per cent, on l,'J18>j shares...........

19,185 00 Office Furniture.....................................................

11800

4th Installment. 13 per cent, on 838 shares............... 10,894 00

BXPKNSK ACCOUNT:

Toward! 13 per cent, on 1 share....................... 8 00

General tixpcnse;............................................... 1.045 85

10,902 00 Office Expenses................................................... 144 14

S.--Amount overpaid by sundry imlivldu-

Premium and Discount...................................... 75 88

] on above, at their credit, to bo applied in

Printing and Advertising.................................. 180 50

future..................................................................

245 02% Salaries.............................................................. 1,750 00

N. B.--Whole amount of stock subscribed for to

3,196 37

date is 5,122 shares.

BALAKCK:

Duo from J. H. Obear, former Agent................. 120 35

Advanced Robert Collina on account................. 1,500 00

Bills Receivable.................................................. 3,395 H8J

Deposit in Contrnl Railroad Bank, Savannah... 9,155 11

Bonds, Cash and Due-Bills in hands of Trcus'r.. 1,043 74

15.214 5S?;

_ 876.96327?;;

S76.968 27%

P. S.--The proportion of Cash and Notes in the receipts of the Company, ns above, is given in nn accompanying Table. The amount duo from J. II. Obear ia after deducting traveling exnenaea. {50 per month for service, allowed by tlio Board of Directors. The amount advanced Kobert Colline, Esq., ia to be refunded out of hia December and January estimate, or aoonor, and was in notes.
Respectfully submitted.

OFFICE SO'DTH-'WKBTKBN RAILROAD COMPART,!

Macon, 1th December, 1848.

/

HENRY L. JEWETT, Secretary and Treasurer.

LIST OF STOCKHOLDERS

' '

IX THE

SOUTH-WESTERN RAILROAD COMPANY,

OX THE TTH DAT OF DECEMBER. IMS.

, I

NAMES.

BH ARKS

James <i. Collier,...........Early Co.,.. 3

20

Uueh 0. K. Xesbit....-- ' ... iO

S. H. Truloi-k................ ' ... 3

1

Win. Castleberry,. ........ *

1')

2

3

2

Win. K. de Graffenried. '

5

1

20o

i , , 1 : : i 1

KAUKS.
Thos. Knighton,..--Randolp

i

James Jlejidry....... "

Barzillni Graves,. .. "

David Kumph, ...... "

Kiobard Davis, ...... "

S. T. Andrews......... "

I,. B. McXeill,.....-

A. H. Jlerrintf.......

James L. Koss, ...... "

Henry H.irtsticld,.. "

J. C. Hivcre.. .......... " \V. B. Mcl.eudon... G. W. Phelps,... ......

SHARKS.
Co... 5 ... 5 ... 5 ... 5 ... 10 ... 1 ... 5 ... 2 ... 5 ... 5 ... 5 ... 3 ... 1 ... 1

2 John F. Lowry....... "

;:; 10

James <?. Slayton.......... '

5 ; J. \). Gmickc..........

F. Bareficld,.. .........

3 ; Zadock Sawyer...... ; Lemuel Sandcrlin...

" "

o ... 4
5 ... 1

George R. llolloway...... " William A. Jackson,...- "

1 Richard \V . Shaw... "

3 Sam'1 E. Peacock,.. "

2 John M. Frazicr,... "

2 Noah Robson, ......_ Daniel Jjaslie.........

" '

'.'.'. 1 ... 1

2 ! Spencer Thomas,... '

5

William McElroy.......... Alfred Mabry................ Matthew Ferryman, ...... John W.Xorris.............

' '

... ...

2 1

[ Gabriel Jones,....-- Francis B. Lewis,... A. L. Rose.............

'

1 1 W. 11. Barton.........

' '

1

... 5 ... 2 ... 1 .. 2 ... 1

5 D.J>. Eldridge.......

... 1

1 Win. H. Brooks,...-

... 1

1 W m. Hammock,_. **

... 2

I Thomas Green......

.. 10

1 Limmon Dunn, ...... "

5

.. 10

1 2

P. L.Willburn....... William Tucker,...

"

.. 3 .. 5

Philip Coley................ " ...

.. 1

H. L. Tnylor......... . ...- " ... 10 11. McKennon, ...... "

.. 1

ZWaiclhliaarmiahToCyololer.y--,...R...a.--ndolph

" Co-

10

John B. Suvell. ...... John J. Jones......... 0. H. P. Ewing,..-

" **

'.'.'. 1 ... 2

West H. Kirkley.... David Kiddoo,.. ..... " John H. Jones....... " William Coleman.- "* N.G.Christie......... James SUITRS, ......... William Morgan,... " Richard V. Carter, "

5 5 Solomon Graves.... " 10 B. D. Cook............. 10 J. W. Guilford....... 2^< : John Boreland....... **
Colson Guilford,.-- " 10 Alien Johnson....... " 5 MT m. M. Guilford,- "

... 1 ... 1
3 ... 2 ... 2 ... 3 ... 3 ... 1

Samuel W. Brook.- "

J. F. Stedman........

Z.C. Hood.............

Wm. C. PcrkiDS,...- "

Tho?. S. Greaves....

Dnnc&n Jordan,..-- '

J. B. Shropshire,...

'

S. D. McLendon....

Coleman UnrcCcld,

'

Seaborn A. Smith,- '

3 John R. Pitman....

"

WJ Cunj-ers............

6 John Guilford....... "

2 James Fulton......... "

2 5

Alexander Shaw.... I/. AtkinD._. ........

10 5

M. Bucbimnn. ....... ^lartin H. Brown.-

10 Absalom Hopson,-

" " " "' "

3 ... 1 ... 5 ... 2 ... 2
1 ... 2 '.'.'. 10 ... 2

STOCKHOLDERS.

115

KAMF.S.

SltJkEES.

NAMFS.

T. M. Knighton,.....Randolpn Co- 5

Joseph B. Ellis...... J. W.Oliver, Ga'dn Absalom Brown,-- Henry S. Butler,... Shadrack Adams...

1 Joseph Shan....... ........ 2 John H. Weaver......... 2 B. L. Kimborough, ...... 4 Nathan Carter............ 1 Thomas Applewhite,..

William Hughes,...

1

J. W. Shropshire...

Joseph Sessions......... .Stcwart Co... 20

Samuel Andrews......... " I Richard J. Snclling.--
Abner Ward............... "

10 Henry Andcrson, ........ 50 Stephen Weston,--.....
Charles Dunham, ........

Reuben Jones.. ........... John W. Ward...... ...... G. G. Rodccrs...... ....... '

10 5 D. C. Spears................ 3 A. J. Williams.. ..........

2 C. S. Cox....................

N. Prothw.... .............. " J. Dennard... ............... '

3 James Powell, ............ 2 Samuel Green,... ....... .

J. W. Uorsey....... ........ "

3 William T. Park, .......

SHA RES.

10

"

10

10

TM

5

"

"

1

2

2

2

2

10

'

3

10

"

3

2

3

"

1

3

Charles S. GauMin...... " J. M. Murdock............ " E. C. Beard i Co........ J. R. Cox..................... L. W. Dozier,-- ........... C. B. Sanders............. " T. B. Applewhite....... " Addison Everidffe,--... *' William Lancaster,.--. " Joseph Mayo,...-- ........ "t C. M. Leo................... Jonathan Bridges....... ' John Blakcly.. .. ......... Levi H. Stnkes............ ' Henry N. Fain,... ....... William Nelson.......... '

3 E. M. Champion..--.... "

2

2 James Me(5arrat, _..... *' Elihu Croxson, ............ "

5o

5

5

1 A. H. Champion......... "

3 1

L. B. Sims................... Thoino.- Mayors.....--..

"

John M. Croxson....... "

5 2 5

1 Sampson Bell............. "

1 S. 1'. Sims, .................. "

1 1

William J. Moore,... ... Garland Stratham......

" "

5 5 2 3

2 Angus C. Hagerson.... "

1 Wm. M. Wadley,... Washington Co. 10

J. B. Hunter...... ......... Marion Co- 10

1 Robert C. Black.......... 5 Thomas Bivins,. .......... '*

10 10

5

5

10 William M. Wimbush,

10

1

James M. Shivers....... ' Michael Sutton, ......... " Duocan Xieholson,... .. '* James W. Tyler,......-- " Thomas Peak.............

2

1 5 William A. Black,-...

5 30

2 Newman McBanc....... "

5

1 H. H. Lumpkin, ......... "

2 5

Benjamin F. Hubert... "

10

P. S. Yarborough....... " Jacob MayEold,. ........ " Jaoics M. Garnctt....... "

1 1 J. H. Black................

1 1

J. H. Carter................ "

J. Hart,...------. ..........

J. A. Carter.... ........... "

1

5

Charles Applewhite.... "

1 Alien Daniel...............

1

2 Alexander Goodson.... "

1

Samuel Cantwcll,..--... "

1 C. L. Battle................

R. Ponder.......... ... ......

1

1

T. Hayden... ................

Hugh Morrisson, ....... '

1

1

1

W. U. Clements..........

Philip Cook..----..----

5

Ivey W. Gregory.-- .... "

2 Seaborn Montgomery, '

5

B. E. Burke................ John W. Eustice......... M. H. Bush, ............... J. J. Peal................... Elijah Winsor,..------. S. P. Burnett,------ ..... L. S. Peal..................... James M. Sanders...... ", J. D. Stapleton........... " Henry W. S'pcars.......

1

1

1 William Pilcher. Jr....

1

Thomas F. Raincy...... '

1 William Pilcher, Sr.,..

4

1 James Stewart, Sr.,--.. ' .T. 5

3

5 Ctorge W. McDuffic,_

3

5 Jeremiah Wyche,-- .... "

5

1 Haywood Worrcll, ..... "

2

2 A.C.Scott,..-- ----...._. "

3

2 Til Iman Hudson,... .._..

2

2 C. B. Strange,........--... "

5

116

STOCKHOLDERS.

NAMES.

SHAKES

B. V,'. Dowd,...............Marion Co... 10

.lames Ahbitt............. " ... 2

Morgan Kemp,... ........ " ... 2

C. .VI. Cheshire............ " ... 1

George A. Brown. ........ *' .. 3

William M. Brown, ...Crawford Co 10

Andrew Shealy... .........Macoa Co.. o

William .shoaly... ....... " .. 1

I

NAMES.
Uiram Tyson,..............Marion

SHARES.
Co... o

Wells Smith................ " ... 2

Robert Burton........... " ... 3

Daniel W. Miller,......Macon Co... 1

Walter B. Hall............

... 5

0. C. Home...............

... 1

C. H. Young................

... 2

R. A. Green................

... 1

John Shcaly....... ......... "* .. 1 Thomas A. Slappey,...IIous on Co.. 2

J. P. JlinTell.............-StOT-art Co... 3 Basil \Vollcy............... " ... 1 II. Saner....... ............. " ... 1 Jubilee Smith....... ...... " ... 2

John J. Hamilton....... Lewis Rumph,............ Uriah Slnppey,........... J. A. Evcrctt, (estate.)

... 10 ... 10 ... 10 ... 200

Mansfield Brazil......... " ... 1 A. S. Kdseworth.........

... 5

W. B. .Whirling,. .......... " ... John S. Uicc,... ---- ... " ... William Webb............ " ... Geo. W. ;<crimpshirc,.. " ... 1). C. Davi?................_ " ... Joseph Cc>bb, ............... " ... Lewis J. Mathews....... " ... William M. Cox.. ....... .Marion Co...

2 1 1 1 1 1 2 2

William G. Andcrson, James E. Bryce.......... John A. Hunter,.....--. E. J. McGchee............ Hardy Hunter,....--.... George H. Slappey,...William F. Slnppcy,... J. A. Kendrick............

... 5 ... 1Yi ... 5 ... 5 ...
5 5 5

Hie-hard Ford.............S>tcwnrt Co... 1 William A. Bell.......... " ... 2

Conrad Murph........... Matthew JUorsey........

5 5

James M. Bell............ " ... 1 XV itliaruson Minis.......

8

Thomas Hays............. William Gordon, ___ J. M. Gill.................... Stephen Pearson........

" " " "

... 2 .. 1 .. 1 .. 1

Daniel Mims............._ Robert L. Mims.......... lletiben H. Slappey,... James W. Betvin,......

100 5

Robert Bell................ " Robart Bell. Jr........... "

.. 1 David Fudse,.............. .. 1 John C. Rogers,.........

James Crawford.......... Morris Fussil, .............

' "

... 1 J. J. llauptbook......... ... 1 Edward Brooks..........

5 5 10 5

Lyddal Bacon..... ........Sumter Co... 1 CullioCox...................Muoon Co... 3 M. P. Suter............... " ... 1

Marlin Edge............._ JUoscs Jo-boson,.. ........ W.S. L. Croekcr.......

1 2 S

Jiewton Williams....... " ... 1 J. C. Helvinston...... ...

5

Alfred Watkinj.......... " ... 1 Jus. L. Hollinirabead...

6

Miltoa Templeton,-... " ... 2 Isaac 6. Chccvcs.........

5

Anthony Carter.......... Moses Fincher....... ...... Marlin Edce................ W. B. Stewart.............

" " "

... 1 ... 1 ... 1 ... 2

Shadrick R. Felton......

_5

SOU a1mUV eS s DJLeSaCnlt,U......._._,............._.._..........J.L BI1ibUbU Co.. \JU... 330

Joseph Bond................... " ... 15

Robert Collins................ " ... 250

John S. Brooke,_... ...... " ... 2 Edward P. Brooke,...- " ... 1 R. M. Stewart............. " ... 3 John Frcncu,-............Marion Co... 5

Thomas L. Ross............. Thomas A. Brown.......... Simri Rose..................... John B.Grace................

"

... 3 ... 10 ... 2 ... 2

Joel F. Rushen.......... William B. Butt.. ....._

" "

... 5 James Gates................... ... 5 Elam Alexander.............

... 10 ... 72

Archibald Campbell,. " ... 2 D. X. Buckhaltcr....... " ... 5 H. K. Lamb................ " -. 1 Thomas Everingham,. " ... 3 T. H. Morgan. ...... ..-..Macon Co... 1 P. 1. Petoberton........ " ... 1 C. D. Summerlin,__.. " ... 5 Benjamin Harris,. ...... " ... 2 Eltathan Burke.......... " ... 2 J. W. Price.................. " ... 1 G. W. Soathwell........ " ... 1 William Waterer,......Dooly Co...... 1

Whitman C. Hill.............

... 1

J. W. Anderson.......Chatham Co... 10

George W. Persons,..Crawford Co... 10

James Bradberry,...Randolph Co.. 1

Daniel Ilightower.......Marion Co... 5

Baraes McCaffery....... " ... 1

J.J. Alien................... " ... 3

Richard Sellars............ " ... 2

Hampton ic Dorsey,..Houston Co... 60

David Goff,...............Randolph Co. 3

Alex. B. KnishtoD,...Randolph Co. 5

John Dossey.............Stewart Co... 5

Elins Jones...--...---- . 8. S. Boon...................

" "

... ...

2 2

S. T. Chapman......._......Bibb Co... S. C. Lamer,._............... ' ...

2 2

John Younf,...............Macon Co... 5 Iclabod Davis,_.........l)ooly Co...... 5 J. A. Leary. .,.........._.. " ... 2 James S. Odnm.......... " _. 3

Stubbs ic Letter,............ James A. Niabet.......-- Samuel R. Blake,....__ Washington Poe.........._

' ... 5 ' ... 5 ... 5 ' ... 3

J. McXeelv. Gnard'n, William B. Maddox,...

" "

... ' 2 A. R. Freeman.............. _. 1 E. B. Weed....................

' ... 2 ' ... 3

C.Patrick................... " ... 1 Willig H. Hashes.......... ' ... 3

Charles Stewart,... ......Marion J. W. Cjmmngham...... "

Co... .,,

3 2

HnithP.Powell............. M.S. Thomson............,,

" "

... 3 ... 5

James Crittenden,...... " ... 1 Robert Findlay............. " ... 5

Benjamia Barton.....

... 10 D.J. Davis.......__...... " ... 2

STOCKHOLDERS.

117

NAMES.

SHARKS.

Gcorsc W. Fish,.............Bibb Co... 3

Simeon L. Stcyens......... " ... 3

NAMES.

SHARES,

Central R. R. i; Bank's Co. of G...2500

West Parker...............Marion Co... 3

Deioaehc & Wilcoxson... " ... 3 Wiley G. Hii;gms.........Macon Co... 1

JIcGoIdriek AQuintard, GeorRC M. Logan,...........

[ ... 3 Susan C. Hammel,......Dooly Co..... 1 ' ... 5 John B. Boyet,............ Marion Co... 1

O.Q.Spnrks.................. M. S. Ball...................... Henry G.Eoss................

" "

... 3 ... 1 --3

Jonas R. Berry,...........Macon Co... 1 N. P. SinRletnry,.........Sumter Co... 2 Benjamin Webb,.........Dnoly Co..... 2

Samuel J. Ray............... ' -- 5 Solomon Fudge,...........Macon Co... 3

7.. T.Conner, Afrent....... ' ... 5 Isaac Solomon............. " ... 2

Jas. VanValkenburgh,..

... 5 Dennis Frederick......... " ... 7

John Bailey...................

... 5 A.B. Carrell,............... " ... 2

William Dibble............. *' ... 1 P. W. Hewett............... " ... 1

Alexander Richards......

... 2 Benjamin Wiggins....... " ... 1

A. H. Chappell............... " ... 5 S.C. Bryan................... " ... 2

Albert Mix..................... " ... 1 H.J. Harris.........._... " ... 2

Collins & Obcur,............

... 16

F. P. Holcomb.............. " .'.. 20 R. K. k J. B. Uincs....... " ... 10

Sbarea,....

5122

SUPPLEMENTARY REPORT.
To the Stockholders and Board of Directors of the South- Western Railroad Company':
GENTLEMEN :--In compliance with a resolution of the Board of Directors, I submitted to that body a detailed report, giving the history and progress of the enterprise from the commencement up to the 1st December last. That report, in printed form, is now before you. As it was pre pared specially to be laid before the stockholders of the Central Railroad and Banking Company, at their annual meeting held in that month, it does not contain all the infor mation that is necessary to be laid before the stockholders of this Company at the present meeting, the close of the official year of th :s Board, as expressed in the charter. A new Board of Directors, and perhaps new officers, are to be elected. I therefore deem it to be a duty which I owe to myself, as well as to the stockholders, to give a brief state ment of the situation of the Company, as well as of the advancement of the work, up to the first day of the present month.
It will be recollected, that at the solicitation of the Com missioners, under the charter, the city of Savannah was in duced to subscribe the sum of $250,000 to the stock of this Company, provided that the same could be paid in the stock of the Central Railroad and Banking Company, at par; and provided, also, that a certain amount of money be expended in the construction of the Road before this should be called for; and provided, also, that this Road should be connected with the Central Road at Macon. This subscrip tion was made with great liberality on the part of that city; but these restrictions, together with the depreciated value of the stock, the Commissioners were aware would rendes the subscription, in its original form, unavailable for some time to come, yet they believed that this subscription could be advantageously used as a security for the purchase of iron

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rails for the Road whenever they might be needed. This suggestion of the Commissioners has been carried out in a manner greatly to the interest of this Company. The present Board of Directors petitioned the City Council of Savannah to so change this subscription as to make it at once available to us, by withdrawing the restrictions, and by giving us a present subscription, smaller in amount, but in funds that could be used by the Company for the purchase of iron rails. This proposition was favorably received by that body. A meeting of their citizens was called, and they almost unanimously agreed to give to this Company a present subscription of $150,000, payable in the bonds of that city, bearing seven per cent, interest. These bonds, it is believed, can be used for the purchase of iron rails. This action on the part of the city of Savannah places this Com pany on a safe and permanent footing. With the funds already secured, you will be able to complete your Road to a point the most important to attain, the high grounds beyond Flint river. With the present favorable commencement that we have made, and the experience of the whole world to guard you against mistakes, it is believed that you cannot fail to make this portion of your Road a source of income to the stockholders and a benefit to the public generally.
This point attained, you will be -able to secure to the stockholders and to the country all that was first anticipated by the projectors of the enterprise. You will afford to South-Western Georgia a speedy communication with the Atlantic ports, a direct communication with the Gulf as soon as the Pensacola Company is able to meet you at Fort Gaines, and a profitable investment for those who have placed their funds under our control.
It may be proper for me to say that many reports have been in circulation with regard to a change of route from that first contemplated by the Company. I will say^ for the satisfaction of the stockholders, that no such proposition has been entertained, nor should any'inducement be sufficient to

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cause this Board to change the route from that first adopted. A connection with Columbus is asked for by the Mnscogee

Railroad Company, to connect with this Road at Fort Valley.

This is desirable, and would be of great benefit to this Road

if funds can be procured to build it, without interfering with, the progress of this work; but under no circumstances ought

the pledge made to the stockholders of this Company to be

violated. At the last meeting of this Board, our Engineer was in

structed to place under contract the grading of the remaining

fifteen miles of Road, to a favorable location for a depot west

of Flint river, provided he could do so by paying one-half

in the stock of the Company and one-half in cash. He has

succeeded in putting five miles under contract on the terms

named, and it is believed that he will have no difficulty in

letting the remaining ten miles upon the same terms.

I am happy to inform you, that since the 1st of December the force on the Road has been greatly increased by the con

tractors, and they are almost daily adding to the number, so

as to warrant the conviction that the present portion of the

Road, now under contract, will soon be ready for the super

structure. The operations of the last month have been exceedingly
successful. There has been already graded fourteen and a

half average miles of the distance from Macon to Flint river.

The following condensed statement, furnished by our Engi

neer, shows the amount of work done, and the cost of the

same, up to the 1st instant:

Excavations, 274,324 cubic yards,

-

-

- $31,826 83

Embankments, 271,375 " "

-

-

- 80,169 76

Mortared Masonry, 414J " "

...

2,960 60

Dry Masonry, 408J

""

-

-

- 2,444 41

Pits and Bridges, 13,301 feet, B. M., -

-

-

341 66

Grubbing, 149 chains, - -

-

-

-

- 797 15

Rock Excavation, 35 yards,

....

22 47

Foundation for Culverts, ..... 9^5 Q

Engineering, including all,

-

-

- $69,038 82

12,715 40

$81,763 72

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SUPPLEMENTARY REPORT.

The statement of the Treasurer of the Company, hereto appended, will give a correct and gratifying impression of its financial affairs. It will be seen that there is a difference between bis statement and that of the Engineer, in regard to the item of "construction of road," amounting to $9,777.67, and in the item of "engineering," of $2,986.98; the first of which is occasioned by the fact, that for the work performed in January, the estimates had not been presented for payment when his statement was made up; and the last is in conse. quence of the last account of the engineering department not having been fully adjusted and charged up to that account. The funds, however, are in hand with which to settle these
demands when presented and adjusted. At a meeting of this Board, held on the 21st of December
last, it was the opinion of the Board that no farther location of the Road was then necessary. I accordingly instructed the Engineer to disband his company, retaining only a suffi cient force to attend the resident engineering for work under contract, which was done; consequently, the expense of that department will be comparatively light during the ensuing
year. In closing this brief supplementary report, I cannot but
congratulate the stockholders upon the present prosperous condition of the Company. The amount of work done during the last year has far exceeded the expectations of the most sanguine. The many difficulties that the commissioners had to contend with in procuring sufficient means with which to organize the Company, and the dark and discouraging prospect before us, even after the organization, caused some members of this Board to doubt the propriety of making an attempt to start the work for a time. I was well satisfied that delay, even for a time, was certain death to the enter prise, and that immediate action was necessary to save the whole project from a final and entire defeat.
I have now the gratification of turning over to the stock holders their infant enterprise in a healthy and prosperous

SUPPLEMENTARY REPORT.

123

condition; and it is for them to place the future management of their work in the hands of whom they please. The greatest difficulties have been overcome, and the success of the enterprise placed beyond contingency; and it requires now but comparatively feeble efforts, guided by common prudence, to carry on the work to a speedy and successful
completion. All of which is repectfully submitted. ELAM ALEXANDER, Preudeid.
OFFICE SOOTH-WESTERN R. R. Co., 1 MACON, GA., 8th Feb., 1849. /

STA.TBMEISTT
Of Receipts and Dishirscmcnts of South-Western R. R. Co.) to Slst January, 1840, inclusive.

RfiOEIPTS..

DISBtniSEMENTS.

1st Installment--5 per cent, on 4,748 sliares..........,23,740 00

Enitineerinir, etc.................. .................................t 9.72S 42

Towards 6 per ooiit. on 1 share..................... B 75

UiKlitot Way........................................................ 98g j

9 23,743 75

10,710 C8

2d Installment--5 per oont. on 4,580 shares........... 22,000 00

Construction of Road--Excavation..........,,.,......$20,733 07

Towards B per oont. on } share.................. 2 SO

Kmbankmont............................................ 81,757 57

22,902 50

Grubbing................................................... (W480

8d Installment--10 POT oont. on 4.435 shares.,,.,..., 44,350 00

Dry Mneonry........................................... 2,10!> 41

M

Towards 10 per cent, on M share.................. 6 00

Lumber........ ......................................... 1,070 78

,355 00

Hook Kxcnvntion...................................... 6 42

4th Installment--IS per oont, on 854 shares........... 11,102 00

Brlok Work............................................... 1,W3 25



Towards 13 per cent, on 1 slmro.,.................. 8 00

Mortared Masonry.................................... 1,434 45

11,110 00

59,26005

Sundries--Overpaid, in Notes on amount due first year................................................................
James Dean--Balance on estimate.......................

w$ Oflloo Furniture.................................................. Expanse Account--Premium and IMscount...... 75 88 Printing and Advertising.......................... 180 50 Ucuortil Kxponscs,,,.............. .,,,.,,.. ........... 1,015 85 Office Expenses......................................... 117 39

11800

00
B

Salaries..................................................... 1,750 00

3,19902

J, H. Oboar--Balance duo from him after do-

duuting traveling expense) and enlary nl-

w

lowcd for services.........................................

12085

/Whole nmonnt utoolc subscribed^

Robt. Collins-- Bnlnnco duo on Notes advanced

GC1 50

V

for, 5.122 shares.

I

V. P. Holcumbe, Engineer--Paid him on ncc't..

2,25600

BitANCK--Deposit Account with Central Hail-

rond and Banking Company of Georgia...... 24,519 47 Bills Receivable....................................... 1,287 03 Balance Cash and Notes in hands of Treasurer......................................... 37314

26,1791

OFFICE SOUTH-WESTERN RAU.BOAD COMPANY, MACON, GA., February 1, 1849.

$102,412 94H
HENRY L. JEWETT, Secretary and Treasurer South- Western Railroad Company.

SECOND ANNUAL REPORT.
SOUTH-WESTERN RAILROAD CO., 1 MACON, February llth, 1850. /
To the Stockholders of the South- Western Railroad Company :
The following Report of the Board of Directors of the Company will inform you of the present condition of its affairs, and the state and progress of the work.
You will perceive by the Treasurer's statement, herewith presented, that the total amount received is $432,806 10, and the amount expended $321,268 06, leaving a balance in the treasury of $111,538 04.
Included in the amount set down as expended, is the sum of $56,551 84, which is credited to the contractors on their stock, and which is to remain in the hands of the Company until the completion of their respective contracts.
By the statement of the Chief Engineer, also appended, you will learn that there has been done 1,428,816 cubic yards of excavation and embankment, and that there re mains to be done 450,869 cubic yards, being less than onequarter of the whole amount--in other words, there has been equal to about thirty-seven and a half miles graded, leaving about twelve and a half miles to be graded to reach the depot on the western side of the Flint river. A large quantity of timber has been procured for the superstruc ture, and the laying is about to be commenced. Three

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PRESIDENT'S REPORT.

thousand one hundred tons of iron rails, with the necessary connecting plates, have been purchased on very favorable terms, and a large portion of it delivered in Savannah. This quantity of iron is amply sufficient to iron the track to the point above mentioned, west of Flint river--fifty miles.
The Board is perfectly aware of the importance to the Company and the public of having the Road in operation to that point in time for the transportation of the next cotton crop, and will use all reasonable means to accomplish that object. With this view, and in consequence of the advance in the price of cotton, by which the wages of hands have also advanced, additional prices have been promised to several of the contractors, with the condition that they complete their contracts by a specified time. It is hoped that this will stimulate them to extra exertions, and that we may thus be able to have the Road ready for the trains during the next fall for the distance of fifty miles.
A contract has been made for the building of the bridge across Flint river, and the contractor has entered upon the work.
In regard to the extension of the Road beyond the above point, we can only assure the stockholders and the public that they cannot be more desirous of its progress than we are. A bill has been introduced in the Legislature during the present session, to authorize a subscription on the part of the State of half a million of dollars, on condition of a further subscription of a like amount of stock by other parties. The State, in that event, would have been in terested with other stockholders, to the extent of one-third of the investment, and the completion of a work insured not inferior in usefulness to the public or profitableness to its stockholders to any other in the State. It appeared reasonable to hope, that as the State could run very little risk of loss of her capital in investing the amount asked in this enterprise, and as she has lavishly expended her treas-

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127

ure in developing the resources of another portion of her territory, and. enriching its inhabitants, common justice would have prompted her to extend to 'South-Western Georgia the aid she asked, particularly as her demands were so moderate, compared with the amount expended for the benefit of North-Western Georgia. The inhabitants of South-Western Georgia have patiently borne their share .of taxation for the benefit of their more fortunate brethren of the North-West, and although theirs is the region which is to be looked to for the production of the great staple
which is mainly to be relied on to uphold the commercial wealth and prosperity of the State, and only requires the facilities of transporting the valuable product of her soil to market to develop her immense resources, she is doomed to neglect and disappointment, or to a reliance on her own means. The Legislature has refused to extend a helping
hand ! Under these circumstances, the Company must look to the enterprise of the citizens to furnish the means for a further prosecution of the work. The Board of Directors, fully convinced of the importance of going on, 'not only to the immediate interest of the country through which the Road is intended to pass, but also for the great object of effecting a connection with the Gulf of Mexico, will, of course, neglect no means to accomplish so desirable a result short of involving the Company in debt.
It appears that some dissatisfaction has arisen among the
stockholders on the southern part of the line, that nothing has yet been done in the way of construction in their vicinity. The means at the disposal of the Company are barely adequate to complete the Road as far as the present contracts have been extended; it is obvious that if any portion of those means had been expended in grading the other portions of the line, it would have put it out of our power to finish the part already undertaken--in that event, we should have presented a spectacle often witnessed, and always odious to the public, of a great work partially ac-

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complished, and suspended for the want of means to com plete it. The frequency of instances of this kind has admonished the Board of Directors that the policy indicated, not only by the true interests of the Company, but of the stockholders and the public, is to expend the capital en trusted to them in such a manner as to be productive of returns to the proprietors and benefit to the community.
It is believed that when the Road is completed to its present terminus, it will attract a large amount of business, and in all probability pay a fair interest on the investment, while its benefits will be felt by a considerable portion of our inhabitants. The public will look upon it in a very different light than they would on a line of three times the length with not a mile of it in operation.
It has been suggested that the work might be continued by means of loans, based on the capital already invested. If this could be done, the Board are of the opinion that it would be bad policy. To involve the Company in a large debt would cripple its operations, and render it liable, in the event of any serious revulsions in the financial affairs of the country, to be swallowed up in insolvency and bank ruptcy.
The true policy of the Company is therefore believed to be, to avoid encumbering itself with debt. We shall, how ever, be obliged to avail ourselves of the liberality of the Central Railroad Company, to a limited extent, in affording us the aid of its credit, to enable us to procure the necessary engines, cars and other machinery, to put the road in opera tion. It is proposed to make contracts immediately for these things.
Respectfully submitted by order of the Board. L. O. REYNOLDS, President.

ENGINEER DEFT, S. W. E. R., \ MACON, February 7, 1850. /
To L. 0. REYNOLDS, Esq., President:
Sir :--Herewith you have a tabular statement of the progress and condition of the work on the South-Western Railroad, so far as relates to this department, which will exhibit with sufficient clearness, I think, all that is impor tant to be communicated from this office.
It is necessary to remark, however, that the discrepancy which will probably appear between the expenditures as given below, and the Treasurer's Report, arises from the fact that estimates have been returned from this depart ment, which have not been charged up by the Secretary, in consequence of their amounts not having been called for by the contractors to whom due.
In reference to the progress of the Road, I will add, that renewed exertions have been made, and are making, to secure the completion of the first fifty miles in season for the coming cotton crop, an object, the importance of which cannot be over-estimated. To this end, additional stimulus has been given to a reasonable extent, in the shape of in creased compensation, agreeable to a resolution of the Board to this effect, conditioned upon the completion of the work within a specified time, upon those contracts which afforded least assurance of being done in season, and where, from the nature of the materials, etc., unexpected obstacles have been encountered.
There are but two sections which cause any apprehension on the score of their being done in readiness for the uuper-
10

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ENGINEER'S REPORT.

structure and the opening of the Road in time for the next cotton crop. These are Sections 3 and 7--the first, twelve miles from this city, and the other three miles below Fort Taller. The former embraces a heavy cut of forty-eight feet, and a fill of forty-eight feet; the latter, a cut of thirty-four feet, and a fill of forty-six feet.
In both cases, considerable progress towards completion has been made by the enterprising contractors, the first mentioned working a force of one hundred hands, and addi tional exertions may be expected.
Some progress has been made, it will be seen, in furnish ing timber for the superstructure; a much larger amount of timber has been prepared, however, than appears in the annexed statement, but which has not been delivered upon the line of the Road. Contracts for the timber have been closed for the whole distance, with the exception of two miles of stringers and. three of cross-ties, negotiations for which are now being made. It is confidently expected that the laying of superstructure will be commenced at two or three points within the present month.
A contract for the bridge and trestle-work across Flint river and swamp has been closed, and the work commenced, with every assurance of its being done in season. The balance of the trestle-work or bridging is finished, and very little remains to be done under the head of masonry.
The right of way has been secured, with the exception of a very few cases, without rendering the last resort necessary, except in ofle instance.
The number of average miles of grading finished is thirty-seven and a half, though the actual number is not less than forty.
Yours, respectfully, F. P. HOLCOMB, Chief Engineer.

SOUTH-WESTERIST KAILRO^r).
STATEMENT of the Condition, Progress, and Amount Expended, February 1th, 1850.

EXCAVATION--CU KMBANKMKNT--Cu-

t.i.on. NoSumebfcer

BIC YAP.DS.

eoD
A:

rf

me YAIU>S.

mao0

>-!
?*IM

Ft.R.M. Cubic Ft. B.M. Timber Amount Ex Yards of Trestle for Su pended Masonry Bridging perstruc for same.
ture.

Other Items,

Total Ara'nt No. of Expended. Hands

(i0

A ;

>Ms,

1........ 2........
8........ 4~...... 6........ 0........ 7........ 8.. ..... 9........ 10........ 11........ 12........ 18........

64,466 105,076 119,235
38,891 87,800 88,290 73,229 10,715 14,920 23,853 2,000
786
17,916

9,257 10,099 74,683 6,569 2,510 23,978 80,689 14,275 2,616 6,252 7,470
13,007 8,100

44,485 183,789 109,958 40,207 102,011 04,964 101,305 11,122 14,420 14,085
6,000 8,088 87,050

10,614 95
87 118 2.616
o,ono
19,181 60,220 18,!)63
2,608 13,890 6,793 19,800 9,070

280-1 244 417-6 235 192 201-0 476-9 41-4 24-5
49-4

13,801 201,072 73,247
1,080
89,000

140,000
70,000 20,000 7,600 10,500 12,375

$ 13,240 U $ 949 62 $ 14,189 73

61,231 54 2,007 20 53,2!)8 80 123

23,294 32 235 00 23,529 32 (19

8,850 80 414 80 9,271 GO

21,110 90 577 49 21,694 45 12

10,799 29 318 19 17,117 48 80

18,704 93 1,091 70 19,850 09 34

2.594 Oli 273 3d 2,868 20 28

8.044 25 670 05 8,714 90 12

4,303 80 810 00 4,073 80 47

700 00 95 00

795 00 35

406 23 40 00

446 23 20

6,234 22 715 35 0,049 57 03

O
M
waa-
fwc
*T3
O *

707,272 209.484 721,644 241,435 2222-5 388,800 200,375 $170,407 49 $7,708 42 $178,225 89 498

'

Premiums. .......................... .................. ...................... ...... 11.724 76

Right of \\'ay................................... ........................ ........... 6.073 IS

Eiigincerh g, less $287 61 included nb Dve. ................................ 21.'408 72 $217,032 50

ci>--_o>i

CO
STA.TEMEN T
Of Receipts and Disbursements of the South-Western .Railroad Company, to the \\th February, 1850, inclusive.

RECEIPTS.

DISBURSEMENTS.

For 1st, 2d, 3d and 4th Install

By Construction of Hoad...............$18G,G8fl 55

ments for 1848, amount called 33

Amount paid for Iron mid Plates...... 97,014 47

percent........ ........................$199,180 26

-------------- 283,098 02

Amount overpaid in 1818............ 248 02$

Engineering................................. 21,702 05

199,378 27j Right of Way.............. ............... 0,323 13

For 5th, Oth and 7th Installments for 1849, amount called 83 per

Office Furniture.............................

28,025 78 270 93

I

cent....................................... 17C,81G 04

Expense Account.......................... 1,58(5 08

Amount overpaid in 1849............ 2(1,827 12

Premium and Discount.................. 2i5 88

- 203,043 70 Printing mul Advertising................. 408 75

For 8th Installment, culled in 1850,

Salaries....................................... 0,485 12

amount 17 per cent.................. 29,088 78J

8,70f> 83

Amount overpaid in 1850............

35 88

Balance due on Notes.....................

501 50

29,784 OGJ Balance in the hands of Treasurer...

111,588 04

Total amount received to date......... ......$432,800 10

S-182,806 10

OFFICE SOUTH-WESTKRN RAIUIOAD, February 11, 1850.

WILLIAM S. HOLT, Treasurer,

THIRD ANNUAL REPORT.
*
SOUTH-WESTERN RAILROAD CO., > MACON, February 13th, 1851. j
To the Stockholders and Hoard of Directors of the South- Weatern Railroad Company:
THE following Report exibits the operations of the Com pany for Ihe past year, and the present condition of its af fairs.
The expectations of the Directors, at the date of the last annual report, I regret to say, have not been entirely realiz ed. The great difficulty of obtaining, at any reasonable cost, a sufficient force to press the work as vigorously as was intended, leaves it at this time uncompleted. It was con fidently hoped, a year ago, that our business would have been commenced from Oglethorpe before the present time.
The amount of grading to be done is about 25,000 cubic yards, the principal part of which is at a point about twen ty-five miles from this city. The situation-of this work is such as to render it difficult to press it rapidly ; but every exertion will be made to complete it as soon as possible.
Of the superstructure we have about thirty-three and a half miles laid, including ten miles on which the iron is placed. An Engine, which was kindly loaned us.by the Central Company, is at avork carrying forward iron as it is required for laying. Three Engines have been ordered and received, from celebrated manufactories at the North, and

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a contract has been made for thirty eight-wheel Freight Cars, some of which are on the track, and a large portion of
the balance finished. A capacious Warehouse, at the Macon Depot, is nearly
completed. A blacksmith's shop, for present use, has been erected, and we are about putting up buildings for Engines and Passenger cars--two of the latter, of the first class, having been ordered, and may soon be expected to arrive. Ground has been ] urchased from the city and others for a Depot in this city, on reasonable terms, and is now graded to a proper level. Warehouses, cistern-houses, \vells, etc., are nearly completed at the Echeconnee station, Fort Val
ley and Oglethorpe. In relation to the extension of the Road beyond the lat
ter place, the Board can only refer to the remarks on that subject in their last annual report, and repeat to the stock holders that not one of them is more desirous of extending it than the Directors themselves, and that nothing will de lay the extension but the want of means. The Company has at present no funds at its disposal for that object ; and, as the city of Savannah and the Central Railroad Company have already contributed $400,000 of the amount received, the Board feel that they cannot, in fairness, be expected to go any further; though the latter Company has agreed to loan us a further sura, in addition to their subscription of $50,000. The amount received, up to this time, is, as will be perceived, from the Treasurer's statement, $567,353 44,
viz: From Central Railroad Company,.__. $250,000 00 " City of Savannah,..--.-......- 150,00000 " Contractors, in work and materials, 87,266 00 " Individual Stockholders,....,,-- 80,087 44

<

$567,353 44

There is still due on installments, from individual stock holders, on 1,266 shares, the sum of $70,150.

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135

The defaulting stockholders have, agreeably to resolu tions of this Board, been notified that, unless the install ments on their shares were paid in full, at or before the pres
ent date, said shares would be forfeited to the use of the
Company, according to the provisions of the charter. By
the terms of that notification, therefore, 1,266 shares have been forfeited. The Board deemed that it would be an act of injustice to those of the shareholders who had, in good faith, paid the full amount of their stock, to permit those who were in arrears, and declined to pay up, to retain an inter est in the Company and a participation in the advantages t of the undertaking, after having had ample time allowed and notice to pay the balance due. The last installment has been due nine months. Four months' notice has been
given in the public newspapers, that unless payment was made, at or before the present time, the shares would be
forfeited. Circulars have also been sent to all defaulting stockholders to the same effect. The Board, therefore, can not accuse themselves of any want of forbearance on their
part, but feel that the course they have adopted is but an act of justice to the interest of the Company, which their
duty required them to perform. By the published report of the Muscogee Railroad Com-
. patiy, it appears that they are progressing with their work. They have contracted for a large portion of their iron, a part of which has been received from England. The point at which it is intended that that Road shall join the South
western is Fort Valley. That Company- undertakes to build the road to a point fifty miles from Columbus ; and it
is expected that the remaining distance (21 miles) to Fort Valley will be done by the city of Savannah, the Central Rail Road Company, and individual stockholders along the line and in the city of Savannah. This will be aa impor
tant feeder to the South-Western Road, and it is to be hoped that it may be speedily constructed. This Compa-

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ny, however, have not the means of rendering any pecunia ry assistance in its accomplishment.
The long pending question of the connection of the Rail roads, by uniting their tracks in this city, has at length been settled. The three Companies have agreed jointly to pay the city for this privilege the sum of five thousand dol lars annually, the amount to be divided among the Compa nies.
There are two Railroad enterprises about to be com menced, with fair prospects of success, which, if accom plished, will add much to the importance and contribute to the income of the South-Western Road, viz : the Girard and Mobile Road, and the Girard and Opelika Road. The former is to extend from Girard, opposite Columbus, to Blakely, a distance of 237 miles, and, when completed, will form, with the Muscogee, South-Western and Central Roads, a continuous Railroad from Savannah to Blakely, of 526 miles in length, and will be the shortest route for'the great travel between the Atlantic States and the Gulf. The preliminary surveys and estimates have been made and published, and exhibit an encouraging result. The location of the whole line is ordered.
The latter Road alluded to is to connect Girard with the Montgomery and West Point Road at Opelika. The dis tance will not exceed thirty miles. A connection would thus be made by Railroad between Savannah and Mont gomery, Alabama, in a distance of less than 400 miles. Surveys are now in progress for this last named Road, and the important position which it will occupy in the system of improvements, and the great advantages which the city of Columbus will derive from the construction, will, it is hoped, ensure its early accomplishment.
The Board will not, at this time, go into an estimate of the amount of business which it may be expected our Road will command on being completed to the West sids of Flint River. All. persons acquainted with the resources of the

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country, however, agree that it will be large, and the Board confidently believe thai it will be sufficient to yield a fair
return on the investment. Keports have been circulated to the effect that it is not
our intention to extend the work beyond the new town of Oglethorpe. To such assertions, from whatever quarter they emanate, we give a most positive contradiction, and reiterate our former assurances that, whenever means can be obtained, the Road will be extended. The Company is un der no pledge or obligation, either expressed or understood, to terminate the Road at that point, or at any other short of the Chattahoochee.River.
The Statements of the Engineer and Treasurer, hereto annexed, will inform you more particularly of the condition of the work and the finances of the Company.
By order of the Board. L. 0. REYNOLDS, President.

11

ENGINEER DEP'T, S. W. R. R, 1 MACON, February 7, 1850. /
To L. 0. REYNOLDS, Esq., President :
Sir:--I present you a brief statement of the progress of the Road since the period of the last annual meeting of the stockholders.
There has been accomplished, within the year, of excava tion and embankment, 418,869 cubic yards, exclusive of grading for Depots and Stations, leaving undone 25,000 cubic yards. Much the largest portion of this is on the sixth, or Fort Valley, section. Various causes have inter fered with the progress of that work. Arrangements were made, with a highly responsible party, early in the past year, which, it was believed, placed its completion on a safe footing ; but, owing to unforeseen causes, the force intended for this work was necessarily employed for a considerable portion of the year on the third section. Ample time still remained, however, for the completion of the Fort Valley work, with such assistance as had been secured from other sources. A small force had been kept upon" the work through the whole season, until it was finally joined by the force from the third section, and the additional force which had heed provided. This combined force amounted to a number of hands which left no cause for uneasiness, until recently, an unfortunate affair occurred, by which the Com pany has been deprived of a large part of the force which had been relied upon for the completion of the work. In the short time that has elapsed since that occurrence, renew ed efforts have been made to secure the necessary force, and with such success as to warrant the opinion that no serious injury to the progress of the Road will arise from this source.

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ENGINEER'S REPORT.

The masonry upon the line is finished, with the excep tion of a small amount remaining to be done on the abut ments of the Flint River bridge. The pier is finished, and the west abutment is within six feet, and the other within about fourteen feet of its height--the material being al ready quarried and dressed.
The superstructure of the bridge in question, that is to say, the lattice-work, is framed, the weatherboarding dress ed, and the whole in readiness to be placed in position on the completion of the abutments, which will be in readi ness probably by the 1st of March.
The trestle-bridging upon the line is done, with the ex ception of putting some of the stringers in place, which are already provided.
Two warehouses, cistern-houses and cisterns have been built upon the line, exclusive of those at the Depot in Macon. Others are in progress ; and the warehouse at Oglethorpe, which is 33 by 103 feet, is in an advanced state to wards completion.
The wooden superstructure is finished on thirty-three and a half miles of the Road, leaving sixteen and a half miles to be done--for which the timber is mostly provided. The iron has been laid for the distance of eleven miles, and is now progressing.
It is believed that the grading and superstructure remain ing incomplete can be finished as fast as the iron is laid, so that this branch of the work will proceed with little or no interruption.- Respectfully,
E. P. HOLCOMB, Chief Engineer.

TREASURER'S STATEMENT Of Receipts and Disbursements of the Funds of the South- Western Railroad Company, to the 9<A of Feb., 1851, inclusive.

' RECEIPTS.

DISBURSEMENTS.

For 1st Installment of 5* per cent, on 6,285

29,72928 Right of Way................................................... 14,831 93

For 2d Installment of 5 per cont. on 6,127 shares Stuck................................................. 30,635 00

31,428 75

21,909 01 3,875 27 13,252 73-S 83,59822

For 3d Installment of 10 per ot. on 6,055 shares Stock............................................................

60,55000

For 4th Installment of 13 per ot. on 5,'.'33 shares

Stock............................................................ Fraction.............................................

77,12900 3 00

--

For 5th Installment of 10 per ot. on 5,835 shares

Stock............................................................ 58,35000

Fraction............................................. 6 39 --

For 6th Installment of 10 per ot. on 5,399 shares

Stock.. ..........................................................

For 7th Installment of 13 per ot. on 5,394 shares

Stock............... .............................................

For 8th Installment of 17 por ot. on 5,406 shares

Stock.F...r.a..c..t.i.o..n............................................................................................

91,90200 3 72

--

For 9th Installment of 17 por ot. on 5,019ehares

Stock. .................................... ....:........TM....... 85,323 00

For Sundries, overpaid in 1848........................ 240 36J4 in 1849........................ 444 60 by Contractors........... 7.207 29%--
" premium and discount prom, on Bonds... " bills payable-- Note to Central Railroad

30,63750 60,55500 77,132 00 58,35639 53,99000 70,122 00 91,905 72 85,32777 7,898 31% 1,657 08

CONSTRUCTION OK ROAD:
90,916 53 111.015 72
4,050 81 10.760 56 1,23295
6 42 1,665 23 2,003 91
810 54 Trestle-Bridging........... ............................ ........ 30,128 21
50,60082 146,346 95 Turn-Outs.. ....................................;...... ...... ...... 754 15 Cow-Pits................... ........................................ 312 52
438 94 1,077 61- 452,121 87
276 93 EXPKNSK ACC'TT--Printing and Advertising.. 465 25
1,56887 491 87
9,985 12 1000- 12,521 11 561 50 32,099 50%

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12,168 61

S581.179 13%

J581.179 13%

WILLIAM S. HOLT, Treasurer.

ELECTION. OF OFFICERS, &C.
At the Annual Election for President and five Directors, for the ensuing year, the following gentlemen were unani mously re-elected, viz : L. 0. REYNOLDS, President; R. B. CUYLER and JOHN W. AXDERSON, of Savannah ; A. H. CHAPPELL, of Macon; WILLIAM A. BLACK, of Sumter ; and DAVID KIDDO of Randolph, Directors.
At a subsequent meeting of the Board the following res olution was passed:
" Resolved, That any of the stockholders who have for feited their shares, by non-payment, be permitted to pay up their installments, with interest, any time before the second Thursday in June next, and receive their scrip."

FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT.

SOUTH-WESTERN EAILROAD CO., 1
MACOH, February 12th, 1852. J

jTo the Stockliolders of the South- Western Railroad Company :

The following Report exhibits the operations of the Com

pany for the year ending 1st instant, and the condition of

its affairs at that date.

At the date of the last Annual Report there remained to

be done about 25,000 cubic yards of excavation and em

bankment, and equal to about twenty miles of superstruc

ture to be laid, besides various turnouts, freight houses,

wells, cisterns and other fixtures. The grading was com

pleted and the track extended to the Oglethorpe Station,

so that the first train ran through to that point on the

fourth day of July last. The freight house at the Macon

Station, and at eight other stations on the Road, including

that at Oglethrope, have been completed. Turnouts, wells,

cistern-houses and houses for the repair gangs, have been

built at such points on the Road as they were required.

The engines and cars which had been ordered have been re

ceived, and an additional number of the latter built for us

by the Central Company.

,

The "Junction Line" connecting this Road with the

Central and Macon & Western, Roads, has been so.far com

pleted as to permit the transit of freight trains from the

stations of these respective Roads to each other.

The cost of the Road, including all fixtures and outfit to

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PRESIDENT'S REPORT.

this time, has been $705,569 27--being at the rate of $13,442 00 per mile, including the junction line, which has cost about $19,000 00. Considerable further expenditures, however, will be required within the next year, to complete the junction line, by the erection of a general passenger de pot for the three Companies, as provided for in the con tract with the city, a portion of which will, of course, have to be at the cost of this Company ; and for the completion of such crossings as may be necessary at the intersection of streets with the junction line ; also for the erection of shop,
engine house, &c., at the Macon Station, for a passenger house and other fixtures in Oglethorpe, and for an increase of our equipment of engines and cars for the next season's business. For these purposes the Board have authorized the issue of fifty thousand dollars of bonds, in addition to
one hundred thousand dollars already issued. The statement of the Engineer, which is hereto append
ed, shows the condition and progress of the work on the Columbus Branch. An amendment to the Charter of this Company, transferring that part of the Muscogee Eailroad, comprising the twenty-one miles from Fort Valley west ward, to this Company, and making the same a part of the South-Western Kailroad, .has been passed by the Legisla ture at its last session. The stockholders will, no doubt, be gratified to learn that the work is progressing with vigor on all parts of the line between Fort Valley and Columbus. A distance of twenty miles of the western end of the Muscogee Road is in operation, and connected with the South western Road by a daily line of stages to Oglethorpe.
A contract has recently been closed for the rails for the Columbus Branch, to be delivered at the port of Savannah, ,at $37 50 per ton, including all charges. In view of the present low price of iron, it has been determined to order a rail of the T pattern, weighing about forty-eight pounds per yard. The quantity of rails required for the branch,
will be about sixteen hundred tons.

PRESIDENT'S REPORT.

145

It is unnecessary to make any statements to the stock

holders, of the expectations entertained from the comple

tion of a Kailroad communication with the city of Colum

bus. That it will give us a large amount of travel and

freight, cannot be doubted ; and if the contemplated con

nection of that city with Opelika, on the Montgomery Kail-

road, be made, our Road will form an important link of a

' line for the long travel between the North and South, infe

rior to no other route now in existence.

<

It affords us pleasure, also, to learn that the Mobile and

Girard Company has made a commencement of its Road ;

and, notwithstanding the magnitude of that undertaking,

the energy, zeal and perseverance of the gentlemen having

the direction of the enterprise, gives fair promises that it

will be vigorously prosecuted to its ultimate destination.

The importance of that Road will become more manifest as

the work progresses, and will, no doubt, attract and com

mand sufficient aid to keep it in progress until it reaches

Mobile Bay.

On the subject of the extension of the South-Western

Railroad, little can be said at this time that, has not before

been expressed to the stockholders. The injustice of the

Legislature, in withholding all aid from this enterprise at

its two last sessions, while millions are lavished on another

section of the State, which is of far less importance and

value to the Commonwealth than the great cotton region of

South-western Georgia, especially when it is known that in

the bill which was rejected, the State was protected against

the possibility of loss or sacrifice, is so palpable and evi

dent, that it is unnecessary to offer argument in proof of it.

There appears, however, to be a lively and increasing de

sire and determination, on the part of the inhabitants of

those counties that would be benefitted by the extension, to

do something ; and I flatter myself that they will not long

withhold their assistance from an enterprise from which

they are sure to derive the principal benefits. As regards

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PRESIDENT'S REPORT.

the route which the line should properly take when extend ed, there is much difference of opinion--and indeed, to this difference, and want of harmony, may be attributed, in no small degree, the failure to obtain aid from the Legislature at its late session. One remark, however, may be made on this subject--that the Road will, whenever it shall be ex tended, be very likely to take the direction from whence the greatest amount of assistance shall come, keeping always in view the important object of an ultimate connection with the Gulf of Mexico. That it is incumbent on the inhabitants of that section of country to put their shoulders to the wheel, and do something for themselves, before they can with rea son expect the present stockholders to go any further, will not be denied, when we take into consideration the small amount which has thus far been contributed by the planters of South-Western Georgia to the fifty miles of Road already built.
The capital stock of the Company consists of five thousand five hundred and sixty-three shares. Of this amount, there are
Owned in Savannah........................... 4,289 shares. By Contractors........................ 505 " By parties out of Georgia........... 81 " In S.W. Georgia, principally......... 688 "

5,563

Sixty-eight thousand eight hundred dollars embraces the

amount of stdck owned in South-Western Georgia. To this

may be added the sura of thirty thousand two hundred and

eighty-three dollars, paid on forfeited shares, and we have

the sum of ninety-nine thousand and eighty-three dollars as

the amount contributed by the planters, to a work which

has cost over seven hundred thousand, the principal benefit

of which is enjoyed by themselves.

The earnings of the Road, since the commencement of

business, have been as follows :

,

PRESIDENT'S REPORT.

147

For Freight and Passage prior to 1st August........................ $5,918 25

For Up Freight (Eastward) since 1st August........$24,849 21

For Down Freight (Westward) since 1st August... 20,860 04--45,709 25

Up Passengers................................... ............ 12,128 60

Down Passengers............................................ 11,526 23--23,654 83

United States Mail..........................................

1,250 00

Total Earnings to January 31st, inclusive......

$76,532 33

Number of Through Passengers..--........................................ 8,564 Number of Way Passengers................................................... 13,568

Total number of Passengers......... ................................... 22,132 Being an average of 120 per day for the half year.
The number of miles run by the Engines in the six months is, 24,433; number of bales cotton transported 27,034.
On comparing the number of way passengers with the through passengers it will not fail to strike the reader that the inhabitants along the line, and in the vicinity of the Koad, participate very largely in the use and benefit of the
Bead. The current expenses during the above period have been
as follows:
Repairs of Road............................................$5,227 89 Motive power and Cars.................................... 5,256 59 Fuel and Water..................................-- ........ 1,036 24 Transportation Expenses................. ............... 6,687 87 Salaries.... .................................................... 3,101 67 Loss by burning 125 bales Cotton...................... 4,500 14 Incidental Expenses ...................................... 362 25 lutereston Bonds........................................... 1,750 00--$26,922 51
The Earnings being as above............................................. 76,532 33 Deduct Current Expenses..... .......................................... 26,922 61

Leaves the net profits for the half year...............................$49,609 82

Of this amount we have on hand about..............................$25,000 00
The balance has been expended in various items of construc tion aud outfit, to-wit: Junction Road, enlarging freight house at Oglethorpe, building several others at* Stations, Turn-outs, Turn-tables, Wells, Cisterns, Freight Cars, Ma chinery, Tools, etc.

148

PRESIDENT'S REPOET.

Your Directors might have declared a semi-annual div idend of four per cent, from the earnings of the last six months, notwithstanding nearly one half of the net profits have been expended in construction; but, as we have as yet had the experience of only a half year's business, and prob ably the best half of the year, it was deemed advisable to await the result of the whole year's operations, when we shall be better able to judge what amount can with propriety be divided among the stockholders.
From present indications, however, there does not appear to be any doubt that the stockholders may calculate ou a dividend, at the end of a year's business, of not less than eight per cent.
Annexed is the statement of the Treasurer, showing the receipts and disbursements of the Company, up to 31st Jan uary, including a separate statement of the accounts relating to the Columbus Branch.
The apparent discrepancy in the amounts of Passenger and Freight Earnings stated in this Report, and the amount set down to those accounts in the Treasurer's statement, is thus explained: in the first, the amount earned is stated, while, in the latter, the amount of cash actually received is set down, there being a portion yet uncollected.
By order of the Board. L. O. EEYXOLDS, President.

ENOINEER DEPARTMENT, COLUMBUS BRANCH, 1 S. W. R. R., MACON, Feb. 7, 1852. /
L. O. REYNOLDS, ESQ., President:
Sir--I submit a condensed statement of the progress, etc., of the Columbus Branch, South-Western Railroad.
The line in question curves out of the South-Western Railroad about eleven hundred feet beyond, or South of Fort Valley, and takes a very direct westerly course to its junc tion with the Muscogee Railroad, a distance of twenty miles five thousand one hundred feet, or nearly twenty-one miles. Ten and a fourth miles from Fort Valley the Flint River is crossed by a lattice bridge 266 feet long.
In the valley of the Flint, there occurs also 4000 feet of trestle work, or about three-fourths of a mile.
The width of the valley, or swamp, is 14,300 feet, or about (2|) two and three-fourth miles. At the crossing of the Flint, the line falls but a few yards below the mouth of Patsaliga creek; and thence, in its westward course, is not remote from the line which divided Macon and Talbot counties previous to the laying out of the present county of Taylor.
The deepest cutting is 33 feet, which occurs on the summit dividing the waters of the Ocmulgee and Flint, or, in other words, the waters flowing into the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico. The heaviest embankment occurs in the Flint river swamp, which is nearly two miles in length, and varies from eleven to twenty-six feet in height.
The whole distance from Fort Valley to Columbus is within a fraction of 71 miles, and from Macon to Columbus is 99 miles.

150

ENGINEER'S REPORT.

The grading was commenced on portions of the twentyone miles composing the Branch, in July last, but it was not until the 1st of January that a general and vigorous com mencement was made. The force upon the Branch counts up exactly 400 hands, besides a considerable amount of animal power.
I think a reasonable hope may be indulged that the Road will be opened to the West bank of the Flint by the 1st February next, and to the Junction in the following Spring. Having recently passed over the line of the Muscogee Rail road, I was pleased to find that work progressing with much vigor.
The maximum inclination of grade is forty-five feet per mile. The grades of the Road from Fort Valley to junction with the Muscogee Road may be classed as follows:
Miles. Feet. Level,....................................................................................1600 Inclinations not over 10 feet per mile,--.........................2.........3240 Inclinations from 10 to20 feet per mile............*....... .........1.........1220 Inclinations from 20 to30 feet per mile,.--.........................1.........1000 Inclinations from 30 to 40 feet per mile,.-........................._!.........3500 Inclinations from 40 to 45 feet per mile...................... .....15.........6100
20 6100
Table of heights of different points on .the line above midtide water from Fort Valley to junction with Muscogee Road:
FortValley,.-............... .....................................................633 feet. Summit between Ocmnlgee and Flint, or the Atlantic and Golf
of Mexico..................................... .............................655 " Everitt's Mill Creek,............--.....--.................... ...............345 " Flint River Swamp............. ....................................... ......SI? " Flint River Low Water,......................................................310 " Rejnolds,.............-............................................................440 " Summit near Junction,........................................................651J "
The amount expended on account of Road, as far as relates to this department, (exclusive of the expenses of the depart ment itself,) is 38,981 90. The items are as follows: '

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151

Excavation 91962 cubic yards........................................$12,540 51 Embankment 81437 cubic yards........................................ 11,470 44 Masonry,............................ ......................................... 6,145 50 Grubbing 48 chains,....-.................................................. 240 00 Bridging........................................................................ 6,077 50 Foundations................................................................... 865 25 Clearing 10 miles, 8264 feet.............................................. 1,632 70 Opening Road................................................................ 10 00

Respectfully submitted.

$38,981 90
F. P. HOLCOMB, Chief Engineer.

ST-ATEMKN T

Of Receipts and Disbursements of the Funds of the Sottth- Western .Railroad Company) to

to

February, 1852.

RKOEIPTS.

Rwelved

for 11

CFoarpfietiatlCS(ltSotcoko.k5,95C253sshhatrcc8s,.,......,....,.5!)3f0il,!2iO8O30000

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6 61%

Premium and Bond account

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61% 41

" Sept. 1st, 1851............... 60,00000-100,00000

TBAHBPORTATIOH,

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BILLS PAYAHLR.

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4,252 30 279 87

Amonnt carried forward,...............................................

DISBURSEMENTS,

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92 28 02 27 14-102,057

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Amount carried forwBrd,...........................,..589.961 50 102,657 63

STA-TEMEISTT
Of Receipts and Disbursements of the Funds of the South-Western Railroad Company, to the 1st
February, 1852--continued.

RECEIPTS. Amount brought forwrd..................,........-................~..$758,126 39%

DISBURSEMENTS.

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407 80 25 93-- 3,04718 87 79 00 76-- 14,041 42
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$758,120 39%

$758.126

TRR BALAKCK COH8I8TB OF

Cash Bills

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31 30

$25,634

JNO. T. BOIFEUILLET, Secretary and Treasurer.
Cn CO

STA.TEMKNT
Of Receipts and Disbursements of the Funds of the South- Tf'cstern Jiranch Railroad, to the 1st February, 1852.

RECEIPTS.

DISBURSEMENTS.

From City Connoll, STannh,................................................J30.000 00 Excavation nml Embnnkmont.............................................t2-l,742 73

John H. Howard, (Contractor,).................................... 3,037 92 Cloarinc and Grubbing....................................................... 1,024 Hi

Reuben II. Blappy,

1,623 56 BridKo Masonry.................................................................... 7,677 00

G, Cheorei,

... 906 45 Dry Masonry................... .................................................... 1,922 50

Robert Collina,

.. 2.140 00 Engineering, etc.................................................................. 3,660 06

J. J, Hampton, James M. Hedmond,

.. 814 05 Right of Wiiy...................................................................... 266 86 .. 685 59 Incidental K.^ponscs,........................................................... 49 25

3

Holoombc & Collins, Samuel Rutherford,

... 1,01675 ..__9000

Balance,........................................'.................................... 2G1 37

aM

J40.194 32

840,191 32
w

From Balance In Cash........................................................... $261 37
JOHN T. BOIFEUILLET, Secretary and Treasurer.

ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
FEBRUARY 12th, 1852. At the Annual Election for President and five Directors for the ensuing year, the following gentlemen were unani mously elected, viz:
L. O. REYNOLDS, President.
DIRECTORS.
R. R. CUYLER, JOHN W. ANDERSON, j" A. H. CHAPPELL, WILLIAM S. HOLT WILLIAM A. BLACK, Sumter County.

FIFTH ANNUAL REPORT.
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SOUTH-WESTERN RAILROAD CO., MACON, August 12th, 1852.
To the Stockholders :
Agreeably to a resolution of the Board of Directors, I present you with a statement of the operations of the Company for the year ending July 31st.
The Road was opened, for regular business, on the first of August, 1851. The result of the business for the twelve months which have elapsed since that period, is exhibited in the following statement:

Earnings of the Road for the year asfoUoics:
Up Freight, (eastward,).............. ....................43,100,17 Down Freights, (westward,)............................37,777 27

Total Freights............................................. Through Passengers,. .....................................28,960 87 Way Passengers.............................................17,056 19
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United States' Mail.........................................

80,878 44
46,016 56 2,500 00

Total Earnings,

,

The current Expenses for the above period have

been.......................................................

$129,895 00 57,857 83

Leaving a balance of nett Earnings, of...............

$71,535 17

The current Expenses may be classed as follows:

Repairs of Road: Including proportion of falary of Superintendent, wages of Supervisor,'Overseers, Hands; Materials, Engine and Train for ditching......................................................... 16,854 75

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Motive Poicer and Cars:--
1 I Including repairs of engines and cars, oil and tallow, j ! wages of runners and firemen, cotton waste, Superinten!' dent's salary: also including loss of three freight cars, by i. fire.-......-.....--............. ............................................ 12,79997

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fuel and Water:--

] ' Including fuel for engines, pumping water, and repairs of

: pumps, wells and cisterns,.............................................. 2,716 48

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Transportation Expenses:--

; : Including salary of Superintendent and clerks, agents'

' commissions, wages of train hands, labor at Macon and Ogle-

' ' thorpe; freight houses, etc.,............................................ 12,732 95

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Salaries:--

j : Including proportion of salary of President and salary of

; Treasurer,..-............................................................... 8,101 67

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Damage:--

Including stock killed, damage and loss of goods trans-

i ! ported, and also including loss of 125 bags of cotton by fire, 4,645 69

i . Incidental Expenses:-- ' Including printing, advertising, books, stationery, law e-

; j penses, postage, taxes, subscription to agricultural fair, etc., 2,008 32

:

Interest:--

I Including amount paid on bonds............ ..... ................ 3,500 00

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Total current expenses............................................. $57,859 83

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From the nett earnings of the Road for the last year, the Board of Di-

i rectors have, this day, declared a dividend of Eight Dollars per share.

This dividend on 6567 shares--

I Amounts to-.--.............................................................. 44,536 00 Interest on $100,000 bonds,---- ...................................... 7,000 00
' ' South-Western Railroad proportion of annuity to city of Macon,.............................--......................-..................... 1,250 00

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Amount,.....'........--.--.......... ................................. $52,786 00

j: The above $52,786 00 constitutes the amount properly chargeable to the revenue of the Company, and, deducted
i from the nett earning, leaves a surplus of $18,749,17. II ' This surplus will, of course, have to be expended on the
Road and its equipments, which will have to be materially increased in motive power and cars, preparatory to the open ing of the Columbus Branch.

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It may be remarked, in relation to the business of the Road, in its first year's operations, that with the exception of the accidental burning of three cars of cotton, no accicident has occurred worthy of notice. The business of the entire year has been conducted with the greatest regularity and success. The travel, averaging, for the entire year, 116 passengers per day, has exceeded the expectations of the friends of the Koad. The number of bags of cotton transported during the year, is 45,476. This, also, has ex ceeded the estimate at the beginning of the year. Large quantities of merchandize have been transported to all parts of South-Western Georgia and Alabama, and the prospect is, that still greater quantities will take this route during the current year. It may be presumed, also, that the amount of cotton, which will seek this channel to mar ket during the present year, will be greater than the amount transported during the last. The Columbus Branch, which will be opened early in the next year, will, of course, add largely to the revenues of the Road ; so that there appears to be no reason to apprehend that the business of the cur rent year, will not be, at least, as profitable as that of the
past. We have expended, on the Road and its equipment dur
ing the year, besides the current working expenses, about $30,000. We are now erecting ample engine house, shops, etc., at the Macon Depot. An additional Freight Engine has been ordered, and is daily expected to arrive in Savan nah. We are manufacturing, in our own shops, an addi tional number of freight cars, and shall continue the con struction of them, until we are supplied with a sufficient number to meet the requirements of the expected increase in our business. Probably two or three more Engines will also be ordered during the year.
In the course of the ensuing fall, our machine and car shops will be complete, and furnished with the necessary machinery and tools to enable us to make all repairs to our

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motive power, with promptness and economy. The con struction of a general passenger station, for the accommo dation of the passenger business of the three roads, meet ing at this place, is about to be commenced, and will be completed in the next three months. This Company will, of course, have to bear its proportionate share of the cost of this, with the other Companies.
Heretofore, the fiscal year of the Company has com menced on the first of February. . This occasioned some trouble and inconvenience, in bringing up all the accounts and settlements, at a season of heavy business, and the Board have authorized it to be changed to the 1st of Au gust, a time of light business, and which, moreover, divides the " cotton year " more properly than any other period.
The work, on the Columbus Branch, is in rapid progress. On the part which has been undertaken by this Company, there is now employed, a force equal the 580 hands. . The piers of the bridge over the Flint are completed, as is, also, the trestle bridging through the swamp. The Muscogee Company are also pressing their part of the line with vigor, and expect to reach its terminus, fifty miles from Colum bus, in November. Every exertion will be made to have our part of the line finished, in as short a time, after that period, as possible. That Company are now regularly run ning their trains a distance of about thirty-five miles from Columbus.
Surveys are now in progress for the road from Columbus to Opelika, on the Montgomery and West Point Road, and it is expected to have that line under contract early in the ensuing fall; and from the known energy of the present head of the Montgomery Company, a speedy completion of that important link, in onr line of improvements, may be confidently expected. When this shall be accomplished, we shall possess the means of successful competition, for the through travel between the North and the South, with any other line in existence.

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The extension of the South-Western Railroad, is a sub ject which has recently been agitated, in various quarters, and which has, also, constantly occupied the attention of the Board of Directors. Several plans have been proposed to effect this object, but none of them appeared to present to the Board a certainty of adequate means being supplied, without involving the Company in a heavy debt, which might prove disastrous to the interests of the Stockholders. The Board, however, feeling an intense desire that some thing should be done to push the work further into the cotton region of South-Western Georgia, and, being fully sensible that the profitableness and usefulness of the Road would be greatly increased by such a step, have, at their meeting this day, adopted the following resolutions on the subject:
Resolved, That this Board has always shown its willingness to extend the Road whenever a sufficient sum of money should be subscribed to authorize an extension.
Resolved, That, upon the bona fide subscription, by the people, of $75.000, and the payment of 25 per cent, at the time of subscribing, this Company will agree to issue its bonds for $125,000, provided, that, be fore calling for subscriptions, it be ascertained that a line from Oglethorpe to Americus can be placed under contruct for grading and super structure, at an average rate not exceeding -------- cents per cubic yard for grading, and reasonable prices for wooden superstructure and bridg ing, the contractors to be paid two-thirds in the bonds of this Company, and one-third in stock at par value: installments to be called of the re maining three-fourths of the subscription, at the discretion of the Com pany, but running through one year from the date of subscription. The new subscribers of the $75,000. and the contractors for stock earned by work to be admitted as share holders in the whole South western Railroad Company, on the day of the completion of the Road to Americus.
By extending the Road to Americus (about 20 miles) an eligible point for a large business would be attained, and the Company would be still uncommitted as to the future general direction of the Road, as Americus would be a fa vorable point of departure, in a future extension, whether it be towards the Flint or Chattahoochee river.

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PRESIDENT S REPORT.

"Whether the action of the Board will be responded to by the subscription of the $75,000, on the part of the people, or not, it is impossible now to say ; but I apprehend no one will deny that the proposition of the Board is a liberal
one, when all the circumstances are considered. In conclusion, I congratulate the stockholders on the fa
vorable condition and prospects of their enterprise, and as sure them that the present Board of Directors are deter mined to pursue a safe and conservative policy, involving the Company no further in debt than they are unavoidably compelled to do, or than they can clearly see their way
through. Appended iga lable, showing the earnings of the Koad
in a classified form, and the statement of the Treasurer of the financial condition of the Company, including the Co
lumbus Branch.
Respectfully submitted, L. 0. EEYNOLDS,
President.

Abstract of the Earnings of the South- Western Railroad, from August 1, 1851, to July 31, 1852, inclusive.

MONTHS.

Amount of Up Freight.
Through. Way.

Amount of Down Amount of Through

Freight.

Passage

Through. Way.

Up. Down.

Amount of Way Passage.
Up. Down.

Mails.

Total.

69 62 174 58 1,283 01 023 39 SOP 55 707 80 698 62 690 83 208 33 5,064 58 476 17 245 60 4,353 19 1,033 62 682 80 1,035 25 652 15 567 35 208 33 9,154 86 October, ...... ... 1,034 83 828 07 2,976 69 924 49 1,844 40 1,131 47 1,649 67 672 46 208 83 11,770 20

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November.......... December, ......... March......... ......

3,841 45 1,856 60 5,509 54 2,282 86 6,867 41 2,112 73 6,412 37 1,927 77 4,896 82 1,591 70

2,259 85 708 79 2,ti67 86 814 91 2,'2'20 72 994 13 2,687 17 983 04 3,190 48 1,287 17

895 76 1,339 40 1,498 20 1,560 10 1,865 04 1,585 59
1,453 65 1,366 07 1,351 85 1,530 85

679 25 895 23
868 04
663 80
721 73

608 67 880 94 847 88 703 00 645 45

208 33 208 83 208 35 208 33 208 33

12,298 09 16,262 46 16,064 39 15,806 20 14,923 88

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April................. 2,814 81 645 65 1,949 29 1,000 10 1,202 85 1,189 95 633 60 573 20 208 83 9,717 78 M1 ay.......... ........ 387 80 839 63 1,077 42 863 10 1,182 60 955 29 602 40 617 50 203 33 6,233 67



239 67 253 67 1,015 38 719 49 1,141 40 769 26 646 46 619 00 208 33 6,412 54

216 45 526 72 1,356 07 888 52 1,388 65 978 11 847 63 777 45 208 35 7,187 95

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30,305 74 12,785 48 26.936 52 10,840 75 14,811 74 14,148 63 9,068 47 8,002 72 2,600 00 129,395 00

Number of Through Pafwengers,. ....... 17,742 Number of Way Passenf>'ersi ........ ...... .94.1Q9r
Total Number of Pa isengers,. ...... ..42,649

Average Number of Passengers per d y, .............. ...116} Total Number of miles run by the Tra ns during the
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Statement of lieeeipts and Disbursements of the Funds of the South- Western Railroad Company to the 1st of August, 1852.

RECEIPTS.

DISBURSEMENTS.

Received for Capitol Stock, 6,607 Shares.........................v.....-566,700
Received for Forfeited Stock, 922 Shares............................. .-. 80,010
Received for Amounts overpaid,... 0 Received for Balance duo Contrac
tors in stock......................... 105 Bond account, issued................... Premium and Discount on Bonds

00
00 Glf}
00--580,887 150,000

Olj 00

3ontrufition,................................ i.ocomotivo Engines,......................15,820 Pnssengor CMS,....................... .... 7,288 Freight Curs,..................... .........82,915 Maeon Depot...............................19,275 L'ools, ........................................ 1,045 Current Expenses......................... Bnlonce,........... ..........................

82 07 15 41 28--

607,180 70,844 48,405 80,868

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83 08 C5J

and Notes,...........................

1,020 CO

Freight Beamings since August 1st.

1861............ .................... ... 80,934 02

Patiencer Earnings since August

1811861................................ Post Office Department,...............

46,159

00--127,093 1,789

02 81

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Central Railroad Fr't and Puss ao't, Daniel Griffin, (Columbua Stage,)

4,813 82 147 60

$872,359 82j

THE BALANCE CONSISTS OP

Cash on hand as per Cash Book,.... 4,578 03$ " Deposit at Central R. R. Bank.................................... 05,082 56
Cash on Deposit at M. & F. I. Bank,

Agency, Macon....................... 5,357 89 --75,018 48ii

Bills Receiv a"ble,.

4,700 17

$872,859 823 JOHN T. BOIPEUILLET,
Secretary and Treasurer,

$80,308 605

Statement of Receipts and Disbursements of the Funds of the South- Western Branch Railroad, to the 1st of August 1852.

RECEIPTS.

DISBURSEMENTS.

From City Council, Savannah......................... 00,000 00 Excavation and Embankment,........................ 82,811 70

Central Railroad and Banking Company, Jno H. Howard, (Contractor,) ............ Reuben H. Slappy,.............................. Grief Cheeves,..................................... Robert Collins,.................................... J. J. Hampton.................................... James M. Redmond,......... .................. Holcomb & Collins............................... S.Rutherford...................................... James Dean........................................ B. A. Graham.....................................

38.654 84 Clearing and Grubbing................................. 6,452 71 Bridge Masonry,........................... ............... 4,453 12 Dry Masonry................................................ 1,767 10 Engineering, etc.,... ..................................... 6,435 66 Right of Way............................................... 1,707 13 Incidental Expenses................................... 2,769 58 Superstructure,.......................................... 4.831 48 Salaries............................ ......... ..............
350 00 Iron Plate and Spikes,............................. 8,693 74 Bnlnnce,.................................................... 1,286 92

3,(ill 25 29,826 50 7,580 18 10,895 08 1,186 86
99 25 2,47 8'.) 1.250 00
5 28 591 69

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D. W. Visscher,.................................. 1,466 66 George W. Towns............................... 666 17

$140,251 68

Thomas & Visscher,................... ......... Towns & Brown,................................. Thomas B. Ellison...............................

359 97 106 66 345 98

JNO. T. BOIFEUILLET, Secretary and Treasurer.

Premium and Discount.........................

10 96

Bills Payable,........./............................ 5,033 00

$140,251 68

THK BALANCE CONSISTS OF

Cash on hand as per Cash Book.................. ... " Deposit at M. & F. I. Bank Agency Macon,................................................

431 64 160 05

$591 69

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SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT.
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SOUTH-WESTERN RAILROAD CO., ) MACON, August llth, 1853. j

To the Stockholders :

I have the honor to present you with a statement of

the second year's business of the Company, comprising

Reports from the Chief Engineer and Superintendent, and

balance sheets from the Treasurer.

You will perceive, by the report of the Superintendent, that the earn

ings of the Road for the year to have been,

$140,008 25

being an increase of $10,613 25 over the

previous year.
The current expenses for the same period have been..--...............................---" .................

63,200 66

Leaving a balance of nett profits of..--.--..........

$76,807 69

being an increase of $5,272 52 over previ

ous year.............................................

From this amount have been paid,

Dividend No. 2 in February,..........................$24,484 00

Interest on Bonds.......................................... 11,865 00

Annuity to City of Macon............................... 1,250 00--$37,599 00

Leaving a balance of................................ ,,

$39,20859

The Board of Directors have this day declared a

dividend on the original stock of* $4 00

per share....................................... .... 25,032 00

Also a dividend on the Columbus Branch stock

of $1 66 per share, .....................;....... 4,548 40--$29,580 40

Leaving a surplus, after paying dividends, of,...

$9,628 19

The dividend on the stock of the Columbus branch, is at

the rate of 8 per cent., per annum, for the two and a half

months which that Road has been in operation.

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That stock is, from this date, merged in, and on a footing with the original stock of the Company.
This exhibit of the year's operations, although'encouraging to the stockholders, is not as favorable as was hoped for at the beginning of the year.
We expected a much greater increase in the earnings of the Road over the previous year, but the excessive rains and heavy fresheta in the months of August, September and November, not only injured our Eoad seriously, but ren dered transportation almost impossible, throughout a great portion of South-Western Georgia, and greatly diminished our business for a considerable time. After we had nearly recovered from these difficulties, the small pox made its ap pearance at Oglethorpe, and other points on our Road, and, for a time, our business was almost suspended. In three of our best business months, when we had expected a large in crease over the previous year, the falling off was about twelve thousand dollars. The transportation of cotton for the year has, consequently, fallen short of the previous year 6,642 bales.
The details, given in the report of the Superintendent, will, more clearly, show the effect of the above causes on the business of the year, and on the Road itself.
The shops and engine house, at the depot in this city, which were in course of construction at the date of the last report, have been completed and furnished with tools and machinery. We are now equipped in that respect, BO as to be able to perform, with economy and dispatch, all necessa ry repairs to our motive power and cars, as well as to man ufacture our own freight cars. We have added to our roll ing stock, since last report, twenty-five burthen cars, two baggage cars, two passenger cars, and four locomotive en gines.
We expect to receive, during the next month, two en gines from the manufactory of Rogers, Ketchum and Grosvenor, of Patterson, New Jersey, which, we hope, will ren-

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der our power sufficient for the business of the coming sea
son. The manufacture of freight cars, in our own shops, will
be continued to meet the increasing demand of our busi
ness. The Columbus Branch is about completed, and was
opened, for regular business, on the 16th day of May. - Since that time, the line between this city and Columbus, has been in uninterrupted operation.
The business from this branch, has been very satisfactory, particularly in passengers, and we have reason to expect a
constant increase. Great care has been taken in the construction of this
Branch, and it is, therefore, entitled to rank among the best constructed Roads in the State. I refer you to the report of the Chief Engineer, for a detailed statement of the cost
of this Branch. The Opelika Branch of the West Point and Montgomery
Road is all under contract, and, as I am informed, is rapid ly progressing in construction. I understand there is little doubt that it will be finished iu less than one year from
this time. The Augusta and Waynesborough Road is approaching
completion, and, although it has been retarded by a series of very discouraging circumstances--sickness among the operatives, a difficulty amounting to almost impossibility of obtaining a sufficient force to carry on the work--I am in formed that it will be completed through to Augusta dur
ing the next fall. It is unnecessary for me to repeat to the stockholders my
estimate of the advantages that the completion of these
two works will confer on our Company. Within a year from this time, we may expect that an en
tire Railroad line will be in operation from New Y'ork to Montgomery, Alabama, of which our Road will form an
important part.
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PRESIDENT'S REPORT.

The Mobile and Girard Company are pushing their work with vigor, and have recently received large additions to their stock. There seems now to be very little doubt of the success of that enterprise, and there can be none that it will add very much to the value of our Eoad. whenever it shall be completed, and will enjoy reciprocal advantages from our Eoad, which will be its most important feeder.
On the 12th of August, 1852, the Board of Directors

Resoli-cd, "That this Board has always shown its willingness to extend

the Road whenever a sufficient sum of money should be subscribed to

authorize an extension.

Resolved. "That, upon a bona fide subscription, by the people, of

$75.000. and the payment of 2o per cent, at the time of subscribing, this

Company will agree to issae its bonds for $125,000, provided, that, be

fore calling for subscriptions, it be ascertained that a line from Ogle-

thorpe to Atnericus can be placed under contract for grading and super

structure, at an average rate not exceeding

cents per cubic yard

for grading, and reasonable prices for superstructure and bridging

ing. the contractors to be paid two-thirds in the bonds of this Company,

and oue-third in stock at par value: installments to be called of the re

maining three-fourths of the subscription, at the discretion of the Com

pany, but running through one year from the date of subscription.

The new subscribers of the STu,000. and the contractors for stock

earned by work to be admitted as share holders in the whole South

western Railroad Company, on the day of the completion of the Road

to Americus.''

Agreeably to the terms proposed in the above resolutions, the citizens of Americus and its vicinity, with a prompt ness worthy of all praise, subscribed 875,000, and paid the first installment of 25 per cent. A further installment of 25 per cent, has been called, which has also been paid. The line was located during the past fall and winter, and placed under contract to experienced and responsible con tractors.
The work was commenced in the month of April, and is now progressing satisfactorily, with a force of about three hundred hands. We hope to have it completed in time to transport the next crop after the one now growing. For a

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description of the line and an estimate of its cost, I refer
you to the Report of the Chief Engineer.
Since the determination of the Board to extend the Road to Americus, railroad iron has advanced one hundred per
cent.; the cost of the Road will be enhanced, in conse quence, nearly three thousand dollars per mile. This ex
cess will have to be provided for, by the issue of an addi
tional amount of the Company's bonds. The spirit and promptness with which the people of Sum-
ter responded to the proposition for extending the Road to Americus, induced the Board to consider the expediency of a further extension ; and, in view of the great interest manifested throughout South-Western Georgia, on the sub ject, they, at their meeting this day, passed the following
resolutions :
Whereas, many applications have been made, From various quarters, for the further extension of the Road of this Company, beyond Ameri cus, and, inasmuch as this Company has always been willing to extend the Road whenever the people of South- Western Georgia should be pre
pared to come up to the wor~, And Whereas, the Charter of the Company looks to a route interme
diate the Flint and Chattahoochee Rivers, whence connection can be made to Fort Qaines on the one hand, and Albany on the other hand ;
And Whereas, the Company is encouraged, by the course of the citi zens of Sumter county, in relation to the extension to Americus, and by the prevailing feeling of the people generally, to go on ( according to the spirit of the Charter,'
It is Resolved, That this Company will extend its Road from Ameri cus through the 12th District of Lee county, and the 4th District of Ran dolph county, to a point on or near the north line of Baker county, pro vided individuals shall, by the first day of January next, subscribe for stock to the extent of $225,000 00, (two-fifths of the estimated cost of the whole extension,) on the following terms:
1st. Twenty per cent, to be paid on subscribing, aud the residue in in stallments, to be called by the Company, as may be required for the prosecution of the work.
2nd. The new subscribers to be placed on the footing of the present itockholders, as soon as the extension is completed; provided, that if it shall be determined to open the extension in part, an account shall be kept of the nett earnings of so much of the Road as may be opened, and the same shall go to those who subscribe the $225,000 00, pro rate, in

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the proportion of their subscription to the whole cost of the extension, according to the shares they respectively hold, until the extension is complete.
Resolved,, That the President is requested to have a preliminary sur vey of the route, made at as early a day as possible..
Should the extension of the Road contemplated in the above resolutions of the Board, be carried into effect, I think I can safely assure the stockholders that they may look, with confidence, for a very large increase of business, and a material enhancement of the value of their stock. The point of terminus indicated, is in the very heart of the richest cotton lands, and in a section of country which is being settled with unparalleled rapidity. We can scarcely, even in the imagination, over-estimate the future wealth and productiveness of the region of country alluded to, particularly, in the great staple of our country.
I cannot, for a moment, doubt that the people will, at once, see their interest, so far as to respond to the proposi tion of the Board of Directors, and that but a few months will elapse before we shall have the whole line under con
tract. In conclusion, I cannot forbear to congratulate the stock
holders, on the success of their enterprise, and its bright prospects for the future, and to assure them, that it will be the constant care of the Board of Directors, to preserve the present high credit of the Company, and so conduct its op erations as to produce the greatest amount of public benefit, as well as individual profit to the stockholders.
Respectfully submitted,
L. 0. REYNOLDS,
President

SOUTH-WESTERN RAILROAD CO.,) MACON, August 1st, 1853. j
To L. 0. Reynolds, Esq., President. Sir :--I herewith submit to you a Report, shewing the
second year's operations of this Road, ending July 31st,
1853.

Earnings of the JRoad for the year, as follows:
Up Freights, (eastward,)..-........---..................$40,854 68 Down Freights, (westward,)..................--.....-... 38,759 28 Freight on Iron, Spikes, Plates and Materials for
Columbus Branch,.................................. 3,532 65

Total Freights,-..............................--.........

$83,146 61

Through Passengers......................................... 34,614 52 .

Way Passengers,....-........................................ 19,107 23

Total from Passengers,......--...................... United States Mail,......-- ................................

63,621 75 3,239 89

Total Earnings......................................... Of the total earnings 4,801 92 was from Co
lumbus Branch. The cm-rent expenses for the year, have been.......

$140,008 25 63,200 66

Leavings balance of nett earnings of---............

$76,807 69

The expenditures for working the Road, have been as

follows :

Repairs of JRoad:--

Including proportion of salary of Superintendent, wages of Supervisors, Overseers; hire, clothing, subsistence,
tools and doctor's bills for Negroes, Lumber and Ma terials ; Engine and Train for ditching; wages of Watchman at Flint River Bridge; and extra expendi ture, caused by freshets, of three thousand dollrs.......$25,424 60

Motive Power and Cars:--

Including repairs of Engine and Cars, Oil and Tallow, wa ges of Runners and Firemen, Cotton waste, Superin tendent and Master Hachinest's salaries,.................. 15,071 19

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Fuel and Water:-- Including fuel for engines, pumping water, repairs of pnmps,
wellsr and cisterns................ ............................... 2,439 60

Transportation Expenses:--

Including salary of Superintendent and clerks, station agent's
commissions, wages of train hands, labor at Maeon, Oglethorpe and Freight booses; and salary of agents atOglethorpe and Butler......................................... 15,998 16

Salaries:-- Including proportion of salary of President and Treasurer,....
Damage:-- Including stock killed, damage and loss of goods transported,
Incidental Expenses:-- Including printing, advertising, books, stationery, postage
taxes, etc.,....--..-.....----......................................

2,125 00 618 86
1,523 35

Total current expenses............................... ...............$63,200,66
The business of the Road shows a satisfactory increase over the first year, 1852, both in passengers and freight: notwithstanding the very injurious effects of the freshets in diverting cotton from our Road to Flint River, and other points ; caused by the bad state of the wagon roads during the winter and spring, and the prevalence of the small pox at Oglethorpe and Marshalville, for several months, which tended to drive travelers from our Road. The falling off in cotton carried, is 6,642 bales, produced by the causes above stated ; and as these causes may not, naturally, be looked for again, for several years, I think we may fairly expect an increased amount of freight, particularly cotton, from Oglethorpe and stations below Fort Valley, the ensu
ing year. What extent of business in freight, we shall get from our
connection with the Muscogee Railroad, and the Columbus Branch, time alone can determine. Our passenger receipts from that source, will, no doubt, be largely increased. Since the opening of the Columbus Branch, May 16th, the aver-

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age number of passengers per day has been 164, against 102 per day for tbe same time last year.
Since the last Annual Report, our Engine House and Work Shops, have been finished, and furnished with neces sary tools, engine, machinery and fixtures, and we are now enabled to do all our own work; such as repairing locomo tives, turning driving wheels, fitting up car wheels, build'ing passenger and freight cars, and repairing old cars, in a convenient and economical manner.
March 15th ten miles of the Columbus Branch was open ed, for business, to a temporary station, one mile west of Flint River, and passenger and freight trains were regularly run to that point. As the laying of the iron progressed, the business advanced with it, the staging and wagoning being weekly diminished, until May 14th, when the last bar of iron was laid, and the connection with the Muscogee Railroad, at Butler, was complete, and the passengers were carried from Savannah to Columbus by a continuous Rail road. Since May 16th, passengers, baggage and freight have been transported from Macon to Columbus, without
any change of cars. The freshet, which occurred on the 25th of November
last, seriously injured fifteen miles of our Road--from Marshallville to Oglethorpe--and caused our business to be sus pended for ten days, (in our busiest season,) and involving an extraordinary expense in replacing culverts and embank
ments, of $3,000. The heavy and continuous rains during the winter, kept
the road-bed so soft that it was impossible to improve the track, and the time of the road-hands was very unprofitably employed for four months.
The unprecedented rains of the winter were wound up, March 22nd, by the heaviest flood ever experienced.on our line, which carried away the embankment and culvert at Indian Creek, embankment and culvert at ninth mile, and several small ones on the first twenty miles. The small

176

SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.

stone culverts, washed out during the past year, have all been replaced with open, -wooden culverts ; making twentysix of this kind now on the Koad, all of which should he replaced, with stone or brick, -within the next three years.
During the year, six brick culverts, of largely increased capacity, have been built to replace smaller ones, washed out by the -winter rains ; and the cost has been charged to construction.
There have been carried over the Koad, within the two years of its operation, 91.235 passengers, only one of -whom, (and he not seriously,) has been injured; and this occurred in his attempting to get on the cars whilst they were in mo tion, and he intoxicated.
I am pleased in baing able to state, that we have had but one run off, with a regular train running ahead, since the Road was put in operation.
The Road and its appurtenances, are in good condition. The Road-bed, (particularly in the deep cuts,) has been much improved by ditching and taking down the slopes, and widening the high embankments. This expenditure is charged to " Repairs of Road," though it might prop erly be charged to construction, as the work should have been done in the original building of the Road.
With favorable weather, and exemption from sickness and freshets on the line, I expect to have the track in bet ter condition by October, for a heavy business, than it has ever been. /
The expenditures for repairs of Road, for the next year, will be increased by the addition of 21 miles Columbua Branch, and considerable repairs, which will be necessary to our trestle bridges, and an increased number of ties and stringers, required for the Road. The gravel train will be required in completing the sloping and cleaning out the cuts, and widening the embankments during the next year.
A small -increased expenditure will be required in finish-

SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.

177

ing tracks, etc., at Macon Depot, and putting up platforms, wood-racks and cisterns at stations.
I will call your attention to the want of a comfortable Office for doing the business of the Company at Macon ; and suggest the propriety of having a building, of suffi cient capacity for the present and prospective wants of the Company, put up this fall.
For the details of the business, as compared with 1852, account of rolling-stock, etc., I beg to refer you to the ta bles which accompany this Report.
I cannot close this Report without referring to the prompt and faithful manner in which the employees of the Company have performed their duties for the year 1853.
Respectfully submitted, GEO. W. ADAMS, Superintendent.

I--i O)

ABSTRACT OF .EARNINGS of the Smith-Western Railroad, from August 1st, 1852, to August 1st, 1858.

AMOUNT ()

AMOUNT OF AM 'T TllUOUmi AMOUNT WAY

Ti A T 1?
1852.

UP Kit HI a (IT. DOWN I iti'.iimT 1'AKSAltK.

.__

Through. Way. Throwch . Ww.

Tip. l>own.

I'ASSACiK.

MAII.R.

Tip. niiwn.

1852.

1KB.

rj M

August... ....................... September,

812 03 630 41

215 43 1,831 60 571 97 1 001 45 612 24 5,5" TO 1,37!) OS 850 (15

891 53.

552 90 Sis KM

s5i0n2 d7".ri.|

5,0(11 5S 6.151 91 1 1,(i! 1)2

October,.... November, December, Jnmiary, ... February, . March....... April...................... ..

3,715 S3 8.869 7'.) 2,971 73 4.351 (11 2,301 ; 1,37(1 09 1,4311 01
817 11

2,010 17 2.518 08 2.HS2 77 4.195 51 l.SSO 77
703 87 1,530 1C
7H7 89

8.811 12 2,033 OS V.UR 16 1,757 92 2.135 02 3.007 44 2.MO 111 1.032 50

!)2(i 29 775 (12
7K5 K'l
1,042 82 1,020 87 1,403 87 1.120 57
671 !Hi

1 1K12 ffi

1 7a9w9 o4r0,

1 5SS 74

1 952105 8sr0>

1

077 17-)

75 .ir,

1 75: ".i 1,275 or l.rl 47' 1.793 01 1,29:; 10
9S1 75 1.H7!) 78

1.725 30 1 (11)1-"2', -l.1n0
'.III! 7(1 fill!) :(0 730 92 7ft> 1C 871 45

590 41)
l,)11r2>7 !w')i
S32 (HI 6V5 IK) fiSK 23 fi)7 55 052 00

2( 33 20S 31
Ml)S '^1
2(M 31
20S 31 .'.US Xi Mil 88

I1'11,7'"7IS0 (lK!li)! 111 'Yrl -iiV lll.nf,!! 39 15,305 2 14,923 88 9.717 7

1(1.742 14 12,sr .15 lii.07-1 (18 11,7!'8 47 1II.H21 3u 10.012 47

K
e
M wH"

July...............................

88S 12 5fi7 43 1,254 1U 531 48 12,(K t 49 234 28 K!8 02 1,425 02 539 62 2,901 25 1.85S 91

8"7 Ktt 7K7 52

fl!Tl2 51 8,7(11 2-1

080 95 937 'JO fillll (Ml 7,187 95 10,015 95

Wn

83,030 85 17,817 83 327,983 30 J10.775 OS ?18,001 81! ?10,512 69 S10.216 53 f8,890 70 $3,23!) 89 8129,895 00 S1RM75 60

Tr

fms IJrftiioli. ................................. 3.53265

I

Number through pn?>onR Number of w&y pnssonfgc

K14II.OQK 25 ..............Z ,428 Average number of pnssonfrrrs per clfiy...... .......... ..... lOG^i

..............38,8154

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SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.

179

STATEMENT OF THE NUMBER OF PASSENGERS TRANSPOR TED FROM AUGUST IST, 1852, TO AUGUST IST, 1853. Compared with the Previous Year.

MONTHS.

1S52. THROUGH.

1ST>2.

1853.

WAY. 'THROUGH.

1853. WAT.

Up. Down. Up. [Down. Up. Down. Up. Down.

493 417 413 628 SOfl 682 5!5 82S 074 905 8JC> 1077 880 8S7 824 WiS 741 871 May.... ......................... 744 5! 702 470 July............................. S69 601

963 942

857 930

IM2 1005

i:8527

fril 1401

1173 1205

693 999

107D 914

7S2 899

852 8S

813 786

1041 1100

6fi9 596 501 857 1123 1495 491 843 1040 1000 983 1148 855 801 5fi8 673 689 655 1076 879 1303 812 17iO 2042

767 807

7S6 1950

280866"

757 871

1300 1342

1048 1034

8SO 839

819 883

957 895

1075 1278

1027 1065

1257 1201

Total ........................ 8792 8932 12965 J119GO Iill028 111801 12593 13168

THE FOLLOWING TABLE SHOWS A COMPARISON OF THE VARIOUS BRANCHES OF BUSINESS FOR THE YEAR JUST
CLOSED, WITH THE PREVIOUS YEAR:

1852.

Up Freight--Way....:................

30365 74 12735 43 2G'.G 52 108-<0 75 14811 74 14148 63 9053 47 800274 2500 00

i

12939o 00

Bales Cotton--Through............ Total Bales Cotton.............

32249 13227 45476

1853. 23036 85 17817 83 2793330 11)775 98 18001 83 16512 69 10216 53 8800 70 323989
136475 60 353265
1-JOOOS 25 23428
' 15406 38834

Increase. Decrease.

50S240 104678 3190 00 2364 06 116306 887 98 73989 14474 26 7303 66 739366 708060

lyooo an
6477
739366

8821 2179
91 7Q
2179 6642

1
| 180 1
!
1I

SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.

i

i

f

t

ST? ^T EiM: E 1ST T

Of the Number of Bales of Cotton Transported from 1st

of August, 1852, to 1st of August, 1853. Compared

with the previous Tear.

MOSTHS.

i 852.

185-3.

i Through. Way. T<JTAL. Through. Way. TOTAL.

August. . ..... ...-.I September,..-- ......] October. ........ ...J November, .......... 1 December, ........ ..1 January,...------..| February, ............ March,----------. April, ........----... May,--. .---- ....... June, .................. July, .............. ...
TOTAL,------.

18J

18

367 1 138; 505

1804 1 757. 2561

4210 2172 6382

6194 2564 8758

62171 2593 8810

6650 2282 7932

4763 1778 6541

2399 668 2967

872 240 612

80 15\

95

176 1201 295

32249 13227' 415476

208 7 215

597 367 964

8871 2110 6981

4134 2795 6929

3057 2636 6693

4417 4160 8577

2400 1647 4047

1328 608 1936

1401 828 2229

944 244 1188

889 4 893

182

182

23428 15406 88834

f

-A^OOOtJIMT OF1 O.A.iR.S.
SOUTH-WKSTERN RAILROAD, JULY 31sT 1853.

DESCRIPTION OF CARS. No. OF CABS. WHEN PUT IK USE.

WHERE BEIJ.T.

REMARKS.

Box, Platform,

8

Wheels, '

.......... ..10.. . ............ 17...

May

to

Angust,...........18Gl.

Sava1n1 nah.

In fair iot rder,

Passenger. Do.

" ............ 2... June, .........................1851 Hartford, Conn. " ............ 1... May, ................. ..... .1852 Wilmington, Del.

In Shop being repninted. Requires painting,

S1RUPERPI8ONTRENTD1E. NT'S

Box,

" ...... ......10... October to December,. .1861 Savannah, C. R. R. Shop. In good order.

Platform, Do.

" "

............ 4.... tn Aug., 1852, to Aug.,

Do. 1853 Macon S. W. Railroad"^

Do. vl

Box,

............ 15... Do.

" 1858 Company's Shop.

)

II

Passenger (Second Class,) ............ 2... January and March,.... ..1853

II

Passenger, 8 Wheels, ............. 2.... May...... .................... .1858 Philadelphia.

II

Gravel,

4 Wheels, .............12.... September...... ........ .....1861 Wilmington, Del.

In fair order.

Total First Gloss Ps

" Second Class F assenger Cars........ ........................................................ 2

" Box Freight Cs

" Platform, Freijjht Cars...... ......... ........................... .............................84

(( Qrnypl

..... ..............................................................................19

Total................................. ..................... ...............................88

NAMES AND CONDITION of Engines on South-Western Railroad, July 3lst, 1853.

NAMES.

Bou.nERS.

DATE wnr.s PDT 'ON THIS ROAD.

How USED.

REMARKS.

Tobesofkee,. Grosvenor.
Echeoonnce , Ditto. Ditto.
George Hall, Ditto. Ditto.
Post Boy...... Seth Wilmath. Savannah. ... M. W. Baldwin.

May..................... ....1851

ii

u

....1852 ....1853 December, ............ ....1850

January................ ...,18f)3 .....1853

Passenger. Ditto. Freight. Ditto. Ditto. Passenger, Ditching.

In good order. Ditto. Ditto. Ditto. Needs n thorough Repairing and new
driving TIRES. In good order. Nearly worn out.

Geo. Hall was obtained from Central Railroad, (having been in use, on that employed on South-Western principally in ditching, and hauling materials.

Road

since

December,

1843,)

and

has

been

Savannah was purchased from Central Railroad, having been in use on that Rood since 1840.

firajmttr'jS!
ENGINEER DEP'T, S. W. R. E., 1 FORT VALLEY, August 7, 1S53. j
To L. 0. REYNOLDS, Esq., President:
Sir :---1 have the honor, herewith to submit a condensed statement of the condition of the Columbus Branch, exhib iting the amount expended, and necessary for its comple
tion. This Road was so far completed that the trains com
menced their regular trips, through to Columbus, on the sixteenth of May last. Since that time the work on the ware and cistern houses, turn-outs, wells, shantees for Road hands, etc., has been steadily progressing, and is now com
plete. All that remains to be done, is some finishing up, (such
as ditching, raising banks, etc.,) driving piles for the pro tection of the east abutment of Flint River bridge, build ing a road bridge across cut for Gr. W. Towns, Esq., as per agreement in settlement for right of way ; grading and lay ing another turn-out at Fort Valley, and putting in turn table at Butler.
The right of way has been secured, with the exception of three or four cases, which, I think, can be settled with out difficulty.
The amount expended on account of Road", (exclusive of the estimates of this date) is $353,403 16, as follows :
Grading, clearing and grubbing.......*........ .......................$M9,37" 85 Bridging, bridge-masonry, foundations, etc...................... 47,581 05 Other masonry.......... .................................................. 9,928 91 Superstructure........................................... .................. 41/288 49 Iron, plates,aud spikes.................................................. 75,612 85 Cow-pits and Road-crossings,.......................................... 895 65 Bight of Way.............................................................. 2,020 $6 Way stations......... ................................. .................... 6,976 05

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ENGINEER'S EEPORT.

Enjnneering............................................................... .. 17,050 30 Salaries....................................................... ............... 3.375 00 Incidental expenses,...................................................... 207 75
$353.403 16 Amountof estimates of this date,--............................ 3,715 89 I
358,119 05 Amount necessary for completion of Road,. ........... ......... 2,797 00 Right of way.............................................................. 1,500 00
$361,416 00
E.tTSXSroN tIN'E TO A3IERICUS.
This line, leaving Oglothorpe, curves slightly to the left, and takes a very direct course to Araericus, a distance of nineteen miles and thirty-three hundred feet.
Crossing Camp Creek five miles from Oglethorpe, and a sliort distance below Peacock's bridge, (where there occurs sis hundred feet of trestle bridging, which comprises a large portion of the bridging on the line,) the line is carried up the sou;h slope of that stream and Trebble Creek, a dis tance of three and a half miles, to the summit between the waters of Camp and Sweet -Water Creeks; passing this summit with a slight cut, the line crosses in a short distance, and direct course, both prongs of the Double Branch, to the north slope of Sweet Water, which it follows two and a fourth miles, to a short distance above Light-Wood-Knot Creek. whei-e it crosses and follows up this last stream, and one of its tributaries, to the table land between Sweet Wa ter and Muckalee Creeks.
From this point, which is fourteen and a fourth miles from Oglethorpe, the line is conducted in a direct course, and over very favorable ground, three and a fourth miles, to the north slope of Town Branch, along which it is car ried to within a short distance of its present terminus, when it crosses to the South or Americus side of that stream, and terminates a few hundred feet south of the Pond Town road.
From Camp Creek to Sweet Water, comprises the most

ENGINEER'S REPORT.

185

difficult and 'expensive portion of the line, between which points, a fill of 43 feet in crossing the south prong of Double Branch, a cut of 34 feet in passing the ridge be tween Double Branch and Sweet Water, occurs.
I propose, if rock, in sufficient quantity and of good quality, can be procured, to pass Sweet Water creek in a culvert with two flues of ten feet span each, instead of a trestle bridge, which would be very objectionable, owing to the height of the bank, which is 25 feet, and the heavy grade (our maximum of 45 per mile) to and from this point. The first cost, including the embankment, will be some $4,000 more, but being a permanent structure, will be cheaper in the end.
The grading, on this line, was commenced in April, with a force of about 100 hands. The force was increased to 175 in June, and now numbers 283 hands, besides consid erable animal power. This force will be considerably in creased during the fall and winter months. The work has, for the force employed, progressed very rapidly, and with the addition of another hundred hands, we may count safe ly on the completion of the Koad by the fall of 1854.

The proportion of straight and curve line from Oglethorpe to Americus is as follows:--
Straight line,..----.--............................................15 miles 2133 feet. Curved line, ......................................................... 4 miles 1146 feet.

Table of height* of different points on the line above midtide water from. Ogletliorpe to Americus :--

Oglethorpe,.--...--..--..................................................... Summit north of Camp Creek............... ........................... Camp Creek,......-- --...................................................... Summit between Camp Creek and Sweet Water.................... Sweet Water,..................--.....-....................................... Table land south of Sweet Water....................................... Town Branch,................................................................. Terminus at Americus......................................................

811 feet. 335 feet. 306 feet. 422 feet. 336 feet. 475 feet. 343 feet. 357 feet.

Estimated coat of Koad:--
Grading, clearing and grubbing........................................$ 97,234 75 Bridging and wood drains,............................................... 7,625 00
14

186

ENGINEER'S REPORT.

Masonry and foundations...................... .......................... 20,480 00 Road crossings and cattle-guards,..-...-- ......--.................. 1,700 00 "Way Stations.......................................................... ..... 2,450 00 Depot and fixtures at Americus,....................................... 6,000 00 Right of way................................................................ 8,000 00 Superstructure..................................................... ....... 162,600 00 Engineering and contingencies.................... .................... 17,000 00
Total,-.-............................................................ ..$321,489 75
The amount expended on account of Road, including es timates of this date, is $28,062 53.
The items are asfollows:--
Excavation, 90.270 cubic yards,-...--................................$10,927 42 Ktnbankment, 82,682 cubic yards,--........................... ...... 10,120 71 Clearing and grubbing,---.. ............................................ 895 00 Masonry and fonndations: ................................................ 811 68 Right of way,.-.--......................... ................................ 1.437 60 Engineering,- ............................................................... 3,760 00 Incidental expenses,-.--............................................. ..... 110 22
Total,----..............................................................$28,06253
Respectfully submitted, VIRGIL POWERS, Chief Engineer.

STATEMENT
Of Receipts and Disbursements of the Funds of the South-Western Railroad Company, to the 1st August, 1853.

RECEIPTS.

Received for Capital Stock S258 Shares...,..,.!525,80000

Keccived for Forfeited Stock, ....................... 30,08200

Heceived for amounts ovei paid.......... ......... 6 61%- 655,888 61%

150,000 00

1'reighl Earnings since 1st August, 1852....... 81,416 93

Passenger Earning! since 1st August, 1852,... 52.Z.8 32

2,513 78- 136,a 03

27 21

741 27-- 763 48

Premium and Discount on Bonds and Notes,

204 00

S92

Muscogee Railroad Pnesage Account.......... 775 16- 779 07

1570

68400

29,294 67

DISBURSEMENTS,

fTO,123 13 ....36,472 99 ....16,432 35 ...48,804 50

wa

....33,093 81

....--8--.9--69--9--0 143,77355

63.200 66

11,865 00 24,484 00

CD"

1,250 00

1,565 70

57,641 58%

$973,903 62%

TH* BALAVnK CONSISTS Or
Cash on band as per Cash Book, .................. Cash on Deposit at Central Katlroad Bank, 39,882 14 C\\sh on Deposit at Marine Bank Agency,... 9,808 14Bills Receivable...........................................

3,281 78% 49,690 28 4,669 52

$973,903 62%

P

57,641 58%



JOHN T. BOIFEUILLET, Secretary and Treasurer.

H-l



~00J

oo
00

Of Receipts and Dishurxfmcntn of (he Funds of the South- Wentcrn "Branch" Railroad, to August, \, 1853.

RECEIPTS.

DISBURSEMENTS.

Rcc' d for 2740 shares. .................... .274,000 00

ii ii i< ii ii it ii ii ii ii ii

from!!. A. Grnhnm, contractor, 10 11

Jno. II. Howard, "

2 75

Thoinns k Vischer, "

38 81

Towns cfc Brown, "

24 98

John Garner,

"

94 99

B. H. Gray,

"

25 24

Towns & Mitchcll, "

96 20

A. F. Sherwood, "

25 00--274,817 04

PremiiiTn tind Discount,

690 G2

Bills payable,

19,000 00-- 20,190 02

Bonds issued,

00,000 00

0C1learing and Grubbing................... fi,2R7 66

Biridge nnd Mas . -xry,............. ....... 47,581 05

1D)ry Masonry................................ 9.928 91

Engineering,.................................. 17,050 80

Right of Way......... ..................... 2,02080

Incidental Expenses....................... 2U7 76

SSiuperstructure............................... 41,288 49

KEx. cnvntion nnd Embankment,......... 143,140 29

Iron, Plate and Spikes.................... 75,G12 85

SSoalaries,. ..................................... 3,375 00

CwW(oawy

Pits and Road Crossings.......... Stations,....--.........................

895 55 6,975 05

en W

Interest Account--paid 11 coupons,.. 886 00--858,788 1C

Balance.................................

720 10

$354,508 2G

THK BALANCE CONSISTS OF
Cash on hand ns per Cash Book.............. Cosh on Deposit at Central R. R. Bank, $86 84 Cash on Deposit at Marine Bank Agency, 19 07--

$664 C9 55 41

$720 10

$354,508 26
JOHN T. BOIFEUILLET, Secretary and Treasurer.

ST A. T E1SXE E W T
Of receipts and Disbursements of the Funds of the South- Western- " Americus Extension" Railroad, to 1st August, 1853.

RECEIPTS.

DISBURSEMENTS.

For 1st Installment of 25 per cent, on

Engineering...................... ..... ........ 3,760 74

H

750 Shares Stock...................... 18,750 00

Incidental Expenses......................... 109 72

Do

do 727 Shares Stock,......... 18,17500--30,92500 Premium and Discount,.....................

50

Interest account...................... Bond Account ' Issued,".........

173 26 Excavation and Embankment...... ......12,607 50 10.000 00 Clearing and Grubbing,........ ............ 570 00

W W

Lockett, W. B. andG. contr't'rs, 1,807 50

Right of Way............ ..................... 1,237 50--18,345 96

lledmond, Jas. M.

"

557 00

Balance...........................................

33,104 80

Thompson, Asa

"

. 852 92

De&n, James

"

2,185 08-- 4,412 50

$51,510 70

$51,510 76

THE BALANCE CONSISTS OP

Cash on Deposit at Central R. R. B'k, 14,078 21

"

" Marine B'k Ag'n'y, 86 69--14,104 80

Bills Receivable,.............................

19,000 00

$33,104 80

JNO. T. BOIFEUILLET, Secretary and Treasurer.

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CO

SEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT.

SOUTH-WESTERN EAILROAD CO., \ MACON, August 10th, 1854. /

To the Stockholders :

I take pleasure in laying before you a statement of the third year's operations of the Road, ending July 31st, com prising Reports of the Chief Engineer and Superintendent, and balance sheets from the Treasurer.

The total earnings of the Road for the year, as

stated in the Superintendent's Report, have

been.................................... ...............

$220,851 34

Being an increase over (heprevious of------ ...$80,843 09

The expenses of working the Road for the year

have been,.

99,246 13

Leaving a balance of net profits of..

$121,605 21

Being an increase over the previous year of..... ...$44,797 62

From this balance have been paid--

Interest on Bonds,....................--....--...-.-..-.. 14,625 00

Dividend No. 4, (February)------..................... 36,676 00

Annuity to City of Macon,.--.......................... 1,260 00

52,351 00

Leaving balance....................................
The Board of Directors have this day declared * dividend of Four Dollars per share on 9,862 shares,.----..................................
Leaving a surplus after paying dividends of,.......

$69,254 21
$37,408 00 31,846 21

This amount of surplus earnings, as has been the prac tice, is placed to account of profit and loss, but it Has been invested in outfit for Road, Engines, Cars, General Passen ger Depot, etc. .

192

PRESIDENT'S REPORT.

An addition of three Locomotive Engines will be made
to our motive power during the next two months. The building of a spacious Passenger Depot for the
accommodation of the three Eoads terminating in this city has been commenced. This is to be erected at the joint
cost of the three companies. The effect on our business of opening a communication
with Columbus has been quite equal to our expectations ; particularly in the transport of cotton. A small quantity has been shipped from that city to Apalachicola during the year, which has been balanced by an equal or greater amount brought up the river from points below Columbus.
We anticipate an. increased business from this source during the present year, and hope to realize, during a por tion of the year, the advantage of the completion of the Opelika branch road. That work is progressing steadily, and should there be no delay in the receipt of the iron, the line will be in operation during the coming fall.
The work on the Mobile and Girard Kailroad is progessing, and it is expected that some twenty or thirty miles will be opened during the coming fall and winter. This will probably give us some additional freight, as that Eoad pen etrates a rich cotton growing region of Alabama.
The expectations entertained at the date of my last report, that the extension of the road from Oglethorpe to Americus would be finished in season for the next crop, will be realized, as there is now scarcely a doubt that we shall run to that point .by the first of October. This extension prom ises to give us a considerable increase of business. I refer you to the report of the Chief Engineer for details in rela
tion to the construction of this line.
Agreeably to a resolution of the Board of Directors, passed August 12th, 1853, a survey was made for a further extension of the Road to a point near the north line of Baker county. The survey was terminated near a place called Concord, in Baker county, the distance from Ameri-

PRESIDENT'S REPORT.

193

cus being 36s miles, and the estimated cost of its construc tion $605,808 00. I refer you to the report of the Chief Engineer for a brief description of the line, estimates, etc.
Nothing was done by the citizens of that part of the country in furtherance of this extension, and thus the mat ter has rested.
We have had constant applications during the year from "various quarters in South-Western Georgia to extend the Road, some of them accompanied by propositions for liberal subscriptions to the stock of the Company.
These applications have, however, been from points near the two rivers, Flint and Chattahooche, and are for the most part antagonistic to each other. The Directors are of the opinion that the Eoad, whenever extended beyond Americus, should still pursue an intermediate line between the two rivers, agreeably to the provisions of the charter. This idea does not seem to meet with much favor from either side.
In view of the various conflicting interests and applications on this subject, it is proposed by the Board to hold their next regular meeting on the 12th of October at Americus, and the several points interested in the extension of the Road be there represented, and make an effort to reconcile their conflicting interests., e.o far as to agree upon a line which will give general satisfaction. Whether they will be able to accomplish anything, remains to be seen : but should nothing be done, it will be the less to be regretted on account of the present stringent and deranged condition of the financial affairs of the country.
To extend our Road beyond Americus at the present time, with any amount of assistance that we could calculate on from the citizens, would in any event involve the Com pany in an increase of debt by the further issue of its bonds, and the present is a most unfavorable time to stretch our credit. It is hardly to be expected that our bonds could be kept at par or very near it, if any considerable amount of

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them were issued during the present condition of the money market. The best securities in the country have many of them fallen below their par value under the pressure of financial difficulties which prevails throughout the commer cial world.
The bond debt of the Company at this time amounts to--
Issues for S. W. Railroad and Columbus branch;...............$210,000 00 Issued for Americns Extension........................................ 164,000 00
Total Bonds issued........................... ....................$364,000 00 This amount will have to be increased to pay the balance due
on Iron, and for the completion of the Americus Ex tension, say........................................................ $36,000 00
Which will swell the bond debt of the Company to,........--..$400,000 00
The first of the bonds that were issued will be due in 1861, and they will fall due at various periods and in vari ous amounts from that time to 1864.
In the present state of affairs, it is my opinion that the greatest caution should be observed in the further use of the credit of the Company, which is now good, and which we should by all means keep so, if possible.
Eespectfully submitted, L. 0. REYNOLDS, President.

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SOUTH-WESTERN RAILROAD, ) MACON, August 1st, 1854. )

To L. 0. Reynolds, Esq., President.

Sir:--I herewith submit my report showing the third year's operations of this Road, ending July 31st, 1854.

Earnings of the Road for the year as follows:

Up Freight, (eastward,)--................................$71,646 32

Down Freight, (westward,)--.......................... 65,794 58

Freight on Iron, Spikes, Chairs, Lumber, etc., for

Americus Extension,............................. 1,761 20

Total Freight,.----.................. ............. ...------------$139,202 10

Through Passengers,----............................... 61,650 64

Way Passengers,--......................................... 24,098 60

Total from Passengers,--...........................------------ $75,649 24

United States Mail,.--....................................

6,000 00

Total Earnings,----.................................. The current Expenses for the year have been,....

$220 851 84 09,246 13

Leaving a balance of nett Earnings of----...................--...$121,605 21 The Expenditures for operating the Road have been as follows:

1. REPAIRS OF ROAD,

Including proportion of Salary of Superintendent, wages of Supervisors, Overseers; hire, clothing, subsistence, tools and doctor's bills for Negroes; lumber and mate rials ; engine and train for ditching; wages of Watch men at Flint River bridges; and relaying 23 miles of track with T rail,..--.....................................--......$38,814 69

2. MOTIVE POWER AND CARS,
Including repairs of Engines and Cars, Oil and Tallow, wages of Runners and Firemen, Cotton Waste, Superintendent and Matter Machinist's salaries................................ 29*,265 79

8. FUEL AND WATER,
Including fuel for Locomotives and stationary Engine; pump ing water, repairs of pumps, wells and cistenrs,............ 6,837 88

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4. TRASSPORTATIOX EXPENSES,
Including salary of Superintendent and Clerks, Station Agents' commissions, wages of train bands and Conductors; labor at Macon, Oglethorpe and Butler freight houses; and salary of Agents at Oglethorpe and Butler............ 20,596 77
5. SALARIES. Including proportion of salary of President and Treasurer,... 3,133 32
6. DAMAGE. Including stock killed, damage and loss of goods transported,
(and also 4,096 13 dollars paid for loss of 67 bales of Cotton by fire,)........................-.........--................. 4,425 00
7. IXCIDEXTAL EXPENSES.
Including printing, advertising, books, stationery, postage, taxes, etc............................................................ 1,673 18
Total current expenses,...-......................... .............. $99,246 13
Since the date of. the last annual report, our business, both in Passengers and Freight, has steadily increased, and for the year is entirely satisfactory.
At the time my last report was written, the branch from Fort Valley to Butler, 21 miles, imiting ours with the Muscogee Railroad at the latter place, and forming a continu ous track from Macon to Columbus, had only just been opened ; and we had not had an opportunity of feeling the effect of this connection on the business of our Road ; but we can now say that our business has been largely increased thereby, more particularly in cotton, there having passed over our Koad, from Columbus and Way Stations on the Muscogee Railroad, 60,569 bales.
Total bales of cotton transported during the year 105,083, against 38,834 the previous year.
Our Earnings for year ending July 31st, 1853, were for 50 miles of Road in use, $135,000; our Earnings for 1854 are for 71 miles in use $220,851 34, an increase of 63 per cent, over the previous year, whilst the additional length of Road in use is only 42 per cent; showing a net increase in Earnings for the year of 21 per cent.
During the year two persons have been killed on the Road.

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Nov. 9th, 1853, a young man, (not a passenger,) intoxi cated, got on the cars at Fort Valley, whilst the Train was stopped for dinner; he jumped from the platform, when the cars were being coupled together, fell on the track, was run over and killed. The other was a train hand, on the Muscogee Passenger Train, (which passes over our Road.) Feb. 9th, 1854, some evil disposed person placed a piece of timber on the track, at a sharp curve, which threw the train off the Eoad. This man seeing the danger jumped off and was crushed between the baggage car and the slope. No other person was injured, nor would this man have lost his life had he stood at his brake, inside the car. This is the only run off by a Passenger Train (with engine running ahead) since the Road was opened July 4th 1851, and these are the only persons killed during that time.
There have been carried over the Road since it went into operation, 153,667 passengers, only one of whom (and he not seriously) has been injured. He yas endeavoring to get on the cars whilst they were in motion.
Number of Through Passengers for the year,-............................81,910 Number of Way Passengers for the year,..................................80,522
Making total of 62,342, being an averse of 171 per day, against 106 per day for the previous year.
The miles run by Passenger Trains within the year were 55,450 ; by Freight and other Trains, (exclusive of gravel train) 54,266 ; making total of miles run 109,716. Wood consumed 1,614 cords, being an average of nearly 68 miles run to a cord of wood used.
We have had during the year several serious accidents, involving considerable loss, as follows:
August 16th, 1853, a Freight Train was thrown off, by running over a steer, damaging cars $200. Jan. 16th, 1854, a Freight Train was thrown off in the two mile cut, west of Flint River, by washing out of Road bed--damage "to cars $600. April 8th, a train of cotton caught fire, near Rey nolds, from a log heap--67 bales of cotton and two plat-

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form cars were totally destroyed. Loss on cotton, (charged to damage account) $4,096 13 ; loss on cars $800. The cars burned and broken have been replaced, and their cost is included in account Motive Power and Cars. No other accidents worthy of notice in this report have occurred during the year.
I trust I have prescribed such rules and regulations as will prevent for the future accidents of like character.
During the year just closed, we have relaid 23 miles of the Road between Blacon and Fort Valley, with the T rail purchased for the Americus Extension, using the Flange rail taken up, for laying the Road from Oglethorpe to Americus.
Belaying the upper end of the Boad was rendered more necessary in consequence of that portion from Fort Valley to Macon, nearly 29 miles, having to sustain the whole traffic, double as many trains passing over that portion as over either of the lines from Fort Valley towards Columbus, or to Oglethorpe and Americus. In this connection I would bring to your notice the fact, that during the ensuing year the light string track, on the 6 miles next to Macon, will have to be relaid, with a larger stringer, and if about 6* miles of T rail could be had for this portion next spring, con siderable expense in relaying would be saved; and as we shall have very few bars of flange iron left, after finishing the main track to Americus and necessary turnouts ; and as we shall require considerable flange iron to replace broken and defective bftrs within the year, I would suggest the purchase of 6 to 7 miles, say 500 tons T rail, same pattern as that now in use on 44 miles, between the 6th mile post and But ler. This would .give us a good T rail track on the line of largest traffic, and flange rail enough for repairs for several years.
The large stone culvert in course of construction at Mossy Creek, to replace the present trestle bridge, which is begin ning to decay, will be finished by 15th September; when

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the present bridge will be filled with earth, making the Road
at that point permanent and secure. Seven miles of the Americus Extension track being ready
for use, July 13th we began running the Passenger Train to that point; and as the iron has been laid, we have contin ued to progress, until at present we are running a Passenger Train daily to the first station, 9i miles below Oglethorpe, . leaving only lOi miles to finish to Amerieus, which place we expect to reach on the 1st day of October.
The want of a comfortable house for passengers at Fort Valley, is a serious inconvenience in wet weather ; and I would recommend that one be built during this year.
In several of the wet chalk cuts on the line, I have taken out the chalk 6 inches below the cross ties, and substituted gravel; and from the experience of the past winter, I am satisfied thai there would be great saving in repairs of Road, cars, and machineiy, were all the cuts graveled; and I think it would be advisable to keep a train and hands constantly engaged in this work, until all the cuts shall be thoroughly
graveled. Notwithstanding the extreme hot, dry and oppressive
weather of this summer, our Road hands have been healthy. The Road and its appurtenances are in good order. That
portion from Macon to Oglethorpe, particularly below Fort Valley, has been very much improved, by taking down the slopes, widening the Road bed, both in the cuts and on the embankments, and raising the latter (in several places as much as two feet) to protect the track against freshets. A large amount of ditching has been done, and several wooden framed culvert8 put in to replace small stone culverts washed out by heavy rains. This expenditure is included in Re
pairs of Road. There have been built during the year in the Company's
Shops, and charged to Freight Cars, 15 Box and 21 Plat form 8 wheel Cars ; also, one large second class Passenger
Car, charged to Passenger Cars.

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Our stock of Cars now in use consists of--
First class Passenger Cars,..................... 6 in good order. Second "........"........."......................... 3 " " Box Freight.............. ."........................46 " " Do. " Conductor's...."....-................-.. 4 " " Platform ..................."........................61 " " Stock-......-...-.........."... .................... 4 " " Gravel (4 wheels)........".............. --......12 in tolerable order.
Total..................................... ......125
For the details of the business, as compared with the year ending July 31st, 1853, account of Rolling Stock, etc., I beg to refer you to the Tables which accompany this Report.
Respectfully submitted, GEO. W. ADAMS,
Superintendent.

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THE FOLLOWING TABLE SHOWS A COMPARISON OF THE VARIOUS BRANCHES OP BUSINESS FOR THE YEAR JUST CLOSED, WITH THE PREVIOUS YEAR:

1853.

1854. I Increase.

Up Freizht--Through...... Up Freight--Way............. Down Freight--Through.. Down Freight--Wny......... Up Passage--Through...... Up Passage--Way............ Down Passage--Through.. Down Passage--Way_ ..... United States Mail...........

23,ft1685 53,094 19l 30.057 34 17,817 3 18.552 13! 734 0 27,083 30i 51.999 8' 24,016 51 10.775 981 13.794 77 3.018 7!) 18,001 83 24,762 09 6,760 26 ! 10,il6 53] 12.267 681 1(1,275 86 I 16.512 69' 26,788 55' 2,1-51 15 I 8.S90 70! 11.830 92i 2,940 22 I 3,239 89, 6.000 00] 2,760 11

j 136,475 60 219,090 14j 82,614 54

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. 220.851 34.

Bales Cotton--Throuzh. Bales Cotton--Way........

sin 23 482] 86506 63 249
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NAMES AND CONDITION of Locomotives on the South-Western Railroad, July 31sf, 1854.

NAMES.

BUILDERS.

DATE WHEN POT IKT USE on THIS ROAD

How USED.

REMARKS.

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George Hall, Rogers, Ketchum & Grosvenor, December, ......... 1850 Gravel,

In good order.

Tobesofkee,.

do.

May..........................1851 Passenger,..

In good order.

Echeconnee,

do.

May, ........................1851 Passenger,..

In good order.

Tallahassee,.

do.

September,................1852 Freight, .....

Post Boy,... Seth Wilmarth,

January,....................1863 Passengers,

Eufaula,..... Rogers, Ketchum & Grosrenor, April, .......................1853 Freight.......

In shop undergoing repairs. In fair order. In good order.

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Savannah, M. W. Baldwin,

April........................1853 Gravel, .......

Seminole,.. Rogers, Ketchum & Grosvenor, October.....................1853 Freight.......

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do.

October.............. 1853 Freight!

Worn out, (not in use.) In good order. In good order.

Geo. Hall was obtained from Central Railroad, (having been in use, on that Road since December, 1843,) Savannah was purchased from Central Railrond, having been in use on that Road since 1840.

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Of number of Passengers Transportedfvom 1st August, 1853, to 1st August 1854. Compared with previous year.

MOSTHS.

1853.
THROUGH.
Up. Down.

1853.
WAY
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1854.
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1854.
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1853-August 669 596 767 807 1523 1053! 981 1116 September. ' 501 fi57 786 886 820 1405 1114 1188 October..... 1123' 1495 1950 2067| 1083 1624 1152 1157 November.. 491 843 757 8711 1-295 1807 1455 1417 December.. 1040 1000: 1300 1342 1636 2084 1737 1564 1854-Jan'y. 983 1148|| 1048 1034 1595 1816 1486 1760 Febrnary... 855 8011 850 839 1299 1267 1024 . 1096 March......... 588 673 819 S 33 1233 1311 1222 1260 April.......... 689 6551 957 895 1101 1165 1094 1268 May............. 1076 879 1075 1278 1241 1142 1166 1023 June.......... 1303 812 1027 1065 1136 814 983 1032 Jcly.. ......... 1710 2042! 1257 1201 1398 1062! 1845 1382

Total.......' 11,028 11,801 12,593 13,1 68 15,360 16,550 15,259 15,263

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ENGINEER DEPARTMENT S. W. R. R., FORT VALLEY, August 7th, 1854.
L. O. Reynolds, Esq., President :
SIB :--At the date of my last Annual Report, there had been expended, on account of Americus Extension, $22,754 81. The work has progressed very satisfactorily since, and there has been expended, including estimates of this date, the sum of $267,776 67.
The items are as follows:
Right of way................................................................. $7,703 87 Clearing and Grubbing.................................................... 6,133 78 Masonryj^.......... ............................................................ 18,178 99 Trestle Bridging........................ ................................... 7,629 23 Excavation and Embankment........................................... 88,312 22 Road Crossings and Cow-pits,.--...................................... 75 00 Superstructure,.........-...........--....................................... 10,612 00 Iron, Plates and Spikes..................................... ..............102,248 94 Premium and Discount,........................'"........................... 1,600 50 Interest Account..................... ....................................... 1,286 77 Salaries, Printing and Advertising,.................................... 1,836 17 Engineering,.-.. .................... ...... ................................ 11,119 88 Incidental Expenses,....................................................... 122 47 Estimates of this date,--...... ................................--......... 12.026 35
Total amount expended to date,....----...........................$267,776 67
The masonry for the entire line was completed about the
first of April. The grading is done, except about 10,000 cubic yards on
section 9, and some finishing off about the Depot at Ameri cus--all of which will be completed this month.
The timber for superstructure is ready, except about two miles, which -will be sawed and delivered before needed.
The contractor for cross ties has a large force on the line, and is having them delivered in advance of the track laying at the several points where wanted.

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ENGINEER'S REPORT.

The superstructure is completed to the first station, 9? miles from Oglethorpe and 101 miles from Americus, (to which point the passenger train is making daily trips.,) and is being pressed forward with a large force from that point, at the rate of one mile per week. There is also a force which commenced five miles this side of Americus on the 24th July, and are laying down the wooden superstructure towards Americus at the rate of a half mile per week. In addition to these two forces, there will be another force commencing at Americus in a few days, that will lay at least a fourth of a mile weekly. Having three forces laying at least one and a half miles per week, and but 10 z miles of track yet to do, I think must insure the opening of the Koad by the first of October, allowing for all contingencies.
The Freight House at Americus has been contracted for, and the contractors are making commendable progress with the work, and will have it in readiness. Indeed, the con tractors generally deserve commendation for the prompt, en ergetic and faithful manner in which they have finished and are doing their work.
The right of way has been secured, with the exception of a few unimportant cases.
Owing to the condition of the trestle bridge over Mossey Creek, it became necessary either to rebuild it, or to substi tute a culvert therefor. For various and good reasons, it was deemed best to build a culvert. The work was con tracted for and commenced about the first of April. The earth excavation has been removed, the wooden foundation put in, the masonry commenced, and will be completed in six or eight weeks.
BAKER EXTENSION 8. W. RAIL ROAD.
According to a resolution of the Board of Directors, and your directions, I had a preliminary gervey made last fall, with reference to the extension of our Boad to Baker county, and submitted at that time estimates of cost, etc., a copy of

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which, with, a few remarks explanatory of the route, are herewith submitted.
I deem it unnecessary to make an elaborate report, with estimates of receipts, expenditures, etc., to prove that the Koad, if extended to Baker county, or indeed to almost any point twenty miles or more South or West from Americus, would pay handsome dividends. This point has been uni versally conceded, as well as its great necessity and impor tance to the citizens of the south-western counties.
The route surveyed, after leaving the terminus at Ameri cus, passes directly across Muckalee creek, a short distance below the public road, and is carried down the west slope of that stream a distance of two miles, where the summit between Muckalee and Bear branch is reached. From this (point which is three miles from Americus) it was conducted in a very direct course about seven miles, crossing Bear branch, with a short fill of thirty feet, and Muckalee creek (near Kobert White's) to the head of Jordan's Mill branch. From this point there were two lines run. The lower and best line was carried down the west slope of this latter stream about four miles, to the north-east corner of the 12th dis trict of Lee county ; and from thence in a direct line 8. 20 W. four miles to the summit West of Kinchafoonee creek, crossing that stream about one mile below Davis' bridge, the swamp being forty-five hundred feet wide.
From this summit, west of Kinchafoonee and eighteen miles from Americus, the line is carried in a south-west course eleven miles, crossing two of the -more eastwardly branches of Chickasawhatchee, passing near the north-east corner of the 4th district of Eandolph, to the head of the west prong of Chickasawhatchee creek. From this point a straight line 71 miles long S. 15 W., over very favorable ground, and the north line of Baker county is reached.
The most expensive portion of this line is between Ameri cus and the summit west of Kinchafoonee, and even this

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ENGINEER'S REPORT.

will compare favorably with the like distance on the present Koad.
The upper line, from the head of Jordan's Mill branch, was run straight from that point to intersect the lower line near the head of Chickasawhatchee, and would shorten the distance about three-fourths of a mile, but would involve some very heavy work in getting down to Kinchafoonee on the east side, and in crossing that stream, as the swamp is 6,500 feet wide. This line also crosses Moss creek near its head, where a heavy fill occurs.
In a final location, which would involve the necessity of a more thorough examination of the country, I doubt not there might be considerable improvements made both in cost and alignment. Distance 361 miles.
CONDENSED ESTIMATE OF COST.
Grading, clearing, grubbing, bridging and masonry,............$250,808 00 Road crossings and cattle gnards,....................... ........ ..... 2,500 00 Bight of Way,............................................................... 15,000 00 Way Stations,....--........................................................ 10,500 00 Depotat terminus............................ ............................ 6,000 00 Superstructure, including Iron, Spikes and Plates............. . 296,000 00 Engineering and contingencies......................................... 25,000 00
Total cost............................................................ 605,808 00
Kespectfully submitted, VIRGIL POWEES, Chief Engineer.

STATEMENT
Of Receipts and Disbursements of the Funds of the South-Western Railroad Company, to the 1st
August, 1854.

RECEIPTS. Received for Capital Stock, 9352 shares,.........935,200 00 Received for Forfeited Stock,...,...................... 30,082 00 Received for amount overpaid........................ 130 86-- Bond Account "Issued"................................. Freight Earnings since 1st August, 1853,.........133,184 06 Pasienirer Earnings since 1st August, 1^53...... 76,890 87-- Post Office Department.................................... Central Railroad Passage Account.................. 120 09 Central Railroad Freight Account.................. 580 69-- Muscogoo Railroad Passage Account............. Thompson's Stage Lino................................... Thos. S. Wayno. Forwarding Agent............... Unolnimed Dividends, Nos. 1, 2, and 3,........... Bills Payable................................................... Premium and Discount................................... Profit and Loss................................................

9R5.412 86 210,000 00 210.075 83
5,533 11 70078 663 28 18 65
5,917 29 17772
17,787 15 I,307 95 35,123 64

1,452,718 26

Cash on hand as per Cash Book...................... Cash on Deposit at Marine Bank................... 30,071 17 Cash on Deposit at C. R. R. Bank................... 14,914 03 Bills Receivable..............................................

II,734 73 44,98520 14,523 39

871,243 32

DISBURSEMENTS.

Construction...................................................................... 1,036,719 74

Locomotive Engine?,....................53,869 54

Passenger Car*.............................19.414 84

Freight Cars.................................r>9,702 18

Macon Depot...............................34,971 55

Tools and Machinery................... 9,183 74

187,141 C5

Current Expenses,........................

99,216 13

Interest Account.........................

14.525 00

Dividend No. 4............................

36,576 00

Annuity to City of Macon,..........................

1,250 00

General Passenger Depot............................

5.0S5 91

Macon & Western R. R. do. Freight Ac't.,

138 36

Miiscogee Railroad Co. Freight Account,...

191 90

Balance....................................................

71,243 32

31,452,718 26

JNO. T. BOIFEUILLET, Secretary and Treasurer.

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STA.TiKM'RNT
Of Receipts and Disbursements of the Funds of the South-Western " Americm Extension" fttiitroad, to the 1st Aiigmt, 1854.

RECEIPTS.

DISBURSEMENTS.

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JOHN T. BOIFEUILLET, Secretary and Treasurer.

EIGHTH ANNUAL REPORT.
SOUTH-WESTERN EAILEOAD CO., \ MACON, August 9th, 1855. /
To the Stockholders : The accompanying Report of the Superintendent of the
Road shows the Earnings for the year ending the 1st inst., and, in detail, the current expenses for the same period. It shows, also, the present condition of the Road and its equip ment, and has appended to it tables by which to compare the operations of the year with those of the year immediately preceeding.
The earnings for the year have been.................................$250,596 05 The expenses for working the Road have been..................... 115,427 60
Leaving net the sum of...--..................1..........$141,168 55 That net sum has been disposed of as follows, viz: Cash paid, Interest on Bonds,...---...........$18,618 11 " " annuity to the City of
Macon,..... ................................ 1,250 00 Dividend of Feb'y, '65....................... 39,794 00 Dividend this day.............-...--...-..... 42,692 00
----------- 102,354 11
Leaving a surplus on the year of............................. $38,814 14
You will find also, accompanying this, a balance sheet of the books, signed by the Treasurer. The Road to Americus was opened on the first day of October last, and, re cently, the accounts of that extension have been merged in the general accounts of the Company. The accounts now refer to one Road, extending hence to Fort Valley ; thence, on the one hand, to Butler, (the point of junction "with the

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Muscogee Road,) and, on the other, to Americus, a distance in all of ninety-two miles.
The ninety-two miles of Koad, together with motive power, cars, depots, stations, and implements of all kinds, stand at a cost of one million six hundred and forty-one thousand eight hundred and six dollars and ninety-five cents. The other property of the Company consists of six teen thousand dollars of stock in the West Point and Mont gomery Railroad, which stock was taken by this Company to aid in building the Opelika Branch. Thus, it appears that the Bail Koad of the Company, including all its appur tenances, cost $17,845,72 per mile. The net income of the past year has exceeded eight per centum on the entire cost of the Road and its equipment. The prospect, then, of the Company's continuing to pay annual dividends, at the rate of eight per centum, seems to be clear.
We may expect a large increase of business for the year on which we have just entered. The growing crops of cot ton and corn promise an extraordinary yield. The wheat crop, now going to market, is a far heavier one than ever before made. It is reasonable to look for a considerable re duction in the hire of Road hands, and in the expense of supporting them. The travel of the Road, which, for the past year, has been injured by the scarcity of money, the high price of provisions, and the extraordinary sickness which prevailed at Savannah, Augusta and Charleston,
must be largely increased.
Since the last annual report, committees were appointed by the Muscogee Rail Road Company, and this Company, respectively, to consider and report upon the expediency of uniting the two Companies, under the South-Western Rail Road charter, if legislative authority to perform the act can be obtained. The committees met at Macon in May last, and made the following

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REPOBT:

"The Committee recommend an amalgamation of the Muscogee and South-Western Rail Roads into the latter, on these terms :

The Capital Stock to be composed of the following amounts, viz:
1st. The existing shares of the South-Western Company.
2d. New stock to be issued to the holders of that stock to the amount of 7 per cent, interest on all installments for stock from time of payment to the time or opening Road, and also for such earnings and other means, not represented by stock, as have been used to finish the South-Western Road.

3d. The existing stock of the Muscogee Rail Road, and

added thereto, the stock due to Mr. Gray on his completing

the contract entered into with him.

The new South-Western Railroad Company to assume

the debts and take all assets of every description.

The committee recommend the submission of the above

recommendation to the stockholders of the respective Com

panies, at meetings to be called in October or November, for

their determination upon the subject.

(Signed)

War. A. BLACK, R. R. CUTLER,

WM. S. HOLT,

L, 0. REYNOLDS,

VAN LEONABD, DANIEL GBIFFIN,

JAMES WIMBERLY, FRANCIS T. WILLIS,

R. L. MOTT,

JOHN W. ANDERSON,

JOHN B. DOZIER, A. R. LAWTON,

S. A. BILLING,

WM. M. WADLEY,

GrEO. W. ADAMS, JOHN B. GALLIE."

RICHARD PATTEN,

May, 1865.

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A call has, this day, been made for a meeting of the stockholders of this Company, to convene at Macon on the 18th day of October next, to act upon the Report:
The amount of 7 per cent, interest on all installments for stock, from time of payment to time of opening Road, is ascertained to be--...--................................................$119,683,84
The amount of such earnings and other means, not repre sented by stock as have been used to finish the SouthWestern Road, is......-.-...................--.......................... 124,892,51
$244,576,35
The Muscogee Bail Road Company will furnish the ne cessary information in relation to the condition of that Com pany. This Board submits the whole subject to the stock holders.
If the stockholders of the two Companies shall agree to the amalgamation, on the terms recommended by the joint committee, and if it shall please the next Legislature to grant the necessary power, it is probable that the amount of the bonds of this Company, convertible into stock at the pleasure of the holders thereof, ($228,500,00,) will be turned into stock for the advantage of the stock dividend, which, in those" events, would be declared by this Company. Independently even of such arrangement, it would seem to be the true interest of the holders of these convertible bonds to take stock.
The subject of a further extension of the Road beyond Americus, was brought before the Board of Directors on the 28th day of October last. The action of the Board is to be found in the following extract from their minutes, which extract was printed and extensively circulated.
"The president laid before the Board several propositions for the further extension of the Road, viz :
A proposition from the citizens of Eufaula, Alabama, and Lumpkin, Georgia. Also a proposition from the citizens of Albany and of Dougherty county. Also a proposition from the citizens of Calhoun and Early counties. Also a propo-

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sition from James Dean, Robert Collins and Elarn Alexan der. All of which were presented to the Board at their meeting on the 12th of October, at Americus.
The Board took these several propositions into considera tion, and after mature deliberation,
Resolved, That the Board cannot, consistently with their views of the true interest of the Company, accept any of the ' several propositions submitted, and therefore respectfully decline the same.
Resolved, That the president be requested to communi cate to the several parties this decision of the Board, assign ing in his communications the reasons which have governed them in the action they have taken in the matter.
And Whereas, This Board is at this time, as it ever has been, willing to make a further extension of the Road, whenever such an amount shall be subscribed to the capital stock of the Company, in cash, and payment duly secured, as will in their judgment justify them in making such fur ther extension,
Be it therefore Resolved, That the Company will under take the further extension of its Road from Americus to some point in the vicinity of the junction of Dougherty, Calhoun, Lee and Randolph counties--being a distance from Americus of from thirty-five to forty miles--on the follow ing conditions, viz: a bona fide cash subscription to the stock of the Company, before the first of February next of not less than two hundred and fifty thousand dollars, payable in three installments, and at the following periods, viz: twenty-five per cent, at the time of subscribing ; twenty-five per cent, on or before the first of January 1856, and fifty per cent, on or before the first of January 1857 ; provided that if any subscriber shall make payment of all or any portion of the two last installments, in advance of the time specified, he shall be allowed a deduction of the interest on such advance, from the time of payment to the

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time at which such installment would have been due. Pro vided also, that should the required amount of two hundred and fifty thousand dollars not be made up by subscriptions as aforesaid, so as to authorize the work to he undertaken, such payments as may have been made, of the first install ment, shall be promptly refunded to the subscribers. Sub scribers of this two hundred and fifty thousand dollars to be admitted as general stockholders, and be entitled to divi dends and all other privileges as stockholders, whenever the Road shall have been completed and in operation to the terminus hereinbefore indicated.
Eesolved, That (he following persons be authorized, and respectfully requested, to act as agents of the Company, in procuring subscriptions, and receiving the first installment tra the same, giving receipts conditioned that the money shall be refunded as above, in case the two hundred and fifty thousand dollars be not subscribed by the time specified, viz :
James Dean, Joseph Bond, James Bond, W. J. Lawton, David Vason, A. H. Colquitt, Edward Janes, Ezekiel Wimberly, Henry Tarver, Thomas Moughon, John Colley, Mr. -------- Carter, Seth Stephens, Hon. Joel Crawford, Maj. Cooke, P. SI. Nightengale, Lewis McGuire, Dr. L. B. llercer, Dr. W. H. Ragin, B. 0. Keaton, Jesse Davis.
Resolved, That the President be authorized, should any of the above persons decline serving, to fill such vacancies, and also to appoint such additional agents as he may, in his judgment, deem necessary and proper.
JOHN T. BOIFEUILLET, Secretary and Treasurer."
The cost of extending the Road to the point indicated in the preceding resolutions, was estimated to be not less than six hundred thousand dollars. The Company, it will be remarked, offered to undertake the work, if stock should be subscribed only to the amount of $250,000--not one-half

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the cost--and it made the terms of payment very easy to

the agricultural community. No subscription for this

extension was presented to the Company, and the Eailroad

rests at Ainericus. Whether the present prosperous appear

ance of things will induce any successful effort, on the part

of the people, to secure an extension, conformably to the

charter, remains to be seen. The Board feels that its action

on this subject was rather more liberal than the circumst mces

of the Company, at the time, justified. There was a strong

desire, on its part, to push the Koad further down than

Americus. That desire still exists ; but, viewing the large

debt which has been already incurred, the Board must, in

justice to the stockholders, control that desire until the

most liberal contributions, by those most deeply interested,

shall be tendered.

The worthy President of this Company, being in declining

health, was warmly urged by the Directors and his friends

generally, who felt the deepest interest in his welfare, to

change the climate for a season. Mr. Reynolds accordingly,

in the early part of June last, journeyed to the Hot Springs

of Virginia, where he has remained. His health has con

tinued to decline, until within ten days, at which time there

seemed to be a very slight improvement in his condition.

The Board cannot but give utterance to the sincere prayer

that he may be restored to that position of usefulness and

honor in society which he so long filled.

During the absence of the President, the business of the

Company has been so faithfully attended to by the Super

intendent, Mr. Adams, the Treasurer, Mr. Bouifeuillet, and

the officers generally, that the Board feels called on to

express its thanks for their good service.

Bespectfully submitted, in behalf of the Board of Direc

tors, by

E. R. CUYLEK,

President pro tern.

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SOUTH-WESTERN RAILROAD OF GEORGIA, ? MACON, August 1st, 1855. j
To R. R. CUYLEB, Esq., President pro tern.: SIR :--I herewith submit my fourth Annual Report,
showing the year's operations of this Road ending 31st July, 1855.

Earnings of the Road for the year as fottows:

Up Freight, (Eastward").............................-- 93,149 34

Down Freight, (Westward)............................. 66,325 88 Total Freight....................................... ---------- $159,475 22
Through Passengers,.........................-......--- 54,543 40

Way Passengers,.-.--...--............................ 85,523 38 Total from Passengers,.--..................... --------- 90,066 78

United States Mail,.--...................................

7.054 05

Total Earnings,.-- ............................. The current Expenses of the year have been......

$256,596 05 115,427 60

Leaving a balance of nett Earnings of..............

141,168 65

The Expenditures for operating the Road have been as follows:

Repairs of Road. Proportion of Salary of Superintendent; Salary
of Supervisor. Wages of Overseers, Watch
men Flint river bridges, and hire of Negroes, 20,628 97 "Materials," Stringers, Ties, Bridge Timber,
etc................ ...................................... 25,371 47
For Tools, Subsistence. Clothing and Doctor's bills for negroes, Stationery, Printing, etc... 6,662 45 Total Repairs Road,..--...................... ---------

51,66.289

Fuel and Water.

Fuel for Locomotives and Stationary Engine,.... Pumping water, putting up new pumps, and Cisterns, repairs of pumps, cisterns, wells and Cistern Houses,....----.............................. Total Fuel and Water,-- --.....--.--.......

3,151 70
3,163 13 --------

'6,81489

Repairs of Buildings.
Including repairs of Station Houses and all other Buildings,.............................................

- 6072

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SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.

Maintenance of Motive Power.

Oil. Tallow, and Cotton Waste, for Locomotives and Stationary Engine..................... ....... 954 98
Repairs of Locomotives, including proportion of salary of Superintendent, salary of Master Ma
chinist. Wages of Mechanics and Laborers at shops, and all Materials used...................... 7,279 87 Wages of Runners and Firemen,......... ........... 11,907 44
---- -----

Maintenance of Cars.

Including proportion of salary of Superinten dent, salary of Master Carpenter, Wages of Mechanics and Laborers in shop, Wheels, Axles, Lumber, Paints, and all other materi als used in repairing and keeping in order Passenger, Baggage, and Freight Cars. (New Cars not included.)--........-.......................
Oil, Tallow, and Cotton Waste for Cars,-.-........

6,340 07 690 19

Transportation Expenses.
Including proportion of salary of Superintendent. and Clerks, Wages of Conductors and Train hands, salaries of Agents at Americas, Oglethorpe and Butler; Labor at Macon, Americus, Oglethorpe, and Butler, Freight Houses; Printing, Books. Stationery, etc................... 21,170 07
"Freight Damage," including amount paid for Goods lost and damaged,......................... 678 61
" Stock Damage," amount paid for all cattle, hogs, etc. killed or injured....................... 1,055 25
"Agents Stations," amount paid commissions, 8,700 06

Salaries.
Including proportion of salary of President, Treasurer, and Transfer Agent at Savannah,
Incidental Expenses.
Including Printing, Advertising, Books, Station ery, Postage, Taxes, and all contingent expen ses not included under either of the above heads.......................................................

8,775 01 947 46

20,142 29
6,030 26
26,503 90

Total Current Expenses,...-...................115,427 60

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Permanent Expenditures, as follows: For Tools and Machinery in Shops................ .. $ 95 43 New Passenger and Baggage Cars... ................ 4,600 00 New Freight Cars... .................................... 7,800 00 New Locomotive Engines.............................. 27,655 12 Macon Depot............ ................... ............... 3,G1G 58 Construction, (exclusive of cost of Americus Ex
tension).......... ........ ...... ..................... 10,934 19 "General Passenger Depot................................ 9,880 48
Total......--- .......................................... ---------- $64,581 80
At the date of the last Annual Report, the Amerirus Extension was in use to within ten and three-fourth miles of Americus, to which place the track was laid and the Road opened for use on the 1st day of Octoher, 1854, since which time there have passed over it 31,000 bales of cotton, and a large amount of other freights ; and though the track was laid on new embankments, without their having had time to settle, the dry weather of the past winter ena bled us to keep the track in proper adjustment. It is now in better order (the banks having become settled by the recent heavy rains) than when opened for use. The opening of the extension to Americus of nineteen and a half miles, has given us an increase of track equal to 27 per cent. ; making the total length of the Road ninety-two miles in use, since first of October last, against eighty-one miles in use previous to that lime. We have, therefore, had the whole Road in use only ten months of the year just closed ; and in making a fair comparison of tb.e earnings, I have taken ten months of each year, from October 1st, 1853, to July 31st, 1854, and from October 1st, 1854, to July 31st, 1855. The earnings for the first were $191,162 00, and for the latter $232,103 11--an increase of $40,941 11-- being nearly 211 per cent. In this connection, it is proper to state that our business was seriously injured during October and November, by the sickness which prevailed in Savannah, Augusta and Charleston, during the past sum mer and fall, from which it did not recover until December. By comparison of the table of earnings for October and

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November, 1853, and for the same months in 1854, it will be seen that the increase was only $3,829 68 for the two months ; whilst the increase for the following eight months was $4.638 93 per month. Another fact it would be well to mention is, that notwithstanding twenty miles were added to the Road from Oglethorpe to Amei-icus, in October, 1854, no addition was made to our charges for transporting through freight from Savannah to Americus, until April 25, 1855--showing that for seven months no increase of revenue was obtained from goods passing to points below Oglethorpe. But, allowing for all the contingencies of short crops, small amount of goods carried into South western Georgia, pressure for money, sickness at Savannah, Charleston and Augusta, I must say our business can but
prove satisfactory. Total bales of cotton transported during the year, 127,250,
against 105,083 the previous year. There have been carried over the Eoad, since it went into
operation, 216,516 passengers, only one of whom (and he not seriously) has been injured. He was endeavoring to get
on the cars whilst they were in motion. Number of through passengers for the year, 27,814 ;
number of way passengers for the year, 35,035--making a total of 62,849--being an average of 172 per day, against
171 per day for the previous year. The miles run by passenger train within the year were
72,104. By freight and other trains, (exclusive of gravel train) 64,364 ; making total miles run 136,468. Wood used, 1,700 cords ; being an average of 801 miles run to a
cord of wood used. I am happy to have it in .my power to report that no
accident, involving injury to life or limb, or pecuniary loss to the Company, has been sustained by our trains running off
during the year. The large Btone culvert in process of building at Mossy
Creek, mentioned in my last Annual Eeport, was finished

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in October last, at a cost of 4,850 27, which was charged to Construction ; part in 1853-4, and part the past year. The large amount of filling rendered necessary at same point, has been done by gravel train, and charged to Re pairs of Eoad. During the year a large amount of work has been done, (and is included in Repairs of Road, which properly should have gone to Construction,) such as taking down slopes in the deep cuts, and widening the Road-bed, both in the cuts and on the embankments. We have also put in a large number of cattle-guards, to prevent the ingress of stock into the cuts, thereby renderingthe passage of trains much safer, particularly at night, and lessening the amount of damages for stock killed.
During the year there have been put in the fifty miles of Road between Macon and Oglethorpe 32,193 ties equal to a renewal of twenty miles ; and stringers, 8,883, making lineal feet 181,921 equal to renewing the stringers on sev enteen miles. This portion, of the Road has reached the maximum expenditure for repairs of superstructure. The twenty-two miles from Fort Valley to Butler having been laid nearly three years, will require considerable renewal of ties and stringers within the next year ; and, in consequence, the expenditure for repairs of Road will be somewhat increased.
The piles under the trestle-work at the Lower Flint River bridge having become very much decayed, it was deemed best to put in brick piers, instead of driving new piles. In accordance with this plan, 120,000 brick have been laid on the east side of the river, at a cost of $1,800 ; which has been deducted from Repairs of R6ad and charged to Con struction, as it did not properly, in my opinion, belong to the former.
To complete the brick-work, as designed, of the abut ments and piers on the west side of the river, will require 300,000 brick, at a cost of about $4,000. The brick and laying have been contracted for all the work to be com-

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pleted in 1856. The renewal of the wood-work, (the

timber for which is on hand, and the work progressing,) is

charged to Repairs.

Near Station No. 6 the track crosses Beaver Creek, on a

trestle-bridge 800 feet long, which was becoming considerably

decayed. After an instrumental examination, it was found

the water of the creek could be passed into the river below

the lattice-bridge by a canal parallel with the track, and

allow the trestle-bridge to be filled up. This plan being

determined on, the work was commenced last January, and

the canal was completed in July, at a cost of about $2,600,

of which there remains unpaid $750. This work is charged

to Construction. The bridge will be filled during the

coming winter by gravel train, and charged to Repairs of

Road.

The wooden abutments and pile foundations of the bridges

across Tobesof kee, Rocky and Echeconee creeks, will require

extensive repairs or renewals during next year, and I would

advise the use of stone or brick for that purpose, instead of

wood.

There are a number of wooden culverts on the Road,

which I would suggest should be replaced with brick, as the

cost would not be great.

The Road hands have suffered more than usual from

sickness during the past year. I am now having the right

of way cut out and cleared up, 150 feet wide, and the ponds

and low places ditched, which I hope will add much to the

health of the operatives.

I report the Road and its appurtenances in good order.

The amounts under the head of permanent expenditures,

have bsen charged to the respective accounts of Tools and

Machinery. Macon Depot, Construction, Locomotive En

gines, Passenger Cars, Freight Cars, and General Passenger

Depot; and, as our books will show, have been kept totally

separate and distinct from the ordinary expenditures for

operating the Road.

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I would again call your attention to the propriety of pur chasing, say 500 tons T rail for re-laying the six miles of track next Macon, during the coming fall and ensuing spring. If this is not done it will be necessary to procure a quantity of flange rail, to be used in replacing defective bars, and in lengthening several of the turn-outs, which the increased number of trains now passing over the Road have rendered imperatively necessary should be done at an early day. If the T rail is purchased and laid down, the flange rail taken up will answer our purpose for repairs, lengthening our turn-outs and laying additional tracks at Macon Station, for years, and probably until the flange rail is entirely removed from the Road.
I will again bring to your notice the extreme inconvenience which passengers suffer in wet weather at Fort Valley for want of a comfortable house in which tb cv might seek protection from the weather whilst waiting for the trains or being landed therefrom.
Since the 1st of July last the Great Southern Mail has been carried over that portion of our Road between Macon and Butler, (fifty miles.) On July 16th a second daily mail was established between Augusta, Georgia, and Mont gomery, Alabama ; to accommodate which a second passen ger train is run daily over fifty miles of our Road, in con nection with the Wayn<?sboro and Central Roads on the east, and the Muscogee and Montgomery and West Point Railroads on the west; making twice daily passenger trains over our Road to Butler, and once daily from Fort Valley to Americus.
Our motive power has been increased since the last Report, by the addition of three new locomotives, from the manu factory of Rogers, Ketchum & Grosvenor, Patterson, N. J. Without any further increase of our motive power, I hope we shall be enabled to do the coming winter's business to the satisfaction of the public and profit to the stockholders.
There have been built, during the year, in the Company's

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SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.

shops, four box and ten platform eight-wheel cars ; one large second-class passenger car, and one sixty-seat firstclass passenger car, which is now being painted, and which will be finished in one month. We have also the materials dressed, ready for putting up eighteen box and platform cars. These, when finished, will, in addition to what we have in use, I hope, suffice for the business of this fall.
Our stock of cars now in use consists of--
First-class passenger cars....- 5, in fair order, though requiring painting. Second-class passenger cars.. 4, in good order. Box freight cars...'...............50, in good order. Box freight conductors'cars- 5, in good order. Platform freight cars...........61, in good order. Stock freight cars............... 4, in good order. Gravel (four-wheel) cars-- .12, in good order.
Total .........................141
The expenditures for Macon Depot have been incurred for purchase of additional ground, and building a culvert and bridge across public streets, rendered necessary to comply with a contract with the city, for closing streets and alleys that crossed our depot grounds--for grading and laying additional tracks, and for the office building, which has long been needed, and which, I am happy to say, is now progressing, and which I expect to have completed, ready for use, in October.
The General Passenger Depot is approaching completion, and, if the iron for the tracks arrives soon, will be ready for use in October.
For the details of the business, as compared with the year ending July 31st, 1854, accounts of rolling stock, etc., I beg to refer you to the tables which accompany this Report.
I cannot close without calling your attention to the faithful, prompt and honest manner in which the officers and em ployees of the Company have performed all the duties I have required of them during the past year.
Respectfully submitted, GEO. W. ADAMS, Superintendent.

ABSTRACT OF EARNINGS of the South-Western Railroad, from August 1st, 1854,. to August Isrf, 1855.

AMOUNT OF

AMOUNT OF AM'T THROUGH AMOUNT WAY

DATE. 1854.

UP FREIGHT. DOWN FREIGHT Through. Way. Through. . Wy.

PASSAGE. Up. Down.

PASSAGE.

HAILS.

Up. Down.

TOTAL 1855.

TOTAL 1854.

H

74260 506 26

427 05 3,617 68 1.036 49 1,764 61 1,742 40 1.262 45 87245 93416 4,061 51 961 50 1,018 50 2,031 23 1,368 70 1,05535

500 00 11,965 73 11,081 52 500 00 12,527 21 16,846 62

2,791 84 2,271 87 7,076 93 2,297 76 1,549 06 2,347 17 1,474 85 1,354 55 583 33 21,747 36 20,437 53

tfl

7,739 69 3,173 94 4,867 75 1,713 90 2,154 18 2,929 34 1,380 83 1,410 72 683 33 25,953 68 23,973 83 9,162 16 3,611 23 2,687 61 2,107 6'J 2.968 15 3,35945 2,165 38 2,188 80 583 S3 28,833 80 26.618 16

3

10,118 71 5,658 31 2,744 31 1,09060 2,431 67 2,961 50 1.700 95 1,821 35 58333 29,110 73 23,2)6 60

11,690 01 2.848 86 2,502 14 1,185 95 1,973 DO 2,295 91 1,343 07 1,336 63 5S333 25,759 80 25,192 46

12.442 72 1,950 37 5.329 85 1,900 52 2,186 43 2.602 83 1,631 25 1.508 98 583 33 30,136 28 25.007 64

6,160 75 1,493 37 4,998 97 1,378 39 2,096 59 2,033 95 1,367 20 1,279 70 3,456 95 1,165 41 3,888 51 1,386 14 2,612 65 2,283 IS 1,521 54 1.418 83 2,554 71 916 4f. 3,537 56 1,025 63 2,574 99 1,774 05 1,380 52 1,218 93

583 33 21.392 25 15,806 32 58333 18,316 54 14,570 80 583 33 15,567 08 10,660 39

m W

July............................... 74448 497 43 3,654 74 1,273 75 2,681 12 2,169 64 1.755 72 1,704 63 804 08 15,285 59 11,128 27

?68,200 88 $24,948 46 848,967 56 $17,358 32 $26,011 85 828,531 55 $18,352 46 417,170 92 $7,054 05 $256,5% 05 $219,090 14

Tr insnortati jn iron, luinbor. etc.. for Aracri :us Extern ion..........

. 1,761 20

s

Number Number

through passengers,...,,......................................27,8]4|| of way passengers.................................... ........35,035

Average number Total number of

of passengers miles run by

per the

clay...................... trains during the

Total number of passengers...........................................62,849||

$220,851 34 172
109,716

tboO

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SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.

STATEMENT OF THE XUMBER OP PASSENGERS TRANSPOR TED FROM AUGUST IST, 1854, TO AUGUST IST, 1855. Compared with the Previous Year.

MONTHS.

1855. THROUGH.

1855. WAT.

1854. THROUGH.

1854. WAY.

Up. ;Down.; Up. |Dowo. i Up. ;Down. Up. |Down.

1354--August...... .......... 1039 11029640

168S 1192 1705 12S4

1523 10.53 820 3405

981 1116 1114 1188

121 1490

1538 1519 1366 1443

1083 1295

11682047 '

1152 1455

1157 1417

1693 2141 2277 1636 2084 1737 1564

1591 1625 1612 1595 1810 14SG 17fiO

1228 1232 1291 1299 1267 1020 101*6

March................ ......... 1017 1258 1239 1435 1 1233 1311 1222 1260

April........................... 961 930 1135 1233 1101 1185 10i'4 10i8

May............................. 1217 1040 , 1356 1297 1241 1142 1166 1023

826 : 1150 1177 1136 814 983 11132

July ... .... ..... . .. . 1276 1039 ' 1541 1539 1398 1062 1845 1382

Total........................! 13104 14710 ' 17716 1 17(19 15360 16550 |; 15259 i 15263

THE FOLLOWING TABLE SHOWS A COMPARISON OF THE VARIOUS BRANCHES OF BUSINESS, FOR THE YEAR JUST CLOSED, WITH THE PREVIOUS ONE.

1855.

J854.

INCREASE. DECREASE.

Up Freight-- Through..................... Up Freight--Way........................... Down Freight--Way. ......................
Down Passage--Through............... United States Mail. ............. ............

468.20088 24.948 46 48.967 56 17.358 32 26.011 85 18.3-52 46 28,531 55 17.170 92 7.05405

S53.094 19 18.552 13 51.999 81 13.794 77 24,762 09 12.267 68 26.78855 11,830 92 6.00000

$15,106 69 6,39633 3.56355 1,249 76 6.084 78 1.74300 5,340 00 1,054 05

83,032 25

$256.596 05 J219.090 14 840,538 16 3.032 25
Transportation Iron, Lumber, etc.. 1,761 20

83.03225

Total ............................................ $256.596 05 4220.851 34 1*37.50- 91

Bales Cotton--Throngh.................. Bales Cotton-- Way ........................
Total...........................................

1855. 103.451 23,799 127.250

1854.

IXCEKA8E.

86.506 18,577

16,945 5.222

105,083

22,167

SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.

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STATEMENT OF THE NUMBER OP BALES OP COTTON TRANS PORTED FROM AUGUST IST, 1854, TO AUGUST IST, 1855, COMPARED WITH THE PREVIOUS YEAR.

1855

1855

MONTHS.

THBO WAT. TOTAL. THRO WAT. TOTAL.

1854 August.. ............... .... QOo on QftO oo-i 44 O7c

682 675 1 9.^7 9149 700 9JU9

417Q 2307 6486 9747 1884 11631

11872 3051 15823 13324 3645 16969

13400 4339 17739 16574 3701 20275

15014 4521 19535 11438 3738 15176

18062 3685 21747 11625 2428 14053

19940 2186 22126 11438 1614 13052

April................................ 9529 1179 10708 4525 664 5089

fvidn 563 6003 3566 1 ^Q Q7OC

3931 333 4264 1317 79 1396

July ................................. 479 21 500 479 21 600

Total ............................. 103451 23799 127250 86506 18577 105033

NAMES AND CONDITION of Locomotives on the South-Western Railroad, July 31^, 1855.

NAMES.

BDII.DGRS.

DATK WHEN PUT IN ITSK ON TMIS ROAD

IIOW USKD.

REMAUKS.

George Hull, Rogers, Ketchnm it Grosvenor,

....18f>0 Gravel, ............. .. Needs Repnir.

Tobesofkee,.

do.

May,.. ....'.,............ ....1851 Passenger, ............ In good order.

Echeconnee,

do.

May, .................... ...1851 1*!\^5Pnf*PT*

In good order.

W

TnllfthaHsee,.

do.

Post Boy,.. .. Seth Wilmarth,

Eufanla, .... .. Rogers, Kctchum & Grosvenor,

....1852

Fn good order,

....1858

hi good order.

.....1853 Freight................. In good order.

Seminole, . ..

do.

October................. ....1853 P8Henger, ............ In fair order.

Ma
Hco."

Muscogee, ..

do.

October................. ....1863 Freight................. In good order.

Cherokec ..

do.

September,.. ....... ... ....1854

In good order.

Choetaw... .. Chickaaow ..

do. do.

October, ............... ....1854 Freight................. In good order. October................ ....1854 Freifiht,. .............. In good order.

The George Hall was obtained from the Central Roilroad, having been in use on that Road since December, 1843.

I

Since the last Report the Engine Savannah has been sold.

Statement of Beoeipta and Disbursement of the Funds of the South-Western Bailroad Company, to 1st August, 1855.

RECEIPTS.

RReeceeeiivveeddffoorrFCoarpfeitiatel dStSotcokc,k1..0..,.6.7..3...S..h..a.r..c.s...........$. l,06370.,300802

00 00

Keceived for amount overpaid....................... 114 44

BFroenidghatcceoaurnnitnigssanscinac..e...1..s.t..A...u..g..u..s.t.,...1..8..5.4...................

$1,097,496 44 465,500 00
156,850 59

Passage earnings since 1st August, 1854......... Post Office Department, Mail service............

89.797 46 6,658 00

CF.enWtr.aSl iBmasi,lrAocacdoPuanstsaangt.e..A...c..c..o..u..n..t..................................

253,30605 182 00 3,705 35

Musoogee Muscogee

Railroad Railroad

Passage Freight

Account............ Account..............

6CT10 1,070 78

3,88735

Thompson's Stage Line ................................ MPRr.aecHmo.inuSmalanpdapnWyd. eCDstoeinsrcntroaRucnatoti.lr.r..o....a....d......F....r...e....i..g....h....t......A......c..c....'..U.... BUinllcslapimayeadbDlei.v..i.d..e.n..d..s..,..N..o. s...1..,..2..,..3.,..4...a.n..d....5........... Profit and loss...............................................

1,73388 18 65 64910 61667 34610 136 00 37044
61,475 45

$1.885,536 13

The balance conaista of

CCaasshhCooonnmhpdaaennpdyo,.i.i.at..sa..pt..e.C.r.e..Cn..ta.r.s.ah..l..BR..o.a.oi..lk.r.o....a....d......a....n....d........B.....a....n....k....i...n..$.g.3..5..,.8..6..3...4..7.. ...$2,681 98

Cash on deposit at Marine Bank ,Agonoy.............. --7--,5--17--9--6 43,381 43

Bills receivable.....................................................

4,012 25

$50,07566

CPLFaorooscmstoeetmnrhngotcetCtirivoaCenrsa.E..r.:sn.....g......i...n......e.....s...........................D............I......S........B...........U............R............S........E..........M..............E.........N............T............S...........$....8..721..74,.,,5.05.21.0.442...810..486... .81,394,010 67

Mncon Depot..................................................... Teols and Machinery.......................................

38,588 9,279

13 17

IACnuntrenrrueeinsttyt AteoxcpcCoeiuntynseto.s.f......M......a....c....o....n.................................................................................................

1,250 18,618

00 11

230,90898 115,427 50

BGaekneerraEl xPtaesnsseinogne..r...D..e..p..o..t...................................................................

15,566 39 1,31491

19,868 11

SWmaiytnheJ, .TIhloopmkaisnsSo.,nF.Boarwltiamrdoirneg...A..g..e..n..t.....................

21 06 41 15

16,881 30

Central Railroad Freight Account..................

Dividend No. Stock in other

6................................................ Companies................................

Balance..........................................................

6221 2,897 70 39,398 00 16,00000 50,075 66

$1,885,536 13

JOHN T. BOIFEUILLET, Secretary and Treasurer.

ELECTION OF OFFICERS.

MACON, February 8, 1855. At the annual election for President and five Directors for the ensuing year, the following gentlemen were unani mously elected, viz :

PRESIDENT.
L. 0. REYNOLDS.

DIRECTORS.

B. B. CUYLEB,

WM. S. HOLT,

JNO. W. ANDEBSON, T. M. FUBLOW.

WM. A. BLACK,

RESOLUTIONS.
At a meeting of the Board of Directors of the SouthWesfern Railroad Company, held at Macon, on Thursday, the 16th day of August, 1855--present, R. R. Cuyler, Win. A. Black, Wm. S. Holt, John W. Anderson, Timothy Furlow--R. E. Cuyler was, on motion, called to the chair.
On motion of Wm. A. Black, Esq., Resolved, That the Directors deeply deplore the death of their President and friend, LOSING 0. REYNOLDS, Esq., and in that melancholy dispensation of Providence, feel that the community generally, and this Company especially, have sustained a great loss. Resolved, that the success of the Company is mainly to be ascribed to the integrity, industry and great engineering and administrative ability of the late President. Resolved, That the Directors will fondly cherish the memory of the deceased, as of a man who lived a life of usefulness, who graced society by the amenity of his man ners, and who contributed with liberality to the wants of the distressed. Resolved, That the Directors sincerely sympathise with the surviving relatives of the deceased in their bereavement. Resolved, That the proceedings be published, and a copy thereof be transmitted to the brothers and sister of the deceased. On motion, the Board proceeded to the election of a President, to continue in office until the next annual election. R. R. Cuyler was duly elected President. The Board proceeded to elect a Director to fill the vacancy in the Board. Mr. Eobert A. Smith, of Macon, was duly elected. True extract from the minutes.
JNO. T. BOIFEUILLET, Sereiary.
17

NINTH ANNUAL REPORT.
SOUTH-WESTERX RAILROAD CO., \ MACON, August 14th, 1856. j
To the Stockholders: The accompanying report of George "W. Adams, Superin
tendent, shows distinctly, the whole Road operations for the year ending 1st August instant.
It will be seen that the amount expended for permanent improvements is large, covering the surplus of the year's earnings, after providing for dividends at the rate of eight per centum per annum, and paying interest on the bonds of the Company. Seeing that the year's business was increasing largely, and that the surplus would be great, fihe Board determined to place the Road and its equipment in a state as nearly perfect as possible. The Road now is in excellent condition, and will require but little expenditure during the year on which we have entered. The motive power must be increased somewhat, but the entire sum required for Road and additional equipment is $59,750 00. Of that sum there can be paid, at the option of the Company $15,000 in stock, leaving $47,750 00 to be provided for in cash.
After paying for all current Road expenses, and perma nent improvements, interest, annuity to the city of Macon, and the dividend of last February, the cash balance in the Treasurer's hands was, on the 1st instant $27,883 29X Tiie amount then due the Company for uncollected earnings was $18,600 64. The greater part of that last sum has been already collected and the entire residue (except $349 70 bad)

236

PEESIDEXT S REPORT.

will be collected in this month. There is then, applicable to
dividend, the sum of $46,134 23. The usual semi-annual
dividend at the rate of eight per cent, per annum, amounting to $44,444 can now be declared, still leaving a small surplus.
On the first day oi July last, the Board passed the follow
ing resolutions, viz:
Resolved,. That the President be, and he is hereby, requested and instructed to cause a survey to be made, forthwith, for the extension of the Railroad of this Company from Americus to Cuthbert, in Randolph county, and a survey, also, from Sumter City to Cuthbert.
Resolved, That if a satisfactory arrangement can be made for the transfer by the Georgia aud Florida Railroad Company of their Road from Americus to Sumter City to this Company, so as to make the same part and parcel of the South-Western Railroad, then the extension will be made from Sumter City to Cuthbert--otherwise, from Americus to Cuthbert.
Resohed, That so soon as the survey and location can be made, twenty miles of the extension be placed under contract, to be paid--one-half in cash and one-half in the stock of the South-Western Railroad Company --such stock to come in on the same terms with the now existing stock, so soon as the said twenty miles of extension shall be opened for trans portation and traveL
Resolved, That this Company, by the preceding undertaking, con tributing at least Three Hundred Thousand Dollars towards the further development of South-Western Georgia, by actually building, of itself, unaided by the people, their Road to within a distance of twenty miles from Cuthbert and forty from Eufaula, and within less than forty from Fort Gaines--feels that the people of all these places and of the country tributary to them, respectively, should unite themselves to the South western Railroad, and through that Road connect and identify them selves with Maeon and Savannah--with the seat of Government, the mountain country of Georgia and the General Railroad system of the Union.
Resolved. That the preceding resolutions be communicated by the President to the meeting which has been called to be held at Cuthbert on the approaching anniversary of American Independence.
The citizens of Cuthbert held a public meeting on the 4th
.day of July, at which the preceding resolutions were com municated by T. M. Furlow, one of the Directors of this
Company. The meeting resolved to unite their region with
the South-Western Road. Applications have been received

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237

from the citizens of Eufaula and Georgetown looking to the extension of our Road to and across the Chattahoochee into Eufaula. Thus the Railroad policy for all that portion of Georgia, North of a line from Newton in Baker due West to the Chattahoochee River, has been virtually settled. All that region aud a very large and valuable portion of Ala bama will be bound to the South-Western Road, and, through it, with Macon and Savannah.
Application was made by the President to the Georgia and Florida Railroad Company for a transfer to this Com pany of the first ten miles of their Road between Americus and Sumter City. That Company declined to part with a portion of their Road, but expressed a willingness to transfer their whole line. An agreement was drawn up looking to the incorporation of the whole line to Albany into this Com pany, subject to the approval of this Board, and subject also to the approval of the stockholders of the Georgia and Flor ida Railroad Company. This Board has, this day, approved the agreement, and it believes the same will be approved by the stockholders of the other Company soon to assemble in Convention.
Mr. Virgil Powers, Chief Engineer, has been charged with the duty of surveying the contemplated extension of the Road to Cuthbert. With an adequate corps, he entered the field on the 12th instant. He has been instructed to survey, in the first instance, from a point on the Albany line about three miles below Sumter City, by the town of Daweon to the town of Cuthbert. Whether the line to Cuthbert will be LOCATED according to such survey, depends upon the report of the Engineer, and upon the aid which the citizens of the new county of Terrell will give to the enterprise. If the citizens of Dawson will subscribe for stock to an amount which the Board thinks reasonable, and the report of the Engineer shall justify the course, it will give the Board pleasure to build their Road through Dawson. Otherwise, the Road will be located without special reference to'that

238

PRESIDENT S REPOET.

place. The twenty miles of Road, promised by this Board, \vill be put under contract promptly and will be completed in the course of the coming year. Further extension to Cuthbert. and points beyond, depends upon the efforts which the people may make to carry out the views of the Company. The Board hopes that those efforts may lead at once to the continuation of the survey from Cuthbert to Eufaula, and to the speedy building of the Road to that place.
The Road from Americus to Albany will be completed by the first day of November, 1857. By that day the twenty miles of extension towards Cuthbert will also be ready for transportation. For the purchase of the Albany line and the additional equipment called for by that purchase, the capital stock of the Company will be increased four hundred thousand dollars, and for the completion of the twenty miles towards Cuthbert, the capitol stock will be further increased about $300,000. At this day, the Capital stock of the Com pany is $1,120,100, and the bond debt of the Company is 414,000, making a total of capital stock and debt of $1,534,100 for which the Company holds its Road and equipment, which cost $1,734,539 52, all paid for, and 20,000 in stock of other Companies. If seven hundred thousand dollars be added to the capital stock, the Road of the Company will be one hundred and forty-seven miles in length, and its equip ment ample for all purposes. The capital stock will then be $1,820,100--the bond debt $414,000. If the bonds be con verted into stock, these amounts will be changed, but their total will remain $2,234,100. The net income of the Com pany for the year ending the 1st inst., has been $202,265 15, a sum exceeding by over twenty thousand dollars, enough to pay eight per centum on $2,234,100. Now when it is con sidered that, before the increase of capital, we shall have a Road to the important point, Albany, and a Road within twenty miles of Cuthbert; it must be seen that the net reve nue of the Company must be largely increased. There can not be any doubt, that beginning 1st November, 1857,. with

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239

147 miles of Road and a capital and debt of $2,234,100, the net revenue of the Company will be $275,000 per annum, an amount which will pay dividends at the rate of eight per centum per annum and all interest, and leave an annual sur plus of- $90,000 and over. The propriety of the contem plated purchase of the Albany line and of the contemplated extension towards Cuthbert, is manifest.
The surplus remaining from the earnings of the Road, after dividends at the rate of eight per centum per annum, from the beginning of our Road, operations to the present time, has been, from year to year, expended on the Road and equip ment, and there has been further expended on the Road and equipments the sum of $30,082 00, received for forfeited stock. The total cost of Road and equipments, as will be seen from the Treasurer's statement, is $1,734,539 52. That total cost has been paid by stock and bond debt to the extent of $1,534 100. The surplus earnings and the amount re ceived on forfeited stock have paid the balance. The stock holders cannot fail to see the value of their investment, and the certainty of their receiving regular dividends at the rate always maintained hitherto--eight per cent, per annum. The Board believes that the rate of dividends can be here after increased. The foundation of that belief is presented in the preceding figures and remarks. That the South-Western Railroad has been a successful enterprise--indeed, among the most successful enterprises in the Railroad history of Georgia --must be admitted. It has hitherto paid eight per cent., the prospect for the future is that it will pay more--it has increased the value of landed property far more than its cost --it has improved the condition of the people generally, in their agriculture and their means of education--and has in every way promoted their happiness and comfort. The half of the favorable effects to be produced by it have, not yet been seen. When the affairs of the Company, as exhibited in the annual reports, shall come to be attentively considered by the bondholders, they will avail themselves of the privi-

1

240

PRESIDENT S REPORT.

lege granted by the Board and convert their bonds into stoek, and thus ere long there will be no Company debt.
When the planters of the South-West, the great cotton producing region, shall look closely into the history of this Koad they will find a place where they can invest their sur plus capital with certainty of fair returns; they will give their labor cheerfully for our stock, and enable us to push on the work to those points which are yet remote from its bene
ficial influences. Respectfully submitted, R. R. CUTLER, President.

SOUTH-WESTERN RAILROAD,) MACON, August 1st, 1856. j

To R. B. Cuyler, Esq., President. SIR :--I herewith submit my fifth Annual Report, show
ing the year's operations of this Road ending July 31st,
1856.

EARNINGS OP THE ROAD FOB THE TEAR.

Up Freight, (eastward,).................................134,647 01

Down Freight, (Westward,).............--....---... 92,945 54

Total from Freight,.---...............................--------------$227,392 65

Through Passengers,--............................--...$ 67,330 62

Way Passengers,.........---....--...................... 41,699 70

Total from Passengers,..--..........................--------------$109,030 82

United States Mail....--.................................

10,977 17

Car Rent, etc.,--..................................... ...

6,492 42

Total Earnings,....--................................... The current expenses of the year have been......

$353.092 46 150,827 81

Leaving a balance of nett earnings of,...............

$202.265 15

The Expenditures for operating the Road have been as follows:

REPAIRS OP ROAD.
Proportion of Salary of President and Treasurer - for six months; and of Superintendent and
Supervisor, Wages of Overseers, Watchman at Flint River Bridges, and hire of Negroes for the year,*.-....-------.........................-...$ 33,540 23 "Materials," Stringers, Ties, Bridge Timber, etc.,.----................. .............................. 18,80000
For Tools, Subsistence, Clothing, Physician's Bills for Negroes, Stationery, Printing, etc., 9,049 78 Total Repairs of Road,...-- .--......--............------------$ 60,890 01

PCEL AND WATER.
Wood for Locomotives and Stationary Engine,.. Pumping Water, putting up new Pumps and Cis
terns, repairs of Pumps, Cisterns, Wells, and Cistern Houses,--------.------------...---- --Total Fuel and Water,....--------..............

6,659 92

1,759 16 *



$ 7,41818

*In this is included $1150 paid for negro who died from ill treatment of an Overseer.

242

SUPERIJsTEXDEXT S REPOET.

REPAIRS OF BCILDISGS.
Including repairs of Station Houses and all other Buildings,................................................

744 52

MAINTENANCE OF MOTIVE POWER.

Repairs of Locomotives, including proportion of

Salary of President and Treasurer for six

months: and of Superintendent and Master

Machinist, \Vages of Mechanics and Laborers

at Shops, and all Materials used for the year,$ 10,397 34

AYages of Runners and Firemen,.................--. 14,373 G3

Oil, Tallow and Cotton Waste for Locomotives

and Stationery Engine,--............................ 2,565 06

Total Maintenance for Motive Power,.

-$ 27,326 03

II

MAIJi'TEXAXCE OP CARS.

i II Includi.ng proporti.on of Salary of President and

Treasurer for six months; and of Superinten-

|

dent and Master Carpenter, Wages of Mechan-

i | ins and Laborers at Shops, Wheels, Axles,

Lumber, Paints and all other materials used

in repairing and keeping in order Passenger,

Baggage, Mail and Freight Cars (new Cars not

included,) for the year,...............................$ 7,298 98

Oil, Tallow, Cotton Waste, etc.,..................... 1,6/4 32

Total for Cars,.......................................... ------------$ 8,973 30

TRANSPORTATION' EXPENSES.
Including proportion of salary of President and Treasurer for six months ; and of Superinten dent and Clerks; Wages of Conductors and Train Hands; salaries of Agents at Americus and Butler: Laborers and Watchmen at Macon and Americus, Freight Houses and Cotton Yards; Printing, Books, Stationery, etc., for the year.....................................................
" Freight Damage," paid for goods lost and damaged,..................................................
Paid for cotton burned.................................. "Stock Damage," paid for Cattle, Mules, Hogs, .' etc., killed and injured,........................ -- ... "Agents Stations," paid Commissions, --.........
Total Transportation,.

31.204 82
91 37
2,882 04
1,622 11 4,68837
-.$ 40,488 71

SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.

243

SALARIES.
Including proportion of Salary of President, Treasurer, and Transfer Agent at Savannah, from Aug. 1st, 1855, to Jan. 31st, 1856, (when this account was closed,).............................
INCIDENTAL EXPENSES.
Including Printing, Advertising, Books, Station ery. Postage, Taxes, Court Costs, Attorney's Fees, Donations. Gratuities; Salary of Tranfer Agent six months and all contingent expenses not included under either of the above heads,

2,374 99 2,401 57

Total current Expenditures,............--.--.....

$150,827 31

Permanent Expenditures have been made as tollows, since the last

Annual Report:

" Construction"--to this account is charged, Balance for Canal Beaver Creek, .....................$ 773 40
Engine House and addition to Freight House Fort Valley,............................................. 475 00
Major Howard, unsettled account for Grading "Columbus Branch, 1853," -- ............-...- 2.037 70
Unsettled Right of way Claims adjusted and paid, 479 10 Brick work, Flint River, and Plank Road,
Amerieus,................................................. 1,480 00 On account of new Bridges, Tobesofkee,...--.... 2,966 85 Account ^fith Major Napier for Brick, used in
1852-'53 and '4, adjusted and paid,......--...... 1,245 75 Various small items,.--................ ................. 179 93
---- ------ $

9.637 73

"Passenger Cars," one new Mail Car,.----....... 1,800 00 Freight Cars, new Box and Platform,.... -- ..... 17,770 00
------------ 19,570 00

"Locomotive Engines," for the L. 0. Reynolds, George Hall, and Head Lights, .... ..............
"Macon Depot," Grading and Laying new
Tracks, finishing and furnishing New Office,... "Tools and Machinery." one large new Lathe Blower for Smith Shop and other new Tools, --. General Passenger Depot,..............................
Iron Rails, Chairs and Spikes, 505} Tons new T Rails, Chairs and Spikes to lay same,...--......

11.214 CO
6,859 84 900 00 339 11-- 1,239 11 ---------- 7,91780
.37,293 49

Total,..............------..........----.--............

$ 92,732 67

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REPORT.

Total earnings for the year have been $353,092 46; total for previous year $256,596 05. Showing total increase of $96,496 41, being 37 per cent, gain over the preceding year. This gratifying result has been produced from the same number of miles in use as the previous year. This must be ascribed in part to the completion in December last of the Opelika Branch of the Montgomery and West Point Road, across the Chattahoochee river, into the city of Colum bus, furnishing a completed Railroad from the sea, at Savan nah, through' Macon and Columbus (only 396 miles,) to Montgomery, the seat of Government of Alabama, thus bringing the latter, and all Middle, and a greater portion of Xortheast Alabama, 100 miles nearer to Savannah than any other Atlantic port for the shipment of their Cotton and receiving their merchandise. The business over that portion of our Road, which unites with the Muscogee at Butler, has been also considerably increased by the Girard and Mobile Road, which is now in use 23 miles West from Columbus; and we have every reason to believe it will be in use 20 miles further in time to carry off the bulk of the present crop, by which the planters and merchants of South-Eastern Alabama will seek over our Road an outlet for their productions to the sea at Savannah, and an inlet through the same channel for their supplies, thereby largely increasing the business of Road to and from Butler.
Total ordinary expenses for past year $150,827 31, against $115,427 50 previous year; Being an increase of 30 per cent, over the previous year's expenses, whilst the earnings have increased 37 per cent., showing that our expenses have been proportionately less than the preceding year, although considerably in excess of that year, when the increased amount of business done is taken into consideration.
The past season's business has tested most thoroughly the extent of competition we may expect from the boats at Columbus, notwithstanding the river was in good boating order nearly -the whole season. The quantity of cotton offered

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for shipment by the Railroads to Savannah, was only limited by the means of the Roads, in Cars and Engines, to transport it.
Our business over the line to Americus has largely in creased, in consequence of additional facilities for doing the business, and the natural increase of population and produc tion in all that portion of South-Western Georgia tributary to our Road. The past winter and spring were almost unprecedented in the severity of the cold, and the excessive quantity of snow, sleet and rain which fell, rendering the public roads almost impassable, and largely increasing the expenses for repairs of our Road and rolling stock. These causes, whilst operating to the injury of the business and increasing the expenses of the Railroads, were largely bene ficial to the boating interest on the rivers; for when the public roads are in good order, planters will haul their cotton 30 to 50 miles to a Railroad, even though much nearer to alanding on a river; but when the public roads are in bad order they will make the shortest haul possible, whether to a river or the Railroad; and in consequence of the condition of things above stated, thousands of bales of cotton sought the Gulf markets by the Alabama, Chattahoochee and Flint Rivers, which in an ordinary season would have passed to Savannah over our line.
The means of doing a large business from Montgomery, Columbus and Americus, having been very much increased, by the addition of a greater number of cars and engines on the South-Western and Central Roads, I. anticipate no delay or detention in moving the present growing crop from all points on our Road, promptly and expeditiously, to the satis faction of the shippers and profit of the Road.
Since the last report, two daily Mail and Passenger Trains have been run between Macon and Columbus with great reg ularity, carrying the great Southern Mail. Between Macon and Americus one daily Mail and Passenger Train, and since the 12th of April last, a tri-weekly Passenger and Freight

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Train has been run. The latter I propose to continue, should the passenger business authorize it.
Total bales of cotton transported during the year, 157,093 against 127,250 the previous year. By reference to the table appended it will be seen that from Americus, Butler and stations on the South-Western Railroad, there were 72,473 bales; from Columbus and Stations on the Muscogee Rail road, there were 84,620 bales, being a total increase of 29,843 bales of cotton.
There had been carried over the Road from the opening July 4th, 1851, to date of last report 216,516 Passengers, only one of whom had been injured, and he by attempting to get on the cars whilst they were in motion. There have been carried over the Road the past year 70,805 passengers; one of whom was injured and died the same day. The circum stances are as follows : A collision was about to take place between two Passenger trains; under the excitement of the moment he jumped off in the Track behind the train at the instant of the Engines striking; the train from which he had jumped ran back over him with the above result. Had he remained on the car, or jumped off on the side he would have escaped. No other person was injured. This is the first collision which has happened on the Road. Damage to Cars and Engines $750 00
Number of through passengers for the year 33,096, num ber of way passengers for the year 37,709; making total of 70,805, being an average of 194 per day, against 172 for the previous year.
Miles run by Passenger Trains within the year were 101,776, freight and other trains [exclusive of Gravel Trains] 70,523 ; total miles run, 172,299.
Wood used 2,088 J cords; being an average of 82 miles run to each cord of wood used. Since my last annual report the following accidents have occurred:
November 20tb, a Watchman at Macon Station, in at tempting to couple a train when in motion (it being no .part

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of his business) was crushed between two cars, causing his death.
December 26th, in Tobesofkee Swamp, five mils west of Macon, at 2 in the morning, Engine Cherokee, Fast Mail Train was thrown off by running over a bull, killing the runner instantly, and scalding the fireman that he died, second fireman was injured, but has since recovered. No injury resulted to the passengers; engine and cars were damaged 3,000.
Two platform cars, with most of their loads of cotton, were burned on the Road in the past season's business. One is known certainly, and the other believed to have caught from fires in plantations along side the Road.) The cotton was paid for, and charged to " Freight damage; the cars replaced with new ones and charged to maintenance of cars.
During the year there have been used in the repairs of track 36,591 ties, equal to a renewal of over 23 miles; stringers 8085, making lineal feet 166,888--equal to renew ing 16 miles; 204,482 feet board measure bridge timber have also been bought, a large part of which has been used in repairing and renewing bridges. Total feet board measure of lumber paid for during the year for repairs of Road and Bridges 993,774.
In consequence of the scarcity of brick, the work of putting in brick piers and abutments, and renewing the trestle work on west side of lower Flint River Bridge, has been delayed until the present time. This work is now progressing and I hope to have it far advanced towards completion before high water next winter. The brick and wood work (mentioned in my last report) on east side of Flint River is finished and will compare favorably with any trestle work in the State.
Since my last report, Beaver Creek Bridge near Station 6, has been filled, (it required 12,000 yards of earth) and the creek turned into the canal, rendering the track at tliat point secure against freshet.
After a careful comparison of the cost of rebuilding the

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Trestle Bridges (900 feet long) at Tobesofkee and Eockey Creeks, with stone or brick abutments, and brick piers ; and keeping the same in repair for a series of years; with the coat of substituting for ',the trestle work, two Lattice Bridges, each 132 feet long, single spans, with water way of 100 feet at each, and filling up the trestle with earth, the lattice was determined to be the most economical and safe, and it was
adopted. The lumber for the lattice is now being prepared. Three
11 of the abutment foundations are in, and the stone work pro| j gressing; though in consequence of the long continued high
water in the swamp, and subsequent sickness of the men, the work is not so far advanced as I wished; still I am satisfied the new bridges will be completed before the old trestle becomes unsafe for the passage of trains.
After mature consideration it was determined, instead of renewing the present curved trestle bridge (which was decay ing rapidly) across Echeconnee, to change the location and cross the Creek with a straight line, raise the grade at west side two feet, shortening the trestle work 200 feet and build ing an entire new bridge with brick piers under the trestles, and brick or stone abutments. The earth work required is nearly completed, a large portion of the timber is framed, the brick are now being delivered, and the work of erection will shortly be commenced and pressed to completion. The T rail I recommended to be purchased in my last report, was ordered last Fall,and was receceived in February, 505J tons; so much of this as was necessary to remove the Flange Iron near llacon (6 miles) has been laid down, and the cost of
laying charged to repairs of Road. The whole of the flange rail (except about 2000 feet
between the switches at Fort Valley) has been removed from the main track, between the junction with the Central track at Macon and the Muscogee at Butler, 50 miles. This dis tance is now laid with a good T rail, 45 pounds to the yard.
We have on hand about 1J miles of T Bail, which I think

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will suffice to replace defective bars, for the ensuing two years. There is on hand 5 miles of flange rail, which has borne a heavy traffic for five years. This I think will be sufficient to replace all worn out bars on the 42 miles between Fort Valley and Americus, and build any additional turnouts required for the next three years. We also have sufficient spikes that have been used, to answer for repairs one or two years. The wornout rails and chairs, say 50 to 70 tons on hand, I propose to sell for account Rail, Chairs and Spikes.
Our motive power has been increased since the last report, by one large Freight Engine, the " L. O. Reynolds," built by Rogers, Ketchum & Grosvenor.
Our engines have required in consequence of the severe weather, and labor of the past winter's business, unusual and unprecedented accidents, alluded to in a former part of this report, an extraordinary amount of repairs; in two, we have renewed the crown sheets; the tyres on two sets of drivers have been replaced with new and heavier ones. Our engines are now in good working condition; before the heavy fall business commences, I expect to have them all in first rate order.
There have been built during the year, in the Company's Shops, one large Mail and Express, 2 Conductors, 13 Box, and 12 Platform, 8 wheel Cars. The first class passenger car mentioned in last report, has been finished and in use for ten months.
We have 6 platforms finished except wheels. Materials are dressed and framed for 6 Conductors (38 feet long) and 10 box cars, which can all be finished, if required, by 1st of January; making an addition to our present stock of 22 freight cars.
We have in hand, one plain passenger car, 60 seats, which will be finished in October.
We shall require this year, two first class, one second class passenger, and one mail cars, which I propose building.in our own shops.
" 18

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SUPERINTENDENT S EEPOET.

Our stock now consists of

First das, Passeenger,

6 }|j

Second Class Passenger and Baggage 4--In good order

Baggage,

1

Mail and Express.

1

Conductors,

7

Box Freight,

62

Platform Freight,

73

Stock Freight,

4

Gravel (4 wheel)

12

"*

Total

170

Should this Company purchase or operate the 10 miles ot

the Georgia and Florida Railroad soon to be completed, addi

tional motive power will be required. I would therefore

recommend, that one engine, same as the Reynolds, for

freight be ordered, to be delivered in January, and one of

the same class, or smaller, be ordered to be delivered in

April.

The additional cars required can be built in our own shops.

The General Passenger Depot in this city, although un

completed, was opened for use in December last, very much

to the gratification and convenience of the travelling public.

Some slight expenditure is still necessary to its completion,

when that account can be closed ; and although the cost to

the three Companies has been heavy, we can point to it with

pride, as superior to anything of the kind in the South, and

equaled by but few in the Union.

The new office building at this Station is completed (except

iron railing to the front steps which is ordered) and has been

in use six months ; we find it admirably adapted to our busi

ness, and comfort of our employees. It has cost, with its

furniture, large Iron Safe, etc., 06,311 42. Add for railing

$75 00. Total $6,386 42.

During the year, two engines and cars with 40 hands

have been kept constantly at work filling bridges and embank

ments, reducing grades, principally at the turnouts, increas

ing the width of cuts, cleaning out ditches (all of which were

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251

filled up by the freezes of the" past winter) and generally improving the Road bed ; these gangs also graded and laid the track of two new turnouts more than one half mile long. The cost of these hands and trains for the year was more than $10,000, which is included in repairs of Road, although at least three-quarters of it was properly chargeable to construction.
I propose to continue these trains, and the same force in similar work for the present year. Our track repairs were very much retarded from December to April, by the excessive cold and wet; during that time, we did not accomplish as much in keeping the Road in order, as we usually do in ordinary winters, in one month--availing ourselves of the dry weather since April we have got the track in good con dition, and I now take pleasure in reporting it in better order than ever before; for this gratifying state of things, we are indebted to the untiring industry of Mr. J. M. Walden, Supervisor, and his excellent Overseers.
I recommend that Beaver Creek Trestle Bridge (on Colum bus Branch) 1000 feet long, two other short pieces of trestle work in Major Howard's plantation, 500 feet long, and 200 feet of the trestle at the river be filled up during this year, before any extensive repairs are required to the wood work; as in the opinion of the most conversant with freshets at those places, since Major Howard has enclosed his land (including our track) with an embankment, shutting out the overflow from Flint River, these large openings are useless, and a cul vert of brick, or stone, or short bridge would answer the purpose of passing the water of the creek, even in excessive rains. I would prefer the culvert as after it is once well put in, the expense of keeping in repair is very slight, compared with wooden trestle, which will require to be renewed, except the piles every five years.
Putting in the culvert might be deferred until another year without serious inconvenience.
There are four short trestle bridges between No. 2 and

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Oglethorpe, in place of which culverts would answer every purpose, and I recommend they be built, and the embank ments filled out this year if the means of the Company will warrant the expenditure, as otherwise the trestle will require a very thorough repair soon.
I estimate the amounts which should be expended this year, aside from the ordinary expenses as follows:
For completion of the bridges at Tobesofkee now under contract $12,000 For brick work Echeconnee,----...--....--------------......------..-- 2,500 " ' " Flint River.............................................................---- 2,500 " " Culverts to replace various small wooden brides etc.,.-. 6,000 For Locomotives,.--........-------.--....--. --......--..--.......--....... 17,750 For Passenger and Freight Cars,-..------.....----------------------. 20,000
Total, ---..........................___.._...................._......___.._$59,750
For the details of the business as compared with the pre vious year ending July 31st, 1855, account of Rolling Stock, etc., I beg to refer you to the very full tables which accomyany this report.
The present subordinate officers and employees have per formed their various duties faithfully and promptly during the past year.
Respectfully submitted, GEO. W. ADAMS, Superintendent.

ABSTRACT OF EARNINGS of the South-Western Railroad, from August 1, 1855, to August 1, 1856.

DATE. 1855.

AMOUNT OF Ul' FREIGHT. Through. Way.

AMOUNT OF AM'T THROUGH AMOUNT WAY

DOWN FREIGHT PASSAGE.

PAKSAGK.

Through. Way.

Up. Down.

Up. Down.

MAILS.

TOTAL
1856.

TOTAL
1855.

Increase.

September, October,.... November, December, 1850-- Jnnu r> February,.. Mnrch, ....... April,,......, May........... I uno,....,.... July, ...............

79032 8,471 13 16,085 27 15,370 51 14.553 45 13,866 74 13,124 > 11,148 40 6,305 30 3,010 43 3,265 31
986 61

827 33 2.827 55 3,145 44 3,067 TO 3,438 30 2,6-3 05 4,128 85 2,744 22 2.061 47 l,S7(i 2H
820 94 457 23

4,504 60 9,5)09 4!l 9,085 87 6,6(il 20 5,654 97 5.176 23 4,333 06 9,281 30 7,968 56 4,517 99 3,884 33 4,017 98

1.008 14 1,059 83 1,643 89 1,227 74 1,324 50 1,268 37 1,280 22 1,984 84 1,845 42 1,3X5 Ml 1,224 89 1,246 81

2.229 09 2,136 86 2,030 23 2,825 96 3,568 55 3.199 70 2,819 69 2,589 32 2,493 91 2,976 20 2,529 60 3,258 70

1,781 51 2,766 74 2.H50 21 3,574 44 4,233 77 3,744 68 3,310 68 3,281 29 2,700 47 2,172 75 1,882 02 2,344 35

1,362 07 1.249 17 1,362 18 1,457 00 2,116 20 1,865 03 1,854 14 1,907 73 1,876 01 1,<WG 33 1,62 35 2,281 80

1,447 22 1,025 28 1,413 37 1,671 61 2.1K8 5S 2,017 08 1,670 42 1,852 63 1,756 82 1,8(11 1)0 1.316 05 1,921 10

l.OOS 42 906 25 906 25 90625 906 25 906 25 90li 25 906 25 !>06 25 SKHi 25 906 25 906 25

15,558 70 31,852 30 3,li22 71 36.763 33 37,i4 57 34,727 13 33,458 11 35,695 9S 28,00 1 30 20,153 44 17,458 64 17,320 83

11,965 73 12,527 21 21,747 36 25,953 OS 28,833 80 29,110 73 25,759 80 30,130 28 21,302 25 18,310 54 15,507 08 15,285 59

3,592 97 19,325 09 16,875 35 10,809 65 9,150 77 5,616 40 7,698 31 5,559 70
61.,681320 a05o
1,801 50 2,0:<5 24

I 5n
@1
Hto"

$107,068 36 $ 27.578 65 874,995 68 817,949 96 832.857 71 ?34,672 91 $20,1)57 61 S20.742 09 810,977 17 8347,600 04 5256,590 05 $91,003 99



Miscellaneous En

................................... 5,492 42

1
8353,092 40 P

Number of Through Pnosrngors

...................33,096 |MLverngo number of 1'nssengcrs p

Number of Way Pussongors......

...................37.709 1 otnl number miles run by the t ruins during the

year...................

Totil Number of Piuseng 3r............ ...................70,805 I)

172 130,468

to wCn

254:

SUPERINTENDENT S REPORT.

STATEMENT OF THE XUMBER OF PASSENGERS TRAXSPORTED FROM AUGUST IST, 1855, TO AUGUST IST, 1856. Compared with the Previous Year.

MONTHS.

j im
THROUGH.

Up. Down.

113!
1'WO50J*7B5
1S56--January...... ........ 1it7>42r4>
1372 March............... ......... 1277
May............................. v11a8i4
1231 July............................ 1624

825 1354 1425 1045 2172 2022 lt4 , 1693 ,
li:ml ,
948 . 10S7

1R56.

; 1855.

WAY. THROUGH. L'p. Down. : Up. Down.:

J*>( y>
i1n21s5

i:i45 mna
loll i 618 1287 i 8T>i

r1.0'i604
1261

1254 1472 1087 14UO

2045 2116 1541 16iS5

171)7 lit* > 1---70 1591

1507 1444 ' 07t5 1228

1848 16SI ! 1017 12.58

1651

930

1700 1709 ; 1217 1(140

120S 1244 '! 1250 826

1773 18.SI5 : 1276 1039

UP. Down.

1688 1192

17(15 1284

i1:5jf3i86

1519 1443

2141 2277

1625 1612

12S2
12:59

1291 1435

11S5 1233

1356 1297

1150 1177

1541 1559

Total................_......,,! 15744 l_17352_ 11840J!; I_li|;-i01_!_lglp4__14710 jjlTTl^l J7319.

THE FOLLOWING TABLE SHOWS A COMPARISON OF THE VARIOUS BRANCHES OF BUSINESS FOR THE YEAR JUST CLOSED, WITH THE PREVIOUS YEAR:

1856.

1855. Increate.

107.068 36 68,20088 38.867 48 Up Freight-Way............... .............................. .......... 27.578 65 24,948 46 2,630 19
74,995 58 48,967 56 26,028 02 Down Freight--Way........... ........................................ 17.949 96 17,358 32 591 64
32.657 71 26,011 85 6,645 86 20.957 61 18,352 46 2.60515 34.672 91 28.531 55 6.141 36 20,742 09 17.170 92 3,571 17 10.977 17 7,054 05 3.923 12

347,600 04 256,596 05 $91,003 99 5.492 42-

353.092 45 131,6501 103,4511 25.443I 23.799J

28,199 1.644

157.093 127,2-50 29,843

SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.

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NUMBER OF BALES OP COTTON TRANSPORTED OVER SOUTH WESTERN RAILROAD FROM STATIONS TO MACOV.

MONTHS.

e o*

Auierieua.. 765

H..vorot's Reynolds'.. 2* ts 4 3 21

30 30 2

6"280

44 306 149 15 294 247

6.52 37 392 200

391 14 401 124

33 8 86 88

41 38 148 108

. 57 14 31 33

529 167 172 239

May ........................... 160 62 45

3

34

July............................

Total....................... 3,294 429 1911 iisi

6 242 227 45 233 190 16 244 203 i

s1

69

E 212

2074

3S 5

3&91>

23l>6 2347

216 327 74 59 379

24S4

223 107 26 14 143 1059

151 227

2 80 509

1S67

30 14

57

284

90 53

1300

24 2 3

296

37

~m

1363 1393 171 55 1974 2143 14123

1854-- August.................

643

32 9 o4

145 262 94

31 26 84

531 11)8 632 265 25 138 278 27

85 5 732 89 44 2227

1065 246 554 414

202 270 12 72 97 155 3087

491 149 355 184

188 337

301 119 2133

428 68 272 97

41

257 15

57 201 1 115 59

151 154 1429 9 175 154 817

185 16 128

74

13

63 100

59

136

715

12 76 323

May...........................

8

26

32

10 48

5 IS 115

93 1 9

37

5 184

July........................... 2

Total....................... 2764 860 2555 11791 126 732 1323 125 43 1191083 907:11818

256

SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.

THROUGH XOIBER OF BALES COTTON TRANSPORTED OVER SOUTH-WESTERN RAILROAD, FROM STATIONS TO SAVAN-

XAH.

MONTHS.

lAuioricus. .

7

6

5 5* 4

3 21

r*< stt
1 j o o
err

gE

March_......_.............. May........................... July...... ....................

96 2299 5793

2 3 320

e6a2 ses

60 21

4549 179 1053 118

5566 64 1164 25

5098 591 908 58

5510 633 1676 28

70.50 149 1377

2070 767

19 8

322;5

10

1182

93

234

8

17 77 739 14 250 1039 127 1050 21 90 890 10 104 413 35 442 3
20 80

15 14 36
126 77 72 56 7

181 4135 44 199 8603 25 228 7461 14 301 8222 124 7296 178 8577 111 8763 5 2516 1074 1280 242

Total....................... 40219'2274 8480 320

1854--Anzust ...... ...........

191' 39

126 S*

389 328' 176

28.59 596! 594 65

4603 829 1216 81

1855--January.............. 5301 515 1974 54

6063 8801796 2

44S5 413 1024

April ._........._.....,...... 2937 348 484

May...... .................. 1023 80: 385

752 24 93 37

July. ...

11 59

25 700)4677 13 51
123 48 103 538 47 J22 517 65 713 13 230
167 4 103 17

14 389 160
64 59 45 93
54 21 9

88 1141 58350 230 240 1064
20 97 5032 6J 121 7723 23 366 9133
332 9370 39 6162 4 30 3906
1505 906 70

Total...................... 28423 4389 7844. 2391 47 416:2384 4 130 375 III 979 45341

SUPERINTENDENT S REPORT.

257

Number of Sales Cotton Transported from Columbus and Muscogee Railroad to Savannah and Macon, over SouthWestern Railroad. Compared with previous year.

MONTHS.

o
& IT

2

p^

Savan ah.IR.M&I. f"e" :

P*

& oo

1-3 o

I5j Savauub.K.JtM..l.

_

1855--August. ...............................................
March,. _ ............................................. April................................................... May.....................................................
J u |y

517 6973 13245 13935 11449 12299 9956 4936 5281 2328 2892 755 84366

1854. 517 7QO 6973 417 37 13282 3441 ?3 13958 11449 8116 34 12333 89l'l 9S56 11801 160 4896 131553 5281 6806 2528 4393 2892 3154
80S 254 84620 70031

733 417 3441 7728 12 8128 10 8931 12 11813 26 13679 6806 4393 3154 868 60 70091

.A.

Showing the number of miles run by each Engine, and the amount of wood used for the whole year ending July 31st, 1856, exclusive of Gravel or Dirt Trains:

S?a

ENGINE.

ga -s S

1

6712 13978 Eufaula,.... ............................... ............. 17375 Tobesofkee, .................. ............ ............. 964

1950 12618 12054
486 Chatham..................... ......................... 1614
100 100 George Hall...................... .................... 248 P.& P. Post Boy,--. ........................................ 324

**& SS
gsi is
12700 5392 16094 27636 17803 5911 15658
582

Sna So g

F-S. 34*

: oo

S
f

i!*-

g? S"
0

217 1"9412

8945-tOO

19370 2607-8 74 24-100

17375 291 3-8 59 6IHOO

170-T8 158 6-8 113 74-100

27636 251 6-8 109 76-100

19753 2045-8 9648-100

18529 2355-8 7860-100

14054 2375-8 59 05-100

16144 174 2-8 92 64-100

1614 385-8 41 76-100

100 25.8 3808-100

100

5330-100

248 ^ 3543-100

906 62-8 148 80-100

7C523 101776 172299 2088 2-S

1 4

'NAMES -AND CONDITION of LiwinotivcR on the South- Western Railroad, July 3 l,tf, 1850.

NAMES.

Uim.tiKits.

PATH WIIKN H.'T IN
UKK ON THIS ItOAK

How USED.

RKMAHKS.

2SRtJPE5RPIXOTERX8DTEX.T'S

George Hall, Rogers, Ketchum ft Grosvcnor, December, .......1850 Grnvcl, .......... Needs Repair,

Tobesofkee,.

do.

May,. ............ ...1851 J'lissenger, ...... fn good ordur.

Eehecomiee ,

<lo.

Mny, ............ ...IWfil Piissungur, ...... Needs rupiiir.

Tnllftbnssee,

do.

Pout Boy,.. . Both \Vilmrth,

September,.... ...1852

In good repair. In order.

Eufnnlix, ... . Rogers, Ketchum & Grosvenor, April,. ........ ...... 18SS

In good order.

Seminole, . . Miiscogee, . Cherokee.. .-

do.

October, ...........1858

In shop undergoing thorough repair.

do.

October, ........... 185 b'reiglit,. ......... In good order.

do.

Passenger, ...... In good order.

do.

October, ...... ....1854 I'Veight,. ......... In good order.

Chickasaw ......

do.

October,.. ......... 1851 1'Veiglit,.. ........ In good order.

L. O. Reynolds

do.

May, .............. .1850 freight,. ......... New, never made but'oncHrip,

The George Hall was purchnsed from the Central Rnilrond, having been in use on that Road since December, 18-13,

. Statement of Receipts and Disbursement of the Funds of the South-Western Railroad Company, to 1st August, 1856.

RECEIPTS. . Received for Capital Stock, 11,111 Sharcs....$l,111.100 00 Received for Forfeited Stock.......................... 30,08-,! 00

------------ $1,141,213 85

Bond account issued. ......................................

423,000 00

Passeneor earnings since 1st August, 1855...... 108,710 01 Post Oflieo Department, Mail service. ........... 3,978 52 --347.334 41

DISBURSEMENTS. Construction ................................................................. ......$1,403,654 40

Passenger Cars.................................................. 25,814 84 Freight Cars.................. .................................. ft),272 18 Mucon Depot.................................................... 44,447 97 Tools and M:\cliinury....................................... 10.518 28Iron, Plates and Spikes...... .............. ........... .... Current cxiicnscf .............................................

2fiS.7!>2 53 S7.2SB 49 150,827 31

Muscogoo Railroad Passage Account............ Macon and Western Railroad Freight Aco't.. Thompson's Stngo Lino ................................ Premium and Discount................................. Unclaimed Dividends, Nos. 1. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 Profit and loss........................... ....................

Interest Account............................................... 29,a57 !IO-- 31,107 90

732 40

1,344 14 General Passenger DciKit...... ........................... 23,484 1!> in 65 linker Extension............................ .................. 1,314 01-- 26,049 10 41892 Wnyne. Thomas S., Forwarding Agent........... 21 OR

2SRUEPR5IONTRENTD9E.NT'S

308 00 94,453 75 Stock in other Companies................................

19,300 00

Muscogeo Railroad Company Freight Atc't... Dividend No. 8, Paid.......................................

473 15 43,510 00

Balance ...........................................................

27 883 29

$2,008,083 38

52,008,983 38

The balance consists of

Cash on deposit at Central Railroad and Banking

Comiiany... .............................. '............'...........(4,543 17

Cash on deposit at Marine Bank Acency .............. 9,038 78-- 13,582 25

Cash on deposit American Exchange Bank N. Y.

576 7fi

$27.883 29

Macon, August 1, 18C7.

JOHN T. EOIFEUILLET, Secretary and Treasurer.

ELECTION OF OFFICERS.

S, February 14, 1856. At the annual election for President and five Directors for the ensuing year, the following gentlemen were unani mously elected, viz :
PRESIDENT. RICHARD R. CUYLER,

DIRECTORS.

JXO. W. ANDERSON, WM. S. HOLT, ROBERT A. SMITH.

WM. A. BLACK, T. M. FURLOW,

TENTH ANNUAL REPORT.
SOUTH-WESTEKN RAILROAD CO., 1 MACON, August 13th, 1857. j
To the Stockholders : The Report of Mr. George W. Adams, General Superin
tendent, appended hereto, shows, with clearness, the opera tions of the Road for the year ending 1st August instant.
It is gratifying to find that, notwithstanding the falling off in the crop of cotton of 1856-7, the gross revenue of the Road has been increased. The net revenue falls a little short of the net revenue of the last year--the reason for which has been fully shown by the Superintendent.
On the 16th and 17th days of July last, the President, General Superintendent and Supervisor of the Road, accom panied by one of the Directors of the Central Road, with a special train, passed over the entire line of Road to Wooten's Station, on the one hand, and to Butler on the other, and carefully examined the same. The Road is in excellent con dition, and all the work done and being done on it is thorough. An unprecedented fall of rain, on the 31st day of July, in the vicinity of Macon, injured the Road somewhat through the first five miles, but the damage was promptly repaired, so that the trains were not delayed forty-eight hours. The rest of the Road sustained no injury.
The expenditure beyond the current expenses of working the Road, for the year, have been kept within the amount con templated in our last report. The extension of our line calls for more motive power, and for more passenger and freight-

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cars the coming year--bat the income of the Company will enable us to meet this demand without impairing the ability of the Company to maintain the rate of dividends at eight per cent, per annum. The cash on hand might justify the declaration of over four per cent, for the present semi-annual dividend, but in view of our being engaged in the heavy work of extending our Road to the banks of the Chattahoochee, the Board has considered it the wisest policy, at this time, to confine this dividend to the rate always maintained from the beginning of the operations of the Company.
After paying dividends of February and August, interest due on bonds, and all extraordinary Railroad expenditure, there remains a considerable surplus, which, as intimated above, is kept to guard against any casualty which may occur. That surplus is shown as follows :

Net income for the year after deducting all ordi nary current expenses................ ............................109,807 34
Dividend declared in February last...................645,160 00 Dividend declated this day.............................. 55,964 00
Interest on Bonds and Annuity to the City of Macon ................................................... 29,060 02
Extraordinary expenses, as by Superintendent's Report............................................... ... 40,509 54--179,093 56

Surplus............. ...........................................................$20,203 78

The bond debt of the Company has been increased ten

thousand dollars by bonds issued to contractors on the exten

sion. There is no floating or other debt, in any shape, due

j j by the Company. The outstanding engagements for materials

j do not exceed the sum of twenty-five hundred dollars. I

j GEORGIA. AXD FLORIDA RAILKOAD FROM AMERICUS TO

'

ALBAXY.

In pursuance of an agreement between this Company and

the Georgia and Florida Railroad Company, referred to in

our last Annual Report, for the incorporation of the Railroad

from Americus to Albany into this Company, at a cost not

to exceed four hundred thousand dollars, payable in stock of

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this Company, the Georgia and Florida Company has deliv ered, and this Company has received, twenty-five miles of Road between Americus and Wooten's.
The cost of those twenty-five miles is..............................$266,321 98 Stock has been issued for................................$156,200 00 Stock is now to be issued as of 1st August......... 111.500 00
$267,700 00
The Road will be opened to Albany in October, when the account will be closed. The capital stock of the Company will be increased by the cost of the Albany extension, say four hundred thousand dollars in all.
There can be no doubt that this extension to Albany will yield at least forty thousand dollars net revenue for the year beginning in October next. If the growing crop of cotton turns out to be a good one in the South-Westem portion of the State, the revenue will, in the opinion of the Board, be greater than the sum stated.
EXTENSION OF THE ROAD TOWARDS DAAVSON, CUTHBERT,
FORT GAIXES AND EUFAULA.
You were informed of the intention of the Board to extend the Road in the direction of Cuthbert to the Chattahoochee, in the last Annual Report, and also of the instructions given to the Chief Engineer in regard to the necessary surveys. At a meeting of the Board on the 9th day of October last, the report of the Engineer of his survey to Fort Gaines and Eufaula, with estimate of cost, was submitted, and thereupon, at the urgent solicitation of Dawson, Cuthbert, Eufaula and Fort Gaines, the Board passed the following resolutions:
SOUTH-WESTERN RAILROAD COMPANY, 1 MACOJT, October 9th, 1856. j
At a meeting of the Board of Directors, the Report of the Chief Engineer upon the line of the Road to Cuthbert, to Fort Gaines and to Eufaula, having been presented and considered by the Board; it was
1st. Resolved, That if the people of Terrell and Randolph will sub scribe for stock in the South-Western Railroad Company to the amount of $175,000, payable 33 per cent, on the 1st February, 1857, and 67 per

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cent, on 1st February, 1858, and the subscription, as to its solvency and ability, shall be approved by this Company, this Company will proceed to build and extend their Road through Dawson to the town of Cuthbert.
2d. Resolved, That if the people from Cuthbert to Fort Gaines will subscribe for stock in the South-Western Railroad Company to the amount of $150.000, payable 33 percent, on 1st February, 1857, and 67 per cent, on 1st February, 1858, and the subscription, as to its solvency and ability, shall be approved by this Company, this Company will (if the arrangement above mentioned to Cuthbert is perfected) proceed to bnild and extend their Road to the Chattahoochee River at or near Fort Gaines.
3d. Besohed. That if the people from Cuthbert to Eufaula inclusive will subscribe $300.000, payable 33 per cent, on 1st February, 1857, and 67 per cent, on 1st February, 1858, and the subscription, as to its sol vency and ability, shall be approved by this Company, this Company will (if the arrangement above mentioned to Cuthbert is perfected) proceed to build and extend their Road to the Chattahoochee River opposite to Eufanla.
4th. Resolved, That the preceding three resolutions are passed on the following conditions:
1st. That the pending negotiation for the incorporation of the Road from Americus to Albany into this Company is perfected.
2d. That this Company shall find itself able to let the entire Road, both to the Chattahoochee at or near Fort Gaines, and to the Chattahoo chee opposite to Eufaula. so far as respects grading and wooden super structure, for one-fourth cash, one-fourth Company's 7 per cent, bonds, and one-half stock in the Company, or one-third in stock of the Company and two-thirds in Company's 7 per cent, bonds.
Further Resolved, That the Board will consider the subscriptions, and gay whether they are content with the same, in February next, when the first 33 per cent, shall have been paid.
Resohed, That any citizen of Randolph or Early counties (as these counties were in 1850) -who has heretofore subscribed for stock in the South-Western Company and forfeited the same, shall be allowed, if he renews his subscription before 1st February, 1857, the precise sum which he forfeited to the Company, in the settlement of his new subscription.
True extract from the minutes. JXO. T. BOIFEUILLET, Secretary.
By subsequent action of the Board, the 67 per cent, payable 1st February, 1858, so far as relates to the people of Terrell, Randolph and Fort Gaines, was made payable 33 per cent. 1st February, 1858, and 34 per cent. 1st February, 1859.
In February and March last subscriptions, made in con-

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formity to these resolutions, were presented, and accepted by the Board. The subscriptions were for six thousand three hundred and thirty-three shares of one hundred dollars each, making $633,300. Payment was made thereon as follows:
One hundred dollars per share on 1,139 shares.......................$113,900 Thirty-three dollars per share on 5,194 shares.......................... 171,402
Cash.............................................................................$285,302 Amount payable on 1st February, 1858......................... -- ...... 259,156 Amount payable on 1st February, 1859................................... 88,842
$633,300
The allowance made on account of old forfeited stock to parties renewing their subscriptions will not exceed $8,300. The sum of 625,000, contemplated by the resolutions of October, has thus been secured.
It was found difficult in March, when the subscription was completed, to let the grading of the Road, to any extent, and it was not possible, in consequence of the great ris in labor, provisions and mules, to get the work done at the estimates of the Engineer. The Board being extremely solicitous to press on the work energetically, succeeded in letting the first six miles to Mr. D. W. Orr, in March, and afterwards, in June, the Road to Cuthbert was let to W. & B. G. Lockett, A. E. Thompson, A. Lockett, and D. W. Orr. These con tracts are payable two-thirds iu bonds and one-third in stock. The contractors, who are all men of character and experience, are to finish the grading to Dawson by 1st April, 1858, and to Cuthbert by 1st April, 1859.
The Board expects to open the Road for transportation and travel to Dawson, by or before the 1st day of June next, and to Cuthbert by or before the 1st day of June, 1859. The Chief Engineer has advertised to be let 1st September next, ten miles of Road beyond Cuthbert, towards Eufaula, and five miles of Road towards Fort Gaines, and the expectation is, that those additional fifteen miles will be opened as soon as the Road is opened to Cuthbert. The rest of the Road will be advertised to be let before the 1st day of January next.
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Care has been taken to place the entire amount of cash paid on this extension at interest, on pledge of stock, to par ties of the highest pecuniary responsibility. The Treasurer's statement will sho\v the amount at interest under the head of " Bills receivable for extension," and also the amount paid, so far, on account of the extension. Iron rails for sixteen miles of Road have been contracted for, say 500 tons, deliv erable in Savannah, on 1st December next, and 500 tons on 1st February next. The cost of these rails will be much lower than the Engineer's estimate. It is probable that the saving in cost of rails and chairs will considerably reduce the amount paid beyond the estimate for grading.
The enterprise of the people of the counties of Terrell, Randolph and Clay, and of Eufaula, assisted by a few other persons, and by the liberal offer of this Company, has thus secured a line of Railroad which \vill be of great advantage, not only to themselves, but to the people of Georgia and Alabama generally, and especially to the cities of Savannah and Macon.
Occupying, as that line of Road will, the country between Albany and* Fort Gaines, and affording, in case of need, a fairly direct line between the Flint at Albany and the Chattahoochee, it will render unnecessary or unprofitable any other line which may be projected in the same direction.
The Board cannot close this Report without expressing their warm 'approbation of the energy and excellent manage
ment of the General Superintendent, and of the officers of the Company generally.
I-Jespeetfully submitted by order of the Board. R. R. CUYLER, President.

SOUTH-WESTERN RAILROAD CO., J MACON, August 1st, 1857. j

To R. R. CtiYLER, Esq., President:
Sir:--I herewith submit my sixth Aanual Report, show ing the year's operations of this Road ending July 31st, 1857.

Earnings of the Road for the year.
Up freight (eastward)...-...............................$108,278 20 Down freight (westward)................................ 108,735 80

Total from freight..................................

$217,01400

Through passengers...................................... 64,581 46

Way passengers.....--..........-...........--........... 66,415 82

Total from passengers ............................ ' United States Mail....................................... Miscellaneous earnings--..............................

130,99728 11,517 44 5,685 20

Total earnings--.................................... The current expenses of the year have been.....

$365,213 92 165,310 68

Leaving a balance of net earnings of..--....--...

$193,89734

The expenditures for operating the Road have been as

follows:

Repairs of Road.
Proportion of salary of President, Treasurer, Superintendent and Supervisor, Wages of Overseers, Watchmen at Flint Kiver Bridges, and hire of Negroes fortheyear----............ $38,099 41
Materials--stringers, ties, bridge timber, etc... 14,334 00 For tools, subsistence, clothing, physicians'
bills for Negroes, stationery, printing, etc*-- 13,947 69

Total repairs of Road..--........................

$66,381 10

*In this is included $1,248 00 paid for negro killed by ditching train.

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Fuel and Water.
\ Wood for locomotives and stationary engine,... $5,65768 ! Pumping water, putting np new pumps and cis! terns, repairs of pumps, cisterns, wells, and
cistern houses ........................................... 2,034 10

Total Fuel and Water.............................
Repairs of Buildings.
Including repairs of station houses and all Other buildings...........--..............................
Maintenance of Motive Power. Repairs of locomotives, including proportion of
salary of President, Treasurer, Superinten dent and Master Machinist, Wage* of Me chanics and Laborers at shops, and all mate rials used for the year................................ $11,475 52 Wages of Runners and Firemen.......... .......... 16,830 40 Oil. tallow and cotton waste for locomotives and stationary engine.---.................................. 1,709 91

$7,691 68 $1,018 55

Total maintenance motive power..............

$30,01583

Maintenance of Cars.
Including proportion ofsalary ofPresident, Trea*urer, Superintendent and Master Carpenter, "Wages of Mechanics and Laborers at shops, wheels, axles, lumber, paints and all other " materials used in repairing and keeping in order passenger, baggage, mail and freight cars, (new cars not included,) for the year.....
Oil, tallow, cottDn waste, etc--.......................

9,388 82 1,876 70

Total for cars..--.--................. .............

Transportation Expenses.

Including proportion of salary of President, Treasurer, Superintendent, and Clerks, Wages of Conductors and train hands, salaries of Agents at Amerieus, Butler, Smithville, and Woolen, Laborers and Watchmen at Macon, Americus, Sn-ithville and Wooten freight houses, and cotton.yards, printing books, sta tionery, etc., for the/ear ...........................
Freight Damage--paid for goods lost and dam aged ........................................................

88,043 04 26483

$255 52

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Paid for cotton burned..................................
Stock Damage--paid for cattle, mules, hogs, etc., killed and injured--.......................... .
Agent Stations--paid commissions..................

1,628 93
1.472 00 4,560 22

Total transportation.

$45,967 72

Incidental Expenses.
Including printing, advertising, books, sta tionary, postage, taxes, Court costs, Attor neys' fees, donations, gratuities, salary of Transfer Agent, and all contingent expenses not included under either of the above heads*

$2,976 13

Total current expenditures.......................

$165,316 58

Permanent expenditures have been made as follows since the last Annual Report:

Construction.
Tobesofkee bridges ......................................$S,666 72 Lower Flint River bridge.--.......--........--.---. 2,487 81 Echeconnee bridge---................................... 1,700 00 Upper Flint Riyer bridge.--.......................... 1,500 00 Green's bridge..........--................................ 400 00 Stone culvert, Mule creek--.......................... 900 00 Brick culvert, Felton' mill branch--................. 438 00 Brick culvert, Low's field .............................. 280 00 Stone und brick culvert near Oglethorpe........... 1,800 00 Brick culvert, Americus.--........................... 136 60 Brick culvert near No. 5}.....--...................... 80850
Brick culvert and road-ways, Howard's planta tion..--............................... ..................... 784 00
Engine house, Americus........ ....................... 231 98 Rightof way.--......-..--.......--.......... ........... 100 00 Turn table, Americus..................................... 170 B3
Section house, Georgia and Florida Railroad..... 1,570 00 New section house (old Road)--..................... 600 00

Total......... ........................................
Passenger Cars--one new first-class and one second-class.............................................
Freight Cars--New box and platform.............. Locomotive Engiues--for the Muckalee-..........

$22,003 84
4^300 00 6,450 00 9,65000

*In this is included $715 83, judgment obtained for * negro who died on the Road in Jane, 1854.

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i Headlights............-.-.-..--..................... .......

j j Macon Depot--Iron railing and desks for new

I I office, entire new and larger water pipes for

| j engine house and shops, additional tracks and j ; calverts-............. ....- ..............................

Tools and Machinery--Fixtures, etc., for blower

I

and putting it in use in smith shop...............

1 ; General Passenger Depot--Iron for tracks, one-

third cost of furniture and fixtures in dining saloon, scales, etc......................................

Balance due on iron rails, chairs and spikes for re-laying first six miles next Macon..............

270 88-- 9,920 88
1.350 25 250 00
4,502 09 72293

.;

Total-....................-.......--.................

i ' Of the above amount 82,300 was paid in stock.

$49,509 54

! i Total earnings for the year have been $365,213 92; total : for previous year $353,092 46 ; showing ah increase of .. 12,121 46. This gain is almost entirely from merchandise
and passengers, to-wit: merchandise (westward) $15,790 26; i passengers 21,966 96; \vhilsteastward freight, principally i '. cotton, has fallen off $24,376 81. i j This result must be considered satisfactory, when it is
known that the last crop of cotton in all the country tributary ; to our Road had fallen off for the previous year nearly oneI i half, and that the rivers to the Gulf were in boating order a i greater portion of the year than had been the case since our , Road has been in operation. These two causes will not be j j likely to operate together against our receipts of cotton again ' probably for a number of years. I therefore, on the opening ' \ of the Road to Albany, in October next, look confidently to ! a large increase in our receipts of cotton from that and other j stations below Americus, as the prospect now is, if we have
favorable weather the balance of the season, the crop will be ! j much in excess of the last. I ' The ordinary expenses of the year just closed are in excess ! of the previous year $14,489 27. This was caused by the J i increased number of miles in operation, requiring a larger j! force on. repairs, more runners and firemen, and more men in ! the transportation department. As the business of the past

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season was so irregular, we were obliged to keep a force pre
pared to do a much larger business, had it offered, than was really necessary for doing the past year's business. Provisions, etc., for repairs of the Road, were considerably increased in
cost over the previous year. Ten miles of the Georgia and Florida Railroad, purchased
by this Company, were opened for use to Sumter City station (though in an unfinished condition) December 1st, 1856. Three miles more were brought into use March 9, 1857, to Smithville, (junction of the Cuthbert extension.) Five miles further to station 10 (Adams) was opened June 9th ; and 7 miles further to Wooten's station, No. 11, June 29th ; making twenty-five miles in all below Americus, and within ten and a half miles of Albany, to which place there are good reasons for believing the Road will be finished on the
1st of October next. As the Road has been brought into use our mail and
accommodation trains have run regularly to and from the
terminus. The Road from Americus to Albany, thirty-six miles, when
the embankments are filled out and become settled, and the track put in proper adjustment, will be easily kept up and cheaply worked, in consequence of its being so very straight,
and generally light grades. When opened through to Albany, it must largely increase
our business, both in passengers and freight. Total bales of cotton transported during the year 123,912,
against 157,093 the previous year. By reference to the tables, it will be seen that from the South-Western Railroad proper there were 62,238 bales against 72,473 the previous year; being a decrease of 10,235 bales. From Columbus and sta tions on Muscogee Railroad there were 61,674 bales, against 84,620 the previous year, being a decrease of 22,946; making a total falling off for the year of 33,181 bales--caused, as I believe, entirely from the extreme short crop in the section
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dumber of through passengers for the year, 32,225; way passengers for the year, 55,588, making a total of 87,813; being an average per day of 2-10, p.gainst 194 for the previous year.
Total number of passengers carried over the Road since its opening, July 1st, 1851, 375,134; only two of whom have been injured--one in attempting to jump on the cars, and the other by jumping off on the track behind the train, which ran back over him.
Xo accident of a serious nature, involving life or limb, or material injury to the Company's property, has occurred during the past year. By his own carelessness a negro em ployed on the gravel train fell between the cars, was run over and killed, September 20th, 1856.
Miles run by passenger and mail trains within the year were 113,809; freight and other trains (exclusive of filling and gravel trains,) 68,411; total miles run, 182,220. Wood used by locomotives, 2,159J cords, being an average of 84J miles run to each cord of wood used.
The stone abutments at Tobesofkee creek were finished in April last. One of the lattice-bridges is up and in use; the other is being framed, and will very shortly be up, when I both will be covered in and painted.
The filling gang has just commenced filling in the old trestle-work, which I hope to get above high-water this fall, rendering the road much more safe and secure at that point; 17,000 cubic yards of earth will be required to do this filling, which must be hauled upwards of one mile.
The following culverts have been put in, in place of trestlebridges, and the bridges filled up; brick, at Low's field, (round,) four feet flue; Felton's Mill creek, (round,) brick, six feet flue; Horse creek, near 5 J, (round,) brick, five feet flue; Trout creek, near Oglethorpe, stone walls, brick arch, twelve feet span.
The work of straightening the line, raising the grade two and a half feet, and building an entire new bridge at .Eche-

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connee, 650 feet long, on brick piers and abutments, requiring 12,000 yards of filling, was so far completed as to allow the passage of trains on the 4th of December last; since then the work has been entirely finished. The whole cost of this work, except the brick abutments and piers, is included in repairs of Road.
The suggestion in my last report, to fill up the trestlebridges. Flint River swamp, through Major Howard's planta tion, having been approved, an engine, train of cars, and forty hands were put at work last January, and continued up to within the past two weeks. They have filled the bridge at thirty-eight mile post, 500 feet long, requiring 9,000 yards of earth ; the bridge at gin-house, 300 feet long, requiring 4,500 yards, and have put in, at Beaver creek bridge, which is 1,100 feet long, of the 22,500 required, about 15,000 yards; we have also put in at same place one brick culvert, (round,) five feet flue, and have ready the foundation for stone and brick arch culvert at Beaver creek, often feet span, the stone for which is on the ground, ready to be laid as soon as the water falls.
At the river trestle, it having been determined to put up abutments with stone foundations to three feet above the ground, and finish with brick, the stone work was commenced in June, at west abutment, which now is finished, and 1,400 yards of earth put in; east abutment, stone work will be finished within three days.
These improvements will shorten the trestle-work at the river 1,037$ feet, still leaving of trestle-work l,4S7i feet, 675 feet on the west and 812$ feet on the east side of the river, making, with opening of lattice-bridge, about 1,800 feet of water way, which, in the opinion of Major Howard, (whose opinion is entitled to great weight,) is largely more than is necessary.
To fill up the 1,037$ feet, will require about 25,000 yards of earth, a portion of which must be done this year.
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abutments, culverts, and road-ways for Major Howard to pass under our track, from one side of his plantation to the other, at two points, 243,000 bricks, all of which are contracted for, and 150,000 on the ground, and part laid. There will be required, at lower Flint River bridge, to finish abutment and piers, 150,000 bricks, which are contracted for, to be delivered this autumn. During the year there have been used in the repairs of track 24,803 ties, equal to a renewal of sixteen miles; stringers, 6,276, making lineal1 feet, 126,969,
equal to renewing twelve miles of track. For Tobesof kee lattice-bridges, (two,) 144,131 feet board
measure of lumber has been bought--for trestle-bridges, 110,348 feet; for foundations, section houses and other pur poses, 202,401 feet; making total feet, board measure, of lum ber paid for during the year, and used in repairing track,
bridges, buildings, etc, 1,029,789 feet. Our motive power has been increased since the last report
by one large freight engine, the " Muckalee," built by Rogers' Locomotive Works. Two others of the same class have been ordered, one of which has been shipped, and the other soon will be: these, I think, will suffice for the business until the Cuthbert line is opened to Dawson, at which time we will require at least one more of the same class as those ordered
the past year.
There have been built during the year, in the Company's shops, one passenger, one large second-class passenger and bagsage, six long conductors'and three platform cars ; which have been charged to Xe\v Passenger and Freight Cars. We . have also built three box and three platform cars, to replace the same number burnt and worn out, which are included in
Maintenance of Cars. . We have ten box cars framed, ready to put up when needed. We shall require, this year, at least two first-class passenger and one second-class passenger and baggage, ten box, fifteen platform, and ten low-wheeled platform cars, expressly for lumber, which I propose building in our own shops.

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Our stock of cars now consists of--
First-class passenger.......... ...................... 7, five requiring painting. Second-class passenger and baggage............ 5, four requiring painting. Baggage.--.-....--.-.-'-.. ...................... ....... 1, in running order. Mail and Express.-................................. 1, in running order. Conductors'.............................................12, in good order. Box freight.......................... ..................f>2, in good order. Platform ......... ........................ .............76, in good order. Stock ..................................................... 4, in good order. Gravel, four-wheel----...............................12, in good order.
I have had built in our shops, the past year, nineteen tentcars for moveable gangs on repairs of Road, at a cost of $2,000, to be used instead of canvas tents ; the whole cost of which has been charged to Repairs of Road, in the past year, whereb}' that account has been increased at least $1,500 be yond its ordinary expenses for the year, if these cars should only last five years. But if, as I belief they should, last eight years, then more than $1,500. In addition to their being much cheaper in the end, I am satisfied we shall gain largely in the health of the negroes, and in the increased amount of labor they will perform, by being made much more comfortable in cold and wet weather, and at night, than they could be under any circumstances in canvas tents.
During the year two engines and cars, with fifty hands, have been kept constantly at work, preparing foundations for bridges and culverts, cutting new ditches, taking down slopes, and filling bridges and embankments; the great pro portion of which did not properly belong to Repairs of Road, though the whole cost has been charged to, and aided in swelling that account. These trains, with an equal or larger force, must be continued another year to complete the filling at Flint River.. Tobesof kee creek, and Macon depot.
I estimate the amounts which should be expended this year, above the ordinary expenses, as follows :
For finishing Tobesofkee bridges.......................................^2,500 00 For brick work, lower Flint River bridge--........................... 2,000 00 For brick and stone work, upper Flint River bridge-...........-- 2,500 00 For brick and stone work, Beaver creek............................... 1,500 00 For brick work, road-ways................................................. 2.500 00

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SUPERIXTENDEXl'S REPORT.

For brick work, culverts rendered necessary by the recent un precedented flood........ ........................ ...................... 1,00000
For brick culvert under forty-five feet bank, near Fort Valley, which will require to be tunneled-.................................. 1,600 00
For several small brick culverts, section houses, and other brick work.--......................... ................................... 1,000 00
For section houses on Georgia and Florida Railroad, and tem porary engine house at Albauy...................................... 2,500 00
For one additional locomotive, next spring, on opening to Dawson.......-.....:......--................................................... 9.600 00
For two locomotives ordered, one shipped...--..--.................19,200 00 For three passenger cars.----.............................................. 8,250 00 For ten box cars--....... ................................................... 7,500 00 For 15 platform cars.-...-.--............................................. 8,250 00 For ten lumber cars .--........-.......................................... 4,500 00
Total.--.........................--......................................$74,300 00
The track is in good order, and we are better prepared than ever before to do a large business, economically and promptly, should it offer. We have on hand sufficient T rails to answer for repairs for the present year; of flange rails we have several miles on hand, which have been used, more than will be needed for repairs, which I am about to dispose of, and appropriate the proceeds to purchasing a heavy rail to re-lay the track at Macon station. As the principal giving way in our T rails is at the ends, I propose putting up the necessary machinery and repairing them in our own shops, as from all I can learn on the subject there will be great economy in that course over selling or having them re-rolled.
We have in operation, at present, on the main line towards Albany, ninety-five miles; Fort Valley to Butler twentytwo miles ; total, one hundred and seventeen miles.
For the details of the business, as compared with year ending July 31st, 1856, account of rolling stock, etc., I beg to refer you to the full and explicit tables which accompany this Report.
During the year just closed, the officers and employees have given me great satisfaction in the faithful and prompt performance of their respective duties.
Respectfully submitted, GEO. W. ADAMS, Superintendent,

ABSTRACT OF EARNINGS of the South- Western Railroad, from August 1st, 1856, to August 1st, 1857.

DATE.

AMOUNT OF UP FREIGHT.

1856

Through. Way.

AMOUNT OF AM'T THROUGH AMOUNT WAY

DOWN FREIGHT PASSAGE.

PASSAGE.

Through. Way.

Up. Down. Up. Down.

MAILS.

TOTAL
1857.

TOTAL
1856. INCREASE. DEOBIA8K.

August...... September October ..... November. December.. 1857-Jan .. February... March ..... May... ..... June.. ..... July... .....

968 21 779 04 7,234 30 2,114 66 15,041 64 2,899 47 13,946 12 2,318 91 7,809 59 9,227 68 5,632 27 10,942 02 5,366 38 6,933 34 3.281 03 2,757 17 2,455 88 2,354 34
57175 1,670 38 1,449 92 798 64
830 37 895 09

4,990 81 11,103 90 10,956 22 8,283 34 3,708 69 2.728 92 4,454 28 8,598 88 6,782 51 4,943 97 3.485 45 2,884 67

1.569 48 1,675 09 1,449 03 1,179 24 3,593 10 3,739 35 4,038 36 5,062 03 5,229 11 2,899 35 2,660 45 2,719 57

2,803 05 1,924 25 2,487 98 2,630 95 2,912 15 2,976 85 2,702 95 2,178 60 2,436 00 2.316 50 2,718 22 3,380 50

2,228 35 3,413 11 3,073 30 3,986 92! 3,382 52: 3,213 37i 2,681 69 2.884 9ll 1.774 97 1,838 22 1,867 60 2,139 50

1.489 60 1.5B1 65 1,903 10 1,939 05 4,998 10 8,603 23 3.168 08 3,094 53 2,601 67 2,616 55 2,932 78 3.66362

1,448 99 1,464 73 1,907 93 1,878 25 5.012 53 3,916 82 3.087 02 2,272 62 2,659 25 2,631 20 2,302 72 3,196 80

906 25 906 25 90625 906 25 906 25 1,018 75 96250 96250 96250 962 50 1.075,79 1,041 65

17.183 78 31,397 94 41,281 9* 37,069 03 41,550 61 37.770 58 33,394 60 32,091 27 27,256 23 20,480 42 19,291 57 20,171 77

15.558 70 31,852 30 38,622 71 36,763 33 37.984 57 34.727 13 33,458 11 35,695 08 28,004 30 20,153 44 17,458 64 17,320 83

$64.587 46 143,690 74 $72.921 64 $35.814 16 S31.497 00 $33,034 46 $33,036 96 $32,778 86 11,517 44 S359.528 72 5347,600 04

1,625 08 2,CC2 21
305 70 3,566 04 3,049 45
326 98 1,832 93 3.43094 16,799 33

45436 6351 2,60471 74807 4,870 65

Miscellaneous earnings...... 5,685 20 5,592 42 19278

*

8365,213 92

Number through passe

' 19 W* AYorfigo number of passengers

Number of way passengcrs, ........................ .......55,588 Total number of miles ruu by the trains during tho

....................................

Total nu* mber of passengers,.... ............ . ...87,813

9,m 182,220

353,092 46 16,992 11 4,870 65
194 81 2,121 46
172,299

4,870 65

STATEMENT OF THE NUMBER OF PASSENGERS TRANSPORTED FROM ACGCST 1ST, 1856, TO AUGUST 1ST, 1857, COM PARED WITH THE PREVIOUS YEAR.

MOXTUS.

1857. THROUGH. 1 i

1857. WAY

1856.
THROUGH.

1856.
WAY.

Up. ;Down. Up. jDown Up. |Down- Up. Down.

1856-August 1298 1190 > 1352: 1405 1126! 825 1262 1345 September .. 963 1639! 1416! 1448 997| 1354 1215 1511 October...... 1233 1825; 1673: 1784 939; 1425 1178 1287 November... 1297 20101 1825 1735 1303 1645 1254 1472 December ... 1641 1861 4046 4143 I746 1 3172! 2045 2H6 1857-Jany.. 1585 1751 2839 3091 1624 2022 1707i lJ39 February ....: 1376 1419 2354 2473 1372 1684 1567 1444 March......... 1078 1515 2472 2737 1277; 1093 1848 1681
1141 925 2216. 2264 1184 1 1384 1651 1667 Mav.. ........... 1006 840 2042 2308 1321, 1113 1700 1709
1282 838 2639 2067 12311 948 1208: 1244 July.. .........: 1435 981 2624 2635 1624! 1087 1773 1886

Total....... 15425; 16800 27498 280901. 15744 17352 184\)8 19301

THF FOLLOWING TABLE SHOWS A COMPARISON OF THE VARIOUS BRANCHES OF BUSINESS FOR THE YEAR JUST CLOSED, COMPARED WITH THE PREVIOUS YEAR.

1 1857

1856 | INCREASE. 'DECREASE.

Up freight--through ..... 1 $64587 46 $107008 30

$42130 90

43690 74 27578 65 $16112 09

Down freight--through... 72921 64 74995 58

2073 94

1 35814 16> 17949 96 17864 20

Up passage--through. . ... 31497 00' 32657 71!

1160 71

i 33636 96! 20957 61 12679 35

Down passage --through- 1 33084 461 34672 91

1588 45

32778 86; 20742 09 12036 77

11517 44, 10977 17 540 27

,$359528 72 $347600 04' $59232 68 47304 00 Miscellaneous earnings- 1 5685 20 5492 42 192 78

'$365213 92 $353092 46 $59425 46 $47304 00

i

ii 47304 00 1 $12221 46

Bales cotton -- through.... Bales cotton-- way. ........
Total. ..................... ;

83044 40868 123912

131650 25443 157093'!

i 15425;
15425

48606 48606

1 --------------------------
Deduct inci Total decre)ise. ...........

15425 33181

Number of Bales of Cotton transported over South-Western Railroad from Stations to Macon,
11 10} 10 AMEKICUS-- 9 7 6 5J 5 4 3 2 1J 1 EVEKETT'S. REYNOLDS' BlJTJ.KR. TOTAL.

1856-- August ...

...............74 11 38 12

17 9

..............4 .........20 180

October... ......... November ........

..............067 9 154 ..............792 48 200 120 ..............931 .... 29 328

116 202 140 26

........ 105 ...... 183 1902

100 251 297 18

...........173 ......... 330 ...... 393 2602

142 148 181 4 ... .... .......34 ......... 170 ...... 242 2209

December. ..... ...

.44 ..............313 13 491 43 74 199 13 ............55 ......... 352 ...... 677 28i)0

1857-- January.. ...... '.93 . ............26 "99 183 .... 220 56 111 15

......... ...2G ......... 259 ...... 319 1269

March.. ............ o ......

..................

87 85 103

11 15 121 59 8 95 2

............83 ...... 139 614

9

inn 436

April...... ........ May ................

..1

................

fi - 31 G4 16

6 22

4

.............25

141

or

58

SR2UPERPI7ONTRENTD9E. NT'S

July....... ....... . ..

1 19

1

21

Total... ......... 10 187

310sl 301 1025 675 819 1181 14G

288

1330 2107

1855- August... December

...

......
......

....
..... .....

................30 ..............672700
........... ...052 391
oq
...............41

....

..30 ..44 ..15 ..37 ..14
...8 ..38

.....'2 ..30G ..294 ..392
..401 ...86 ..148

....

..149 ..242 ..247 ..233 ..200 ..244 ..124 ..216 ....88 ..223 ..108 ..151

...... ..227 ..190 ..203 ..327 ..107 ..227

..45 ,.1G ...7 ..74 ..26

...

..2

..............5 ............39
r
. ..........59 ............14 ..... ......80

..............1 ...........212
OQI
...........282 ...........379 ...........143 ...........509

...... ...... .....
...... ...... ......

224 123 325
499 381 663

ATn.rpli

...............57 ..14 ...31 ...33 ....30 ...14

...... .....57

Ott

April...............
......

..............529 1G7 ..172 ..239 ".'24 ...90

53 ...............

..............1GO ..62 ...45

.....2 ...3

...... 50

O.i

July........'...... ..

11772
69 2074 2326 2347 1484 1059 18G7 664 1300 296
37

8294 429 1911 1188 13G3 1398 171 65

202

1974 2143 14123

i

Throngh number of Bales of Ootton transported over Sonth-'western Railroad from Stations to Savannah,

io 11 10J AMKBICUH-- t 8 7 0 6i 5 4 3 2 1* 1 KVKR KIT'S. IIEYNOUIS' IJUTI.KK. TOTAL

*

1850--August, ...... ..

............ 140

2 ,, 90

..OT

193

'.!"!!!"."!ic!"!!""i2 September ......... ...

..103 ..484 ..34 ..83 ..320 ....

.............31

::ooo

October.. ............ ... ..... ............0237 ..244 ..083 ..47 148 ..020 .... ... ............199

8273

November .............. December. ..............

328

!.'!";".'!!!.o2io

...

!!427

..400 ..892

131 ,..522 ..40 ..25 U92

...........111

7459

...........39 ...... ......24^. ....... 400 8Uf,8

1867--January ...... February ...............

200 ........ ....8005 ..213 1000

..32 ..311

140 .............5174 ..310

tii ....0 ....99

...........100 ........ ...44'. ....... .08 10(154 ............32 ...... .,,,.. 32'. ....... .50 0242

2SEUPER8OINTKENT0D.ENT'S

March.................... "ill ..35 .............1050 ..123 ..350

'"45

2207

141

... ...,.....1S')5 ....10 .,118

1720

..(W

............. 877

..111

1050

..24

............. 72

.....4

100

July.... ..................

............. 202

......0

208

--

020 1855--August......... ......

72

30084 1833 4554 130 441 2409

'
............ 00

.,

..17 .4! -

*

518 - " 1~~27 - - 308 50400

..............

181

September. ............ ...... ..... ...... ............229!) .... ..309 ..030 ..00 ..78 ..73!)

.............15

4131

October .................'......

............5798 ..320 ..808 14 ..21 250 1030 .... 14 .............30

........190 8003

1059 118 127 1050

...........120 ............ 25 ........228 7401

............5560 ., 04 1104 21 ..25 ..00 ..800 10

..............77 ............14 .........301 S222

1850--January........ ..... ..... ...... .............5098 ...... . .. 5510

..008 .,033 1070

-.58 104 ..413
..28 ..35 ..442 ..3 .... .... ...........;....72

........124 7306 ..........178 8577

............7050 ..149 1377

...20

..........111 8703

............2070 14

..10

Qn

..................7

2510

May.................:.... July .....................

............ 707
1 1 QO
9S.1

.....8 ..MO oft

1074
1280 .
242

Total....... ...........

40219 2274 8480 35 320 700 4077 13 14

389

88 1141 58350



SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.

281

Number of Bales Cotton Transported from Columbus and Muscogce Railroad to Savannah and Macon, over SouthWestern Railroad. Compared with previous year.

MONTHS.

ua1"} O 2. h3-

2

2* 2a

lp***.r^*



p3f t

oW 'W

*s $$

o rt-

Ho

P< *^^- Of,

p3crp5S-

otS 5S

1856--Ausust. ............................................... SOecptotebmerb..e..r...................................................................................... November................... .......... ............ ..
March................. ................................. May..................................................... July, ...................................... ............

1855.

900

900 517

14

45U 6973

12050 10714

r,"

12050 10776

13245 1393.5

9021} 48 9674 11449

6767 7085

256 7023 12299 7085 19.56

3474

3474 47:56

3059

3059 5281

492

492 2328

1927

1927 2892

700 ~ai 700 755

61:508

61674 84.-S66

517 6973 37 1:5282 25 13958 11449 34 12333 9956 160 4896 5281 2328 2S92
755 254 8-1620

20



NAMES AN1> CONDITION of Locomotives on South-Western Railroad, July 3is, 185T.

NAMKS.

Bt'iuivnts.

WMKH PUT IN USE ON THIS How USED. liOAl).

RKMAUKS,

2SRUPEPK8IOXTREXT2D.ENT'S

George ITnll. ........ Rogers, Ketchum it Orosvonor. Ppcembor.,..............18f)0

Fiiir order.

Tobe.sofkeo. .......... Rogers, Ketchum & Orosvenor. Mny ...................... ..1861 Mail. .................... Needs repnir.

Kogers, Ketehum it Grosvenor. May. ...................... .1861 Mail.... ....... ......... (iood order.

Tallalwssee .......... Rogers, Kotchnm it Grosvenor. Seiitember ....... ........1852 Freight................. Good order.

Post Hoy..... ....... .. Enfnula. ...... ........

Seth Wilnmrth..... ................... Hogei-s, JCetchinn it Grosvenor.

tliumnrv ......... .........18G!i April........ ..............185S

Ditching............... Freight.................

Good Good

order. order.

Hogers, Ketchum it Grosvenor. Ottober......... .......... 186!!

Good order.

Rogers, Ketchum & Grosvenor. October....... ............1858

In shop under repair.

Rogers, Ketchum it Grosvenor. September............... 1854 Mnil......... . ............ Good order.

Choctaw .............. Kogers, Ketchum it Grosveuor. October................... 1854 Mail...... ............... Good order.

Rogers, Ketchum it- Grosvenor. October.... ............... 1854 Mnil...... ............... Good order.

L. O. Reynolds ..... Rogers, Ketchum <fe Grosvenor. May...... .................. 18fi(i Freight... ............. Good order.

Muckalee. ............. Rpgers, Ketchum & Grosvenor. July 81............ .......1857

New.

i

1

co
Ptf-ls
d
S
3
t-
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S

SUPERINTENDENT'S BEPOBT.

283

Cord Wood.. Pound Waste... Pound Tallow .

V* imrH OOrHai

Gallon Oil.....

Cords Wood. ............. Pounds Wast.. Pounds TallowGallons Oil.. Total miles...

* 5N M S

1
I I
S

Passenger..

Freight..

2t

Total Cars................... Passenger, Mail and
Bjiggage.................... Empty Freight... Loaded Freight..........

"* 5 w oo

NE.

(i'S

ONAMFE

:

Statement of Receipts and Disbursement of thoe Funds of tl10 South-Wostern Railroad Oompany, to August 1st, 1867.

RKl'KU'TS. Rcn'il fur enpitnl ftiw-k, ..... .....H.-IXi slinvc.Uco'il inui-uif:il i-iui.stiwk, Alliiin.v, 1.5m " HuoM eupitnl stnrk I'lxtitnsinn, l Kirnds Cur oxtonsiun of Itnuil......

ii moni

ins]!!' USUMKN'K*. Construction... ................ .............................. .......... .............Sl.-K.jXVl 21

llrV.ion
171.-lie

tin---

SI,:MUOO

oo

1

Freight. (!iirs.... ......... ............ ......Itn.f-X 1*

.- ........... ..........................

Tcrroll ami l.'uthlx-.rt list...........................

Tunis inn! .Miieliinury,.. ............... 10.7T7 8.1-- 291,07:! 21

Aniotint ovurtuiid on oupihil stiwk. ........... iiiinil iu'-cuiint issuril................................... Kiiiiil iiiTinint issuiMJ (or nxti'iisiim...... ....... Interest iicoinuit pxtunsiuu., ....................... 1). W. Orr, ooiilnu'hii-sloc'k. .......................

--
10.000 oo
12,513 72 1,101 .1(1

1ii7,U!> OP

Iron Spiki............... ....................

U-I,UUU DO

Interest AiT.iiuit....... ........................................ 27.K10 112

Annuitv to City uf ,\lui'im,. ..................... ......... 1.2-Ml (111--

3S.(ilt; -I1-' 2i).0ii() 02

2TREP8AOSUR4TE.R'S

A. SI. lniOKutt, (Hiiitniclor xliH-k...... ...........

1117 Ki-- 27.292 88

KroiKlit onrniiiKa wince 1st AiiKiiat. 18'iti...... 220,m:i (Hi VussonKor cuvninKs aineo 1st A,,Kust, ISfKi... l.HUljl Kl

vISHtoveiikleimn t

HNihoo.r

10, u
Com

.inmiiiiii'ls................................................................

isvHffl.no

-11,172 00

1'oal OIHco l)i<|inrliHt>.iit, niuil srrvU'o,..,......

- 370.777 88

Uvntnil Kilroiul pussmiu iirainint...... ........ Oon trul Itiiilrnnil (might ueenunt...... .........

' ':(25 iu

AtniitKiMiicry unit W st I'oint Kuilniiut Hoinls. WWI 00-- 17fvWf> 00

, -- 30,802 70

MiiriCOKfi) Uiiilruitil pns<u^u ucrimnt.. .........

7J7

Kxtunsimi Aurimiits-- Hiiflit uf Wiiy. ............... '120 00

SlnsooKt'O Uiiilniiul IVciKlit iivruiint...... ......

2()2 Mi--- 1.010 Sfi

Kuvnnniili uiul AuKUstn II. U. pusaiisc niu-'t

103 ,V>

Way Sliitions......... ........ 2.(il"i (HI

Mui'on unil Wcs-turn H. K. IVi'i^lit lu'fiiunt

Ui7 S!

hiriitmtiil rxiirnsos...... ;!l (1)

Tliiimii.son'sstiiu'o liiu1................ .................

IK (ft

Kxriiy'n niul einbniikin't 12,S'j:i lit

I'runiiiiin niul (hscniint... ............................

4 111 U2

(MiMirin^ anil KruhbhiK.. l.^nK 18

(fiiuluiincil iliviitunils, -\'. 1 t (i...... .........

Mil (10

UriilKcsaiiilivoiiilonlv'ta 13-12-1-- 28,filfi 00

Profit niul loss.............................................

170,ffiS 20 Bnlanoo................................................ ......

S,-)S.7iiS 05

$2,Wl.filli B6

e52.SSil.6lfi 56

The bnljinoo consjgt.s of

Oftsh on htinil, ns per uush bonk...........................

$1,591 -18

Cnsli Cosh

on on

doposit ilopoait

at lit

C'onlrnt Murino

Uiiilroml liank.........S.riG,-l72 limik Accnuy............ 14,253

iGs5

Cn^h on ilonostt nt Ainuricun Kxchtinf;o Hank,

Now York...................................................... 2.0T.2 13-- 72,788 3,51

Bills.receivable.................................................... l: 00

Dills receivable, Kxtension.................................181,255 23-- 211,388 22

J35S.7GS 05 :

JOHN T. BOIFEUILLET,
Secretary and Treasurer.
MACOK, AnRtist 1st, 18fi".

ENGINEER DEPARTMENT S. W. R. R., ) FORT VALLEY, August 7th, 1857. j
R. R. C0YLER, Esq., President.r
Sir:--T!>e location of the extension line of the South western Railroad was completed to Cnthbert in February last, and a report, etc., descriptive of that part of the line, submitted. Since that time the corps has been engaged on the line to the Chattahoochee River at Eufaula, the location of which was finished on the 27th July, and they are now employed on the line from Cnthbert to Fort Gaines.
The grading, clearing and grubbing of the first six miles of the line from Sraithville towards Cuthbert was let to Mr. Orr in March last, and the grading, etc., commenced the first of April, and will be completed by or before the first of De cember next. The other twenty-nine miles, reaching to Cuthbert, was let to the Messrs. Lockett, Orr and Thomp son, in June last, to be completed by the first of April, 1859. Mr. Thompson commenced work with a part of his force within a few days past, and will have his entire force on the line before the first of September. The Messrs. Lockefct will put their force on the line in September and October, making the entire force on the line at that time between four and five hundred hands. From the known energy and relia bility of these contractors, there is little doubt that the con tract to Cuthbert will be completed by the time specified. An estimate of cost of this part of the Hue, based upon con tract prices, is herewith submitted.
The location of this line, passing as it does across the streams and over a very undulating country, rendered it very tedious and laborious. Every section of country offer ing any prospect of improvement over previous lines, either in distance or quanties, was instrumentally examined.

286

ENGINEER'S REPORT.

A line by Cotton Hill was examined with a view of con tinuing the main line along the ridge some twelve or thir teen miles to that point, branching from there to Eufaula and Fort Gaines, but the line from there to Eufaula was found to be very heavy, containing as much grading as the direct line from Cuthbert. The line from Cotton Hill to Fort Gaines would have been heavy also; therefore,.that route was abandoned. I flatter myself that the shortest and best line that can be had has been located.
The located line pursues very nearly the experimental survey to the Pataula creek. On leaving Cuthbert it bears south 68 west along the dividing ridge between the Flint and Chattahoochee, (on which Cuthbert is situated,) nearly par allel with, and six or eight hundred feet south of the Eufaula road, a distance of two miles, when the head of Rivers' branch is reached, down the north slope of which it is carried to and across the Holanee (laid down on Bonner's map as Locohachee) creek, a short distance below Butler's mill, and down the north slope of this stream to the Pataula creek, a distance of thirteen and two-fifth miles from Cuthbert.
The first two miles of this line is comparatively light work; the next four miles, down Rivers' branch, is quite heavy, and the balance of the. line to the Pataula is moderate work. Ten miles of this line, containing 540,000 cubic yards of earth-work, is that part of the Eufaula line advertised for letting on the first of September, and offers rare inducements to contractors.
The line from Pataula, instead of deflecting to the right, and pursuing the preliminary survey up Wild Cat branch, passes directly across Pataula creek to the mouth of Cotton creek, up the northeast slope of which stream it is carried at one maximum grade of forty-five feet to the wile for four miles, to the dividing ridge between Pataula and Welonee creeks. This part of the line, including the cut through the ridge, comprises the heaviest work on the line, averaging over one hundred thousand cubic yards to the mile. Crossing

ENGINEER S EEPORT.

287

the ridge with a short, deep cut, the head of a small branch running into Welonee is reached, down the north slope of which the line is carried to and across that stream in Mr. Cook's plantation, and up another small stream emptying into the Welonee from the west, to the dividing ridge be tween Welonee and Town branch, near Mr. Cooper's, on the Fort Gaines and Eufaula road. Crossing this summit with a cut of forty-three feet in depth, the line reaches and is carried down the northeast slope of Town branch one and a half miles, to within a half mile of Judge Shorter's negro quarter. From this point, which is twenty and three-fourth miles from Cuthbert, and one and three-fourth miles from the river flats, or low grounds, two lines to the river present themselves. The shortest and most direct deflects slightly to the right, crossing the ridge between Town branch and Tobanannee creek, with a long, deep cut, to the head of a small branch, down which it is carried to the Tobanannee. Cross ing that stream with a fill of forty feet, a short distance below Capt. Harrison's mill, the river flats are reached, on which ifc is carried to the Chattahoochee River, near the road bridge at Eufaula. It is proper here to remark, that river flats, or second low grounds, are not subject to inundations from freshets.
The objectionable feature in this line is the long, deep cut, crossing the ridge near Judge Shorter's quarter, before spoken of, which may prove very difficult to excavate, from its length and depth, and the possibility, if not probability, of striking water and bad material in its bottom. In all other particulars this line is decidedly preferable to the lower line. It is a half mile shorter, better in alignment and grades, and \vill give more satisfaction to landholders and the people of Georgetown, who interested themselves no little in getting up subscriptions to stock, etc. ' The other, or lower Hue, will deflect to the left, and con tinue down Town branch to the point of the ridge, where it deflects to the right, until it reaches a course nearly at right

288

' ENGINEER'S REPORT.

1 angles to the general direction of the line down Town ; branch, and is carried over the river low grounds, crossing, I in its course, the Tobanannee creek, with a fill of forty feet, j to the intersection of the upper line, near the river.
The objections to this line are the loss of half a mile in distance, bad alignment, and the long, high embankment over i the river flats from the point of the ridge. j Estimates of cost, with profiles, and map of these two lines, I are herewith submitted for your consideration and decision. ! The estimates of the shortest line are based upon the probai bility of removing the long cut, without any extraordinary difficulty.
j The distance from the river at Eufaula to Cuthbert, by the shortest line, is twenty-four and one-seventh miles, and fifty-nine and one-fifth miles to Smithville, (the point of divergence from the Albany Road.)
On the completion of the location to the river, I had two lines run across the river. The upper line is a continuation of the located line, crossing the river two hundred and fifty feet above the present bridge, and passing within thirty feet of the north end of the warehouse, situated on the bluff on the west side of the river; but for the warehouse a better crossing of the river could be had about one hundred feet lower down. From the river the line is.carried up the south side of Chewalla creek, along a very abrupt and broken hill-side, one and a half miles to the Columbus road. The first practicable location for a depot on this line is threefourths of a milie from the river, on the flat land between the foot of the bluff on which Eufaula is situated and the Che walla creek--a comparatively level space--from three to five hundred feet wide, and sixteen or eighteen hundred feet long; .from this point a practicable road could be made to the busi ness part of the town, three-fourths of a mile distant. This would not be a very desirable location. The second point on this line, at the Columbus road, is about three-quarters of a mile from the. principal business street of the town, and would

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be very accessible, being on ground but thirty feet lower, with a gradual ascent to the level of the town. This point would require considerable work to prepare it for depot purposes, but would, so far as the Railroad is concerned, be a decidedly preferable location to the other. By submitting to a sharp curve, (1,250 feet radius,) this line could be continued threefourths of a mile further, and the depot placed on or near Broad street, at the foot of College Hill, west of Randolph street, a distance of two and one-fourth miles from the river.
The objections to this line are : first, the river crossing is not as good as the lower crossing; second, it passes so near the warehouse, (attached to which there is a steam engine driving a mill in the warehouse,) that if tho Avarehouse should burn at any time, it would be almost impossible to prevent the burning of the bridge; and thirdly, the line from the river passes over a very broken, abrupt hill-side nearly the whole distance to the Columbus road. This crossing, from what I learned from those with whom I conversed in Eufaula, was generally preferred by the citizens. The wish is, if practica ble, to have the Railroad depot near the river, on the west side, with the view of avoid ing drayage and expense in trans ferring goods from the river to the Railroad, and vice versa. This would be a very desirable arrangement, if it could be effected within any reasonable expense. A. short side track might be put in near the river, and the transfer made in that way, but it would be very expensive to prepare a suitable place for all depot purposes near the river on this side.
The lower line crosses the river a half mile below the bridge, and a short distance above the mouth of Tan Yard branch--up which stream it is carried to the level table land on which Eufaula is situated, about two miles from the river, and about three-fourths of a mile from the principal business street of that town. The first practicable location for a depot on this line is half a mile from the river. This location, however, would be a very unsuitable one, and would require considerable grading to prepare it for the necessary tracks,

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yards, etc., as it is on a hill-side, but little above the bottom of the branch.
At a distance of one and one-fourth miles from the river this line is within nine hundred feet of the principal business street, and could a suitable point be had here for a depot, it would be very convenient for the business of the town ; but as the line is following the branch at our maximum grade, and the branch rising quite as fast as the grade line, it would be difficult and at heavy outlay that a level grade long enough at this point for depot purposes could be had. From this point the line deflects to the south until the level table land is reached. This line is very crooked, being almost a continuous curve from near the river to its terminus, but the grading is generally light, and in all other particulars de cidedly better than the line up Chewalla. And but for the expense of transfer of freight from and to the river, I would unhesitatingly recommend its adoption in the event the river is crossed.
Xot having time to thoroughly examine the several points on these two lines for depots, estimates for only two locations on the upper and one on the lower line (the terminus) were made.
ESTIMATES.
Estimate of Cost of Road from Smithrille to Cuthbert, thirty-jivemiles.
Grading, clearing, grubbing and bridging..........................$271,475 00 Masonry, wood drains and foundations............................. 30,564 50 Cattle-guards, road-crossings---...................................... 2,625 00 Eight of way and way stations...............---..........-...-..... 26,500 00 Superstructure, including iron spikes and plates................. 240.128 64 Engineering and contingencies......................................... 30,000 00
Total-....-.....-.-............................................... .......$601,293 14
Estimate of Cost of ten miles of Road from Cuthbert towards Eufaula.
Grading, clearing, grubbing and bridging.......................... $84,867 25 Masonry and wood drains..-.........--.....--........................ 11,200 00 Cattle-guards and road-crossings----................................ 1,250 00 Right of way arid way stations-..--......... ........... ............. 8,000 00

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Superstructure, including iron spikes and plates................. 69,770 00 Engineering and contingencies...--.........-..-...................... 10,000 00
Total.......................................... ..........................$185,087 25
Estimate of Cost of Road from ten miles West of Cuthbert to the Chattalioocliee Riser, at Eufaula, by the Lower Route.
Grading, clearing, grubbing and bridging.........---............$198,150 00 Masonry, wood drains and foundations-....-....................... 26,372 00 Cattle-guards and road-crossings...................................... 2,150 00 Right of way and way stations-........................................ 11,400 00 Superstructure, including iron spikes and plates--.............. 101,210 00 Depot at terminus............ ............................................ 15,000 00 Engineering and contingencies--..........--......................... 20,000 00
Total--.-.--.......................................................$373,282 00 Cost of first ten miles--.................................................. 185,087 25
Total from Cuthbert to Eufaula. ...............................$559.369 25
Estimate of Cost of Road from ten miles West of Cuthbert to the Chattahoochee Rieer at Eufaula, by the Upper Route.
Grading, clearing, grubbing and bridging--.......................$207,425 00 Masonry, wood drains and foundations...................... ...... 24,372 00 Cattle-guards and road-crossings--................................... 1,900 00 Right of way and way stations...--................................... 9,700 00 Superstructure, including iron spikes and plates---.....----.. 97,834 98 Depot at terminus.--- .................... ............................... 15,000 00 Engineering and contingencies.......--.............................. 20,000 00
Total---- ........................................... ......-..........$376,281 98 Cost of first ten miles----........................................ .. 185,087 25
Total cost from Cuthbert to Eufaula.................... ..----......$561,369 23
Approximate Estimates for crossings of the Chattahoochee River at Eufaula.
Estimate for upper line, with a terminus three-fourths of a mile west of the river: Grading, clearing and grubbing....................................... $21,810 80 Culverts, drains, gradine depot yard, etc.--....................... .7,000 00 Bridging, bridge masonry and foundations ..................... v 110,000 00 Superstructure, including iron spikes and plates.....--.....--. 6,000 00 Engineering and contingencies--..................................... 12,000 00
Total--................................... :................. .--.......$156,810 85

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Estimate for Upper Line, with a terminus one and a half miles West of the Bicer at the Columbus Road.
Grading, clearing and grubbing....................................... $28,951 SO Culverts, drains, grading depot yard. etc........................... 8,000 00 Bridging, bridge masonry and foundations.......................... 110.000 00 Superstructure, including iron spikes and plates.---..--...-- 12.200 00 Engineering and contingencies......................................... 12,000 00
Total....................-...............................................$172,151 80
Estimate for Lower Line, with terminns two miles West of the River on the level table land.
Grading, clearing and grubbing.........................................$19,177 67 Culverts, drains, and grubbing depot yard.......................... 2,500 00 Bridging, bridge masonry and foundations..-....--.............. 105,000 00 Superstructure, including iron spikes and plates..--........-.... 15,000 00 Engineering and contingencies...--................................._ 12",000 00
Total............................................................. ......$153,677 67
In making the above estimates for crossing the river, no allowance is made for right of way, believing that item can be more easily arranged by those most directly interestsd in crossing the river.
The amount expended on account of Road, as far as re lates to this department, is as follows :
Excavation and embankment...-..--..--..............................$14.039 96 Clearing and grubbing....--..--.......................................... 1,445 29 Bridges and wood culverts...--................................'.......... 381 73 Way station.......---......----........................................... 2,015 00 - Right of way--................................................................ 420 00 Mortared masonry............ -- --.......................................... 32 25 Engineering and incidental expenses....--.. ........................ 15,201 92
Total to date--.................................................----.$33,536 16
Estimates of this date amounting to $1,563 35, and the accounts for engineering to 1st of August, amounting to 3,357 01, this day rendered, are not due, and unpaid, but are included in above.
The location of the Fort Gaines line is progressing, and five miles will be completed by 15th inst., and profiles, plans., etc., ready for inspection.

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During the progress of these surveys, I have been ener getically and satisfactorily aided by my principal assistant, Mr. Roderick McLennan, and the corps under his immediate direction.
Respectfully submitted,
VIRGIL POWERS,
Chief Engineer.

ELECTION OF OFFICERS.

MACOX, February 12, 1857. At the annual election for President and five Directors for the ensuing year, the following gentlemen were unanimously elected, viz:

PRESIDENT.
RICHARD R. CUTLER.

DIKECTOKS.

JOHN W. AXDERSOX, T. M. FURLOW,

WM. S. HOLT,

ROBERT A. SMITH.

WILLIAM A. BLACK,

ELEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT.

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SOUTH-WESTERN RAILROAD COMPANY, 1 MACOJ?, August 12, 1858. J

To the Stockholders:

The accompanying reports of the General Superintendent

and Chief Engineer are so full and satisfactory that there is

little left for the Board to report upon.

The net income for the year ending 31st July,

1858, has been........................................

$208,771 31

The extraordinary expenses has been,..............$44,304 25

Paid interest on bonds,...........-............ -- ...... 29,662 50

Paid annuity to city of Macon........................ 1,250 00

Dividend four per cent. February, 1858............ 60,424 00

Divdend four per cent, declared to-day from

earnings of six months ending 31st July, '58, 72,58400 208,22475

Showing surplus of.....................

$546 56

The interest made on money of the extension lent out

amounts to the sum of $41,209 06. The extension stock has

received for three dividends, including that declared to-day,

$19,104 00. That sum of $19,104 00 has been paid out of

the general earnings of the Road, but is chargeable to the

above mentioned interest fund. If it be added to the above

apparent surplus of 0546 56, the real surplus for the year Is

shown to be $19,650 56.

There has been paid during the year, the sum of $5,000 00

subscription to the stock of the new Screw Steamship Com

pany. The Board considered it highly politic to unite with

the Central and Macon and Western Companies in the effort

to keep up and improve the means of steam communication

between New York and Savannah. Whilst this Company will

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be receiving fair dividends on this investment of $5,000 00, our revenue will be largely increased by the freights brought by the new ships Huntsville and Montgomery.
The account of " construction," which stood at the last an nual report at $1,425,658 2-1 has been increased to 1,948,001 50--that is, by the sum of 522,343 26. That increase has arisen by the following amounts:
Paid for Road from Americus to Albany,..............$442,328 80 Paid for rails, spikes and plates,.......................... 39,972 15 Paid for general passenger depot.......................... 28.414 41 Paid for sundry permanent improvements.............. 11.627 90
$522.343 26
The finished Road of the Company, to-wit: from Macon to Albany, on the one hand, and to Butler on the other, with turnouts, amounts to 136 miles. The cost thereof is shown
to be--
For construction,............................................$1,948.001 50 For outfit of machinery, etc............................... 321,321 70
$2,269,323 20
or $16,686 20 per mile for Road and all appurtenances. The expenditures on the extension from Smithville to the
Chattahoochee are detailed in the Chief Engineer's Report. This work is going on steadily and satisfactorily. The subscri bers for stock have honorably met their engagements, not a case of forfeiture having occurred.
Although we have been obliged to pay more for grading and clearing than the Engineer's estimate, we shall save a large sum in the cost of rails, and it is believed that the en tire extension'will, in the end, exceed but little, if anything, the estimate of cost heretofore reported. That portion of the extension which has been opened, to-wit: from Smithville to Dawson, will compare favorably with any road in Georgia.
The line from Macon to Albany and Butler, 136 miles, is all in most excellent condition, and the engines and cars of the Company are likewise in the best order. The Superinten dent, Mr. George \V. Adams, is entitled to great praise, and

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to the Company's thanks for his strict attention to the duties of his office, and Mr. Thomas B. Elfe, Master Machinist, may well be proud of the appearance of the locomotive en
gines in his charge.
It will be borne in mind that the Company owes not a dol lar of floating debt. Independently of the Road and outfit above set forth, there is material on hand, as shown by the 'Superintendent, to the value of more than $25,000 beyond the small sum growing due for supplies. And further, the Company holds the following stock and bonds:
Stock in Mobile and Girard Road,..................................... $2,200 00 Stockin Montgomery and West Point Boad,....................... 17,100 00 Bonds Cityot Columbus ($5,000) cost,..................-....--..... 4,492 27 Bonds Montgomery and West Point Road ($1,000) cost,-..... 900 00 Stock in Screw Steamship Line,......--.............................. 5,000 00 Stock of this Company taken for Georgia and Florida Bail
Stock,..--....................................... ....................... 7.254 71
$36,946 98
This property will yield at least seven per centum per an
num.
The Board trusts that this exhibition of the Company's affairs will prove entirely satisfactory to the stockholders. The prospects of business for the future are certainly most encouraging. The past has been an unfavorable year, in every respect, and the stock of the Company has been un usually depressed. But surely it qannot belong, with reviv ing trade and returning prosperity, before a stock which, heretofore has yielded eight per cent, per annum, and which promises equal dividends for the future, will rise to par. The Board continues firmly to believe that when the Eoad shall find its completion at Fort Gaines and Eufaula, it will prove one of the most lucrative roads in our country.

In conclusion, the Board has to express its high apprecia tion of the services of Mr. Powers, Chief Engineer, and of Mr. Boifeuillet, Secretary and Treasurer, and it takes pleas-
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ure in acknowledging the good service of Mr. Walden, prin cipal Supervisor of the Road. The officers generally, and without exception, have faithfully discharged their duty. The contractors, also, on the extension,"have well maintained their excellent character and standing.
Respectfully submitted by the Board of Directors. R. R. CUTLER, President.

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SOUTH-WESTERN RAILROAD, ) MACON, August 1st, 1858. J
To R. R. CUTLER, Esq., President:
SIR :--I herewith submit my seventh Annual Report, snowing the year's operations of this Road ending 31st July, 1858.
Earnings of the Road for the year. Up Freight, (Eastward).....*..........................$108,558 64 Down Freight, (Westward)..-. ........^.............. 115,176 46

Total from Freight.............................

223,735 00

Through Passengers,................................... 68,351 87

Way Passengers,......--..-..---..................... 84,431 58

Total from Passengers................ ........ United States Mail,...............--.--......----Miscellaneous earnings............ ...................

152,783 45 13,417 71 1,604 00

Total Earnings.................................. The current Expenses of the year have been....

$391,540 16 182,762 85

Leaving a balance of nett Earnings of.............

$208,777 31

Current Expenditures.

The Expenditures for operating the Road have been as follows:

Repairs of Road.

Proportion of Salary of President, Treasurer,

Superintendent and Supervisors. Wages of

Overseers, Watchmen at bridges, and hire of

Negroes for the year, ...............................$41,717,92

MATERIALS--Stringers, Ties, Bridge Timber,

etc................ .................................... 18,848 29

Tools, Subsistence, Clothing, Physician's bills



for negroes, Stationery, Printing, etc..l.... 14,698 00

Total Repairs Road and Bridges..........

$75,264 21

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Fuel and Water.
Fael for Locomotives and Stationary Engine,... $5,309 33 Pumping water, putting np new Pumps, and Cisterns, repairs of Pumps, Cisterns, Wells and Cistern Houses,..--............................ 2,073 58
Total Fuel and Water, .......................
Repairs of Buildings.
Including Repairs of Station Houses and all other Buildings.....................................
Maintenance of Motive Power.
Repairs of Locomotives, including proportion of salary of President, Treasurer, Superin tendent and Master Machinist, Wages of Me chanics and Laborers at shops, and all Ma terials used for the year,.........-............."... $8,840 94
Wages of Runners and Firemen,.....f... .......... 18,421 70 Oil, Tallow, Cotton Waste, for Locomotives,
and Stationary Engine,..--........................ 3,397 09
Total Maintenance of Motive Power......
Maintenance of Cars.
Including proportion of salary of President, Treasurer, Superintendent and Master Car penter, Wages of Mechanics and Laborers in shops, Wheels, Axles, Lumber, Paints, and all other materials used in repairing and keeping in order Passenger, Baggage, Mail and Freight Cars, (New Cars not included,) for the year,...........-...........-.......--......... $14,276 87
Oil, Tallow, Cotton Waste, etc.,...-....-- .....--. 2,090 87
Total for Cars,.--
/ Transportation Expenses.
Including proportion of salary for President, Treasurer, Superintendent, and Clerks,' Wa ges of Conductors and Train hands, salaries of Agents at Americas, Butler, Smithrille, Albany and Dawson; Laborers and Watch men at Macon, Americus, Smithville, Alba ny, Dawson and Butler, Freight Houses and Cotton Yards; Printing, Books, Stationery, etc., for the year,....................................$39,495 98

$7,382 91 $2,082 64
$29,659 73
$16,367 74

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FREIGHT DAMAGE--paid for Goods lost and damaged,...............-.-...........--...........-....
STOCK DAMAGE--paid for cattle, mules, hogs, etc., killed and injured.............................
AGENTS STATIONS--paid commissions,...........

171 94
2,131 82 4,959 40

Total Transportation,.

$46,759 14

Incidental Expenses.
Including Printing, Advertising, Books, Sta tionery, Postage, Taxes, Attorney's fees, Court costs, Donations, Gratuities, Salary of Transfer Agent, and all contingent expenses not included under either of the above heads,

6,246 48

Total Current Expenditure....................................$182,762 85

Permanent Expenditures.
Permanent expenditures have been made during the year just closed, as follows:
Construction.
Tobesofkee Bridges............. ...................... 1,650 00 Lower Flint River Bridge, .............. ..... ..... 900 00 Upper " " " ........................... 1,1800 00 Stone and Brick Culvert, Beaver Creek,......... 1,700 00 Brick Abutments, Howard's Roadways,...-.... 2,027 90 New Culverts, second and fourth mile........... 550 00 New Section Houses, Georgia & Florida Road, 2,500 00 New Section Houses, (old Road).................. 300 00 Cistern, Small Culverts, etc., Albany............. 200 00 Bails, Chairs and Spikes to repay Central Rail
Road for these borrowed in 1851. Ditto to lay Albany Depot tracks........................... 1,999 73

Total,...................--.............. ..........

$13,027 63

PASSENGER CARS--Two First Class and one small Second Class Passenger and Baggage Car,......................-.....-.--......................
FREIGHT CARS--One Box and Package Car,...
LOCOMOTIVE ENGINES--For the Einchafoonee and Thronateeska (new).....-.-.-.................
MACON DEPOT.--Purchase of two lots, 1,021 00. Fitting up offices and yard at Macon with gas, new tracks in engine house, etc.,.........

* 6,700 00 750 00 19,500 00
1,607 87

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TOOLS AXD MACHINERY--New wood planers, pump, pipe, etc.,.------------
GEXERAL PASSESGER DEPOT--For final compleof same.--...--......................................

1,690 62 428 13

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Total.......................... ..................

$44,30425

Total earn ings for the year have been $391,540 16. Total : for previous year, 365,213 92--showing an increase of i $25,326 24. The increase as shown by table A. is almost
entirely from local westward freight and passengers, whilst ; through freight both ways has decreased. : This result is gratifying, when it is considered that the
last crop of cotton was the shortest recently grown in Geor; gia, added to which was the commercial revulsion, which for months almost suspended the sale and transportation of cot
ton and merchandize, and seriously affected travel on the ! Road.
I The ordinary expenses of the year just closed are in excess of the previous year $18,483 21.
! This result was produced by the increased miles in opera] tion, large and more expensive repairs on cars, and an in] crease in incidental expenses, for fees, costs, and injury to a
passenger of over $2,200 00.
At date of last report, the Georgia and Florida Road was finished to Wootten's, transferred to and worked by this Com pany, making a total distance then in operation, of 117 miles --Macon to Wootten's, 96 miles--Fort Valley to Butler, 21 miles.
On the 9tb of November, 1857, the remaining 10J miles of the Georgia and Florida Road to Albany was opened for business.
July 7th, 1858, the division of the Cuthbert extension from the junction with the main lineat Smithvilleto Dawson, 14J miles, was opened to business. These additions make total miles now in use 142. Average number of miles in use the past year, 121.

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Earnings per mile, passengers and mail,..............................$1,373 64 Earnings per mile, freight and miscellaneous........................ l,802i 80
Total per mile,........................................................$3,235 94
Current expenses per mile,........................^.......................$1,510 44
Net earnings per mile of track in use,.................................$l,72o 50
PTOSS earnings per mile run by engines,...........................1 91 4 mills. Current expenses per mile run by engines......... .............. 893 "
Net earnings per mile run by engines................a............$1 02 1 mill.
Total bales of cotton transported during the year, 115,161, against 123,912 the previous year.
By reference to tables D and E it will be seen that from the South-Western Railroad proper, there were 60,156 bales, against 62,238 the previous year; being a decrease of 2,082.
From Columbus and stations on the Muscogee Railroad, we received 55,005 bales, against 61,674 the previous year; being a decrease of 6,669, making a total falling off for the year, of 8,751 bales; showing most conclusively the shortness of the crop; for had the crop been an average one, I have no doubt we should have carried at least 160,000 bales.
Number of through passengers for the year, 29,277; way passengers, 61,270, making a total of 90,547 ; being an aver age per day of 248 against 240 for the previous year.
Total number of passengers carried over the road since its opening, July 1st, 1851, 465,671.
On the 1st day of December last, a " mute'' man walking on the track in Lee county, was run over and killed; no blame can attach to the men on the train for this sad occur rence, as every effort was made by them to warn him of his danger, but in consequence of his unfortunately being unable to hear, they were of no avail.
No accident of a serious nature involving life or limb of passenger or employee, or material injury to the Company's property has occurred during the past year.

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The trains have run, during the year just closed, with great regularity, except a few days in January, when in conse quence of the freshet washing out two of the brick founda tions at lower Flint river trestle, they were partially suspen ded, until the extent of the damage could be ascertained, and the necessary repairs made. Since the water receded the trestle has been made perfectly secure by stone walls, render ing it impossible for a like occurrence to happen in the future.
Some slight damage also occurred by the remarkable high freshet in January, to the banks at Tobesofkee, Echeconnee and upper Flint river crossing. These have been repaired and the banks protected by wharfing and stone.
Miles run by passenger and mail trains within the year, were 124,821. Freight and other trains (exclusive of filling and gravel trains,) 77,836. Total miles run, 202,657. Wood used by locomotives, 2,10Sjj- cords, being an average of 96 miles run to each cord of wood used; at a cost of 2 3-10 cents per mile for fuel.
The bridges at Tobesofkee are now finished, painted and paid for, except about $170 00 for roofing. The trestle work at same point is filled in, and the banks made secure against freshets, by wharfing and stone.
The filling in of the trestle work at Beaver creek, is nearly completed.
The culvert and brick work at Beaver creek, Headway's, Howard's plantation, stone abutments upper Flint river, west abutment lower Flint river, are all finished. The two cul verts washed out by the freshet, July 31st, 1857, on second and fourth mile, have been replaced, with those of sufficient capacity to carry off any rain that may fall. The freshet of January, and the continuous high water of the past winter, have caused me to somewhat modify my plans at Beaver ' creek, and instead of filling in the whole trestle, I have de termined to leave an opening, in addition to the culverts, of 160 feet, and have put the brick pillars in ready for the

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trestle, whenever it may require renewing, which it will
probably do this year. The brick pillars for trestle work at upper Flint river, are
being put in as rapidly as suitable brick can be procured. The trestle work at that point is much decayed, and requires a thorough renewal; the lumber for which is on hand, and paid for. This work will be commenced and continued as .fast as the pillars are finished. This is the only bridge work, of any importance, necessary to be done this year. During the year there have been delivered on the road for repairs, 26,764 ties, equal to a renewal of sixteen miles; stringers, 13,741, making lineal feet, 269,514, equal to renewing nearly twenty-seven miles of track.
For Tobesof kee lattice bridges, 6,056 feet, board measure, of lumber has been bought; for trestle bridges, 238,040 feet; for foundations, section houses and purposes other than track, 229,096 feet; stringers, 1,205,128 feet, making total feet, board measure, of lumber paid for during the year for re pairing track, bridges, buildings, etc., 1,668,320 feet, at a cost
of $14,470 54. Our motive power has been increased since my last report
by two large freight engines, the " Kinchafoonee" and " Thronateeska," built at Rogers' locomotive works. I would re commend the ordering of two more of same class, one to be delivered this fall, and the other next spring. There have been built during the year in the Company's shops, two pas senger, one small second class passenger and baggage, and one package (box), cars; which have been charged to passen ger and freight cars.
We have also entirely rebuilt two passenger cars, making them almost as good as new ones; and have given a large number of our freight cars a complete renovation and re painting. These extensive repairs will account for the large increase in the cost of " maintenance of cars." The ten box cars mentioned in last report as being framed, not being need ed, have not been finished. They are now being put up, and

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be finished as earl}' as practicable. We have also the work on one fine passenger car more thau half done.
We shall require this year, in addition to the ten above mentioned, fifteen box, one baggage, and ten lumber cars; all of which we can build in our own shops.
Our stock of cars now consists of--

First class passenser...................... 9, three requiring repairs and re-

Second class passenger and baggage, 6, good order.

[painting.

Baggage and package, .................... 2, " "

31ail and express,........................... 1, wants painting.

Conductor's................................... 12. good order.

Box freight,-..........---....................62, running order.

Platform................................. ...-76, "

Stock, ..............................-.----. 4, " "

Gravel (4) wheels,-. .......................12, ' "

I have kept during the year, an engine, train of cars, and about fort}- hands, widening the cuts, ditching, graveling, and filling trestle bridges. The same force must be contin ued until the filling at upper Flint river trestle is completed.
We have purchased, laid down and charged to repairs of road, 143J tons of T rails, 40t Ibs. to the yard, making about 2J miles; cost 7,988 83, and have taken up an equal dis tance of flange rail. Since the last report I have sold of the old flange rails 188 tons, for $5,631 27, which has been cred ited to repairs of road.
We have now on hand about 240 tons of worn out rails, which I recommend should be re-rolled at the new Atlanta rolling mill, which I am informed will be in operation very soon. I would recommend the purchase of 200 tons of T rails to re-lay he tracks in Macon yard. Should the earn ings warrant the adoption of the above recommendations, and the flange rails as taken up, be re-rolled, no new rails need be bought for several years. But within a short time, by this process, the entire 40 miles of flange rail can be removed from the track, and a T rail of about 40 Ibs. substituted therefor, at but a trifle over half the cost of new rails.
I have had the main track and turnouts accurately chained

SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.

307

off, the mile posts correctly placed; have made a calculation of the distance and quantity of each kind of iron in the track, which is on file in my office for future reference.
The following synopsis shows length of main line, branches, turnouts and Y's, with tons of rails:

Main line and turnouts, Macon to Albany, Miles, 114 9-10, Tons, 6,065

Branch line, Fort Valley to Butler.......... " 218-10, " 1.481

Branch line, Smithville to Dawson,......... " 16

" 1,005

Total miles...............................

152 7-10, Tons, 9r 551

Of the above 10-} miles are Y's and turnouts.

Laid with T rail, 45 Ibs. per yard,......................................50J miles. " " " 40J " ! " .....................................52J " ' " " various weights, ..................................... 2 " " " Flange, 35 Ibs. per yard, .....................................47 7-10 "

Recently I have had all the Station houses and platforms thoroughly repaired, and most of the Station and all the Sec tion houses painted.
We have on hand materials as follows:

For repairs of Road and bridges, good rails, chairs, spikes, ties, stringers, bridge and other lumber in value................... ............................... $16,681 62
Worn out rails, etc.,....................................... 3,489 03

Total, ......................................... ........

$20,170 65

Maintenance of cars,...--.................................

"

" motive power............... ...........

Fuel and water,.--.........................................

Stationery, etc...............................................

Oil, tallow and waste.....................................

5,585 37 1,121 52
16600 600 00 755 50.

Total value of materials.........................

. $28,39894

All outstanding accounts, (most of which, are not due) do not exceed $2,500 00.
I estimate the amounts which should be expended this year above the ordinary expenses, as follows :

Brick work upper Flint river bridge................................... $4,000 00 Passenger house (contracted for) Albany.................. .. ...... . 1,900 00 Additions to shops, Macon,................. ............................ 3,000 00 Several small culverts to replace wooden ones,.................... 1,000 00

308

SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.

Re-rolling rails and new chairs,-..----............................... 8,000 00 Two locomotives.--......................................................... 19,000 00 Twenty-five box cars,--............ ...................................... 17,500 00 One passenger car,---......--.......................................... 2,750 00 One second class and baggage car,.......----........................ 1,750 00 Ten lumber cars,..----. ................................................. 4,500 00
Total,............... \............................................. ......$63,400 00
Of the above it would be but just to the Road in opera tion, as the locomotives and cars are required to equip the Cuthbert Extension, that the cost of providing them ($45,500) should be paid from the capital provided for building that Eoad.
I report the track in excellent condition, and that we are well prepared for doing the large business which everything seems to indicate we shall have during the year. The officers and employes have obeyed with alacrity all orders from this office, and have performed their duties satisfactorily for the interests of the Company.
Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE W. ADAMS, General Superintendent.

ABSTRACT OF EARNINGS OF SOUTH-WESTERN RAILROAD, FROM AUGUST IST, 1857, TO AUGUST IST, 1858.

DATE.

Amount of Froighl Amount of Freight Am'nt Through

DOWN.

Passage.

Amount Way Passage.

Total in MAILS.

Total in Increase. Decrease.

1858. 1857.

Through. Way. Through. Wny. Up. Down. Up. Down.

1857-- August............ September. . .... November.. .... December ... ....
July................

527 16 1851 40 3896 23 10287 34 7395 16 6464 91 10S29 38 5023 10 5114 89 3743 68 4142 48 1697 86

970 05 1966 % 3360 39 5967 30 7181 50 5938 03 8813 54 5735 01 2386 25 1517 38 1958 69 17t-985

4794 95 8957 33 10377 53 4916 06 4610 86 3144 16 40G6 66 7867 82 5747 83 4453 10 3633 84 4134 10

3011 97 268050 18^1 12 286930 2868 10 1109 13 52C5 91 177035 338251 2985 57 3181 23 106250 3361 19 2144 72 3858 63 2979 20 3258 37 106250 2543 14 2448 G6 812253 3530 50 4H19 75 1132 81 3151 75 3573 38 3947 57 50C3 02 5526 23 1121 10 4489 91 302309 366671 433425 4050 90 1132 81 410031 3085 20 2495 60 350035 3579 15 1132 81 5486 71 2805 27 3027 47 3167 70 3384 20 1132 81 5188 82 2697 70 2540 00 3753 83 3698 10 1132 81 3745 02 3216 27 2615 87 2785 13 2697 57 1132 81 3692 78 289236 1806 47 271272 2CI7 68 1132 81 4420 65 327085 2453 04 3791 78 3146 !>5 1132 81

20652 28 30429 76 31305 76 37968 09 41577 57 36844 77 41603 00 37930 09 32260 23 25906 83 24619 83 25837 95

17183 78 31397 94 41284 92 37069 03 41550 61 37776 58 33394 60 32091 27 2725G 23 20480 42 19201 57 20751 77

346850
89906 2696 8208 40 583882 5004 00 5426 41 5328 26 5086 18

96818 6979 16 931 81

1
t*)
M M

Total.................. 60973 59 47584 95 66704 30 48472 16 3361435 34737 52 41773 35 42658 23 13417 71 389936 16 359528 72 39286 59 887915

I

, Misoellnneoiis Earninp a...........

1604 00 5685 20

4081 20

391540 16 365213 92

Number of through passoer gcrs,...........29277 Number of way passengers ..................61270 Avcrngo nu mhor of pnssengors per tl

1858. 248

Total number of pnsscngers...................90547

Total munijor of miles run by the trains during the V sar, .........

204547

1857. 240 182220

39286 59 1296035
2632624

1296035

oCO
CO

310

SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.

STATEMENT OP THE NUMBER OF PASSENGERS TRANSPOR TED FROM AUGUST IST, 1857, TO AUGUST IST, 1858. Compared with the Previous Year.

MONTHS.

1858. j j UROUGH.

1858. |j 1857. jj 1857. \VAY. j THROUGH, jj WAY.

*p. iDown. ; Up. Down. Up. iDown. Up. ;Down.

1247 830 2172 2265 1298 1190 801 ' 1425 2342 2478 963 1639 991 1653 2199 2446 1233 1825 1129 i 1235 2423 2184 1297 2010 15S9 I 1639 3128 3834 1641 1861 1*57 1601 1 2952 3516 1585 1751 1286 1096 2SJ5 2551 1*76 1419 March................ ......... 1194 , 1344 I 2564 2625 1078 1515 1110 1065 , 2604 2590 1141 925 Slay.............................' I'I 1013 2035 2105 1096 846 June........ _. .. .... ..." 1172 , 747 2041 2087 1282 838 July.............................' 1408 1014 2846 2438 1 1435 981

1352 1405 1416 1448 1673 1784
1735 4046 4143 2839 3091 23-54 2473 2472 2737 2216 2264 2042 2308 2690 2067 2624 2635

Total ......................J 14615 ; 14662 \\ 29651^1^

THE FOLLOWING TABLE SHOWS A COMPARISON OP THE VARIOUS BRANCHES OP BUSINESS FOR THE YEAR JUST CLOSED, \VITH THE PREVIOUS YEAR:

Up Freight--Through................. ............... Up Freight--Way.. ..................................... Up Passage--Through........................... ... United States Mail.... .................................

1853. 6097359 4758495 6670430 48472 16 33614 35 4177335 3473752 4265823 13417 71

1857. I Jncreate. Decrease.

64587 46 43690V74 72921 64 35814 16 31497 00 3363696 33084 46 3277886 11517 44

361387 3894 21
621734 12658 66 211735 8136 39 1653 06 9879 37 ............... 190027

389936 16 359528 72! 40238 65 9831 21

160400 68520!

4081 20

301540 16i 365213 92 40238 65 1391248 13012 41

2632624

76116 83044

6921

39045 40868

1823

115161 123912

.

8751

Number of Sales of Cotton transported over South- Western Railroad from Stations to Macon,.

STATIONS.

Albany. . .

11

wy, 10

iB 1 n
g

7.

6

54

S

Everct 's. .

Reynolds'.

B. .utler.

BMrowni's Dawson. . .

Increase,.. Decrease..

21

R. .emarks.

JO

:

1857-- August..........................:..................................
out
573 135 340 ?34 414 85 189

R
68 1 15

51 u2s0

11 4

8 319 35 211 173 265 192 6

12 235 118 143 192 278 340 32

53 209 32 331 149 273 202 29

23 73 24 105 147 263 386 31

33 01 25 41 161 112 73 131 320 70 26ii 458 23 322 613

April........................................................................

27 45 1

135 "129 149 35

35

100

474 204 58

534 101
m8 14

137 7

290 152 36

37 39

128 204 368 8 123 125 6?

91 710

89 192

:.'.'.".'."::;:"

...

20119 2349

lio

503

2840 490

2344 10S5

2699 JOSS

904 468

407 268

0 M SO
M

JJuunlye..................................................................................................................................................

22 75 14f

38 1

47

IV V

is

291 109 190
HIS

Total

1CD"

Total... .........,......._......................................... 527 2101 164 130 1211 1004 1807 779 1346 1829 179 31 343 1318 2152 w 15079 5190 1781 3307 B. C.

1658-- August.............................................................

74 907 792 931 120 313 44 ft

11 9 48

33 12 151 110 "202 200 100 251

17 140

1

C) 26

297 18

29 328 145 148 181 4

13 491 ?i 199 13

183 22C

111 15

...... 4 20 105 183
173 330 393 34 170 242 55 352 677 26 25! 31!

181 89 ...............

200'-

1192 503

2209 2350

140 490

""""!;:""

1259 1085

1

May..........................................................................

<

K

1

9i 87 11 1; 121 59

OK 103

95 2 ...

5 31 04 10

0 22

4

K 139 109
25

614 2085

430

468

141

2

58

July........................................................................

] 19

1

10!

HI

VIS

Total

in 18" 3103 301 1625 675 819 1181 140 288 133021071... 11772 1784 5091 ...............

co

ir Numbci- of Through Kales of CMoi , tn771.S- )0? ted ove\ th etfoilth- ed cr

ifr d

u Ra vamiah

aii

I;ing-iiKta,

jr' 1*

'and

!,r)8

STATIONS. --..

5-
n

n
10 8 7 0 5 4 3 2

1 | jReynoldsj'....

"w
a

$||.BMroiwln'-s

o

e5o

O

1

i

3
i

tdtio H.S to

"V"

I'.In.cre"ase*.

0 S

Q P-

n

i

V07 10IHI

85 Klil

"S

5 1(W

75

W

'15

18 f)6p 72 Kill 73

November,. ...................... .......................... ....... 1972 20<1

21 01

"2i1s1

2777

3.-U

274 BBS

6S 148 81 100

010 521

.W

1975 126 531 70 l:!6

April................................ ................................... May....................................... ..............................

4072 1731) 015 411

29 21)1

63 30 28
its

4 I 67

4509 2033 1572 1285

319 1211 "7<i 120 46 95
fifi 5'i sit

21

4m16
86

July ................................................................... . 40

1(1 186

23 31

3SRrPERPI1XOTREXT2D.EXT's

10.r.

28

4

3001

28 10

O-).^

7 15 14

10!)
'y

51 52

12 11

..'.

BSilti
7G1I7;K8 ".ii'i'iiii

1503 1481)

...............

4521

8S

10901 5SOS

mn

2509

1781 731

f

14S7

1.W
'Ml

Tofni Incrunsc,

Total. ......................................................... 1856--AuBust..... ......... ........................ ..................

14303

2614

~-3-S~~2

192

1"8134606

1~3262

38"2219

408

2613 *

481 SI 32(1

Oi'il 244 683 47 1IH 620

5926

409 131 522

328 0216 427 892 "iii 25 492

February..... ........... ......... ...................................

'"Vi

209 8605 213 10W '"6 32 311

140 5174 310

99

35 165'. 123 ilBfi

April....................................................................

14I!9"

'H

1 Jiily.....................................................................

19 118

45

877 111

72

(4!

----

Total

266 712 39084 1833 4551 136 411 2409

"i 330 1.15 I6S ... 2 45077 11' 25w1 166 IS SW I). C.

.....

'

31 199

"ii

"s'i

" 193 SfflKi .TO1 827.1 6050

111
39

16
24 ier

106 44 6S

7459 1563 14SO
Iftvl'l 4521

--"'""'

32 32 50

6212 "4052

2207

3001

17fi

783

1050

731

100

1IW7

no

518 127 3SO 50166 10613 11251

A Table showing the quantity of Produce, etc., transported over the South- Western Railroad from August 1st, 1857, to August 1st, 1858.

No. of bbls. and No. of Sacks and No of bush Bushels Pounds Pounds Feet Cords

ttoo

MONTHS.

half bbls. Flour. pounds of Flour els of Corn. of

of

of

of of

Bbls. i bbls. Sacks. Pounds. Up. Down. Wheat. Bacon. Wool. Lumber. Wood.

1857 August ... ......... ... 1

1034 67533 82 874 881 139548 5072 219700 165

September.................... 2

1978 187293 54 794 467 300634 3088 196440 293

October........................ 2589

4 5

1754 130464 202 403 482 110368 16320 839501 210

1571 120G98 270

1073 49600 2430 159753 160

58

7 1307 141850 88 129 914 24534

117800 880

M 2 H

1858 January .............. 12

2 2160 181590 235 2096 79 42672 1000 16809& 226

28

1 3602 292676 12 3473 196 156662 6770 80064 132

March... ....... .............. .. 22

1 4347 873221 186 6620 1427 475538 2190 170782 491

April. ....................... ... 17

8296 2G8890 223 8348 1526 340338 4670 247020 302

May. ..................... ...... 7 June. ............................ 19

2199 227479 48 8026 25 330597 83754 105353 831

1 2248 182657 57 4729

21G768 22208 1H227 342

1

July....... ...................... 21

1 2280 174870 60 1637 114 258120 34190 219201 286

Total..................... 274 22 28276 2349221 1457 37129 4178 2445379 131692 2037937 3318

W h-> w

314

StrpERISTEXDENT'S REPORT.

Number of Bales Cotton Transported from Columbus and Huscogee Railroad, to Savannah, Augusta and Maeon, over South-Western Railroad. Compared with previous year.

MONTHS.

Aiautgnousdt,ajOoHl.&M..U.

g> t-3"

Savan ah. .

Savanah...AtaugnousdtnCUol.&M..l. J

3%

Incr oso. . .

o
I
o

SK

Jllarcb, ............. .. .. ..

Slay

July . .

.

347

i

,1856-7 900

1856-7:

1429' ...... ... 4514 ,

3088 11949

"""si

12050 10714

62

5380

9626 4S

4421 21 6767 256;

. _ ...... 4840779S7H9

92, 7085

72)

3474 3059

J

3161

j 492

4519 ......... 1927

< 2149

700

553 3085 8962 1173 4343
iiss 2581
676 2710 2669 ......... 2592 1449

\ 54769 236.1 61308J 366' 12755 19424 ToUldecreasc.............................._................ - ............_..._.......................^669

Sources of Revenue from August 1st, 1857, to August 1st, 1858.

MONTHS.

FREIGHT.

FREIGHT.

FREIGHT.

Central Railroad. Macon & W. R. R. Muscogee R. R,

From

To

From To From, To.

Receipts Total Re from ceipts from
S.W.R.R. all Proper. Sources.

I
H

1857-- August. ............................. . 4961 88 527 68 282 51 64 85 416 76 312 72 14086 63 20652 28

10514 09 1737 62 October....................... ............... 10700 76 4137 36

707 75 32 69 998 66 409 40 16029 65 80429 76 810 52 18 45 1937 69 389 06 16812 02 34305 76

4323 22 13099 65 257 86 65 39 7825 83 152 68 12743 46 87968 09

8684 81 10857 16 1858--January.............................. 2555 72 9349 45 February. .................................... 8286 58 16485 04

668 27 112 01 3653 95 467 91 111 89 2840 11 1129 08 94 62 5721 60

271 95 22329 42 41577 57 278 02 21256 67 86844 77 270 28 14615 90 41603 00

3-

May.......................... ......... ......... June. ............................. ..A......... July ............................................

7403 80 8349 60 6049 11 6718 18 3306 47 3939 89 2608 92 6029 47 3666 86 2004 02

2002 27 1413 80 1228 56 787 05 670 66

115 61 108 13 136 21 53 88 81 91

2671 12 8170 18 2086 17 3198 05 1441 65

298 68 187 69 174 18 188 73 214 84

17086 66 16618 14 14736 85 18622 78 18498 15

87980 09 82260 23 25906 88 25483 88 26577 95

Total ............ .......................... 63860 66 81236 82 9919 24 990 64 35455 67 3142 68 197485 55 391540 10



00

NAMES AND CONDITION of Locomotives on the South-Western Railroad, July Slst, 1858.

NAMES.

BD;L!>ERS.

DATE WHEN PUT IN JIow USED.
USE ON THIS ltOAI>

REMARKS.

3SRUPERP1rOSTREJT6vD.EST'S

George Hall,*.. Rogers, Ketehnm & Grosvenor, December, .......1850 Ditching......... Nearly worn out.

Tobesofkee,. ..

do.

May....... ....... ...1851 Mail. ........... ... In good order.

Echeconneo, ..

do.

May, ...............1851 Mail. .............. In good order.

Tallahassee,.

do.

September,. ...... 1852

Needs one flue sheet and repairs.

Post Boy...... .. Seth Vnimarth,

January,. ...... ....1853 Switching....... Needs repairs.

Eufaula, ...... . Rogers, Ketchum A Grosvenor, April,. ..............1858 Freight........... In shop getting flue sheet and repairs.

Sominole,

do.

October, ...........1858

In good order.

Muecogee, .....

do.

October, ...........1858 Mail......... ...... In good order.

Cherokee.. ......

do.

September, .......1854 Mail and Fre't. Needs repairs.

. Choctaw... ......

do.

October, ..........1854 Mail......... ...... In good order.

Chiokasaw ......

do.

October,.. ...... ...1854 Mail............... In good order.

L. 0. Reynolds

do.

May, ...............1856 Freight,.. ....... . In good repair.

Muckalee........ Rogers' Locomotive Works, July, ...............1850 Freight,.. ....... . In good order.

Kinchafoonee..

do.

September,. ... ... 1857 Freight........... In good order.

Thronateeska,..

do.

November, .......1857 Freight,. ......... In good order.

*In use on Central Railroad seven years.

1

' A TABLE showing the number of miles run by each Engine, and the amount of wood used for the whole year ending July 31st, 1858, exclusive of Gravel and Switching Engines.

CABS HAULED

MILES RUN

USED

8 MILES RUN TO A

NAME OF ENGINE.

5s ^i

PaMasennagedir,l ? 3

LFroeiaghdt.e.d. EF.rme.ipghtyt. Bagage.-. .---.

f Pa.s.e.nger.
1 ii

oH GOail.o.n.s PToaluonwd.s PWoaustn*d.s. CW..orods. B
F :

S

eooSi

s> CD

p^
!1 P.

fact

0 rt

!

9
3.
si
O
P-

:f p :t

pCmf.w.eoo.irsolretd.

i
H

i !

1

': 1

i

1 :i

g

614196

303 23

1000 1952 1389 1528

SF 26722 27722
13022 13022

434 448 269X J60554 334 61 69 99 22-10 379 311 140$ 31556 245 34 42 80 2 4-10

0

137 64 313 139 054 266 176 92 228 49 1. 0. Reynolds ........................... 2301 001

& 085515

1056 1-103 4045

15340 18894

15340 22939

364 342 127t 520 426

28575 293 42 44 44356 207 44 53

120 115

487 1208 822 178

1407 3886 1476 .....% 1099 3380 15398

9327 24706 16368
442

m 13213 44g 384 288 129$

24706

546 52-1 2065S

16368 16840

K>ys

340 437

311 206

128$ 188M

291 38 297 4G490 345 28856 359 42356 285

34 45 48 36

45 i 77

102 119 127 84

1 8-10 1 9-10 22-10 1810 1 7-10 26-10

1

2354 978
2194 1024 .1045 393

148 3480 16076 148 33G6 149G8 70 150S 7504

16076 73 621 274 202 14968 75 512 226 201# 7601 24M 251 165 101k

45451 220

45253 22865

1s9oEe

26 27 30

58 66 45

79 74 73

28-10 3 3

O.s

432 252 861 555

30 118

7U 5500 '***"'" 1534 10459

6500 35M 172 13? TMK 10469 89 441 273 140M

158 06 164 32900 117

82 23

41 38

76 73

38-10 31-10

George Hall, \ Switching......... ...

Post Boy J Gravel.................

M

11460 5039 7404 23903 77836 124821 202657 786 5431 3926 2108% 84741 61 3421 482 667 1221 31 3-10

257 ar/s 51 96 23-10

Cost maintenance of Engines per mile

"4 1-10

lO-Sl

Cost OH, Tallow and Waste, including (3il for Head-1 ghts.... ........... ........................................................................................................ .1 1-10

vl

318

TREASURER'S HEPORT.

TABLE K.
Statement of Receipts of the South- Western Railroad Com pany to August 1, 1858.

RECEIPTS. Receired for capital stock 15,648 shares............................$1.564.800 00 Received for extension stock 2,498 shares.......................... 249.800 00

Sl.814.600 00

Fands for extension of Road........................._................. $129.977 00

Forfeited stock............................--..........,...'................... 25,076 83

Terrelt and Cathbert list.................................................. 189 92

Amount overpaid on capital stock...................................

31 85

Bond account, issued for ten years.................................... Freight earning since August 1, 1857....................... ....... 224,618 08 Pasjeniter earnings, since August 1, 1857....... .................. 1151,427 40 Post Office Department, mail service................................. 10.096 17

155,275 60 414,00 00

Central Railroad passage account.................................-- Muscogee Railroad passage account................................. 504 70 Jluscogee Railroad Freight account................................. 1,124 07

386,141 65 510 Hi

Savannah and Augusta Railroad passage account........... Macon and Western Railroad freight account.................. Premium and discount...................................................... Unclaimed dividends, JTos. 1 to 11..................................... New York steamships passage account.............................. Profit and loss............--..........-..........--........................... i'XTE.vsrox Accorxr--
Bond account for extension 10 years........................... Bond account for extension 20 years...--------.._........ Interest account funds................................................ Orr, D. W., contractor's stock.......................___...,, Lockett, A. M....._...................................................... Thompson, Aso............................................................ Shackleford, Alien............................ - ...................... Roe. John.............................._.................................._ Lockett, \f. & B. G...................~................................. Keys. Samuel............................................................... Vischer k Hollman...................................................... Brown, John T.. "Mill"............................................... Brown. John T............:............................................... Bills payable.....TM......................................................

19,000 00 76,000 00 41,209 06 18.222 36 5.143 02 10,648 84
52703 4.110 73 11.305 35
932 52 4,834 84 1.011 52
386 67 1.318 31

1.628 77 141 20 703 30 407 87 592 00 165 00 245,149 92

194,650 25

3,213,968 37

The balance consists of--

*

Cash on hand, as per cash book..----...................._.

Cash on deposit at Marine Bank ^Agency..__.........._

Cash on deposit at Central Railroad Bank..................

Cash on deposit at American Exchange Bank, N. Y...

20.653 35 57,997 67
780 04

Bills receivable................................................................ 817 48 Bills receivable, extension.....TM....--.............................. 254,392 17

83,134 01
79,431 06 255,20965 337,774 72

f

i

TREASURER'S REPOBT.

319

TABLE E--CONTINUED.
Disbursements of the Funds of the South-Western Railroad Company, to August 1, 1858.

DISBURSEMENTS. CONSTFPLSTtoaroaResoccsiUloogseCmnhnTagtoInDOetdiCNrevpaeMC_ro.saEt_a.r.cn-s...h..g_...i._.i.n.n......e..e.-.-rs.....y....................._................_..................................................................................................-.........._.......-- ..........................._.........-_....--.............................................-- .............--...................-- .....8........121341026227,1...,844461670084260841194548

$L948,001_50

*~ CUBIRnKtNeTreEstXAPcEcNouSnEtS..................,,..............._..............-......................................-- ...................... 29.662 50
Annuity to City of Maeon..............----...................... 1,25000

321.321 70 182,762 85

Dividend No. 12, paid......-......................,,.._....--......._ SNMCtieootwycnktCgYioonolmurokmethrPbyeurraosnCpbdeoolnmlWedprsoa.lsn.it.niP.e.e.os....i.-- _n...t...._.R..._..a-- ...i...l..r...o......a......d....-_..b......o......n--.._.d...s....,,.......................--._.........._..........._-...

26.554 71 5,000 00 4,492 27
800 00

30.912 50 59,860 OO

Central Kailrond freight account..----....,,.........._......-

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Incidental expenses...........................--.._......_...,......

Excavation and embankment.......................................

Clearing and grubbing.....--...............--..........--......

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Iron Bails, Interest on

Sbpoinkdess.,.TMet.c..............................................................._........................-........

5.945 23,744 5.612 2,02? 120,592 10,865 8,984 17,018 23,991 7,668
212 63,738 1,610

60 20 95 28 07 93 13 17 79 75 44 47 00

36,946 98 4,400 34

Balance ...............--...........................-.........._._-._

251,987 78 337.774 72

13,213.9(58 37

MACON, Angnrt lit, 1S5S.

JOHN T. BOIFEUILLET, Treasurer.

SOUTH-WESTERN RAILROAD, \ FORT VALLEY, August 7th, 1858. /
R. R. CUTLER, Esq., President:
Sir:--The location of the extension line to Eufaula was completed and the corps were engaged on the location of the line to Fort Gaines at the date of my last annual report. This line diverges from the Eufaula line one and three-fifth miles west of Cuthbert, and pursues the dividing ridge be tween the Flint and Cbattahoochee rivers, and the ridge be tween the head waters of Cemochechobee and Hog creeks-- a distance of seven miles--when the head of Caney branch is reached, down the west slope of which it is carried to the flat land north of Cemochechobee creek, and over these flat lands to the Chattahoochee flats, and over the Chattahoochee flats to its terminus, about one thousand feet east of the river. The line CTOSFTS the Cemochechobee creek after reaching the river flats, and a short distance east of the terminus.
This stream will be passed with a short lattice bridge, as it is but forty-five feet in width, and the same in depth, be low the level land on either side of the stream. The most objectionable portion of this line is that passing over the river flats, (a distance of about one aud one-fourth miles) which in very extraordinary freshets are subject to inundation. The very serpentine course of the Cemochechobee creek, after reaching the river flats, made it necessary to put in a long curve 1500 feet radius. This, however, is not very objec tionable, as the grade over that part of the line will be level. The location for a depot at the terminus is objectionable, owing to its being situated on the Chattahoochee flats referred to above, and at the base of the high bluff on which Fort Gaines is situated. Considerable grading will be necessary to prepare it for depot purposes. This, however, was the

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best that could be done. The town being on a very high bluff, it could not be reached except at heavy cost, and should the line ever be extended across the river hereafter, it can be done conveniently from this point, whereas, had it been car ried into the town, it would be necessary, in any future exten sion across the river, to carry the road down the river several miles at a heavy cost, to effect a crossing.
The distance from the point of divergence from the Eufaula line to FortGaines is nineteen miles and 4480 feet, and Cuthbert twenty-one miles and 2240 feet.
Estimate of cost of this line is as follows:
Grading, clearing and grubbing........................................ $94,343 76 Masonry and foundations, including bridge masonry........... 29,750 00 Bridges and wood culverts,----............................ .......... 7,666 40 Road crossings and cattle guards..................................... 1,475 00 Eight of way and way stations,..........................--.......... 15,000 00 Superstructure--including iron, spikes and plates,..--......... 122,925 00 Engineering and contingencies,--.................................... 16,000 00
Total................................................. ............-..$287,160 16
The contract for the grading, clearing and grubbing of sec tion 18, the first section west of Cuthbert, was let to John T. Brown in May last, to be completed by the first of July next. This section is one and three-fourth miles in length, extending from Cuthbert to the junction of the Eufaula and Fort Gaines
lines. An estimate of the cost of the Eufaula line was submitted
in my last report. The contracts for grading, clearing and grubbing of this line, were entered into with the Messrs. Lockett, Orr and Thompson in May last, at higher prices than those upon whom the estimate was b'ased. But enough will be saved in the quantities by contemplated changes in some of the grades to nearly, if not quite balance the excess in prices. According to the terms of these contracts, twelve and three-fourth miles, (extending from the junction to a point about a half mile west of Pataula creek,) are to be completed by the first of January, 1860, and the balance to the river at Eufaula, by the 1st of November the same year.

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The contracts for grading, clearing and grubbing of the Fort Gaines line, were made with Messrs. John T. Brown & Co., and Visscher and Holman in June last; about ten miles to be finished by the first of January, 1860, and the balance to Fort Gaines by the 1st November thereafter.
From the known energy and reliability of all these con tractors, there is but little doubt that the contracts will be completed by the dates specified.
The grading for the three first sections, or six miles, of the line from Smithville was completed in November, and the track laying begun the 1st of January last, but o-5ng to the excessive winter rains, it was impossible to complete the bridge across Kinchafoonee creek in time, and the track lay ing was suspended after reaching that stream (four miles from Srnithville) for two months. It was resumed about the first of May and so nearly completed as far as Dawson, that the trains commenced running regularly to that point, on the 5th day of July. Since then, the track, warehouses and all the work on this part of the line, except two sets of overseer's houses for repair gangs and some work about the cotton yard, has been completed. The cost of the Road from Smithville to Dawson, fourteen and one-half miles, exclusive of the .turn outs and the Y at Smithville, will be, when everything is completed, $198,311 67, or $13,676 66 per mile. The items are as follows:

Clearing and grubbing,.--............................................... Excavation and embankment,......................................... Roek Excavation.............. ........................ ................. Masonry and foundations................................................ Bridges and wood cnlverts,--.......................................... Road crossings and cattle guards........................ ............ Right of way,.....................-............--......................... Way stations,.-------......................................................
"\Vooden superstructure,...--.------. .............................. Iron, spikes, plates, etc.,..------...................................... Engineering and incidental expenses,..--........ .....--......... Intereston bonds................. ........................................ Amount necesiary to complete (about) ............................

$7,486 17 66,241 92 2.725 00 4,306 88 9,088 15
626 37 3,115 60 6,995 25
23,540 66 61,680 00 8,600 00 1,445 67 2,50000

Total,----..............--.--..-.........--......................$198,311 67

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The grading, etc., between Dawson and Cuthbert is pro gressing satisfactorily and will be completed by the 1st of April next, and without doubt the entire line will be finished to that point by or before the first of July following. The amount expended between Dawsoa and Cuthbert, as far as relates to this department, is $104,864 68. The items are as follows:
Clearing and grubbing...................................................... $3,960 88 Excavationond embankment............................................ 66,741 78 Kook excavation................... ......................................... 6,218 75 Masonry and foundations-.-.--...........---............................ 14,500 90 Bridge and wood culverts.................................................. 600 00 Right of way....................................................--.... ...... 2,355 00 Wooden superstructure..................................................... ii,961 42 Iron spikes and plates-........................--.......................... 2,058 47 Engineer...... ................................................................. 5,644 20 Incidental expenses......--................................................ 823 28
Total.......................................................... ...........$104,864 68
The estimated amount necessary to complete the Road to Cuthbert, exclusive of the amount already expended, is $292,490 00, apportioned in the following items:
Clearing and grubbing.-...........--...... --............................ $4,000 00 692,000 cubic yards excavation and embankment at 17 cents. 100,640 00 Masonry and foundations................................................ 19,000 00 Bridges and wood culverts............................................... 7,000 00 Road-crossings and cattle-guards----.----................. 1,650 00 Rightof way and way stations....--.....---......................... 11,000 00 Wooden superstructure....----....----....................... 38,700 00 Iron, plates, spikes, etc............................................ ..... 91,000 00 Engineering and contingencies--...................................... 17,000 00 To complete to Dawson.................................................. 2,500 00
$292,490 00 Already expended......................................................... 800,840 68
Total estimated cost to Cuthbert................................$593,330 68"
The amount expended beyond Cuthbert, including the location of the Eufaula and Fort Gaines lines, is f 13,055 00, as follows:

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Grading, clearing and grabbing Section No. 18................. Right of way........--.............--..--............................... Engineering to Eufaula................................................. Engineering to Fort Gainas...................................... ..... Incidental expenses...................--................................

Si,880 00 475 00
7,300 00 2,600 00
800 00

Total.................................................................... $13,055 00
The whole amount expended on account of Road, (includ
ing estimate of this date, $21,907 76,) is $313,895 54, as
follows: From Smithville to Dawson........................-................-$195,811 67 From Dawson to Cuthbert.................................--......... 105,029 00 Beyond Cuthbert..........TM...................-.........................-.--.. 14.055 00

Total expenditure to date..............................--... --..-..$313,895 67
The right of way has been settled to Dawson, except through some unclaimed lots. There are several cases still unsettled between Dawson and Cuthbert, and there have been a few cases settled beyond Cuthbert.
The number of hands employed on the Eoad, counting a horse, cart and driver as such, and a wagon and team as three hands, is 667, as follows: 495 hands; 115 horse carts, and nineteen wagons and teams, of which there are em ployed between Dawson and Cuthbert six hundred, and beyond Cuthbert sixty-seven hands. This force is almost entirely black, the only white force on the line being those employed in doing the Masonry.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
VIRGIL POWERS,
Chief Engineer.

ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
MACON, February 11, 1858. At the annual election for President and five Directors for the ensuing year, the following gentlemen were unanimously elected, viz,
PRESIDENT.
EICHAED E. CUYLEE.
DIRECTORS.
JOHN W. ANDEESON, WILLIAM A. BLACK, WILLIAM S. HOLT, T. M. FUELOW. EOBEET A. SMITH,
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TWELFTH ANNUAL REPORT.

SOUTH-WESTERN RAILROAD CO., 1 MACON, August llth, 1859. /

To the Stockholders :
The Board has the pleasure to place before you the Report of the Chief Engineer and Superintendent, showing the oper ations of the Road, and extension of Road, for the year end
ing 31st ultimo.

The net sum earned for the year, after paying

all ordinary and extraordinary expenditures,

as shown in the Report, is........-...--............

$282.230 20

The following amounts have been paid--Divi

dend, February, 1859, 4 per cent..................85,620 00

Interest on bonds.......................................... 28,344 50

Annuity to the city of Macon--......--.............. 1,250 00

And a dividend has this day been declared on

the stock held 1st August inst., at the rate of

8 per cent, per annum............................... .. 90,160 00

Total. .............................................

205,374 50

Leaving a surplus of earnings, after payment of dividends and all interest.... ........................ ,

$76,85570

The exhibition of so handsome a surplus, considering the large expenditures over and above ordinary expenses, viz, $55,538 85, is highly gratifying to the Board; and they would have added to the dividend declared to-day, had it not been for the demands of the extension of Road.
The progress of the extension has been satisfactory to the Board, and the final completion of the work is now so near

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that it can be seen, with tolerable accuracy, what will be the condition of the Company when Fort G-aines and the Chattahoochee at Eufaula shall have been reached.
The Stock of the Company, 1st August inst., as shown by the Treasurer's balance sheet, amounted to ................ $2.254,000 00
The stock earned and to be earned by contractors will amount to--........................................................... 246,000 00
At the completion the stock will be.............................. $2,500,000 00
The bonds of the Company, as shown by the same bal ance sheet, on 1st August inst., amounted to---........... $631,000 00
The bonds earned and to be earned by contractors will amount to.............................................................. 130,000 00
At the completion the bonds will be........-....--.............. 761,000 00
There should be added to the amount of bonds, for cash to be thereby raised, as shown hereafter, the sum of $139,000. So when the Road shall have been finished, the capi tal stock will be $2,500,000, and the bonded debt of the Com pany will be $900,000, making together $3,400,000. To pay the interest on the bonds, and dividends at the rate of eight per cent, per annum, the annual sum of $263,000 will be required.
The table of work done and to be done on the extension, annexed to the Chief Engineer's Report, shows that there is yet to be expended the sum of $650,000 to finish the Road. Of that sum of $650,000, there will be payable in cash $407,000 ; the remainder will be payable in bonds and stock of the Company. The funds received for extension of Road nave, during the progress of the Road, yielded an interest amounting to $59,629 13. It has not been found necessary to touch that sum in declaring dividends hereto fore, and it -will not be necessary to use it in aid of divi dends hereafter. The extension fund now is $216,782 97; if we add the above item of interest, $59,629 13, the cash fund for extension will be $276,412 10; and if bonds to the amount of $130,000 be sold, there will be raised the

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sum of $406,412 10, the amount of cash necessary to com plete the Road.
As the income of the Company for the year just ended, after paying an extraordinary expense of $55,538 35, has been $282,230 20, there cannot, iu the opinion of the Board, he any doubt whatever of the ability of the Com pany to pay regularly to the stockholders at least eight per cent, per annum. It is, certainly, reasonable to expect that the net income of the Road for this current year, after the payment of ordinary expenses, will be $350,000--a sum sufficient to pay all interest, and dividend of eight per cent., and leave $90,000 at least to meet extraordinary expenses.
The future of the Company, then, is full of promise. At the end of another year we shall be at the end of our labors in Road-building. We shall have a Railroad 206 miles long of main line, and 14J miles of sidelings, well equipped and furnished with depots and other necessary ap purtenances. The capital stock of the Company, and its bonded debt together, will not exceed $3,400,000. The Road and equipment, however, will have cost more than $3,400,000. Its present cost, as shown by the balance sheet, is near $280,000 over and above the aggregate of the stock and bonded debt; the difference has been paid out of the general earnings of the Company. These general earnings, after paying dividends of eight per centum per annum and interest on bonds, will still go in aid of finishing the Road. When the Road is finished, or at the beginning of the next fiscal year, (August, I860,) it will be the duty of the Board to consider the propriety of issuing stock *by way of divi dend, to stockholders, to such an^amount over $3,400,000, as the value of the property may exceed that sum. That the property can be placed at more than $3,400,000, and still pay a certain dividend of eight per cent., seems to this Board very clear. How far the value may exceed $3,400,000 can, in August, 1860, be determined with accuracy and safety. The stock of the Company, which was, at the last
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report of the Board, depressed, has since risen in the mar kets of Savannah and Macon, to within a trifle of par. That it will soon command a premium, and be a favorite means of investment, is as certain as that capitalists will take the pains to acquaint themselves with the condition and future prospects of the Company.
It has not escaped the notice of this Board that the peo ple, in various sections of our State, and more especially in the southern portions of it, have of late been much excited in their desire to have new Railroads. The success of the roads already built has tended to stimulate those de sires, until almost every citizen seems to wish a railroad running by his own door. The system of railroads in Georgia now existing, and yielding fair remuneration to stockholders, may be briefly described as follows : The city of Macon, which is very near the centre of the State, is the centre of the railroad system of Georgia. From Macon, lines of rail road run southeastwardly to Savannah, and northwestwardly to Chattanooga, making a continuous railway from the Atlantic seaport of the State to the river Tennessee at Chattanooga. Another line (the South-Western Railroad) runs from Macon to Albany, Fort Gaines and Eufaula ; another line connects Macon with Columbus ; another con nects" Macon with Augusta, and another .with the Chattahoochee at West Point. Macon is also connected by rail with Eatonton, a point twenty-two miles south of Madison, on the Georgia Railroad. The Georgia Railroad runs from Atlanta to Augusta. The Savannah Road and Main Trunk make a line from Savannah through the southern border of the State to Bainbridge and the Chattahoochee. There is 6. line from the Georgia Railroad, leading from Union Point to Athens, and there are short roads leading to Rome, to Washington, and to Thomaston. Such is the general sys tem at this day. If the short road from Eatonton to Madi son is built, and the system be extended from Athens to Rabun county, and the South-Western Railroad line be

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carried to Bainbridge, the extreme southeastern part of the State, the northwestern corner, the southwestern and north eastern corners--in a word, the four corners of the State--. will he united by railroads, all passing through the centre at Macon. The lines passing across the State, to-wit, from West Point to Augusta, and from the neighborhood of the junction of the Flint and Chattahoochee to Savannah, with such a connection of the four corners as is indicated above, would seem to be enough to develop the State, and to gratify the most ambitious mind. A more perfect system of rail roads could not be found in any State in the Union.
But the extraordinary spectacle is, at this day, presented to the people of Georgia, of projects for three additional roads leading from the interior towards the sea--namely, from Macon, from Fort Valley, and from Albany ; and the projectors of these roads openly confess that the people who desire them cannot furnish all the means to build them, and therefore look to the State for aid. These projects, founded upon the hope of State aid, disturb the minds of some of the stockholders in this Company, .and therefore demand the notice of this Board.
No one can, even plausibly, deny these two propositions : 1st. The country between Macon, Fort Valley and Al bany, on the upper side, and Savannah, Brunswick and the Main Trunk line on the lower, cannot support three lines of railroad, in addition to the Central and the Main Trunk and Savannah lines ; such three additional roads are not necessary to develop the resources of Georgia. 2d. The projectors of each of the three lines of road are equally entitled, if entitled at all, to the aid of the; State; Macon has as much right to ask State aid as Albany, and
Albany as much as Fort Valley. Such three lines of railroad, if built, would be antag
onistic, each to the other ; Albany would seek to draw everything south of Oglethorpe away from Macon, an opera tion which Macon would seek to prevent. Fort Valley

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could not possibly have any interest which was common to Albany or to Macon. These three projected roads were started for Brunswick, ostensibly ; but already the signs are plain that they will, if built, lead to Savannah. Savannah being an established cotton market, and having perfect con nections by steam and sail vessels with Northern ports and with Europe, would draw all the business of the country, in opposition to Brunswick, where there is no market, no capital, no population, no ships, no trade.
It will soon be apparent that the railroad line from Sa vannah to Thomasville, Bainbridge, etc., will cut Brunswick off from all the interior trade. This will be proven when the Brunswick and Florida Railroad Company shall have completed their line of sixty-seven miles from Brunswick to McDonald, the point of junction with the Main Trunk. The Main Trunk is likely to reach Thomasville before the Brunswick Road shall reach McDonald. The cars, with goods'and produce, will pass through McDonald, between Thomasville and Savannah, without contributing anything of moment to the Brunswick Road. The difference in dis tance between Thomasville and Brunswick and Thomasville and Savannah is too trifling to give Brunswick any ad vantage ; the advantages of Savannah as an established market and port, must necessarily control the business. And so any road from the interior, striking the Main Trunk at any point, would carry for Savannah--not for Brunswick; hence it will be seen that all surveys of roads will be to the initial point, and the three roads, or any of them, will be Savannah roads, and not Brunswick roads. The road from Macon to the initial point will be a competing road to the Central ; and roads from Fort Valley and Albany would . also be competing roads to the Central, whilst they would be . also competing roads to the Macon Road, and competing with each other.
In view of the considerations thus presented very briefly, the question may be asked, is it probable that either of the

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three projected roads will be built? All, surely, cannot be built--all cannot obtain State aid; for the representatives of the people would never be guilty of the folly of giving aid to one line of road, and then giving aid to another line to compete with the first. Who will get State aid ? Shall it be Macon, or Fort Valley, or Albany? The con clusion at which this Board has arrived is, that as the coun
try requires no such roads, and as the projectors of them must, on due examination, be satisfied that such roads, if built, cannot pay, there is no likelihood of the completion of any line, either from Macon, or from Fort Valley, or from Albany, to the Main Trunk, or the initial point. But if the Board is wrong in that conclusion, they feel very con fident in this opinion, that all the business which the South western Road commands now, will be received by it in the future. If competition from any quarte rshall come, the tendency may be to a reduction in rates, but compensation will be found in. the increased quantities for transportation, as the country generally progresses. The people of Savan nah, who own the greater part of the stock of this Compa ny, own also the greater part of the si ock of the Central Railroad line. Their friendship, therefore, towards our Road, can be certainly calculated on.
The Board has the pleasure to say that the officers of the Company have continued to discharge their duties faithfully, and to give entire satisfaction.
Respectfully submitted,
E. E. CUYL^E, President.

SOUTH-WESTERN RAILROAD CO., ) MACON, August 1st, 1859. j
To R. R. CCYLER, Esq., President:
Sir:--I herewith submit the eighth Annual Report from this office, showing the operations of this Road for the year ending 31st July, 1859.
Earnings of the Road for the year. Up freight (eastward)...................................$181,133 38 Down freight (westward).-................--........... 157,939 80

Total from freight..................................

$339,07318

Through passengers-.---.--............................ 85,164 82

Way passengers----..................................... 108,128 74

Total from passengers ............................ United States Mail....................................... Miscellaneous earnings.--.............................

193.293 66 14,727 05
782 64

Total earnings....................................... The current expenses of the year have been.....

$547,876 43 210,107 88

Showing net earnings for the year of.----. The permanent expenditures have been--..'..... And expended also on account of construction.. Expended on account of Macon depot............. Expended on account of tools and machinery...

$337,769 05 44,630 14
3,667 05 6,576 04 1,659 62

Making total permanent expenditures------

$55,538 85

Leaving, after the payment of ordinary and extraordinary expenses.--..........................

$282,230 20

CURRENT EXPENDITURES. The expenditures for operating the Road have been as
follows:

REPAIRS OF ROAD.
Proportion of Salary of President, Treasurer, Su perintendent and Sapenrisor, Wages of Over seers, Watchman at Bridges, and hire of Ne groes for the year,..--...........--..................$43,137 71

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Materials--stringers, ties, bridge timber, etc... 14,514 90 For tools, subsistence, clothing, physicians'
bills for Negroes, stationery, printing, etc..--. 19,307 85

Total repairs of Road and Bridges.........--

$70,969, 45

FUEL AND WATER.
Wood for Locomotives and Stationary Engine,.. Pumping Water, putting up new Pumps and Cis
terns, Wells, and Cistern-house...................

5,655 47 3,364 77

Total Fuel and Water................................

$9,920 24 "

REPAIRS OP B0II.DIXGS.
Including repairs of Station Houses and all other buildings..................................................

459 56

MA1XTEXASCE OF MOTIVE POWER.
Repairs of Locomotives, including proportion of Salary of President, Treasurer, Superinten dent and Master Machinist, Wages of Mechanics and Laborers at Shops, and all Materials used for the year ............................................ $15,395 99
Wages of Runners and Firemen,................--.. 22,623 69 Oil, Tallow and Cotton Waste for Locomotives
and Stationary Engines..........-...--...... ...... 2,116 27

Total Maintenance for Motive Power.............

40,135 85

MAINTENANCE OF CARS.
Including proportion of Salary of President, Treasurer, Superintendent and Master Carpen ter, Wages of Mechanics and Laborers at Shops, Wheels, Axles, Lumber, Paints, and all other materials used in repairing and keep ing in order Passenger, Baggage, Mail and Freight Cars, (new Cars not included,) for the
year................................ ......-.....................$17,075 76 Oil, Tallow, Cotton Waste, etc.,..................... . 925 07

Total Cars,.

18,000 83

TRANSPORTATION EXPENSES.
Including proportion of salaries of President, Treasurer, Superintendent and Clerks, Wages of Conductors and Train Hands, salaries of Agents at Americus, Butler, Smithville, Alba ny and Cutbbert, Laborers and Watchmen at Macon, Americus, Smithville, Albany, Daw-

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son, Butler and Cuthbert, Freight Houses and

I Cotton Yards, Printing, Books, Stationery,

:

etc., for the year...------................ ............ $43,729 19

" Freight Damage/' paid for goods lost and

damaged..--..................----..................... 68 66

Stock Damage, paid for Cattle, Horses, Hogs, Mules, etc., killed and injured.. -- --.............. 2.50494
: Agents Stations, paid Commissions-......--......... 6,49698

. Total Transportation................... -- .........-..

64,800 07

INCIDENTAL EXPENSES.

Including Printing. Advertising, Books, Station-

* ery. Postage. Taxes, Attorney's Fees. Court

I

Costs. Donations. Gratuities, Salary of Tranfer

i

Agent, and all contingent expenses not inclu

ded under either of the above heads..--........

9,740 37

Total current expenditures...--.................

$210,107 38

PERMAXEN'T EXPENDITURES.
Permanent expenditures have been made during the year just closed (these amounts are included in the current ex penses in the Treasurer's balance sheet) as follows :

CONSTRUCTION.
New Section Houses.................................... Upper Flint River Bridge, (earth-work)........... Macon Depot................................................ Passenger-house (Albany).........................-...

$646 44 1,000 00
312 4-5 1,821 25

Total,...... ................................................ Passenger Cars--one new first-class Passenger
and two Mail Cars.--.................................. Freight Cars--twenty-one Box Cars......... ....... Locomotive Engines--for the Emerson, Foote
and Ocmnlgee (new).... ............................. Andrew Low (old Gravel Engine--...-.............-

$3,780 14
6,950 00 14,163 00
19,243 00 1,500 00

Total........................ ............................

$44,736 14

Also, shown in the Treasurer's balance sheet, in

accounts as follows :--Construction............... $3,667 05

Macon Depot.............. 5,576 04

Tools and Machinery... 1,659 62

Total,...----.....--.....................................

10,902 71

Making Total permanent expenditures----"

$55,538 85

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Total earnings for the year have been $547,876 43. Total for previous year, $391,540 16. Showirfg an increase of $156,336 27--or an increase of very nearly forty per' cent.
The ordinary expenses of the year are in excess of the previous year $27,344 53. This result -was produced by the largly increased business done; the increased number of miles in operation ; large and more expensive repairs on cars and locomotives, after a heavy winter's business; and an increase in incidental expenses for fees, costs, and injury to a passenger, which occurred in 1855, of over $6,300 00.
On March 17th, the division of the Cuthbert extension from Dawson to Ward's, 10? miles, and on 27th June the balance of the line, 101 miles, to Cuthbert, was opened to business. These additions make the total number of miles now in use 162i. Average number of miles in use the past year, 147.
Earnings per mile, passengers and mail.................$1,415 10 Earnings per mile, freight and miscellaneons.......... 2,311 94

Total per mile........................... Current expenses per mile.................

$3.727 04 $1,429 30

Net earnings per mile of track in use-

$2,297 74

Gross earnings per mile ran by engines..... Current expenses per mile run by engines,.

$2 06,8 79,3

Net earnings per mile run by engines.....................

$1 27,5

Total bales of cotton transported during the year 185,182,

against 115,161 last year.

By reference to tables D and E, it will be seen that from

the South-Western. Railroad proper there were 104,950

bales, against 60,157 last year; being an increase of 54,794.

From Columbus and stations on the Muscogee Railroad,

we received 80,232 bales, against 55,505 the previous year;

being an increase of 25,227 bales--making a total increase for

the year of 70,021 bales.

From South-Western Railroad to Macon, there were

338

SrPERlXTEXDEXl's BEPORT.

27,922 bales, against 15,079 the previous year; being an increase of 12,843 bales. The increase last year over the year previous, though a very short crop, was 3,307 bales; showing a constant and large increase of cotton from this
Road to Macon. Number of through, passengers for the year, 35,913; way
passengers, 74,444; making a total of 110,357--being an average of 302, against 243 for the previous year. Total number of passengers carried over the Road since its open
ing, July I, 1851, 576,028. No accident, involving life or limb of a passenger, or ma
terial injury to the Company's property, has occurred during
the past year. Miles run by passenger and mail trains within the year,
171,758; freight and other trains, (exclusive of filling and gravel train,) 93,109; total miles run, 264,867. Wood used by locomotives, 2,6841 cords, being an average of 98f miles run to each cord of wood, at a cost of 2 28-100 cents
per mile for fuel.
The trestle-bridges at upper Flint River crossing and Beaver creek have been renewed, the filling in at Beaver creek completed, and about 450 feet of the trestle-bridge at Flint River have been filled the past year. The balance of the filling and the putting up of one stoce or brick abut ment at this point should be done during this year.
The bridge across Camp creek, which is now 600 feet in length, should be rebuilt this year. I recommend that this opening be reduced to 200 feet,- (which I am satisfied will be sufficient to pass the water,) and the putting up of two stone or brick abutments. Also, the putting in of two stone or brick culverts in place of the two short trestlebridges below Oglethorpe, and the substituting of brick drains for the wooden ones at several points on the Road
during the year. We are now engaged tunneling the bank (forty-five feet
high) three-quarters of a mile this side of Fort Valley, to

SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.

339

put in a larger culvert, the small stoue culvert there not being sufficient to pass the water, and will have to do the same for the bank (forty-two feet high) at the thirty-third mile-post. The brick for this work is now on hand, paid for, and charged to Repairs of Road.
During the year there have been delivered on the Road, for Repairs, 24,551 ties, equal to a renewal of fifteen miles; stringers, 12,625, making lineal feet 239,697, equal to renew ing 27 7-10 miles of track; for trestle-bridges, 48,482 feet, board measure, have been bought; for section-houses and purposes other than track, 36,933 feet; stringers, 1,062,053 feet--making a total feet, board measure, of lumber paid for during the year, for repairing the track, bridges, build ings, etc., 1,147,528 feet, at a cost of $10,123 81.
Our motive power has been increased within the year just closed by two large freight engines--the " Emerson Foote," built at Rogers' Locomotive Works, and the " Ocmulgee," built by M. W. Baldwin & Co. There was ordered, in April last, from M. W. Baldwin & Co., one passenger engine, of larger class than our present passenger engines, to be delivered during this month. Also, in the month of July, two heavy freight engines--one from Rogers' Locomo tive works, similar to the Emerson Foote. and one from M. W. Baldwin & Co., similar to the Ocmulgee, to be delivered in October next. I would recommend the ordering of at . least one more passenger engine, (similar to the one to be here this moth,) to be delivered in the spring, as it will certainly be needed as soon as we open our Road to the Chattahoochee River, either at Eufaula or Fort Gaines.
There have been built, during the year, twenty-one box cars and two mail cars. The first-class passenger car, which was commenced last year, has been completed, and we have now under way two passenger and one baggage car, and lumber on hand for twenty box cars, which we are having put up as rapidly as circumstances will admit.

340
We have also entirely rebuilt the wood-work of nine of the platform cars, which were very much decayed.
Our stock of cars now consists of--
First-class passenger...............--.....................10, five need painting. Second-class passenger and baggage.................. 6, in good order, Baggage and package............. ................ ....... 3, good order. Mail and Express......................................... 3, good order. Conductors7 .......-.. --...................................12, good order. Box freight.........--.--................ ..................82, running order. Platform ......... .............................. .............76, running order. Stock ...........................;............................... 4, running order. Gravel, four-wheels.........................................12, running order.
There has been, during the year, an engine, train of cars, and about thirty hands, widening the cuts, filling out banks, filling in trestle-bridges, ditching, etc. It will be necessary to keep this force, and possibly a larger one, on the line for some years to come, to widen cuts, fill out banks, clear out ditches, etc.
There was laid, in Hay last, seventy-three tons of new T rails, weighing 401 pounds to the yard--one-half of which was from the Lackawanna Iron Works, and the other half English rails. I had it laid on the straight line below Fort Valley, on a heavy grade--the American rail on one side and the English on the other, for the purpose of testing the wear of the different kinds of iron.
We have had two hundred tons of worn-out rails (mostly flange) re-rolled at the Atlanta Rolling Mill, (which we now have on hand.) into T rails of 24 feet lengths,weighing 40a pounds to the yard, at a cost of $7,161 75, which has been charged to Repairs of Road, a part of which will go to Cuthbert extension, to pay back the seventy-three tons laid below Fort Valley. The balance, one hundred and twenty. seven tons, will lay nearly two miles, and will be laid as .Boon as suitable chairs can be had. This, with that already laid, will remove 3 1-10 miles of flange rail--one mile of which has been sold to the Muscogee Railroad Company;

SUPERINTENDENT S REPORT.

341

and such of the balance as is worn-out will be sent to the Atlanta Rolling Mill, to be re-rolled into T rails.
We have on hand materials as follows :

For repairs of Road, bridges, good rails, chairs, spikes, ties, stringers, bridge and other lumber, in value................................................... $19,089 00
Worn-out rails, etc...--................................. 375 00

Total.--................................................. Materials for cars ......................................... Materials for motive power...........--................ Fuel and water..--........................................ Stationery, etc-------.................................... Oil, tallow and waste.--.................................

$10,464 00 10,754 16 1,928 68 . 413 00 615 00 519 17

Total materials on hand......--.................. From which deduct invoices unpaid (not due)...

$33,694 01 0,681 04

Value of materials paid for.--.........................

$27,012 97

I estimate the amounts which should be expended this year for permanent improvements as follows:

Brick or stone-work, upper Flint River bridge.--..--........ ......$2,000 00 Brick or stone-work, Camp creek bridge------.--............. 3,500 00 Two brick or stone culverts below Oglethorpe....................... 5,000 00 Two culverts under banks, 38th and 23d miles.................... .. 2,500 00 Several small culverts, to replace wooden ones..........--........ 1,000 00 Additions to shops, Macon................... ......................... ... 3,000 00
Re-rolling iron, new chairs, spikes, etc., (will lay eight miles)-.20.000 00 Four locomotives, three of which are ordered........................38,000 00 Thirty box cars--. --......................... -- ---- ---- ..-- ........21,000 00
Two passenger cars--................................... ................ .... 5,500 00 Two second-class and baggage cars....--...................... ......... 3,500 00
Ten lumber cars-- -- --...................................................... 4,500 00

Total--.......................................................--......$109,500 00
Of the above, it would be just to the Eoad in operation, as the additions of the locomotives and cars are made neces sary by the extension of Road, that the cost ($59,000) should be paid from funds provided for building that Road.
sOur Road is in excellent order, fully equal to its c&ndition at. same time last year, for which we are much indebted to our efficient and energetic Principal Supervisor, Mr. John

342

SUPERIXTEXDEXT'S REPORT.

M. "\Yalden, and his Assistants, Messrs. J. J. Dasher and A. J. Heard.
The locomotives and cars are in excellent condition, the credit for which belongs to Mr. T. B. Elfe, Master Machinist, and Mr. F. H. Alley, Master Carpenter.
The officers and employees of the Koad have performed their duties cheerfully and faithfully the past year.
Respectfully submitted, VIRGIL POWERS,
Engineer and Superintendent.

ABSTRACT OF EARNINGS of the South-Western Railroad, from August 1st, 1858, to .August 1st, 1859.

DATE.

AMOUNT OF UP FREIGHT.

1858

Through. Way.

AMOUNT OF AM'T THROUGH AMOUNT WAY

DOWN FREIGHT PASSAGE.

PASSAGE.

Through. Way.

Up. Down. Up. Down.

HAILS.

TOTAL 1859.

TOTAL
1858. INCREASE. DKCRKASK.

August...... September October ..... November. December.. 1859-Jan .. February... March....... July,.,,.,,, ,

91352 1,957 69 6,478 48 9,670 21 7,271 17 11,224 55 17.983 98 13,064 20 9,082 63 14,060 31 14,853 89 7,203 42 13,557 59 14,736 97 - 6,443 70 11,982 89 9,335 70 6.522 13 7,223 91 6,659 63 9,311 17 7,639 41 5.379 37 13,457 74 7,606 63 4,230 72 5,925 48 2.474 67 1,743 60 5,620 30 2,590 72 1,871 18 4,593 65 1,773 16 2,546 06 4,750 07

4.476 35 2,855 99 7,700 79 2,117 65 5,475 80 2,25547 5,166 21 3,126 18 5,245 35 4,832 57 5,684 83 3,905 05 5,309 67 - 3,693 80 8,032 88 2,988 10 6,294 67 2,889 30 5,096 57 3,872 35 4,198 29 3,6'J5 95 4,644 98 4,112 40

2,264 49 3,173 461 3,993 06j 4,420 13 6,464 37i 5,225 27| 3,753 5ll 4.035 901 3.00655 2,911 00 2,497 12 2,769 15

3.270 20 3,482 59 4,203 78 4,818 70 6,756 62 5,179 85 4.191 17 3,991 32 4,136 15 4,300 87 4,550 05 6.163 67

2.855 20 3,853 91 4,345 47 4,752 45 7,091 60 5,684 10 4,030 98 3,981 95 3,892 30 3,770 38 3,582 65 5,191 98

1,166 14 1,232 81 1,232 81 1,232 81 1,232 81 1,232 81 1,232 81 1,232 81 1,232 81 1.232 81 1.232 81 1,232 81

26.238 06 50,033 14 61,637 40 59,640 10 66,361 78 54,752 63 45,456 65 50,739 48 39,214 61 31,022 61 28,813 02 33,184 28

20,652 28 30,429 76 34,305 76 37,968 09 41,577 57 36.844 77 41,603 00 37,930 0!) 32,^60 23 25,906 83 24,619 83 25,837 95

5.58578 19,603 .Ji8 27,331 64 21,672 01 24,784 21 17,907 86 3,853 65 12,809 39 6,954 38 5.115 81 4,193 19 7.346 33

Total ........ 897,483 20 --$8--3,5-60 .^18 -$--90--,613 ..4. 1 .86--7,326 39 840.344 81 $41,820 01 855,045 77'$53,082 97 1-1,727 05 8547,093 79 S389.936 16 8157,157 63

Misoollanoous earnings...... 782 64 1,604 00 82136

821 36

$547,876 43 8391,510 16 8156,336 27

Number Number

through of way

ppaasssse(nngeoerrss,,.............................................................3754..941443

Average number Total number of

of passengers miles run by

the

trains

during

tt10

Total number of i

year ......110,357

264,867

248 204,547

821 56

344

SUPERINTENDENT S REPOBT.

STATEMENT OF THE NUMBER OF PASSENGERS TRANSPORT ED FROM AUGUST IST, 1858, TO AUGUST IST, 1859. Compared icith the Previous Year.

MONTHS.

1859. j THROUGH. '

Up. Down.

1222 853 916 1206 2098 1S59--January.... .......... l(i:S5 1554 March............... ......... 1I1296--8J 1613 149S July............................. 1622

1010 1154U639 i 1S06 1 2U13 22)8 1695 ISS3 1268 1W5 W5 1174

Total ........................ 16674 19239 \

185J.

1858.

WAY. THROUGH.

Up. [Down. i Up. |Down.

2338 2037

2369 2612

2S75 2890

32*1 3205

5035 5244

3479 4027

2842 28S5

275 2853

2v7m89

3039 2875

2870 2606

3092 3515

1247 830 801 1425 991 1653 1129 1235 15S9 1639 1357 ItiOl 1286 1096 1194 1344 1110 1065 1331 )013 1172 747 1408 1014

36872 1 37572 14615 14662

1858. WAY. Up. [Down. 2172 2265 2342 2478 2199 2446 24:3 2684 3128 3834 2952 3516 2345 2551 2564 2625 2604 2i90 2035 2105 2041 20S7 28-16 24.T8 29651 :^619

THE FOLLOWING TABLE SHOWS A COMPARISON OF THE VARIOUS BRANCHES OF BUSINESS FOR THE YEAR JUST CLOSED, WITH THE PREVIOUS YEAR:

SERVICE.

1S59.

1858. Increase. Dccreanr.

L p Freitsht--Through....... ... ..................... $974i3 20 $60973 59 63650961 Up Freight--Way............... ........................ 83650 18 475S4 95 3606-523
90613 41 66704 30 2390911 67326 39 48472 16 18854 23 40344 81 33614 35 6730 46 5504577 41773 35 13272 42 44S20 01 3473752 10082 49 5303297 426.58 23 10424 74 14727 05 13417 71 130934
............ $547093 79 *3S9936 16 ............
78264 160400

821 36

S547376 43 $391540 16 157157 63 821 36

Total.......................................................

11-1S31 70351 18-5182

156335 27[ 821 36 76116 38715 39045 ------3--1--30--6 ............... 115161 70021 ...............

TABLE D.
Number of Bales of Cotton transported over South- Western Railroad from Stations to Macon.

w S*

e

Ereret'i. Reynolds' Brown's. Dawion. Ward'*..

\

STATIONS.

12 11 10 9 7 6 6 4 3 2 1

it

1

I j j t t } \

1859--January, .................................................. MAparyi,l..'.' ..............:..."..".."..". -;;;;-------- July........................................................... ...

41
7s 420
737 464 605 286 28 Si
8 151

161 34( 294 12! 30!
isi
1

"is
31 12!

22 37 25 445 35 648 61 294
23 "36

13 2% 592 271 110 91 68 149 4t
3

3 .224 560 474 471 461 541 276 381
29 39! 106 6?

12 331 70! 566 353 161 4!

6 32!

108 81

57( 43<

1Rft4-

"66

67! 69 "89 30

642 26!

37

30 '"47

16)

81 i

45

173 454 367 613 126 156
5

63 95 81 65 11 109

210 448 479 384 182 64 "41
n12 34 19 If A

65 381 934 724 816 672 201 111 45

276 3470 6499 5384 4944 3475 1665 1151 70S 174 172
13

185 .. ..
2760 4400 3035 2104 1131 "lOM "247 302 "'117
63 "223

4

Total ........................................................

2720 1530 268 138 1754 1624 3445 1853 2263 3199 374 418 T talinor Base.

133 2061

404 1790 109 3839 27922 14227 17843

1384

00

1SO6e6cp7to--tebmAerbnetur...s..t...............*...*...*....................................................*................................................ April.................................................................

7

HI

i! 1H5
234 85 27 45

342 673

414 189

"its

136

149 35

63 23 32 2

36189 235 269 73 100

1 35 118 32 24 474 204

45 211 '173 143 192 331 149 165 147 534 104
8 14

61 265 1 26c 137

113
1m92
262 386 29G 162

e
82 .... 29 31 37 39

w41
70 23 128

61 164 Ml 266 322 204 123

19

5! 224

36

36 ...... 72 38

47

July....................................................................

22 7!

140

55

1

JW

33 ei

185

25 710

112 820 458

2099 2349 284C

2760 4400 3085 2104

613 2344

1131

..... 368 269! "i044

J2S .... 62
22

904 "247

407 291

""117

""3a0s2

....

15

109 236

""258

Total..................................................... 627 2161 164 130 1211 1004 1887 779 13461829 179 31 343 1318 38 ..... 2151 15079 1384 14227

CO

jj--------f.------:----:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ______________________

TABLE E.

Number of Through Bales of Ootton transported over the South-Western Bailroad from Stations to Savannah

and Augusta, 1858 and 1859.

MONTHS. "-

12 11 WJi 10

97054S2

!
E.v.eret's Reynolds'.. (B_r.o.wn's

b
[W..ard's [Butle_.r's-.. a
m 1

H
D
E
::

?
1 |
aP 1i

i

:i:

1858-August............................................... 41 52 2430 372

20

158 45 2311

m
43 329

80

1? 10 453 "24

20

R

286 121

611 "147" 6674 5879

3SRUPERP4IONTRENT6DE.NT'S

4189 381 48 105 4156 63 654 71 133 1289

280 10 ...,,,,. 1342 ........

12892 10669

J3 8C90 950 122 182 6163 313 1114
39S5 544 93 88 4385 509 1779

187 922 "40 179 37 8lfi 139

U8 215

"no"

1182 1S60

14151 8255 4 14486 7308

1859--January ...... ......... ......... ..................... 3301 204 "'a'1? 81 3180 224 893 "83 102 517 31

935

9595 3462

W22M62 23C
April.......................................................... 4483

86 1929 137 236

24 205 7 52

6 71 2235 37 281

67 16

0 1444 65 109 ...... ...... 71 11 10

69

7 62

511 878 ""28" .......

5911 "4993 5227 "4'il4 581

391

6G23 '"828

597 9 fil)

218 9 80 fi9

17

0

61 t

953

?4

15?

1335

July............................................................. 05

11?

1

178

120

Total............................................ ...... 27272 2748 335 558 25350 4301 5445 419 493 4399 129 GGO 388 186 7028 35 153 77028 39808 7851 7857

Total Inorenso.. .................................

1857--August .............................................. .

85

5 75

4

?07

219 38 109

23 95

10

1003

18 560 72 109 '"68 73 350

28 15

1972 476 2362 209

24 64

'"i2s9

1903 2777

189 331

274 538

148 646

78

81 100 521 ...... 109

54 52

1858--January ................................. ............ 2407 399 "'63 1975 ISO 581 '"70 22 436 106

4072 29

4569 349 1214

21 416

9

1739 291 36 4 2683 120 799

13

AMparyil..................................................................................

filS 411

28 67 1572 46 95

32 62 1285

1

8fi

July

07ft 1?5

46

10

492 55 53 83

180

23 "40313

Total................................................. 14303 2014 382 192 18306 1326 3821 387 2645 ...... 330 135

.........81951

1IW

121

t?09m5

5879 10669

14 5896

8255

12 7178

7308

11 6133

3162

88 10904 "4993

43 5808 581

i09 '4114

1781 828

1487 1335

?

298 120

2

168 45077 7857 39808

A Tabk showing the quantity of Produce, etc., transported over the South-Western Railroad from August 1st, 1858, to August 1st, 1859.

MONTHS.

No. of bbls. and No. of Sacks and No of bush Bushels Pounds Pounds Feet Cords

half bbls. Flour. >ounda of Flour els of Corn. of

of

of

of of

Bbls. J bbls. Sacks. Pounds. Up. Down. Wheat. Bacon. Wool. Lumber. Wood.

1858--August ........... ... 82 6

6 1947 153503 56 1818 621 822518 4600 309828 696 1 8281 289209 10 801 176 261260 1790 164284 721

SUR3PERPINO4TRENTD.7ENT'S

October..............."--.... 14

2299 171681 170 602 82 257660 2060 80000 178

November .................... 14

1366 101171 236 749 1078 242287 8127 16000 610

December..................... 52

3

978 79976 316 653 271 210960 8620 62322 312

3869--January ........ ...... 40

1667 184821 63 812 120 285899 1290 88686 431

February.. ................. ... 46

2 2118 176610 180 601 85 214642 2055 213877 571

March........ ................. . 12

4

999 89360 234 456 1228 275469 11210 271184 466

April.. ................. ........ 22

1

2060 119 1 OfJTTA 276 300 282282 18000 217229 351

Miy. ........................... 9

1394 126686 301 187 18 870001 15050 207439 632

June. ............................ 7

1498 117765 420 236 750 232361 61676 356200 560

July............................. 2

1852 184998 271 1948 7451 192741 11016 285298 436

Total. 1859.... ......... 256

II 18KH

274

16 21829 1692589 2874 8988 12174 8098020 120398 2262347 6763 22 28276 2343221 1457 87129 4178 2446379 131692 2037987 3318

Decrease*. ............. ...... 18

6

6947

917

6566821

'28141

7996 662641 iissw 214410 2446

fr

348

BEPOET.

Number of Sales Cotton transported from Columbus and

Muscogee Railroad to Savannah, Augusta and Macon over

South- Western Railroad, compared with last year :

HOKTHS.

JS ggr gro- 5 ^r* O _

sSr?S=j9ssr ili-

*"
sFs 'iju"

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\ o.r*

ff?
S! ?js


o
9 j
:

O
o
5
:

1868--Anguit, _._.,,..._..........._...._.._....

fr56 ....._-

1857-8 1857-8 347

809

7588

1429 -- 6161

October, .

"""si . .......................^...~. 17599 36 oQU/MOZO8 11986 24 11949

14547 ""*

frfiCQtnbGr, ......--.--..--.--*--..--A...-- ...... 9652

5380

10476

vAUimLi

March,.../.:r.jiy..7.7:i:r..T.::.:::ri7.:7...":

6637 6861 ----...

8479 4078

21 92 72

'"6m03i4

""m '"2797

.April.A-- *--. .--*....----.--..... ... 2972

5769

May,.-....__.,,.....--.__...._......__ 1956

3161

1205

}uiy,'......j.".."..":TM:~-."._z'_:'."TMTM'.:.:n June --*

---- -- --

2976 ......... 4519

>...>.. 1543

1611 ......... 2149 ...--. ......... 538

T"tld faomMB

80170 62 54769 236 34244 9017
....... BTT

Souroea of Revenue from August 1st, 1868, to August \st, 1859.

MONTHS.

FREIGHT.
Central Railroad. From To

FREIGHT,
tfacon & W. R. R. From To

FREIGHT.
Muscogee R. R. From To

Receipts Total Re from ceipts from
S. W. R. R. all Proper. Sources.

1858--August..... .......................... September....................................

6682 60 14295 20

904 00 12318 82

November. ................................... December ........................ ........... 1869-- January.............................. February. .................................... March................. .......................

9648 66 7911 19 7173 59 4648 81 7859 11 16749 10

24856 81 22891 05 21959 67 17127 66 10086 01 10435 41

May................................... .........

7658 77 5855 29

9468 17 2667 48

Jnlr. ...........................................

4816 80 4095 41

2065 71 1409 61

1006 82 33 61 660 97 894 41 45 16 6065 14 771 06 . 23 02 10997 86 566 28 41 80 8180 05 468 80 148 91 7017 24 864 70 160 93 7976 46 768 79 137 88 4149 07 1261 07 121 88 4736 06 1151 84 106 86 2191 77 1806 78 78 89 1489 14 710 76 66 00 1816 21 1187 60 185 65 1148 94

249 40 297 16 238 43 231 64 216 90 265 19 837 15 882 4-2 269 26 224 90 189 14 504 01

16750 86 17127 26 16608 67 19868 69 29881 67 24628 04 22684 69 18066 04 18499 94 19650 71 19169 90 24768 16

26288 06 50088 14 61687 40 69640 10 66861 78 66636 27 45466 65 60789 48 39214 61 81022 64 28813 02 38184 28

SURP3ERIPNOT4ENDTE9.NT'S

Total, "

1869....... ....... ,, ............ 1858............................

95688 68860

83 185562 89 66 81285 82

10888 86 1077 84 66800 40 9919 24 990 64 85466 57

8885 49 ^246028 63 547876 48 8142 68 197436 66 891640 16

Decrease.

82272 67 64827 07 969 11 8670 19844 88 242 81 48598 08 166886 27

*



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NAMES AND CONDITION of Locomotives on the South-Western Kailroad, July 31*<, 1859.

NlHEO.

TJUII.DJRS.

WHES PUT i USB ox THIS ROAD.

How USED.

REMARKS.

tn

Tobeaofkee. .......... Rogers, Ketchum A Grosrenor. March................... 1851 Echeconnee.. ........ Rogers, Ketchum A Grosvenor. March. ............... .....1851

Needs repairs. Good order.

3
H

Tallahassee

Rogers, Ketchum & Grosvenor.

Freight. ................ Good order.



Post Boy...... . ....... Soth Wilmarth....... ................. January ..................1868 Switching............. Good order.

EufXula ............... Rogers, Ketchum A Grosvenor. April........ ..............1858

Needs repairs.

Rogers, Ketchum A Grosvenor. October...................l858 Passenger............. New tiro oth'r rep' rs Rogers, Ketchum Ik Grosvenor. October......... .......... 1853 Passenger. , .......... . Needs repairs.

I

Cherokee... ...... .... Rogers, Ketchum A Grosvenor. September ...............1864 Passenger............. Good order.

' Choctaw .............. Rogers, Ketchum & Grosvenor. October......... ........ ..1864 ChickftSMr. ........... Rogers, Ketchum A Grosvenor. October....... ............1864 Passentret*

Good order. New tire & oth'r rep'rs

010.

L. 0. Reynolds ..... Rogers. Ketchum A Gresvenor. May.... .................... 1850 Freight... ............. Good order.

Muokslee.............. Rogers' Locomotive Works....... July................. .......1857 Freight................. Good order.

Kinchafoonee........ Rogers' Locomotive Works.. ...... September... ............ 1857 Freight. ..............'.. Good order.

Thromateska. ........ Rogers' Locomotive Worka........

Freight................. Good order.

Emerson Fonte...... Rogers' Locomotive Works........ January............ ......1860 Freight..................... Good order.

1

M. W. Baldwin & Co.......... ..... March..... ............. ...1859

Good order.

Andrew Low,. ....... Rogers, ICetchum k Grosvenor.

Condemned.

THOS. B. ELFE, Master Machinist.

A TABLE showing the number of miles run by each Engine, and the amount of wood used for the whole year ending July 31st, 1859, exclusive of Gravel and Switching Engines.

CARS HAULED MILES RUN

USED

0
g MILES RUN TO A

g?

H

I

LFreoigahdt. e.d. . NAME OF ENGINE.

!PaMasenagedir,l

EFremighpt.t.y..

n

B--a.g.age... P

1
3
Fre--.ig.ht. . . .
1

I
B GOila.l.o.n.s. PTaoluwn.d.s. PWaosteu.n.d.s. CW..orods. pf
::

O*! O

I

1
eO

1 PT.a.oluonwd.

O

WPaosteu. n. d. .

:::

$ 1 j1

pCmfwoeoodir.slr.et.

1

j!

j

j

:

8 23 1785

1599

6 1021

79 617

71 103

1004 1067

65 60 809

895 430 441

1397 795 1203

L. 0. Reynolds .............. 3781 1469 92

2926 1063 52

2753 1176 82

3160 1144 44

434 226 84

468L 123 8

741 189

Andrew Low................

8?*r 1816
1599 1028 1154 1747 994 '"970 1766 3395 5342 22496

25456 23000 25752 25227 17343 19128 17903 17944

24456 81H 616

23000

435

25752 # 478

25227 85U 533

17343 64$ 322

19128

481

18878

658

17944

422

42490

654

431 392 359 421 301 352 247 378 256

^

49810 1l2 417 9J 253

207% 46716 330

204k 43928 295

155k 34988 269

18335 "41260 319

118596t<$

35296 258 42637 2fti

262?j 690 90 846

41 53 54 47 54 40 34 .42 35

59 59 72 60 58 54 76 47

4041 L6212 4011 17200

16212 68U 777 251 223J4 50287 237 21

17200

662 245 226 508 50 278 26 76

434S 18322

18322 $ 578 358 255M 57487 305 32 61

9109

9109

304 244 98Vj 22106 129 30 37

59! 3208 930 4210

3208 & 4210 17K

64 7; 80 145

32* 60%

7368 257 13697 241

50 53

44 29

mfJVt

C/V)
788

450 18% 41 90

Total...................... 17225 6938 9351 33514 93109 171758 264867 975% 6964 4453 26S4K 603954 4103 ~6~1328 875

General arerage..... Cost maintenanoo of Engines per mile run

--27--1 ---- 60

Cost Oil. Tallow and Waste, including Oil i"or Uoad-liirhta

1

115 1 9-10

124 1 8-10

124 1 8-10

119 1 810

112 2

104 21-10

120 1 8-10

95 26-K

86 2 1-10

73 3 1-10

76 29-1C

72 31-10

93 24-10

98 23-K

79 32-K

300 41

1 3-10 53-10

Pay train, etc. Lumber train.

1531 41 7-10

97 22-10 ...,.......--------
3 08-10

*a 1 B 8
. &! . aT
TJ
P
C1e-nO1

352

TREASURER'S REPORT.

TABLE E.
Statement of Receipts of the South- Western Railroad. Com pany to August 1, 1859.

RECEIPTS.

Received for capital stock 15,698 shares...........................|1.569,800 00 ReeeiTed for extension stock 6,842 abates...,...................... 684.200 00

14254,00000

Forfeited stock...._......__.....___......_.'....__..._. $24,040 20

Funds for extension of Road........................................... 330 00

Terrell and Cuthbert list...__......................................... 189 92

Amount orcrpaid on capital stock,....___.._._.........

31 85

Bond account. Issued for ten yean.............................--... Freight earnings since August 1, 1858............................... 328.759 75 Passenirer earnings, tince August 1, 1857.......................... 190,703 08 Poat Office Department, mail lornce................................. 11,027 50

24,591 9! 409,000 00

Central Railroad passage account...................,.... ............ 658 51 Central Railroad freight account.....--....._....,,......._..... 6,253 31

628,490 33

Muscogee Railroad passage account................................. Moacojes Railroad Freight account.........__..................

946 76 802 01

6,911 82

Augusta and Savannah Railroad passage account............ New York steamship passage account...--...................... Macon and Western Railroad freight account.....TM....--. Premium and discount...................----............................. Unclaimed dividends, fios. 1 to 13..................................... Profit and loss............._......_....__....._...........__......_

EXTKS9IOB ACCOUNT--

Bond account for extension, issued for 10 years.......... 19,000 00

Bond account for extension, issued for 20 years......... 222,000 00

Interest account, extension fund.........--.................. 9.629 13

Orr, D. W_ contractor1* stock..........._......,,..._......._ 10,223 27

Lockett, A. M....._ ...........----.....-.......-........<.......,, 8.718 63

Thompson Asa

...._ .. ........ .

20,143 30

8hackelford,Allen..........._............... . .....................

5154

Roe John . ... --,, ................__...... ._ ..._' 647586

Lockett, W. 4 B. G-..._............._................._....... 40,323 64

Beys. Samuel..:.........................._.............................. 103 11

Visscbers t Hollman

.. . ............... ... 7,067 08

Visseher. D. W 2k J G ......_.__... .....__..._ 6 265 30

Brown. John T., "Mill".........................-................... 1,654 96

Brown. John-T., "E. E."_....--............................--. 4^31 39

Smith & Prndden-...._..._......_..__.._,............ 904 00

Powen, Horace....----..........--........--...................... 642 79

Grave* Iveraon L . ... . .................___.._._.... 606 59

Stamper, M. G....__...._..........__.____.__. 750 00

Bills payable...__........................................_......... 2^32 83

156 95 647 50 774 55 2,219 17 640 00 284,608 22 410,323 42

*3,924,012 71

The balance consists of-- Cuh on hand, per cash book....--........................ Cash on deposit at Marine Bank Agenoy--TM ......... Caih on deposit at Central Railroad Bank................. Cuh on deposit at American Exchange Bank, N. T...
Bills receiTable................... ...............__....__....,,_... Jmllx receivable, extension......**.....*.._..........

26,547 98 165,309 30
942 85 4,374 42 228/927 81

13,05792
192,80013 233,30223 429.16028

TREASURER'S REPORT.

353

TABLE K--CONTINUED.
Disbursements of the Funds of the South- Western Railroad Company, to August 1, 1859.

DISBURSEMENTS. CoNSTSUCTiqw .................................._..,,.:..........................
Locomotive Engines....................................... .............$122,160 14 Pagseager Cars.........................................................---- 36.814 84 Freight Cars.................................................................. 102,472 18 Macon Depot................................................................. 52,982 13 ToU and Machinery.....__.......................................... 14.128 07

$1.951.868 55

CnRWRHT EiPHMSna.............._........................................_ Interest Account........................................................... 28.344 50 Annuity to City of Macon..........................................._ 1.25000

328,557 36 254.743 52

Dividend No. 14. paid.................................................... Stock in other Companies .......... ...__. __. _ Now York Propeller line...............................................

26 258 71 5.000 00

City of Columbus bonds....__._..........___.._......_ 4,492 27

Montgomery and West Point Railroad bonds-............... 90000

29,59450 83.868 00

EXTINSIOW ACCOUNTS-- Right of way.................................................................. 15.430 60 Engineering, etc............................................................ 33.139 15 Way stations............ ..................................................... 15,633 99 Incidental expenses..................................................... 2,427 07 Clearing and grubbing................................................... 26.720 51 Bridges and wood culverts............................................. 22,815 52 Masonry and foundation..................................._......... 88,629 44 Superstructure.............................................................. 60.019 ll Bock Excavation........................................................... 11,718 75 Iron Bails, Spikes, etc.................................._............... 168.537 65 Excaration and embankment....................................... 353,842 44 Road-crossings and cattle-guards.................................. 950 29 Interest on bonds................._.-..._.......................... 9,905 00

36.65098

809,769 52

Balance.

429.16028 $3,924,012 71

[B.
MACOH, August 1st, 1858.

JOHN T. BOIFEUILLET, Treasurer.

SOUTH-WESTERN RAILROAD CO., \ HACOX, GA., August 8th, 1859. /
R. R. CCYLEH, Esq., President:
SIR:--At Ihe date of my last annual report, there had been expended, on account of the extension line of this Road, from Smithville towards Fort Gaines and Eufaula, the sum of 313,895 67. There has been expended since that time, (including the estimates of this date, $34,234 08, and estimates in Treasurer's hands, uncalled for, $1,286 17,) the sum of $531,394 10, making the total expenditures to date, as far as relates to this department, $845,289 77, as
follows :
From Smithville to Dawson........................................... $196,105 45 From Dawson to Cathbert............................................. 380,381 12 On section 18, which extends from Cuthbert to the junction
of Enfaula and Fort Gaines tines, (1J miles,)............. 23,27100 From junction Eafaula and Fort Gaines lines to Eufanla.... 185,875 99 From junction Eafaula and Ft. Gaines lines to Ft. Gaines.. 49,751 21 Interest on bonds......................................................... 9,905 00
Total expenditures to date....................................... $845,289 77
It will require about $3,000 to complete the Road to Cuthbert, which, added to the amount already expended, will make the cost of the Road from Smithville to Cuth bert, $57^486 57, or $16,556 76 per mile.
The Road was opened for business to Ward's Station, 103: miles from Dawson, on the !7tK March, and to the town of Cuthbert, 10 miles from Ward's, and 35 miles from Smithville, on the 2d day of June last, when the passenger trains commenced making regular trips to that point. The freight business, however, was not transferred to Cuthbert until June 27th, owing to the incompletion of
the warehouse.

ENGINEER'S REPORT.

355

The grading on Section 18, which extends from Cuthbert one and a half miles, to the junction of the Eufaula and Fort Gaines lines, was completed on the 5th inst.
EUFAULA LINE.
All the grading, clearing, grubbing and masonry, on this line, from junction with Fort Gaiues line to Pataula creek, was finished the 1st of July, and is progressing rapidly between Pataula creek and Eufaula.
If the contractors succeed* in doing as much work in the next sis months as they have the last six--(and I know of no reason why they may not)--the entire grading, etc., will be completed by the 15th February, or 1st March next. If so, there is no reason why we may not be running our trains to the river at Eufaula by the first day of May next.
BRIDGES.
The bridge across Holanee, or Butter's Mill creek, 400 feet long, is being built, and will be completed in a few days. Most of the timber for the bridge across Pataula creek is delivered, and the contractor will commence work on it in few days, and have it ready before the track can reach that point.
SUPERSTRUCTURE.
The cross-ties have been delivered on the first six miles, and are being delivered along the line continuously, and will be in readiness to the first station, eight and three-fourth miles from the junction with Fort Gaines line, by the first of October ; and to the station, one and a half miles west of Pataula creek, (14 8-10 miles from Cuthbert,) and within nine and a fourth miles of the Chattahoochee River, at Eufaula, by Eailroad line, by the 15th day of November.
The string-timbers are being sawed on the line of the completed Road, and will be carried forward as wanted.
The track-laying will be commenced at Cuthbert, on the 8th inst., and be continued at the rate of one mile per week, reaching the firat depot on this line by the 15th October,

356

ENGINEER'S EEPOET.

and the station west of Pataula, by the first of December,

at farthest.

FORT GAI2TES LINE.

The grading, clearing, grubbing and masonry on the first
eight and a half miles of this line, from the junction with Eufaula line, is nearly completed, and will be ready for the
track by the first of September. The balance of this line was contracted to be completed by the 1st of July, 1860, which contracts, I doubt not, will be complied with. We may, therefore, calculate certainly on opening the Boad to
Fort Gainesby the first of September, 1860, at farthest.

BUYERSTRUCTUBE.
The cross-ties are being delivered, the stringers are being
sawed, and will be on the Eoad when wanted. The track-laying will be commenced as soon as the track
reaches the junction with the Eufaula line, and be continued to the first station or depot, nine and three-quarter miles from Cuthbert, and twelve miles from. Fort Gaines, to which point it will be finished by the 15th of October.
I herewith submit a table showing, in a condensed form, the different items, and total amounts of expenditure, and the amounts necessary to complete the different divisions of
the extension line.

11

A Table showing the expenditures on the different divisions of tht Extension Line of the South-Western Railroad, and the amount necessary to complete the same from Smithville to Eufavla and to Fort Quines.

EXPENDITURES.

tDawoson...Smithvile

C. n.thbert Dtawoson

1

St1ecot8ion E. u. fanla

n
Co

To complete the Road from Cuthbert to Kufaula and Fort Oaines.

b^oo

Tamoutnat.l

? ?a

?t S1tecot8ion
K.u.faula. .

Tamoutnat.l

,'

s

Ba .<x



&a

2

:I

? :

:

8?

Rifht of way.................................. ................. Interest on bonds..............................................

748717 66241 92 272500 436688
............ 908815
52637
............ 320560
864470 2354066 6168000 820000
40000

835257 16288816 1891375 3974286 106.5959
42392 396300 750092 3398696 9360765 943915 87268

811 66 907434
600 162400
233000 94500 7980 00 50000

589302 464563 113473 63 2515079
6000 18400 4073141 916429 434304 " 436550 156650 2880 00 1755 66 263500 263500 1070000 430000
80439 35000

2718905 376828 84 1190875 9562944 2409069
95029 1543060 16145 62 6310762 16853765 33139 15 242707

4067 50 2518881

2800000

879504

3150 00

300000

2675000

"2W380o0o0

4166400 101740 00

1930000

50000

6257 87 934537 5510547 18428428 2658579 4858579 766640 1646144 147500 462500 300000 600000 1420000 4095000 34020 00 7806400 8451500 18625500 1870000 3850000
35000 85000

990500

no"
s

-iftft Amount necessary to complete,...,,...,...,,.,..,,.,..

19610545 100000

380381 12 23271 00 2UOOOO 288000

18587599 362175 35

49751 21 24887553

84528977 61693088

288000 36217535 24887553 61393088

Total estimated cost of Road..................... 19710546 382381 12 26151 00 548051 34 29862674 146222065

, The number of hands employed on the Road, counting a horse, follows : 654 hands, 186 horse carts, and 20 wagons and teams.

cart

and

driver as such, and a wagon and Respectfully submitted,

team

as

three

bands,

are

900,

as

VIRaiL POWERS, Chief Engineer.

~ecno*

ELECTION OF OFFICERS.

MACOX, February 10, 1859.
At the annual election for President and five Directors for the ensuing year, the following gentlemen were unani mously electedj viz:

PRESIDENT.
EICHAED E. CUYLEE,

DIRECTORS.

JNO. W. ANDEESON, WM. A. BLACK,

WM. S. HOLT,

T. M. FUBLOW,

EOBEET A. SMITH.

THIRTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT.

SOUTH-WESTERN RAILROAD COMPANY, 1 MACON, August 9, 1860. /

To the Stockholders:

The reports of the Chief Engineer and Superintendent, which accompany this, show very clearly the operations of the Road for the year ending 31st July ultimo, its condi tion and the condition of the motive power:

The net sum earned for the year, after paying all ordinary and extraordinary expenses is-
To which may be added the amount of pre mium and discount account, shown on Treas urer's statement,.....................................

$385,012 29 8,841 53

$388,853 82 The following amounts have been paid, viz:
February dividend 4 per cent.,..................$ 93,424 00 Interest on bonds.................................... 27,632 60
Annuity to city of- Macon,........................ 1,250 00--$122,806 60

And the Board has this day declared,

$266,647 32

1. A Semi-annual dividend of 4 per cent.,... 116,876 00

2. An extra dividend of 5per cent............. 146,095 00--$262 971 00

Leaving a surplus of.. .............................

$ 8,67682

In the last annual report, the Board said as follows :
"As the income for the year just ended, after paying an extraordinary expense of $55,638 35, has been $282,230, 20wthere cannot, in the opinion of the Board, be any doubt whatever, of the ability of the Company to pay regularly to the stockholders at least eight per cent, per annum. It ia certainly reasonable to expect that the net income of the Road for this current year, afler the payment ofordinary expenses will be $350,000 00

360

PRESIDENT'S BEPOBT.

--asam sufficient to pay all interest, and dividend of eight per cent., and

leave $90,000 00 at least to meet extraordinary expenses." That expectation has been more than realized.

The debt of the Company is as follows:

1st. 7 per cent bonds, endorsed by the Central

Railroad and Banking Company, not conver

tible into stock, falling due in 1861,..............$ 47,000 00

" " 1862.................. 65,000 00 --------------$102,000 00

2d. 7 per cent, bonds issued for the Americns Extension, falling due in 1863,.....................$ 11,000 00

' " 1864...................... 18,000 00

" " 1865.................... 14,500 00 $ 42,600 00

3d. 7 per cent, bonds issned for extension be

yond Smithville, falling due in 1867,..--.'........$ 1,000 00

" " 1877.........

1878.

250,00000

1879. and--.. I860,........... j

----------$251,000 00

Total ftmded debt.......................................

$396,500 00

The bonda of second class, amounting .to $43,500 00, are

now convertible into stock, whenever demanded by the

holders. Of the third class, $251,000. 00, there are now con

vertible into stock, whenever demanded, $58,000 00, and

convertible after June 1861, $53,000 00, and convertible

after June 1865, $140,000 00.

The current debt of the Company, payable in cash, is small,

being

For balances due other Companies,...................................$ 6,080 70 For balance* of estimates not called for.............................. 1,249 80 For dividends unclaimed,................................................. 4,588 00 For balances of invoics of articles purchased,...................... 6,500 00 For balances dne contractors,.......................................... 2,494 22

$19,912 72
The funds of the Company have been constantly loaned at 7 per cent, interest, secured by stocks. The balance called for by the Treasurer's statement is $308,469 14. It consists of money on hand and in bank, $87,186 16, and bills receiv able, $221,282 98. The whole of the bills receivable, except

PBESIDENT'S KEPORT.

361

$6,994 65 will be paid, with interest due and to grow due thereon ($2,809 17) on the 15th August instant, (the time at which the dividends declared to-day are payable.) The above $6,994 55 will be paid on the 1st December next. The interest made on loans amounts to $72,350 10. On the 15th instant the amount will be $75,059 27. The money has been paid on the Railroad, except $45,498 14, the balance in hand after paying the dividends declared this day.
Four hundred tons of rails to continue relaying, heretofore ordered, have recently arrived. The cost of the same--about $20,000 00--will be payable in the course of this month. The balance of cash and bills receivable, after paying the dividends of to-day, as mentioned above, $45,498 14, is ample to pay the current debt and the cost of the four hun dred tons of rails.
There being no longer any object in keeping the extension accounts separate in the books, the sum of $1,513,418 85--the cost of Eoad, so far, beyond Smithville--has been added to the pre-existing account of cost of Road and equipment, and
hereafter the extension stock as well as the original stock will appear in one account.
The whole cost of the Road and equipment, then, to 31st ult., has been $3,770,425 34 as shown by the Treasurer's statement. This amount will be increased by the sum of $5,860 89, being for estimates not yet called for by contrac tors and by the further expenditures hereinafter shown.
The Board in their last Annual Report, further said to the
stockholders as follows :
" At the end of another year we shall be at the end of our labors in road building. The capital stock of the Company and the bonded debt together, trill not exceed .$3,400,000 00. The Road and equipment, however, will not hare cost more than $3,400,000 00. When the Road is finished, or at the beginning of the next fiscal year, (August I860,) it will be the dnty of the Board to consider the propriety of issuing stock, by way of dividend, to stockholders, to such an amount over $3,400,000 00 aa the value of the property may exceed that sum. That the property can be placed at more than $3,400,000 00 and still pay certain dividend of tight per cent, seems to this Board very clear,"
25

362

PRESIDENT'S REPORT.

The bridge at Eufaula was omitted in that estimate of

$3,400,000 00.

0

When the last Annual Report was presented, the stock of

the Company was still selling under par. The Board, as

will be seen, from the whole tenor of the Report, did not

suppose that the holders of bonds would, to any great extent,

convert them into stock. The business of the Company

immediately after August 1859, was very prosperous, and

the stock went up rapidly in the market. The consequence

of this was, that the holders of bonds converted them into

stock rapidly. The amount of capital allowed by law is

$3,500,000 00, and now, without the allowance by the Leg

islature of a further increase of capital, there cannot be .a

stock dividend. This will be made apparent.

The stock issned is......................................................$2,921,900 00 Stock dne to contractors for work done,..----.................. 86,961 91 Yet to be issned to contractors,....--.............................. 15,917 36 There are bonds which can be converted into stock at the
periods before stated,................................................ 294,600 00

$3,318,279 27

That the road with its equipment, is fully worth $4,000,000 00, and would pay dividends of eight per cent, per annum on that sum, with certainty, no one can reasonably doubt.
If the stockholders, at their next annual meeting, shall please to order the capital raised to four million of dollars, and the Legislature shall allow the increase, a stock dividend to the amount of a sufficient sum to cover what has been taken from profits of the Road, can be made, with reliance upon dividends at the rate of eight per cent, per annum. The Board will apply to the Legislature for an increase of capital, and they do not apprehend that their request will be refused. But the Board, upon mature consideration of the subject, and after having consulted, ir formally, some of the large stock holders, is unanimously of the opinion that it will be best Hot to increase the capital by a stock dividend, even if we shall obtain the right to increase. The Board believes that

PRESIDENT'S BEPOBT.

363

regular semi-annual dividends of five per cent, (ten per cent, per annum) can be made on a capital of 03,500,000 00, and thinks that the stock, on that basis, would be preferred to an eight per cent, stock on an increased capital. The Board has been gratified to be able, to-day, to declare the usual half yearly dividend of four per cent, and to add to it the handsome extra dividend ofjive per cent. Considering the receipt by the stockholders of this extra dividend, the Board is fully con
vinced that the true policy is now to keep the capital at $3,500,000 00--looking to dividends of ten per cent. But the Board will obey the instructions of the stockholders in this respect, if it shall be their pleasure to instruct.
Upon the conversion of the bonds of the Company into
stock and the issuing of stock to contractors, the capital stock will be $3,318,279 27. There are bonds not convertible into stock to the amount of $102,000--which must be paid in cash in 1861, 1862, but the Board desires to anticipate the payment of them. The Board has agreed to issue to the Central Railroad and Banking Company, one hundred thou sand dollars of stock at par, and it is intended to apply the money to the payment of these bonds. The Central Com pany, besides endorsing this Company's bonds to the amount of $210,000 00, without any commission or charge whatever, when we were about to extend our Road beyond Smithville to the Chattahoochee, at the request of this Company, passed a resolution to take one hundred thousand dollars of the stock of this Company at par, whenever called on by this Com pany to do so. At that time the stock of this Company was under par. Without this assurance and support from the Central Company, the Board would not have undertaken to extend the Road--thus supported and encouraged they did not hesitate to go on. This Board was glad of the opportu nity, therefore, to show to the Central Company how highly the liberality of that Company was esteemed, by granting them one hundred thousand dollars of stock at par, after the
dividends of this day.

364

PRESIDENT'S REPORT.

The Board indulged the hope of reporting at this time, Ae

completion of the Road and the settlement of the accounts

for the same. There has been a little delay--which is satis

factorily explained by the Chief Engineer, who gives the

assurance that the Road will be opened to the Chattahoochee

river both at Fort Gaines and Eufaula, within thirty days.

There will be yet required, funds for the Road, as shown

by the Chief Engineer's report, to build the bridge at Eufaula and to finish entirely the Road and depots, $233,294 14.

This amount will be payable in stock, bonds and cash, in the

following proportions :

Stock............. ................... ............$ 14,119 62 Bonds, ............................................ 84,580 80 Cash,............................--.........-..... 134,893 72--$233,294 14

It has b*en shown above, that upon the conversion of the

bonds of the Company into stock, and upon the issuing of

stock to contractors, the capital stock will be $3,318,279 27.

Add to this, 0100,000 00 to be issued to the Central Com

pany, and the amount will be, $3,418,279 27. There will

be left a margin of stock yet to be disposed of, of $81,720 73

This stock can be sold at a premium, and the proceeds

applied to the road, thus

Reducing the above amount of $233,294 14 to.............. .....$151,673 87

The bonds to be issued as above,



84,280 80

Will reduce the amount to,-........--.......................:.........$ 67,292 67
Which can be raised at any moment by a sale of bonds. Then, at this period, the stock will be foil............ .........$3,500,000 00 And the bonds will be,.................................... ........... 151,673 87

Making capital and bond debt together........................ ..$3,651,673 87

Upon this plan, the bonds hereafter to be issued, cannot be made convertible, or the period of conversion must be post poned. The outstanding bonds which can be converted into stock may not be converted--nevertheless, the result will be as stated, that, at the close, if the estimates of the Chief Engineer be sustained, the combined capital stock and debt Mill not exceed $3,651,573 37. In the judgment of the

PRESIDENTS REPORT.

365

Board, the interest and dividend of ten per cent, per annum
can be paid on that sum. It is due to Virgil Powers, Esq., the Chief Engineer, (and
now Superintendent) to say, that his knowledge of his pro fession, his untiring energy, good judgment and uprightness, have endeared him to the President and Directors of the Company. His management as Superintendent, has been highly satisfactory. The Board takes pleasure in recognizing the valuable services of the several assistants of Mr. Powers, in the construction of the Road, the transportation and repair department and the Company's shops. All the officers of the Company have discharged the duties respectively devolv
ing on them to the satisfaction of the Board. The account of profit and loss after the addition thereto of
the surplus of $3,576 32, before shown, will be $358,555 "85. The last mentioned sum shows the amount of earnings which, from time to time, (after paying dividends of 8 per cent, per annum) have been expended on the Road and its equipments. There should be added thereto, the sum of $24,072 05-- which heretofore has been carried to the credit of cost of Road from forfeited stock, making $380,627 90. The opin
ion has been expressed, that the Road would certainly pay eight per cent, per annum on a capital of $4,000,000 00, and that, upon an increase of capital being allowed by the Legis lature, a stock dividend to the amount of near $400,000 00 could safely be made. If that plan were pursued, the item of " profit and loss " would be wiped out by the stock divi dend. Upon the plan recommended by the Board, the account of profit and loss must be closed by carrying the same to the credit of cost of Road--reducing the cost so much. Then the stockholders will be reimbursed for earn ings which have gons into the Road--by the holding of a ten
per cent., instead of an eight per cent, stock.
Respectfully submitted, R. R. CUTLER, President

SOUTH-WESTERN RAILROAD CO., 1 MACON, August 1st, 1860. j
To R. R. CCYLER, Esq., President:

Sir:--The ninth Annual Report from this office, showing the operations of the Road for the fiscal year ending August 1st, 1860, is herewith submitted :

EARXIN'GS OP THE ROAD FOR THE TEAR.
Up freight feastward)...................................$203,818 75 Down freight (westward)................................ 214.270 07

ToUlfrom freight..................................

$418,08882

Through passengers...................................... 86,639 88

Way passengers.........................................-- 142,657 47

Total from passengers .................... ....... United States Mails...................................... Miscellaneous Earnings.................................

229,197 80 23,082 65 6,627 20

Total earnings....................................... The current expenses of the year have been.....

$676,895 87 253,874 68

Showing net earnings for the year of.........

$423,621 29

The permanent expenditure! have been.........*. 67,656 87

And expended also on account of Macon depot. ' 193 01

Expended on account of tools and machinery... G59 62

Making total permanent expenditures--.....

$38,609 00

Leaving, after (ne payment of ordinary and extraordinary expenses..............................

$385,012 29

CURRENT EXPENDITURES.

The expenses for operating the Road have been as follows:

RCPAJBB or ROAD.

Proportion of salary of President, Treasurer,

'

Superintendent and Supervisors, wages of

Overseers, Watchmen at Bridges, and hire of

Negroe* for the year,.................................$61,784 19

Materials--stringers, ties, bridge timber, etc... 24,624 09

SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.

367

Tools, subsistence, clothing, physicians' bills for Negroes, stationery, printing, etc............ 16,648 41

Total repairs of Road and Bridges............
FUEL AND WATER.
Wood for Locomotives and Stationary Engine,.. Pumping Water, putting up new Pumps and Cis
terns, Wells, and Cistern-houses..................

$92,907, 29 7,991 70 8,175 92

Total Fuel and Water.................................

$11,167 62

REPAIRS OF BUILDINGS.
Including repairs of Station Houses and all other buildings..................................................
MAINTENANCE OK MOTIVE POWER.
Repairs of Locomotives, including proportion of salary of President, Treasurer, Superinten dent and Master Machinist, wages of Mechanics and Laborers at Shops, and all Materials used for the year ............................................ $14,48J 87 .
"Wages of Runners and Firemen...................... 27,181 66 Oil, Tallow and Cotton Waste for Locomotives
and Stationary Engine........................ ...... 4,416 74

$306 40

Total Maintenance for Motive Power.............
MAINTENANCE OF GARS.
Including proportion of salary of President, Treasurer, Superintendent and Master Carpen ter, wages of Mechanics and Laborers at Shops, Wheels, Axles, Lumber, Paints, and. all other materials used in repairing and keep ing in order Passenger, Baggage, Mail and Freight Cars, (new Cars not included,) for the year,.........................................................$23,802 01
Oil, Tallow, Cotton Waste, etc.,..................... 2,551 66

46,079 67

Total Cars,.............................................
TRANSPORTATION EXPENSES.
Including proportion of salaries of President, Treasurer, Superintendent and Clerks, Wages of Conductors and Train Hands, salaries of
Agents at Americus, Butler, Smithville, Alba ny, Cuthbert, Coleman and Georgetown, La borers and Watchmen at Macon, Americus, Smithville, Albany, Dawson, Butler, Cuthbert, Coleman and Georgetown, Freight Houses

25,863 67

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SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.

and Cotton Yards, Printing, Books, Stationery, etc., for the year........................... ............$56,984 80 " Freight Damage," paid for goods lost and damaged................................................... 490 24
Stock Damage, paid for Cattle, Horsei, Hogs, Mules, etc., killed and injured...................... 4,855 77
Agents at Stations, paid Commissions............... 10,884 71

Total Transportation..................................

72,715 62

IXCIDEXTAL EXPENSES.
Including Printing, Advertising, Books, Station ery, Postage, Attorney's Fees, Conrt Costs, Donations, Gratuities, salary of Tranfer Agent, and all contingent expenses not inclu ded under either of the above heads.............

4,346 61 4 >

Total current expenditures.......................

$253,3H 68

PERMANENT EXPENDITURES. Permanent expenditures have been made the past year as follows:

For stone and brick culverts, foundations, etc...$ 12,125 37

From which deduct what it wonld have cost to

renew the bridges and allowance for old cul

verts...................................................... 4,000 00- 8,125 87

For four new cisterns for extension,. ..............

800 00

Brick for warehouse at Macon, and repair houses,

18100

Three new locomotive engines, the John McNab,

George W. Adams, and Pataula.................... 27,50000

Deduct charges to locomotive engines............'-. 16,000 00--12,600 00

For three new passenger cars,. ..........$ 8,20000

" " " baggage cars, nearly

complete................................... 4,600 00

For one express car........................ 750 00

For thirty box fra,........................ 22,100 00

ToUl........................................------------$ 85,550 00-

From which deduct amount charged

To passenger cars....................... 6,000 00

" freight cart,........................... 16,000 00--20,000 00--16,660 00

' Paid for patent right*......-.......

60000

" New pits for engines...............

''

198 00

" New bolt cutter and tooU,.-....- '

66962

Total permanent expenditures paid for from earnings....................--.

.,

$88,60900

SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.

369

The total earnings have been $676,895 87. Total for last year $547,876 43. Increase $129,019 44, or a trifle more than 23 per cent.
The current expenses of the year are greater than those of the last fiscal year, by $43,267 20, which has been produced by an increased business, number of miles of Road in opera tion and value of labor and material used, the additional number of hands necessary to keep up the increased length of Road, and large and expensive repairs on cars, locomotives, etc., incidental to a more extensive business. Notwithstand ing this increase, however, the net income over ordinary expenses exceeds that of the previous year $85,752 24, or very nearly 25 J per cent.
On the 9fch of January, a section of 10 miles of the new line from Cuthbert to Coleman towards Fort Gaines, and 8f miles from the junction of Eufaula and Fort Gaines lines to . Morris towards Eufaula, was opened to business. On the 26th March, 4 miles from Morris to Hatcher, and on the 2d July, 7 miles from Hatcher to Georgetown depot was also opened.
Immediately on the opening of the first section of these new lines, owing to the grading of a large portion of them being heavy, rapidly built, the bauks not having time to settle before the track was laid upon them, and several of the cuts being through bad material, liable to break off and 11 up the side ditches, etc., it became necessary to put all the force that could be spared (including the ditching gang and gravel traiq) from the old Road, to keep up and put this part of the Road in good order for another winter's business, and as each additional section of this extension was opened, this force has been moved forward for a like purpose. The most of the new Road is now in very good condition. There are several heavy cuts, particularly on the Eufaula line, of bad material, that will require widening, and heavy banks that will settle more or less for a year or two to come, which will require the services of a ditching train and thirty-five OF forty

370

SUPERIXTEJTDENT S KEPORT.

.hands for another year, at an expense of ten or twelve thou sand dollars (over and above ordinary repairs of Road,) to put this part of the new Road in thorough condition to with stand heavy freshets and wet winter seasons. This extra expense should be charged to construction, and has been included in nay Engineer's report as a part of the amount necessary to complete the Road.
The total number of miles of Road now in use is 193$. To this there will be added--early in September--1 mile beyond Georgetown to the river, and 11$ miles beyond Coleman to Fort Gaines, and when the crossing"'of the river is finished and the Road extended into Eufaula, one mile more --making the entire length of Road, when complete, 207J miles, exclusive of side tracks and Y's. Average number of miles in use the past year 175.

Earnings per mile, passengers and mail.................$1,441 60 Earnings per mile, freight and miscellaneous.......... 2,426 38

Total per mile.-......--................ Current expenses per mile.................

$3.867 98 $K447 85

Net earnings per mile of track in use-
Gross earnings per mile run by engines..-.. Current expenses per mile run by engines,.

$2,420 12
$2 20 5 mills. 82 5 mills.

Net earnings per mile run by engines...........^......... $1 88
Total bales of cotton transported during "the year, 206,307 against 185,182 last year.
Tables D and E show that there were from the SouthWestern Railroad proper, 125,376 bales; last year 104,950 bales--increase 20,426.
From Columbus and Muscogee Railroad we received 80,931 bales against 80,232 the year previous--making an increase of 699 bales, and a total increase fof the year of 21,125 bales.
By the South-Western Railroad to Macon there were 32,503 bales. The year ending August 1, 1859, 27,922 bales, showing an increase of 4,581 bales.

8UPEBINTENDENT 8 BEPOET.

371

From the Muscogee Railroad to Macon there were 138 bales. The previous year, 124--increase 14 bales. Total increase to Macon this year over last, 4,595 bales.
By a comparison of the several last years, it will be seen that the cotton transported over the South-Western Road to Macon is on the increase yearly. The down freights from Macon have also largely and constantly increased.
Number of through passengers for the year,-36,202. Way passengers 93,090. Total 129,292, being an average of 353 against 302 the previous year. Total number of passengers carried over the Road since it was opened, July 1, 1851, 705,320, of which there has been but one killed, and he lost his life by imprudently--under excitement of the moment-- jumping off the train when a collision was about to take place; had he kept his seat in the car he would have received no injury, not one of all the others having received a serious injury.
The only accident of a serious character that has occurred the past year was caused bj running over a cow about four miles east of Cuthbert, by which the baggage and passenger cars were thrown from the track and upset, injuring several persons. There was one lady who was thought at first to be dangerously injured, but I learn that she was not so seriously hurt as was at first supposed, and is recovering.
Number of miles run within the year by Passenger and Mail trains, 190,334. Freight and other trains (exclusive of filling or gravel train) 116,716. Total 307,050 miles run. Wood used by locomotives 3,239 cords, being an average of 94f miles run to each cord of wood, at a cost of 2 5-10 cents per mile for fuel.
During the year there has been delivered on the Road for repairs 43,157 ties, equal to a renewal of 28 miles; stringers 9,617, making lineal feet 187,122 and 840,329 feet board measure, equal to 17| miles of track. For other than track lumber, 87,471 feet board measure, trestle bridges 116,483 feet board measure, foundation for culverts 147,150 feet board

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SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.

measure. Total feet board measure of lumber paid for during the year for repairs of track, bridges, buildings, etc., 1,191,433 feet board measure, at a cost of $11,000 26.
There has been two brick barrel culverts put in under the banks near the 28th and 32d mile posts, to replace old ones that were too small to pass the water, and two substantial stone culverts often feet span each, put in below Oglethorpe to replace the short trestle bridges near the 51st and 52d mile posts, and several small brick and stone drains to replace wooden ones.
It will be necessary, during the present year, to do the filling in of the trestle bridge at upper Flint river crossing, and reduce the length of trestle bridge at Camp creek, spoken of in my last report. It would have been done the past year if we had had the necessary force. The bridges at these points, however, have been repaired and are in good condi tion. It will also be necessary to put in a culvert, or two abutments to replace the short trestle bridge at Americus.

MOTIVE POWER.



Our motive power was increased the past year by two large

freight engines; -the Pataula, from Rogers Locomotive Works,

the George W. Adams, and a large class passenger engine,

the John McNab, from M. W. Baldwin & Co. There is

also ordered to be here in this month, one passenger engine

of same class as the John McNab, and two to be here in

October or November, one of them a large freight, and the

other a passenger engine of same class as the McNab. When

we receive thaSe machines we will be fully equipped and pre

pared to do the winter's business promptly.

The repairs to our locomotives have been heavy for the

past year, having to put new tires on five of our oldest

engines, besides other extensive repairs to several of them.

They are now, all but the Tallahassee and Tobseofkee, which

need repairs, in first-rate condition.

There has been built in our work shops within the year,

thirty box cars, three first class passenger oars, and we have

SUPERINTENDENT'S .REPORT.

373

three baggage cars more than three-fourths done, and have

thoroughly repaired, making them nearly as good as they were when new, two of our old passenger cars, and thoroughly

repaired a large number of old box and platform cars.

Our stock of cars now consiststof

First-class passenger......................... 13, 8 need repairs, and 5 paint.

Second-class passenger and baggage..... 6, 2 " "

3"

Baggage and package........................ 4,8 ' "

8"

Mail and Express.. ............................ 8,1 ' "

1"

Conductors'...................................... 12, good order.

Box freight.......................................112, 1 needs repairs.

Platform......... ............................... 76, 15 " "

Stock.....--..................................... 4, good order.

There will be required this year, an extra or second gravel

train, and thirty or thirty-five hands to fill in the trestle

bridges, to clear out the ditches, etc,, on the old line of Road, and to do the grading for additional side tracks at several points on the road.

We have on hand, materials as follows:

For repairs of Road, bridges, good rails, chairs,

spikes, ties, stringers, bridge and other lumber,

in value...........-..--.......-- .......................-t 8,949 38

Worn-out rails, etc........................................ 627 00

Worn-ont rails at Atlanta Rolling Mills about.... 8,600 00

Total--.................................................-------- ---- $13,076 38

Materials for cars .........................................

7,811 55

Materials for motive power..............................

2,795 65

Fuel and water.............................................

231 87

Stationery, etc..............................................

800 00

Oil, tallow and waste.....................................

409 31

Total...... ............................................ From which deduct invoices unpaid (not due)...

$25,124 26 6,500 00

Value of materials paid for.............................

$19,624 26

There has been the past year three miles of re-rolled iron

laid, and the same length of flange rail taken up, and we

have over 100 tons of old rail at the Atlanta Boiling Mills

to be re-rolled. And I propose to have it rolled of Central

Railroad pattern, to use in repairs from Macon to Fort Val

ley, over which our heaviest business is done. We need

374

StTPERIXTEJTDEXT S REPOKT.

some of it now for repairs, as all the iron that was on hand of the pattern from Macon.to Butler has been used. We will continue to lay the T rajl and take up the flange until it is all removed, and hope to temove ten miles or more this year. The 400 tons or8eni|l for repairs to be here the first of this month, have been received, and we have commenced laying a part of it.
It will be necessary to build a new freight house at Fort Valley during this year; the one there is entirely too small for the business; the side-tracks at that point will also have to be lengthened.
The freight house at Macon is too small, and I have com menced an addition of seventy feet to it, which will be com pleted by the 1st of-October or before. We will also have to make some addition to our car shop, which is very much needed.
I have just passed over the entire line of our Road, and find it in first rate order; in as good or better condition than it has been at any time for the.two years passed, for which we are much indebted to our energetic principal Supervisor, . John M. Walden, Esq., and bis assistants, Messrs. J. J. Dasher, A. J. Heard and Wm. J. Edwards.
The locomotives and cars are in very excellent order, for which much credit belongs to Mr. T. B. Elfe, Master Machinist, and Mr. F. H. Alley, Master Carpenter.
During the'past year the officers and employees have per formed their duties promply and faithfully, and to my entire satisfaction.
Respectfully submitted, VIRGIL POWERS,
Engineer and Superintendent.

ABSTRACT OF EARNINGS of the South- Western Railroad Company, from August 1st,
1859, to August 1st, 1860.

AMOUNT OF DATE. UP FREIGHT.
Through. Way.

AMOUNT OF AM'T THROUGH AMOUNT WAY

DOWN FREIGHT PASSAGE.

PASSAGE.

Through. Way. Up. Down. tip. Down.

MAILS.

TOTAL
I860.

TOTAL INCRXA8Z.

1859-Aug.. September October ..... November. December.. 1860-Jan .. FebruaryMarch. .... April... .... Jfay..... ... June... .... July.... .... Total........

2.411 73 6,681 59 13,86855 17.814 09 13.M8 90 10,434 78 8,88081 8,00353 6,43648 7.18450 2.870 78 1,35350

1,60731 6,197 96 14,56565 17,640 33 16,475 18 16,686 59 14.26636 7,264 32 3,468 06 2,615 90 2,06946 1,352 39

9.777 75 17,722 46 10,563 53 8.303 89 7,171 87 8.12020 11.24700 16,757 35 6,718 26 5.63344 5.144 76 4,732 15

6.762 94 10,735 77 9,372 74 7,716 20 8,501 87 7,610 95 10,016 80 13.368 46 7,86080 6,763 15 8,106 67 6,55606

3,48485 2,22975 2,697 40 3,189 90 4,295 35 4,190 80 3.541 45 2,915 35 3,083 70 3,008 65 3,064 75 3,944 70

2,950 15 4,484 85 5,12522 5,09460 6,19805 5.58335 3,716 20 3.62930 2.675 95 2,54530 2,252 81 2,737 40

5,191 42 4.27053 5,60702 6,132 92 9,04434 8,481 30 5.24355 5,15820 5,95580 5,513 73 5,567 17 7,757 38

4,444 95 4,945 57 5,53068 6,355 78 9,149 86 7,83400 4,440 90 5,345 50 4,778 50 4,99028 4,68304 6,13505

1,36406 1,789 87 1,36406 1,364 06 1,36406 1,36406 1,36406 1,36406 6,013 03 1,910 41 1.910 41 1,910 41

37,995 J6 59,058 35 68,69985 73,611 77 75.869 48 70,306 03 62,717 13 63.80607 46,990 58 39.165 36 35,66985 36,479 04

26.238 06 50,033 14 61,637 40 59,640 10 66,361 78 54,752 63 45,456 65 50,739 48 39,214 61 31,022 64 28,813 02 33,184 28

11,757 10 7,025 21 7,062 45 13.971 67 9,507 70 15.553 40 17,260 48 13,066 69 7,775 97 8.142:72 6,85683 '3,294 76

$99.60924 $104.209 51 $111.897 66 $102,372 41 $39.646 65 $46,993 18 873,923 36 $68,634 11 23,08255 $670,368 67 $547,093 79 $123,274 88

Number hronirh pas Number of way pas
Total number of passengers

Misoellaneous earnings...... 6.527 20 78264 5.744 56

$676.895 87 $547,876 43 129,019 44

1860.

1859.

.......36.202 Average number of passengers per day...................... 353,302

302

.......93.090 total number of miles run by the trains during the

......129,292

................................... 307,060 264,867

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SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.

STATEMENT OP THE NUMBER OF PASSENGERS TRANSPORT ED FROM AUGUST IST, 1859, TO AUGUST IST, 1860. Compared with the Previous Year.

MONTHS.

I860. THROUGH.

1860.

1859.

WAT. ' THROUGH.

1859. WAY.

Up. [Down. Up. |Down. Up. |Down. Up. [Down.

1859--August ...... ......... 1365 1256

September............. _. 39 1767

October. .........._._ ... 998 2166

November......--......... 1269 2301

1707 2670

1672 2512

February.......... .......... 1374 1679

March..

1220 1626

April.....................:..... 1252 1132

May..,.. ....

1248 1019

1398 877

July............................ 1634 1173

3S57 3124 1222 1010 2888 SOU . 858 1463 3514 S531 916 1599 3707 3974 1206 1806 6065 6064 2098 2913 5232 5063 1626 2238 3189 3111 1554 1695 3511 3648 1268 1883 3809 3312 1193 1268 3620 3397 1613 1195 2678 3165 149$ 995 4661 4369 1622 1174

2338 2037 2369 2612 2876 2SCO 3284 3205 5035 5244 3479 4027 2842 2886 2795 2789 2853 2886 3039 4875 2470 26C6 3092 3515

Total........................ 16021 20181 47321 45769 16674 19239 36872 i 37572

THE FOLLOWING TABLE SHOWS A COMPARISON OF THE VARIOUS BRANCHES OF BUSINESS FOB THE YEAR JUST CLOSED, WITH THE PREVIOUS YEAR:

SERVICE.

1860. 1859. Jncrecue. Deereatf.

Up. Freight--Throngh.. .............................. 19960924 Up Freight--Way.../................................... 104209 51

$9743320 8365018

$ 212604 20559 33

111897 66 9061341 21284 25

102372 41 6732639 3504602

3964665 4034481

$ 69S16

7392336 8504577 1887759

4699318 4482001 217317

United States Mail.....................................

6S634 41 2306255

5308297 14727 05

1555114 . __ ... _ 835550

Miscellaneous

Earnings. _ .........

167036867 6527 20

547093 79 78264

$12397304 574456

"'-'eas'Te

J67689587 151787643 12971760 ...............
698 16

fnerecue. 129019 44 ...............
1860. 1859.

Bale* Cotton--Through .............._........... 122291 114831 7460 ..... .......
. 84016 70351 13665

Total_._....._..... _......... .. .... .

206307 185182 21125

Number of Bales of Cotton transported over the South- Western Railroad from Stations to Macori.

STATIONS.

12 11

10 9 8 7

6 y/. 5 4

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3 21

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197 221 ...... 29 234

679 433

43 567

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166 281 21 143 1G6 241 13 2

369 liOG 34 610 794 797 97 22

(1 154 63 240 75 9 185 157 579 244 G6

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2550

920

7493 994

571 104 24 36 583 2G6 934 22 539 487 862 104 28

515 194 478 238 37

1222 7294 1910

1860--Januury, ........................
April, ...................................... May........................................ July.........................................

796 245 143 118 23 112
4 27
6 21

90 39 510 23 28 325
37 53

323 433 11! 369 582 668 132 7J "181 537 277 671 140 18

125 709 17 322 352 498 51 92 27 3J5 190 210 71 ......

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7112 2108

4345 2345

870 690

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Total.............................. 2197 1261 143 212 2283 1488 4201 14 2239 25493330 423 398 201 2413 938 2370 830 143 6 4457 32503 0672 2091 2091

Total increase................. 1658-- August............................ September...... .........................
May......................................... July.........................................

44^10 161 "is 22 379

737 346 25 4-!S

464 294 505 146

37 39 518 .'.. 34 51 294

288 129 123

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28 306 6

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37 131 55 . 36

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292 414 224 331 329 81

173 53 210 ..... ......

592 660 474 702 570 104

454 95 448

271 477 '

506 436 84

56 367 81 479

110 547 ill 019

275 353 672 59 "89 30 613 55 384 387 158 612 37 "47 126 11 182

58 260

29 90 265 30

156 109 64

149 395

1 153 150

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1 81 8 41 49 45

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724 5384

1910

816 4944

2168

672 3475

870

201 1655

690

111 1151

... 45 709 . 42f ""33

174

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Total........................... 2720 1530 268 138 1754 1624 3445 ..... 1853 2263 3199:374 418 133 2061 404 1790 109 ...... ... ... 3839 27922 2091 6672

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A Table showing the quantity of Produce, etc., transported over the South-Western Railroad from Augus 1st, 1859, to August 1st, 1860.

MONTHS.

No. of this, and half bbla. of

No. of Sacks and

Number of Bnsh-

Bush'lfl

Pounds

Founds

Feet

Cords

Flour.

Lbs. of Flour. els of Corn.

of

of

of

of

of

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Bbls. X bbls. Sacks. Pounds. Up.l Down. Wheat. Bacon. Wool. Lumber. "Wood.

1859-August ......................................... 66

254

310

500

823

759

998

876

1066

Wftv

434

667

July ............................................ 431



Total Total

11885690..............................................................................

7074 256

2 3

1560 2881

133406 225186

1299 16118

5 718 52841

912 100086

1113 166120

7 613 63420

1050 151876

8

811 93416

900 101811

1206 103910

8

897 9560

34 13900 1361250 16 21329

610 1920 103 866 86 731 76 920 1152 1821 845 941 1954 1060 153 1120 327 910 890 1080 613 511 114 573 6923 12453 2374 8988

206 156118 3001

218360 790

I? 211110 816

114100 2511

3 91

111960 200115

2613 506

16 96311 1503

314 218561 9106

98 214714 6010

106 300101 7560

406 211106 25070

561 186321 8431

2523 12178

2238937 3098020

67917 120393

290550 208329 88734 64200 58000 45000 256300 302150 181473 218946 223090 237000 2163772 2252347

743 440 412 223 462 389 182 376 515 372 389 232 ' 4735 5763

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8-

6818

18

7369 330839 4549 3465

9655 859083 52476

88576 1028



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380

StTPEBIXTEXDEXT S KEPOET.

Number of Bales Cotton transported from Columbus and

Muscogee Railroad to Savannah, Augusta and Macon, over

South- Western Railroad, compared with last year :

MONTHS.

(Siviuimih..A.1itRU(sl0audCU.&.oMKl. Col.&M.K.K. TMucoon.

K S.n.vnnah.AtaugunsdtaCH&Mol. oi~cd ? '#

I.nc.r1ease. .

D. .ecrease

1859-Augnst. _.................._................... ...... 2666

5967

9888

15717

s7So1t1s

Febmary................. ............--........... 7785

March,....___.................................... 7047

6072

May....... ...... ....... ...... ...... ............. 6527

June..-.. . July . .

... ..

.... _ . 290S . ....... 1357

Total......_. .... .

. .. 80793

Total increase. ...... .........................

655 ......... 2010

758S

"T623

25 175M 36,

7722

11986 24 37i'i ""2006

97 9S52 62

12 10476

""2148 2416

5637

6861

186

2972

3100

1956

3571 """68

2976 .........

1611

254

138 80170 124 14726 140=9 14089

637

r 1 Sources of Sevenue from August 1st, 1859, to August 1st, 1860.

MONTHS.

FREIGHT
Central Rnilroad. From To

FREIGHT.
M. A W. R.. R. From To

FREIGHT. Receipts Total Re

Muscogee R. R.

from ceipts from i S.W. R. R. all

From To Proper. Sources.

1859 August. ............................... 11105 66 1932 01 1481 78 119 90 2141 15 403 59 20811 07 37995 10

S.URP3ERPINO8TERNTD1E.NT'S

28080 21 8552 04 1276 08 97 95 4243 34 633 12 21275 61 59058 35

14315 38 20149 18 1075 58 79 72 7631 80 842 90 25105 23 68699 85

10883 10 27450 35 1248 27 74 11 9841 83 347 43 24767 13 78611 77

9838 77 21653 53 1860 January ........ ..................... 9129 33 21248 10
February.............................. 14422 77 18295 97

1035 08 1760 96
1968 21

96 56 219 00 166 76

6794 83
6374 86 5246 49

209 27
879 69 445 18

37241 44 81704 69
22171 75

76869 48 70306 03
62717 13

22881 89 11520 07 1953 57 125 19 4779 22 410 60 22185 58 63806 07

10379 13 7832 76 May......... .......................... . 6989 96 7883 97

1840 57 1004 58

251 90 4180 80 148 86 3604 10

281 00 177 88

22724 86 19306 51

46990 58 39165 36

7647 84 2730 65 July ................................... 5892 94 1158 94

1G58 25 1220 19

67 85 2043 42 155 36 1115 88

176 41 194 75

21489 43 33268 68

35669 85 43006 24

1860 Total................................... 145967 03 150413 57 1859 Total................................... 95633 33 185062 89

17018 12 10888 85

1602 66 1077 34

56496 84 55300 40

4401 72 8385 49

302001 43 24C028 63

676895 87 547876 43

.Increase".............,.................. 50333 70 14850 68 6124 77 025 32 196 94 1016 23 55972 80 129019 44


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NAMES AND CONDITION of Locomotives on the South-Western Railroad, July 31#, 1860.

NAMES.

BVUDERS.

DATE WHEN POT IN USE ON THIS ROAD

How USED.

REHABKS.

Tobesofkee,.... Rogers, Ketchum A Grosvenor, March, ............1861 Passenger....... Needs repairs, niw furnace, .now tire.

Kcheeconnee,.. Rogers, Ketchum A Grosvenor. March, ............1861 Passenger....... Good order.

Tallahaasee,..., Rogers, Ketchum & Grosvenor. September,. ...... 1862 Passenger. ...... Needs repairs--i shop.

Post Boy......... Seth Wilmarth, ..................... January........ ....1868 In yard shifting Good order.

Rogers, Ketchum A Grosvenor, April,. ..............1858 Gravel train Good order.

Seminole, ....... Rogers, Ketchum A Grosvenor. October, ...........1858 Passenger. . Good order. Muscogee, ...... Rogers, Ketchum A Grosvenor. October, ...........1858 Passenger. . Good order.

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Rogers, Ketchum A Grosvenor. September, .......1864 Passenger.. Good order.

Choctaw. ........ Rogers, Ketchum A Grosvenor. October, ..........1854 Passenger.. Good order. Chickasaw ...... Rogers, Ketchum A Grosvenor. October,.. ...... ...1864 Passenger.. Good order.

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L. 0. Reynolds Rogers. Ketchum A Grosvenor. May, ...............1850 Freight........... Good order.

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Muckalee........ Rogers Locomotive Works....... July, ...............1857 Freight........... Good order.

Kinchafoonee.. Rogers' Locomotive Works...... September,.. .....1857 Freight,. . ........ Good order.

Thronateeska,.. Rogers' Locomotive Works...... November, .......1857

Good order.

Emerson Foote Rogers' Locomotive Works.....

Freight,.. ....... . Good order.

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Ocmulgee. ...... M. W. Baldwin A Co .............. March, ....... .....1859 Freight........... Good order.

Pataula .......... Rogers' Locomotive Works...... December, .......1859 Freight........... Good order.

McNab ........... M. W. Baldwin & Co..... .......... November, .......1859 Passenger....... Good order.

G. W. Adams.. M. W. Baldwin & Co........ ...... December,. ......1859 Freight.

Good order.

THOS. B. ELFE, Master Machinist.

A Table showing the number of miles run by each Engine, and the amount of Wood used for the whole year, ending July 31st, 1860, exclusive of Gravel and Switching Engines.

NAMES OF ENGINES.

CARS HAULED. 1-3 o
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FLr--eoigahdt.ed.. EFremightp..ty.. aM.ain.l.d.. PBasgegnager,-
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104 54 1089 1247 ..........

99 703 367 219% 52102

32 62 IfW 23-10

78 45 1167 1290 IS 812 828

22456 22456 142 19265 19265 98

667 485

472 21lVf 300

50142 158 38535 195

33 47 106 2.2-10 39 64 11! 2

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Tobesofkee ......................................

68 807 995

19462 19462 110

31 14 938 983 .......... 22425 22425 103

189 81 866 1136

25729 25729

ill 592
743 652

413 398
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38979 177 44947 52190 363

33 47 3C 56 lli
92 117

2 2 2

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701 607 967 1275 """72J 14874 14874

509 452

42752 148

3S 8! 28-10

Eufaula......... .................................... .. 46 46 56 148

647 1371

Jr 294 101 701 1096
Cbootaw.. ....... .................................... 1006 998 2650

19928 19928 21750 21750

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186 802 15 2680 "10240 1044 11284

452 52C 41C

297 355 155% 323 176$
153

4365 17 36960 210 41860 278 36338 256

Sf 51

1261

34-10 18-10 19-10 32-10

Pataula... ..........................................

711

2953 14038

1B97 806 8 2711 13291

14038 84^ 13291

507 639

371 18716 44442 166 270 lOfF% 43403 118

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31-10 8 2-10

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1745 547 '"66 2292 10066

10666

397 255 115% 27460 129

92 26-10

1915 696

2667 15208

15208

362 279 185 439 3f 169 4: 54 82 28-10

L. 0. Reynolds........................... ........ 3280 1128 20 4428 19419

19419 77 698 239 217}^ 51566 252 28 81 89 26-10

27 907 "48 3673 16909

16909 83M 793 325

601 U 202 21 52 66 35-10

Post Boy......... ...................................

80S f2

3708 15847 4 374

16847 374

88M WA

725 111

297 24$ 105 3

58543 179 713 15

2
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5! 73 124

31 79--1100

lotal............................................... 21143 8073 8548 37764 116716 190334 307050 1626

10392 6086 323W3 769680 3538 544 937 1834 49 Il88% 29H 50H 94% 25-10

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Cost Cost

Maintonanoo of Oil, Tallow and

WEnagsitenep!epremr imleilreurnu,iincluding

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TREASURER'S REPORT.

Statement'of Receipts of the South-Western Railroad Com pany to August 1, 1860.

RECEIPTS.

Capital Stock, 29.219 shares................................................

$2,921,900 00

Funds for extension of Road.............................................

330 00

Bond acconnt, issned for ten years....................................

115,500 00

Freight earnings since August 1, 1159.............................. 8413,282 53

Passage earnings, since Auzust 1, 1859............................. 240,798 05

Pot Office Department, mail erviee.........----........--.---- 21.420 96

675,501 54 Central Railroad freight acconnt....................................... 3,635 63

Central Railroad passage account..................................... 719 36

4,35499

1

Muscogee Railroad passage account................................. 826 46

Hoacogee Railroad freight account.................................. 117 00

94346

Augusta and Savannah Railroad passage account............

178 70

Macon and Western Railroad freight account..................

184 55

Kew York steamship passage account.....--.....................

419 00

Premium and discount......................................................

3,841 53

Unclaimed dividends, Jfos. 1 to 15.....................................

1,092 00

Profit and loss....................................................................

352,980 53

EXTENSION ACCOCXT:

Bond account issued for ton years............................... 8 1,000 00

Bond account issued for twenty years.......................... 250,000 00 Interest account, extension funds.................................. 72,350 10 Bills payable................................................................. 2.494 22 Stock due to fifteen contractor!.................................... 85,961 91

P8

411,806 23

$4,519,032 53

The balance consists of-- Cash on band, as per cash book.._.......................... Cash on deposit at Marine Bank Agency................ Cash on deposit at Central Railroad Bank................. Cash on deposit at American Exchange Bank, JT. Y..

851,657 62 24,114 75 . 311 47

Bills receivable........:............ Bills receivable, extension.....

t 1.95332 219,329 66

$11,102 32
76.08384 221.28298 1308,469 14

TREASURER'S REPORT.

385'

Disbursements of the Funds of the South- Western Railroad Company, to August 1, 1860.

DISBURSEMENTS. CONSTRUCTION ......................................................................
Locomotire Engines......................................................$137,160 14 Passenger Cars.......................................;..............-...-...- 41.814 84 Freight Cars................................................................... 117,472 18 Macon Depot.................................................................. 53,175 14 Tools and Machinery..................................................... 14.787 69

83,406,015 35

CCRRENT EXPENSES............................................................... Interest Account............................................................ 27.632 50 Annuity to City of llacon............................................. 1,250 00

364.409 99 291,88358

Stoclt in other Companies............................................... 19,516 95 New York Propeller line............................................... 5,000 00 City of Columbus bonds ................................................. 3,967 27 Montgomery and West Point Railroad bonds................. 725 09 M. W. Baldwin 4 Co.. Philadelphia............................... 234 75

28.88250

29,44397

Dividend No. 15, paid:.. Balance.........................

89,928 00 308.469 14 S4.519.032 53

[E. E.} MiOOK. August 1st, 1860.

JOHN T. BOIFEUILLET, Treasurer.

SOUTH-WESTERN RAILROAD,) MACOX, GA., August 7, 1860. /
To R. R. CraJEK, ESQ., President:
Sir:--When the last Annual Report from this office was submitted, I confidently expected to inform you in this, of the completion of the extension of Road to the river opposite Eufaula and to Fort Gaines, but this result has been pre vented by unavoidable delays.
There had been expended to the 8th of August last, on account of the extension west of Smithville, the sum of $845,289 77. There has been expended since (including estimates unpaid, not called for, $5,860 89,) the sum of $673,989 97, making the expenditures to date $1,519,279 74, as follows:
From Smithville to Dawson,..--...... .............................$ 1P6,105 45 ' Dawson to Cathbert,....................................... ... 383,853 37 " Cathbert to Junction of Eafaula and Fort Gaines lines 39,67481 Junction to River opposite Eufaula........................ 644,129 61 " " "Fort Gaines,...............:...................... 284,20000
River crossing at Eufaula..................--........--............. 17,826 60 For rolling gtock--.............. -- ... -- ......... -- ..----.....--... 85,000 00 Interest on bonds,.--........... ...........................'.....--... 28,490 00
Total expenditures to date,.. ................................,...$1,619,279 74 Estimates unpaid,.--................................................... 6,860 89
$1,513,418 85
EUFAULA LESE.
This line was so far completed as to 'be opened to business to Morris' Station, a distance of 10J miles, on the 9th day of January last; to Hatcher's, 4-| miles from Morris', on the 26th March, and to Georgetown, 1\ miles from Hatcher's and 23 miles from Cuthbert, the 2d day of July. The track is laid to- the river opposite Eufaula, one mile beyond

ENGINEER'S REPORT.

387

Georgetown, and the road will be opened to that point as soon as a temporary warehouse can be erected.
It will require to finish the Road to the river opposite Eufaula', including the cost of a temporary warehouse and fixtures, the cost of lowering the grade through Harrell Cut, about six miles this side of Georgetown, the filling out the embankments that have settled, and thoroughly ditching and protecting the Road bed from washing in heavy rains, about $13,000. This amount should all be charged to construction and not be a charge upon repairs of Eoad.
CROSSING THE RIVER AT EUFATTLA.
The contract for the bridging, masonry and grading, west of the river, was let on the 13th daj^pf March, to A. E. Thompson, Esq., to be completed by the first of January next. Owing to the difficulty in procuring stone of suitable quality for the piers, in the vicinity of Eufaula, Mr. Thomp son has determined, within a few days past, to get granite rock in the vicinity of Macon, sufficient to build the lower portion of the piers in the river, as high as ordinary stages of the water and to finish with rock procured on the Fort Gaines line. It may become necessary to use brick for the abutments and a portion of the two piers on the river banrk. All these difficulties of procuring material, etc., render it improbable, if not impossible, to complete the bridge within contract time. Every effort, however, will be made to have it done by the earliest practical period.
FORT GAINES LINE. This line was so far finished as to be opened for business to Coleman, 10 miles from Cuthbert, on the 9th day of Jan uary last. The grading was completed to Fort Gaines within the last few days, and the track is laid to within 2| miles of that place, and they are progressing with the track-laying about one mile per week. The warehouse at Fort Gaines is being built, and there is but little doubt that the road will be opened through, by the first of September. Appended hereto is a table showing, in a condensed form

388

ENGINEER'S REPORT.

the total expenditures on account of construction, the cost of

each division and the amount necessary to complete the Road.

From which it will be seen that the total cost of the exten

sion when completed, including

'

$35,000 for rolling stock will be...................

$1,752,573 88

From which, if we deduct the following items,

not included in original estimates, viz:

Cost of rolling stock,..........--.....................$ 35,000 00

Interest on bonds,-... ...... ............ ........... 28,400 00

Premium to Contractors..-...-.--.................. 7,224 17 70,714 17

Total construction, exclusive of interest and

premium,.-.--....... --...........................

$1,681 859 71

The original estimates for construction were

as follows:

From Smithville to Cuthbert.......................$601,233 14

From Cuthbert to river at Eufaula,............ .. 561,369 23

From Cuthbert to Fort Gaines..................... 287,160 16

Crossing the river at Eufaula........--............ 153,677 67

Total original estimates............................

$1,603,500 20

Showing excess of cost over estimates of.......

78,359 51

A large portion of this excess, is in masonry and founda

tions, produced by substituting rock for wood drains, and

putting, in many instances, larger culverts than were originally

estimated for. Nor was there any estimate originally for a

depot at Georgetown, supposing that the road would stop on

the east side of the river, and that one depot would answer

for Eufaula and Georgetown. The arrangement to cross the

river made it necessary to have a depot at Georgetown and a

temporary one (until the bridge is completed) on the river,

for the accondmodation of the Eufaula business. The cost of

these will consume all the original estimate for a terminal

depot opposite Eufaula, thereby increasing the cost of Road}

the amount to be expended for depot buildings, etc., in

Eufaula, say $15,000. If this amount be taken from the

excess it would stand at 863,358 63. Daring the past year, I have been aided in this department
to my satisfaction, by my efficient and energetic Principal Assistant, R. McLennan, Esq., and the assistants under his immediate direction.
Respectfully submitted,
VIRGIL POWERS, Chief Engineer.

.4 Table showing the Expenditures on the different Divisions of the Extension Line of the South-Western Railroad, and the amount necessary to complete the same from Smithville to Enfaula and Ft. Gaines.

EXPENDITURES.

To complete the Road from Cuth-

Dawson.. Stmitohvile

C.u.thbert Dtawoson

Clearing and grubbing................... 748617 835257

Excavation and embankments...... 166241 92 16288? 1G

Rook excavations........................... 272500 89-J3 75

436688 41977 36

Road crossing and cattle guards.....

908815 10659 59 52637 42392

320560 3963 00

AVay stations and repair of houses. 8G14 70 8738 58

Wooden superstructure.................. 23510 CO 33986 96

Iron, spikes and plates, oto. ........... Engineering and contingencies...... Incidental expenses... ....................

G1G8000 820000 10000

93G07G5 9J39 15 87268

Rolling atook. ...,...,.,.......................

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SItecoStion

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E.u.faula

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8811 66 6679 27 9074 34 257773 75
6(10 >J99 75 162-100 78081 85
13506,63 200 00 1347 38 2330 00 10H34 00 75000 9-159 73 350-1 55 31014 08 10774 26 114476 50 60000 17206 17
1650 39

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9034 38 83065 53
37050 42-180 -16 4562 32
20392 10787 50 2500 00 26192.36 93825 89 9966 29
91080

bort to Eufaula and Fort Gainos .

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170000

170000

10100 00

579043 134-15

751 00'

11497

20

582838

4000 00 2132558

7720 50 168530 55! 424 87 5831 03 110000 00 11625390

37816 7-1 9772 2241 38 125000 00 27339 10

2701 59

750 00

75080

31220 10

350000

350000

30093 01 2716 50 700000 150(10 00 2471G 50

119138 61 37-1364 36

1579 81

12421 25

20001 06

45111 61 820 00 188600 1500000 1770G 00 3833 87

28-190 00

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Total......................................... 196105 45 38385337 Amount necessary to complete......

2807-1 81 34-1129 61 281200 00 1788G50 1519279 74 23136 10 41158 04 16900000 23329414 23136 10 41158 00 169000 00 233294 14

Total estimated cost of Rood.. 196105 45 383853 37 29674 81 567265 71 325358 00 186826 50 1752373 88

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ELECTION OF OFFICERS.

MACON, February 9, 1860.
At the annual election for President and five Directors for the ensuing year, the following gentlemen were unanimously elected, viz:

PRESIDENT.
RICHARD R. CUTLER.

DIRECTORS.

JOHN W. AXDERSOX, WM. S. HOLT, ROBERT A. SMITH.

WILLIAM A. BLACK, T. M. FURLOW,

LIST OF THE HOLDERS
OF THE
CAPITAL STOCK
OF THE

AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS, JtTLY SI, 1860.

KAXFS.

SHIRES.

NAME3.

SHAREi.

Arnold, R.D. Trustee Ann E.Bowen, 31 Bartow, F. S., Guardian of F. B.

Anderson. John \f............................ 55 Beville.......................................... 21

Anderson, John W., in Trust for Bartow. F. S., in Trust for Sirs. Ellen

Georgia C. Gilliam......................... 18 Lloyd.............................................. 3

Anderson. John W., Trustee for chil

Bank of Commerce............................ 13

dren of F. A. ic t. W. Tupper........ 40 Bank of the State of Georgia............. 109

Andcrson, JohntW., Trustee Mrs. Brown, Joseph E............................... 30

Eliza M. NieoII............................... 12 Brodic, Caroline B............................ 11

Anderson, John W.. Trustee Mary E, Brodio, Caroline U............................ 13

Johnson and children..................... 2 Brodie, Eliza M................................. 2-1

Anderson, John W., Trustee Mrs. L. Brodic. Mary F................................ 14

W. Tupper and children,............... 10 Brodie, Basil M................................ 49

Andcrson, George W......................... 350 Bass, Mrs. Mary R............................. 20

Anderson, George W., Trust for Eliza Bass, Charles H.................................. 6

A. I*amar,._............----.----........ 2 Bass, Mrs. M. J................................. 40

Adams, R. W., and Qeo. W. Stiles, Bryan, Joseph and Son..................... 12

Trustee........................................... 10 Brysn, Henry..................................... 23

Alexander, E. P................................ 100 Bryan, Loverd. Guardian for Sidney,

Alexander, Adam L........................... 100 Josephine and Edith Bryan........... 100

Alexander, Elam.............................. 19 Bulloch. W. Goston, Trustee............. 1

Armstrong, B. R., in Trust for Lean- Bulloch, Wm. G., Trustee Mrs. Jane

derG. Armstrong............................ 10 D. Colburn..................................... 6

Armstrong, B. B., Trustee for Alex

Bulloch, Wm. James........................ 42

ander Armstrong............................ 10 Bulloch, Wm. H................................. 13

Anon, J. S. K.................................. 68 Bulloch. Mrs. Martha......................... 36

Armstrong, B. R., in Trust for J. Bliss. Mrs. M. A. H........................... 6

Remington Armstrong................... 10 Black, Miss A. R............................... 6

_A--rm_s_tr-o-ng. Joames W......'.......--........ 40 Black, William A............................ 39

Bealle,. Rebecca A............... _.......... 5

Adams. James................................... Bruen, C. W. W.................................. 6

Bogardua. H. S., Trustee for Mr. Bruen. Mrs. Matilda............_......... 69

Eliza Webster and children....... ... 40 Burdsall, Wm. H............................. 60

Bartow, F. S., Trustee Mrs. Sarah Harriett, Mrs. Jane............................ 33

Green and her children, by Alex

Barnett, Samuel............................... 79

ander Maxwell,........................--... 10 Barnctt, Samuel, Trustee Sarah F.

Bartow, F. S., Agent for Morion Hall

Barnett....... ................................... 27

estate^............................................. 11 Bell, H. S., Trustee of Mrs. F. A.

Bartow. F. S.. Administrator estate

Bell................................................. 5

J. H. Burroughs............................. 33 Bell. William A.. -... ... ....._ -. 3

392

STOCKHOLDERS.

KAME3.
Blake. JX. Guardian and Waller Blake

SHAKES.
of Daniel Blake Heyward........... 383

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NAMES.

SHARES.

Cunningham, John, in Trust for Eu-

phemia Postcll,............... .............. 1

Bojrart, Mrs. Jane Jtl.......................... 1 Cunningham, John, in trust for Mrs.

Butler, John W................................. Bockwitb, Captain Edward G--U.

23; Mary L. Jounse,............................ | Cunninsham, John, in Trust for Ed-

5

S. A................................................. 75 i ward Sutciifl'e................................. 2

Brown, E. P............--....................... Brown, E. E., Guardian of Clemmon

14

Cunningbam. Miss E. C.................... t'unninghnm. Mica J. G.....................

2 3

Sabattey.......--.............................. Brown, James E............_..................

2 Cunnin^ham, Miss Kupbemia,.......... 10 < Cunninviiatu, Miss Jane W...............

6 7

Brown, James E., for Robert Brown, 10 I C"-u- -- nni=n-g-h'-a--m, M" i!s--s Is--ab'e-l"l-a.............. 4'

Bowne. Alfred T................................ Bond, Ann M ............ .......................

32 ' Cunninghain, E................................. 43 I Cunninsham, J. G.....................__...

1 1

Bond, Sarah R................._................ 2:1 ! I'onnerat, Joseyh.............................. 38

Bacon. H........................................... Bancroft, Martha M.......................... Bancrol't. Henry K............................

50 5 5

Cooper, John.................... .............. Cooper. John M.................................. Cooper, John M. & Co........................

17 40 25

Battersby, Wm. & Co........................ Barter.iby. Wm., Agent for M. A. "W'oTt'eniicni... ..'......"........-.. .............

15 Clark, Wm. H., Trustee of Lucy Green ......................... ..................
50 ' Clark, Vf. U.. Trustee of Sophia and

27

Battebr. \Vrn_.............................. 2SG I Lucy Green.................................... 13

Borehert, A., Truaree for Charles Sandbcrjr, .. ... .........

Clark. M M......................................... 4 I Circopclcy. Francis J., Trustee of

Bandy, J. W...........................-........_. Byrae. Thomas. Guardian of Thomas

Ann A. licbearer and children....... 12 Circopeley, Francis J......................... 36

J. Ry.in........................................... Curler. Mrs. Harriet............................ 3

Baker, Francis A..............................

Carter, Samuel M.............................. 153

Boifeuillct, John T........._.............

Carter, Parish.................................... 545 Carter. Jesse....................................... 22

Boifcuiiiet. Powers i Ad/ims,... ....... 100 , Cox, HenVy P .!!!.!...~........!.....".".'."_ 5

Baxter. *.

GJoeohrngeS.M..""............................................................

35 4

Cornwell. F. W................................................

Craft Carl F..

.

_ ...

20 2S

Ball. M C............. .............................. 20 Cope, Georse L......... ......................... b

Blocker. Stephen.............................. 10' Crowder. Catherine M...... ................. 50

Bates. Wm. M......... .......................... Berry, Samuel....................................

30 Charlton, Mrs. Margaret................... 3' Charlton, Robert M... .......................

46 26

Boynton, Williard............................ 10 I Charlton. Robert M.. Trusted of Mrs.

Brantley, Wm. S............................... 10' B. G. Guerard and children............ 12

Beecher. Samuel 1........................... 140 : Cumming, Montgomery..................... 11

Boykin. Samuel................................ 10 j Cummins;. Mary................................ 4

_ _. Jr. .Mrs. Mary.............................. 10 ' Casels, A. W., Executor estate of J.

Curran, Patrick....................--.......... 10 : K. Quarterman............................... 4

City Council of S.tTannnh................. 731 :' Champion, Aaron..... ... ....._........._. 40

Central Railroad and Banking Com- |j Champion. Francis............................ 10

pany of Georgia.........................--3315 Champion, Francis, Trustee of Eliza

Cuj ler, R. R.............._..................... 81 | A. Larcombe................................... 20

Cuyler, R. II. and F. U. Churchill. I, C_--ha--mp,,,i_o.n_,_A...._M...,,....._..._..........._.._.._..._........ 1

TanrudsSteoens...o..f..M....r.s......E......M.......C...h..u..r.c..h..i.l.l. 13 !"C'-h-a=m-p-ion', G.'-M.>..-.-...--....-...-..'...=...-.=..<..-...".. 4

Cuyler, R. R. and F. II. Churchill,

Camp."......... ................................... 6

Trustees of Richard C. Churchill... 6 ! Church. Elizabeth............................. 1

Cuyler. Miss Margaret M.............*.... 10 ! Clay, Joseph...................................... 2

Cuyler, George A., Trustee of Wm.

Cornell, Livincston L........................ 3

P. Trowbridge and wife................. 10 Camdcn Couuty Academy......--.*..... 12

Cuyler. Richard M.. "C. S. X."......- 127 Crais. estate of Sallie C..................... 35

Ouylcr. Dr. John M.......................... 16 Coaen, Solomota,................................ 260

Church, Rev. Alonzo, " D. 1>."......... 25 Cochrane. A. E.................................. -20

Cohen, Salomon, Attorney for Henry Cheevcs, Mre. Elizabeth.................... 20

jurors........................................._ 48 Cheeve, Grief................*................- 140 Cohen, Miss Cccilia........................... 6 j Colquit, A. H..................................... 55 Cohen, Isaac B.................................. 4 I Carhart, George B.............................. 35

Cohen, Jacob..................................... 110 Carhart, Brother & Co.......................

Cohen, Octavus, Trustee for Mrs. Carharc Ic Curd................................. 1

Bell Cohen.................................... 10 Crawford, Miss Suscn........................ 33

Cunnicgham, P. G..in Trust for S. B. Crawford. Miss E. A......................... 12 Postcll........................................... 3 Crawford, Joel......._.......................... 30

Cnnningliam, _P. jr...................................... 18 Car?wIl, Wm. E............................... 89

Cunningham, P. G. in trnst for S. \f., Carnes, Mrs. Eliza J......................... 20 P. P. and J. C. Postell, minor........ 3 Clayton. Samuel........--......._.......... 25

Cunninpham, John, Guardian of Gil- Cuyler. R. R. President South-West

1U Mcl'onald................................... 6 ern R. R. Company........................ 57

Cucningham, John, in Trust for Chambers, James M.......................... 30

Preston Cunningbam.................... 2 Cuthbert Chapter, Ko. 31.......t.......... 5

STOCKHOLDERS.

393

XA*ES.

SHARES.

Crozier, John.................... ............... 3

Cooleduc, Carithers,

If. F................................... Robert G...........................

5 50

Comer. John F.................................. 20

CubbedTM, James 3>........................... 3

Games, Eliza J., Trustee for Mrs. A.

B. Tinsley....................................... 5

DeCSoahucsnsu..r..e.,....W......G........T..r..u..s.t.e..e...o..f...L..e..a..n. 120

Demerc, Miss Mary E........................ 12

Demere, Mary.................................... 2

Dunning, Mrs. Eliza, M.................... 14

Duoninir, Ralph................................ 15

Doon, Mrs. Julia G........................... 8

Boon, Doon,

Mrs. Julia............................... esrate of John G......................

12 25

Dowell. T.. G. W. Davis, W. F. Chap

lain, G. Butler and M. Luf burrow.

Trustees.......................................... 22

Davis, Ann M.................................... 10

Davis, George W., Ex'r of Thomas

DaCvliaersk,..M...r..s....A...n..n..i.e...S..................................................

17 20

Davis, Richard R.............................. 20

Dillon, Cart. Association

JoofhFnr,ieinndTsroufstIrfoerlatnhde

12

Dye. Mrs. Susan................................ 10

Dunean Dunean,

&WJoilhlinasmon..........................................................

59 21

DeLyon, Anna................................... 5

Davidscm. James............................... 36

DaCnliaerlks.,..T..h..o..m...a..s..,..T..r..u..s.t.e..e...o..f...B..r..i.d.rg..e.t. 9

Daniels, Thomas................................ 9

Dcloney, Maria A.............................. 10

Dickson. James, Junior..................... 42

Dodge, Thomas A.............................. 1

DDaizwmsounk,csE. dJagmareGs .Z.......................................................

10 50

Dcmpscy. Thomas C.......................... 13

Dempsey. Thomas C., Ex'r estate of

D. Dempsey.................................... 35

DDeramupcs,eWy. iDlli.a..m.....................................................................

124 5

DDauyd,leJyo,sGepeho.r.g..e...M...............................................................

200 255

Day, Charles, Trustee of Mrs. James

A. Ncsbitand children................. 42

Douglass, G. B., Trustee for Mrs.

Rsa Douglass............................... 1

Douglass, Thomas.............................. 29

Downing, Lawrence T....................... 25

Dillard. Edward................................ 5

Darby Lodge..................................... 5

Drwry, John........................._......... 20

Egan, Patrick.................................... 10

Elliott. Stewart................................. 19

Eastman, Mrs. Eliza M.................... 45

Brans, Jas. E., Treasurer for the

fCuonndfsereonfceS.p..e..c..i.a..l....R...e.l..i.e..f...G...e..o..r.g..i.a. 15

EEuwfianugl.a0L. oHd.geP...N...o.....1..1....1.....0.....0.....F..............

6 3

Fulton, Fraser.

Silas.............................------ Francis A................----......

10 4

Frasier, Daniel..............................-- 3

Ferrill. John C., Cashier.................... 200

Ferrill, John C., in Trust for Julius

A. Feirill..................TM.................. 3

Ferrill, Jonh C_........._.------._....... 40

Fox, R. D.......................................... 20

Fabian. James L............................... 10

Felt. Joseph............... ..........__..... 16

NAVES.
Felt Joseph,

Trustee

of

SHARES.
Margaret M.

Charlton and children.................... 21

Fulwood, Rev. C. A., Trust of Mrs. II

G. Fulwood and children.............. 5

Fitzimmons. Mrs. E. N...................... 6

Finlayson, John................................ 132

Fairchild, L. J. B....._..................... 18

Fox, J. D., Trustee for M. E. Coates. 19

Flcetwood, Thomas M....................... 5

Fawcctt. Alexander........................... 7

Folcy, John........................................ 40

Ford, Edward E.................................... 30

Ford. G. G................-........................._. 11

Franklin. Mary L.............................. 10

Franklin, Marcus A........................... 5

Felton, William................................ 5

Furlow. T. M..................................... 5

Furlow, James W................................ 3

Foy. W. H.......................................... 31

Freeman, Milo S.............. ................. 1

Freeman, A. R................................... 5

Franklin Lodge, No. 2,1. 0. 0. F...... 5

Fielder, Miss Mary C......................... 15

Fergerson, David.............................. 18

Foster, Fleming........................._...... 3

Faulk, A W...___......______..... 10

Fulton, James.........,.............,........._. 6

Qilmer, Gilmer,

JL.oFu.i.s.a...P..o..r..t.e..r.,...b.y....A.....P...o..r.t.e..r...

10 59

Griswold. Man' Caroline................... 1

Griswold. Charlotte A........................ 6

Gould, Miss M.J............................... 10

Gibbs, James S................................... 100

Gammell. John.................................. 9

Griffin, H. C., in Trust for H. W.

Griffin............................................. 3

Griffin, Henrietta............................... 3

Ganahl, Joseph................................. 29

G.inabl. Joseph, Treasurer........... . 5

Ganahl. Mrs. C. E......................... . 25

Glen, Mrs. J. M... ............................. 10

Gammon, Joseph F............................ 6

Gaither, Wm. H................................. 30

Godfrey, Susan J........................

7

Godfrey, James E., Trustee of Wil

liam Kolb................................... . 10

Godfrey, Jas. E., Trustee of A. Nel

son's children.....'............................ 3

Godfrey, Jan. E., Trustee................... 6

Guerard, J. M...........................

5

Guerard. R. D.................................... 25

Gallic, John B................................... 41

Gallic, John B.. Agent...................... 9

Gaudry, Mrs. Ann C.......................... 52

Gaudry, Julius B......................_......_ 10

Germain, Ann G................................ 1

Gallaudet. James.............................. 10

Gordon. Geo. A., Trustee of Airs.

Headerson and children................ 2

Gardner, Sarah M.............................. 6

Gilbee, E. M..................................... 2

Gilbce. Elizabeth M......................... 2

Giles, William................................... 6

Goodall, William f...................^m 6

Greve, Miller..................................... 40

Green, Thomas...................1;.............. 34

Green, James Mercer, Agent for Mrs.

Sarah Green.................................... 25

Green, James Mercer, Trustee for

Mrs. S. V. Green............................ 35

Green, James Mercer, Trustee.......... S

Green, James Mercer, Agent for J.

R. King, Trustee.................._..... 1

27

394

STOCKHOLDERS.

I ! i

GanKnA, MDE.SF. ..................................S..H..A..RK3S0. , Grcsham. .John J., Treasurer Macon |
Free School.................................... 80 Greshiim John J.............................. 100. Gilbert. John B., Ex'r estate of Geo. !
\V. Collier........................................ 22 I Orey. Mrs. Winncford....................... 10 Grey. Peter W., Guardian of children !
of Mrs. Mary Crouch.....--.............. 20

KASIES.
Hancock, Mrs.

Susan

S..

8HA8ES.
Administra-

trix................................................... 7

Hull, Asbury...................................... 90

Hull, Dr. Henry.................................. 50

H.-irrell. David B................................. 3

Hill. Thomas..................... ............... 5

Hill, James A...................................... 1

Hill, Joseph A................................... 20

Hightower. Daniel............................. o

' I

Giles. John M..................................... 20 Grantland. Seaton............................ 1(55 Graves, Ivcrson L............................. 32 Graves Solomon................................. 1

Hooks. William................................ Hubert, William............................... Harvey, John..................................... Hardeman it Griffin...........................

3 42 5 1

Garrett. Rilcy................................... 52 Haiueter, Joel.................................... SO

Gill, Edward W.. for G.W.L: Gill.... Gonake. Lewis A...............................

1 5

Hunt, John....................................... "utchiugs. Mrs. Sarah.......................

13 10

' !

Her?h. Herman.................................. Hartridse. Julian. Truntee of Alien
and Catherine M. Gibhs.................. Hartridse. J., Guardian of E. McD.

10; Hodge, Benjamin R........................... ' Ihley, Mrs. Alary Ann.......................
10 Ingraham, John S............................. Intrrahuin, William, for Sidney, Jo-

5 7 10

Hartridge....................................... 15 sephinc and Edith Bryau.............. 15

:
! . i; j I I ; '

Hartridge. Julian. Trustee of Mrs.

Susan E. Hartridee........................

Hartndse, Alfred L...........................

Hartridjje. Algenon S........................

Hartridffe, Mrs. Mary H. G...............

Haupt. A. J. iJ.L., Executors John

Uaiipt............................................_

Haupt. Eliza......................................

Haupt, John. "Senior''..........--........

Harris, ]>wis F........... .....................

Harris. John W.................................

Harris. Harr;,

John D.................................. Jar. W.. Trustee for children

of Mrs. Eliza Harris, deceased........

Hallowes, Miller...............................

Hallowes, Caroline, M. S.. Trustee...

Hall, John. Guardian of E. Hall.......

Hall. Richard A.................................

Habemham, Miss Isabella C..... .......

Habersham, K. A' Sons......................

Habershara, Rev. B. E......................

Habersbatn. Robert, Trustee.............

Hopkins. John D..............................

Hopkin?. M. B., Administratrix.......

14 57 586 25 IS 35 26 282 1U 12 65 10 9 9 5 II 106 7 8 20 10

. !
; | , I '

Jeukin, Charles,!.. Trustee of V. G.

Burroughs and children.................

Johuson, Wm. P................................

Johnson. Mary 11............._.............

Johnson, hmmett K..........................

JohDstou. Susan W...........................

Johnston, MissS. W..........................

Johnstun, Joseph..............................

Johnston, Jnme.< H........._._...........

Johnston. Mrs. E. (J...........................

Johnston, Miss E. C...........................

Johnston, Johnston.

Mary Helen....................... tieorse H.. Trustee of the

late Jane P. Kolloek......................

Jones, H. H., in Trust for Mary Kliz-

abeth and Ellen D. Roberts...........

Jones, Charles C., "Junior".............

Joues, Charles C., "Junior," Trustee

Jones, John, "Savannah,"...............

Jones, Rev. John..............................

Jones, A. S.........................................

Jones, Catherine Helen. ..................

Jones, lleubin...................................

Jones, Mrs. Mary, Executrix of Ga-

20 12 3 80 3 3 325 8 11 6 3'J 50 8 9 71 10 40 2 5 20

I I' ]' I
i :' i .| I
.

Houarh, E. C....................................... Hamilton, James S........................... Harrison, George P., in Trust for
Patsey........................................... Harrinon Jk RobcrLs........................... Hutchinson. Robert........................... Hutchinscn, R. Jc A. W. and W. J.
Dunwoody, Trustees of C. M. E. Shackelford.................................... Howard, J. G..................................... Howard, J. Gordon........................... Howard, John U............................... Harden.'!. H.. Trustee...................... Hodj?son, William B.......................... Heilrick, Elizabeth Carroll............... Herman, Peter..................... ............ Hobson, Ann, Richard and John Thomas-.................'......................... -Hulton, John S.................................

8j 45 '
| 1 41 50 9 116 16 14 20 200 5 8
' 32 30 >

briel Jones...................................... Jones. Jobn....................................... Jackson; Henry R.............................. Justices Inferior Cojirt Chatham
County................................... ........ Justices Inferior Court Randolph
County........................................... Jcwctt, Miss Julia C........................_ Jcwett, Charles R.............................. Jordan, L. A. and Emily E................ Kolloek, Jane J................................. Kolloek, Maria C............................... Kolloek. P. M., Guardian of Edward
C. Kolloek....................................... Knowles, Jwhua............................... Knowles, Joshua, Trustee for his
daughter, Margaret Ella Frances KeKnndorwiclke,s.J..a.m....e..s..K.........................................................

10 5 160 7 100 8 10 100 3 4 4 12
8 14

II ! iI i! .I ' ;j 1
i .i

Hunter, John A......._..............--._.. Hunter. Hardy.............._...--......... Hayes, Mrs. Sarah Ann.................._. Hftucabook. J.J................................ Holcomhe, Franklin P...................... Hollman, D....................................... Holt T. G., of Macon........................ Holt, William S........................_......... Harvey, J. C....,..........................._..._

5 Key, Jesse B..................................... 38 6 Lawton, Alexander Ii........................ 103 20 , Lawton. Alexander R., Agent for 10 Henry Taylor............................... 200 30 Landrum. S...................__................. 18 40 i Lipman, Joseph................................ 32 35 Lipman, Joseph, Presidant German 28 ' Friendly Society............................. 3 101 Lovell, J. M, B................................... 29

STOCKHOLDERS.

395

KAMF.S.

8HAEFS.

Lovell, ,T. II. B.. Trustee.................. 34

Lovcll, J. M. B., Trustee of L. 6,

Bartow........................................... 10

KAMKS.

SHARES.

Mortimer, John H............................. 5

Moisc, Louisa A................................. 2

Mills. Charles F................................. 50

Lovell, J. M. B., Trustee of F. S. Bartow and wife.............................
Lovell, J. M. B., Trustee of Henry

10

Manor, George R............................... Maner, William F............................. Mather, J. C......................................

7 20 30

Williams and wife.......................... Lloyd. Ellen M........... ...................... Lachlisin. R,......................................

Manses, Jacob.................................... 25 Martin, Edmund......._..................... 158 Martin. Alfred M.......................I...... 31

Lichte, Henry P., Trustee of Alfred F. Lichte.........................................

20

Morel, Bryan M................................. Maccaw, William D...........................

50 1(1

Lowenthal. Magnus........................... Lamar, G. B....................................... Lamar. Q. B., Trustee for Mrs. P. C.

1 50

Marshall, W. J.................................. Molyneaux, E.................................... Metzger, Alary S................................

5 35 5

Fowle............................................. SO Mitchell, Alexander.............. .......... 10

Lenzer. C........................................... Lampe, Christian..............................

18 6

Minturn, Trusteee of R. L. Minturn. Maxwell. Mrs. Mary.........................

16 60

Lewis, John N................................... 7 Mims. Williamson............................. 20

Lewis, John A................................... 2 Munroe, Nathan C............................ 275

Lumpkin, Joseph II........... .............. 30 Jladdox, James L............................. 29

Low, John......................................... 223 Lake, Francis.................................... 7 Leary, J. A........................................ 2

Masonic Grand Lodge of Georgia..... Mix. Albert....................................... Mcrhvin, W.T..................................

32 1 5

Laney, C. D........ ............................ 15 Methrein. J. A. P.............................. 30

Lennard, Francis ...................... ....... 13 Mabry, S............................................ 14

Lockett, Mrs. N. F............................ 66 Magruder. S. A.................................. 10

. Lockett, Mrs. N. F., Guardian of James, Robert and Rebecca K.

Mungcr. Kdwin................................. 3 Mallary, Rollin D.............................. 3

Lockett.................................... .... 133 Nicoll, Lewis F.................................. 196

Lockett. B. G..................................... 418 Nicoll, John C................................... 110

McHenry, James............................... 100 Nicoll, Caroline A............................. 5

McFarland. J.................................... U Norman, Joseph H............................ 6

McGuffin. Annie L............................. 3 Nash, Daniel..................................... 2

MeCoy, J J....................................... 5 NuTnga7,er, N., Trustee for Mary E.

Melntyre, William and R................. 33 Nungazer........................................ 6

Mclntyre, Robert............................. 12 Nevitt, John W................................. 29

Mclntyre, William............................ 2 Nevitt, Lathrop and Rogers.............. 2

McHardy. Alexander........................ JlcCoy. Mrs. Jnne R..........................

14 5

Nichole?, Dr. Henry J., Trustee of Mr?. Mary N. Hostell and children.

10

Mclntosh, Baynard L........................ 10 Nicholes, Dr. Henry .1., Trustee of

McAIlistcr, Julian, substituted Trus

Mrs. Mary X. Postell ............ ...... 12

tee under marriage settlement of Nisbet, James A., Trustee of Mrs.

Cutler & J. B. McAllister............... 25 Montgomery Wingfield and chil

McAIpin, Angus................................ 4 dren...... __..._....._............_......... 5

McDuffie, George W.......................... 3 Nisbet, James A., Trustee of Mont

McCarter. James R........................... 7 gomery Wingfield's children.......... 10

McDonald, Joseph............................. 12 rosbct. James A..Trustee of Francos

McNab, John...........:....................... 50 R. Nisbet....................................... 10

McDonald, M. P................................ 10 Nisbet, James A., Trusteeof Cornelia

McFaddcn, J. A................................. 10 ^Golucke............................................ 5

McLendon, W. B............................... 15 Nisbet, James A.,Trustee of Leonora

McAVilliams, Margaret...................... 3 Wingfield............................. ......... 5

Mclnnis, Miles.................................. 2 Oliver, James W., for George W.

McLean, Hector..................... ........... 5 Oliver.............................................. 2

McLean, Daniel................................. 6 Oliver. Estate of Jumes W................. 8

Mycrs, S. D. & H............................. - 35 Overstreet, Mrs. C. C......................... 6

Myers, S. D., Trustee of C. A. Gris- O'Driscoll, William C....................... 20

wold............... ............................... 2 O'Connor. Dennis.....--......................... 10

Mycrs. Sarah D., Trustee of C. A. Oxenius, Charles ............................... 10

Grizwold......................................... 12 Olcott, William H.............................. 35

Millen, McPherson B........................ 3 Owens, Sarah, Executrix.................. 75

Mercer, H. W.................................... 10 Owi>ns, Mrs. Sarah, Executrix of

Mercer, H. W., Trustee for his chil

Georre W. Owens........................... 100

dren................................................ 95 Owens, George S................................ 13

Mercer, H. W., Cashier..................... 7 Owens, John W.................................. 10

Mercer, George A.............................. 11 Ott. George........................................ 18

Merci-r, George W............................. 10 Ogletborpe Lodge, No. 1,1. O.t) F... 21

Murphy, William L.......................... 5 Powers, Mrs. Elvira........................... 5

Muljer A Michels.............................. 30 Powers, Vircil................................... 5

Minis, Abraham................................ 56 Porter. A., Executor estate of J. P.

Minis, A., in Trust fo/ Mrs. D. Minis

Henry.............................................. 55

and children................................... 24 Porter, A.. Trustee of L. F. Gilmer... fi

Mackie, Margaret .................._...... 3 Porter, Anthony.........................:...... 100

396

STOCKHOLDERS.

NAMES.
Postell. Mrs.

S.

SHAKES.
B.............................. 3

|

RichKaArMdsE,S.James..........................8..E..U...BESS.

Parse. Thomas................................... 40 ! Schley, Phillip T............................... 64

Pearee.G. J.............-.......~.............. 45 Schley, P. T...................._................... 17

Proctor, William............................... 10 Schley, J. M....................................... 10

FuTkmnn, S.'B................................... 64 Schley, J. SI., in trust for Sarah B. Parkman. Lucy................................. 15 Schley....... .................................... 1

Padelford, Fay <fe Co....................__ 125 Selkirk, James M.............................. 26

Padelford, Edward............................. 5 Screven, John, T. F. Screven and

Patten. Emily J................................. 7 George P. Screven. in Trust for

Permanent Fund Hebrew Congrega-

Sarah Ada Screven......................... 165

tion................................................. 1 Smith, George J................................. 5

Presslcy. Mrs. Jane........................... 23 Smith, George J, Tursteefor hischil-

Putnam, Benjamin A......................... 20 dren.._........................................... 15

Powell. A. H., Cashier...................... 20 Smith, Julius,TrusteeofF.M.Miller 2

Plant, I. C........................................... 51 Smith, Robert A................................ 221

Plant, I. C.. Asent--........................ 221 Smith, Robert A., Trustee................. 7

Plane. William F., Trustee............... 25 i Smith, Robert A., Administrator...... 120

Parker. Bererly D............................. 136 I Smith, Robert A., Adm'r of M. A.

Phclps, Oliver C................................. 12 I Smith.............................................. 13

Phelps. George \V............................. 6 ' Smith, Mrs. Eliza............................. 160

Peck, Ira H....................................... 63 Smith, Mary Ann, Adm'rx................ 10

Peck, Henry K................................. 114 Smith, James..................-.......-....--... 15

Parks, William C.. Ex'r of Henry P. i Smith, Thomas J.............................. 15

Ha.rr(3............................................. Pittmann, John R...._._...............

27, Smith, Miss Hannah Moore.............. 61 j Smith, Miss Sarah...............-......--....

6 35

Peterson, Daniel................................ 5 i Smith, Miss Sarah. Executrix estate

Plowdcn. Edward J........................... 15 Elizabeth W. Linton............-.....-- 3

Paullin, Lewis................................... 16 I Smith, James L.. Trust, for Mrs.Car-

Rohertson, Georsre, Jr......................_ 25 1 oline A. Smith and children........... 5

Robinson, Charles E.......................... 99 i Smith, C. W.................................--.~ 10

Robinson, Cyrus................................ 5 ' Smith. L. S.............................---- 1

Robinson. Bolin H............................ 10 i Stewart, Eliza P......................--....... 5

Reynolds. Daniel. Trustee under the Stewart, estate of James......--........... 10

will of L. 0. Reynolds..................... 31 Stewart, James, Senior...................... 5

Reynolds. Daniel............................... 25 Stewart, Peter....................-.-....--.-- 2

Roberts, E. G..................................... 26 Stevenson. John.--..................--....... 5

Rosers, William M............................ 50 Star, Adeline R.............-........--...--. 4

Roaers, W., Executor estate of M. A. | Smets, A. A....................._ _............. 30

Williams....................................... 75 Smets, A. A., Treasurer Chatham

Rogers, Mr*. Amy............................ IS I Mutual Loan Association--...--..-- 33

Rosers. 0. T....................................... 20 Snider, Mrs. M. T., Trustee for Ger-

Rabun. John W., Trutee of Harriet

trade Snider.----..................-......-- 10

Qaantock..........:............----............. 9 Snider, Mrs. M. T., Trustee for Mary

R.ibnn. John W., Trustee of E. E.

Florence Snider................................ 20

Rabnn's children............................ 1 Snider, Mrs. SI. T., Trustee for Geo.

Ri'.-h.irdson, John A.. Trustee of Jane

T. Snider.............................--..-.-- 20

W. Staley and children.................. 10 Snider, Mrs. M. T., Trustee for Wm.

Richardson, James. Trustee of J. S.

H. Snider................_.................... 25

Carruthcrs and wife....................... 17 Snider, Mrs. Margaret T. and chil-

Richardson, Miss H. M.----._....--... 14 dren................................................. 8

Richardson. E_................................. 4 Snider, Mrs. Margaret T--................. 4

Kawls. Morgan-1............................._. 5 Snider, George P.................................. 10

Read, James B......_........................... 2 i Stibbs. Henry, Trustee for Mrs. Maria

Read, Mrs. Mary, Guardian for

Williams....--..............._..........._..._ 2

George Read................................... 2 Stibbs, Henry, in Trust for Agnes J.

Rowland, John C-, Trustee............... *9 Stibbs..........._....._........................ 20

Rowland, John C_... ........................ 9 Stibbs, Henry..._...................___ 8

Rowland, John S.............................. 130 Stafford. R__................................... 200

Rowland. John S., in Trust for his Savannah Poor House and Hospi-

wife, Frances M. Rowland............. 85 tal......................_.............................. 52

Rose, James--.................................... 30 Savannah Fire Company................... 3

Ryan, Eleonora C..._....................... 5 Savannah Free School Society.......... 24

Ripley. Joseph B............................... 32 Savannah Benevolent Association.TM 19

Rankin. Mrs. Madelines-.......--...... 40 Sheftall, M., Jr.................................. 9

Rumph, Lewis.................................. 10 Sheftall, M.. Jr.,Trustee forE. Shef-

Ross, John B..._............................... 5 tall and children............................ 9

Ross, B. F.......................................... 72 Stiief. George W., Trustee of M. A.

Ross, ThomauL--.............................. 5 Habersham..................................... 10

Reese, Dr. Charles M................._...... 10 StiJes, Clifford..--............................. 1

Ramsey, Isaac................................... 5 Shafier. Harriet S--.......................... 8

Raw.'on, W. A......_.............._......_ 31 Soallard. E. A..........................___ 12

Raiford. John M....--........................ 75 Solomons, A. A. A Co......._............. 2

Riven, Lewis.................................... 15 Sorrel, Francis-................................ 83

STOCKHOLDERS.

397

NAHES.
Sorrel. Francis,

Trustee

of

Sirs.

SHARES.
A. E.

D. Mackall and children................ 1

Stubbs, Thomas P.............................. 2

Solomons. Peter................................. 100

Southern Mutual Insurance Compa

VAXES.
Trustees Emory

SHARES.
College.................... 1

Thweatt, James................................. 312

Tcnnille. Francis T............................ 60

Toney, William................................. 20

Tuttle, Wakefield&Co..................... 11

ny................................................... 200 Troutinan, John F............................. 40

Slappy, Wm. if........................ ......... 5 Thomas, Stevcns................................ 10

Stone, Jessc........................................ Ill Urquhart, Mrs. Catherine.................. 45

Singletary, N. P................................. 2 Veader, Mrs. Charlotte..................... 33

Schwaab, A........................................ 5 Villalonca, John L........................... 192

StalHngs, William............................. 5 Vans, Wm. P.................................... 5

Stcphenson, Council.......................... 5 Varner, Uendley, Guardian.............. 50

Stanford, A. M.................................... 10 Vosnn, D. A....................................... 40

Stricklund, Alexander............*......... 1 WUHarasou, John.............................. 2

Trustees Permanent Fund Hebrew Williamspn, John, Kx'r estate of J.

Congregation. Savannah...--.......... 6 P. Williamson................................. 4

Taylor. James Uenry........................ 11 Williamson, Eliza............ ................ 30

Taylor, G. M...................................... 156 Waring, Miss Annie M...................... 100

Taylor, Edward P.............................. 4 Waring, Dr. James J......................... 50

Taylor, Wnj., Guardian for Win. E. "Waring, George H............................. 7

Taylor............................................. 2 Waring, William K........................... 19

left, I. K., Trustee for Mrs. Hessio Willis, Francis T............................... 200

M. Cooper.................. .................... S3 Woodruff, P. H. & R. K. Cuyler,

Teft, I. K. Trustee for Mrs. Harriet

Trustees.......................................... 53

Carter and children....................... 9 Woodruff, Louisa C........................... 4

Toft, I. K., Adin'r of De Villiers....... 4 Wylly, George W.............................. 200

The Orphan's liome of Savannah..... 14 Wylly. Matilda M.............................. 4

The Cashier of the Planter's Bank in White. Mrs. Mary.........:.................... 1

Trust.............................................. 6 Woodbridge, Wylly........................... 30

The Merchant's & Planter's Bank..... 150 Wetter, Augustus P........................... 54

The Union Society "Buildim? Funds" 6 Whalen, Hev. P., in Trust for Male

The Savannah Widow's Society........ 41 Koinan Catholic Orphan Asylum... 40

The Commissioners of Pilotageof tho Wilder, John K................................. 60

city of Savannah............................ 45 Winter, Sarah G................................ 15

The Georgia Historical Society......... 8 Wright. Russell M............................. 43

The President and Vice President of Wiltberger, Wm. Henry.................... 200

the Union Society of Savannah...... 10 Wade, Ann McK............................... 11

Trustees of the Independent Presby

Walburgr, Jacob and George M., Ex

terian Church, Savannah............... 10 ecutors of H. C. Alraey................... 10

Thomas?on, Mrs. Eugenia............._. 5 Walbure, J., Executor estate H. C.

Tbooiasson, IlenryJ......................... 13 Almey.......................................... 8

Tupper, F. A., for Louisa Marshall... 17 Wood, Orlando A.............................. 28

Titcomb, George................................ 5 Watson, Stephen............................... 40

Titcornb, George H............................ 10 Washburn, Joseph............................ 50

Tebeau. F. E..................................... 15 Waldhouer, David............................. 5

Threadcraft, Francis M..................... 5 Wilkins, Mrs. Susan C....................... J2

Telfair. Mary.................................... 115 AVayne, James M.........................._ 40

Tufts, Susan C.................................. 8 Wcscott, Wm. H................................ 29

Tudor, Adolphus............................... 100 Wyer, Henry H................................. 45

Turner, R. T., Trustee for Mrs. Mary Williams, Wm. Thorne..................... 1

Ann Bukorand her child, Florence Williams, Mrs. Ann........................... 1

Buker............................................. 10 Williams, W. D................................. 15

Towns & Mitchell.............................. 12 Williams, James................................ 66

Thompson, Horace............................ 39 Welch. F. 0...................................... 50

Thompson, H.................... ............... 16 Walters. Jeremiah..................._....... 12

Thompson, J. Jlgbert........................ 71 Wakcman, James............................. 40

Thompson, James E.......................... 62 Wight, SumuelB.............................. 8

Thompson, John................................ 10 Weed. Nathaniel B........................... 50

Thompson, Asa E.............................. 35 AVatkins, Alfred................................ 1

The City Bank of Augusta............... 5 Ward, Mrs. Mary B........................... 1

The Ladies' Education and Benevo

Wade, John M................................ _ 3

lent Society of Columbus................ SO West, Charles P.................................. 10

The President of the United Hebrew Winn, Dr. G. A......................._........ 10

Society of Macon............................. 2 Young, Jane M................................. 10

Tift, Nelson, President Georgia and Yancey, Benjamin C......................... 70

Florida Railroad Company............. 7

Tucker, William................................ 5 Total Number of shrcs........."...29.2I9

Thomas, Jcsse L................................ 1

FOURTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT.
SOUTH-WESTERN RAILROAD COMPANY, MACOX, GA., August 8, 1861.
To the Stockholders : The operations of the Road for the year ending 31st July,
ultimo, its condition and the condition of the motive power, are shewn in the report of Virgil Powers, Esq., Chief En gineer and Superintendent, herewith submitted :
The net earnings have been.............................................$280,403 62 And the same have been disposed of as follows: February dividend, 4 per cent........................$121,032 00 Interest on bonds........ ........................... .... 25,002 60 Annuity to city of Macon............................. 1,250 00 Dividend thisday, 3 per cent........................ 95,292 00--243,176 50 Leaving........................................ ...............................$37.287 02
In the year's earnings, is included the sum of $12,601 16, due by the United States. It is not probable that the amount will ever be realized.
Of the bonds of the Company, falling due in this year, there have been presented and paid bonds to the amount of $21,000--leaving still to be paid $26,000.
The Board has deemed it prudent, in view of these facts, and also of the probability of very short earnings in the immediate future, to retain in hand the surplus of earnings shown above to exist, after the declaration of a dividend of three per cent, for the last six months. This is the first dividend day on which there has been a failure to declare four per cent, semi-annual dividend, and in August of last

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year, an extra dividend in cash of five, per cent, was given. The Board believes that the stockholders will entirely ap prove the action of to-day. In ordinary times there would be no danger in paying a dividend at present of four per cent., but situated as we find ourselves, it behooves us to rely on the future for but little.
An examination of table (A), annexed to Mr. Powers' report, will show that the earnings of the Road have fallen off largely and suddenly. It now requires strict attention to keep the expenditures within the gross revenue. Great reduction has been recently made in the expenditures, and to-day all the salaries of the officers have been reduced from 40 per cent, (on the President's salary) down to eight per cent. The stockholders may rely on the utmost care and economy in the management of the Koad. The officers of the Company will cheerfully bear the reduction of salaries, knowing that when the day of prosperity shall return they will be duly provided for.
The existing blockade has cut off entirely the transpor tation of goods, one of the main sources, hitherto, of our profits. It is the policy of our Government, as long as the blockade continues, to discourage the movement of cotton to the sea-ports. For some time, then, we shall make noth ing by the carriage of the present cotton crop. The planters generally will make abundance of grain, and we shall have but little more of breadstuff's to carry. We cannot reason ably hope for a revival of business before the end of the year. By that time the necessities of the European world --the success of our arms and the greatly increased burthens upon the people of the United, States will, it is believed, produce a great change for the better in our condition. In the meantime, our stockholders will suffer in common with the rest of the people, but they will bear patiently burthens necessarily imposed upon them as the price of establishing our independence. Considering the malignant hatred of the North - toward the South, their mortification at defeat

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on the field of battle, and their well-grounded fear that their section will be overshadowed by the Southern. Confed eracy, peace is not to be expected at an early period. The determination of the _ North to pursue and subjugate the South will continue until sufficient time shall have elapsed to convince the world that the South cannot be conquered. That we shall be able to carry this conviction to the people of the North no matter what may be the cost of blood and treas
ure cannot be doubted for a moment. But although the blessings of peace and amity with all
nations may be postponed, we believe that the Government of the United States will be compelled to abandon the block
ade before the first day of January next. That Government will find it more difficult to carry on their war of invasion, than the Confederate States will find it to maintain their position, and when their people shall see, as they surely will, notwithstanding their present blindness, that the vast
appropriations of money and insatiable calls for " grand armies" of men, by their despotic rulers, are likely only to impose upon them and their children, for generations to
come, an immense public debt and consequent heavy taxa tion, the small voice which has already been heard in their Congress for peace will swell into a loud demand that the
Confederate States shall be acknowledged to be a free,
sovereign and independent nation. All the Banks all the Railroad Companies all the men
all the women, and even the children, within the Confed erate States, (save the disgraced few in Western Virginia and Eastern Tennessee,) have already given, and daily give, the most indubitable proofs of firm resolve to support and aid our Government with their money and their lives. To such a host, putting their shoulders to the wheel, and hum bly supplicating the Almighty Euler of events for help,
there never can come disgrace or defeat. The confidence of the Board in the value of our Railroad
is unimpaired. Although dividends may, for awhile, be BUS-

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PRESIDENTS REPORT.

pended, it is certain that our business; when the tide of affairs shall turn, will yield larger profits than any we have hitherto made.
In the last annual report, the question of issuing addi tional stock was submitted to the stockholders, to be by them considered at the annual meeting in February last. The necessary amendment of our charter was obtained from the Legislature in November last. There was no expres sion of opinion by the stockholders adverse to the view ex- ' pressed by the Board, and therefore a stock dividend was abandoned. The item of " profit and loss" was accordingly carried to the reduction of the cost of road and appurten ances.
The stock and bonds of the Company at this day amount, together, to the sum of $3.566,400. A sale of stock, or issue of bonds, to an amount not exceeding $100,000, will be necessary to finish the road and depot buildings, making a sum total not over $3,666,400. The cost of Road and outfit will stand on our books at the same figures. We shall have a well built and well provided Road of a little over 207 i miles in length, at a cost of 17,669 39 per mile.
At a time like the present, it will not be found practicable to sell our stock or seven per cent, bonds at par. The Board is of opinion that the proper way to raise, during the course of this year, 'the sum of $100,000, will be by an issue of guaranteed 8 per cent, stock. By resolution of this day, such guaranteed stock will be placed on the market, not to be disposed of under par.
Respectfully submitted, By order of the Board, R. R. CUYLER, President.

ELECTION OF OFFICERS.

MACON, February 14, 1861.
At the annual election for President and five Directors for the ensuing year, the following gentlemen were unani mously elected, viz :

PRESIDENT.
RICHARD R. CUYLER,

DIRECTORS.

JNO. W. ANDERSON, WM. A. BLACK,

WM. S. HOLT,

T. M. FURLOW,

ROBERT A. SMITH.

SOUTH-WESTERN RAILROAD CO., > MACON, GA., August 1st, 1863. J

To R. R. ClTYLER, Esq., President:

Sir:--The Tenth Annual Report from this office, is here

with submitted, showing the operations of the Road for the

fiscal year ending August 1st, 1861:

<

EARXTKGS OF THE ROAD FOR THE TEAR.
Up freight (eastward)...................................$186,486 16 Down freight (westward)..............*.-.............. 191,578 45

Total from freight..................................

$373,064 61

Through passengers...................................... $63,911 68

Way passengers............................................ 141,247 65

Total from passengers ............................ ' Mails.......................................................... Miscellaneous earnings.................................

205,15923 20,342 69
1,350 00

Total earnings....................................... The current expenses of the year have been.....

$599,916 63 812,853 01

Showing net earnings for the year of-........ Th permanent expenditures have been...........

$287,063 62 6,600 00

Leaving, after the payment of ordinary and extraordinary expenses..............................

$280,463 62

/ CURRENT EXPENDITURES. The expenses for operating the Road have been as follows:

REPAIRS OF ROAD.
Proportion of salary of President, Treasurer, Superintendent and Supervisors, wages of Overseers and Watchmen at Bridges, and hire of Negroes for the year,...--.......................$57,975 89
Materials, stringers, ties, bridge timber, etc... 36,626 48 Tools, subsistence, clothing, physicians' bills
for Negroes, stationery, printing, etc....--..... 25,041 29

Total repairs of Road and Bridges--..--...

$119,543 16

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405

FUEL AKD WATER.
Wood for Locomotives and Stationary Engine,.. Pumping Water, putting up new Pumps and Cis
terns, Wells, and Cistern-houses..................

$4,277 75 10,662 74

Total Fuel and Water...............................

14,840 49

REPAIRS OF BUILDINGS.
Including repairs of Station Houses and all other buildings..................................................
MAINTENANCE OK MOTIVE POWER.
Repairs of Locomotives, including proportion of salary of President, Treasurer, Superintendentand Master Machinist, wages of Mechanics and Laborers at Shops, and all Materials used for the year ............................................ $16,034 90
Wages of Runners and Firemen,..................... 28,371 12 Oil, Tallow Cotton Waste for Locomotives and
Stationary Engine,..-...............--...--.. ...... 8,599 80

621 01

Total Maintenance of Motive Power,--...........

48,005 82

HAINTENAJ.CE OF CARS.
Including proportion of salary of President, Treasurer, Superintendent and Master Carpen ter, wages of Mechanics and Laborers at Shops, Wheels, Axles, Lumber, Paints, and all other materials used in repairing and keep ing in order Passenger, Baggage, Mail and Freight Cars, (new Cars not included,) for the year,...--...............................----......--.....$42,265 38
Oil, Tallow, Cotton Waste, etc.,..................... 2,833 40

Total Cars,.
TRANSPORTATION EXPENSES.
Including proportion of salaries of President, Treasurer, Superintendent and Clerks, Wages of Conductors and Train Hands, salaries of Agents at Americus, Butler, Albany, Cuthbert, Fort Gaines and Chattahoochee, La borers and Watchmen at Macon, Americus, Smithville, Albany, Cuthbert, Fort Gaines and Chattahoochee, Freight Houses and Cotton Yards...................................................... $62,018 29
Printing, Books, Stationery, etc., for the year.. 1,595 00 Freight damage, paid for goods lost and damaged 410 43

45,098 78

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8UPEBISTESDENT 8 BEPOKT.

I Stock damage, paid for Cattle, Horses, Hogs,

' Males, etc., killed and injured..................... 6,43096

i

Agents at Stations--Paid Commissions............. 9,850 03 ____,.

',

Total Transportation...............................

79,30471

INCIDENTAL EXPENSES.
Including Printing, Advertising. Books, Sta' tionery, Postage, Attorney's Fees, Court ; Costs, Donations, Gratuities, Salary of TransI fer Agent, and all contingent expenses not
included under either of the above heads--... I
Total current expenditures.......................

. 6,439 04
______
$312,853 01

PERMANENT EXPENDITURES.

Permanent expenditures have been made the past year as

j follows:

| j For stone and brick culverts, founda-

I

tions, cotton yard, wall, etc........... $7,30347

j : Extension of Warehouse at Macon,

j ! Repair houses on liie of Road, etc. 5,713 63

Total.......................... -.-'........

$13,017 00

Deduct amount charged to Construction...........TM 11.817 00

I;

$1,200 00

' i For six Box Cars-.-....................................... $4,500 00

' | For completing three Baggage Cars.................. 900 00

:'

,

! i Three new Locomotive Engines, the T. M. Fur-

1 low. Chipolaand Pachitla.................. .........$28,500 00

i j Deduct charged to Locomotive Engines............ 28,500 00

6,400 00

Total permanent expenditures paid for from earnings....-.:..................-........... .............

$6,600 00

The total earnings have heen $599,916 53. Total last year, $676,895 87. Decrease, $76,979 34. Notwithstand ing this decrease in earnings, I am satisfied that we have
carried as many tons of freight over the Road this as last year, as a large portion of our down freights this year were of the

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407

heavier articles, such as corn, bacon, lard, flour and guano, which pays much less freight per ton than lighter merchan
dise. The current expenses of the year are greater than last
year $59,478 43, from-which should be deducted $34,194 06, being amount of material on hand in excess of last year at same date, leaving increase of expenditures at $25,284 37. This increase in current expenses has been produced by the increased number of miles (291) of Koad operated, and the increase in repairs on cars, locomotives and repairs of Road.
On the 10th day of September last, 111 miles of new Road, from Coleman to Fort Gaines, and on the 23d day of October, one mile, from Georgetown to Chattahoochee, (a temporary station on the east side of the Chattahoocbee river, opposite Eufaula,) was opened to business, making the length of Road now in use 206i miles ; and the aver age number of miles operated the past year 204i against 175 miles the year previous.
As mentioned in my last report, owing to the grading be yond Cuthbert, towards Eufaula and Fort Gaines, being heavy and rapidly built, the banks settling, etc., it has been necessary to keep a train and thirty-five hands for ten months of the year on those lines, at an expense of $8,500, which has been charged to construction. This part of the Road, with the exception of the track through Harrells Cut, is in good order. I have had this cut widened, and will probably have to ballast the Road bed through it, be fore it will stand.

Earnings per mile, passenger and mail............ $1,102 70 Earnings per mile, freight and miscellaneous..... 1.830 88

Total per mile........................................ Current expenses per mile .............................

$-,"33 58 1,529 84

Net earnings per mile of track in use............... Gross earnings per mile run by engines...... ..... Current expenses per mile run by engines ....... .

$1,^03 74 1,81.6 94,7

Net earnings per mile run by engin. \...............

87c

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EUPERIXTEVDEXT'S REPORT.

Total bales of cotton transported during the year, 174,208, against 206,307 last year.
Tables D and E show that there were from the South western Railroad proper 101,733 bales ; last year, 125,376 bales ; decrease, 23,643.
From Columbus and Muscogee Railroad we received 72,275 bales, against 80,931 bales the year previous, mak ing decrease of 8,656 bales, and a total decrease for the year of 32,299 bales.
By the South-Western Railroad to Macon, there were 24,973. The year previous, 32,503. Decrease, 7,530 bales-
From the Muscogee Railroad to Macon there were 111 bales, last year 138 bales.
Number of through passengers for the year, 29,481--way passengers, 88,231 ; total, 117,712, being an average per day oi 322, against 353 last year. Total number of pas sengers carried over the Road since it was opened, July 1st, 1851, 823,032. . The trains have been run with great regularity over the Road the past year, but one accident of a serious character having occurred to our passenger trains, whicji was produced by the removal of a rail by some malicious person, from the outside of a curve, between the 62d and 63d mile posts, by which the engine and three cars were precipitated down an embankment twenty feet high. No person, however, was seriously injured, which was certainly providential, as the baggage car, in which there were six persons, turned en tirely over, alighting on its trucks at the bottom of the em bankment, and was considerably damaged. The damage to the engine and train was about $3,000. Two accidents have occurred to freight trains, doing damage to cars and machinery of over $3,000.
Number of miles run within the year by passenger and mail trains, 208,782. Freight and other trains, (exclusive of filling or grarel train,) 121,463. Total, 330,245 miles run. Wood used by locomotives, 3,904 cords, being an

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average of 841 miles run to each cord of wood, at a cost of 2 8-10 cents per mile for fuel.
During the year there have been delivered on the Koad, for repairs, 57,049 ties, equal to a renewal of 36 miles ; string ers, 16,357, making lineal feet 323,824, and 1,474,016 feet board measure, equal to 30 miles of track. For other than track lumber 571,093 feet, board measure. Trestle bridges, 102,492 feet. Foundations for culverts, 7,817 feet, board measure. Total feet, board measure, of lumber paid for during the year, for repairs of track, bridges, buildings, etc., 2,456,277 feet, board measure, at a cost of $38,763 57.
There have been put in, during the year, two stone abut ments near Americus, to replace a short trestle bridge, a good substantial cotton yard wall of stone at that point, and one culvert of four feet span, and seven smaller culverts of stone, between Oglethorpe and Americus.
Our bridges are in very good order at present, but will require considerable repairs the ensuing year.
MOTIVE POWER.
Our motive power has been increased the past year by one large freight engine, the Pachitla, and one first class passenger engine, the Chipola, from Rogers' locomotive works, and one first class passenger engine, the T. M. Furlow, from M. W. Baldwin & Co.
There have been built in our shops the past year, five box cars, and two more are nearly completed. The three bag gage cars spoken of in my last report were finished, and two of our old passenger cars, Nos. 1 and 3, have been thor oughly repaired and refitted. We have also put new and improved seats in three of our best cars,, besides re-building several box and platform cars to re-place old ones and those broken up in collisions.
Our stock of cars now consists of--
First-class passenger......;.......... 18--12 in good order, 1 being painted. Second-class pass'r and baggage- 10--1 needs repairs and 2 paint. Baggage and package............... 4--in running order.
28

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SUPEBISTEJfDBST 8 REPORT.

Hail and Express.-....--.--....... 3--in good order. Conductors'..--.-.--................. 12--in good order. Box freight.............................116--11'2 in good order, 4 need repairs. Platform................................ 76--8 need repairs. Stock.--................................. 4--in good order.
We have on hand materials as follows:
For repairs of Road and bridges, good rails, chairs, spikes, ties, stringers, and other lumber,in value...................... 48,021! 03
Worn-out rails, etc........................................ ............... 1,200 00 Materials for cars .......................................................... 16,222 G4 Materials for motive power..........................:................... 2.000 00 Oil, tallow and waste..-.--.............................................. 1,044 00 Stationery, etc---......................................................... 1,000 00 Fuel and water..............-.....--....--.--........................... 1,073 C7

Total........ ............................................................ $71,462 34 From which deduct iron charged to construction.$16.284 36 Invoices unpaid...... ..................................... 1.359 C6

17,644 02

Value of materials on hand paid for--.............. Value of materials on hand paid for, Aug. 1, 1860,

$53,318 32 l'J,624 20

More materials on hand this than last year.

$34,194 06

Of the amount paid for the 400 tons of iron ordered for repairs of Eoad, $16,284 36 was charged to construction. Aa a large portion of this iron is still on hand not used, this amount is deducted from amount of materials on hand, and may be charged to repairs of Road annually, as the iron is laid.
There harve been seven miles of new T rail laid, and the same length of flange rail taken up on the main line below Fort Valley, and 2 miles and 2,176 feet laid, and the same length of T rail taken up on the Columbus Branch during the year. We now have on hand for repairs and to lay, 207 tons light T rail, weighing 40i Ibs. to the yard ; 85 tons T rail, weighing 46 pounds to the yard, and 187 tons good flange rail, besides 24 tons of worn out rail.
There have been re-rolled, at the Atlanta Rolling Mill,

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122 tons of iron of pattern weighing 46 pounds to the yard, and 130 tons weighing 401 pounds to the yard, at a cost, including freight to and from the mill, of $8,417 96, which was paid from earnings and charged to current expenses.
Our entire line of Road is in very'fine order, with the slight exception of a few hundred feet in Harrell's Cut.
The bridge across the Chattahoochee river at Eufaula has progressed slowly, the contractor having had a good many difficulties to encounter, hut the work is heing well and faithfully executed, and, as'far as done, to my entire satis
faction. It will require, to complete the bridge and Road entire,
to Eufaula, including depot buildings and everything com
plete, not exceeding $100.000. Respectfully submitted,
VIRGIL POWERS,
Engineer and Superintendent.

TABLE A.

to

Abstract of Earnings of the South-Western Railroad Company, from August 1, 1860, to

August 1, 1861.
^v

DAT*.

-Amount of Up i'ruinht.
Through, Way.

Atnonnt of Down Am'nt Through Amount Wny

Totals in Totals In

Jb'roiftht.

I'llSSIlgO,

PIWSHKO. MAILS.

Increase. Deeronso.

1881. 1860.

Through. Way. Up. Uown. Up. ])oirn.

1860--August ...... September. Ootobor...... November. Pooombor..
1861--Jivnunry..... February...
March........ April............ July ....... ......

110885 4.150 17 11520 04 13957 08 6321 27 15931 97 15113 28 9732 01 S7SG 79 2510 44 1332 3'2 575 68

1957 02 Gil.1! SO 13188 00 Km 76 fioliO 43 IWA a 14561 07 11S29 14 5729 54 1972 02 913 21 1097 90

0965 43 10283 41 283089 2818 90 627977 6092 IP. 202085

12301 14 13033 70 1931 90 3018 08 5S33 93 ft!66 82 2035 76

9516 00 9280 31 3367 67 3067 95 G8S7 45 7039 55 2035 76

6133 61 776038 2-146 80 2806 2ii 6285 85 6509 65 2035 76

4535 OK G826 22 3424 72 2608 13 9884 22 7551 03 2035 7fi

48S4 27 8153 82 2730 70 2571 85 6915 32 7704 63 2035 76

5979 93 13757 52 19S5 57 1698 12 5519 05 5104 20 2035 76

8*18 U 17530 54 2656 17 1887 32 5330 58 510002 2035 76

fr>07 58 12GG8 42 8845 47 2X7G 8S 6871 4B !>383 07 203576

2933 52 2384 S8

6322 03 4071 82

S608 r,7 4020 SO

2697 94 889 3(1

4639 25 4415 32

4193 81) :121 3.3

203576

2308 61 635251 3234 18 1351 40 4384 15 3831 10 ............

43477 SI 5M81 80 65938 73 63291 09 49715 8(! 66181 mi 66384 50 61 100 86 47914 89 30913 S3 21B7S 01 23188 53

37995 16 59058 35 68699 85 72611 77 75869 48 70306 03 02717 IS fttSWi 07 4tiU90 58 89165 30 3566985 36179 04

5182 15 3667 37 594 79 924 SI

3S7B 55 2761 12 10320 08 28153 62 3824 44 8252 03 1395)1 81 13290 51

,
I

Totals.............. 8658650 MisoolUnooud Kir ningd ......

9489066

7553827 116040 18 36086 44 27825 14 72306 32 6894133 29342 Oft 598566 S3 070268 67 135000 0527 20

1060862

82470 76 5177 20

Totals..............

59991653 C76S95 87 10G6862 870J7 96

Number of through pasiengora................................................. 29481 Number of way inksscucers,..................................................... 88231 ToUl number of passengers...................................................117712

1861. AvonK number of ustsengors per day................... .....322 Total number of miles run by the trains during the
year............................................................ ............

1800. 353
330245

SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.

413

TABLE B.
STATEMENT OP THE NUMBER OF PASSENGERS TRANSPORT ED PBOM AUGUST IST, 1860, TO AUGUST IST, 1861. Compared with the Precious Year.

MONTHS.

1S61. THROUGII.

1861. WAY.

1860. THROUGH.

1860. WAT.

Up. Down. Up. iDown. Up., Down. Up. Down.

1850--August...... ......... 1178 787 1103 1086 407 1162 861 1236 2150
May......_............._...... 2110 2215
July............................ 16S8

1207 3924 35:16 1357 4127 3861 1380 4159 4159 1319 3824 3K>2 1178 5H5 466S 1080 4109 4-188 823 3795 3346 905 3525 3177 1454 3897 3672 1746 3112 SOW 421 28G4 2548 624 ' 2588 2396

1365 1256 $39 1767 993 2168 1269 2304 1707 2670 1672 2512 1374 1679 1220 16-26 1252 1132 1248 1019 1498 877 1634 1173

3357 3124 2888 SOU 3514 3531 3707 3974 6065 60M 5232 5063 3189 31U 3511 3648 3899 3312 3620 3397 3674 3165 4661 4369

Total . ......._. _ 159S7 "l3494 45639 42592 16021 20181 47321 45769

TABLE 0.
THE FOLLOWING TABLE SHOWS A COMPARISON OP THE VARIOUS BRANCHES OF BUSINESS FOR THE YEAR JUST CLOSED, WITH THE PREVIOUS YEAR:

SERVICE.

1851.

1860. Increase. Decrease.

8658650 89960924 Up Freight--Way....................................... 94S9966 10420951
75538 27 111897 66 Down Freight-Way................................... 116040 IS 102372 41
36086 44 3964665 Up Pussaae-- Wny.. ..........._........................ 27825 14 7392336
7230632 46993 18 68941 33 68634 11 Mail--........................................................ 2034269 2308255

1302274 930985 3635939 1366777 ""356021 4609822 25313 14 30722 273986

Total.................................................... 59856053 $67036867 39288 13 111090 27

135000 652720

517720

59991653 S676895 87 ............... 116267 47 39288 13

Increase. 1861. 1860.

7697931

Bales Cotton-- Way............:.......................

100871 73137

122291 84016 ...............

21420 10879

ToUI..... ..,,. .

. ....................... 174008 206307 ............... 32299

TA1II.E J>.

Number of Sales of Cotton transported over the South- Western Railroad to Mac.on.

' 'MONTHS.

12 11 10J4 10

98

7

6 5K 5

4

S

o?
2 1H 1 .aH"

s-r s? 3 O
1 sg igot u1o

? c1c*

CnT*-
a(H.

S\^* aT O

acr,r
T

af &

: : i:

c

f

cr o c.

aP 5
i

A^
(V
r
uT
i

o-1
op z

"?'

'* J

pWc*
f

aM G
i1
rt

I860--AuffiMt ............ Soptoinbor ......

7 655

"i'iSx3i

"i'6

October.., ......... 1201

91

Nflvombor. ...... 741 811 106

December.,. .... 247 lf.2 "'43 63

iS . . 294 499 112

J?oli riiftry.., ...... 48 81 14 9

. . 4l! 81

Ifi 44

2

87 TO9 357 fill 317 163 "9 59 76 18

in
61 141 27H 31 25ti 17-3i 12

27

210 "40

182

524 30,9

"i'i

294

11)2

l; 69

.....

31!>
308 310 105 IGli 1G3 42 35

30 317 280 3fl8 22ii 220 72 22
4

I1'

592 15 ""f, "is

767 31

570 M4 547
2n9o5

il
82 ""8

28 "72 23

..... 2-1
i'ii

a&is
30 Ti

56

13

40 241 280 327 74 299 56 1<J

13 Sft 53

12 42 Ofi

"(i
24

is

20

'"23

lf>

81 14 "? ......

34 94 11

22 6

205 25

9 10

...

74


i'-ii i"'cioo

"UmS5
2lil

10 3)7 721 457

31!> 2952 5211 521li

279 492
1952 )7R

57

13

171 439 187

S',2 695 !!ll)

3013 "256 4099 4M1 "583 17iV

40 31 31 1070 S34

20

HO 390 115

4SUEPRP1IXOTREX4TD.EXT'S

My ................ Juno............... 3 July................. V Totals....................... 2168 13U1

. . 1

3

18 21 1 1

6 10

1

1

4 '6 "941 4

~97

58 393 1931

2319 51 1574 1-187 3526 153 120 144 558 1281 264 491 83 15 26

10 81

6am0i

"147 57

293 213 1561 2814124973 1386 8916

1386

Total Peoremo.,.,,....

JB59--Aniruiit............ li

11

September... ..... 197 221 ...... 29 234

679 4.13 43 567

.November....... 571 104 24 30 583

Dcccinbor.. ...... 796 245 90 89 510

: : : 100
3G9

am111
tilii!

21 34

1 143 CIO

1G6 7W4

1 241 797

13 67

2ii(j 931 22 5S9 487 882 104

323 433 1C 369 582 668 132

1-2i '2H

63 157 191

240 275 57U 2-14 478 138

0 66 37

74 277 671 46 18

1860--January ........ 143 118 23 28 325 .... 125 709 17 322 352 498 51 92 190 210 71 ......

February.. ....... 23 112 f,
April................ 4 27

37 63 173 745 59 28S 00

. . . 173 112 20S 23

2 20 11

180

15 53 6 3 7U

36 4!

57 53

May................. fiS

ll>

95

1 July................. f,

? f>9 4

......

3

j

1"

1

13 ,......r.....

I. 1

Totals....................... 2497 13il 143 212.2283 ....!l-18S 4201 114 2i3fl|3>19;33Sli ;23 ...... 3C8i9oi iS70|830|l'.3 6

7530

......

9 1 4U ^75

151 48S

295 815

2550 749;i

iw

302

515 1222 7294 21*78

...... 181 537 1005 7112 4099 "256

27 315 C99 434S '583

24 314 .Wo

62 PO 736 "ffli

12

15

281 115 27 "l47

.SmO 57

aw 2413 4457|S503ls91G 1IW6

SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.

415

Decrease....
ah Increase.....
f^O^O-lS
Total......... MsSSS

ZS .' 38 I S

? - ;Ssl

Butler'g..... I

Reynolds'-I foS"-

Ererett's... |

Ft. fluinea.. [ j^S" ^olcman ... 1 Jhnttahoo- I
chee-.....-1

Georget'wn j "pisS'0^

Katcber..... 1

la

Morris'...... I

18

Cuthbcrt'... j

Ward......... I f

Dawson's...

Brown........ .

^-oo ::c S

: : : : : ico ;

IS3
r* co c-i --< o i: :: ::<<MMrtr<+-*Lo- tte1^

(Si WDJ''--
M. jsasg^gas j :

: ; ISS S3SS38 !S?S ; |

?3

*-

<-

~

MONT JiJIiIiJi a 3S

j

TABLE F.
Showing the Quantity of Produce, etc., Transported over the South- Western Railroad from August
1st, 1860, to August 1st, 18G1.

MONTHS.

No. OF itHLR. AND HALF No. OF SACKS AND uis,

nm.s. FLOUR.

(iv Fr.iHiii.

Bbls. Half bbK Snoks. Pound'.

I860--August ............ 1,201

2

September. ...... 1,163

1,797 November. ...... 1,561

11 3

13 ooomber ........ 1,106

8

18CI--tlnnunry.,,, ....... 2,657

2,011 1,594

1

2,427

Mav

563

173

July.................

125

1,782

155,732

2,034

178,1112

1,131

130.8110

1,315

120,.|fiO

m72o2

66U.550u0

1.231

95,800

1,2-15

97,700

1-15

13.BSO

327

43,030

47

12.690

730

67,505

Total, 18G1............. 16,553

88

11,295 1,032,669

Total, I860............. 7,074

84

13,900 1,301,750

9,479

4

Deoronso..................

2,065

329.081:

No. OF liUSHKLS OK C'llHN.

Up.

Down,

77

12,961

280

9,447

12'

8,5(18

20S

12.749

296

18,310

a17s3

Jl.WO 56,078

100

121.528

139

10S.016

100

40,710

llfi

lO.Ml

57

'13.IW1

1.896

493,191

6.923

12,453

480,738 5.027

POUNDS ov POUNDS OF FKKTOF OUANO. BACON. LUMIIKK.

100,039 189,102 205, iS6 298,086 221,2150 782,f.81 4,089,455 1,891,805 374,813
""""i1'.,b0'0ib0""

886,2T>2 S-IS.SRS 4G5,7!B 808,532 180,423 18K.050 895.557 858,270 Oi4,550 587,018 870,420 801.MO

8,117,097 ' 5,265,410 2,2.1!8,yH7

3,020,473

160,500 381,400 253 300 143.200 220.0110 73,000 158.060 278,000 815,000 281..TM 110,230 109,280 2,550,440 2.703772 356,063

Conns op WOOD.
r4>3i9a
6l:> 705 635 2! S55 C8Q R'!2 597 461) 421
6.087 4,7,">o
1,352

Tons, 1

A COJIPARTSON OK TONNAOS OF FIVE LKADIKG ABTIOIKS OP TKANSVOBTATIOX-- COTTON, FiODR, CORN. GUANO AND BACOS.
....10,331

L

I

SUPERINTENDENT'S EEPORT.

417

TABLE G.
Number of Bales Cotton transported from Columbus and Muscogee Railroad to Savannah, Augusta and Macon, over the South- Western Railroad, compared with last year ;

Atugousta Col.iM.R.- Col.&M.B. Savanah.. TMacoon

Savauah,.AtauogustaC&Mo.lR. |TMacoon.,'&CMo.El. [luorcoso... Dcrfiaso..

MONTHS.

MONTHS.

; P.?

S. = r1

November,.?... .........
April......... ............... May.............. ............ July, ........................

AQA
e\ one
Rldf)
9,614 6,860 13,900 13,004 8.538 5.507 2.9S5
378

1859--August.......

ffi November..

4fl

S

February...

Mi.y...........

9

July ........._

o acfi
n5,9o6o7
15.717
7 fill
,8,048 7.785 7.047 6,072 5,527
9 OAR
1,357

2.182

3,161

or

1,748

4 ......... 6,107

fl7 T>

5.885

1,048

5.251

1491

?sS<fwti

2.530 ......... 1.348

Total................ ........... 72,164 111 Total............... 80,793 13R 12,627 21,283 12,627

Total dccrtus*........

8,B5fi

TABLE' 11.
Sources of Revenue from August 1st, 1860, fo August 1st, 1861.

. FRKIGIIi.

Xkl-.lGllT.

H<KH.IIT. Ker-ripts Tot*l He-

MONTHS.

Contrnl Unilrond. M nron ,V TV. K. H.

From

0

From

To

JIllFCOp re 11. It. From To

from coipts from

S. W. It. R.

all

1'rojit-r. SoiircKs.

4SURPE1RPIXOTER8XTD.EST'S

1860- August. .............................. 13404 02 $828 GO 18810 88 5201 04
October....................... ...... 11671 01 17889 08 7008 18 22218 05 0170 48 8880 00 5009 18 25279 48

$1508 94 1007 41 1481 02 1819 CO
1522 22 1708 1)8

$27 70 i?408 (U 68 82 IflSS 20 80 02 01102 16 85 51 0277 02
207 4-1 4054 42 140 21 0807 02

$185 l!i 404 62 610 30
251 11 412 73 283 05

$2T(i09 70 $48477 81 27004 88 55181 80 29080 05 60938 78 240-10 01 68291 09
28412 10 49710 80 24147 22 00481 59

8084 97 80107 03 8251 01 182 82 0601 72 850 44 188<1G 01 00884 50

10829 88 179S3 00 C47S 88 8079 28 May.. ................................. 1818 79 2780 06

0050 88 0855 48
2709 41

60 78 5727 00 40 21 8708 73 09 25 2237 76

714 Ot 22088 88 04400 80 501 60 23004 07 47914 80 247 Of> 21018 82 80018 88

1063 40 732 09 July....... .......................... 1619 05 809 49

1788 0) 4097 07

27 80 827 04 95 07 335 48

207 78 10001 78 21078 04 200 16 17201 71 2J038 08

Totnl, 1801............................ 91004 62 180827 40 " 1800........ .................... 145007 03 100413 07

$85431 70 $1020 24 00300 42 $4004 49 281002 07 $609910 53 17018 12 1002 60 05400 34 4401 72 302001 43 670890 87

* ' Dficrtiftsc

$18418 67

102 77

04302 41 $14086 17

$073' 42 $0009 02

$20'J38 60 $70979 34

TABLE I.
Names and Condition of Locomotives on the Smith-Western Railroad, July 31s, 1861.

NAMES.

BITIJ.DERS.

WHEN PUT IN USE ON THIS ROAD.

HOW USKD.

REMAUKS.

Rogers, Ketchum & Grosvenor. March.......... ........1851 jravel Train......

Rogers, Ketchum & Grosvenor. March. .............. ...1851 aravel Train...... [{epairs--new furnace.

Post Boy...... ....>....... Eufnula. ..................

Rogers, Ketchum & Seth Wilmarth.. ....... Rogers, Ketchum &

Grosvenor. ............... Grosvenor.

September. ...... ......1 852
January......... ......1853 April........ ....... .....1853

3ood order.
Good order. Kood order.

Rogers, Ketchum & Grosvenor. October. ............... 1853

Needs repairs.

Rogers, Ketchum & Grosvenor. October...... ......... .1853

tJew furnace.

Rogers, Ketchum & Grosvenor. September......... ...1854 PlSSG 11 ET6P

Sood order.

Rogers, Ketchum & Grosvenor. October.. .......... ....1854 PflSSGlJ2T6r

3ood order.

Rogers, Ketchum & Grosvenor. October..... ...........1854

Good order.

Muckalee .................

Rogers, Rogers'

Ketchum & Locomotive

Grosvenor. May......... ....... ....-1850 Freight....... ...... Works...... July..... ................ 1857 Freight....... ......

Good order. Good order.

Rogers' Locomotive Works...... September........... ..1857 Freight....... ...... Good order.

Rogers' Locomotive Works......

Freight........ . ... Good order.

Rogers' Locomotive Works...... January ...............1859 Freight............. Good order.

M. W. Baldwin & Co... .............. March.................. 185'J Freight............. Under repairs.

McNab

....................

Rogers' Locomotive Works........ M. VV. Baldwin & Co.. ......... ....

December. ........... ,185

Freight.............

Good Good

order. order.

T.

M.

Furlow...........

M. M.

W.Baldwin & Co. ...............

Freight......

W. Baldwin & Co....... ........ September............ 1880

...... Good order. Good order.

Pachitla

.........

........

Rogers' Rogers'

Locomotive Locomotive

Works........ Works-.-....-

January............... 1861 March ................. .1801

Freight.......

.....

Good order. Good order.

T. B. EI/FE, Master Machinist.

i
SUR4PERPINOT1ERNDTE9N. T'S

TABLE J. -
Showing the number of miles run by each Engine, and the amount of Wood used for the whole year, ending July 31st, 1861, exclusive of Gravel and SwitcMny Engines,

NAMES OF ENGINES.

CAIIS HAULKD.

tr" M

S

i B i"*df-i

s? 1 Aa-
?

1 as5 o KW

i f E.f

MILKS HUN.

"*>

e-I

ri

oa

?

g g
1

1

USET>.

u

&?oa

*PaoB &

? 3.
(A
2,

O

4

1? 1^

3oo
0 h] ^
O
0

MILKS RUN TO A

o
hjO


f O 1

? H 1

1?sa.
F

O
I 2,
1
f

3 3
Offl
H
\w

4SURPE2BPINOTE0RNDTEN.T'S

68 27 16 94 Ohipolft.,,..,.....,....... ........ 67 131 T. M. Vurlow .................. 71 154 316 270 Eufuula............... ............. 381 75 2344 Pataulft ........................... 1685 Muoknleo...... .................. 195J 2330 2043 1629 L. 0. Reynolds.. ............. 2364 Kinonafoonoo. ................ 2296 Pachitla.......................... 635

50 1315 43 1299
945 71 8G6 20 341 54 1007
895 iS 1598 116 721 219 292 116 542 82 618 786 1S5 211 194 75] 893 817 475 875 78i """20 330

1423 13611

26255 26255 23934 2S934

065 1031

17434 17434 23512 23512

418

10946 10916

1192

30321 30321

1023

28185 28485

1881

13319 13319

1153

11118 11118

781

4202 4202

1039

6116 6116

775 8265 "13987

9239 9239 8901 1788S

2096 14707

14707

2705 12392

12392

3223 14051

14051

286< 14013 ......... 14013

2104 13173

13173

3239 17509

17509

3080 14651 ....,".. 14651

985 6950

6950

1&?K
isbfl 108 69^ 225 107H 112 99 30 52 52% 101 92 ffi* 783?
$ 33H

774H

283^

674 735

& KM- m217y,

784 315% 225VJ

347 191 104VJ

569 9H9 554 645 223 73

383J^ 350

201j| WM

883 140^1

v4 281!^

118

s 173

S81 210

731 SOI 279K

322 311 222

432 224 198^

558 32i 250K

621 274 230

631 225 222

759 303 227

727 283 25554

149 122 86M

!680 40 62080 3GOCO 641 SO 2J990 628 20 55080 33780 289 20 10080 169 20 206 40 670 20 632 SO 470 40 COO 60 55200 53280 514 20 61220 207 60

171 195 123 217 183 134 266 119 112 140 118 175 177 160 205 234 167 179 220 96 158

S3 35 24 SO 81 63 28 24 17 19 84 24 25 46 29 25 23 21 23 20 36

67 93 49 110
116 ?i 104 67 105 89 116 81 124 So 95 89 92 36 94 35 88 44 107 59 64 47 71 65 63 43 50 51 61 59 69 58 77 51 57 43 61

2 3-10 21-10 2 23-10 23-10 2 1 8-10 25-10 26-10 25-10 27-10 2 2-10 36-10 3 3-10 38-10 4 2-10 3 9-10 3 42-10 39-10

Total.. .......................... 18930 6889 10788 SG567 121463 20S782 330245 1923 11688> 600% 3904% 9370 20 3551 647 1123 1813 61 2-10

Cost Cost

maintenance of Cfil, I'allow and

Engines per milo Waste, per mile i

171 28J4 54 84K 28-10 39-10 11-10

Statement of Receipts and Disbursements of the Funds of the South-Western Railroad Company, to

*

.

August 1, 1861.

RECEIPTS.

BBRFBuooeoncnnneddddisvAAAfeocccdccrcooofEouuurxnnntCttte,,,aniiipsssssssiioutuuaeneeldddSoffftfoooorrRcrtktotowo,ann3ed1yn.y,.e7t.eay.6.ar4.s.ry..s.s.o...h...u...a...r...rs...e........s............................................,.........$....122645,,505000000

00 00 00

83,176,400 00 6600

IPFPnoratesseistrgaeOhgsftetfiEEcoeanarrDEnnexiinnptegganrsstsmffirroooenmnmtF--AuAnMuudggsauu.i.ssl.tt.S.11.e.,,.r.I1v.8.8i.6c.6.0e.0.............................................................

375,58704 200,971 27 17,772 12

390,00000 73,521 42

Central Railroad Freight Account........ Central Railroad Passage Account.........

594,330 43 831 34 461 27

Museogoe lluscogoo

Railroad Railroad

Passage Freight

Account... Account...,

BUAPMCrinnhalelgcaomslrnoalispneiutmsa&matyoenaandandbndRlDWdeSai..veiaD.l.isvr.dit.oase.e.nacrn.n.odnd..uas.RP.nh,.aa.tN..Ris..l..sora..a..osi..gl...ar..e1d..o....atA..Fo..d..cr..1e..Pc..7i.o.a.g...us....h.s.n...a.t.t...g....A....e........c....A....c.......o.c......ou........'.n.t........t.....

8065 82755

1,29261 00820 9328 183 25 20868 38293
5,301 00 63277

DISBURSEMENTS.

Construction.. TlMFPooarcaesocosilogsemnnhaogtnDtediCervpMeaCorEaast..rc.n.s.h..g...i..i...n.n.....ee....r..s...y...............................................................................................................................................................................$.......111142000400,,,,,6000006000000001000040000

83,308,549

06

CurAIrnenntentruEeistxytpAetoncscCeoi.t"uy.n..ot...f.....M.......a....c....o....n......,................................................................................

835.602 1,250

50 00

284,660 14 319,453 01

NNMSCtioeootwwycnktoYYgfionooCmrrokkoetlrhSPuyemtreraoabnpCmudeoslsWmlhebiproepnsnLntNdiiPnscaeosv....i.i..n..g....t..a.....Rt...i.....oa......ni...l....r..C..o......oa.....d.m........B.p......a..o...n...n...y...d......s........................

$19,516 5.000 10,000 3,967 725

95 00 00 27 00

26,85250 39,20922

Dividend No, 18, paid.........................................

116,080 00

Balance.....

148,519 64

84.243.323 57

t4.2J3.323 57

The balance consists of

Cash Cash Cash

on on on

hand, as per Cash deposit at Mnvino deposit at Central

Book...................... Bank Agency........ Railroad Bank......

. $11,577 30 , 41.195 92

Bills receivable.,..,.........................................

$22,858 48 52,773 22 .72,887 94

$148,519 64

[E. E.]

JOHN T. BOIFEUILLET,

MACOH, August 1,1861.

Treasurer.

LIST OF THE HOLDERS
OP THE
CAPITAL STOCK
OF THE

AT THE CLOSE OF BCSiyESS, JPLT 31ST, 1861.

X.VUES.

8HABF.S. ' IUXES.

SHARES.

Anderson. John \f..................... ...... 55 Bullock, Mrg. Martha....................... 38

Anderson. John W., Trustee Mrs. Bullock, Miss A. i............................ 1

Eliza M-. Xicoll.............................. 12 ' Bullock, W. Goston. Trustee............ 1

Anderson, John W., Trustee Mrs. L. [Bancroft, Martha M.......... .............. 5

W. Tapper and children................ 10 Baltcrsby, William........................... 336

Anderson. John \V.. Trustee Georgia Battcrsby, William, Agent for M. A.

C. GillUm...................................._ 18 I Wolfenden..................................... 60

Anderaqn, John W.. and T. Purse, Battcrsby, William, Agent for Wm.

Ex'rs in trust Marg't C. and Jack

Barber............................................ 50

son Hedriek...................................

Battersby, Joseph.............................. 160

Anderson, John W., Trustee forchil- Borchert, A., Trustee for Charles

dren of F. A.Hnd L. W.Tuppcr..... 40 ' Sandberg........................................ 2

Anderaon, John \V., Trustee Mary | Banow, F. S., Adm'r of J. II. Bur-

E.Johnson and childreD............... 2, roughs............................................. 35

Anderson, Gco. \\~.................... ........ 350 Bartow, F, S., Guardian of F. B. Be-

Anderson, Geo. W., in trust for Eliza | ville................................................ 26

A. Lamar....................................... 13! Bartow. F. S., Trustee of F. B. Be-

Anderaon, G<o. W., Trustee E. C. ; ville......................................... ...... 7

Anderaon........................................ 6'Bartow, F. S., Trustee Mrs. Sarah

Andcrson. Gco. If., Trustee E. C. \ UreeD and her children by Alcxan-

Anderson. Jr....................._........ 2 dor-Maxwell..... ............................. 10

Alexander, .Edward P........................ 100. Bartow, F. S., Agent for Morton Hall

Alexander, Adain L.......................... 100] Estate............................................. 11

Armstrong. K. R., in trust for Bern- i Bartow. F. S., in trust for Mrs. Ellen

ineton Armstrong..

101 J,loyd.............................................. 3

Armstrong, R. R., in trust for Alex

Brodie. Basil M................................. 50

ander Armstrong..............--......... 10 Brodie, Caroline B............................ 11

Armstrong, R. R., in trust for Lcan- Brodie, Caroline M............................ 13

derG. Armstrong........................... 10 Brodie, Eliza M................................. 24

Adaajs, Mary il................................. 6 Brodie, Mary F................................ 14

Adams. R. W., and Georg* \V~. Stiles. Bond, Ann M.................................... 47

Trustee.......................................... 10 Bond, Sarah R................................. 26

Alleo, Iiidian E................................. 3 Bond, Samuel M............................_ 10

Arnold. R. D.. Trustee Ann E. Brown, 31 Bandy, J. V/'................. ...................... 35

AiOD.I. S. K................................... 68 Bandy, James W............................... 45

Armstrong, James W........................ 40 Brown, E. P......................................... 14

Bullock. Wm. Jas..............._............ 42 Brown, Dr. William......................... 12

Ballock. Wm. G., Trustee James D. Black, Miss A. R

Colburn..........._.._...............__. 6 Bass, Charles H

.... 6

STOCKHOLDERS.

423

14AMES.

SHARES.

KAMF.3.

SHARKS.

Bass, Mrs. Mary 'R................f............ 20 Cunningham, John, in Trust for

Bell, H. S., Trustee Mrs. F. A. Bell... 5 Preston Cunningham..................... 2

Byrns, Thomas, Guardian of Thomas Cunnlngham, John, in trust for Eu-

A. Ryan....................................-- 4 phomia Postcll,............................. 1

Barnett, Samuel................................ 29 Cunningham, John, Trustee of Ed

Barnett, Samuel, Trustee Sarah F.

ward Suteliffe................................. 2

Barnett.......................................... 27 Cunningham, Miss Isabella............... 4

Barnett. Mrs. Jane............................ 33 Cunningbam, Miss Jane W.....__.... 9

Berry, John B................................... 5 Cunningham, E................................. 1

Butler, Mrs. Nancy........................... 5 Cunningham, Peter G........................ 18

Beddows. William............................. 20 Cunningham, P. G., in trust for S. B.

Bukcr, E. W., Trustee for Florence

Postelle........................................... 3

Buker.................. .......................... 2 Cunningham, J. G.............................. 4

Buker, B. W.. Trustee for Ida Cunningham, Miss Isabella G.......... 1

Nichols........................................... 1 Cunningham, John, Adm'r P. G. C... 2

Bacon, Mary J..................... ............. Bacon, Henry, " St. Mary's"............. B~on. Henry....................................

5 30 40

Clark, W. U.. Trustee for Sophia and
Lucy Green.................................... Clark, W. H., Trustee for Lucy

13

Bogardus, H. S., Trustee of Mrs. Eliza

Green.......................... .................. 27

Webster and children..................... 81 Clark, M. M.................................:...... 4

Bliss. Mrs. M. A. M.......................... 4 Clark, J. H........................................ 5

Beall, Rebecca A............................... 23 Circopuley, John F........................... 36

Bruen. C. W. W................................ 16 Circopuley, Francis J., Trustee of

Bruen, Mrs. Matilda......................... 59 Ann A. Kebarer and children......... 12

Baker, Francis A.............................. 13 Christie, Luke, Trustee of Emily C.

Burdsall, Wrn.H.............................. 60 Camp............................................. 6

Bownc, Alfred T................................ 32 Church, Elizabeth............................ 1

Butler, John W................................. 43 Clay, Joseph...................................... 2

Barnard, Mrs..C. E............................. 27 Craft, Carl F.......................................... 21

Blocker, Stephen.............................. 10 Cooper, John M.................................. 40

Bryan, Lpverd, Guardian for Sydney, Cooper, John M. i Co........................ 52

Josephine and Edith..................... 100 Cooper, John............ ........ .............. 21

Bass. Miss M. J................................. 40 Cooper, C. I'., in trust for his wife,

Brown. Jamos E................................. 10 Hesse M. Cooper............................. 13

Brown, Joseph E........ ..................... 30 Cuyler, R. R......................... ............ 70

Brown, James E., for Robert lirown, 10 Cuyler, R. R., and F. H. Churchill.

Brown, E. E., Guardian of Clemmon

Trustees of Mrs. E. M. Churchill

Sabatty.......................:.................... 2 and son........................................... 13

BaUs, Wm.M.................................... 30 Cuyler, R. R., and F. H. Churohiil,

Berry, Samuel.................................... 3 Trustees of R. C. Churchill............ 7

Boynton. Willard.............................. 10 Cuyler. R. M...................................... 127

Beecher, Samuel T............................ 25 Cuyler, Miss Margaret M.................. 10

Baber, Mrs. Mary.............................. 10 Cuyler, Geo. A., Trustee for Wm. B.

Black, Wm. A.................................... 39 Trowbridge and wife....................... 10

Boifeuillot, John T........................... 8 Cuyler. Dr. John M........................... 16

Baxter, John S........................ ......... So Cornell, Livingston L........................ 3

Bivins, George W.............................. 4 Champion, Aarou..... ... ................._ 88

Ball. M C........................................... 36 Champion, A., Trustee Mrs. Eliza

Bell, Win. A..................................... 3 beth Champion......... .................... 85

Buff. Jas. II...................................... 4 Champion, Francis, Trustee of Eliza

Cohcn, Jacob..................................... 110 A. Larcombo................................... 20

Cohen, Solomon................................. 326 Champion, F. J., Trustee Ann E.

Cohcn, Solomon, Attorney for Henry

Champion....................................... 10

Myers,.............................................. 54 Cummiug, Mary................................ 4

Cohen. Solomon, Attorney for Frank Cumming. Montgomery, Trustee...... 11

M. Myers........................................ 2 Camden County Academy................. 13

Cohen, Solomon, Jr........................... 1 Carter, Mrs. Harriet........................... 3

Cohen, Octavus, Trustee for Mrs. Clinch, N. B., Trustee of Mary L.

Bel' Cohon..................................... 10 Clinch............................................. 35

Cohen. Miss Cccilin,........................... 13 Currnn, P.. in trust for Ann Curran.. 20

Cnnningbam, Miss Euphemia,.......... 8 Counery, Eleanor.............................. 10

Cunningham, P. G., in trust for S. W. Chcevcs. Isabella, Adm'z.................. 106

and P. P. andJ. C. Postellc, minors, 3 Coates, J. \V...................................... S

Cunnijngham, John, in trust for Mary Connerat, Joseph V........................... 36

L. "Young...... ................................. 5 Cbisbolm, Walters............................. 12

Cornwell. F. W................................... 20 Cox, Henry P..................................... 5

Cunningbam, Jno., in trust for John Cope. George L.................................. 9

Cunning-ham. Jr............................. 1 Charlton, Mrs. Margaret.................. 46

Cunningham, John, in trust for W. Charlton, Robert M........................... 26

Cunningham. Jr............................ 1 Charlton, Robert M., Trustee of Mrs.

Cunningham, John, in tract for Giles

B. G. Guerard and children............ 12

McDonald....................................... 8, Caiscls, A. W., Executor estate of I.

Cunningham, Miss E. C.......,....:....... 2 ' N. Quarterman............................... 4

424

STOCKHOLDERS.

NAHES.

SHARES. NAMES.

SHARES.

CrOwder, Catherine M....................... 50 Drewry, John..............

......... 20

Carter, Farish.................................... 545 Dasher, Joseph J........

......... 10

Carter, Samuel M.............................. 150 Dodge, Thomas A...,

Cheeves, Grief.................................... ISO Dizmukes. James Z..

10

Chambers. James M.....................--- 30 Dawson, Edgar G........................::..... 50

Cbevcs, Mrs. Elizabeth.................... 20 Drane, William................................. 5

Cutbbert Chapter, No. 31.................. 5 Eagan, Patrick.................................. 12

Crozier, John.................................... 3 Eastman, Mrs. Eliza M..................... 45

Cooled?e, X. F.................................~ 5 Eufaula Lodge, Xo. 31, I. 0. 0. F..... 5

Carither-, Robert G....._.................... 50 Ewing, 0. 11. P.................................. 3

Comer, John F.................................. 20 Erans, Jas. E., Treasurer for the

Carnes, Eliza J., Trustee for Mrs. A.

funds of special relief, Georgia

E. Tinsley...................................... 5 Conference...................................... 15

Games. Mrs. Eliza J..............._........ 20 Fulton, Silas..................................... 10

Crawford, M. D................................. 30 Fraser, Francis A.............................. 6

Crawford, Miss Susan........................ 33 Fraser, Simeon J............................... 15

Crawford. Miss E. A......................... 12 Fraser, Simon A................................ 15

Cubbedjre, Jas. D...--....................... 1 Fox, R.D......................................... 20

Curhart A; Curd................................. 1 Felt, Joseph........... ..._..................... 20

Carhart iBro.................................... 40 Felt. Joseph, Trustee Margaret M.

Carhart. Jas. }i................................. 35 Charlton and children................... 21

Clnrk. V.'illiam L.............................. 4 Fairchilds, L. J. B ............................ 20

Coker, Francis M.............................. 3 Fabran, Jas. L................................... 10

Craig. estate of Sallie C..................... 35 Fcrril, John C.. in trust for Julius

Church, Rev. Alonzo, D. D.............. 25 Ferril............................................. 3

Cnohran. A. E.................................... 20 Ferril, John C................................... 40

Colquit. A. H..................................... 55 Fleatwood. Thomas M...................... 5

Carswell, W. E.................................. 89 Fawcett. Alexander........................... 7

Champion, A. 31............................... 1 Ford, Edward E................................ 20

Champion, G. M................................ 4 Folcy, John...................................... 45

Carter, Jcsse...........__........................ 27 Foley, James.................................... 2

Demere, M. E....................... ........... 12 Flemming, Xhos.W., Agent for Hetty

Demerc, Mary.................................. 2 A. Quartcrman................................ 15

Dunnin?, Eiiza M............................ 14 Footman, R. H., Trustee AnnaE.

Dunning, Ralph.--.....--.----............ lo Footman..._............._............... 2

Doon, Mrs. Jnlia G........................... 20 Fulwood, Rev. C. A., Trustee Mrs.

Doon, estate John &......_.................. 25 Harriet G. Falwood and children.. 5

Dowel], T. G., W. Davis, W. P. Chap

Fitzsimmons, Mrs. E. N.................... 6

lain, G. Butler, and 31. Luffbur- Finlayson. John................................ 132

row, Trustees.................................. 24 Fay.-W. H.......................................... 31

Davis. Ann M.................................... 10 Furlow, Jas. W................................. 3

Davis. Gco. W.. Ex'r Thos. Clark...- 17 Furlow.T. M.................................... 5

Dillan, Captain,in trnst for the Asso

Freeman, Milo S............................... 1

ciation of the friends of Ireland...- 12 Franklin Lodge, No. 2,1.0.0. F...... 5

Dye, Mrs. Snsan.....................-....._ 10 Freeman, A. R.................................. 5

Dow, Mrs. Dorcus.............................. 3 Franklin, Marcuj A.......................... 5

D'Lyon, Anna.--................................ 5 Fielder, Miss Mary C........................ 15

Davidson. James............................... 36 Foster, Flcmming.............................. 3

Daniels, Thomas............................... 14 Fanlk, A. W.............:........................ 10

Daniels, Thos.. Trust. Bridget Clark. 9 Fult9n, James................................... 6

. Duncan and Johnston...................... 20 Frazier, Daniel................................. 3

Dickson, James; Jr.......................... 42 Ford, G. G....................................... H

Dessaussure, W. G., Trustee Leah Felton, William................................. 5

Cohen..-..........--....__................ 120 Franklin, Mary L.............................. 10

Duncan, William.......--.............._.. 21 Gallic, John B................................... 41

Deloney, Mary A.............................. 10 Gallic, John B.. Agent...................... 9

Downing, Lawrence T....................... 25 Gaudry, Julns B............................... 15

Day, Joseph...................................._ 255 Gaudry, Mrs. Ann C......................... 62

Day, Cbas., Trustee Mrs. Jas. A Sis- Germain, Ann (i................................ 1

bet and children.........--...._........._ 42 Gallandet, James............................. 10

Donglass, Thomas..........................._ 29 Guerard, Richard D........................_ 25

Donglass, G. B., Trustee Mrs. Rosa Guerard, J. M.................................... 5

Doujflass ......._............................. 1 Ganahl, Mr. C. E............................ 25

Dempsey, D.........--......................... 124 Green, Benj., Trustee for Andrew

Dempsey, Thomas C ........................ 13 Low, Jr.........._.............................. 22

Dempsey, T." C., Executor estate of Green, Benj., Trustee for Eliza Low. 20

D D^mpsey.. _ ... . .. _ 35 Gordon, Geo. A., Trustee Mrs. Hen-

Dadley, G. M................................... 209 derson and children....................... 6

Davis, Richard R......_...................... 20 Godfrey, Jas. E., Trustee Andrew

Davis, Mrs. Annie S......................... 20 Nelson and children..................._ S

Dillard, Edward............................... 5 Godfrey. Jas. E., Trustee of William

Darby Lodge...............--................ 6 Kolb..._.......................................... 10

Daly, Patrick...___.___._....__ 5 Godfrey, Js. E., Trustee................. 6

STOCKHOLDERS.

425

NAMES.

SHAKES.

NAMES.

Godfrey, Susan .T.............................. 7 Howard, J.Gordon........................... 142

Gardner, Sarah M. Guardian............ 6 Howard, John G............................... 30

Gaithcr. William 11... ........................ 30 Hartridge, Alfred L......................_. 67

Gibbs. James S................................. 100 Hartridge, Mrs. Mary JU. (J............... 25

Gilbert, E. M.................................... 11 Hartridgo. Aleenon S........................ 608

Giles. William................................... 10 Hartridge, Julian, Trustfio of Alien

Gould. Miss M. J ............................. 10 S. and Catherine M. Gibbs.............. 10

Gray, George S.......................I.......... 1 Hartridge. Julian, Trustee of Mrs.

Grimes, John. J. H. Johnson, and

Susan E. Hartridze........................ 14

Eli Futch, Ex'rs Wm. Wright........ 25 Hartridgc, J., Guardian of E. JlcJD.

Guillam. Hannah.............................. 10 Kartridge........................................ 15

Glen, Mrs. Jane, Marion. ............... 15 Hobson, Ann, Kichard and John

Gilmcr. Louisa Porter, by A. Porter.. 10 Thorans.......................................... 32

Griswold, Mary Caroline................... 1 Hcmarb, E. C....................................... 13

Griswold, Charlotte A........................ II Hodgson, W.B.................................. 200

'Gilliland, John................................. 5 Harison, Thoma? I)........................... 7

Oammell, John................................. 9 Heywood, Alfdcd, Trustee for Miss

Griffin, H.C., in trust for H. W. Grif

Irene E. Trenlmlm.......................... 1

fin................................................... 3 Hcywood. Daniel Blake, and Walter

Griffin, Henrietta.............................. Z Blake Heywood.............................. 3S3

Orosham. John J.............................. 100 Hutton, John S................................. 30

Grantland. S...................................... 165 Harris, Jno. V?.. Trustee for the chil

Giles, John M..................................... 20 dren of Mrs. Ann Eliza Harris, de

Green, Thomas................................. 3t ceased.............................................. 65

Green, James Mercer, Trustee.......... 3 Harris, Jurifib, Jr............................ 30

Green. James Mercer, Agent for J. Harris, Lewis F........... ..................... 400

B. King, Trustee............................. 1 Hanlee, Noblea........_.....__.._... 15

Green, James Xerccr, Agent for Mrs. Hardec, W. J .................................... 10

Sarah Green.................................... 25 Hazlehurst, \V................................... 2

Green. Jarues Mercer. Trustee for HoustOD, Patrick.............................. 12

Mrs- S. V. Green............................ 41 Headman, H. D.............. .................. 3

Gill. Edward W., for 0. W. L. GUI.... 1 Hunter, Wm. P., in trust for Mrs. 0.

Graves, Ivcrson L.............................. 47 J. Bullock....................................... 4

Graves, Solomon................................ 1 Hcrsh, Herman.................................. 12

Gonakc. Lewis A............................... 5 Hamilton, James S.................... ...... 45

Grieve. Miller.................................... 41) Harrisnn, George P., in Trust for

Gunn, D. F........................................ 53 Putscy.........................................._ 1

Gan-ett, Rilev......................._............ 55 Herman, Peter................................... 8

Goodall. William P........................... 6 Hojikins, M. B., Administratrix....... 10

Goodman, Henry..........;................... 2 Hanieter, Joel.................................... 50

Gilbert, John P., Ex'r estate of Geo. Harris, John W................................. i8

W. Collier........................................ 22 Harris. James.................................... 12

Grey, Mrs. Winnctbrd....................... lu Hill, Joseph A.................................. 20

Grey. Peter W.. (luardinn of children Hill, Thomas.................................... 5

. of Mrs. Mary Crouch, dcc'd._....... 20 Hill, Ja7nes A...................................... 1

Ilabersham, Rev. B. E..................... 7 Hall. Richard A................................. 5

Haberaham, Isabella C..................... 11 Hal), Jolin. Guardian of E. Hall....... 9

Habershain, Isabella C-, Trustee...... 3 Uuut. John....................................... 5

Habersham, Isabella........................ 7 Hatchings, Mrs. Sarah....................... 10

Ilabersham, Robert, Trustee............ 8 Hodge, Benjamin R........................... 5

Hopkins. John D.............................. 4 Holinan, Kvuline A. and children..... 40

Ifaupt, Eliza...................................... 35 Holt. William S................................... 28

Haupt, John, Senior......................... 1 Holt T.G.. of Macon........................ 35

Ilaupt. Jnhn, Mobile........................ 4 Hunter, John A.................................... 5

Haupt, ,'Jamcs L_..._......................... 2 Hunter. Hardy...................................... 6

Haupt, Andrew J.............................. 3 Haycs, Mrs. Sarah Ann................---- 20

Ilaupt, A. J., J. L. nnd.Iohn, Testa

Haiisabook. J. J................................ 10

mentary Trustees tor Mary C. Fcr- Howard, John H............................... 14

guson and children........................ 8 Holcoiahc, F. P........_......................... 30

Hnupt, A. J.. J. L.and Jno., for Eliza Harvey. J. C...................................... 10

B. Seylc, deceased........................TM 6 Hmiooek, Mrs. Susan S.. Administra

Haupt, A. J.. J. L. and Jno., for wid

trix.... ..._........._............ .... 7

ow and children of S. B. Unupt, Hull, Asbury...........................'........... 90

deceased......................................... 1 Hull, Dr. Henry................................. 50

Eanpt, A. J., J. L. and John, fur Higbtower, Daniel............................ 5

Ann M. Bontz and children........... 7 Hubert/William................................ 42

Hutchison. R. A. W.nnd \V. J. Dun- Hooks, William...............................:.. 3

woody, Trustees of C. M. E. Shack- Hardcman it Griffin........................... 1

leford.............................................. 9 Ihly, Mrs. Mary Ann.................!....... 7

Hunter, Wm. P.. Casliier.................. 30 Ingruhara, John S............................. 10

Hallowes. Caroline, M. S., Trusteo... 9 Inftrftham, William, for Sidney, Jo

Harden, T. H., Trustee.................... 20 sephine and Edith Bryan............... 15

Hedrick, Elizabeth Carroll............... 5 Johnson, Wm. P.............................._ 12

29

526

STOCKHOLDERS.

NAURS.

SHIRKS.

NAMK3.

BHARE3.

Jenkins, Charles 3., Trustee of V. G. Lamar. G. B., Trustee for Mrs. C. P.

Burroughs and children._............ 20 Fowlo............................................. SO

Johnson. Mary II.............................. S Lcnzer. C........................................... 18

Johnston. Susan W. .......................... 3 \ lieivis, John A.................................. 2

Johna, James H..... ...............--.. 10 Laney. C. D ....... .............................. 15

Johnston, Georcrc H.. Trustee of the Lockett, A.M.................................... 52

late Jane P. Kollock...................... 50 Lockett, Mrs. X. F............................ 133

JobnJton, Mrs. E. C........._......__ 14 Lockett, Mrs. N. F., Guardian for

Johnston. Miss E. C.................. ......... 3 James. Robert and Rebecca E.

Johnston, Miss S. \f .......................... 3 Loekett.................................... ...,, 133

Johuston, Joseph...... ........................ 322 Lcnnard, Francis._..._.................. 13

Jobnston, Mary Helen-...--............... 39 Low, John........................................ 2S5

Jones. II. 11.. in Trust for Mary Eliz- Lake, Francis.................................... 7

abetb and Ellen D. Roberts........... 8 Lc.iry, J. A........................................ 2

Jones, Charles C., Junior, Trustee... 105 Luinpkin, Joseph H........... .............. 30

Jones, Charles C., Junior.................. 15 ilcUenry, James............................... 132

Jones. Jithn. ................--.-- .....--....... 10 Mycre, S.. k. H............................. _ 35

Jones, Rev. John................... . 40 ilycrs, S. D., Trustee of C. A. Gris-

Jones. Henry H., Trustee for Helen

wold..........:.... ..........._.................. 14

L. Jones........................................ 40 Myers. Fred.. Agent for F. Mara

Jones, 0. r.. Trustee........................... 20 Mycrs............................................. 2

Jackson. Uenry R......... ..................... 200 Murphy, U'ra. L..................-..........._ 5

Jenk?, Miss AlrairaF..-. ............. _._ 2 Miiller A Mitchcl.............................. 30

Justices Inferior Court, Chatham Minis, Abraham......... ...................._ 41

County............-...........--....... ........ 7 Minis. A., in Trust for Mrs. D. Minis

Jacobs, H. ti. ..................................... 5 and children.....--.......................... 24

Jones. Reiibin................................... 20 McFarland, J.................................... 11

Jones, A. 8_......... .............................. 2 Alackie, Mnrcaret E........_......_...... 4

Jones, Catherine Helen. .................. 5 Mortimer, John H---...................._ 5

Jones, John. Randolph county-......- 10 McGuffen. Annie L........................... 3

Jewett, Henry L......................... ...... 100 Moisc, Louisa A................................. 2

Jewett, Charles R.............................. 10 Mercer, H. W.................................... 10

Jewett, Miss .lulia C...... .................... 8 Mercer, H. W., Trustee for his chil

Jordan. L. A. and Emily E................ 100 dren................................................ 95

Ju.'tices Inferior Court, Randolph Mercer, (Joorge A......----.----........... 14

County.. ......................................... 100 Mercer. U. W., Cashier..................... 7

Johnson. Kmuiett R.......................... 80 McCoy, J. J...................................... 5

Jones, John...........................-..--..-- 5 McCoy, Jamea K......................TM~._ 10

Kollock. Jane J.--.......-- ................ 3 Mclntyre, \Villiiim and Robsrt......... 47

Kollock, Maria C..............--...._...... 4 Mclntyrc, Robert............................. 12

Kollock. V. M.. Guardian of Edward .Mclntyre, William......................__ 2

C. Kollock....----............................. 4 Hcllardy. Alexander........................ 20

Keller. Geo. A.................................. 5 Mills. Charles f................................. 50

Key. J. B................-......_............... 38 Mills, Xathaniel C............................ 4

Kendrick, James K.........--............. 14 Maner. George R.............__..._....- 16

Knowles, Jo*hua. .......--........--...--. 12 Maner, William F................:... ........ 20

KnowSes. J.. Trustee for his daugh

Mather, J. C..................................... 30

ter, Alarparet E F. Knowles......... 8 Manse;, Jacob................................... 30

Lnwton, A. R..................................... 103 Mclitosh, Brj'an L......--................. 10

Lawton. A. K., Agcut forHenry Tay- MiHcp, McPhcrson B., in trust for

lor.. ................................................. 200 Lorin^ Reynolds Millen ................ 1

Landrum. 6.....A..--.--------............ 18 Mallard, Tbos.. and others, Ex'rs

Lipman, Joseph... ...................... ....... 32 estate J. Lnmbert........................... 5

Lit;mar>. Joseph, President German Molinenux, Ella.................... ........._ 20

i'rienrtly Society............................. 3 Mollincatix, E................................... 33

Lovell. J. M, B.................................. 29 Moliueaux. Louisa............................ 2U

Lovell, J. il. B.. Trustee....TM.. ......... 34 Martin, Edmund............................... 242

Lorell, J. M. B., Trustee of Mrs. Martin, A.M.................................... 68

Jane M. Read............................... 25 McCord. Mary.................................. 76

Lnrell. J. M. B., Trustee of JU. U, Morel. Bryan M..-.........................._ 100

Barlow............._............ __....... 10 Maccow, William I)........................._ 8

Lovell, J- M. B., Trustee of If. S. JicAlliater, Julian, substituted Trus

Bar-tow and wife.............................. 10 tee under marriaKO settlement.... 25

Lovell, C., Trustee M. Flaaders....... 2 Marshall, W. J.................................. 8

Lovell, C'., Trnstee Mary II. Flanders 2 Metiger, Mary S............................... 5

Lloyd, Ellen M........... ........... ..._... 5 Mitcbell. Alcxmider......................... 10

Lloyd, Mrs. Ellen.......... .........,...._ - 2 Minton. John,TrusteeR.L. Mintoa- 16

Lichte, Uenry F., Trustee of Alfred , McAlpin, Angus................................ 4

F. Lichte........................... ... Michels. G. C..--................................ 6

LlRoche. Isaac D.................. .... 8 Mcthrten!. H. C..............................:_ 10

Lumpe. C............ .................. .... 16 Munroe, Ji. C.....~............_................ 275

Lowenthal. Mannas........................... 1 McXab. John...... . ..................._ 50

Lmr, U. B................................_..... 50 Masonic Grand Lodge of Georgia..... 62

STOCKHOLDERS.

427

NAMES.

SHARKS.

NAMES.

SHARES.

McDonald, M. P................................ 10 O'Meara, Bridget............................... 6

McDonnld, Joseph............................. 12 Ott. George......................................... 18

McFadden. J. A................................ 10 Oglethorpe Lodge, No. 1,1. 0. 0 F... 21

Menvr, Georgo W............................. 10 Oliver.Jaines W.. Est......................._ 8

Mabry. S............................................ 14 Oliver, Jus. W.. for Gco. Vf.............. 2

Magrudor. S. A.................................. 10 Powers, Mrs. Elvira.......................... 5

MoLendon. W. B.............................. 15 Porter. Anthony................................ 160

Mungcr. Edwin................................. 3 Porter, A., Ex'r estate J. P. Henry. 55

McWilliaras, Margaret...................... 8 Porter. A., Trustee of L. F. Gilmer... 6

Mallary. Rolliu D.............................. 3 Postell, Mrs. S. B.............................. 6

Mclnois, Miles.................................. 2 Pearcc, G. J....................................... 50

Mcl/efln, Daniel................................ 5 Proctor, Wm............_..................'..... 10

McLmin, Hector..................... ........... 5 P.arkman, S. B................................... 64

Maddox, James L............................. 29 Parkman, Lucy................................. 15

Moughon, T. II. A W. S., Ex'rs, <fc Potts, S. 0.......................................... 5

Mrs, S. II. Bond, Ex'x estate Jo

Purse, Thos........................................ 15

seph Brad....................................... 5S6 Potter, James.....--........................... 60

McNeil.Thos. K................................. 10 Patten, Emily J................................. , 7

McUuffie. George W.......................... 3 Permanent fund, Hebrew Congrega

Mima. Williamson............................. 20 tion...... _........................................ 1

McCarter. James R........................... 7 Padelfonl, Edward............................. 5

Mix. Albert....................................... 1 Pressly, Mrs. Jane............................. 23

Nicoll. Lewis F.................................. 211 Putnam, BenJ. A........... .................... 20

Nicoll. John C................................... 145 PHttuan, John R..............._.............. 61

Nicoll. Caroline A............................. 5 Powers, Virgil................................... 8

Norman, Joseph 11 ............................ Powers & Boifeuitlet.......................... 1

Nichole;-, H. J., Trustee Mrs. Mary *-"etcrson, Daniel............._................ 5

N. Postell....................... ................ 12 Paullm. Lewis.................................. 16

Nicholes. H. J.. Trustee Mrs. Mury Phelps, Gco. W.................................. B

N. Fostell and children.............TM.. 10 Phclps. Oliver C................................. 12

Norton, Thaddeus S.......................... 7 Plant, I. C.......................................... 51

Novltt, John W................................. 110 Pock, H. K........................................ 127

Nevitt, John W., in trust for Sarah

Peck, Ira H....................................... 63

Ncvitt............................................. 10 Parker. Bevcrly D............................ 120

Ncvitt, John W., in trust for Mary Plane, Wra. F., Trustee..................... 25

Ncvitt...........................................!. 5 Parka, Win. C. Ex'r Henry P. Harris 27

Nevitt, John W., in trust for John J. Robinson, Charles E.......................... Ill

Ncvitt............................................. 10 Rlplcy, Joseph B............................... 82

Nevitt, John W., in trust for Kichard Kichardson, E.................................... 4

B. Ncvitt......................................... 5 Kiclmrdson. Miss II. M..................... 14

Ncvitt. John W., in trust for Henry Richnrdson. John A., Trustee Jane

M. Novitt....................................... 5 W. Staley and children.................. 10

Nevitt, Lathrop and Rogers.............. 2 Richardson, Jno., Ex'r...................... 10

Norwood, \V. G., Agent J. \V. Nor

Richardson, Jno. Trustee J. S. Ca

wood........ . .......... _...... . 12 ruthera rvnd wife............................. 27

Neill, J-................................ ........... 15 Rankin. Mrs. Madeline J................. 116

Nash, Daniel..................................... 2 Reynolds, Daniel.................... ......... 25

Nungazer, N., Trustee for Mary E. Reynolds. Daniel, Trustee under the

Nungazi r........................................ 6 will of L. 0. Reynolds- ................. 35

Norton, John H................................. 1 Rogers, Win. M.....TM......................... 50

Napier, Jno.T................................... 70 Rogers, Mrs. Amy............................. 18

Nisbct, Jas. A., Trustee for Cornelia Rogers, W., Ex'r of the estate of M,

Golucke.......................................-- S A. Williams.................................... 75

Niibct, Jas. A., Trustee for Leonora Rogers. \fm., in trust for Win. W.

Wingfield........................................ 5 Rogers, minor....._....................... 2

Nishet. James A., Trustee for Mrs. Roarers, Win., in trust for McPhorson

Montgomery Wingficld and chil

M. Rogers, minor........._........_.... 3

dren...... .................----................... 6 Robertsoh. Geo., Junior.................... 25

NiKbet, JBJ. A.. Trustee for Mont

Roberts, E. G................................_.. 26

gomery Wingfield's children .......... 10 Roberts, Louisn. J................................ 23

Nisbct. Jas. A., Trustee for Frances Rabun, John W., Trustee of Harriet

R. Nisbet........................................ 10 Q.iinntock............ ..._...................... 10

Overatreet, C. C.................................. 6 Rnbun, John W., Trustee for E. E.

O'DriscollL Wm. C............................ 20 liabun's children._................. ..... 1

Oienius. Charles ............................... 20 Rosonblatt. Aaron............................ 10

Olcott, Win. H................................... 40 Rowland, J. C................' ................. 19

O'Connor, Dennis....................._...... 11 Rowland, John C., Trustee................ 9

Owens, Sarah, Executrix.................. 100 Rcra. Max.......................................... 5

Owens, Sarah, Trus. J. W. Owens, Jr. 12 Rittcnbush, John F.. in trust for

Owens, Sarah, Ex'x George W. Owens 100 Louisa Veivcg................................ 15

Owens, Susan, Trustee...<................... .i Rittcnbush. Jobn F........................_ 25

Owens, John W.................................. 10 Rockwell, W. S................................. 25

Owens, George S......................_........ 15 I Reilly, Jas. K.......................v........... 8

428

STOCKHOLDERS.

XAMES.

SHARES. KA1IES.

SHAKES.

Read. Joseph..................................... 3 Smelts, A. A., Treasurer Chatham

Rawls, Morgan.................................. 5 Mutual Loan Association...--------, 7

Rose, Jame?...........-......................... 30 Stafford. R..__................................. 200

Rynn, ElsonoraC.....'......................... 5 Saussy. Margaret U........................... 10

Read. Mrs. Jiary, Guardian for Gco. Scott, Manrarct.................................. 10

Bead............................................... 2 Sheftall, M., Jr................................. 8

Rogers. 0. T.................. ................... 20 Sbcftall. M., Jr., Trustee E. bhcftall

Raiford, Jno. it................................. 75 and children..........................._,, 9

Ross, B.F.......................................... 72 Screren, Geo. P................................. 15

Rcas, Jno. B............--........................ 5 Solomon. Peter................................... 100

Ro, Thos. I..................................... 5 Smith, Mrs. Eliza........... ....__...... 185

Rivers, Lewis................................... 15 Smith, Robert A............................... 178

Richards, James............................... 3 Smith. Robert A., Adm'r of M. A.

Rubinsiin, Bolin H............................ 10 Smith.............___....................... 35

Robinson, Cyrus................................ 5 Smith, Robert A,. Adm'r dc bonif

Rowland, Jno. S................................ 130 nonof W. G. Smith........................ 126

Rowland, Jno. S., in trust for his Smith, Robert A., Trustee................. 7

wife. Francis M. Rowland............. 85 Smith, C. W...................................... 15

Kumpb. Lewis................................... Rcese. Dr. Charles II........................

IU 10

| I

SMSi mmn.-iitt"lhh_i..,.rLJ..a. mSI...e...s........................................................................................

1105

__^ Isaac

Smithi Miss Hannah M..................... 6

Ra.w?on." W. A.^/."..^."~ir~;ii"././."..".-."."TM 31 Smith, Miss Sarah............................. 44

Stiles, Geo. V,'., Trustee of M. A. Smith, Miss Sarah, Executrix Eliza

Habersbam..................._.... ........... 10 beth W. Linton.............................. 3

Stiles, Clifford................................... I Smith, Thomas J........................... . 15

Stile*. K..bert M................................ 3 Smith, Jas. L., Trustee Mrs. Caro

Sbaffer. Harriets.............................. 8 line A. Smith and children............. 5

Snider, %rm. H.................................. 29 Stcphenson, Council.......................... 5

Snider. Mra. M. T............................. 4 Sanford, A. M.................................. 10

Snider, Mrs. M, T., Trustee George Strickland. Alexander...................... 1

T. S-nHer........................................ 30 Schwartz, L....................................... 5

Snider, Mra. M. T., Trustee Gertrude Schwoab, A....................................... 15

Saide............................................. 44 Stewart, Peter................................... 2

Sniiier, Mrs. M. T., Trustee Mary Stcwart, James, Sr............................ 5

Florence Snider.............................. 57 Stafford. Samuel S............................. 10

Snider, Mrs. M. T. and children........ 8 Singleiary. X. P............................... 2

S__nid__er. Ge_o. P.

_ Southern Mutual InsuranceComp'y. 200

Scrantbn. S. TV.V.V.V....V..V.V-.V.V.".V..V.VTM 1 ' Stubbs, Thomas P.............................. 2

Sti'obi. Henry................................... 18 I Stone, Jesse....................................... Ill

Stifabs. Henry, Trustee, Mrs. Maria | Stollings, Wra.................................... 5

Williams .._._............._............ 2 ! Trustee of Permanent Fund Hebrew

Stibbi. Henry, in trust fmr Agnes J.

< onsrecation................................. 9

Stibbi-............................................. 20 I Trustee of the Independent Presby-

Solomon. A. A. <t (Jo-....................... 2 tcrian Church. Savannah............... 14

Smith, Geo. J.................................... 5 Taylor, James Henry........................ 13

Smith, Geo. J., Trustee..................... 10 The Uank of the State of Georgia...- 23

Smith, Geo. J., Trustee for his chil

The Commissioners of Pilotage for

dren................................................ 15 tbo City of iSavannflh...................... 45

Savannah Free School Society.......... 24 The Georgia Historical Society......... 13

Savannah Benevolent Association.... 31 The Orphan's Home, of Savannah.... 14

Savannah Poor House and Hospital. 52 The Central Rialrond and Banking

LSnrannnh Fire Company.................. 6 Company of Georgia.......................4418

Sorrell, Francis.--............................ 103 The Cashier of the Planters' Bank,

Sorrpl. Frauds, Trustee for Mrs. A.

in trust........................................ 6

E. Mackall and children................ 1 The City Council of Savannah......... 731

Ponith, Julius. Trustee Maria Smith- 4 The Union Society Building Fund... 16

Smith. Julius, Trustee Francis M. The Savannah Widow's Society........ 41

Miller . ... ........ ._... ...

2 Turner. R. T.. Trustee for Mrs. Mary

Schley, PhillipT........................ ...... 170 Ann Buker and her child, Florence

Schley, J. M....................................... 10 Bukcr............................................. 12

Schley. J. M., in trust for Sarah S. Thomosson, Mrs. Eucenia................. 5

Schley............................................. 1 Thoraasson, Henry J......................... 13

fielkirk. J. M...................................... 39 Tupper, F. A., for LouiraMarshall... 17

Screvcn, Tbos. L.............................._ 50 Titcomb, (Jcorsa............................... 5

Screven. Thos. F............................... 17 Titcomb,George H.............................. 20

Screven. Jno.. F. F. * Geo. P., in Thraodcraft. Francis M..................... 15

trust for Sarah Ada Screvcn.......... 1&7 Tebeau, F. E...................................... 15

Stewart, Elizn P................................ 5 Telfair, Mary.................................... 241

Stewart, Estate of James.................. 10 Teft, I. K.., Tmstoo Mrs. Harriet

Stevensnn, Jno................................. 5 Carter and child.............................. 21

Starr, Adeline R..............................._ 4 Teft, I. K., Cashier............................. 5

fimetts, A. A.......-..............--..___ 30 Teft, I. K., Adm'r Ve Villiers.......... *

Savage, John.................................... 17 Tufts, Susan G................-..J............... 8

STOCKHOLDERS.

429

N1VKS.

SHARES.

SHARKS.

Tudor, Adolphus............................... 100 Whiting, Mrs. K. D........................... 5

The Ladies'Educational and Benev

Wysr, llenry H................................. 45

olent Society of Coluuibus............ SO Welman, Miss Margaret M............... 10

The President of the United Hebrew- Wellman. Margaret A....................... 5

Society, of Macon.......................... 2 Wylly, Miss Harriet L....................... 4

The City Bank of Augusta............... 5 Wylly, Matilda M.............................. 4

Trustees Kinory College......._............ 1 Will. Carl.......................................... 10

Thweatt, James................................. 312 Wade. William.................................. 3

Tcnnil), Francis T............................. GO Wndo. William, in trust for Robert

Toney, William................................. 'JO B.Wade........................ ................. 2

Tuttle, WakeBeld & Co..................... 11 Wde. William, in trust for Mary B.

Troutman, John F............................. 40 Wade.............................................. 2

Thompson* John............................... 10 Wnde, William, in trust for S. E. M.

Thompson, Horace............................ 30 Thomas.......................................... 2

Thompson, A. E................................. 175 Wade, Willinm, in trust for Johanna

Thompson, J. E................................. 90 W.Habcrsham............................... 2

Thomas. Stcvcns................................ 10 West, Madeline A.............................. 4

Thomas, Jesse L................................ 1 Williamson, Eliza............................. 30

T:i>lor. Willinm, Guardian for Wil

Williamson, John.............................. 2

liam E. Taylor............................... 2 Williamson. John, Ex'r estate J. P.

Taylor, G. M....................._............. 94 Williamson..................................... 4

Towns & Mitehell.............................. 9 Willink. H. P.. Sr.............................. n

Tift,Nclcon, President...................... 7 M'illis, Francis T................................ 1

Tucker, William................................ b Wetter, Augustus P........................... 29

Urquhart. Mrs. Catharine................. 50 Whalen, Rev. P., in trust for Male

Vender. Mrs. Charlotte.................... 36 Roman Catholic Orphan Asylum... 40

Villnlongo. John L............................ 213 Wright, Russell M............................. 43

Van*. William P............................... 5 Wood. Orlando .-V.............................. 2S

Vsrdcry, Samuel A., Treasurer of Watson, Stephen............................... 40

the Home, L. A., Aucusta............... 10 Waldburg, Jacob and George M.,

Vamcr, Uendlay, Gaurdian.............. 50 Ex'rs of Henrietta C. Alracy......... 10

Vason.. A....................................... 40 Williams, James................................ 97

Washbnrn. Josei>h............................. 100 Williams. W. D................................. 5

Warinsr. William R........................... 27 Weed, Nathaniel B........................... 50

Warinpr. Miss Annie M...................... 100 Ward, Mrs. Mary B........................... 1

Williams, Mrs. Ann........................... 1 Wade, John M................................... 3

William*. William Thornc................. 1 West, Charles P................................ 50

Waring, George H............................. 7 Winn. Dr. G. A....... .......................... 10

Waldhnuer, Bavid............................. 5 Wakeman, James.............................. 40

Woodruff, P. H. & R. R. Cuyler,

Wight. Samuel B.............................. 8

Trustees.................................. ....... 53 Watkins, Alfred................................ 1

Woodruff, Louisa C........................... 4 Whittle, L. N., Attorney for Joseph

Wiltbcrgflr, William Henry............... 200 Cheeves, his assignees, Marion J.

Wilkins, Mrs. Su.an C....................... 12 Phillips.......................................... 10

Wayne, James M.............................. 35 Youns, Jane M................................. 20

Wayne, James M.. in trust for Mary Yongc. Eastern, in trust for Fleming

C. Cuyler.......................:................ 5 Yonge..............................._............ 1

Walberg, J., Executor estate H. C. Zeiglcr, John..................................... 5

Almy. ............................................ 8

Total number of Shares............._31,764

FIFTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT.

MACOX, August llth, 1862.
To the Stockholders : It will be seen, in the accompanying Report of the Chief
Engineer and Superintendent, Mr. POWERS, that the net earnings of the Road, for the year ending 31st ultimo, amount to the sum of $128,232 69.

The cash and bills receivable, in the Treasurer's hands, as per his balance sheet, amount to.....
The sum due the Company for uncollected earn

$96,074 63

ings, chiefly due by Government, is............... $83,531 05 Deduct amount due by the United States, here
tofore reported as unavailable.................. .. 12,098 49 -------- -- 71,432 56

Making total cash and available funds... .......

$167,507 19

The interest on bonds and cash paid annuity to the city

Of Macon, for year ending 31st ultimo, is $27,465 00,

which, being deducted from the cash and available funds on hand, leaves the sum of $140,042 19.

The amount which we have to provide, during the cur rent year, for the payment of the

Bonds of the Company....................................................$48,500 00 And to finish the Road..................................................... 63,000 00

$111,600 OO
will be provided for by issuing new bonds. The attention .of the stockholders is now respectfully
called to the Annual Report of 1860. In that Report the opinion of the Board in relation to the condition of our

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affairs when the Road should be completed, was expressed in this language: " Nevertheless, the result will be as stated, that, at the close, if the estimates of the Chief Engineer be sustained, the combined capital stock and debt will not ex ceed $3,651,573 37. In the judgment of the Board, the interest and dividend of ten per centum per annum can be paid on that sum."
Now, the balance sheet, of 1st instant, shows the com bined capital stock and bond debt of the Company to be $3.585,400 00. If to that sum be added $63,000 00 yet required to finish the Eoad into Eufaula, including the depot at that place, we have the sum of $3,648,400 00 as the whole capital and debt at the close. The Board believes that if the existing war had not occurred, the Company would have shown entire ability to pay all interest on bond debt, and ten per cent, cash dividend on the capital stock. The war, however, has intervened, and it has pressed heavily upon us, and baffled our expectations. Yet, notwithstand ing this pressure, we have, after paying $15,000 00 to re pair the damage done by the late rains and freshets, realized a net income of $128,232 69 on the operations of the Road for the year ending July 31, 1862. The Engineer's Report shows a decrease in the number of bales of cotton trans ported of 134,176. It is estimated by the Board that there are now waiting for transportation, from the rggion tributary to our Road, 140,000 bales of cotton. The freight on that cotton will be realized speedily whenever peace is restored, or the blockade shall be removed.
The Company can now sell its seven per cent, quarterly interest bonds at a high rate of premium, to raise the funds required to finish the Road, and also to renew the bonds falling due in the current year. Seeing this, the Board has thought it due to the stockholders, and, withal, prudent policy, to pay them the net earnings which we have realized the past year. Accordingly, the Board has this day de clared a dividend of four per centum on the capital stock--

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making $127,056 00. This dividend has been made paya ble on and after the first of next month, to enable us to collect over $49,000 00 now due by Government.
In consequence of the still existing war, and the uncer tainty as to its continuance, the Board cannot venture to express any opinion upon the probable earnings of the current year. It can, however, venture to express the hope that the receipts and expenditures of the current year--to end July 31, 1863--will show better than the receipts and expenses of the year just closed.
A statement of the bonded debt of the Company is appended, showing the dates of the maturity of our debt, and the Board flatters itself that the stockholders will be fully satisfied with the management of the Company's finances.
R. E. CUTLER, President.

STATEMENT OF THE BOXDED DEBT OF THE COMPAKY.

TiVhen dne.

Amount. When due.

Amount.

1862--April 1.................. $1,000 Brought up..i.................$102,000

August I........ ...... 33,000 1878--July 1................... 2,000

September 1........... 14,000

August 1............... 1,000

1863--June 1.................. 500

September 1........... 1,000

August 1............... 1.000

October 1.............. 5,000

September 1........... 6,500

November 1........... 8,000

November 1 December 1.... 1864--January 1........

1,000

December 1........... 6,000

2s.is5o0o0

1879--January 1.............. February 1............

2;OCO 6,000

February 1...... April 1............
Mayl..........--....... June 1..................

600
500 6,500
600

March 1................ April 1.................. Mayl.................... June 1........... ......

4,000 2,000 8,000 1,000

July 1.................... 1,000 Angnst 1............... 2,000

July 1................... 8,000 August 1............... 9,000

September 1........... October 1.............. December 1............ 1865--February 1............ March \................. Slay 1-................ June 1..................

1,000 3,000 1,000 3,000 3,500 4,000 3,000

September 1........... November 1........... December 1............ 1880--January 1..............
February 1............ March 1................. April 1..................

11,000 8,000 13,000 15,000
62.000 10,000 7,000

1867--August 1............... 1877--November 1...........
December 1........... 1878--January 1..............
February 1...........

500 1,000 3,000 2,000 1,000

Mayl.................... June 1.................. July 1................... 1881--January 1.............. June 1.............. ...

60,000 9,000 9,000 15,000 10,000

April 1.................. 2.000

December 1........... 14,000

Mayl.................... 1,000 1882--January 1.............. 28,000

Amount carriedup-.......$102,000 Total Bond Debt.........$409,000

SOUTH-WESTERN RAILROAD CO., ) MACON, GA., August 1, 1862. j
To R. R. CuYLER,'Esq., President;
Sir:--The Eleventh Annual Report from this office, show ing the operations of the Road for the fiscal year ending August 1st, 1862, is herewith submitted :

EARNINGS OF THE ROAD FOR THE TEAR.
Up freight (eastward)................................... $96,606 47 Down freight (westward)................................ 63,232 96

Total from freight.........................".........

$159,83943

Through passengers......................................$105,944 68

Way passengers............................................ 82,828 68

Total from passtfngers ............................ Mails..........................................................

188,773 86 19,723 95

Total earnings....................................... The current expenses of the year have been.....

$368,336 74 240,104 05

Showing net earnings for the year of-........

. $128,23269

'CURRENT EXPENDITURES.

The expenses of operating the Road have been as follows :

REPAIRS OF ROAD.
Proportion of salary of President, Treasurer, Superintendent and Supervisors, wages of Overseers and hire of Negroes for the year....$52,465 18
Materials, stringers, ties, bridge timber, etc... 21,289 15 Tools, subsisteuce, clothing, physicians' bills
for Negroes, stationery, printing, etc............ 30,649 01

Total repairs of Road and Bridges............

$104,303 84

FUEL AKD WATER.
Wood for Locomotives and Stationary Engine,.. Pumping Water, putting up new Pumps and Cis
terns, Wells, and Cistern-houses..................

$5,386 76 2,007 44

Total Fuel and Water.................................

7,894 20

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SUPERINTENDENT S REPORT.

REPAIRS OF BUILDINGS.
Including repairs of Station Houses and all other buildings ...................--....--.....................
MAINTENANCE OK MOTIVE POWER.
Repairs of Locomotives, including proportion of salary of President, Treasurer, Superinten dent and Master Machinist, wages of Mechanics and Laborers at Shops, and all Materials used for the year ............................................ $10,775 49
Wages of Runners and Firemen,........--.......... 18,885 20 Oil, Tallow, Cotton Waste for Locomotives and
Stationary Engine,.-..-........................ ...... 15,769 84

1,565 48

Total Maintenance of Motive Power...............

45,430 53

MAINTENANCE OF CARS.
Including proportion of salary of President, Treasurer, Superintendent and Master Carpen ter, wages of Mechanics and Laborers at Shops, Wheels, Axles, Lumber, Paints, and ^ all other materials used in repairing and keep ing in order Passenger, Mail and Freight Cars for the year,.--........................ .........--......$13.586 52
Oil, Tallow, Cotton Waste, etc.,..................... 7,593 54

Total Cars,.

21,180 06

TRANSPORTATION EXPENSES.

Including proportion of salary of President, Treasurer, Superintendent and Clerks, Wages of Conductors and Train Hands, salaries of Agents at Americus, Butler, Albany, Cuthbert, Fort Gaines and Chattahoochee, La

borer and Watchmen at Macon, Americus, Smithville, Albany, Cuthbert, Fort Gaines and Chattahoochee, Freight Houses and Cotton Yards...................................................... $46,835 75

Printing, Books, Stationery, etc., for the year.. Freight damage, paid for goods lost and damaged Stock damage, paid for Horses, Mules, Cattle,
Hogs, etc., killed and injured.......................

163 28 104 37
4,495 10

Agents at Stations--Paid Commissions............. 4,137 46

Total Transportation.

' 65,735 96

SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.

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IITCIDEXTAL EXPENSES.
Including Printing, Advertising. Books, Sta tionery, Postage, Attorney's Fees, Court Costs, Donations, Gratuities, Salary of Trans fer Agent, and all contingent expenses not included under either of the above heads--..'

4,404 48

Total current expenditures--....................

$240,104 05

The total earnings have been $368,336 74 ; total last year, $599,916 53--decrease, $231,579 79.
The current expenditures for the year have been $240,104, 05; last year, $312,853 01. These expenses appear large in proportion to receipts; but it should be borne in mind that most materials used for railroad purposes were very much higher than^ in former years, and that we are operating a Eoad 206-* miles long, the repairs and running expenses of which cannot be reduced below a certain amount. The repairs of Road cost very nearly as much under a small as larger business, and it costs but little more to run loaded than empty trains. We cannot, therefore, expect the expenditures to retain the same pro rata to receipts doing a light as when doing a heavy business.

Burnings per mile, Passenger and Mail.--.......$1,009 67 Earnings per mile, Freight..--........................ 774 03

Total per mile--...................................... Current expenses per mile...-- .......................

$1,78370 1,162 73

Net earnings per mile of track in use-..-............. Gross earnings per mile run by Engines............. Current expenses per mile run by Engines.........

$620 97 16 61 10 83

Net earnings per mile run by Engines........

$5 78

Total bales cotton transported during the year was

39,832, against 174,008 last year.

Tables D and E show that there were, from the South

western Railroad proper, 32,980 bales; last yearj 101,733

bales--decrease, 68,753.

From Columbus and Muscogee Railroad, we received

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6,852 bales, against 72,275 bales the year previous, making decrease of 65,423 bales; and a total decrease for the year of 134,176 bales.
From the South-Western Kailroad to Macon, there were 25,992 bales; the previous year, 24,973--increase, 1,019 bales.
From Muscogee Railroad to Macon, there were 1,258 bales ; last year, 111 bales--increase, 1,147 bales.
Number of through passengers, for the year, 39,496; way passengers, 73,503--total, 112,999; (of this number, at least two-thirds were soldiers, who were carried at two cents per mile, one-half of the regular fare)--being an aver age per day of 310, against 322 last year. Total number of passengers carried over the Road since it was opened, July 1st, 1851, 936,021.
The Road has suffered severely the past year from freshets. There have been two extraordinary and several ordinary freshets. On the 19th February, the water in Flint River was higher than ever before, since the completion of the Road across that stream, and within two or three feet of the highest water known to the oldest settlers. Two hundred feet of trestle bridging, and six hundred feet of the em bankment at Bearer creek, in the swamp on the Columbus branch, were carried away, which, owing to continuous high water and bad weather, required twenty days to repair. Freight was', therefore, detained that length of time. Pas sengers and mails were eent through by passing them in boats over the wash, after the second day.
On the afternoon and night of the 8th of April, one of the heaviest rains ever known, fell on the line of Road to Butler, and down to Oglethorpe, doing serious damage to the Road.
Several small culverts, between Macon and the 20th mile post, were washed out. The entire Road, for three-fourths of a mile, near Station No. 2, was submerged, and the track washed off the embankments, and moved in the cuts. One hundred and sixty feet of the embankment at Mule

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creek was carried away. Four culverts, under embankments from thirty-five to forty-five feet in height, were washed out, with the embankments, at each place--varying from eighty to one hundred and eighty feet in length ; besides, there were several smaller .washes, varying from twenty to sixty feet in length. Damages were so far repaired that the trains commenced running through to Eufaula on regular schedule time on Monday, 21st April, and to Columbus on Thursday, 1st May.
It will require, exclusive of what has been expended, about $20,000, to repair damages, and put the Road in thorough repair; about $15,000 has been expended, and included in current expenses. Except detention from freshets, the trains have been run with great regularity the year just closed: no accident of a serious character to passenger or freight trains has occurred.
Number of miles run within the year by passenger and mail trains, 168,282; freight and other trains, (exclusive of filling or gravel trains,) 53,386--total, 221,668. Wood used by locomotives, 2,686 cords, being an average of 82 \ miles run to each cord of wood, at a cost of 2 9-10 cents per mile for fuel.
During the year, there has been delivered on the Road, for repairs, 27,213 cross-ties, equal to a renewal of seven teen miles; stringers. 9,970, making lineal feet, 204,965? and 922,340 feet, board measure, equal to 19 4-10 miles of track. For other than track lumber, 209,461 feet, board measure; trestle-bridges, foundations, etc., 418,968 feet, board measure. Total feet, board measure, of lumber paid for during the year, for repairs of track, bridges, buildings, cars, etc., 1,550,769, at a cost of $13,660 85. For crossties, $6,891 24. There have been.put in, during the year, to repair damage done by freshets, good, substantial brick culverts, near the 19th, 28th and 31st mile posts, on Eufaula line; one near the 32d mile post, on the Columbus line, to replace one washed out by freshet, will have to be put in

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soon. Our bridges will require heavy repairs the ensuing
year.
MOTIVK POWER AND CAR3.
Our motive power and cars are the same in number, and in about the same condition, as at date" of my last report.
We have on hand materials as follows :
For repairs of Road and Bridges, Rails. Chairs, Spikes, Nails, Ties, Stringers, and other Lumber, in value--..................$23,252 00
Supplies and Stores for repair* of Eoad.............................. 8,5f>4 00 Materials for Cars...----....-.............................................. 14,150 00 Materials for Motive Power............................................... 3,OG4 00 Oil, Tallow and Waste..................... ................................ 11,402 00 Stationery, etc................................................................ 700 00 Fuel and VTater........... .............................. .................. . 280 00
Value of Materials on hand, paid for, August 1,1862............$61,472 00 Value of Materials on hand, paid for, August 1, 1861............ 53,818 82
More Materials on hand this than last year.--.--............... $7,653 63
I have recently passed over the entire line of Koad, and, notwithstanding the damage done the Road from freshets, and the unusual wet season, the Koad is in very fine order; the credit for which is due to our energetic Supervisor, Mr. John M. Walden, and his Assistants, Messrs. J. J. Dasher, "W. J. Edwards, and A. J. Heard. . The bridge across the Chattahoochee Biver has progressed very slowly the past year. Owing to continuous high water, the contractor has not been able to get one of the founda tions in the river. He has the materials all on hand, how ever; and, as soon as he can get in this foundation, will be able to progress rapidly with the work to completion.
It will require, to' complete the Eoad entire, about $63,000 00.
Respectfully submitted,
VIRGIL POWERS, Engineer and Sup't.

TABLE A.
ABSTRACT OF EARNINGS of the Smith-Western Railroad Company, from August 1, 1861, to August 1, 1862.

DATE.

AMOUNT OF UP FREIGHT.

AMOUNT OF DOWN FREIGHT

THROUGH PAS SAGE.

AMOUNT WAY PASSAGE.

THROUGH WAY. THROUGH TTAT.

UP.

DOWS.

UP.

DOWN.

MAILS

Totnls in 1862.

Totals in 1861.

Increase. Decrease

a
T3

1861--Aug.... September.. October...... November.. December... 1862-Jnn'y. February..... March......-- April........... June............ July............

1092 94 1846 61 3201 25 5403 99 605842 440002 270520 485147 175638 356749 253794 414362

81407 25 1824 14 500347 6212 34 669434 8534 35 458601 6516 72 2618 47 449976 2792 66 4351 63

81780 84 1601 33 1753 46 2796 25 2897 62 2773 78 1843 52 3980 91 1670 54 520356 3031 38 3581 29

$3108 22 26*7 OS 2205 00 205D 45 2950 72 4181 74 3154 89 278610 1526 13 2140 77 1629 49 1842 88

84651 97 2061 27 3008 45 2J03 19 3661 58 2-193 77 16S984 997487 2946 72 8567 86 4428 51 4505 17

$1161 14 1221 70 1155 GO 1132 09 1400 80 1646 67 1380 76 2313 32 2447 62 2457 34 2028 02 183278

3450 40 $3477 95 2831 90 296870 3261 52 355202 3185 99 3C54 99 48S8 09 6294 64 445632 617958 3626 90 4316 05 435797 536373 336452 3470 53 674960 8860 20 646392 621168 8854 35 929777



S20193 71 16982 74 23140 77 26844 29 34846 21 33G6623 23303 17 40145 09 19800 91 42046 58 2917360 38469 49

$43477 31

(2328360

55181 80

38199 06

65938 73

42797 96

63291 09 ............... 3644680

49715 86

1486965

66481 59

3281536

6638450

43081 33

6440086

24255 77

47914 fr9

26113 98

3091333 iii'33 25

21678 04 7495 56

2318853 15280 96 --

H3
H 55
M

Totals...... $4156533 855041 14 Miscellanea*is Earning Mails

83296448 83026848

J50453 20 820180 84

S55491 48 S62647 84 ......... $348612 79 $59856653 135000
1972395

$3390977 828386351 135000
1972395

O

Totals.......................................................................__..................................................................... 836833674 859991653 85363372 8285213 61

Number Number

of of

Through Passengeri................................................39496 Way Passengers......................................................73503

Total number of Passengers................................. ............112999

Average number of Passengers per day....................

1862 1861 :310 322

Total number of-miles run by the train* during the year... 221668

442

SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.

TABLE B.
STATEMENT OP THE NUMBER OF PASSENGERS TRANSPORT ED FROM AUGUST IST, 1861, TO AUGUST IST, 1862. Compared with the Previous Year.

MONTHS.

1862. THROUGH.

1862. WAT.

1861. THROUGH.

1861. WAT.

Up. Down.' Up. |Down. i Up. [Down.' Up. (Down.

2S2S 557 , 2219 2193

1157 595 1SS5 1913

1SS1 545 2017 1996

1382 555 18S3 1981

December .--............... 2442 674 3112 3668

1S62--January-....--...... 1382 694 2624 2947

937 672 240S 23B

March. . .

5453 1405 , 2940 3105

April........ ................. 1446 May. . . . ._....... 5294

1724391$'

2522 4220

2413 Kill

2430 1078 !

<163

Jnly_...__._.......... 2-411 945

5322

1178 1207 787 1357 1103 1380 10SG 1339
1178 1102 10SO 8SI 823
905 2f55 1454 2110 1746 2215 421 16S6 624

3924 3536 4127 3801 4159 4159 3*24 6715 4668 4109 4488 3795 3346 3525 3177 S.S97 3672 3112 2864 2548 2388 23S6

Totals....................... 29043 ; 104.53 |i 34922 3S5S1 li 159S7 13494 45639 ! 42592

TABtE C.
THE FOLLOWING TABLE BHOAVS A COMPARISON OF THE VARIOUS BRANCHES OP BUSINESS FOR THE YEAR JUST CLOSED, WITH THE PREVIOUS YEAR:

SERVICE.

1862. | 1861. Increase. Decrfate,

1 11505 3:J 88586 5ft

Up Freight--Ww--.,,..._............,,.....,,... 55U41 14 948996(5

Down Freight--Way.....---- ........................

32964 43 30268 48

li7e5n53180 2178

5045320 360S644

21)18084 27*25 14

55491 4? 7230G32

6264784 6S941 33

M723 95 203-12 69

astro. 37
39858 52. 42573 79 85771 70 1436G76 74 30 16814 84 6293 49
618 74

Total.......................... .....

86833574 50S5S65S si-isee 76 $244596 55

135001)

1350 00

836833674 593916 -53

33J58i 55 1436676

Bala Cotton--Through .............................

14155 25677

S231579 79
1

100871

W7716

73137 ............... 47460

Total...._....._............... . . .

898321 1710081 ............... 734176

TABLE .
Number of Sales of Cotton transported over the South- Western Railroad from Stations to Macon.

MONTHS.

* 12 11

10 9 8 7

C 5M 5

4

3

* [.Bmwn's..

2

1

D. .awson

IWard's....

[Cuthbert.

.

[M. . or1is

IKatcher.

.

Ifleorcct'wn

I
Chat abo -

{Coleman.

.

lEveret's.. Reynolds'.

c..hee.

to 5T

Eg

Increase. .

e 8

oO

a

2 September..... 126 October......... 1146 November...... 1213 December...... 586 18C2--January ........ 443 February....... 1
255 April.............. 10 May............... June.............. 49 July............... 55

19 2 .....

155 2

244 ....,, 61

511

28

328 253

"5ib1

190

5

8 22

W

294 "22 8

391 126

464 40 228

494 3 113

342 8 13S

241 235

To

61 151

7

5fi 126

7 13

58 18

23 11 292 '48 "158 643 112 469 46 311 663 6 182 136 'l5 59 297 62

243 147

21

5

186

32 334 115 310 213 56 100 118 13

4

113 3

117

149

6 233 34

383 16

91 242 87

723 43S

12 12

"is

69 234 74 109 423 228

19o "97 ..... 6 291 2

653 77 6 85 56 3

14 75 9 9 ..,,.

5 "i-i

20
n8

23 2 ......

8 1

123

5

11

1

10140
178

'' "s1'-2j

ib

66 39

69

353 2

....,, 128

50 4 16

284 1 10

390 .....

27

38 "5 19 26 108 51 .....

102 15 20 121 38

126 4 4 14 223 237

13 223 169 329 243 41 107 40 61

3 6 188 171 336 122 172 40 56 23

39

280

765 2187

3307 ^234

4591

625

4714 170]

4678 77

1555 "207

3356 2286 '139

257 1096

ibsii

470 447

1164 1144

SR4TJPEPRI4NOTERNTD3E.NT'S

Totals.................. 38861736 8 159 2604 113 989 2973 126 1036 1351 2875 157 95 18 416 1629 437 1316 16 38 130 472 10 976 (9 1240 1117 25992,'669] 5677 5672

Total increase.....

1860--August........... 7 33 "ib

10 27 "349 39

--49 i

~"7

September..... 55 October .... .... 1201 "190 91 November .... 741 311 106 December . .-- 247 152 '"43 63 1861--January.... .... 294 499 112 February,. .... 48 81 14 9 March....... .... 46 44 ...,, April............. 16 May............... 8

309 01 357 141 511 279 347 31 165 ... 256 59 73 76 72 18 12
1

210 "40

482

524 369

"i

294

192

138

69

m
346 165 166 163 42 35

317 280 308 225 220 72 22

5U2 15

767 34 570 "14

6 28

...,,

13 71

584 "72 142

547 82 24 265

295 60 ...g

23 iu

30 6

56

13

R

18

241 280 327 74 209 56 19 21

13 39 53 15 81 34 22 6 1

12

42 6 15

96 3

i2'4i

13

94 11

205 9

25 10

20 4 o

July............... 3

6 10

1

4

*4

....... linig

5 10 319 280

61 207 2952 2187

110 23 ... 176
60

398 261 171

721 457 342

5541 2234

5216 3013

625 iwi

57 43 439 695 4601

77

74 ... 40

187 310 1762 '207 31 31 1070 '139 2286

W

30 396

10 6m0

1036 447

8 1 20 ...... 1144

Totals.................. 3168 1391 58 393 1934 9 941 2319| 51 1574 1487 3526 153 129 144 558 1281 264 491 83 15 26 97 293 213 1561 2814 249735672 6691

444

StnPERIXTENDENT'S BEPOBT.

Decrease.
nah Increase--
Total..
SSttatoions Butler's....
Reynolds' - 1 Everett's ... | Ft. Gaines- I Colcman ... Chattahoo-
chee_.. --
Balroad Qeorget'wn I
Hatcher.....

Cuthbert-

SWoueths- 1and.1862,

Ward..... Dawson'

jjBrownE.

TABLE otrohtveedr A1ug8usta,

;:**}:*:** :C5 f c

OOi-l

^sssss^ss?505 5crc" .2-5t-oVt*o* 3-*o253os~e*o"a< <

|S IS
*-^0-5t i~**l H c; c
I\Ss

1

!

22

ItHs

trans an
Boalfes
.* (

Bomber

SH

1

OH
'. 0*.O0 t< *2 Q.S !

Is

II

li

i

'53 IS

I

"-^ c--M ifl t- r- r-O 3 eo 1-1

II S

iji 3

TABLE F.
Showing the quantity of Produce transported over the South- Western Bailroad, from August 1, 1861, to

MONTHS.

FLOUR.

August 1, 1862.

BUSHELS OF CORN. WHEAT BACON. WOOL. GUANO. LUMBER. WOOD.

an"S>

BARBELS.
1861--August...................... 121
16

30 35 12

April........................ May.........................

42 34 2528

256

July.......................... 621

SACKS.
1197 1291
Tftfi
1052 758
540 491 579 2220 1692 292

POUNDS.
104132 110726 67950 59700 73800 81906 52000 48500 57970 230195 250720 19400

UP.
Aft
162
Ml
906 773 1116 699 1201 1383 973 5578 8062

DOWN.
3477 1426
64
K25in8
869 284 1788 2425 509 2354

BUSHKLS. POUNDS.

3412 115982

2169 162-185

1761

25407

1017

9050

419

9957

570

43809

600

38577

376

41140

14

S4009

3125 116905

1888 182339

1037

69707

POUNDS.
O4VTQQ
9326 3355
A*tan
1247 1240 1693 1669 40056 99602

POUNDS.
4307 12320
340
ffjyit
171100 250330 104310 11140 11490
2204 3980

FKKT.
156111 S50976 314741 168210 262747 271818 146900 2M023 175105 290951 266541 241252

COBD8.
222 421 699 891 225 133 412 746 215 418 218 233

S t> tMt W H 1) O

Total in 1861.................. Total in 1862..................

3710 16553

11765 1156999 11295 1032669

21437 1896

14255 493191

16588 849367 185709 598755 2879349

5265410

8117097 2550440

4933 6087

Decrease............................

470 124330 19541

iiieoS

328909 liSi'

,

446

SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.

TABLE G.

Number of Bales Cotton transported from Columbus and

Muscogee Railroad to Savannah, Augusta and Macon, over

the Sovth- Western Railroad, compared with last year :

MONTHS.

PIS 1MTucoon.Col.&M.H.B, MONTHS.

H?O"

ISavanuaUA,.tugoustaCol.&M.B

! luoreoso. .

.D.c.orease

f 53
i * '

November,.:: ............
March....... ........... May.......................... July... ... ............ . Totals.... ._................
Total decrease........

95 1860--Auirust.......

20

September.

824 "20

October......

186

November..

2008 6

December.

220 3 1861--January._

1031 ......

February-

216 .

March........

50

April.........

18

M,y...........

Jane..........

1036 680

July..........

5594 1258 Totals._........

484

389

2806

2781

8140 25 ......... 7341

9614

9408

6860

4846

13900 45

13722

13004 32 ......... 12005

8538

8322

5507 .....

5457

2933

2915

378 ""9 56

"m 1707

72164

1763 67186

1763

65423

TABLE H.
Sources of Revenue from August 1st, 1861, to August 1st, 1862.

MONTHS.

FREIGHT
Central Railroad. From To

FREIGHT.
M. & W. R. R. From . To

FREIGHT. Receipts Totnl Re

Muscogee R. R.

Irom ceipts from S.W.U.R. all

From To Proper. Sources.

1861 August ............... .......... ..... $998 83 $200 7fi $962 80 $23 51 $507 52 $305 48 $17075 81 $20193 71

1110 61 719 85 October............................... 1153 93 1C82 31

1103 16 1239 58

83 76 119 92

914 18 1082 88

404 26 244 02

12GOG 92 17718 18

10982 74 23140 77

SR4UPEPRI4ONTRENTD7.ENT'S

2047 98 2999 80 December............................ 1774 84 4237 23

837 09 1178 04

148 1G 2190 22 328 00 8038 14

404 00 227 19

18216 98 23462 77

2G844 29 84846 21

1820 50 4259 62 1074 33 741 83 2742 74 523 84 22497 31 33600 23

2244 21 2097 85 882 41 122 67 1950 35 253 74 15152 04 23303 17

2113 80 1756 44 807 99 022 74 3558 69 798 04 304i>2 33 40146 09

986 03 1312 73 May........ ......... ....... ,,..^..... 3G91 46 2424 87

790 67 1039 84 1098 96 1131 41

1203 04 350 31 2620 88 2214 25

14118 29 28858 75

19800 91 42040 68

1427 77 953 70 July ................................... 1191 82 2160 46

1108 20 1187 05 800 05 1176 88

2074 50 1652 26 8074 16 1929 82

20770 12 47870 81

29173 GO 58193 44

1862 Total.............. ............ ......... 20567 40 25355 08 1861 Total...........................:....... 91664 62 135827 40

11882 78 35481 79

0075 G2 1029 24

25623 29 50896 42

9302 21 4504 49

2G8929 7G 281002 57

868336 74 599916 53

Decrease................................. 71097 22 110471 72 23649 01

24773 13

12132 81 281579 79

5646 38

.4797 72

TABLE I.
NAMES AND CONDITION of Locomotives on the South- Western Railroad, July 31st, 1862.

NAMES.

BUILDERS.

DATE WHEN rtrr IN;
USK ON THIS ROAD.

How USED.

REMARKS.

Tobesofkee,.... Rogers, Ketchnm A Grosvenor, March, ............1851 Wood and Provision Train... Good order.

Echeccounee,.. Hogors, Kotchum A Qrosveuor, March, ........... .1801

Good order.

Tallahassco,.... Rogers, Ketchum & Grosvenor. September,. ...... 1852 Post Boy,..,..... Seth Wilmarlh, ,x... ............... January,.. ......... 1853

Good order. Needs repair.

4SURPE4RPINOTE8NTD.ENT'S

Eufaula, ........ Rogers, Ketchum <fe Grosvenor, April,. ..............1853

Good order,

Sominolc, ....... Rogers, Ketchum & Grosvenor. October, ......... ..1K53

flood order.

Muscogco, ...... Rogers, Ketchnm it Grosvonor. October, ...........1853

Good order.

Cborokcc ........ Rogers, Kotchum & Grosvouor. September, .......185'1

Needs repair.

Rogers, Ketchum <t Grosvenor. October, ..........1854

Needs repair.

Chiekasaw ...... Rogers, Ketchum <fe Grosvenor, October,.. ...... ...1854 l^rtccnnffpr ....i. !* Needs repair.

L. O. Reynolds Rogers, Kotchum & Grosvenor. May, ...............1850 Freight,.......... -- ........ ...... Good order.

Muckalee,. ...... Rogers' Locomotive Works...... Inly, ...............1857 Freight............. ................ Good order.

Kinchafoonee.. Rogers' Locomotive Works...... September,. ...... 1857 Freight,. ........................... Good order.

Throuateeska,.. Rogers' Locomotive Works...... November, .......1857 Freight........... .................. Good order.

Emerson Foote Rogers' Locomotive Works.....

Freight............................. Good order.

Ocmulgce. ...... M. \V. Baldwin & Co .....'......... March, ........... .185'.) Freight,.. .......................... Good order.

Rogers' Locomotive Works...... December, ...... .18511 Freight,.. .......................... Good order.

McNab ........... M. W. Baldwin k Co...... ......... November, ....... 1859

Good order.

G. W. Adams.. M. W. Baldwin & Co.. ............ December,. ...... 1850 Freight.... ...... ................... Good order.

T. M. Furlow.. M. W. Baldwin & Co.. ...... ....... September.. ......1800

Good order.

Chipola.. ........ Rogers' Locomotive Works.....

Good order.

Pachitla .......!. Rogers' Locomotive Works...... March. ............. 1801

Good order.

THOS. B. ELFE, Master Machinist"

SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.

449

1o

COST PER MILE FOB WOOD ......

Cord of Wood-

CO CO d) O? W O5 C] CO CO CO CO
a

Pound WastePound Tallow. - CM -T i-< eo -^i 6ir5s oo to--t i--t cc -f e

Gallon Oil........ CS OO K ^ fefe "^ "^ '^ *^^ 2R ="

COST OF WOOD.. 90 1^ cs o <o <o c-i w eo eo c*3 oo --' i o t^ C'lOOOOgjL-OOr-i^C^-r'COC'gi-- ? lO Tt< Cl 3 Oi r-t -^ O CO *O -* CO

Cords of Wood.

Pounds Wnsto. CO OMCQC

Pounds Tallovr

a o i-- t- oa o ci ** o o lrt (s-
- S "** i- co 3 ^ ^

Gallons Oil......

~p -" ca ca O O t^ d <S OO L^ O cC ^NC5i-*CiOO-t< 1--3 1--I -r C3 O O

Total Miles.

Passengers ......

IS

<u , s
><*s>o piJ. .
e

Freight.........
Total Cara.......
Poss'trer, Easgagc and Mail
Empty Freight
Loaded Fr'ght tc W !5
HH
?O3
H
fH O
<!
fa

coo d5 T6--0OoDro^ S! 01 ro-o1

s

r
c *c"* ^
ss
- 3 O t.
:z o

II
o, =,
cO.2-

K^?s=

f*

'

.a*<t*:

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S^-=2C= 5

3_

T?
I

"S--'
-S-3S

5 <<S

Statement of Receipts and Disbursements of the, Winds of the South-Western .Railroad Company, to Ot

August 1, 18(52.

o

RECEIPTS.

DTSnUK-SKJIKNTS.

Rooeived for Cai>itnl Stock, Sl,7M.shnre!>...........

?3,176VIOO

BFuonnddsAfcocroEuxntte. ninsisounmlofforHtawnodt.i.t.j.'..y..u..a..r.r.t...........................8. 265,000 00

06

Bond Aeo't, issued for twenty years, endorsed.... f&Udi) 00

Bond Account, issued for ton yoiiH.................... M.UflO ft)

400,000 00

Interest on Extension Funds..............................

7-l,tXW

FroiKlit>;iiri>inK3sinoo iAn/>iistl, Passage Kaniini!3iiinoo'AuKU8tl,

1SC1...,....,....... IKlil................

148,411 1118,714

27 HI

Post Oflioo Doimrtmcnt--Mail Somco, (;. S...... lASlW 35

Post Office Uoparlmout--Mtiil Service, U, S...... i!li) 2J

Central Railroad Froiuht Aeconnt.....................

329,007 75 1,717 28

Central Uuilroadl'ussiigo Account...................... 1X6 05

Muscogoe Railroad Pnssni?o Account................ 1,519 -10 2,383 33

Museogeo Kailroad IVoiflit Aocouiit................. i)j2 75

2,402

Charleston atid Pavnnnah R. R. Pn'saso Aco'f. .

Si

Maoon and Western Unilmad Freiubt Account.

Oil

Construction.. l.nnoiiiorivu

KnKiiipa....................................?110,n(!n

83,353,7.10 1-1

98

IVsseiiKur l-iir.i.......^................................... L'-t,iii)i) I'D

Froiitht I'nrs................................................ inn.iHKi mi

Alariiii Dupnt................................................ -ilMilK) Oil

Tools mid MiiuhuiiTy.................................... in.m.ii IKI

Cnrront Kxiienni'S............................................. Annuity to t'ir.vnf Jluunn ...........................

1,2">0 00

. H4 210,101 05

llttoi-e.^t A(!in>iint......................................... I)ii.l3ir> 01)

Steel; in ntlirr Compnriir.*................................. M!>.ii1(i sfi 27,405 00 New Yrk Sti'inlii|i Niivijaitiim Company..... lO.oiiu IH)

Oily of Columbus bond*................................... S.iHiV ^7 Minitx"mory and Wc.^t Point Ituilrund liomta... 7:;5 00

Premium anil Discount....,...'.....................,.........

S4.209 22 1,082 00

wa
W W

Unclaimed Dividends, Nos. 1 to 17..................... 2,400 00

Dividends Nos. 18 and 19, unpaid....................... T.23a 00

Bills pOTftblo........................................................

9,728 00 (M

Profit and loss.....................................................

31,700

Balance.,

Ofi.074 G3

7.:i 03

81.rei7.a82 OS

The balance consists of

G*sh on hand, as per Cash Book........................

Cub Cusb

on oil

deposit at Marine deposit ut Ucutrul

Bank Agency........... Kuilrunu Hunk.........

$50,927 26,^X1

09 OS

Sills receivable...................................................

8,20076
77,203 77 10,011) 10
74 03

[E. E.]

JOHN T. BOIFEUILLET,

JUcox, Aupnst 1,1862.

Treasurer.

ELECTION OF OFFICERS.

MACON, February 13, 1862. At the annual election for President and five Directors for the ensuing year, the following gentlemen were unani mously elected, viz:
PRESIDENT.
RICHARD R. CUYLER,

DIRECTORS.

JNO. W. ANDERSON, WM. A. BLACK,

WM. S. HOLT,

T. M. FURLOW,

ROBERT A. SMITH.

LIST OF THE HOLDERS
OF TEE
CAPITAL STOC
OP THE
ifowil (Stompjw
AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS, JULY SlST, 1862.

KAHES.

BHART.S. XAURS.

BB1EES.

Andcrson, Goo. W., Trustee............. 360 Bryan, Loverd, Guardian for Sydney,

Andcrson, Geo. W., Trustee Eliza

Josephine and Edith Bryan.......... 100

Lamar........... ......_.......--......... 10 Berry, John B................................... 5

Anderson, Gco. W., in trust for Eliza. ^ Berry, Samuel...................._...___. 3

A. Lamar..._....................--......... 5 Butler, Mrs. Jianey........................... 5

Anderson, Gco. W.. Trustee E. C. Butler, John W................................. 43

Anderson........................--............ 6 Beddows, William............................. 20

Anderson, Geo. W., Trustee E. C. Buker, E. W.. Trustee for Florence

Andcrson. Jr.................................. 2 Buker..............................._............ 2

Anderson. John W........................... 55 Bukcr, E. Vf.. Trustee for Ida.

Andcrson, John TV.,Trustee forchil-

JTichols.....................................----. 1

dren of F. A. and L. W. Tuppcr.... 40 Barrett, Thos.................................... 100

Anderson, John W.. Trustee Mary Bartow, F. S., Trustee of F, B. Se

E. Johnson and children..----....... 2 ville..TM.......................................... 7

Anderson, John tF., Trustee Mrs. Bartow, F. S., Trustee Mrs. Sarah

Eliza M. Xicoll.............................. 12 Green, and hr children by Alex

Andcrson, John W.. Trustee Mrs. L.

ander Maxwell--.......................... 10

Vf. Tapper and children................ 10 Bartow, F. S., Adm'r estate of J. H.

Anderson. John W., and Thomas

Burroughs....................................... 35

Parse, Ez'rs in trust Marg't C. and Bartow, F. S., Guardian of F. B. Be-

J. Hedrick................._.................. 25 \rille................................................ 26

Andsrson. John tV.. in trust for Bond, Samuel SI......................._.._ 10

Georiria C. Gilliam..............--...... 13 Bond, Sarah R................................... 26

Alien, Lidian E................................. 3 Bacon, Mnry J.................................. 5

Arnold, R.D.,Trustee Ann E.Bowcn, 31 Alexander, Edward P........................ 100

Bacon, H., (St. Mary's)..................... Bacon. Henry....................................

10 40

Alexander, Adam L-........................ 100 Brown, Dr. William....................... 12

Armstrong, James W....................--, 40 Brown, E. P............_..._._............... 14

Armstrong, B. R., in trust for Lean- Brown, E. E., Guardian CIcmmons

der G. Armatronif...................----.. 10 Sabatty......----,.._...._................... 2

Armstrong, B. R., in trust for Alex

Brown, James E., for Robert Brown, 10

ander Armstrong........................... 10 Barnett, Emma 31...,_,_._._....... 15

Armstrong. B. R., in trust for J. Barnett, Mary L................................ 14

Remington Armstrong................._ 10 Barnett, Samuel, Trustee Sarah F.

Adanv, MaryM................................. 6 Barnett........................................... 27

Adams. R. W., and G W. Stiles,

Barnett, Mrs. Jane............................ 33

Trustee...:.................._................ 10 Barnnm, N. K.._.....,..............._..... 50

Axon.I.'S. K............._................._.. 68 Backer. A..-.--........___.............. 42

Bryan, Joseph................................... 8 Barnard, Mrs, C. E..........--..----... 27

8TOCKHOLDEES.

453

N1MKS.

SHARES.

NAMES.

SHARKS.

Bogardus, H. S., Trustee ofMrs. Eliza Cohen, Solomon................................ 336

Webster and children.................... 71 Cohen, Solomon, Agent for Henry

Brodie, Caroline M............................ 13 MyeT?,.............__....................._ 55

Brodie, Caroline B............................ 11 Cohen. Solomon, Attorney for Frank

Brodie, Eliza M................................. 24 M. Myers_.._......._....__......... 2

Brodie, Mary F................................. 14 Cohen, Solomon, Jr........................... 1

Brodic, Basil M................................. 50 Cohen, Miss Cecilia........................... 13

Bass, Mrs. Mary R............................. 20 Cohen, Jacob..................................... 110

Bass, Mrs. M. J................................ 40 Cohen, M., Trustee for Mrs. F. Cohen 3

Bass, Charles H.............'.................... 6 Champion, Aaron..... ....................-- 163

Bullock, W. Gaston, Trustee............ 1 Champion, A., Trustee Mrs. Eliza

Bullock, W. G., Trustee Mrs. James

beth Champion.............................. 85

D. Colburn...................................... 6 Champion, Francis, Trustee pf Eliza

Bullock, Mrs. Martha....................... 38 A. Liicombo..................................... 20

Bullock, Wm. Jas.............................. 34 Champion, F. J., Trustee Ann E.

Bullock. Miss A. L........................... 1 Champion....................................... 10

Black, Miss A. R............................... 6 Champion, A. M............................... 1

Black, Wm.A.................................... 39 Champion, G. M._......................... 4

Bcall, Rebecca A............................... 23 Clinch, N. B., Trustee of Mary X.

Bell, H. S., Trustee Mrs. F. A. Bell... 5 Clinch............................................. 25

Bandy, Jas. W.................................... 80 Curran, P., in trust for Ann CuiTan- 20

Battersby, Joseph............................. 200 Cooper. John M.................................. 40

Battersby, William........................... 351 Cooper, John M. & Co....................... 52

Battersby, William & Co.................... 49 Cooper, C. P., in trust for his wife,

Battersby. William, Agent for M. A.

Uessie M. Cooper........................... 6

Wolfendcn..................................... 56 Cooper, John................... .............. 21

Bownc, Alfred T................................ 32 Cuyler, E. R.................................... 38

Buker, Francis A.............................. 13 Cuyler, R. R., and if. H. Churchill.

Bruon, Mrs. Matilda......................... 59 Trustees of Mrs. E. H. Churchill

Burdsall, Wm. H.............................. 60 and son........................................... 13

Bancroft, Martha M.......... .............. 6 Cuyler, R. R.. and F. H. Churchill,

Borchert, A., Trustee for Charles

Trustees of Richard C. Churchill... 7

Saridberg........................................ 2 Cuyler, Dr. John M........................... 16

Byrno, Thomas, Guardian of Thomas Cuyler, Gco. A., Trustee for Wm. B.

J Byan. ..

.4 Trowbridge and wife....................... 10

Buff, Jus. H...................................... 4 Cuyler, Miss Margaret M.................. 42

Bray &Bro....................................... 6 Cuyler, Richard M............................. 100

Boifcuillet, John T........................... 5 City Council of Savannah................ 331

Baxter. John S..............................._. 35 Central Kailroad and Banking Com

Bond, Ann M.................................... 47 pany of ttcorgia..............................4866

Bivins. George W.............................. 4 Conncrat, Joseph V........................... 86

Ball. M C........................................... 36 Cumming, Mary................................ 4

Blocker. Stephen.............................. 10 Cummins, Montgomery, Trustee...... 5

Bates. Wm. M.................................... 30 Circopulcy, John F........................... 36

Boynton, Willard.............................. 10 Circopuley. Francis J., Trustee of

Beechcr. Samuel T............................ 25 Anna A. Rebarer and children...... 12

Baber, Mrs. Mary.........--.-................ 10 Connery, Eleanor.............................. 10

Cunningham, Mrs. Isabella G.......... 6 Clark, J. H........................................ 5

Cunningham, Jno., in trust for John Clark, W. H., Trustee for Lucy

Cunningham. Jr............................. 1 Green ............................................ 27

Cunningham, John, in trust for W. Clark. W. H.. Trustee for Sophia and

Cunningham, Jr............................ 1 Lucy Green.................................... 13

Cunningham, John, in trustfor Giles Clark, M. M.....;.................................r 4

McDonald,..................................... Clark, William L..........................._. 4

Cunningham, John, Guardian Q. Cheeves. Isabella, Adm'z.................. 106

McDonald ..................................... Cheevcs, Grief................................... 130

Cunningham, John, in trust for Eu- Cheeves, Mrs. Elizabeth......... ....... 0

phemia Postell............................... i Camden County Academy................. 13

Cunningham, John, in trust for Mrs. Cope, George L.................................. 9

Mary L. Young.............................. 5 CODC, George L. Trustee for his chil

Cunningham, John, in" trust for

dren ............................................... 7

Preston Cunningbam,................... . 3 Chisholm, Walters S.......................... 32

Cunningham, John, Trustee of Ed

Carter, Mrs. Harriet..............._...... 3

ward Sutcliffe................................. 2 Carter, Samuel M.............................. 150

Cunningham, Miss E. C................... 2 Carter, Parish.................................... 445

Cunningham, Miss J. G..................... 3 Carter. Jesse..................................... 27

Cunningham, Miss Isabella............... 4 Cox, Henry P.................................... 5

Cunningham, Miss Jane W............... 14 Cormrell, F. W.................................. 20

Cunningham, Miss Euphemia,.......... 13 Craft, Carl F.........._.........._........ 21

Cunningham, P. P., in trust forS. W., Charlton, Mrs. Margaret................... 46

P. P. and J. C. Postelle, minors....... 8 Charlton, Robert M.......................... 26

Cunningham, E................................. 1 Cbarlton, Robert M.. Trustee of Mrs.

Cunningham, J. Q............................. 1 B. G. Guerard and children............ 12

554

STOCKHOLDERS.

KA1IFS.
Crowder. Catherine

M.................S..H..A..RE5S0.

EacHanA,MPKaS.trick............................S..H..A..RE1S2.

Cassel?, A. W., Executor estate of J. Eastman, Mrs. Etim M.................... 45

X. (2uarJ<r.-aan............................... 4 Evans, Jas. E., Treasurer for the

Christie. Luke, Trustee of Emily C.

funds of special relief, Georgia

Camp.......... ....-........_.................... 6 Conference...................................... 15

Church, EHzabeth........................... 1 Enfaula Lodge, No. 11, I. 0.0. F..... 6

Church. Rev. Alonio......................... 25 Einstein, Klins................................... 42

Clay, Joseph.......................----........ 2 Ewing. 0. H.P................................... 3

Conell. Livimrston L........................ 3 Foley, John...................................... 45

Carhart, Jas. i>...... ........................... 35 Folcy. James.................................... 5

Carhart irUro.................................... 40 FlemminK.Tbos.W., Agent for Hetty

Cirhart i Curd....-.............--........... 1 A. Quiirtcrman............................... 15

Coktr. Francis M.............................. 3 Footman, R. H., Trustee Anna E.

Carne?. Mr?. Eliza J..............._........ 20 Footmnn ........................................ 2

Ciirnes.Mrs. Eliza J., Trustee for Mrs. ] Fraser, Simon A................................ 15

A. E. Tinslcy.................................. 5 Fnu-'er, Simon J............--.................. 15

CrniR. estate of Sallie C..................... 3S Fias"*r, Francis A.............................. 6

Colquit, A. U..................................... S.T Frazicr, Daniel................................. 3

Cr.iwford. Miss iusan........................ 33 Felt. Joseph, Trustee Margaret M.

Crawforii. Mis? i'. A.......................... 1-i Charlton and children................... 21

Carswiill, \V". E.................................. 89 ] Fulwood. Rev. C. A y Trustee Mrs.

Cna-nbcr?. James M.......................... 50 i Harriet G. Fulwood and children. 5

Cmhbert Chapter. Xo. SI.................. 5 , Furlow, T. M.................................... 5

Crc-icr, John.................................... 3 - Furlow, Ja?. Vf................................. Z

Coolcdtre, X. F................................... 5 Fulton, James................................... 6

Carither--. Robert (J........................... 50 i Fulton, Silos'...--....... ....................... 10

Comer. Joba F................................. 20 Furman. Dr. Jobn H.,Trustee Farish

Dow. .Vrs. J>orc:ts.............................. 3 \ C. and John H. Furman, Jr.......... 100

Dewitti Morgan.............................. 10 ' Fitzfimmons, Mrs. E. M.................... 6

JX-ivis. Gco. \V., Ex'r Thos. Clark.... IT Finlavson, John................................ 147

r>avi. Ann 11.................................... HI: Fox. R. D........... ............................. iO

Davis, Mrs. Annie H.................. ....... 20 Fabian, Jas. L................................... 10

Dnvis. Richard R.............................. 20 i Ferril. John C.. in trust for Julius

D'Lyon. Anna............................. ..... 5 A. Ferril......................................... 3

Drtvidson. Jnmes............................... 36 I Flce;wood. Thomas M...................... 5

Daniel?. Thos.. Tru^t. Bridget Clark. 9 ' Fawci-tt. Alexander........................... 8

Don-ell, T. G.. IV.Davis.W.G. Chap- i Ford. Edward E................................ 20

lain. G. Butler, and M. Luffbur- Ford. G. G................................... . .- 11

row. Trustees.... -- .......................... 24 ' Franklin, .Mary L.............................. 10

Pnncii'j and Jiilmaton...................... 20 ! Franklin, Marcus A ......................... 5

Duncan. Williar.1.............................. 28 ' Franklin Lodffe, No. 2, J. 0.0. F..:... 5

Heinere, Mary................................. 2 Felton, William................................. 5

DiMiiere, Mary E........................ ... 6 I Fy. U'.H......................................... 31

Dickaon, Jame?. Jr........................... 42 I Freeman, A. H.................................. 5

De??au?sure, \V". G-, Trustee Leah I Freeman. Mi'o S............................... 1

Cohcn ............................................ 120 ! Felder. Miss Mary C........................ 15

Dunnin?, Mrs. Eliza M .................... 20 ' Kosfor, Flernming.............................. 3

Doon. Mrs. J. <;................................. 8 i Faulk, A. .W-.................................... 10

Doon, Mrs. Julin............................... 12 ! Green. Bi-nj.. Trustee for Eliza Low. 20

Iwnc, estate Julm S......................... 25 Green, Ecij.. Trustee for Andrew

Dt-loney. ilariaA.............................. 10, Low, Jr.......................................... 22

Dilian, Cant. Jno..in trust for Asso- Green, Thomas.'................................ 3t

ciatiin of the friend? of Ireland...- 12 Green. James jVerccr. Agent for Mrs.

Dye. Mr?. Susan ....................._......_ 10 Sarah Green.................................... 25

Da?ucr. Joseph J.............................. 10 Green, James Mercer, Trustee for

Daly. Patrick.................................... 5 Mr*. S.V.tireev............................ 48

Dodffe, Thomas A............................ 1 Green. James Mercer, Agent for J.

Dizmakes, James Z........................... 10 I R. King, Trustee............................. 1

Dempsey. Thomas C ........................ 13 ' Green, James Mercer, Trustee.......... 3

Dempsey, T. C., Execator estate of Gillbee, Miss Elizabeth M................. 15

D. Demp.ey............................_.. 35 Grime?, John. J. 11. Johnson, and

Deropjey, P...................................... 124 Eli Fntch. Ex'rs \Vm. \Vright........ 25

Drane, \ViI!iam_..._._....................... 5 'Gould, Artemus................................. 34

Dadlev. Gco. M................................ 200 Gould. Miss M. J ............................ 10

D or. Joseph....................................... 255 Giles, William................................... 10

Day. Cha?., Trustee Mrs. Jas. A Nis- (lien, Mr?. Jane, Marion. ............... 15

bet and children............................. 42 Gardner, Sarah M., Guardian........... 6

Dounlass, Thomas................ ............ 19 Gordon, Gco. A., Trustee Mrs. Hcn-

DoaKla^s. G. B. Trustee Miss Rosa

derson and children............__.....

Donsjlass ....................................... I Gilmer. Louisa F.......... ....................

Drewry. John.................................... 20 Gilmer. Louisa Porter, by A. Porter.. 11

Downing, Lawrence T...................... 25 Gilbert. John B-, Executor of Geo.

Darlcy Lodge.................................... 5 W. Collier...................................... 22

STOCKHOLDERS.

455

NAMK3.

SHARKS.

NAMES.

BIUBEB.

Gill, fldward W.. for G. W. L. Gill.... 1 Ilaupt. A. J., J. L. and Joan, Test.

Goldsmith, D.................................... 5 Trustees for Ann M. B. Bunti and

Gartenstcisr, J. S.............................. 5 children.......................................... 8

Oriswold, Mary Caroline................... 1 Hanpt, A. J.. J. L. and John, Testa

Griswoid, CbarlottcA........................ 11 mentary Trustees for Mary L.

Gibbs. James S................................. 100 Buntzand children........................ 1

Gillihmd, John................................. 5 ITetiderson, M. Y.............................. 17

Oammell. John................................. 9 Hope. James, (Augusta)......... .......... 25

Griffin. 11. C., in trust for H. \V. Grif

Knxlehnrst. W................................... 2

fin................................................... 3 Habershimi, Isabella........................ 7

Griffin, Jlonrictta.............................. 3 Kabcrsham, Isabella C, Trustee...... 3

Onither. Vf. H.................................... 30 IJabersham. Miss taaboll C................ 2

Godfrey, Susan J.............................. 7 llabcrshara, Isabella C.. .................... 9

Godfrey, Jas. E., Trustee of William llnbcrslsara, P..ev. B. E..................... 7

Kolb..........................:................... 10 Habnrshatn, Robert, Trustee............ 8

Godfrey, Jas. E.. Trustee for A. Headman, H. D................................. 3

Nelson and children....................... 1 Harriaon, Thoraaa P..... .................... 7

Guorard/J.M.................................... 5 JUarrison, Gcorco P., in Trust for

Guerard, R. D................................... 25 Pntspy... ......................................... 1

Guillam. Hannah.............................. 10 Hamilton, James S........................... 45

Gallie.John B................................... 41 Hallowe?. Caroline M. S., Trustee... 9

flallie. John B., AKcnt....................... 9 Harden. T. H.................................... 0

Ganahl. Mrs. E. C............................. 25 Ham-ode. Susan S., Administratrix... 7

Germnin, Ann <r................................ 1 Hardoman. (iriffin.--......................... 1

Gaudry, Julius B.............................. 15 Ili'.nicter, Joel.................................... 40

flaudry. Mrs. Ann C;.... .................... 7 ITou.-tnn. Patriel;.............................. 12

Gallnudet, .Tame?.............................. 10 Holt, William S................................... 2S

Garrett. Rilcy..................................... 55 Tlolt, T. (1., of Moeon........................ 35

Graves, Iversin L............................. 47 Ilolt, Affi, Trustee Mary H. deGraf-

Graves. Solomon................................ 1 fonripd................... ........................ 15

Ounn. D. P........................................ 3 Holcomhe, Franklin P....................... SO

Goodman. Henry.............................. 8 Holmnn, Evalino A. and children..... 40

Grey, MM. Wocneford....................... 10 Howard. J....................................... 116

Grcv. 1'etor Vf.. Uunrdian of children

Howard, J.Gordon............................. 26

of Mrs. M.iry Croncb, dec'd............ 20 Hownrd. John O................................ SO

Grieve, Miller.................................... 40 Howard. John H............................... 14

Grantland. Seaton............................. 1C5 Horton, Kninphrey r....................... 64

Oreshara. John J.............................. 100 liodfrson, Wm.B............................... 200

Oonako. Lewis A............................... 5 Hdbson. Ann, Richard and John

Hartridffo, Algernon S...................... 400 Thomas .......................................... 32

Hartridsc. Alfred L........................... 57 Hopkin?. M. B., Administratrix....... 10

Hartridso, Miss Adelaide.................. 31 Hooks. William.................................. 3

Hartridec. Julian, Trustee of Alien

Hodcre, Benjamin E........................... 5

S. ml Catherine M. Gihbfl.............. 10 llcirtt, E. & Co.................................. 18

Hartriduo, J., Guardian of E. McK. Hirsh, Hermnn..,........................i...... 12

Ilartriilsc........................................ 15 Hou-.-h. E. 0....................................... 13

Hartridge. Julian. Trustee'of Mrs. Hunter, Wm. P.. Cashier.................. 30

Susan E. Hartridtcc........................ 14 Hunter, John A...............:.................... 5

Hartridge. Mr. Mary H. 0............... IKi Hunter. Hardy...................................... 6

Hoywouri, Diiniel and Walter Hlake. 383 Hunt, John....................................... 25

Harris, Jurinh .................................. 30 Hull, Asbury...................................... 80

Ha'.-ris, Lewis F........... ..................... 400 Hull. r. Henry.................................. 50

Harris. J:itnc.i_.................................. VI Itufchiups. Mrs. Sarah....................... 10

Harris. John W....::........................... 28 Hubert, William................................ 42

Harris,Ja.. W., Trustee forth* chil

Hutohinsim.R., A. W.and W. J. Dun-

dren of Mrs. Ann E. Harris, -icc'd- 65 woody, Trustees of i!. M. E. Shack-

Harvey. J. C....................................... 10 leford.............................................. 9

Hiivcj, Mrs. Parah Ann..................TM. 0 Hutton, Jyiin S................................. 30

Hall, Richard A............... ................. fl Heywoott. Ali'dcd. Trustee for A!in

Hall, John. Guardian of E. Hall....... 9 Irene K. Trenbolm.......................... 1

Haunt. J'.hn, (of Mobile).................. 4 Hicrhtowur, Uaniel............................. 5

Haupt, Eliza...................................... S3 Hill. Thouins.................................... 5

Haupt, John. Senior.......................... 1 Hill, JIUBC* A...................................... 1

Haupt, A. J., J. L. Haupl, and John

Hc'iriek, Elizabeth Carroll............... 5

Haupt. Testamentary Trustees for Herman, Peter................................. 8

Mary (1. Fertruson and children,.... 8 Hill, Joseph A.......:.........................:. 20

Haunt. A. J., J. I,, and Jno., Test.-

Inly, Mi1?. Mary Ann......................... 7

Trustees forEiizaB. H. Seylo. dec'd 6 Incraham, .John S............................ 10

Haupt, A. J.. J. L. and Jno.,. Testa

Ingraham, William, for Sidney, Jo

mentary Trustees for widow and

sephine and Edith Bryan............... 15

children of S. B. Haupt, deceased 1 Johnston, Joseph............................. 122

Hardee, Noblo A..............................: 15 Johnston, James H........--............... 2

Hardco. W. J .................................... 10 Johriston, John H.............................. 10

456

STOCKHOLDERS.

NAlira.

BHARE3.

KAVKS.

BEAtlS.

Johnston, Mas Elizabeth C............... 6 Lovell, J. M. B., Trustee of Mrs.

Johnston, Mrs. Elisabeth C............... 11 Jane M. Recse............................... 80

Johnston, Mary Helen....--............. 39 Lovell, J. Al. B., Trustee of L. G.

Johnston, i^usan ^ _....................... 3 Bartow............................. ............. 20

Johnston, Wm. P......._..................... 12 Lovell, J. M. B., Trustee of F. S.

Johnston, Georsc H., Trustee of tho

Bartow and wife............................. 10

late Jane P. Kolloek...................... 50 Lovell, E., Trustee M. Flanders........ 2

Johnson. Emmet R........................... 80 Lloyd, Mrs. Ellen M...___......._. 8

Jones, Henry H., Trustee for Helen Lowehthal. Magnus.......................... 1

L. Jones........................................ 40 Lutnpkin. Joseph H........................ 30

Jones, Charles C.. Junior................. 15 Lincoln, W. W.................................. 7

Jones. C. C. Trustee.......................... 20 Lloyd. Mrs. Ellen............................ . 2

Jones, Charles C., Trustee.............. 105 Lcvell. Edward......__..._............ 1

Jones, Rev. John............................ 40 Maccaw, William D..................,......_ 8

giu...... ................,,.........:............... 5 Jones, John....................................... 10 AIuEill. C. A., Trustee Mary E. lla-
Jones, H. H.. in Trust for Mary Eliz

abeth auil Ellen D. Roberts........... 8 Manses, Jacob.................................... 30

Jones. E. T., Trustee Mrs. Elsy V. Mallard, Thos.. and others, Ex'rs

Cartledge...................................--. 8 estate J. Lambert........................... 6

Jones, A. S_,...................................... 2 Martin. Alfred M............................ 31

Jone^ Catherine Helen.................... 5 Martin, A.M.................................... 37

Jones. Roubin.................................. 20 Martin, Edmund............................... 242

Jones, John, Randolph county ......_ 10 Mayor, S. A....................................... 10

Jones, M:iry U.............--.................. 3 Maner, W. F..................................... 20

Jenks, Miss Almira F....................... 2 Manor. George R............................... 16

Jameson, John T-..--........................ 70 Mnrahall, W. J.................................. 8

Jacobs, H. S...................................... 5 Mackie, Margaret E.......................... 4

Jackson, Henry R._........................... 160 Mather, J. C...................................... 30

Jewett, Charles R............................. 5 Mabry, S............................................ 14

Jewett, Miss Julia C........................ 7 Ma^ruder. S. A.................................. 10

Jewett. Henry L......................... -...- 100 Msillary, Rollin ............................. 3

Jenkins, Charles J., Trustee of V. G. Maddox, James L............................. 29

Burroughs and children................ 20 Masouic Grand Lodge ....._............. 62

Jordan, L. A. and EoulyJE............... 100 McDuffic, George V,.......................... 3

Justices Inferior Court, Chatham McCartcr, James R........................... 7

County.........--............................. 27 McDonald, Joseph............................. 12

Johnston, Miss L. W...........__....._.._ 3 | McDonald, H. P................................ 10

Kcnduli. James T....._....................... 5 McFaddcn. J. A................................. 10

Kbndrick, James R........................... 38 McLenUon, W. B.............................. 15

Key, Jcsse B.................................. 38 McWilliams, Margaret...................... 3

Keller, Gco. A.................................. 5 Mclnnis, Miles.................................. 2

Kollock. P. M., Guardian of Edward McLean, Daniel................................ 5

C. KoIIocfc....................................... 4 McLean, Hector................._ ......,,._ 5

Kollock, Maria C..............--............. 4 McArthur, T. W................................ 4

Kollock. Jane J................................. 3 SIcCord, Mary.............................._._ 76

Knapp. X. B...........---......_....--.- 103 SIcUardy, Alexander........................ 20

Lake. Francis................................... 7 Mclienrj'. James............................... 132

LaRoche. Isaac D............................. 2 JlcAlIister, Julian, substituted Trus

Lattiraore, William..............--......... 25 tee undfer marriage settlement for

Lampe, C........._............................... 10 Cutler and J. B- McAIlistcr........ _ 25

Lnmpe, Christian......--..................... 6 McFarland, John.............................. 11

Lawton, Alexander R----.......,........_ 60 Mclntyre, Robert.............................. 2

Lawton, A. R., Agent forHcnry Tay- Mclntyro, William and Robert......... ,47

lor............................----................ 200 Mclntosh, Baynard L.._.................... 10

Lamar, G. B....--........................--.. 50 McAIpin, Angus................................ 4

Lamar, G. B., Trustee for Mrs. C. P. McGnffin. Annie L........................... 3

Fowlo............................................. 50 McCoy, J. J.................._................... 5

Iiary, J. A......--...--....................... 2 McCoy, Mrs. Jane R......................... 10

Lennard, Francis......--...--............... 13 Mercer, H. W., Trustee for his chil

Lcnzcr, C...................................._..... 18 dren. ... .......

95

'Lewis, John A.......------................. 2 Mercer, H. W..............._........._........ 10

Lichte. Henry F., Trustee of Alfred Mercer, H. W.. Cashier..................... 7

F. Lichte..........................._............ 20 Mercer, Goorgo A.............................. 14

Lipman, Joseph................................ 32 Meinhard, H. * Bro.......................... 58

Lipman. Joseph, Presidant German Metzger, Mary 8................................ 6

friendly Society...........----............ 3 Mercer, George W..----................... 10

Low, John.....................................-- 225 Methrtene, H.C................................ 10

Lockett, Mrs. JT. F............................ J33 jlinii, Abraham................................ 15

Lockett, Mrs. X. F., Guardian for Minis, A., in Trust for Mrs. I). Minis

James. Robert and Rebecca E.

and children..._.___ _ ..... . 24

Lockett.......................................... 133 Mitchell, Alexander......................... 10

Lovell, Nathaniel.............................. 25 Mitchell, S. C., Jr.........._.................. 25

Lovell, E.; Trustee Mary H. Flanders 2 Mims, Williomsoc..........;.................. 20

STOCKHOLDERS.

457

NiMKS.

SHARES.

NAMES.

SHARKS.

Mix, Albert............--.....--................ 1 O'Connor, Dennis................................. 11

Minton, John, Trustee R. L. Minton.. 16 Ott, George......................................... 23

Michels. (J. C..................................... 0 Ovcrstrcet, Mrs. C. C......................... C

Mills, Charles F................................. 50 Owens. George S................................ 15

Millun. McPherson B., in trust for L. Owens, Susa:i, Trustee...................... 5

R. MiHen....................................... 1 Owens, Sarah, i'rus. John W. Ow

Moughon, T. U. & W. S., Ex'rs, &

ens, Jr............................................. 12

Mrs. S. H. Bond, Ex'x estate Jo

Owens, Sarah, Executrix.................. 100

seph Bond....................................... 586 Owens, Mrs. Sarah, Kx'x George W.

Moliueux, Ella.............................. yO Owens............................................. 100

Molineux, Louisa.............................. 20 Owens, John W........----.................... 10

Mollincax, B.................................... 48 Oxcnius, Charles............................... 45

. Morrell. J. Vf..................................... 30 P;irkcr. Bevcrly D.--.....--..----......_ 120

Morel. Bryan M................................ 50 Parks, Wm. C., Ex'r Henry P. Harris 27

Morgan, Richard, Trustee for Mrs. Paullin, Lewis_................................ 16

Susan B. Morgan and children...... 7 Palmer, H. A..................................... 6

Mortimer, John H............................. 5 Parkmnn, S. B.... .......,.....----...---- 64

Moise, Louisa A................................. 2 Parkruan, Lucy................................. 15

Mulhcr, H.. Trustee.....--................ 13 Phc!i>s,Gco. W.................................. 0

Mullcr * Mitchel.............................. 30 Ccterson, Daniel............................-- 5

Murphy, Wm. L..................TM........... 5 Phelps. Oliver C................................. 12

Munroo, N. 0..................................... 275 Peck, Ira H....................................... 63

Hunger. Edwin................................. 3 Peck, Henry K................................... VX

Myers, Sarah D., Trustee of C. A. Pciffer, Frederick.............................. 6

Griswold......................................... 14 Puaree, O. J....................................... 50

Myers, S. D. i H............................... 35 Permanent Fuud, Hebrew Congrega

Myers, Fred., Agent for T. Maria

tion...... .......................................... 1

Myers............................................. 2 Plant, I. C.......................................... 46

Nisbct. James A., Trustee for Mrs. Plane. Wm. F., Trustee..................... 25

M. Wingfield and children........... 5 Potts.S. 0.....................:.................... 5

Nisbct, Jas. A., Trustee for Frances Potter, James.................................... 60

R.Nisbct........................................ 10 Postell, Alra. S. B.............................. 5

Nisbct. Jas. A., Trustee for Mont

Postell, S. B....................................... 9

gomery Winglicld and children ..... 10 Pittmnn, John K............................... 61

Nisbet, Jas. A., Trustee for Cornelia Porter, Anthony................................ 165

Golucke............................................ 5 Porter, A., Trustee of L. V. Gilmcr... 6

Nisbet, Jas. A., Trusteo for Leonora Porter, A., Ex'r estate J. P. Henry,

Winsficld.--..............----------..... 5 deceased..... ................................_ 55

Ncvitt, John W................................. 110 Powers, Mrs. Elvira........................... 5

Nevitt, John. W., in trust for Saraa Proetor, Wm..................................... 10

Ncvitt.....................................--..... 10 Putnam, BenJ. A........... .............__ 20

Nevitt, John W., in trust for Mary Pressly, Mrs. Jane............................ 23

V Nevitt--........................................ 5 Raiford, Jno. M................................. 75 evitt, John W., in trust for John J. Ramsay, Isaac................................... 5

Nevitt............................................. 10 Kawson, W. A................................... 31

Nevitt, John Vf., in trust for Richard Rawls. Morgan.................................. 5

B. NcviU..........................._........... 5 Kankin, Mrs. Madeline J................. 115

Nevitt. John W., in trust for Henry linbun, John W., Trustee for E. JK.

M. Nevitt....................................... 5 Kabun's children........................... 1

Nevitt, Lathrop and Rogers.............. 72 Rubun, John W., Trustee of Harriet

Nejll,J................................. .......... 10 Qiiantock............ ........................... 10

Ncil. John........................--............. 5 Reddinjj, Wm. 0., Adm'r, and Mra.

Nicoll, Lewis F.................................. 211 Win. A. Ross, Adm'*, estate Wm.

Nicoll, John C................................... 1-J5 A. Koss........................................... 10

Nicoll, Caroline A............................. 5 Reilly, Jas. K.................................... 8

Kicholcs, Dr. Henry J., Trusteo Mrs. Kcad, Mrs. Mary/Guardian of Geo.

Mary N. Postell and children........ 10 1 Kead............................................... 2

Nichole.'. Dr. H. L., Trustee for Mrs. Read. James B., Trustee for Charles

Mary N. Postell............................. 12 W. Cotter..................................... 1

Norton, 'JChaddeus S.......................... 7 Reynolds, Daniel.............................. 25

Norton, John R................................. 1 Reynolds. Daniel, Trustee under the

Norman, Joseph H............................ 6 will of L. 0. Reynolds................... 3T

Norman..I. U.................................... 1 Rcofe, W. M., Trustee for Lucy C.

Norwood, W. G., Ascnt J. W. Nor

Rcese.............................................. 10

wood............... ............................... 5 Rivers, Lewis.......................'............ 15

Nnngazer, N., Trustee for Mary E. Richards, James........................*.....- 3

Nnngaicr........................................ 6 Richardson, Miss H. M...................... 14

Oirlcthorpe Lodge, No. 1,1. 0. 0 F.- 21 Richardson, John.............................. 10

Olcott, Wm. H....................:............... 40 Richardson, J.. Trustee J. S. Ca

Oliver, Jas. W.. for Geo. W............... 2 r> ;hors and wife.-...-........--.......--.- 27

Oliver, Jumes W., Est......_............... 8 RJ :ardson, -T '"a. A., Trustee Jane

O'Meara, Bridget............................... 6 .. , Staler children.............:..,. 10

O'Driscoll, Wm. C. 03..1...'.......-.......--. 20 Richardson, i.. --.--..--.................... 4

458

STOCKHOLDERS.

HAUF.S.

SHAKES. KAVES.

SHAKES.

Ripley, Joseph B...--..................... 32 Smith, Julius. Trustee Maria Smith.. 1

Rittenbush, John F- ....................... 2a Smith, las. L., Trustee Airs. Caro

Kittcnbush. John F., in trust for

line A. Smith and children............. 5

Louisa Vieivpg.............--........-- 15 Smith, Miss Sarab, Executrix Est.

Rogers. \Vm., in trust for Wm. W.

Elizabeth W. Linton..................... 3

Rogers............................................ 2 Smith, Ueo. J.................................... 5

RoKers, Wm., in trastforMcPherson Smith. Gco.J., Trustee..................... 10

JI. Rogers, minor........................... 3 Smith, George J., Trustee for hid

Rogers, \V., F.x'r of the estate of ii.

children....................................__ 15

A. U'illiams.................................... 75 Simtti, Julius, Trustee Francis M.

Rogers, \l m. M

50 Jliller.................. . ..... ..

2

Rogers. Mrs. Amy............................. 18 SniJcr, W. H....,..............................'.. 2U

Rogers, t>. T...................................... 20 fcuider, Jumca J....__.............._. 50

Rowland, Jno.B............................... 130 Snider. George 1'..--..................,...... 78

Rowland. Jno. t>., in trust for his Snider, estate of Benjamin.............. 35

wife, Francis M. Rowland.............. 85,-- Snid_e--r,. -M--M--. -- M. '_.., 1_'-r--ust--co U--e--or.g,,e.

Rowland. J. ....._......__......._.... 19 ! T. Snider......................................... 12

Rowland, John C., Trustee................ 9iSniUer, Mrs. M. T-, Trustee Mary

Rose, James...................................... 301 Florence Snider.............................. 69

Kos, Jno. 15...................................... 51 Snider, Mrs. Marg't T. and children- 8

Ro. U. f.......................................... 72 I Snider. Mrs. MargaretT.................... 13

Read, Joseph..................................... 3 I Solomon. Peter.................................. 100

Robinson. Bolin 11............................ 10' Southern Mutual Insurance Comp'y. 2IK)

Ross, Thos. L..................................... 5I Smetj. A. A........................._...._..__ 30

Rossi: Seymour............................... 25 I Solomon. A. A. Jc Co......................... 2

Rockwell. M'..S..............--................. '& Spivey, James A., Guardian for Juo.

Robert?, E. G----.

G.. \V. C., Wolf IX, Caroline A.,

Robarts. Louisa J....................

and Jacob W. Uaugabook............_ 10

Rosenblatt, Aaron.............--...........- 10 Springer, T. M................................._ 10'

Robertson, Geo., Junior.................... 25 Stafford, K..

--..---- ................. 200

Robinson, Charles JJ......................... HI Starr, Adeline it... ............................. i

Rothcbild.". H........................._......... 1..0 i'tallings, William............................. 5

Robinson, Cyrus........................... ---- 5 Stafford, Samuel S.................. ........... 10

Ruekert, Francis J.... ........................ 15 I Stewart, J aines, Sr.-- ........................ 5

Rumph, Lewis......................_........ 10 ! Stewart, Peter................................... 2

Ryan. Eleonora C..............................-- 5 Stewart, Estate of James.......................... 10

Sams, \V. J............................ .... 60 I Stewart, Eliza P..............................._

Saa nfor,d, A. M---- ......... ........-------...- 10 Stevenson, Jno.......................... ...............

Saussy, Jlarsaret a........................TM 10 Stibbs, ilenry ................................... 18

Savage, John............... ............. ......... 17 i Stibbs, Heury L., in trust for Agnes

Savannnh Fire Company.................. 6 J. Stibbs......................................... 20

Savannah Free School Society.......... 24 I Stibbs. Henry, Trustee Mrs. Maria

Savannah Benevolent Association.... 311 Williams........................................ 2

Savannah Poor House and Hospital. 52 Stiles, Ueo. W., Trustee of M. A.

Screven. Thoa. F............................... 17 llzbersbxm................... .................. 10

Soreven, Tbos. L.........__..............._ 50 Scott. Margaret.........................._... 5

Screven, George P..................... ...... 15 Sorrell, Francis................................ 103

Screven, John, Thomas F. and Geo. Sorrell. Francis, Trustee for Mrs. A.

P., in trast for Sarah Ada Screven. 165 E. IX Mackall and children.._.._ 1

Soranton, IX T................................ 1 Stubbs. Peter Thomas--..........--...--. 2

Scranton Jc Jok'uson........................ 21 b'inpletary. J>. P............................... 2

Schwartz, L..................-------------- 5 Stone. Jcsse...................................... Ill

Schwaab, A...................................... 15 Scbaffer, Harriet S............................. 8

Scbley. Phillip T........................ ...... 6 btrickland, Alexander.--.................. 1

Scnley, J. M.4 in trust for Sarah S. Stevenson, Council........................... 5

Schlcy............................................ 1 Taylqr.W m., Guard'n Wm. E. Taylor 2

Bheftal 1, M., Jr.................................
Sheftall. M., Jr., Trustee E. ahelta.ll

9 Tennill, Francis T............................ 60 Tebeau, Frederick E......................... 15

and children.................................. 9 Tclfair, Mary..................................... 241

Selkirk. Jas. M.................................. 36 Teft. I. K.. Cashier.......................... 5

Smith, Robert A............................... 178 Teft, I. K., Trustee for Mrs. Harriet

Smith, Robert A., Trurteo................ 7 Carter and children....................... 21

Smith. Robert A., Adm'r of M. A. Teft, I. K., Adm'r of DeVilliers....... 1

Smith...............................I............. 35 Thwcatt. James..............._............. 312

Smith, Robert A,, Adm'r of W. G-. Tbreadcraft. Francis M..................... 15

Smith ............................................. 126 Thompson, A. E................................ 175

Smith, Eliza................... ................. 185 Thompson. Joh................................ 10

Smith, Miss Hannah Moore----...... 6 Thomas, Stephen.............................. 10

Smith, Miss Sarah.--........................ 14 Thomas, Jcsso L._._.._.._.............. 1

Smith, Thomas J....--.................. ^ 15 Thomasson, Henry J....................... 13

Smith, C. W................--......._.......15 Tboraasson, Mrs. Kneenia.............. ,, 5

Smith, James--.............................. ......15 The City Bank of Augusta................ 5

Smith, L. S-..----........T T..i......_<trr 10 The Bank of the State of Qeorgia.... 229

STOCKHOLDERS.

459

KAMES.

SHARES.

KAMES.

SHAKES.

Tho Marino Bank of Georgia............ 100 Waring, William B............................ 27

The Bank of Savannah..................... 7 Warm?, George H............................. 7

The Orphan'* Home, of Savannah ... 14 Watson, Stephen............................... 40

Tho Cashier of the Planter's Bank, in Waldburg, Jacob and George M.. ix-

trust............................................... 6 ecutors of Henrietta 0. Almcy....... 18

The Union Society Building Fund.... ll> Waxclbaum, S .................................. 3

The Savannah Widow'? Society......... 41 Wayne, James M.............................. 35

The Commissioners of Pilotage, City Wayne, Jas. M., in trust for Mary

of Savannah.................................... 45 C. C'uylcr......................................... 5

Tho Georgia Historical Society......... 13 Whalen, Rev. P., in trust for Male

The Ladies' Education and Benevo

Roman Catholic Orphan Asylum,.. 40

lent Society, Columbus................... 30 Whiting, Mrs. K. D........................... 5

The President of the United Hebrew Whittle, L. N., Attorney for Joseph

' Society, Jlacon............................... 2 Checves and his Assignee, Marion

Tiff., JS'elson, President...................... 7 S. Phillips....................................... 10

Titcomb, George H............................ 20 Weed. Cormvcll & Co........................ 20

Titcomb, George.. ..^........................... 5 Wced,N............................................ 37

Troutinan. John F............................. 40 Weed. NathnniclB............................ 50

Trustees Emory College..................... 1 West, Madeline A............................... 4

Trustees Independent Presbyterian W_est,Charles P................................. 50

C'burch........................................... 14 Welltnau, Miss Marparet M.............. 10

Trustees Permanent Fund, Hebrew Welnjan, Margaret A........................ 5

Congregation.................................. 9 Wiltbcrger, William 11..................... 200

Treanor, John..................................TM 15 Will. Curl.......................................... 10

Tucker. William................................ 5 Winn.Dr. G. A................................. 10

Tudor, Adolphus................................. 100 Williamson, John............................. 2

Tapper. V. A , for Louisa Marshall... 17 Williamson, John. Executor estate

Tuttlc, Wakefietd & Uo..................... 11 of L. P. Willinmson......TM............... 4

Turner, II. T., Truste" for Mrs. Jlary Williamson. Eliza.............................. 30

Ann Buker and her child, Florence Williams, William Thornc............... 1

Bukcr........................................... 12 Williams, Mrs. Ann........................... I

Toney, William................................ 20 Williams, James................................ 103

Towns & Mitchcll.........................TM. 3 Williams. W.D................................. 5

Urquhart, Mrs. Catharine................. 50 Willink, JI. F., Sr............................. 71

Vason, D. A....................................... 40 Wilkius, Mrs. Susan C...................... 12

Vaux, William P............................... 5 Winkler. Dr. J. A........................... 14

Veader, Charlotte.............................. 88 Wetter, Augustus P........................... 29

Vcrdy, Samuel L., Treasurer of the Wood, Orlando A............................. 28

Home Loan Association, Augusta.. 10 Woodruff, Louisa C.......................... 4

Villali>m::i, John L........................... 200 Woodruff, P. H., and R. K. Cuyler,

Wade, William................ ................. 3 Trustees...............................*......... 53

Wade, Wm., in trust for Kob't B. Wade 2 Wyer, Henry H................................. 45

Wado.Wra.,in trust for Mary B. Wade 2 Wylley, George W............................. 1

Wade. Wm., in trust S. E. M. Thomas 2 Wylley, Mrs. Harriet L..................... 4

Wade, Wm. in trust for Johanua W. Wylley, Matilda M.......................... 4

Habersham..................................... 2 Wright, Husacll M............................. 43

Wade, John M................................... 3 Young, Jane M................................. 20

Wakeman. James..... .....................~ 40 Younc, Jane M., Miss..'..................... 5

Ware, A. G......................................... 50 Yongc, Eastman, in trust fr Flcm-

Ward. Mrs. Mary B........................... 1 minf; Yongc...........--.........--......... 1

Wafkins, Alfred................. .............. 1 Zeigler, John..........--....................... 5

Washburn, Joseph............................. 100

Waring, Miss Annie M....................... 100 Total number of shares...............31,764

SIXTEENTH ANNUAL EEPORT.
SOUTH-WESTERN RAILROAD COMPANY, 1 MACON, August 15,1863. /
To the Stockholders : The operations of the Road for the year ending with the
31st ultimo, are clearly and fully set forth in the accompa nying report of the Chief Engineer and Superintendent, Virgil Powers :
The net earnings of the Road amount to...........................$437,380 75 From which there must be deducted what has been paid for
interest on Bonds and for annuity to the city of Macon.. 21,081 97
$416,298 78 A dividend of 4 per cent, was declared in Feb
ruary last........................................--.$117,096 00 And a dividend of 8 per centum has been de
clared this day..................................... 255,692 00--$382,688 00
Leaving a surplus of...-. .......................................... $33,610 78
The Board deems it proper to be prepared, on the first day of January next, to pay the amount of tax imposed by the late act of the Congress of the Confederate States. By the Charter of the Company, it is provided, that no higher tax shall be paid than one-half of one per centum on the annual income. That tax has been imposed by the State of Georgia, and it has been regularly paid. It seems clear to the Board, that the Congress of the Confederate States has no power to impose any further tax upon the revenues of the Company. But the tax act declares, that whenever a corporation does not set apart, for the Govern-

462

PRESIDENT'S KEPORT.

ment, ten per centum of th*e amount declared for dividends and carried to reserve funds--the stockholders shall pay an income tax of ten per centum on the amount of their divi dends. Thus, in one form'or the other, the Government is to receive the tax. The G-overnment will be benefited greatly by the Company's paying the tax, and the stock holders cannot be injured by that course. Considering the trouble of collecting from the stockholders, the fact that some of them may be alienfriends, and thus escape taxa tion, and also, considerable loss might happen in gathering the tax from so large a class of persons, the Board thinks it best, -whilst it protests against the authority of Congress to impose the tax, to pay it promptly. By this course, the Board gives evidence to the General Government, of a continued desire to do all in its power to maintain the cause of our country.
The completion of the Railroad, aaross the Chattahoochee, into Eufaula, and the depot buildings at that place, has been delayed by causes beyond the control of the contractor. There can be no doubt that the whole can be finished before the first day of January next, and within the estimate heretofore given by this Board. From the balance-sheet, it appears that the cost of the Koad and outfit, including several negroes purchased for it, stands at this day, at- the sum of 3,538,211 94, whilst the amount received for capital paid in, and from bonds issued, stands at 03,641,466. The difference between these amounts, $53,254 96, is more than sufficient to pay for all work yet to be done.
The item of $39,173 56, stock and bonds of other com panies, would probably command in currency, if the prop erty was sold, over $60,000. There is, however, no neces sity, at this time, to dispose' of the property. It yields a fair annual interest. At a future day, it might be sold and distributed, in the way of ah increased dividend.
From the tables appended to the Engineer's' Report it

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will be seen, that but little of the cotton in the country, at the date of the last annual report, has been transported over the Road. Our revenue has been derived chiefly from the carriage of grain and of passengers. The growing crop of corn in the South-west is promising, and there is no reason, apparent to the Board, to apprehend a diminution in our revenue in the coming fiscal year.
The Road and its depot buildings and fixtures have been recently inspected, personally, by a majority of the Direct ors,, accompanied by the Superintendent and Chief Super visor. It gives the Board great pleasure to assure the stockholders, that everything was found in good order. The Superintendent, Mr. Powers, and his subordinates, are entitled to much credit for their untiring exertions.
Respectfully submitted, B. R. CUYLER, President.

STATEMENT OF THE BONDED DEBT OF THE COMPANY.

'When due.

Amount. When due.

Amount.

1862--August 1........ ...... 29,000 Brought up...~.................$80,500

1863--August 1............... 1,000 1878--October 1.............. 6,000

September 1--........ 6,000

November l.........~ 7,000

November I.......... 600

December I........... 2,000

December 1.... --._ 1,500 1870--January 1............ 2,OCO

1864--January 1........... .. 8,500

February 1............ 6,000

February 1............ 600

March 1- ............. 4,000

April 1.................. 500

April 1.................. 2,000

May 1.................... 6,000

May!-................... 2,000

June 1.................. 600

June I........... ...... 1,000

July 1.................... 1,000

July 1................... 6,000

August I............... 1,000

August 1............... 9,000

September 1.......... 500

September 1........... 11,000

October 1............. 2,000

November 1........... 6,000

1865--February 1............ 3,000

December 1........... 10,000

March 1................. 3,500 1880--January 1.............. 15,000

May 1--- ........... . 4,000

February 1............ 62,000

June 1.................. 8,000

March 1................. 10,000

1867--August 1............... 500

April 1.................. 7,000

1877--November !........._ 1,000

May 1-.................. 60,000

December !........._ 3,000

June 1.................. 9.000

1878--January 1............. 2,000

July 1................... 9,000

February 1........... 1,000 1881--January 1............. 15.000

April 1.................. 2,000

June 1.............. ... 10,000

May 1.... ............... 1,000

December !.........,, 14,000

July I.'.................. 2,000 1882--January 1.............. 28,000

August 1............... 1,000

September 1........... 75,000

September 1........... 1,000

Total Bond Debt....-....$44G,500

Carried up......_............$80,500

pmi

SOUTH-WESTEEN RAILROAD,) MACON, GA., August 1st, 1863. j
To R. R. CUTLER, Esq., President :
SIR--The twelfth annual report from this office, showing the operations of the Road for the fiscal year ending Au gust 1st, 1863, is herewith submitted :

EARNINGS OP THE ROAD FOR THE YEAR.
(Up Freight, (Eastward)................................$332,856 94 Down Freight, (Westward)........................... 11^,039 77

Total from Freight............... ....................

$442,896 71

Through Passengers..................................... 113,819 58

Way Passengers............................................ 261,939 95

. Total from Passengers................................. Mails..........................................................

375,259 53 16,906 20

Total earnings........................................... The current expenses of the year have been......

$835.062 44 897,681 69

Showing net earnings for the year of.---.......--

437,380 75

CURRENT EXPENDITURES.

The expenses of operating the Road have been as follows:

REPAIRS OF ROAD.
Proportion of salary of President, Superintend ent and Supervisors--wages of Overseers and hire of Negroes for the year........................ $72,057 58
Materials--Stringers, Ties, Bridge Timber, etc- 40,743 87 Tools, Subsistence, Clothing, Physicians' bills
for Negroes, Stationery, Printing, etc........... 67,821 08

Total Repairs of Road and Bridges...............

$176,622 63

FUEL AND WATER.
Wood for Locomotives and Stationery Engines... $10,67792 Pumping Water, putting up new Pumps and
Cisterns, Wells and Cistern Houses.............. 8,250 10

Total Fuel and Water.................................

13,flW 02

466

SUPERIXTEXDEXT'S EEPO'RT.

REPAIRS OF BUILDINGS.
Including repairs of Station Houses, and all other buildings..........................................

2,403 52

HAIJTTESAXCE OF MOTIVE TOWER.
Repairs of Locomotives, including proportion of salary of President, Treasurer, Superintend ent and Master Machinist, wages of Mechanics and Laborers at Shops, and all materials used for the year........... ................................... $22,456 77
Wages of Runners and Firemen...................... 29,015 35 Oil, Tallow, Cotton Waste for Locomotives and
Stationary Engine...................................... 11,713 16

Total Maintenance of Motive Power-.............
MAINTENANCE OF CARS,
Including proportion of salary of President, Treasurer, Superintendent and Master Car penter, wages of Mechanics and Laborers at Shops, Wheels, Axles, Lumber, Paints, and all other materials used in repairing and keeping in order Passenger, Mail and Freight Cars for the year....................................... $21,964 65
Oil, Tallow, Cotton Waste, etc........................ 14,307 02

63,185 28

Total Cars-
TRANSPORTATION EXPEKSES,
Including proportion of salary of President, Treasurer, Superintendent and Clerks, wages of Conductors and train hands, salaries of Agents at Americus, Butler, Albany, Cuthbert, Fort Oaines and Chattahoocb.ee, Laborers and Watchmen at Macon, Americus, Smithville, Albany, Cnthbert, Fort Gaines and Chattahoochee Freight Houses and Cotton Yards.. $75,100 12
Printing, Books, Stationery, etc., for the year.... 3,343 80 Freight damage, paid for goods lost and damaged 1,999 11 Stock damage, paid for Horses, Mules, Cattle,
Hogs, etc., killed and injured....................... 8,826 45 Agents at Stations, paid commissions............... 12,179 23

36,271 67

Total transportation................'!...................
INCIDENTAL EXPENSES.
Including Printing, Advertising, Books, Sta tionery, Postage, Attorney's Fees, Court

101,948 71

SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT. . . 467

Costs, Donations, Gratuities, salary of Trana- ' fer Agent, and all contingent expenses not included under either of the above heads......

'3,321 96

Total Current expenses....................... ........

$397,681 69

The total earnings have been $835,062 44. Total last year, $368,336 74. Increase, $466,725 70. The current .expenditures for the year have been $397,681 69 ; last year, $240,104 05.

Included in current expenditures are the following extra

ordinary expenses:

Repairs on account of damage done by freshets in the spring of 1862...................................................... .............. $13.000 00
Purchase of steam mill and appurtenances........................ 6,433 87 Extraordinary Pay Roll.................... ............................. 8,027 21
Excess of supplies on hand this over last year................... 57,637 20

Making total extraordinary expenditures...--....--..... ....... $85,098 28

Which, if deducted, will reduce current expenses to
$312,583 41, or about 37 4-10 per cent, of gross earnings. Earnings per mile, passenger and mail............. $1,809 11
Earnings per mile, freight............................... 2.144 78

Total per mile........................................ Current expenses per mile..-.......--.................

$4,043 89 1,974 58

Net earnings per mile of track in use...............
Gross earnings per mile run by engines...... ..... ' Current expenses per mile run by engines .......

$2,00931 2.99 6 1.46 2

Net earnings per mile run by engine'----.........

1 53 3

Total bales cotton transported during the year, was 27,034, against 39,833 last year.
Tables D and E show that there was from the South western Railroad proper, 12,852 bales, last year 32,980 bales. Decrease 20,128.
From Columbus and Muscogee Kailroad, we received 14,182 bales, against 6,852 bales the year previous, making increase of 7,330 bales, and a total decrease for the year of
12,798 bales.

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SUPEEINTEXDEXT'S REPORT.

From South-Western Kailroad to Macon, there were

8,091 tales; the previous year 25,992 bales. Decrease

17,901 bales.

From the Muscogee Kailroad to Macon there were 1}29S

bales ; last year 1,258 bales. Decrease 40 bales.

Number of through passengers for the year, 47,975.

Way passengers 130,587. Total, 178,562, being an aver

age per day of 489, against 310 last year. Total number

of passengers carried over the Road since it was opened,

July 1st, 1851, 1,114,583.

Number of miles run within the year by Passenger and

Mail trains, 173,372 ; Freight and other trains, (exclu

sive of filling or gravel trains,) 105.443. Total, 278,815.

Wook used by locomotives, 4,118 cords, being an average

of 67 7-10 miles run to each cord of wood, at a cost of

4 1-10 cents per mile for fuel.

During the year there has been delivered on the Road for

repairs, 27,799 cross-ties, equal to a renewal of 18 miles ;

stringers, 11,544, making lineal feet, 239,518 and 1,079,788

feet, board measure, -equal to 22 7-10 miles track. For

other than track lumber, 64,363 feet, board measure. Tres

tle bridges, foundations, etc., 272,927 feet, board measure.

Total feet, board measure, of lumber paid for during the

year, for repairs of track, bridges, .buildings, cars, .etc.,

1,433,295,- at a cost of $18,686 56, and for cross-ties,

$11.050 96.

The damages done the Roads by freshets in the spring of

1862, have all been repaired, by putting in godd, substantial

brick culverts where necessary, and refilling the embank

ments, except at Everetfa mill creek This point was sub

stantially repaired with wood at the time, which will stand

another year, when it will be replaced by a brick or stone

culvert. There have also been six hundred feet of trestle

bridging, with good brick abutments, put in at Beaver

creek, on the Columbus line? where the embankment was

washed away.

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SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.

469

The bridge at Camp creek, below Oglethorpe, and a large
portion of the bridge across Muckalee creek, below Americtis, have been renewed this year. Several other trestle bridges will require heavy repairs during the ensuing year.
Our iron is wearing remarkably well. It is wearing out much faster on that portion of the Road between Macon and Fort Valley, over which much the largest business passes, than the balance of the line, but with the iron we have on hand for repairs, we will be able to keep it in good order for several years.
It was impossible, at the beginning of the year, to pro cure a sufficient supply of timber for repairs, and a steam mill was bought, which has materially benefited the Road. I recommend that another mill be purchased, if a suitable one can be found. Notwithstanding the difficulties in pro curing a supply of timber and ties, the Road is in very fine order, for whicli we are indebted to our principal Supervisor, Mr. John M. Walden, and his assistants, J. J. Dasher, A. J. Heard, and W. J. Edwards.

MOTIVE POWER AND CARS.

By reference to the table of Locomotives, it will be seen that we have six engines now in want of tire; in addition

to these, four others will need them. They are all now

running on the Road, but any of the ten are liable to fail

at any time. The engines, otherwise, are in very good order, and if we could get a supply of tire, could be kept in good running order for a number of years.

There have been two platform cars changed to box cars

during the year, and I expect to have eight more changed

as soon as it can be done. Our stock of cars is the same in number as last year, but owing to the impossibility of pro curing material to repair them, our passenger cars are not

in as good condition as heretofore. Our freight cars are

generally in good order.

i

470

SUPERIXTEXDEXT'S REPORT.

We have on hand materials as follows : For repairs of Road and bridges, rails, chairs, spikes, nails,
ties, stringers, and other lumber, in value. ................... $35,858 00 Supplies and stores for repairs of Road..--...........--......... 30,120 25 Materials for cars .......................................................... 23,007 25 Materials for motive power.............................................. 10.317 70 Oil, tallow and waste.................................:................... 17,054 00 Stationery, etc------.---- .............................................. 1,386 00 Fuel and water............................................................. 400 00
Talne of materials on hand paid for, Aug. 1, 1863....... .........$119,109 20 Value of materials on baud paid for, Aug. 1,1862................ 61,472 00
More materials on hand this than last year........................ $57,037 20
The etone and brick-work for the bridge across the Chattahoochee River at Eufaula is completed, and the wooden superstructure being framed. With a favorable Fall, there is no dyubt the bridge will be finished and the Road com pleted into Eufaula this year.
It will require about $44,000 to complete the Road. The officers and employees of the Company have gener ally performed their duty faithfully, and to my entire satis faction, during the yean
Respectfully submitted, VIRGIL POWERS,
Engineer and Superintendent.

wasu

r

TABLE A.
Abstract of Earnings of the South-Western Railroad Company, from August 1, 1862, to August 1, 1863.

.
~ DATB.

O

Amount of Up Freight.

Amount of Down Am'nt Through

i'rcight.

Passage.

Amount Way Passage.

MAILS.

Totals in Totals in

Increase.

n o

1803. 1862.

o

*3

Through. Way. Through. Way. Up. l)own. Up. Down.

W'*

1862--August ...... .. 84437 71 $57.5822 September. .. 585858 577465

$3225 45 $2013 57 $602383 31983 07 $9977 55 $10405 43 81408 85 4120 3;) 336358 4937 26 2231 24 8184 24 10459 21 1408 85

452S3 68 20193 71 46237 92 16982 74

25039 97 29255 18

October...... ,, 7902 00 900447 402364 3619 4-1 356909 4210 50 7375 70 9431 17 1403 85 50544 92 23140 77 27J04 15 tt

p^

November. .. 563322 134 10 5040 32 2860 10 382079 446885 8195 85 9800 20 140SS5 54969 28 2684429 2812499 December.. .. 6472 13 13071 98 5787 09 3836 IT 5138 27 202234 10962 73 13135 22 1408 85 02434 72 348:16 21 2758851

V

1863--January..... .. 8485 01 16756 40 957577 4016 15 4913 77 2691 9687 85 11357 09 140885 G6S92 31 33666 23 33226 08

February... .. 936019 10981 47 134M 43 18641 11

0108 73 5140 85

3S177C
qooo n\

5103 9J 2S016S 633395 548812

777782 9101 93 11101 85 119Jfl fin

1-103 85 140885

61962 31 23303 17 40145 00

3865914 35087 87

April............ 18468 20 2563839 6142 57 SOn 24 500072 026245 11148 95 12316 10 140885 9029747 19800 91 70496 56

3-

19810 36 2296322 2322552 20558 06

709795 6107 44

3265 26 5007 20 925635 11440 28 11891 97 1408 85 3211 52 515470 483785 1201690 11471 20 140885

92201 44 AVfUfi **& 87992 04 29173 60

5015486 68818 44

July............. 1935436 21766 18 7238 27 5933 74 6TG738

1068055 1&J79 25 140885 100163 39 38469 49 61693 90

M

"--------'

Totals..........;... J142501 69 $19035525 $67908 41 $42131 36 6243090 5088808 121850 33!l37089 62 1690620 $83506244 S348612 79 486449 65

1

Hails .. .. .. .

19723 95

|3

'--------"

Totals.......................................................................................... .... .... .. ... .. ....... .. ... .. ... $835062 U J308336 74 466725 70

Number of through passonge Number of way passenger^,.
f,....,.~.. .....................

,, 47W5 ,130587 ..17ffvV>

1862.

Average number of passengers pe

310

Total number of miles run by tl o trains during the

18B3. 489
278815

<!

472

SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.

TABLE B.
STATEMENT OP THE NUMBER OP PASSENGERS TRANSPORT ED PROM: AUGUST IST, 1862, TO AUGUST IST, 1863. Compared with the Previous Year.

MONTHS.

1363. TUROCGII.

1S63. WAY.

1862. THROUGH.

1862. WAY.

Up. |I)own. Up. Down. Up. [Down. Up. [Down.

1362-AuKuat...... ......... 2013 1042

22S16 1090

1589 ,1777

1S6S--January............. 2z107r12a:0;

1908 1144 1159

2018 9C7

2310 2141

2055 190S

May......._.................... 1866 6356

1965 3821

Joly......--........-.. ...... 2739 1811

5282 5720 4535 5385 4145 4282 4577 4714 6150 6G15 4550 4782 4040 3903 5851 463S 5S21 57G9 C350 5737 6214 5554 8427 7546

2828 ,561 1157 595 1881 545 1382 555 2442 674 1382 694 937 672 5453 1405 1446 7231 5294 1498 2430 1078 2411 945

2219 21P3 18X5 1913 2017 19U6 1S83 1981 3112 SS6S 2624 2947 2408 22BS 2940 34 06 2522 2413 420 6311 4190 4163 4896 5322

Totals... .................... 25851 22124 '65942 64641 29043 10453 3-1922 3S5S1

TABLE C.
THE FOLLOWING TABLE SHOWS A COMPARISON OP THE VARIOUS BRANCHES OP BUSINESS FOR THE YEAR JUST CLOSED, WITH THE PREVIOUS YEAR:

SERVICE.

1S83. 1862. laureate Decrea*'.

EEE Up Freight--Through........ ........................ $142501 69 ?415I 33 S100936 !5B

190355 > 67908 41

55041 14 1S5314 11 3296448 34943 i-3

42131 36 3f)3G3 43 11882 88

62430 90 50453 20 11977 70

508SS 68 2018084 30707 84

12485033 554'Jl 48 89358 85

V*il

.. . . ... -

137089 62 6264784 74441 78

1690620 19723 95

$2817 75

Total....................................... .... .. MicollDeonj Earnings_......_................

883506244

S36S33674

S469543

45

82317 75

$169343 45 J83506244 J3GS33674 281775

............... ............... S46672570 ...............

Bald Cotton--Through ..........._.............;.. Bklei Cotton--Way....._.............................
Totl.............._...._...._...._......_.

17239 8795 27034

14155 25677 3-S32 ...............

83632 63342 14697

TABLE D.
Number of Bales of Cotton Transported over the South-Western Eailroad from Stations to Maoon, 1862 and 1863.

MONTHS,

12 11 10M 10

98

7

6 5H 5

4

3

ifC3
2 VA 1

0 1a W..ard's

C.u.thbert

i.M.oris. Ulatchcr.. Gcorget'wn

Chat aho .c.beo

[Colcrmin. .

IS a

f
ca

Reynolds.

w"

B. .utler's

(-3 o
E
:

Increase. .

D.e.crease

ea

P:

fc* 1862--August......... 238 88 September... 56 71 October......... 68 35 Novumbor ... 313 10 December.... 15G 2
1863--Jnnunry....... 92 106 40 ?
Mny.............. in
July............. 128

1 209 ..... 50 170
241 fi
2 4 3 ..... 6!) Vfl 1? 7fi 32 48 3

30 22 8 27
10 1Cvin>4 .....
53 55 If,

105 4 51 57 89 24 45 127
109 38 78 69 84 116
46 17 68 155 9
fMinI 31
6 151

3 56 7 123 22 85 58 96 ... 231

57 14 31 32 2 4

3 31 i'65 513

56 162

...

65 313 62

3

87

91ft R7

21 39 64

'IS

15 70

32 40 13

?fi

140

fi

74

21
2 36 55 88

83 1539 1209

59 785 20

62 1658

1619

2 920

3671

57 504

4210

16 54

4647t2>

4006 1106

19 389

2967

35 2:

27

R7

1009

3 270

200

588

576

Total................. 1227 248 2 87 860 3 107 306 ..... 24 425 920 63 99 51 3 337 63 177 2288 299 1225 785174 206 390 8091 1520 10421 1520

Total Decrease..

17901

1861--August......... 2 September... 126 October........ 1146 November ... 1213 December ... 58fi
3 1862--January....... 443 February.. ... 255 April ........... 10 ;:: 49 55

19 2 .....

155 2

214 ....,, fil

511

28

328 253

"5io1

190

5

1

8

22 ......

?> 294 "22 391 464 40 494 3 342 8 241 "40 235
56 7 58 .....

8 120 228 113 138 61 151
7 126 13 18

23 11

292 "48 '158

613 112

4l 46 311

663 6 182

136 297

Td

59 62

243 147 21 ...... 5 186

32 334 115 310 213 56 160 118 13

113 3

117

149 7

6 233 34

383 Ifi

91 2-12

723 438

12 12

"is

C9 234 109 423 228

195 "97 "6 6 291 2

653 77 85 66 3

14

20 23 ...,,

75 9

""9i

6 ia

82 17 ......

1

123

5

11

13 3

14 100 178 "2

12 "32

....,,

id

66 69 39

223 169 329

1886 171

353 50 4 284 71

14

128

10 "28

"ii>8

...

390 27

243 336 41 122 107 172 40 40

38 19 121 102 1 15 20 .223 126 4 14

51 38 237

"14 56 "23
61

39 765 3307 4591 4714 4678 1555 3356 257 1096 47C 1164

i'649 3671 4210 4006 1106 2967
27 1009 200 576

1500 20

' Totals................ 3886 1736 8 159 2604 113 9892973 126 1036 1351 2875 157 95 18 416 1629 437 1316 16 38 130 472 10 976 69 1240 1117 25992 19421 1920

o>
i i
i_i
!
' Co"
.*
rfx 3

TABLE E.
Number of Through Bales of Ootton transported over the South-Western Railroad from Stations to Savannah and Augusta, 1862 and 1863.

MONTHS.

12 11 10M 10

9

8

7

6 v, 5 4

Brown's. .
* 3 2 1

Dawson.. W..ard'*

Cuthbert^. Moris'.. Hatcher..

Qeorget'wn

c--.hee

Chat aho -

o 1

Ft.Oaines-

E..verct'a

o_

Butler's-.

g

1

Increase. .

Decrease. .

i

i

1862-August. ...... 222 30

9

t4m44

1OQ

154

in

48

TO

76

April.......... ...... ...

My .................... 1

15

IKft

7H

Juljr..................... "15067 ---- -- 214

97 W) 66 16
0i9
Vfl 65

n
ll*i HI "RT ?5

91

1

~----

12 4 ?8 (i
7

ffi

4

1ft

1 174

52 2

70 Wffi

m

73 58(1

f,

VHf

329 329 785 650

4SEUPEPR7IOXTREXT4D.EST'S

771 173

1277

133

16i'0

554

921

178

662

lf,9

17

24

B9 78

819 801

475 263

Totali..............

185

" 653 ...... 328 116 ..... 180 215

6 79 ..... 26 517 139 1167 204 ..... ..... 4761 2294 "4521

2294

Total decrease.

1861--Aofrust......... 134

i

217 743 22

...... 1 380 8C1 "25 51

..... 24

1862--January.......

Kfl
319 462 ......

1021) 25 5U

75 ..... 48

150 82

401 ..... 112 10

23 ..... fi

If. 49 15

17

May ..................... 4

1

July...................... 1ST.

111

1

--

Totals................ 2250 566 ...... 26 3191 25 351 26

71

2227

1i

.....

14 28

...,,

21

22

80

18

30 20 C

34

25 12

^

5

7

ft

3,1

4

329

1S5

650

173

1710 1277

..... 1753 1620

1475 921

840 6C2

186 17

44 24

11

1N

801

263

6 206 4 131 ... 20 11 2512 56 ...... ...... ..... 6988 3521 2294

SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.

475

oe
-n* oo
S
CO CO

CM CO ~ r-l
S *r
V CQ
^ r-t
8 4
"O

^COOOli-tf--C-*<t-ll-l|--ICO
2*3 1~o- i0r1a Ic---Ho oo--o t
S3

I

5

3

o

E

ill|.-='
1

. 2,_
..= ,,. " II
11 II HH wfl

476

BEPOBT.

TABLE G.

Number of Bales Cotton transported from, Columbus and

Museogee Railroad to Savannah, Augusta and Macon, over

the South- Western Railroad, compared with last year :

MONTHS.

JSav. .auuabAtupitoKtnaud C*MK1o1l.

KCol.&M..H. TMaooon.

MONTHS.

if ,5>
Savanah,..AatungousdtaC&MR1o1l. *2r-

t-l
oa
3

pc rcuo. . .

3o *h--~

\

1862--Auirast. ...................
IMS--January........ _ ....... February, ................ March.... ___.. ._.. April........ .. .. ... May.......................... July,.... __ .. _ .......
Total*

461

1861--August.......

70

September.

October....-

4S9 234

November..

470 302i

December..

2130 9 1862--January .....

1330 82

February...

17 173

March.......

1740 407

April .........

2391 "73

M"y.,.-.....-.

2369

1517 18

July........

12884 12981 Totals . ..

Total increase........

95 5 20 824 186 20 200S 6 220 3 1031 316 50 18
"434 1036 680 5594 1258

366 45
821 517
"T242 1916 331 ....... 2097 2373 1908 """l81
9603 2273 2273
......... 7330

TABLE H.

Sources of Revenue from August 1st, 1862, to August 1st, 1863.

MONTHS.

FREIGHT.

FREIGHT.

FREIGHT.

Central Railroad. Macon & W. R. R. Muscogee R. R.

From To

From

To From To

Receipts Total Re from ceipts from
S.W.R.R. all Proper. Sources.

1862-Augtist. .............................. $1411 29 $2162 50 $704 41 $819 81 $1654 44 $2257 82 $86103 91 $45238 68 September........................... 1050 55 8509 10 837 05 1640 28 1901 80 2541 20 84157 94 46287 92

SRU4PERPIN7OTERNDT7E.NT'S

October....'.................. ...... 1114 77 6880 97 805 37 2299 51 1446 12 4528 04 83470 14 60544 92

1180 98 4564 84 862 49 7155 66 1320 14 2483 06 87402 67 649G9 28

2614 87 6329 91 944 54 9201 86 1651 35 2895 23 40296 96 62434 72

1868--January.............................. 3103 29 7760 67 1063 01 7864 06 2288 19 4796 27 40016 82 66892 81

February-. ........................... 2818 98 7817 00 Mafch ....................... ......... 1587 26 10468 71

765 43 8810 40 1538 54 6206 07 84005 89 61962 81 703 59 9823 73 2167 65 8498 03 42882 99 76182 96

April................................. 1727 13 12169 89 1166 02 16865 10 8482 39 9438 97 46448 47 90297 47

May.. ................................. 1488 46 12039 42 1221 41 17623 55 4417 68 10820 65 44595 28 92201 44

June.................................. 8487 93 17496 00 1420 78 12159 08 13886 41 3739 89 86852 95 87992 04

July........ .......................... 2794 80 11422 94 2611 26 18409 88 9276 69 2949 61 57698 71 100163 39

Total, 1868. ........................... 24926 26 101616 95 $13165 80 106677 91 45030 40 $60654 84 $482992 78 $885062 44

" tftfiO

20567 40 25865. 66 11882 78 6075 62 26628 29 9302 21 268929 76 868336 74

JJccrcABB

$4367 86 $76260 27 $1282 58 100002 29 19407 11 $51862 68 $214067 92 $466725 70

TABtR I.
Names and Condition of Locomotives on the South-Western Railroad, July 31s<, 18G3.

NAMES.

BUII.MRS.

WIIHK 1>UT IS USE ON THIS ROAD.

now USED.

REMARKS.

Tobesofkee., ............ Rogers, Ketchum A Grosvenor. March.......... ........1851 Gravel Train...... Tire and repairs wanted.

Rogers, Ketchum A Grosvenor. March.......... ........1851 Gravel Train...... Tire and repairs wanted.

Tallahasseo .............. Rogers, Ketchum A Grosvenor. September. ...... ......1852 Passenger Train- Good order.

Post Boy.... .............. Seth Wilmnrth.. ....... ...............

Under repairs.

S4RUPEPREO7STRESTB8.EXT'S

Rogers, Ketchum A Grosvenor. April. .............. .....1858 Passenger Train- Tiro and repairs wanted.

Rogers, Ketchum A Grosvenor. October......... ....... 1853 Passenger Train- Tire and repairs wanted.

Rogers, Ketchum A Grosvenor. October....... ....... ..1858 Shifting in ynrd... Good order, [p'rswant'd

Cherokee.. ............... Rogers, Ketchum A Grosvenor.

New cylinder A other re-

Rogers, Kctchum A Grosvenor. October.... ............ 1854 Passenger Train- Good order.

Chickasaw ............... Rogers, Ketchum A Grosvenor. October.......... ......1851 Passenger Train- Good order.

L. 0. Beynolds.......,) Rogers. Ketchum A Grosvenor.

Freight Train.. .. Tiro wanted.

Rogers Locomotive Works...... July...... ............... 1857 Freight Train.. .. Good order.

Rogers' Locomotive Works...... September........... ..1857 Freight Train- .. Good order.

Rogers' Locomotive Works...... November............ 1857 Freight Train.. .. Good order.

Rogers' Locomotive Works......

Freight Train- . Good order.

M. W.Baldwin A Co......... ........ March.................. 1859 Lumber Train.. - Good order.

Pataula.................... Rogers' Locomotive Works. . ...... December.... ........ .1859 Freight Train,. .. Good order.

McNab .................... M. W. Baldwin A Co........... .... November............. 1869 Passenger Train- Good order.

Geo. W. Adams........ M. W. Baldwin A Co.... ............ December............ .1859 Freight Train. .... Good order.

T. M. Furlow........... M. W. Baldwin A Co.. .............. September............ I860 Passenger Train- Tire wanted.

Rogers' Locomotive Works........ January............... 18G1 Passenger Train- Good order.

Paehitla ......... ........

March .................1801 Freight Train-... Good order.

T. B. ELFE, Master Machinist.

TABLE J--Showing the Number of Miles Kun by each Engine, and the ajnount of ood used for the whole year, ending July 31st, 1863, exclusive of Grarel and Switching Engines,

NAMES OF ENGINES.

CARS HAUtEI).

fH

S3

1P. .
9 f

a 4
? &
c*

?88?
if
aw 1?

r?

MILES RUN.

1
ir

V
<g!n
3

Ho
5
F

USED.

T3

t <uaT

o
i
V

O HP.

f

>3 ?

uIa>.
3

3.
?"O**

1 oP*

soO
*o3 oao

MILES RUN TO A

Q . cT
B
o

To J B
Da.
Hoe*.

PaaoUS. 3
|

oao
2,
> .

o
nri3#S* .

1125 1125 456 45

32146 3214C 104 1600 285 390 $1093 40 306 7600 7600 63 440 105 101 282 SO 120

840 840

14000 14000 68 6S5 134 201 56035 204

13

337 132 1752 2221

12919 12919 101

T. M. Furlow .................. L. 0. Reynolds.. ........ ......
Pataula....... ................... .... Pachitln,... .......................

1957 436 1771 134 1520
s112
22(K

1033 252 848 85 1007 1093
4

15 60 965 511 92 816 50 740 " 9<X

15 3050 14094

110 1710

110 79 1716 117

965

27599 278U9 148

1199 4419 14543 18962 103

2711 13371 2388 15759 74

11)05 . 532 80(10 8532 83

2327 10890 1430 12320

710

21164 21161

59 82

197 "9084

9TI84 73

3262 15818 1142 16960 98

3431 17IW5

17935 53

990 104J 13139 14183 100

203 83 S 1996 106 13262 13368 78

119 759 918 93t 1433 793 597 766 739 11C6 523 564 506 570 462

76 228 499 182 240 98 153 220 67 220 115 240 163 250 367

180 14 323 328 267 244 112 221 298 181 300 280 159 173

504 00 127

4095 90545

iio

919 10 186

74935 184

683 20 213

313 95 103

619 15 205

834 75 258

50680 124

842 10 173

785 40 338

446 60 141

484 75 171

Tobesofkee ............... ...... 127J

667 30

560

Post Boy.............. ............

2010 8696 2214 10910 55

52 144f

1448 20

1522 7406

7406 38

2

523 88 223

142 434

45 105

i1n2

5 12

625 10 199 3360 72 . 311 50 191

20 18 20
17
is
19 24 2(1 11
8
17 30 35 25 29 21 10 17

113 82 72 75 114 70 57 72 90 ,51 111 84 193 71 103 65 39 76 184 56 96 71 79 50 71 56 110 64 55 89 36 77 124 48 32 111 70 67

3 4-10 37-10 4 38-10 55-10 33-10 34-10 4 3-10 36-10 39-10 65-10 46-10 44-10 3 MO 35-10 57-10 23-10 4 2-10

SURP4ERPINOT7ERNTDE.9NT'S

Total....;...................."..., 13294 6611 10209 30114 105443|l73372 278815 1611 14678 3898 4118 11542 30 3458 393 1739 1335 77 2-10

Qonoral AvoraEo

172 19 71H 677-10 41-10

Cost Cost

maintenance of Oil, Tallow and

Engines per mile run, in cent Waste, pot tuilo run, in cents



11 8-10 79-10

Statement of Receipts and .Disbursements of the Funds of the South-Western Railroad Company, to August 1, 1863.

RECEIPTS. Received for Capital Stock, 81,949 shares........... Funds for Kxtonsion of Road............................. Bond Accounts, issued for ten years.................. .JCC.50000 Bond Accounts, issued for twenty years............. 328.00000 Bond Aoo'U, issued for twenty years, endorsed., --5--2,--00--00--0 Freight Earnings since August 1, 18C2................ 358,610 38 Passage Earnings since Auiustl, 18C2................ 429,449 75 Post Office Department--Mail Service, C. S. A.., 20,27790 Post Office Department--Mull Service, U, S...... --1--0,0--89--1--1 Central Railroad Freight Account.................... 1,008 40 Central Railroad Passage Account...................... 733 45
---------- Mnioogee Railroad Passage Aooonnt................ 1,90600 Musoogoe Railroad freight Aooount,................ -- - 3,307 75
Macon and Western Railroad Freight Account. BUinlolsiftpimayoadbDlei..v..i.d..e..n..d..s.,...N..o..s.....1...t..o...2..0..........................................

oc oo:
44(5,50000
818,42714 1,741 85 5,274 35 35270 15,202 00 63277

DISBURSEMENTS.

Construction.......................................... ...,..,,..

SS.295,983 01

Locomotive Engines....................................gllO.CfSO 14

Pnssimjfor Cars............................................. 24,000 (K)

KroiKht Cars............................................... 95,000 00

Mnoon Depot................................................ 43,118 19

Tools and Machinery.................................... 10,000 (K)

Nogrocs for lload............................................. U,450 00

292,228 S3

Current Expenses........................ ....................

S97.CS1 09

Annuity to City of Alnoon........................... 1,250 00

Interest Account.......................................... 19.8M i)7

21,081 97

Stock in other Comnnnics................................. ?23,173 Ci>

Stonmship NftviBntion Company....................... 10,000 00

City of Columbus bonds ................................... 5,000 00

Montgomery and West Point Knilroad Bonds... 1,000 00

39,173 CO

Dividend No. 21. paid........................................"

112,412 00

Balance..

32-1.535 .15

84.-I83.09C 81

g-t.-lffl.OOfl SI

The balance consists of

Cash on hand, as per Cosh Book........................ $28,471 82

Cash on deposit at Central Railroad Uank......... 230,74937

205,221 19

BiH reoeivdble...................................................

59,314 38

S324.535 55

[E. E.]

JOHN T. BOIFEUILLET,

M4CO, Auenst 1,1803.

Treasurer,

ELECTION OF OFFICERS.

MACOX, February 12, 1863.
At the annual election for President and seven Directors for the ensuing year, the following gentlemen were unanimously elected:

PRESIDENT.
RICHARD R. CUTLER.

DIRECTORS.

JOHN W. ANDERSON, WM. S. HOLT, JOHN McNAB, D. A. VASON.

WILLIAM A. BLACK, TIMOTHY M. FURLOW, JOHN E. JONES,

LIST OF THE HOLDERS
OF THE
CAPITAL STOCK
OP THE
ihwxi
AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS, JCLT 31ST, 1863.

XAHf.S.

SHAKES. \ KAMES.

BHARE3.

Abrahams. D..................................... 10 Barrow, Jliss Martha........................ 10

Adams, James.....:................--........- 12 I Barrie. Aapastus............................... 2

Adams, Mary SI.............................-- 6 Bartow, F. S., Trustee of F. B. Be-

Adams. R. W.. and G V. Stiles.

ville.........................._................... 7

Trnstee.............--......................... 10 Bartow, F.S.. Guardian of F. B. Be-

Alien, Ledian E................................. 3 Tille................................................ 26

Alexander, Edward P........................ 100 Bartow, F. S., Trustee Mrs. Sarah

Alexander, Adam L.......................... 100 Green, and her children by Alex

Anderson, Goo. W.. Trustee............_ 360 ander Maxwell............................... 10

Ande^on, U. W., Trustee of Eliza Backer, A.......................................... 42

Lamar........... ......_.................--.- 10 Bacon. Mary J..................... ..........._ 5

Andercon, G. W.. Trustee for E. A.

Bacon, Henry.................................... 40

Lamar ................--........................ 5 Bacon, H., (St. Mary's)...................... 10

Anderson. G. W., Trustee of E. C. Barnctt, Emma M............................. 15

Anderson........,......--..................... 6 Barnett. Mary L................................ 14

Anderson, G. 1V'., Trustee of E. 0. Barnett. Samuel, Trustee Sarah F.

Anderson. Jr.-... ....__.................. 2 Barnctt........................................... 27

Anderson, John W........................... 55 Baructt, Sirs. Jane............................ 33

Anderson, John W.,Trustee for chil

Bass. Mrs. Mary R........................_.. 20

dren of F. A. and L. W. Tapper.... 40 Bass. Mrs. M. J................................ 40

Anderson, John W.. Trustee Sirs. L. Bandy, Jas. W................................_ 80

W. Tupper and children................ 10 Battcrsby, Joseph.................'..-......... 200

Anderson, John \f.. Trustee Mary I Baitersby. William........................... 401

E. Johnson and children._.......... 2 Battersby, William & Co.................... 235

Andfrson. John W.. Trustee Mrs. Battersby. William. Agent for M. A.

E. 11. Sieoll.................................. 12 Wolfenden._..._............_............. 56

Anderson. John W.. in trust for Baker, Francis A.............................. 13

Georgia C. GiUiam--............._...... 18 Bancroft. Martha M........... .............. 5

Anderson, John W,, and Thomas Baxter. John &.......................,.....,,.. 35

Purea. Ex'rsintrustMarg't C. and Ball, M C._..................................... 36

J. Hedrick...................................... 25 Bates, Wm. M.................................... 30

Armstrong, James W........................ 40 Baber. Mrs. Mary..........................._. 10

Armstrong. B. R., in trust for Lean- Barrett, Thos.................................... 125

dcr G. Armstrong......_................ 10 Berry, John B................................... 5

Armstrong. B. R.. in trust for J. Berry, Samuel.................................... 3

Remington Armstrong.................... 10 Bealle. Kebecca A............................. 23

Armstrong:, B. K-, in trust for Alex

Bell, H, S., Trustee Mrs. F. A. Bell;.. 5

ander Armstrong_......__.......... 10 Beecher, Samuel T....._................... 25

Aion, J. B. E................................... 68 Birins. George W...........--............... 4

STOCKHOLDERS.

483

KAMES.

SHARKS.

NAMES.

SHAKES.

Black. Miss A. R.............................._ 6 Charlton, Robert M.. Trustee of Mrs.

Black. \Vm.A................................... 39 B. G. Guerard and children............ 12

Blocker, Stephen.............................. 10 Christie, Luke, Trustee of Emily C.

Boynton. Willard.............................. 10 Camp.............................................. 6

Boifeuillet. John T........................... 14 Church, Rev. Alonzo......................... 10

Borchert, A., Trustee for Charles Chambers, Jamc? M.......................... 30

SandbcrR,........................................ 2 City Council of Savannah................. 331

Bowne, Alfred T................................ 10 Cercopuly, John F............................ 36

Bojjardus, U. S., Trustcoof Mrs. Eliza Ccrcopuly, Francis J., Trustee of

Webster and children..................... 71 AnnaA. Rcbarc-rand children...... 12

Bond, Sarah K................................... 26 Clinch, X. B.,:Trustec Mary L. Clinch 25

Brown, Dr. William......................... 12 Clark, W. H., Trustee for Lucy

Brown. E. P........................................ 14 Green .......................... .................. 27

Brown, James E.. for Kobcrt Brown, 10 Chirk, W. H.. Trustoefor Sophiaand

Brodie, CorolinoM............................ IS Lucy Green.....--........................... 13

Brodie, Eliza M................................. 24 Clark, M. M........................................ 4

Brodie, Caroline B............................ 11 Clark, William !..........................._ 4

Brodio, Mary F............... ................. 14 Clay, Joseph..................._....__.._.. 2

Brodio, Basil M................................. 50 Cleveland, Wm. C., in right of his

Bruen. Mrs. Matilda......................... 34 wile. Eliza C., and as Guardian of

liray ABro....................................... 5 Benjamin C. Smith, children of

Burroughs, John W.. Adm'r de bo-

Wm. G. and M. A. Smith............... 161

nis non of Joseph II. Burroughs... 35 Condon, Pierce................................. 30

Butler, Mrs. Nancy........................... 5 Collins, Mrs. E. C..........................'.... 10

Butler, John W................................. 43 Cohen. Klias.................................... '5

Bukcr, John W................................ 43 Cohen. Solomon................................. 336

Bukcr, E. W., Trustee for Florence Cohcn, Solomon, Agent for Henry

Bukor............................................ 2 Myers............................................... 55

Buker, E. W., Trustee for Ida Cohen. Solomon, Attorney for Frank

Nichols........................................... 1 Myers.............................................. 2

Bulloch, W. Gaston, Trustee............ 1 Cohcn, Jacob.................................... 110

Bulloch. W. G., Trustee Mrs. James Cohen, Cecilia................................... 13

D. Colburn .................................... C Cohen, M., Trustee for Mrs. F. Cohen 3

Bulloch, Mrs. Martha...................... 38 Cooper. John M.................................. 10

Bulloch, Win. Jas.............................. 34 Cooper, John M. & Co..................._. 52

Bulloch, Miss A. L............ ............... 1 Cooper, John............ ........ .............. 21

Burdsall, Wm. 11.............................. 60 Goober, C. P., in trust for wife, H.

Bryan, Loverd, Guardian for Sidney,

M. Cooper...................................... 6

Josephine and Edith Bryan..--..... 100 Counerat, Joseph V.......................... 18

Byrne, Thomas. Guardian of Thomas Connory, Eleanor.............................. 10

L. Ryan......................................... 4 Cone, George L., Trustee for his chil

Caraes. Mr?. Eliza J.............'............ 20 dren ............................................... 7

Carnes,Mrs. Eliza J., Trustee for Mrs. Cox, Henry P..................................... 5

A. E. 1'insley.................................. 5 Cornwcll, F. W..................._.............. 20

Camden County Academy................. 13 Concll, Livingston L.......................... 3

Carter, Mrs. Harriet........................... 3 Coker, Francis M.............................. 3

Carter, Samuel M.............................. 150 Colquitt, A. H.................................... 55

Carter, Farish.................................... 445 Cooledgc, N. F.................................. 5

Carter. Jcsse..................................... 27 Comer, John F.................................. 20

Cosiels, A. W., Ex'rs estate J. M. Crowder, Catharine M....................... 50

Quarmaa......................................... 4 Craig. estate of Sallie.C.................... 35

Cannon, Thomas J............................ 14 Crawford, Miss Susan........................ 33

Carhart, James D.............................. 35 Crawford. Miss E. A.......................... 12

Carhart & Bro.................................... 41 Craft, Carl F..........._.........._........ 21

Carhart Jfc Curd................................. 1 Crosier, John.................................... 3

Carswell, W. E................................... 89 Cuyler. R. R., President South-West

Central Railroad and Banking Com

ern Railroad Company.................. 2

pany of Georgia..............................4586 Cuyler, R. R........................ ............ 43

Champion, Aaron..... ........_....._...-- 163 Cuyler, R. R., and F. H. Churchill.

Champion, A., Trustee Mrs. Eliza

Trustees of Mrs. JE. H. Churchill

beth Champion............................. 85 and son........................................... 13

Champion, Francis J., Trustee Anna Cuyler, R. R.. and F. H. Churchill,

E. Champion................................... 10 Trustee of Richard C. Churchi!l._ 7

Champion, Francis, Trustee of Eliza Cuylcr, Geo. A., Trustee for Wm. P.

A. Larcombo.................................. 20 Trowbridge and wife....................... 10

Champion, A. M............................... 1 Cnyler, Miss Marearet M.................. 42

Champion, G. M............................... 4 Cuyler. Richard M............................. 115

Chceves. Isabella, Adm'x.................. 106 Cumming, Mary................*.--.......... 4

Cheeres, Grief................................... 130 Camming-, Montgomery, Trustee...... 5

Cheeves, Mrs. Elizabeth................. 20 Cuthbert Chapter, No. 31.................. 5

Chisolm, Walter S.....1...................... 19 Cunningham, Mrs. Isabella G.......... 6

Charlton, Mrs. Margaret................... 46 Cunningham, Miss J- G.........--.--.... 3

Charlton. Robert M.......................... 26 Cunningham. Miss Isabella............... 4

Church, Elizabeth

....... 1 Cunningham, J. G............................. 1

484

STOCKHOLDERS.

SA-MT3.

SHARES. | NAMES.

BHABES.

Cunningbam, E.................................. 1 Fabian, Jas. L................................... 10

Cnnninisfaam, Miss E. C..................... 2 I Fawcett, Alexander........................... 8

Cunmngbam, il Us Jane W......_..... 14! Faulk, A. W..................................... 10

Cunningham, Miss Euphemia,.......... 13 Felton, William................................. 5

Cunningbam, P. P., in trust for S. V., Felt, Joseph, Trustee for Margaret

P. P. and J.C.Postell, minors........ 3 M. Charlton and children.............. 21

Cunninsham, Jno., in trust for John Fitzsimmons, Mrs. E. N.................... 6

Cumnngham, Jr............._..._....... 1 Finlayson, John, (Florida)-.............. 132

Cunninsbam, John, in trust for W. Ferrill. John C., in trust for J. A.

Cnncingham. Jr..........................._ 1 Ferrill...................................._....._ 3

Cunningham, John, in trust for Giles Flemruing, Thos.W., Agent for Hetty

McDonald,..................................... 1 A. Quarterman................................ 15

CunoinerbntQ, John, Guardian G.

Fleetwood, Thomas 31_.........._.. 15

McDonald...................................._ 7 Foley, John...................................... 45

CunninRbam, John, in trust for Eu- Foley, James.................................... 6

phcmia Postell,............... .............. 1 Footman, E. H., Trustee AnnaE.

Cunninsrham, John, in trust for

Footenon . -

2

Preston Cunningham..................... 3 Fox. R. D.........__............................ 20

Cunningham, Jobn.ic trust for Mrs. Ford, Edward E..............T................ 20

Mary ii. Yongc............................_ 5 Ford, G. G....................................... 11

Cunningham, John, Trustee of Ed

Foy. V. H.......................................... 31

ward Sutclifle................................. 3 Foster, Flemming............................_ 3

Curran, P.. in trust for Ann Outran- 20 Fraser, Simon A................................ 15

Daniel!, William C., Receiver........... 4SO I Fraser, Simon J................................. 15

Dasher, George S.............................. 6 j Fraser, Francis A.............................. 6

Dasher, Joseph J.............................. 10 ! Frasier. Daniel................................. 3

Day, John E...................................... 2 Franklin, Mary L.............................. 10

Day, Joseph.......--............_.--._ 255 , Franklin, Slarcus A......................-- 5

Day, Chas., Trustee Mrs. Jas. A Sis- i Franklin Lodzc, No. 2,1. 0.0. F...... 5

bet and cbildrcn............................ 42' Freeman, A. R.................................. 5

Davis, Geo. \V., Ex'r Thos. Clark...- 17 I Fielder. Miss Mary C........................ 15

Daris, Ann 31.................................... 10 Fulwoqd, Rev. C. A., Trustee Mrs.

Davis, Mrs. Annie S.......................... 20 Harriet G. Fulwood and children.. 5

Davia. Richard R....._...................... 20 Furlow, T. 31.................................... 5

Davidson, James............................... 36 Furlow, Jas. W................................. 3

Daniels. Thos., Trust. Bridget Clark. 9 Fulton, James.................................. 6

Daly, Patrick.................................... 5 Fulton, Silas...................................... 10

Darby Lodge..........._.__._......_. 5 Fnrman, Dr. John H., Trustee Parish

DeWitt & Morgan............................ 10 C. and John H. Furman, Jr.......... 100

Demere, Mary................................. 2 Garmany, George W.......................... 5

Demerc, Mary S......................... ..... 6 Gardner, Sarah 31., Guardian........... 6

DeSaussure, W. G., Trustee Lean Gartensteiu. J. S.............................. 5

Cohen............................................. 120 Gammell. John................................. 9

Deloney, Maria A.............................. 10 Gaither. Wm. H................................. 30

Dempsey,Thomas C ........................ 23 Gallic, John B.................................. 50

Dempaey, T. C., Executor estate of Ganabl, ;31rs. E. C............................ 25

D. JDenzpsey.._....................._._ 35 Gaudry, Julins B...,........._............... 35

Dempsey, D..........._......................... 124 Gaudry, Sirs. Ann C......................... 7

Dickaon, James, Jr........................... 42 Gallandet, James.............................. 10

Dillon, Onpt. Jno.,in trust for Asso

Gan-ett, Riley........--.........._............ 55

ciation of the friends of Ireland...- 12 Graves, Ivcrson L............................. 47

Dizmukes, James Z........................... 10 Gencain. Ann G--......--........----..... 1

Doon. Mrs. J. 6................................ 10 Gillbee. Jliss Elizabeth M................. 15

Doon, Mrs. Julia............................... 12 Giles, William.................................. 10

Doon, estate John G.......................... 25 ! Gillam, Horace..........................--.._ 5

Dodare, Thomas A............................. 1 Gilmer, Louisa F............................... 9

Douglass, Thomas..........................._ 29 Gilmcr, Louisa Porter, by A. Porter- 11

Downing. Lawrence T...................... 25 Gilbert, John B., Executor of Geo.

Drano, William................................ 5 W. Collier..........--......................... 22

Drewry, John.................................... 20 Gill. Edward W., for G. W. L. Gill.... 1

Dancan, William.............................. 20 Gibbs. James S................................. 100

Dunean and Johnston.............._..._ 28 Gilliland, John................................. 5

Dudley, Geo. M................................ 200 Glenn, Mrs. Jane, Marion................. 15

Dunning, Mrs. Eliza 31..................._ 20 Gould, Artemus................................. 34

Dye, Mrs. Susan.............................. 10 Gordon, Geo. A.. Trustee Mrs. Hen-

D'Lyon, Anna.--........._......__....... 5 dersonand children....................... 5

Dow, Mrs. Dorcas.............................. 3 Goldsmith, D.................................... 5

Eagan, Patrick.................................. 12 Godfrey, Susan J.............................. 7

Koib.I............:.............................. 10 Eastman, Mrs. Eliza M..................... 45 Godfrey, Jas. E., Trustee of William
Einstein, Elias...--............................. 37

Eufaula Lodge. So. 11,I. 0.0. F..._ 5 Godfrey,1 Jas. E., Trustee for A.

Evans, Jas. E., Treasurer for the

Nelson's children..............._........._ 1

funds of special relief, Georgia Gray, James A.................i................ 5

Conference..................i................... 15 Gray, Mn. Wenneyford.................... 10

STOCKHOLDERS.

485

NAMES.

8HABIB. NAVKS.

SHARES.

Gray, Peter W., Guardian of children Habersham, Rev. B. E..................... 7

of Mrs. Mary Crouch, dec'd_.......... 20 Habersham, Robert, Trustee............ 8

Grieve, Miller.................................... 40 Harrison, Thomas D.......................... 7

Grantland, Soaton............................. 165 Harrison, George p., in Trust for

Gresham. John J.............................. 90 Patsey.....................................:...... 1

Green, BenJ., Trustee for Eliia Low. 20 Hamilton, James S........................... 45

Green, Benj., Trustee for Andrew Hallowes, Caroline M. S., Trustee... 9

Low, Jr.......................................... 22 Hameter, Joel.................................... 30

Green, Thomas................................. 34 Hcndcrson, M. f.............................. 17

Green, James JKercer, Agent for Mrs. Headman, H. D.............. .................. 3

Sarah Green.................................... 25 Heywood, Daniel and Walter Blake. 383

Green. J. Mercor, Trustee for Mrs. Heidt, E. & Co................................... 18

S. V. Green..................................... 48 Hcdrick, Elizabeth Carroll............... 6

Green, J. Mercer, Agent of J. R. Herman, Peter................................. 8

King, Trustee.................................. 1 Hirscb, Herman................................ 125

Green, James Mercer, Trustee.......... 3 Hightower, Daniel............................. 5

Griffin, II. C., in trust for H. W. Grif

Hill, Thomas..................................... 1

fin................................................... 3 Hill, James A..................................... 2

Griffin, Henrietta.............................. 3 Houston, Patrick.............................. 17

Guerard, J.M.................................... 6 Holt, T. L., Trustee for his children. 8

Guerard, R. D................................... 25 Holt, William S..._............................ 25

Guillam, Uannah.............................. 10 Holt, T. G., of Macon........................ 30

Grest, Valentine, Executor Ann E. Holman, Evalino A. and children..... 40

Bowcn............................................. 31 Howard, J.G................._.................. 116

Gunn, D. F........................................ 53 Howard, J.Gordon............................. 26

Hartridge, Algernon S...................... 406 Howard. John G................................ 30

Hartridge, Alfred L........................... 57 Horton,Humphrey P........................ 64

Hartridge, Miss Adelaide.................. 31 Hodgson, Wm.B............................... 200

Uartridge, Mrs. Mary H. G............... 113 Hobsqn, Ann-Rich'dandJno.Thmas 1

Hartridge, Julian, Trustee of Alien Hopkins. M. B., Administratrix....... 10

S. and Catherine M. Gibbcs............ 10 Hooks, William.................................. 3

Hartridge, J., Guardian of E. McD.

Hodge, Benjamin R........................... 5

Hartridge........................................ 15 Houch, F. C....................................... 13

Hartridge, Julian. Trustee of Mrs. Hunter, John A......_........................ 5

Susan E. Hartridce........................ 14 Hunter. Hardy..............._..._........ 6

Hanse & Valcntino._.... ................ 20 Hunt, John...................................... 25

Heywood, Daniel and Walter Blake. 383 Hull, Asbury...................................... 100

Harris, Juriah................................... 30 Hull. Dr. Henry................................. 50

Harris, Lewis P................................. 400 Hutchinps, Mrs. Sarah.................._ 10

Harris, James_____,_.................. 12 Hubert, William................................ 42

Harris, John W................................. 28 Hutton. John S................................. 30

Harris, Jas. W.. Trustee for the chil

Ihly, Mi's. Mary Ann......................... 7

dren of Mrs. Ann E. Harris, dcc'd- 65 Ingraham, John S............................. 10

Harvey. J. C..................................... 10 Ingraham, William, for Sidney, Jo

Hays, Mrs. Sarah Ann........................ 20 sephine and Edith Bryan............... 15

Hall. Richard A................................. 5 Jackson, Henry R.............................. 160

Hall, John. Guardian of E. Hall....... 9 Jcnks, Miss Almira F....................... 2

Haupt, John, (of Mobile).................. 4 Jewett, Henry L................................ 84

Haupt, Eliza...................................._ 35 Jcnkins, Charles J., Trustee of V. G.

Haupt, John, Senior.......................... 1 Burroushs and children................. 20

Haupt, A. J., J. L. and John Haupt, Jones, John E................................... 14

Testamentary Trustees for Mary G. Jones, C. C., Trustee.......................... 20

Ferguson and children..................... 8 Jones, Charles C., Jr.,Trustec_.... 80

Hardee, Noble A............................... 15 Jones, Rev. John.............................. 40

Hardee, W. J.................................... 10 Jones, John....................................... 10

Haupt, A. J., J. L. and Jno. Haunt, Jones, H. H., in Trust for M. E.

Testamentary Trust, for Eliza B.

and E. D. Roberts........................... 8

H. Seyle, deceased........................... C Jones. E. T., Trustee Mrs. Elsy V.

Haupt, A. J., J. L. and Jno. Haupt,

Cartlcdge........................................ 8

Testamentary Trustees for widow

Jones. A. S......................................... 2

and children of S. B. Haupt, de

Jones. Reubin................................... 20

ceased............................................. 1 Jones, John, Randolph county"........ 10

Haupt, A. J., J. L. and Jno. Haupt, Jordan, L. A. and Emily E_....._.. 100

Testamentary Trustees for Ann M. Johnson, Emmett R.......................... 80

B. Buntz and children................... 8 Johnston, Wm. P.............................. 12

Hanpt, A. J.. J. L. and Jno. Haupt, Johnston, E. J. <fc Co......................... 105

Testamentary Trustees for Mary Johnston, Joseph.............................. 122

L. Buntz and children.................... 1 Johnston, John R..................:........... 10

Harden. T. H.................................... 20 Johnston, Susan W........................... 3

Hancock, Susan S.. Administratrix... 7 Johnston, Miss S. W......................... 3

Habersham, Isabella........................ 7 Johnston, Miss Elizabeth C............... 6

Habersham, Miss Isabella C............. 2 Johnston, Mrs. Elizabeth C............... 11

Habersham, Isabella C..................... 9 Johnston, Mary Helen...................... 39

Habersham, Isabella C., Trustee...... 3 Johnson, Mary H......................"........ 3

486

STOCKHOLDERS.

KAMES.

SHARKS. I KAMKS.

SHARES.

JohnstonT George H.. Trustee of the latu Jane P. Kollock......................

5011!I

MMr-"ii"ll"llss,,

Thomas Charles

R. A J. G..................... P.................................

9 50

Justices Inferior Court, Chatham Minis, Abraham, Trustee of Mrs. D.

County...............................--.......- 27 I __Minisana children........................ 24

KKTce. unrd.t1 nr_ilcl.ki.J, aJTma_me_se.s-T.Ri.*.......................................................

10 3o8o

I
'

Mitehell, M^f:it_eLh.e..Hll.

SoA. lCre\x-,aJnTr_d..e..r...........................

2ft

Key. Jesso B..................................... 3S Mims, Williamson..........._.............. 20

Kcllcr. (Jeo. A................................... 5 Mix. Albert.......................................

Knapp, N. B...................................... 126 Minton. John, Trustee R.L.Minton. 16

Kollock, P. M., Guardian of Edward Miehels, G. C..................................... 6

.C. Kollook....................................... 4 Mi Hen. AtcPherson B., in trust for L.

Kollock, Maria C......_..._............. 4 R. Millen....................................... 1

Kollock, Jane J................................. 3 Moughon, T. U. & W. L., Ex'rs. &

La: drop, Dwight...... .......................... 5 Mrs. S. II. Bond, Ex'x estate Jo

Lathrop, Henry A: Co........................ 4 seph Bond....................................... 586

Lathrop, Henry................................. 30 Molincux, Ella.................................. 20

Lalioebe. IsoacD............... .............. 2 Molincux, Louisa....--..................... 20

Luke. Francis..._...._................._ 7 Mollineux, E................................... 71

Lattimore, William.......................... 43 Morrcll. I. W...........,..._......_............ 30

Lampe, C..~...................................... 10 Morel. Bryan M................................ 50

Lampe, Christian.............................. 6 Morgan, Richard, Trustee for Su

Lawton, Alexander R......................_ 60 san B. Morgan and children............ 7

Lawton, A. Ii., Agent forUenry Tay- Mortimer, John H..............._.--...... 5

lor.................................................. 200 Moisc. Louisa A..............................-. 2

Lamar. G. B., Trustee for Mrs. C. P. Mulher, U.. Trustee..._................... 13

Fowle............................................. 50 Mailer i Mitchels............................. 36

Lee. Charles...................................-- 6 Murphy. \Vm. L..............................._ 6

L4JeCaUnI-J,, Jtf., Af\........^_..,...,............................................................. Lenaard, Frances.............................. Lenzer. C...........................................

2t, >Mi^uuniiriwoei:,, iK .. vC........................-...-- ._-...-...-- -.............-..-..........._.. 2725

13 18

I

MMyccArsrt.hFnrrc,dT'.,.~WA.s.e..n..t.T.....M...aria

Myers

4

Lewis', John A................................... 2 McAlpin, Angus................................

Lichte. Henry F., Trustee of Albert McAllistcr, Julian, substituted Trus

F. Lichte........................................ 20 tee under marriace settlement for

Lipman, Joseph................................ 86 Cutler and J. B. McAllistcr........... 25

Liijman, Joseph. Prcsidant German McCarter, James R.......................... 7

Friendly Society............................ 3 McCord, Marj.................................... 76

Lincoln. W. \f.................................. 1 MeCoy. J. J...................................... 5

Lloyd. Mrs. Ellen M......................... "8 McCoy. Mrs. Jane R.............--...... 10

Lloyd, Mrs. linen............................. 2 McDuffic, George W....................... _ 3

Low. John............_......_...._..._.- 225 McDonald, Joseph............................ 32

Lockett, Mrs. X. F..................._....... 133 MclJonald, Miss M............................ 5

Lockctt, Mrs. J. F., Guardian for McDonald, M. P................................ 10

James. 11. and Kebecca U. Lockett. 133 McFadden, J. A................................ 10

Lovell, Xathanicl.............................. 25 McFarland, John.............................. 11

Lovell, J. M. B., Trustee of Mrs. McGumn, Annie L............................. 3

JancM. Read................................. 80 McJIardy, Alexander........................ 20

Lovell, E., Trustee Mary H. Flanders 2 MeUenry, James............ _................. 132

Lovell, E.. Trustee M. Flanders........ 1 McIIenry, James, substituted Trus

Lovell. Edward................................. 1 tee under the wHl of L. 0. Rey

LowDntbal. ilaenus........................... 1 nolds, deceased............................... 33

Lumpkin, Joseph H......................._ 30 Mclntyrc. Robert.............................. 2

M:uriII. C. A.. Trust. Mary E. Hagill. 5 Mctntyrc, William........................... 2

Manses. Jacob......................."............. 30 I Mclntyrc. W. A R.............."."."..........._ 47

Mallard, Thos.. and others, Ex'rs | Mclnnis, Miles

estate J. Lambert........................... 5 McLendon, W. B.............................. 15

Marin. Alfred M............................. 31 McLean, Daniel................................ 5

Martin, A.M..................................... 37 McLcan, Hector............................... 5

Martin, Edmund............................... 242 McLendon, Mrs. Eliza...................... 1

Mancr, W. F..__...._...__........... 20 McMahon, John................................ 52

Manor, George R-...--..................... 16 McNab. John.................................... 10

Mackie. Margaret E......................... 4 McWilliams, Margaret..................... 3

Matber, J. C............._....._........ ..... 30 Naylor. Michael................................ 7

Magruder. S. A.................................. 10 Nevitt, Louis.................................... 10

Maddox, JamesL.............................. 29 Nevitt, John W................................. 110

Masonic Grand Lodge....................-- 62 Nevitt, J. W.;in trnstfor Sarah Ne

Meinbard, H. & Brother................... 30 vitt......................................... ......_ 10

Merser. H. \V.................................... 10 Nevitt, J. W., in trust for Mary Ne

Mcner, H. W.. Cashier..................... 7 vitt........................................ ........ 5

Mercer, George A........._........_..... 14 Nevitt, J. W., in trust for J. J. No-

Mcrser, H. W., Trustee for his chil

vitt.j............_............................... 10

dren............................................... 95 Nevitt. J. W., in trust for Richard

MeUger, Mary S............................... 5 B. Nivitt......................................... 6

Mercer, George W......................._.. 10 Nevitt. J. W., in trust for Henry

Methrtoiu. H. C................................ 10 M. Nevitt....................................... 5

STOCKHOLDERS.

487

NAMES.

SHARES.

NAMES.

SHARES.

Novitt. Lathrop and Roger.............. Neill, J.............................................

72 10

Postell. P- ort- er,

SA .nBth..o..n..y.................................................................

9 165

Neil, John......................................... 5 Porter, A., Trustee of L. F. Gilmer... Niool. Lewis F.................................. 211 Porter, A., Ex'r estate J. P. Henry,

6'

Nicol. JoUnC................................... 145 deceased......................................... 55

Nioo), Caroline A............................. 5 Pritehard, W. R., and S. S. Barnard,

Nicholes, Dr. Henry J.. Trustee Mrs.

Trustees Marion C. Rowland......... 9

1

Mary N. Postell and children........ 10 Proctor, Wm..................... ................ 10 Nicholc?, Ur. Henry J., Trustee for Pressly, Mrs. Jane............................ 23
Mrs. Mary N. Postell..................... 12 Putnam, Bcnj. A........... ............,,,,._ 20

Nisbet, J. C....................................... 20 Kaiford, Jno. M................................. 75

Nisnet, J. A., Trustee for Mrs. M. Ramsay, Isaac................................... 5

Wingfiold and children.................. 5 Rawson. W. A................................... 31

Nisbet. Jas. A.. Trustee for Frances Rawls, Rebecca................................. 5

R. Nisbet........................................ 10 Kankin, Mrs. Madeline J............ .... 40

Nisbet, Jas. A., Trustee for Mont

Rabun, J. W.. Trustee for E. E.

gomery Wingfield'a children.......... 10 Rabun's children........................... 1

Nisbet, Jas. A., Trustee for Cornelia Rabun, J. W., Trustee of Harriet

Golucke............................................ 5 Quantock.,.......... ........................... 10

Nisbet, Jas. A., Trustee for Leonora Redding, Wm. C.. Adm'r, nnH Mrs.

Wingficld........................................ 5 Wm. A. Ross, Adm'x, estate Wm.

Norton, John R................................. 1 A. Koss............................................ SO

Norton, John S. and S. S. Barnard, Reilly, Jas. K.................................... 8

Trustees, M. V. Pritchard............_ 9 Read. Mrs. Mary, Guardian of Ueo:

Nortlinger, W.................................... 9 Kead............................................... 2

Norman, Joseph II............................ 13 Read. James B., Trustee for Charles

Norman..!. H...........'......................... 1 W. Cotter..................,..................._ 1

Norwood, W.G., Agent J. W. Nor

Reynolds, Daniel.............................. 25

wood............... ................................ 12 Recse, Wm. M., Trustee for Lucy J.

Nunsazer, N., Trustee for Mary E.

Reese.............................................. 10

Nungazer........................................ 6 Richards, Jumes................................ 3

Oslethorpe Lodge, So. 1,1.0.0 F- 21 Richardson, Miss H. M........._........... 14

Olcott, W. H..................................-- 40 Richardson, John.............................. 10

Oliver, Jas. W.. for Geo. W............... 6 Richardson. J.. Trustee J. S. Ca

Oliver, estate James W.................... 8 ruthcrs and wife.............................. 27

Ott, George........................................ 23 Richardson, John A., Trustee Jane

Overstreet, Mrs. C. C......................... 6 W. Staley and children.................. 10

Owens, George S................................ 15 Richardson, E.................................... 4

Owens, Susan, Trustee....................... 5 Ripley. Joseph B ............................. 32

. Owensi Sarah, Trus. John W. Ow

Rittenburgh, John F_........_......... 25

ens. Jr............................................. 12 Rittenbush, John F., in trust for

Owens, Sarah, Executrix.................. 100 Louisa Vieveg............................... 15

Owens, Mrs. Sarah, Ex'x George W. Robedui, Anthony L., Trustee liana

Owens............................................ 100 Robedui.......................................... 10

Owens, John W.................................. 10 Rogers, Wm., in trust for Wm. W.

O.tenius, Charles................................ 50 Rogers.........................................._ 2

O'Connor. Penuis................................. 11 Rogers, Wm., in trustforMcPherson

O'Driscoll, Wm. C......~..................... 20 M. Rogers, minor........................... 3

O'Meara, Bridnct............................... 6 Rogers, W., Ex'r of the estate of Jl.

Palines, Eliza C................................. 9 A. Williams.................................. 75

Palmcs, Mary E............................... 9 Rogers, Wm. M................................. 50

Padelford, Edward, Jr...................... 17 Rogers. Mrs. Amy.............................. IS

Padelford. Edward ............................ 44 Rogers, 0. T....................................... 20

Parker, William B......._........:.........- 145 Rowland, Jno. 6................................ 130

Parker, Bcvcrly D............................. 120 Rowland, Jno. S., in trust for his

Parks, Wm.C., Executor of Henry P.

wife, Francis M. Rowland.............. 85

Harris............................................. 27 Rowland, J. C.................................... 19

Parkman, S. B................................... 64 Rowland, John C., Trustee................ . 9

Parkman. Lucy................................. 15 Rose, James....................................... 30

Palmer, H. A..................................... 6 Ross, Jno. B....................................... 5

Pearce, G. J....................................... 50 Ross, B. F.......................................... 7i

Peterson. Dnnicl................................ 5 Ross, Thos. L..................................... 5

Permanent Fund, Hebrew Congrega

Kossi Seymour................................ 25

tion...... .......................................... 1 Robinson, Bolin H............................. 10

Phelps, Geo. W.................................. 6 Roberts, E. G.................................... 26

Phelps. Oliver C................................. 12 Robarts, Louisa.!............................... 23

Pittman, John R............................... 61 Rosenblatt, Aaron............................. 10

Plant, I. C........................................ 46 Robertson, Geo., Junior................... 25

Plane, Wm. F.. Trustee..................... 25 Robinson, Charles E......................... Ill

Powers, Virgil.................................... 10 Rothchilds. H................................... 35

Powers, Mrs. Elvira........................... 5 Robinson, Cyrus............................_... 5

Potts.S. 0.......................................... 5 Ruekert, Francis J............................ 15

Potter. James................1.................... 60 Rutherford, John.............................. 10

Postell, Mrs. Sarah B........................ 6 Ryan, Eleonora C............................... . 5

488

STOCKHOLDERS.

RAME3.

8HABE3.

KAHES.

SBABItS.

Sams, V,'. VT. J...__........._............... 60 Stibbs. H., Trnstee for Mrs. Maria

Sanford, A. M...............-.................._ 10 Williams......................................... 2

Saossy, Margaret G.. Executrix........ 10 Stewart, James, Sr............................ 5

Savage, John................................--. 17 Stcwart, Peter................................... 2

Savannah Fire Company......._....... 6 Stcwart. Estate of James.................. 10

Savannah Free School Society.......... 24 Stewart, Eliza P................;.............._ 5

Savannah Benevolent Association.... 31 Stevenson, Jno................................_ 5

Savannah Poor House and Hospital. 52 Strickland. Alexander..................._ 1

Screven. Thos. F............................... 17 Stallings, William............................. 5

Screven, Thos. L........._................._ 50 Stiles. Geo. W., Trustee of Mrs. A.

Screven, George P...............TM..... ...... 15 Hnbersham.........__...^....-._...... 10

Sereren, John. Thomas F. and Geo, Stubbs, Peter Thomas........................ 2

P.. in trnat for Sarah Ada Scrcvcn. 165 Satlive. James.................................. 19

? Scranton, 1). T................................. 1 aylor,Wm.,Guard'nWm.E.Taylor 2
Scranton A Johnson........................ 21 ennill, Francis T............................ 60

Scuwartz, L....................................... 5 Tcbean, Frederick E....................... 15

Schwaab. A....................................... 15 Tclfair, Mary..................................... 241

Sehley. J. 31., in trust for Sarah S. left, I. K., Trustee for Mrs. Harriot

Schley............................................. 1 Carter nnd children....................... 21

Schofieid, J. S........._........................ 20 left, I. K.. Adm'r of DeVilliers....... 4

SchoftcSd it Brother.......................... 40 Thwcatt. James................................. 312

Schreiner, J. C. & Son...................... 25 Tbrcadcraft, Francis M..................... 15

Schofieid. Lewis................_............... 22 Thompson, A. E................................ 175

Scarlett, F. D.. Trnstee H. C. King Thomas, Stevens.............................. 10

and wife._._._.____.__......... 30 Thomas, Jesse L..........................--.. 1

Scott. Margaret................................. 5 Thompson, John............................... 10

S-chaffer. Harriets............................ 8 Thomasson, Henry J.._....._.......... 13

Selcg, Mnrcus.................................... 13 Thomasson, Mrs- Engcnia.............. _ 6

Selkirk. Jas. M.................................. 36 The Augusta Savings Bank.-........... 5

ShefKill, M., Jr.................................. 9 The Bank of the State of Georgia..... 260

Shefwll, M., Jr., Trustee E. Sheftall , The Marine Bank of Georgia............ 100

and children................................. 9 The Cashier of the Planter's Bank, in

Simpson, C........... _.._............._.... 2 trust............................................... 6

Singleiary. X. P.............................._ 2 The Orphan's Home, of Savannah-... 14

Smith, Kobert A., Trustee................. 7 The Union Society Building Fund.... 16

Smith, Eliza.............._..................... 185 The Savannah Widow's Society......... 41

Smith, James.................................... 15 The Commissioners of Pilotage, City

Smith, M :.3s Hannah Moore............. 6 of Savannah................................... 45

Smith, Miss Sarah............................ 44 The Georgia Historical Society......... 13

Smith, Miss S., Executrix Estate The Ladies' Education and Benevo

Elizabeth W. tinton..................... 3 lent Society, Columbus................... 30

Smith, Thomas J.............................. 15 The President of the United Hebrew

Smith, C. W................_.................._ 15 Society, Maeon..............._.............. 2

Smith. L. S................----.._..._......:..- 10 Tift. Nelson, President...................... 3

Smith, Julius. Trustee Maria Smith- 4 Titcomb, George H............................ 35

Smith, Jas. L., Trustee Mrs. Caro

Titcomb. George............................... 5

line A. Smith and children............. 5 Toney, William................................ 20

Smith, Julias, Trustee Francis M. Trustees Empry College..................... 1

Milter.....:..........'............................ 2 Trustees Permanent Fund, Hebrew

Smeta. A. A........................--,------- 3ft Congregation........_..................... 9

Snider. George K.............. ,,.

Troutman, John F......TM.................._ 50

Snider, estate of Benjamin.............. Treanor, John.................................... 73

Snider, Mrs. M. T., Trustee George Tucker, William................................ 5

;fn. SL-_n.i.dj_er............_........................._ 42 Tudor, Adolphns......................_._ 100

Snider, Sire. M*rg't T. and children- 8 Tupper. F. A., for Louisa Marshall-- 17

Snider, Mrs. Margaret T................... 13 Tuttle, Wakefield A Co...................... 11

Snider, Mrs. M. T., Trustee Mary futtle A Wakefield............................ 20

Florence Snider.....*....................... 69 Turner, Thomas M........................... 11

Solomon, Peter................................._ 100 Turner, Thos. M., Trustee J. H. A.

Solomon. A. A. & Co_........................ 2 Cope................................................ 9

Southern Mutual Insurance Comp'y. 200 Turner, K. T., Truste'for Mrs.Mary

Sorrell. Francis................................ 103 Ann Buker and her child, Florence

Sorrell. Francis, Trustee for Mrs. A.

Buker........................................... 12

E. D. Mackall and children........... 1 Urqubart, Mrs. Catharine................. 50

Solomons. J. M., Trustee................. 3 Vason, D- A....................................... 40

Spivcy, James A.. Guardian for Jno. Vaux, William P............................._ 5

G., W. C., Wolf D.. Caroline A., Veader, Charlotte.............................. 36

and Jacob W. Haugabook.............. 10 Verdery, Sam. A., Treasurer of the

Stafford, R------................................. 200 Home Loan Association, Augusta- 10

Stafford, Samuel S.................._......._ 10 Villalonga, John L........................... 200

Btarr, Adeline R.............................._ 4 Wakeman, James._ ._._..:...,,....,,. 40

Stibbs, Henry..........._.............._ ...... 18 Ward, Mary B.................................. 1

Stibbs. Henry L., in trust for A. Wade, Win., in trust Rob't B. Wade- 2

J. StibU............._........................_ 20 Wade, Wm, in trust Mary B. Wade- 2

STOCKHOLDERS.

489

NAMES.

SHARES.

X1HES.

SHIRES,

Wade, Wm.,'ntrustS. E.M.Thomas 2 Williamson, John, Executor estate

Wade. John M.................................. 3 of J. P. Williamson....................... 4

Watkins, Alfred............... ,, .............. I Williams, W. Thorne.......................: 1

Waring. Miss Annio M....................... 100 Williams, Mrs. Ann........................... 1

Waring, William B........................... 27 Williams, James............................... 103

Waring. Ocorfco II............................. 7 Williams. W. D................................. 5

Washburn, Joseph............................. 18 Willink, H. F., Sr.............................. 71

Washburn, Henry K......................... 18 Wilkins, Mrs. Susan C...................... 12

Watson, Stephen................................ 40 AVinkler. Pr. J. A............................. 14

Waldburg, Jacob and George M.. Ex

Wilder, John K., Trustee Mrs. Geor-

ecutors of Henrietta C. Almey....... 18 piana McClcskey and children....... 18

Wayno, James M.............................. 35 Wilder, J. K,, Guardian of Ed. D.

Wayne, Jas. M., in trust for Mary

Washburn....................................... 20

C. Cuyler._...._........'......__.._.. 5 Wilder, J. K., Guardian Frederics

Waxelbaum, S .................................. 3 Woshburn....................................... 18

Weed.N............................................ 77 Wilder, J. K., Guardian Ingersoll

Weed. Henry D................................. 20 Washburn....................................... 18

Weber. Christian ...._..._.....___. 155 Woodbridpe, Wylly.......................... 30

West, Madeline A............................... 4 Woodruff, Louisa 0.......................... 4

West, Charles P................................. 50 Woodruff, P. H., and R. R. Cuyler,

Wellman, Miss Margaret M.............. 10 Trustees............................--........... 53

Wellman, Margaret A...............----.. 6 Wrifiht, Russell M............................ 43

Whalen, Rev. P., in trust for Male Wylly, George W., Trustee Nnomi

Roman Catholic Orphan Asylum,.. 40 Wylly..................... ...................... 2

Whiting, Mrs. K. D..........;................ 6 AVylly, George W............_...............- 1

Whittle, L. N., Attorney for Joseph AVylly, Mrs. Harriet L..................... 4

Cheeves and his Assignee, Marion Wylly, Matilda M................. - ....... 4

S. Phillips...:.................................... 10 Wycr, Henry U................................. 45

Whitner, Benj. F., of flu................ 1ft Young, Jane...................................... 20

Winship, Emory................................ 40 Young, Miss Jane M.,....................... 5

Wricht, Samuel B............................. 33 Yonge, Eastman, in trust for Flcni-

Wiltberger, William H..................... 200 ming Yonge.................................... 1

Will. Carl......................................... 10 Zeiglcr, John..................................... 5

WillinmsoD. John............................. 2

Williamson, Eliza.............................. 25 Total number of ehares...............31,919

33

SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL EEPOBT.

MACON, August 12th, 1864.
Report of the President and Directors of the South- West ern Railroad Company to the Stockholders:
It will be seen by the accompanying report of Virgil Powers, Chief Engineer and General Superintendent, that the Company has earned for the year ending
31st ultimo.............................. .........$2,361,724 68 And that the current expense has been ....... 1,149,696 52
Leaving net..........................................$1,212,028 16 This amount of $1,212,028 16, has been disposed of as
follows, viz:

Nine per cent. Dividend, llth February, 1864...$287,631 00 Paid Tax: of 1863.......................................... 54,425 52 Paid interest................................................ 10,284 16 Appropriated for Tax of 1864..................... ... 200,000 00 Appropriated for Chattahoochfie Bridge............ 75,000 00 Appropriated for loss and depreciation of Rolling
Stock............................................... ........ 200,000 00 Eleven per cent. Dividend, declared to-day....... 851,824 00
------------$1,179,164 68

Leaving a surplus of............--.. .................

$32,863 48

This surplus will, with the appropriation of $200,000 00 this day made to cover the loss and depreciation on rolling stock, probably enable us to place the rolling stock of the Company in as good condition as it was at the beginning of the war. If the war shall continue beyond the present

492

PRESIDENT S EEPOKT.

year, there vrill be required & large sum to make the Road as good as it was in 1861.
Considering the state of public affairs, and the necessity of granting all the aid possible to the Government, the Board has determined again to pay the tax imposed by the Confederate Congress, respectfully protesting that the Con federate authorities have no power to impose any tax on the Company. It is believed, on high legal authority, that the only tax to which we can be subjected, is the one-half of one per centum on the net income of the Company, which tax is regularly every year paid to the State of Georgia.
The contractor for building the bridge over the" Chattahoochee, having failed to comply with his contract, it be came necessary for the Board to make immediate provision for the completion of that structure. Hence the appropria tion of $75,000 for this purpose. The people of Eufaula had claims on this point, which there was no disposition on the part of the Board to disregard. It is believed that the trains will run across the River before the end of this year.
It is not possible, in times like the present, to form any opinion as to the future revenues and expenses of the Company during the war. The Board will seek to keep up the Road and its machinery, so as to meet the public de mands, and to give to the stockholders as much as possible.
Respectfully submitted, R. R. CUYLER, President.

SOUTH-WESTERN RAILROAD CO., ) MACON, GA., August 1, 1864. J
To R. R. CUYLER, Esq., President :
Sir--The Thirteenth Annual Report from this office, show ing the operations of the Road for the fiscal year ending August 1st, 18.64, is herewith submitted :

EARNINGS OF THE RO.VD FOB THE TEAR.
Up freight (Eastward).....--.. .................. $1,018,343 68 Down freight (Westward)............-...-...-... 307,842 89

Total from freight..

Si, 326,186 07

Through passengers............................... 463,482 91

Way passengers..................................... 655,149 50

Total from passengers ...................... Mails....................................................
Total earnings................................. The current expenses of the year have been

1,018,632 41 16,906 20
$2,361,724 68 1,149,096 62

Showing net earnings for the year of...

$1,212,028 16

CURRENT EXPENDITURES.

The expenses of operating the Road have been as follows:

REPAIRS OF ROAD.
Proportion of salary of President, Super intendent and Supervisors, wages of Over seers and hire of Negroes for the year....$113,344 96
Materials, stringers, ties, bridge timber, etc 139,054 23 Tools, subsistence, clothing, physicians"
bills for Negroes, stationery, printing, etc. 184,258 38

Total repairs of Road and Bridges----.

$436,657 67

FUEL AXD WATER.

Wood for Locomotives and Stationary Engine,.. $36,331 82 Pumping Water, putting up new Pumps and Cis
terns, Wells, and Cistern-houses.................. 6,829 76

Total Fuel and Water, ................................

43,151 68

494

SUPERINTENDENT'S KEPORT.

REPAIRS OF BUILDINGS.
Including repairs of Station Houses and all other buildings...............-....--...........................
MAINTENANCE OF MOTIVE POWER.
Repairs of Locomotives, including proportion of salary of President, Treasurer, Superinten dent and Master Machinist, wages of Mechanics and Laborers at Shops, and all Materials used for the year ............................................$150,170 67
Wages of Runners and Firemen...................... 64,945 11 Oil, Tallow, Cotton Waste for Locomotives and
Stationary Engine,-............................ ...... 34,203 02

10,343 85

Total Maintenance of Motive Power,.

249.318 70

MAINTENANCE OF CARS,
Including proportion of salary of President, Treasurer, Superintendent and Master Carpen ter, wages of Mechanics and Laborers at Shops, Wheels, Axles, Lumber, Paints, and all-other materials used in repairing and keep ing in order Passenger, Mail and Freight Cars for the year,................................... ..........$100,281 81
Oil, Tallow, Cotton Waste, etc., ..................... 55,861 15

Total Cars,.

156,142 96

TRANSPORTATION EXPENSES.
Including proportion of salary of President, Treasurer, Superintendent and Clerks, Wages of Conductors and Train Hands, salaries of Agents and wages of Laborers and Watch men at Macon, Americns, Butler, Albany, Cuthbert/Fort Gaines and Chattahoochee,...$159,549 4d
Printing, Books, Stationery, etc., for the year.. 14,048 75 Freight damage, paid forgoods lost and dazcaged 1,696 15 Stock damage, paid for Horses, Mules, Cattle,
Hogs, etc., killed and injured....................... 33,819 60 Agents at Stations--Paid Commissions.......... ~ 37,764 25

Total Transportation.

246,878 15

INCIDEXTAL EXPENSES.
Including Printing, Advertising, Books, StatJion ery, Postage, Attorney's Fees, Court Costs, Donations, Gratuities, Salary of Transfer

SUPERINTENDENTS REPORT.

495

Agent, and nil contingent expenses not in cluded under either of the above heads.........

7,80371

Total current expenses............................

$1,149,696 62

The total earnings have been $2,361,724 68. Total last year $835,062 44. Increase, $1,526,662 24 The cur rent expenditures for the year have been $1,149,696 52 ; last year, $397,681 69.

Earnings per mile, Passenger and Mail............$5,014 71 Earnings per mile, Freight.............................. 6,422 21

Total per mile. ..............-...... ............... Current expenses per mile...... .......................

$11,43092 6,667 64

Net earnings per mile of track in use................ Gross earnings per mile run by Engines............. Current expenses per mile run by Engines.........

$5,8G9 38 7.13.1 8.47.1

Net earnings per mile run by Engines........

$3.66.0

Total bales cotton transported during the year, was 18,575, against 27,034 last year.
Tables D and E show that there were from the South western Railroad proper, 10,938 bales; last year, 12,852 bales. Decrease, 1,914 bales.
From Columbus and Muscogee Railroad, we received 7,637 bales, against 14,182 bales the year previous, making decrease of 6,545 bales; and a total decrease for the year of 8,459 bales.
From the South-Western Railroad to Macon, there were 2,317 bales; the previous year, 8,091 bales. Decrease, 5,774 bales.
From the Muscogee Railroad to Macon, there were 195 bales; last year, 1,298 bales. Decrease, 1,103 bales.
Number of through passengers for the year, 148,337; way passengers, 215,414. Total, 363,751, being an average per day of 996, against 489 last year. Total number of passengers carried over the Road since it was opened, July 1st, 1851, 1,478,334.
Number of miles run within the year by passenger and

496

SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.

mail trains, 174,711; freight and other trains, (exclusive of filling and gravel trains,) 156,468. Total, 331,179. "Wood used by locomotives, 5,5691 cords, being an average of 59 i miles run to each cord of wood, at a cost of 11 8-10 centa per mile for fuel.
During the year there have been delivered on the Eoad for repairs, 82,660 cross-ties, equal to the renewal of 54 miles; stringers, 16,371, making lineal feet 351,928, and 1,574.269 feet board measure, equal to 33) miles track. For other than track lumber, 95,221 feet board measure. Tres tle-bridges, foundations, etc, 124,575 feet board measure. Total feet board measure of lumber paid for during the year, for repairs of track, bridges, buildings, cars, etc., 1,794,065, at a cost of $57,821 24, and for cross-ties, $61,583 15.
The trestle-bridges are in safe condition, but will require heavy repairs during this year.
It was found impossible to procure .a sufficient supply of string-timber for repairs of Koad, and a second steam mill and outfit was purchased, which is now doing good service. "With the aid of this, and the mill heretofore purchased, we have succeeded in getting a supply of timber sufficient to keep the Road in fair repair, but have not succeeded in getting any surplus on hand for contingencies.
Tables I anfd J show the number and condition of the Engines, and the services performed by each.
Our cars ate deteriorating, and we have found it impossi ble, with the press of transportation and the great difficulty in procuring materials, to keep them up .to their usual standard.
The officers and employees of the Company have per formed their duties faithfully and to my entire satisfaction.
Respectfully submitted, VIRGIL POWERS, Engineer and Sup't.

TABLE A.
ABSTRACT OF EARNINGS of the South-Western Railroad Company, from August 1, 1863, to August 1, 1864.

AMOUNT OF MONTHS. UP ERKIGllT.
THROUOH WAY.

AMOUNT OF

AMOUNT OF AMOUNT WAT

DOWN FREIGHT THRU' PASSAOK. PASSAGE.

THROUOH TTAY.

UP.

DOWN.

UP.

BOWN.

MAILS

Totnls in 1864.

Totnls in 1863.

Increase.

Decr'so

1803-Aug.... September... October....... November... December.,.. 1864-Jan'y.. February.....

819063 60 20397 10 2096787 21745 42 33533 49 28225 43 3267308

$25554 42 230G2 49 24116 51 23U18 50 37926 91 36849 84 37349 07

March..,...-- 3028061) 40294 24

April........... 40327 20 54868 41

May............ 8967258 9550983

G907290 7285201

July............ 85703 82 53772 01

86929 30 7330 05 U305 54 8174 27 12764 15 13621 68 13163 20 15784 14 10085 58 16423 67 20828 25 16371 12

$0283 67 815985 92 575628 11348 32 6810 191 12777 92 8736 34 990468 15437 01 13029 29 15305 35 17425 24 18111 39 20740 84 11585 72 20756 39 11456 64 16551 03 10308 23 31358 55 199D8 45 19378 75 21182 OS 49644 50

89579 91 8247 53 7377 76 8106 50 859490 S'.IOI 07 958995 15779 80 13579 05 51251 5U 44354 40 39161 05

$17213 62 817362 68 81408 85 8119382 15 18707 72 20131 03 1408 85 116H89 37 16072 55 10020 45 1408 85 118457 64 1685037 17484 58 140S 85 1163S5 51 2730602 29S44 63 1408 85 179844 31 26187 12 29198 53 1408 85 177423 11 2GI53 20 27025 60 1408 85 186515 78 25500 69 2703!) 86 140885 188492 35 19402 12 106S5 08 140885 187363 96 2*448 47 22252 48 K08 85 349752 16 23495 72 22680 33 1408 85 294070 20 28926 60 30898 05 1408 85 32706808

84523368 46237 92 5054492 54969 28 6243472 C6892 31 61962 31 70132 96 90297 47 92201 44 87092 04 100103 39

874148 47 70751 45 ............ 67912 72 61426 23 117409 59 11053080 124553 47 ............ 112359 39 97068 49 257520 72 206078 22 226904 69

Totals...... $491669 84 8526673 Misccllancoiis Earning

84

$150781

04 $157061 35

J23S959 43 $224623 48

3272476 20 $282673 30

16906

20

236172468

$83506244

1526662 24

Mails..........

Totnld... ..................................................................................................................................................

Number Number

of of

TWharyouPgahssPeansgseernsg..e..r.s..............................................................................................211458431347

Total nu&bor of Passengers................................. ............363751

Avcrngo number of Pnsscngers per day...................

1863. 1864.

Total number of miles run by the trains during the year... 331179

>

498

SUPERINTENDENTS REPORT.

TABLE B.
STATEMENT OF THE DUMBER OF PASSENGERS TRANSPORT ED FROM: AUGUST IST, 1863, TO AUGUST IST, 1864.' Compared with the Previous Year.

MONTHS.

1864. THROUGH.

1864. WAY.

1863. THROUGH.

1863. WAY.

Up. iDown. Up. |Down. Up. |Down. Up. [Down.

8125 3226 8016 8101 2913 1042

391!) 2893 7443.: 7942 2:36 1090

3918! 2.W 7299 7294 1580 1777

3315 279S 7757 7857. 1720 1908

36S1 2832 11235; 11672 2371; 1144

. 477-4 2607 967] 10224 2013 1159

73G4 2432 84S7i 9043 2018 967

7669 590S 02361 9.502, 2310 2141

April... ........................ 6059 53511 7834 7653' 2055 1808

May... .. .

8160 13036' 9823! 8992' 1866 5356

6692 12654' 9591! 881)5 1965 1821

July.......TM.......... .. . 15101 : 12385' 10566: 11355' 2739 1811

5282 5720 4535 5385 4145 4282 4577 4714 6)50 6615 4550 4782 4040 3S03 5851 4638 5821 5769 6350 5737 6214 5554 8427 7546

Total ......................... 78777. 695601 1 1069741 108440 1 25851 22124 65942 64641

TABLE C.
THE FOLLOWING TABLE SHOWS A COMPARISON OF THE

VARIOUS BRANCHES OF BUSINESS FOR THE YEAR JUST

CLOSED, RTTH THE PREVIOUS YEAR:

{

SERVICE.

1854. 1863. InTeate Decrease*

S491669 84 S142501 69 JS49168 15 ...............

52667384 19035525 336318 59

Down Freight--Way...................................

150781 04 157061 35

67908 41 82872 63 42131 36 114929 99

............... 23S85943 6243090 176528 53
22452348 50888 68 173634 80

............... 272476 20 12485033 147625 87
28267330 137089 62 14558368

1690620 1690620

Total..._.... ...... . Miscellaneous Earning?.._........_._.........

233172468

(83506244

152666224

Total Earnlnei........TM...........................

Bales Cotton--Way..._...............................

11168 . 17239 ...............

7407

9795

6071 2388

Total

18575 2T034

8459

TABLE B.

Dumber of Bales of Cotton Transported over the Sonth- Western Eailroad from Stations to Maoon, 1863 and 1864.

MONTHS.

12 11 WA 10 9 8

7

6

6

4

* 3 2

3 1

iDawaon.,.. I..ward's Icuthbert.. iMoris'.. Ulutchcr.. Georget'wn

ICbat aho c. .Uce

IColeuian. .

s3o.'

lEveret 's. .

Reynolds'.

JBu. .tlcr'B



I

Increase. .

D.e.crease

f

2

1863--August. ........ 147 38
18 7
U 18 April............ May.............. 2C
KS
July............. 42

147

1 36

2

1?

9?

?8

17

4f

4

77 X

25

21

1

1?
Oft
fi

f1i7' 10 2'J

17 85

...

32 123 18

0 19

16

43

200

1 17 ... 43 6 5 42

i2n4

16

21 35

1

37 8 4

A 23

4-1

4 7fl

4 100
13 "69 fi
31 lo
10

358

1181

208 ....... 577

137

1521

378 ........ 542

42

462

IVfi

546

60 ........ 389

187

243
1?n4n0

13 53

t".."..e.i.

XI 4

374


i1

Total.................. 291 56 7

..... 294 53 69 129

6 253 136 28 21 43 32 146 189 ... 34 124 ... 158

38 210 2317 66 5840 8091

OJ*
-w

Total Decrease,,

1862--August......... 238

September... 56

68

November ... December ...

315193-

1863--January....... 92

E88

2* ....

71

50 176

35

241

10

fi

22

4 3 .....

"40

69

April .......... 106

?0

V,

J(
July ............ 128 ..... 32 48 3

22 8 27
10 16in4
53 55

::: ~3 ~55 ~7

105 4 ..... 51

123 22

"58 ~W

57 89 24 45 127

57 14 31 3 31 32 2 4 165 513

JB1 56 162

21 ......

1(19 38 78 GO

a

84 116 4

55 313 62

2

87 36

218

40 17 68 155 9

21 39 64 55

15 70 -- 88

60

15

Ol

32 40 13

Wi

6 151

140

fi

74

83 1539 1181

50 785 577

62 1658 1521

2 920 542

57 504 462

16 672 546

54 449 389

19 389 187 .......

35 2TO

87

53

3 270 61

588 874

1

Totals................ 1227 248 2 87 860 3 107 3G6 ..... 24 425 920 63 99 51 3 3371 63 177 22 88 299 1225 785 74 206 390 8091 5840 66

ttoo

TAIU.E E.
Number of Through Bales of Ootton Transported over the South- Western Kailroad from Stations to Savannah and Augusta, 1863 and 1864.

MONTHS.

12 11 , w ,,

8

7

6

5 i

i s? 3 2 VA

Br>own's. .

D1awaon.. 1W.. ard's

Outhbcrt.

Moris'.-. |Ilitchcr..

Gcorget'wn

,chc_.. ChatUho- |C.'oicman I? jEreret'g..

'KeynoMa'.

IS c o"

en"

Increase-.

I Decrease. .

5

1863--A u*u!t. ......
in 1864--January .... in

4?
a 58 n 189 21 4
4

ion
1(1-

1''

tin

fi

575 21f 389

5SCEPR0PIXOTE0XTCE.XT'S

87 M

623

123 ]"!

43

12

MAparyil........................................ .July.....................

.SO
m64?2
630

20 ......

52 61 41

196

1

Ifil

403 .... 107 89

419

550

4:1

x?

41

100

..... ..... 54 180

221 r:

113 35

jii.j 182 .... 2''
r 109 241 20(1 r;

43

135

KI

294

87fi

803 714 ........

l'J54 1VI5

2015 2170

Total!.........TM.. 1030 32 202| 1197 139 213 CC4 501 500 364 33

..... 230 ..... 221 12 Ci9 452 222

1100 8021 5194 1634

4TG1

Total incron,e..

186J--August......... Ootober.................

222 30 444 402 ...... ...... ...... 154
7S

9 40 138 .....
in
48

07 90

"To

50

Ifi

c
100 8"54 81

..... .....

IV 26

4

0

4V

15

1 174

52 0

w K85 A"

April....................

76

Mny ..................... 1

1 91

1

15

2'0

150 July...................... 07

79
---- ---- -w

fift

--

i2

7,1

19-)

V

Total!.............,,. "1440 Is!

...... 328 Il6 ..... 180 215 1

6 79 i..... 20 5 17 239!ll67 204

--RSsfwiO
246 785 389 771 681 "'523

133

36

551 42!

178 135

Ilifl

294

ff

S76

K

714

1135

47f>

2170

... ....... 4761 1634 "5494

TABLE F.
Showing the quantity of Produce, etc., transported over the South- Western Railroad, from August 1,
1863, to August 1, 1864.

MONTHS.

FLOUR.

OT
BUSHELS OF CORN. MEAL. BACON. LUMBER. WOOD.

BARRELS. % nnLs. SACKS. POUNDS.

UP.

DOWN. BUSHELS. POUNDS.

FEET.

CORDS,

M

1863-Auguat...................................... 22

21

1'1JS7

124

32

48

115

38

May.........................................

92

13

July..........................................

78

2

007

90940 171139

1080 111920 131354

10852

96208

90009

472

9

37301 238790 280064

999

(f-e3!

1029 107718 12-3091

15748

84401 174539 1069

H

4687 472217 148556 2203 223652 1SI1321 681 69112 131461 737 73102 12D535

43

11343

18544

9S156

1132

68

43S2

SflBl

73160 1143

4

12120

95365

61512 1189

32

15327 1534G1

78800 1085

0&
X

818 82340 132056 907 9888fi 220119

34 21923 589095 159253 9200 988696 327388 iii'i

GO

588 586:20 20J046 639 53006 100008 508 52255 740-15

91)84 1145487 208927 1017

61 38871 879177 302333 1140

31520 724093 242745

398

H
nj

Total in 1864.................................. 798 Total in 1863.................................. 3807

1

14935 1493768 1752330 5456 &40054 1035474

251 218731 5050448 20!16S92 11625 35J7 103634 1224510 3057742 8298


H

_ - -.

Dooroaso

annw

1

9479 953714 716S56

SOflfi

115097 3825938

fl<mv>

OQi/r

.
Oor

502

SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.

TABLE Q.

Number of Bales of Cotton transported from Columbus and JUnscogee Railroad to Savannah, Augusta and Macon, over the South- Western Railroad, compared vnth last year :

MONTHS.

Savan ah. . AtuKnUftaund C1ol.A1M.R.,

MONTHS.

--
|J--
i|s i .D.e.oroue

1^

! 5"

:

1363-Ansnst. ................... September........... -- .
U4--January.......... ......... March,... _._... . . April .. . May, ........... _ .. Jane,.. ..... ... ... .. Jalr, ................... .

60' 1862--August .--..

60 11!

September.

461 70

401 6

1955

October..... """"489 '234' 1955 ""460

323

November-

252

December.. 470 302

520

1863--January.-- 2130 9

2139

34 20 150

::::::::: February... 1330 82

1358

Mrfrch...*... 17 173

40

317

April ......... 1740 407

1830

186 40

2391

2165

1324 64 2S36J......

June.......... Jnly..... - -

2269 1517

73 18

"isoi

954

Totals............... ......... 74421 195, Totals-, u. ....... 12884 1298 3262 9807 3262

5516

TABLE H.
Sources of Revenue from August 1st, 1863, to August 1st, 1864.'

MONTHS.

FREIGHT
Central Railroad. From To

FREIGHT.
11. & W. R. R. From To

FREIGHT. Receipts Total Re

Muscogee R. R.

from ceipts from S.W. R. R. all

From To Proper. Sources.

1863--August ............... ............... $2088 96 13977 32 $1652 79 16074 70 $7611 03 $2765 11 $75221 84 $119382 15

2260 43 13760 19 October. .............................. 3351 39 12211 05

1701 00 15407 38 10244 35 3097 24 2531 91 14326 66 9728 13 8502 71

C9918 78 110989 37 72806 79 118457 64

SR5UEPRI0ONTREHTD3.EXT!S

4163 02 14820 79 2742 12 14509 17 8343 88 3706 79 68109 74 116395 61

December............................ 1864--January ........ .....................

4371 18 27113 21 4068 12 20671 22

6744 01 22223 40 12076 44 4403 27 103312 85 179844 31 4190 16 21467 12 10944 55 2440 76 113641 18 177428 11

February ............................. 4774 21 15155 44 4486 18 27205 11 14282 88 4185 29 11G426 67 186616 78

^JnypVi

7667 18 18889 05 2667 48 24033 88 16940 16 6467 29 112827 86 188492 35

April................................... May........................ ........... June.. .................................

3423 36 42732 18 7812 29 95791 71 4557 71 65948 16

2750 82 21336 25 22850 92 4340 90 89920 63 187363 96 2982 76 32764 84 65386 89 7775 79 137208 38 349722 16 8810 89 28063 5!) 48968 11 12876 66 130145 14 294070 26

July ................................... 5910 68 09886 09 4091 60 23192 92 60702 81 11288 01 151996 67 327068 08

1864--Total.............. .................... . 1863--Total...................................

54648 43 41095G 41 24926 25 101615 95

39851 62 260005 02 288679 15 65940 22 1241543 83 2361724 68 13166 86 106677 91 45030 40 60654 84 482992 73 835062 44

Increase. ................................ 29723 18 309340 46 Decrease.................................

26186 26 153927 11 243648 75

5285 88

759551 10 1526662 24



TALK I.
NAMES AND CONDITION of Locomotives on the South- Western Railroad, July Slsf, 1864.

NAMES.

Ban.nER.s.

WHEN PUT IN USE.

How USED.

IlKMAllKS.

Tobosofkee,.... Rogers, Ketchum A Grosvenor. March, ............1851

Out of use.

Echeeconnee,.. Rogers, Ketclinm A> Grosvcnor. Afarch, ........... .1851

Out of iino.

Tallahassee,.... Rogers, Ketchum & Grosvenor. September,. ...... 185i!

Good order.

Post Boy......... Scth Wilmnrth, ..................... January,. ....... ...185;! Passenger. ...... ................ Good order.

Eufaula, ........ Itogers, Ketchnm it Grosvonor. April,. ........ ...... 185S

Good order.

5SRUPERP0ISOTERNT4D.EisT'8

Semiiiolc, ....... Rogers, Ketehum & Grosvenor. October, ......... ..1808

Repairs.

Muscogce, ...... Uogers, Ketchum & Grosvenor. October, ...........1853 Yard. ............................ . Good order.

Cherokee ........ Rogers, Kotclmin & Grosvenor. September, .......1854

Good order.

Choctnw... ...... Rogers, Ketchum & Grosvcnor, October, ..........185.}

Good order.

Chickasaw ...... Rogers, Kotchum A Grosvenor. October,.. ...... ...1854

Repairs.

L. 0. lleynolds Uogers, Kotchum & Grosvenor. May, ......... ......185G Freight............................. Good order.

Itogers' Locomotive Works. <.... July, ...............1857 Freight.............................. Tire wanted.

Kiaoliaibonoe-. Uogers' Locomotive Works...... September,. ... ...1857 Freight.. . .......................... Good order.

Thronatoesko,.. Rogers' Locomotive Works...... November, .......1859 Freight. ........................... Being repaired.

Emerson Foote Kogers' Locomotive Works..... Inniwry,.... ...... 1851) Freight.. ........................... Good order.

Ocmulgoe. ...... M. W. Baldwin & Co .............. March, ............1859

Good order.

Patnula .......... Rogers' Locomotive Works...... December, .......1850 Freight............................. Good order.

McNab ........... M. W. Baldwin & Co. .............. November...... ..185!) l^fisscncfcr

*

Good order.

G. W. Adams.. M. W. Baldwin & Co.............. December...... ..185ft Freight............................. Tire wanted.

T. M. Furlow.. M. W. Baldwin* Co............... September, ......I860

Good order.

Rogers' Locomotive Works.....

Good order.

Paehitln ......... Rogers' Locomotive Works...... March,.. ...........1801

Repairs wanted.

THOS. B. ELFE, Master Machinist.

TABLE J--Showing the Number of Miles Bun by eaoh Engine, and the amonnt of Wood used for the whdte year

ending July 31st, 1864.

'

ENGINES. Wrfi-

RUNNERS.

CARS HAULED.

I
%. *1
1

jr?

h0
It

Io II

S ? o

MILES RUN.

*}

S5

1E

V)

rS

A

:

^

::

F

!
co ;
:

USED.

aS
1

V
sSB-

?3

1

?s.
U
O
3oop-

co H
oO
F

MILES RUN TO A

V o" D

S og .

O

pg

1

Poa?.
ef3"

I
?p-"O-

s<
<3
&S
PH

dm

Chipola........... tfunson.......... ........ ........

Ohoctaw.. ........

chiokttsaw. ......

Eufaulu........... Stephens........ 462 132

Emerson Foote

1599 501

T. M. Furlow ..

Kinohafoonee. John Lair...... 2483 989

L. 0. Reynolds Riohard ......... 1620 677

Jonn McNab.. S. Jones......... "'2796

Pachitla,... ...... Wnde.............

"Tl36

Tnllahftsseo..... 0. Mnthows.... 21 13

Thi-omitccska. J.T. Mathews 2252 M2

Geo.W. Adams

2472 1112

Muektileo. ....... Scattersood ... 304b 128!

Muscogee.. ...... Flowers ......... 17

Pataula,.... ...... J. Boone........ 2221 10W

Ocmulgee........

35 V.

Eohecconneo...

Post Boy.........

1125 1068 1068 1884 533 535
10 335 UU2 31 1506 75 25 65 419 10 24 679

1125 1068 1068 2478 2633 635 3482 2632 962 3963 15-10 3269 S609 4390 441 3315
25 628

32092

32092

17800

17800

17800 ""206 17800

14074

14280

15179 11959 27138

15116

15116

286 18840 19126

9322 13036 22358

27201

27261

701 "20108 20809

11764 498 122G2

2145 16135 18280

632 1801* 18650

1459 21400 22859

3240 3610 6856

286 15971 16257

917 15655 16572

4637 1026 5663

130
8*120
199M 98$ 1#
4A9$
119 142 If
6

1847 1040 979 1047 1478 959 13800141304 825 432 1200 777 1259 629 985 1308 519 542 "625

186 253 221 179 252 162 145 237 238 202 142 191 163 206 99 181 248 188 91 11

m460y-X,

{322525 194950

246 146

261il 27ZJ4

182788 190838

179 232

>$

3507 88 148838

136 154

S78g 265213 265

391 *

270025 273700

15S 25ii

m337k%

2365 13 120050

284 171

332 232400 167

308K 421%

215688 295225

203 230

75776 115

200460 264775

136 117

11 581 85 104

8
18 14 18 15 22 M 25 28 15 24 18 11 \l 11

172 n
70 63 80 68 80 52 108 54 93 71 132 51 94 58 116 70 103 62 86 71 96 55 114 61 111 54 69 66 90 67 66 44 30 68

10 10 9-10 10 2-10 13 3-10 12 9-10 9 8-10 13 8-10 12 10 11 3-10 9 8-10 12 7-10 11 6-10
n12 9-10
12 4-10 15 9-10 10 3-10

M S M g 3 H 5 H m" W
2W
g 2 t3

60

120

6

Total..............

1W?4 7895 10244 37163 174711 156468 331179 1979X 19920" 3721. 5569% 3898736 3296 320 1709 1096 210 7-10

General 'Aver

168 17 87M 69)4 11 8-10

Cost Cost

of of

mninte Oil, Ta

nance of low and

Engines per mile rnn, in Waste, per milo run, in c

37 2-10 o 264-10 Cn

------------,--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Statement of Receipts and Disbursements of the Funds of the South-Western Railroad Company, to August 1, 1864.

RECEIPT^;

DISBURSEMENTS.

Received for Capital Stock, 81,084 share*...,....... Funds for Extension of Bond.............................

J3.198.400 00 Construction..

$3,309,063 98

0000 Locomotive KiiKincs....................................8110,600 14

Bond Aooount, issued for 20 years....................$328,000 00

PaaaonKor Oars............................................. 24,000 1)0

Bond Account, issued for 20 years, endorsed....... 52,000 00

Freight Cars................................................ 05,000 00

Bond Account, issued for 10 yoara...................... 01.000 00

Macon Depot................................................ 61.5B'J C3

441,00000 Freight Earnings tinoo August 1st, 1863............. 911,058 28

Tools and Machinery.................................I.. 10,000 00 Land audNegrocs............,..............,..........._ 81.185 00

Passenger Earnings since August 1st, 1863.......... 808,47211 Foil Office Department--Mail Service-.TM......... 11,608 55

Current Expenses.............................................

372,414 77 1,149.6% 52

8
M

1,731,138 94 Central Railroad Freight Account..................... 4,991 26

Confederate tax............................................ 54,425 52 Interest Account.......................................... 10.234 10

Central Railroad Passage Acuount...................... 1.134 45

C4.70968

Muioogee Railroad Passage Acoonnt................ 4,161-30 Mutcogee Railroad Freight Account................. 1,150 42

6,125 71 Stock in other Companies................................. 23,173 6fi Now York Steamship Navigation Comimny.... 10,000 00 City of Columbus bonds ................................... 5,000 00

Maeon and Western Railroad Freight Account.. .

5,311 72 Montgomery and West Point Railroad Honda... 1.000 00

1,69806

SSI.1780S

Premium and discount....................................... Andersen, JOB. B. & Co.. Richmond, Va............

41,219 83 Dividend No. 23, paid........................................ 11,690 03

285,435 00

Billi payable.......................................................

632 77

Unclaimed Dividends, Nog. 1 to 22. Macon List..

4,36500

Unclaimed Dividends, Nos. 15 to 22, Snv'h List.. 22,465 00

Dividend No., Savannah List.......................... 16,264 00- 38,730 00 Balance...

279,870 M

Profit and Los...

16.905 48

t5.500,37S 53

The balance consists of

' Cash on hand, as per Cash BonV.......................1217,859 57

Cash on deposit at Central Railroad Bunk....,..,. 22,710 81--240,579 38

Bills receivable...............,................................TM

570 56

Cash in hands of R. R. Cuyler, President--

In 4 per cent, certificates............................... 85,200 00

In cash, "old issue"....................,.-............. 3,53000- 38,73000

$279370 94

[E. E.]

*

JOHN T. BOIFEUILLET,

MACON, August 1,1864.

Treasurer.

ELECTION OF OFFICERS.

MACON, February 9, 1865.
At the annual election for President and seven Directors for the ensuing year, the following gentlemen were unanimously elected:

PRESIDENT.
RICHARD R. CUYLER.

DIRECTORS.

JOHN W. ANDERSON, WM. S. HOLT, JOHN McNAB, DAVID A. VASON.

WILLIAM A. BLACK, TIMOTHY M. FURLOW, JOHN E. JONES,

RESOLUTIONS.

At a meeting of the Board of Directors of the South Western Railroad

Company, held at Macon, on Thursday, 'the 8th day of June, 1865, pre

sent--Wm. S. Holt, President pro tern., Wm. A. Black. T. M. Furlow,

J. E. Jones, D. A. Vason.

Wm. A. Black. Esq.. introduced the following Preamble and Reso

lutions :--

Since the last meeting of this Board, our honored and beloved Presi

dent, Richard R.. Cuyler, Esq., has been called to pay the debt of nature.

This dispensation of Providence has filled our hearts with the deepest

sorrow. His lonj connection with this Company, and his able adminis

tration as President of its affairs, has contributed vastly to its success,

and much to its character.

As a railrcft'l man, no one had a better reputation. As a financier,

none exeroiFed more influence amongst commercial classes. As a busi

ness man, no one possessed more energy, fidelity, and honor. As a

citizen, none excelled him in all the qualities that adorn the gentleman.

As a friend, no one had a more noble heart, or a more liberal hand.

The death of such a man is truly a loss to the world. Pull of years and

honors, he has preceded us to the grave--as his survivors, we do lament

his loss, we will cherish his memory, and strive to emulate his noble

virtues. Be it therefore--

1st. Resolved, That we deeply deplore the death of Richard* R. Cuyler,

Esq., our President and friend, and deeply sympathize with his family

and friends in this their great bereavement.

2nd. Resolt'ed, That a committee of three be appointed of this Board

to open a correspondence with the Directors of the Central Railroad and

Banking Company upon the subject of uniting with this Company in

erecting a suitable monument over the remains of our deceased officer.

3rd. Resolved, That these proceedings be published, and a copy thereof

be transmitted to his family.

The President appointed on said Committee, Wm. A. Black, chair- -

man, T. M. Furlow, and D. A. Vason.

On motion of T. M. Furlow, the Board proceeded to the election of a

President, to continue in office until the next annual election.

~Wm. S. Holt, Esq., was duly elected President by acclamation.

The Board then proceeded to elect a Director to fill the vacancy in the

Board.

T. G. Holt, Esq., of Macon, was duly elected.

*

True extract from the Minutes. JNO. T. BOIFEUILLET, Secretary.

EIGHTEENTH ANNUAL KEPOKT.
fmidettfJ6i flijwrt.
MACON, August 9th. 1865.
By reference to the report of Virgil Powers, Engineer and Superintendent, it will be seen that the
Gross earnings for the fiscal year ending July 81st, amount to........................................................... ............$3,153,674 48
From which dduct current expenses.............................. 1,694,241 51
Showing net earnings for the year..................................$1,459,432 97 From which deduct interest paid on bonds...................... 6,352 0
Leaving a surplus of................... .......... ....................$1,453,080 47 The total uncollected earnings from the late Confederate
Government for the present fiscal year, amount to... ....$1,579,767 99 To which add amount uncollected for the year ending July
81st, 1864............................................................... 124,125 66
Shows amount due by said Government..........................$1,703,893 65 In addition to the above, this Company has on hand Con
federate Treasury notes, and Treasury notes of the State of Georgia, payable in Confederate Treasury notes, the sum of.................................................................... 247,626 56
Mating a sum total of.......--..--...................................$1,951,520 21
Which amount, the Board regrets to sayj must, of ne cessity, become almost a total loss to the stockholders.
At a regular meeting of the Board of Directors, in Feb ruary last, the following resolution was adopted:
*
Baohed, That a dividend of fourteen (14) per centum on the capital stock be, and the same is hereby declared, payable in Confederate Treasury notes, when the Government should pay the amount due by it to the Company for transportation up to the first day of February, 1865. So goon as the amount due by Government shall be paid, and not before,

510

PRESIDENT'S REPORT.

the Treasurer shall publish this declaration of dividend, and pay the same.
-As the settlement was never made, the action of the Board became null and void.
There is due on dividends Nos. 23 and 24, seventy-one thousand five hundred and eighty-four dollars, ($7] ;584,) which amount has not been called for by the shareholders owning said stock. Both of these dividends are payable in Confederate Treasury notes, which accounts for the tardi ness on the part of the stockholders in calling for them.
By reference to the balance sheet of the Treasurer, the Board would call attention to the bonded debt of the Com pany. The bonds outstanding amount to four hundred and forty-one thousand dollars, ($441,000 00.)
Of this amount, there fell due in
1S62......................................................... ........$29,000 00 1863.................................................................. 7,000 00 1864................... . ............................................ 11,000 00 18G5.................................................................. 13,500 00
Total........................................................ .....$60,600 00
These bonds were not presented as they respectively fell due, but recently a portion have been presented for payment. Owing to the deranged state of the currency, and other difficulties which we have to encounter, the Board finds itself unable, at the present time, to meet the demands made upon it, as they were wont to do; but believe in a short time that, by negotiating a loan of one hundred thousand dollars, ($100,000,) it will be able to pay both principal and interest, as the latter may accrue.
Finding much trouble and difficulty in obtaining small change, the Board, thinking that it would not only enhance the interest of the Company, but prove a great convenience to the community generally, instructed the Treasurer, in June last, to issue Fare Tickets, not exceeding twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) in amount, in small denomina tions. About one-half of this sum has been issued, and

PRESIDENT'S KEPORT.

511

the benefits accruing from the same have been acknowledged by the public in their eagerness to secure them in their ordinary business transactions.
For a detailed account of the condition of the Road, Engines, Cars, etc., the Board would call the special atten tion of the stockholders to the accompanying report of the Engineer and Superintendent.
Owing to legislative action, the breadth of land planted in cotton is comparatively circumscribed. We, therefore, cannot expect to realize this fall such remuneration on freights from the great staple as we were accustomed to receive prior to the war.
In looking to the future, and considering the character of labor to be employed in the cultivation of cotton hereafter, the Board can form but little estimate, and time alone must determine the result.
We know the section of country through which the line of Road passes, and that contiguous to it, is so well adapted to the culture of cotton, and the vast territory still to be brought into cultivation, that we cannot but express the opinion that the day is not far distant, when our enter prising citizens must and will develop the vast resources of our great State. And, although dividends may be tempo rarily suspended, on account of the condition of our Road, rolling stock, etc., we doubt not that ere long the stockhold ers will receive such interest upo'n their investment as they were in the habit of obtaining anterior to the war.
Respectfully submitted, WM. S. HOLT, President.

SOUTH-WESTERN RAILROAD CO., ? MACON, GA., August 1, 1865. j
To WM. S. HOLT, Esq., President:
Sir--The Fourteenth Anuual Report from this office, show ing the operations of the Road for the fiscal year ending August 1st, 1865, is herewith submitted :

EARNINGS OF THE ROAD FOR THE TEAK.
Up freight (Eastward)............................$1,185,853 46 Down freight (Westward)........................ 460,193 76

Total from freight.,

$1,646,047 22

Through passengers..-..-..--..................... 756,004 24

Way passengers..................................... 697,161 01

Total from passengers ...................... Mails.................................................... Miscellaneous earnings...........................
Total earnings--...--........................ The current expenses of the year have been

1,453,165 25 11,270 80 43,191 21
$3,153,674 43 1,694,241 51

Showing net earnings for the yearof^..

$1,459,432 97

The total earnings for the present year embrace $1,579,767 99 un^ollected from the late Confederate Government, which, if deducted from the gross earnings, will show bal ance of $1,573,906 49, or $120,335 02 less than the cur rent expenses of the Road for the fiscal year. This amount wag met by collections from last year's business.
At the close of our last fiscal year, there was due by the late Confederate Government, $655,109 34, of which $530,983 68 was collected, leaving uncollected, on last year's business, $124,125 66. This amount added to the uncollected earnings for the present year,'makes the total amount uncoUected from the late Confederate Government, $1,703,893 65.

SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.

613

During the year, by order of the military authorities of the late Confederate States, the iron from the Fort G-aines branch, about twenty (20) miles, was taken up and sent to the Central. Atlanta and West Point, and Macon and West ern Railroads, to repair those Eoads. Those Companies are responsible to this Company for the iron, as no payment was ever made, or tendered, to this Company by either these Companies or the late Confederate Government. I have no doubt the iron will be returned, with compensation for its use and damage, as soon as the Companies can procure iron to replace it.
The bridge over Flint Eiver, on the Columbus branch, was burned on the 19th April, by the military authorities of the late Confederate States; a temporary bridge has been built, and trains are now running through to Columbus. I have contracted with A. L. Maxwell, Esq., to build a per manent Howe truss bridge, to replace the one burnt, which will be put up just as soon as he can get the necessary iron; the wood work is nearly ready to be put up.
Our iron is weaving out rapidly. We need to put the Road in good order, ten miles of new T rail, most of which would be used to replace the light flange rail. This iron has done good service, *aving been in constant use since the opening of the Road to Oglethorpe, in 1850, but should be replaced at as early a day as practicable. By replacing eight or ten miles, the best bars from that taken up could be used in repairing the balance, and the worn bars could be re-rolled into. T rail, and other sections of flange rail taken up. Thus, in a short time, the entire flange rail would be removed.
MOTIVE POWER.
Our motive power has depreciated materially in the past four years. It has done heavy service, and has been well kept up, considering the difficulties of procuring material and labor for necessary repairs. We still have motive power

514

SUPERINTENDENT'S EEPORT.

sufficient to do a much heavier business than is at present offering, if we had the cars.
Table I shows the present condition of the engines.
CARS.
We have on the Road thirteen first-class passenger cars-- twelve of them need repairs and paint; second-class passen ger and baggage, 10--all needing repairs and paint; bag gage and package, 4--in running order; mail and express, 3--one needs repairs and paint; conductors, 12--three in bad order; box freight, 75--eighteen in bad order; platform, 45--six in bad order; stock, 4--in running order. In addi tion, there are in Savannah, 10 box cars; in Thomasville, 6 box cars; and in Augusta and on Georgia Railroad, 2 box and 1 platform car, making toiat of 93 box and 50 platform cars, on the Road and at other points, known not be destroyed. In 1861, we had 116 box cars--four needing repairs; and 76 platform cars--eight needing repairs; making total of 192 box and platform cars. We have now, as here tofore shown, 143--showing a loss of 49 cars in four years.
Of the number short, it is known that seven box cars were burned at Wilmington, where they were sent by the Central Railroad Company, in a cotm train; one platform car was broken down and left on the Wilmington and Man chester Railroad, and eight box cars were burned when General Hood evacuated Atlanta; ten platform cars were sold to the late Confederate Government for coal cars, and eight platform cars have been broken up, nd the wheels and trucks used in repairing box cars. The other cars have gone over other roads by military order, and probably been destroyed; some of them may have been burned in Colum bus. That Road having no record of the cars burned, can give no information on the subject.
After being cut off from the balance of the world for over four years, and thrown upon our own resources, with no possibility of procuring materials necessary to keep up

SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.

615

our rolling stock, it is not surprising that it has greatly deteriorated, particularly as we have been more pressed with freight, and more tonnage has passed over the Road during the last three years, than ever hefore in the same length of time.
Our cars are failing for want of wheels, axles and springs, reducing our capacity to do the business offered. This and other wants will be remedied as rapidly as the means of the Company will permit.
We have two of our passenger cars now in the shop undergoing repairs and being painted; others will be taken in, and repaired and painted, as rapidly as practicable; and I believe before our next annual report, we will be able to report our rolling stock in nearly as good condition as before the war.
The bridge across the Chattahoochee, at Eufaula, has been 60 far completed that our trains now run to the depot in the city. This is an important bridge, and it will be neces sary, for its preservation, to have it weatherboarded and covered immediately, as it will soon be injured by exposure to the weather. We have a good brick warehouse in Eufaula, and are prepared to do the business at that point conveniently.
Our Road is not in as good order as heretofore at this season of the year. Owing to the breaking up of the labor system of the countiy, a large nnmber of the negroes left the Road, and wa found it impossible, for two or three months, to keep hands enough on the Road to do the usual repairs and improve the track; as heretofore, during the spring and summer months. The repair gangs are now supplied with their usual number of hands, and if they will remain and work faithfully, as we hope they may, the Road will bean its usual good order and repair before winter.
The officers and employees have generally performed their services faithfully, and to my satisfaction.
Respectfully submitted, VIRGIL POWERS, Eng'r and Sup't.

CTt I--> OS
TABLE A.
ABSTRACT OF EARNINGS of the-South-Western Railroad Company, from August 1, 18G4, to August 1, 1865.

MONTHS.

AMOUNT OF UP FKKIQUT.

AMOUNT OF DOWN FKEIG1IT

AMOUNT OF THKO- PASSAGE.

AMOUNT WAY PASSAGK.

THROUGH WiT. THROUGH WAY.

UP.

DOWN.

Ul>.

DOWN.

MAILS

Totals in 1865.

Totnla in 1864.

Increase.

5corcso

1884-Aug.. 89609655 85903869 September. 9788534 43257 87 October...... 102397 38 50883 96 November. 88907 89 28943 84 December.. 6773897 59445 88 1865-Jn'y 5444851 4815609 February . 56914 95 4822014 March... .. 57215 SO 7108563 April..... .. 5507835 4760534
743890 2046847 June...... . 153897 697880 July...... . 632545 978209

818750 68 82150965 6S445 69 2236385 91591 83 27580 17 61103 18 13132 51 19547 99 14168 78 125G3 26 12055 J9 1298864 795605 16582 22 791(1 93 12558 72 11673 7(5 292517 9181 99
321 06 891 68 103836 S280SO

842415 85 84400265 100012 80 48692 SO 3536468 32R5825 34203 00 298-10 90 39196 00 4650650 28G3580 21G38 75 Cl'151 60 1935355 35170 45 2633580 21610 GO 6768920
21X51 35 3207 75 67225 19390 91620 44775

$32446 07 $3198208 8140885 347051 07 81W2 15 $22820952

8090215 S4765 70 1408 85 437794 45 110989 37 820805 08

35096 18 83911 62 1408 85 411098 82 118457 61 292011 18

321)62 67 35009 63 1408 85 325038 37 116395 51 209242 86

36717 17 3JG38 98 1408 85 319369 12 1798-14 31 13952-1 81

3064890 80650 65 140885 240206 SO 177443 11 62783 19

32158 81 33310 65 1408 85 274103 17 180515 78 87947 39

41579 57 4715383 140885 307748 58 188192 35 119256 23

39514 65 39426 60

295157 22 187303 90 107793 26

2631747 26662 23

99100 83 349722 10

250505"R3

4124 74 315811

17779 51 2940/0 26

276290 75

6901 95 5657 03

31109 73 32706808

292058 35

Total...... 869198666 849380680 Miscellanea us Earn in.BT8 Mails

8309)7600 8151717 16

8403513 38 $340773 30

$352490 80 $35038771

11270 80

3110(83 27 43191 21

2361724 68

1568203 62 819504 93 43191 21

Total.................................................................................................................................................... 3153074 48 2361724 03 1611454 73 819504 93

Number Number

of of

Through Pauengen.,..,..,....................... ................229433 Way Passengers.....................................................194733

Total number of Passengers................................. ....,,...,..424166

1864. 1865. Avorogo number of Passengers per day..........,,..,.......,..,...,996 1102 Total number of miles run by the trains during the year... 277869

SUPERINTENDENTS REPORT.

517

TABLE B.
STATEMENT OP THE NUMBER OP PASSENGERS TRANSPORT ED FROM AUGUST IST, 1864, TO AUGUST IST, 1865. Compared with the Previous Year.

MONTHS.

1865. THROUGH. Up. Down.

1865.

1864.

WAY. THROUGH. Up.- Down. UP. Dawn.

1864. WAT.
Up. Down.

1864 August...... .........
March................ ......... May....................... ...... July...... ...................

13070 32882 11027 10786 15613 7363 22143 11291 5982
377 109 193

14884 14119 11027 9055 7816 8089 5506 8309 19101
5n39
78

11505 10931 11841 9167 10926 8880 9778 10619 . 8239 3941 1663 2729

10588 11096 10455 9195 10393 8762 9768 10507 7292 2870 1357 2331

8125 3919 3918 3315 3681 4774 7364 7669 6059 8160 6692 15101

3226 2893 2540 2796 2832 2607 2432 5908 5351 13936 12654 12385

8016 7443 7299 7757 11235 9697 8487 9226 7834 9823 9591 10566

8101 7942 7294 7857 11672 10224 9043 9502 7653 8992 8805 11355

Total......................... 130839 98594 100219 94514 78777 69560 106974 108440

TABLE C.
THE FOLLOWING TABLE SHOWS A COMPARISON OP THE VARIOUS BRANCHES OP BUSINESS FOR THE YEAR JUST
CLOSED, WITH THE PREVIOUS YEAR:

SERVICE.

1865. 1864. Iwrcan Decrease.

Up Up

Freight Freight

Through................................ Way.......... ...................... .......

S691086 493866

66 SO

J491669 526673

84 84

(200316

82

(3280704

30847660 150781 04 157695 56

151717 16 157061 35

534419

423513 38 238959 43 164553 95

34077330 22452348 116249 82

35249086 272476 20 8001466

356387 n 28267330 7371441 ""563540

1127080 1690620

Total ..................................................... 311048327 2361724 68 $79254522 (4378663

43191 21.

* 43191 21

Total Earnmcs..-...... ......................... 3153674 48)2361724 68 S83573643 (4378663

Baloi Cotton Way....................................

5379 11168

2269

7407

" 5789 6138

Total.... _

.. ...............................

7648 18575 ............... 10927

TALE I.
.NAMES AND CONDITION of Locomotives on the South-Western Railroad, July 31sf, 1865.

NAMES.

BUILDERS.

WHEN PUT IN DSE.

How USED.

REMATIKS.

Tobesofkee,.... Rogers, Ketclmm & Grosvenor. March, ............1851 Passenger ......................... Out of use.

Echeeconnee,.. Rogers, Ketchum & Groavenor. March, ............1851 Tallahassee,,... Rogers, Ketchum & Grosvenor. September,. ...... 1852

Out of use.
Tire and repairs wanted. 5SDRUEPER1OINRTET8S.'S

Post Boy......... Seth Wilmarth, .....................

Good order.

Eufaula, ........ Rogers, Ketchum & Grosvenor. April,. .............. 18G3

Repairs wanted.

Seminole, ....... Rogers, Ketchum & Grosvonor. October, ...........1858

Repairs wanted.

Muscogee, ...... Rogers, Ketchum & Grosvenor. October, ........ ...1858 Shifting.. .......................... Repairs and tire wanted.

Cherokee........ Rogers, Ketchum & Grosvenor. September, .......1854 Wood train....................... Tire wanted.

Choctaw. ........ Rogers, Ketchum & Grosvenor. October,. ...... ...1864

Good order.

Chickasaw ...... Rogers, Ketchum & Grosvenor. October,.. ...... ...1854

In shop for repairs.

L. 0, Reynolds Rogers, Ketchum & Grosvenor. May, ...............1856 Freight,.... ..................... ... New furnace wanted.

Muckalee........ Rogers Locomotive Works...... July, ...............1857 Freight,.... ........................ New furnace wanted.

Kinchafoonee.. Rogers' Locomotive Works...... September,. ...... 1857 Freight.. ............ ............... Good order.

Thronateeska,.. Rogers' Locomotive Works...... November, .......1859 Freight. ........................... Good order.

Emerson Foote Rogers' Locomotive Works.....

Freight.. ........................... Good order.

Ocmulgee. ...... M. W. Baldwin 4 Co .............. March, ............1850 Freight,. ..................... ...... Repairs find tire wanted.

Pataula .......... Rogers' Locomotive Works...... December, .......1859 Freight........................... Good order.

McNab. .......... M. W. Baldwin & Co..... .......... November, ...... .1859

Furnace repairs wanted.

G. W. Adams.. M. W. Baldwin & Co.............. December,. ...... 1869 Freight............................. New tire wanted.

T. M. Furlow.. M. W.Baldwin 4 Co............... September, ......18GO

Good order.

Chipola. ......... Rogers' Locomotive Works.....

Good order.

Pachitla. ........ Rogers' Locomotive Works...... March...... ........1801 Freight...... ....................... Under repairs.

Statement of Receipts and Disbursements of the Funds of the Southr Western Railroad Company, to July Slat, 1865.

RECEIPTS. Received for Capital Stock, 31,984 shares.........

83.198,400 00

DISBURSEMENTS. $3,309,801 46
110,660 14

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2,80100 71,58400-- -21,794 00 15,571 00--

AMnadeoernsoann,dJWoseesptehrnRR. AailCroo.a,dRFircehimghotndA,ccVoau.n..t.

441,000 00
2,144,492 62 10,714 20 74,38500 37,365 00 632 77 268 43 9,397 71

Freight Cars................ ...............................

24,00000 95.00000

51.569 63

10.30000

81,18500- 372.71477

694,241 51

6,35250-1,700,59401

23,173 66

lO.OOuOO

Montgomery and West Point Railroad Bonds.

5,000 00 1,000 00--

39,173 68

264,628 83

229,80900

H
M 1 a) ' S3

$5,916,721 73

$5,916,721 73

The balance consists of--

Cash Cash Bills

oornencdheeaivpnaodbsialtes.a.p.t.e.Cr..e.C.n..at.rs..ah.l..BR...oa..oi.l.kr.o....a...-d.,.,...B.....a....n...k......................

Caio in hands of In4per cent.

RC.eRrti.fiCouatyele.r.,..P..r.e..s..i.d..e..n..t.--........

In Cash.......................................................

$89,329 76 102,443 6834,30000
3,065 00-

$191,767730 37,365

44 56 00

P

$229.809 00

E: E.
MACOK, July 81st, 1865.

JOHN T. BOIFEtJILLET, Treasurer.

oI--

CO

1

DR. Statement of Receipts and Disbursements of the Funds of the South- Western Railroad Company, to August 1st, 1866.

RECEIPTS.

BISBUUSEMENTS.

Beoelred foV Cpt&l Btook, 31,984 shares.., .......

$3,198,400 00 00 DO

aio.eooi^-309'80146

1328,00000 01,00000
Bond Account, issued for 20 years, endorsed.... 62,00000- 441,00000

24,000 00 05,000 00 61,669 GS

Unclaimed Dividends, NOB. 1 to 22............ ........ 2,801 00 71,581 00-
Unclaimed Dividends, Noa. 15 to 22, Sav'h list 21.7M 00 15,571 00-
Mucou and Western llailroad Freight Account Andersoo, Joseph K. i Co., liicbuiond, VB..... Btlla payable... .................................................

10,714 S>0 7-1,885 00 37.S05 00
26843 0,307 71
6S277

10,80000

81,185 00- 372,714 Tt

23.17S 66

10,000 DO

MontRomory and West Point Kttiltoud BynJa...

5,00000 1,00000- 39,17306

229,80300

5TREPA2OSURT0E.R'S

170,a)9 78

83,051,498 89

$3.051,498 89

The balance consists of--

JS9.929 76

Cash on Deposit at Centra) Hailrond Dunk...... 104443 OS- 191,773 44

Cash in hands of K. U, (Juylor, I'resulunt--

67066

S4.SOOOO

Itt Cash.... ................................................... 3,065 00- 37,365 00

$229,809 00

K B.
MACON, Angus* 1st, 1865.

JOHN T. BOIFEUILLET, Treasurer.

OFFICERS.

PRESIDENT.
WILLIAM S. HOLT.

DIBKCTOBS.

JNO. W. ANDERSON, WM. A. BLACK,

TIMOTHY M. FURLOW, JOHN McNAB,

JOHN E. JONES,

. DAVID A. VASON,

THADDETTS G. HOLT.

35

NINETEENTH ANNUAL REPORT.

SOUTH-WESTERN RAILROAD, 1 MACON, G-A., August 9th, 1866. j

The Board respectfully calls your attention to the report of VIKOIL POWERS, Esq., Chief Eagineer and Superintend ent, which shows that the net earnings for the fiscal year ending July 31st,

Amount to............. ............-........................................$343,801 47 To which add new bonds issued for construction................. 58,000 00

Making the total sum of............................................$401,801 47

The following amounts have been paid, viz:

February dividends "of 4 per cent..................$127,936 00 Interest on bonds to date-......................... ... 73,513 34 Revenue tax........................-...........--........ 26,934 85 Bondspaid to date...................................... 60,50000 . Annuity 8 years to city of Macon ................. 8,760 00 Paid for construction................................... 40,804 20 Paid for 47 freight cars................................ 36,698 00 Macon Depot............................................. 60 00

Amounting to the sum of........................

870,096 39

Leaving a surplus of..............................

$31,705 08

As remarked in a former report, there fell due in 1862, 1863, 1864, and in the Spring of 1865, bonds of this Com pany amounting to f>60,500 00, which were not presented for payment as they respectively fell due, but have been presented and paid during the past fiscal year, as will be seen above.

524

PHESIDEXT'S REPORT.

In addition to the bonds, the interest coupons were retained in the hands of the holders, and we have paid, during the same time, upwards of $50,000 00 interest, which had accrued prior to 1865. We have also purchased forty-seven freight cars, at a cost of $36,598 00. This purchase was made from the United States Government, at Nashville, and became necessary, as our old rolling stock was not only much reduced in quantity, but its usefulness much impaired for want of proper materials to keep it in running order.
Your attention is also directed to the item of construc tion, which amounts to $40,804 20. Of this sum, $35,744 20 hare been expended on the bridge over the Chattahoochee River and the depot grounds at Eufaula. The remainder has been spent in reconstructing the branch Boad from Cuthbert to Fort Gaines. You are aware that an order was issued by General Beauregard, during the war, to take up the iron on the above branch Road, which was done, and distributed as follows: a portion to the Central, the balance to the Macon and Western and Atlanta and West Point Railroads. These Roads are now returning part of said iron, and have agreed to purchase the balance from this Company.
We have purchased, during the jtest Spring, 500 tons of T rail of the Chattanooga Rolling Millsj weighing fifty-one pounds to the yard, and paid for the same out of the receipts and earnings of the Road. We will need, and expect to buy, betw0fen 600 and 700 tons more of iron, which we hope to be able to pay for from the sale of the iron mentioned above, taken from our branch Road; likewise, from tales of our old and worn rails now on hand.
There ia another item of expense connected with our past year's operations, which your Road has not been subjected to heretofore, and to which we would call your attention. We allude to Revenue tax; amount paid since our last report, $26,934 85. The greater portion of this amount has been

PRESIDENT'S KEPOBT.

625

assessed on our gross earnings monthly, which are subject to a tax of two and one-half per cent.
The Board has been particular in directing your attention to these more than ordinary expenditures, because the net earnings of the Road hare been more than sufficient to hare paid its stockholders a dividend of $4 00 per share, for the past six months, and would have done so, had the holders of
the bonds and interest coupons presented them for payment at maturity. But as they became dne during the existence of the war, and Confederate Treasury notes being the only circulating medium at the time, parties holding these secu rities preferred retaining them rather than receive the then existing currency. For the future, the Board sees no reaBon why regular dividends should not be declared and paid to the stockholders, of at least eight per centum per aiuxum. As your Eoad is mainly dependent upon the agricultural products of the section of country through which it pene trates for its maintenance and support, the Board feels that, notwithstanding the reports which reach them of the short ness of the cotton crop, that the area or breadth of land seeded is greater than usual, in some of the counties con tiguous to your line of Road, and that, although the yield per acre may not be so large as formerly, the increased num ber of acres will go far in making up the deficiency.
The Board, knowing the importance of keeping not only the line of Road in good running order, but the rolling stock, and everything else connected with it, so as to insure a safe transit of. passage and freight, and believing at the same time that the stockholders are entitled and should receive a reasonable interest upon their investment, have been compelled, from the necessity of existing circum stances, to increase the rates of passage and freight from what it was in 1860, to an average of about fifty per cent. It is needless to say, as it is patent to every one, that* this increase does not correspond with the increased price of labor and materials of every kind necessary to carry on the

626

PRESIDENT'S EEPOET.

operations of your Road. These have increased from one hundred to three hundred per cent, more than they were in 1860; and whilst the Boartl would be gratified, were it consistent with your interest, to still lessen the tariff of passage and freight, it cannot, at the present time, do so without doing yon both an injury and an injustice. But should circumstances intervene so as to cause a diminution of prices of material, labor, etc., the Board will take great pleasure in arranging a corresponding tariff of freight and passage.
For a detailed account of the condition and operation of the Road, Engines, Cars, etc., your special attention is directed to the accompanying report of the Chief Engineer and Superintendent. Tour attention is also called to the balance-sheet of the Treasurer, showing the receipts and disbursements of the funds of the Company to the 31st ultimo inclusive.
In conclusion, the Board expresses its high appreciation of the services of your Chief Engineer and Superintendent, Mr. Powers; also, of your Secretary and Treasurer, Mr. Boifeuillet; likewise acknowledges the prompt attention and services of Mr. Walden, Principal Supervisor of the Hoad} and the officers generally, who have discharged their duties faithfully and promptly.
Respectfully submitted, WILLIAM S. HOLT, President.

SOUTH-WESTERN RAILROAD CO., ) MACON, GA., August 1, 1866. j
To WM. 8. HOLT, Esq., President :
Sir--The Nineteenth Annual Report from this office, show ing the operations of the Road for the fiscal year ending August 1st, 1866, is herewith submitted:

EARNINGS OF THE ROAD FOE THE TEAR.
Up freight (Eastward)............................ $328,945 62 Down freight (Westward)........................ 178,343 86

Total from freight............................

$507,289 48

Through passengers............................... 47,822 05

Way passengers..................................... 260,732 45

Total from passengers...................... Miscellaneous earnings--...............--......



308.05450

41,501 62

Total earnings................................. The current expenses of the year have been

$856,845 60 513,044 13

Showing net earnings for the year of--

$343,801 47

CURRENT EXPENDITURES. The expenses for operating the Road have been as follows:

REPAIRS OF ROAD.
Proportion of salary of President, Super intendent, Treasurer and Supervisors, wages of Overseers and watchmen at bridges, and hire "of hands for the year.-- $65,371 75
Materials, stringers, ties, bridge timber, etc. 135,455 13 Tools, subsistence, clothing, physicians'
bills for hands, stationery, printing, etc.... 22,449 90

Total repairs of Road and Bridges......

$223,276 78

FUEL AND WATER.
Wood for Locomotives and Stationary Engine, Pumping Water, patting np new Pumps and Cisterns, Wells, etc.----.----..--.........-...

'.
24,276 84

528

BUPEBrSTENDENT's EEPORT.

REPAIRS or BUILDISOS. Including repairs of Station Houses and all other
buildings _................................................

4,479 17

MAIXTEKANCE Of MOTIVE POWER.
Repairs of Locomotives, including proportion of salary of President, Superintendent, Treas urer and Master Machinist, wages of Mechanics and Laborers at Shops, and all Materials used for the yenr............................................. $35,267 08
Wages of Runners and Firemen...................... 80,804 18 Oil, Tallow, Cotton Waste, etc., used ............. 6,512 61
Total Maintenance of Motive Power,.-......--.

72,683 77

JIAIXTFN'AJfCE OF CABS,
Including proportion of salary of President, Treasurer, Superintendent and Master Carpen ter, wages of Mechanics and Laborers at Shops, 'Wheels, Axles, Lumber, Paints, and all other material used in repairing and keep ing in order Passenger, Baggage, Mail and Freight Cars for the year............................ $06,759 27
Oil, Tallow, Cotton Waste, etc.,..................... 4,049 98

Total Cars..............................................

70,809 25

TRANSPORTATION EXPENSES.
Including proportion of salary of President, Treasurer, Superintendent and Clerks, Wages . of Conductors and Train Hands, salaries of Agents at Americns, Butler, Albany, Cnthbert and Eufeula, Laborers and Watchmen at Macon, American, Smithville, Albany, Cnthbert and Enfkula, Freight-houses and Cotton Yards, Printing, Books. Stationery, etc., for the year. $80,466 53
Freight damage, paid for goods lostand damaged. 10,085 79 Stock damage, paid for Cattle, Horses, Hogs,
Mules, etc., killed and injured..................... 4,507 22 Agents at Stations--Paid Commissions........... 16,616 19

Total Transportation...............................

111,675 73

INCIDENTAL KXFCV3BS.

Including Printing, Advertising, Books, Station-

,

ery, Postage, Attorney's Feeg, Court Costs,

SUPERINTENDENT'S BEPOBT.

529

Donations, Gratuities, Salary of Transfer Agents, and all contingent expenses not in cluded under either of the above heads.........

6,042 69

Total current expenditures..

$513,044 13

The current expenses of the year are large in comparison with former years of peace; but at the close of the war, the bridge over Flint River, having been destroyed, had to be rebuilt, which was done at a cost of $10,783 65. Our iron was badly worn, and required renewal. We purchased (500) five hundred tons of new T rail, at a cost of $48,024 42, all of which is included in current expenses. The timber in track and bridges was decayed, and required heavy outlay for new material for repairs. We now have a good supply on hand, and our Road has been thoroughly renewed with timber and cross-ties. Our machinery and cars were in a more or less dilapidated condition, and required heavy repairs. They have been materially improved, and soon will be in about as good condition as before the war. These renewals and repairs required heavy expenditures, as all material and labor are much higher than before the war.
Total number of miles of road in use during the year, 1871.

Earnings per mile, Passengers........--.................--............$1,642 96 Earnings per mile, Freight and Miscellaneous.............. ........ 2,926 88

Total per mile............ Current expenses per mile-

............$4,569 84 ............ 2,736 24

Net earnings per mile of track in use...................................$1,833 60 Gross earnings per mile run by Engines................-3,23-9 Current expenses per mile run by Engines..............1,93-9

Net earnings per mile run by Engines.............. $1,30

Total bales of cotton transported during the year, 87,250, against 206,307 in 1860.
Tables D, E and I show that there were, from the SouthWestern Railroad proper, 77,972 bales; in 1860, 125,376 bales. Decrease, 47,404 bales.
From Columbus and Muscogee Railroad, we received

530

SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.

9,278 bales, against 80,931 in 1860--making decrease of 71,653 bales, and a total decrease of 119,057 bales.
By the South-Western Railroad to Macon, there were 27,473 bales; the year ending July 31st, I860,32,503 bales, showing a decrease of 5,030 bales.
From Columbus and Muscogee Railroad to Macon, there were 1,660 bales; in the year 1860, 138 bales. Increase, 1,522 bales. Total decrease to Macon this year, 3,508 bales.
Number of through passengers for the year, 10,867; way passengers, 104,920. Total, 115,787--being an average per day of 317, against 353 in 1860, and 1,162 in 1865. Total number of passengers carried over the Eoad since it was opened, July 1st, 1851, 2,018,287.
Number of miles run within the year by passenger and mail trains, 122,660. Freight and other trains, (exclusive of gravel trains,) 141,864. Total, 264,524 miles. Wood used by locomotives, 4,2111 cords, being an average of 62 8-10 miles run to each cord of wood.
We are now having a stone and brick culvert of twelve feet span put in near Everett Station, to replace one washed out in April, 1862. It will cost, complete, about $6,000. We have also one brick barrel culvert to put in near the 138 mile post on Enfaula line. The brick have been paid for, and are on the ground, and will be put in as soon as practicable.

,

MOTIVE POWER.

The repairs on our locomotives have been very heavy this year ; eight have been thoroughly overhauled and repaired, and by October we hope to have them all in first rate con dition. Table I shows their present condition;
There has been added to our cars this year thirty-two box and fifteen platform cars, purchased from the United States Government, and charged to cars. We have rebuilt and thoroughly repaired a large number of oar old stock of cars. Our stock of cars at present consists of

SUPERINTENDENT'S KEPORT.

631

First Class Passenger.......................... Second Class Passenger and Baggage, Mail and Express.....--......................

13--5 7--3 8--2

repainted " "

and " "

thoroughly " "

repaired, " "

Condnctor'......................................._ 12-4

Box Corn, old stook...._..........._...._...103-S5 " "

"

"

Box Care Platform

bought of U. S. Govornm't, Cars, old stock.....................

32--repaired 53--30 "

and in "

good order. "

Platform Can bought of IT. S............. Stock Cars...........................................

15--in 4--2

good "

order. "

Provision Cars.................................... S--in running order.

We have received from the Macon and Western and At

lanta and West Point Railroads, about six miles of the

iron taken from the Fort Gaines branch, which has and is

being laid between the forty and forty-six mile posts, and

the flange rail taken up and carried to the Fort Gaines

branch. The balance of this rail, as received, will be laid

continuously from the forty-sixth mile post towards Amer-

icus, and the flange rail put on Fort Gaines branch. As

the business over our main line is much heavier than on the

branches, it was thought best to make this change. From

the thirty miles of flange rail on our main line, we will be

able to get enough good bars to make a very good track from

the Junction to Fort Gaines, which will last several years.

The five hundred tons (6?) six and a quarter miles, pur

chased at Chattanooga, is being laid on cross-ties, commenc

ing at the Junction of the Macon and Western Eailroad

with ours near Macon ; about three miles of the rail being

removed to lay this, will be used to repair the track between

Macon and Butler, in which there are a large number of

fractured and worn out bars. The balance, about three and

and a quarter miles, will be laid from Americus this way,

removing that much of the flange rail, to be used in repairs

of the flange rail track above that point.

We have on hand about two hundred and fifty tons of

worn out rail, and when we have all the worn and fractured

bars removed from our track, we will have over four hundred

tons. If there was a rolling mill at Atlanta or some other

convenient point, where we could have it re-rolled, we could,

within the next two or three years, with a moderate outlay,

have all our flange bar removed from our main line, and

have a good T rail track.

632

SUPERINTENDENT'S BEPORT.

Our track is in very good order ; and when we get the
worn out rail taken out, and a few more miles of new iron,
it will be in as good order as before the war. It has been
my purpose ever since I have been Superintendent, to have
as good a road as any in the country ; and before the war,
there were but few better roads, and I hope in a very years
that this Company will be able to say that theirs is as good,
if not better, than any road in the country. I believe it to
be the duty of all railroad companies to make their roads
as perfect as possible, so as to carry passengers and freight
safely and expeditiously. In addition to this, the stock
holders are entitled to a fair interest on their investment,
and enough should be charged for transportation of passen gers and freight to insure a good road and fair dividends, which, in the end, will give more general satisfaction to the public than lower charges, poor roads, unsafe travel and de layed freights.
The contract for relaying the Fort Games branch was let to D. W. Visscher and Horace Powers. They have most of the cross-ties got out, and four miles of the track laid, and are laying about one and a half miles per week. If not delayed for want of iron, the track will be completed to Fort Gaines by the first of November.
We have on hand material as follows :
FOR REPAIRS OF ROAD ANT> BRIDGES--Good Rails, Chairs, Spikes, Tiei, Stringers and other Lum ber, in value................................................$35.590 00
Worn oat rails, etc............................................ 7,800 00

Total,.....;............................................. Material* for CVs............................................
" " MotivePower................... ........... Stationery, Oil, Tallow, Waste, etc.....................

$43,800 00 26,850 00
24,126 00 1,400 00

Total................................................... From which deduct invoices unpaid...................

$94,265 00 7,091 00

Value of Material paid for........................ / $87,17400

During the year the officers and employees of the Com

pany have performed their duties cheerfully, faithfully, and

to my satisfaction.

Respectfully submitted, __

'

VIRGIL POWERS, Eng'r and Sup't.

TABLE A.-
ABSTRACT OF EARNINGS of the South-Western Railroad Company, from August 1, 1865, to August 1, 1866.

MONTHS.

AMOUNT OF UP FREIGHT.

AMOUNT OF DOWN FREIGHT

AMOUNT OP THRO' PASSAGE.

AMOUNT WAT PASSAGE.

THROUGH 1FAT. THROUGH WAY.

OP.

DOWH.

UP.

DOWN.

1

Total in 1866.

Total in 1860.

Increase

1866-Angnst............. $11492 99 $13195 13

1220047 1910263

Norember. ................

1002680 13111 95

2164392 27119 22

K18ehrn-aJrayn,u,.a.r,,y,,.,.................. March..."........ ............. AMTparyiL..................................................

973349 12908 22 814037 1058915 13901 37 207909

2594645 23187 90 23591 18 16772 11 16114 06 11476 35

July ... --. .

. 673496 874716 381178 7318 87

$355355 581205 537616 752653821483 5524 71 6776 23 746539 598550 438073 4757 03 345376

$4218 57 496248 1098345 16743 78 1369741 1012833 8001 63 11101 34 962811 630515 790240 8301 49

$166190 172675 252380 326280 4028 25 368560 242425 224215 199505 1811 00 2106 75 288000

$37225 1308 20 144965 2328 25 2011 60 165850 130050 160300 145825 95250 98875 155260

$10182 84 851152 117W 44 126.32 42 2088819 1497752 953317 876042 859284 8091 17 738472 921795

$$72321 """"

8746 73

1148266

13979 53

17382 41

17423 78

""."". "'. 10597 98
10063 03 8171 31

"*"*'* *" **" "

797793

764293

7971 75

$5389044 6236083 7528188 9681013 9884613 8949446 7026431 6859669 6584649 4307992 4636470 4450810

$8799616 6906835 6666985 73611 77 7686948 7030603

$1589629 363606224(88 2319639 12921987864636

6271713 6380607 4699058

754718 479062 1885591

3916536 391458

8696985 3647904

1800629940866

............ Total--.... ......... ...... $114730 64 $21421498 $6647972 $111864 14 $3033820 $1698385 $13056920 $130163 25

(81534398 {67036867 14497531

Miscellaneous Earniz

141601 62 85684560

$652720 3497442 67689587 17994973

Number Number

of of

TWharyouPgahBaPeansgseerng..e.r..s......._TM......-...................,................,........--....--...............1.0. 4190286Q7

II

Arerage number of Passengers per day..........--.,,.,------

1868. 317

1880. 353

Total number of Passengers....--....------....................175787 II Total number of milei ran by the traini daring the year.364524 30705

534

SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.

TABLE B.
STATEMENT OF THE NUMBER OF PASSENGERS TRANSPORT ED FROM AUGUST IST, 1865, TO AUGUST IST, 1866.

MONTHS.

1866. THROUGH.

Up. |Down.

441 289

511 845

6S3 383!

November............. ...... 653 412

December _.....TM. ......... 729 395

1S66--Jannaiy-..--...... 807 357

February .. .... ........ . 453 262

March...._......... ......... 419 3S4

April

375 275

May. ... .. ...... 352 20S

408 337

July....._.....__....... 622 367

Total......................_ 6453 4414!

1866.

1860.

WAY. THROUGH.

Up. Down. Up. Down.

4423 4149

5056 5964

6792 5902

4208 6681

4554 5991

5888 6257

33G3 3697

3087 3610

3595 3405

'2789 2858

3805 2578

3262 8106

1365 1256 889 1767 993 2166 1269 2304 1707 2670 1672 2512 1374 1679 12-20 1626 1252 1132 1248 1019 1398 877 1634 1173

52071 52849 1G020 20181

1860. WAT. Up. Down. 3357 3124 2888 SOU 3514 3531 3707 3974 6065 6064 5232 6063 3189 3111 3511 3648 3899 3312 3620 S3U7 3678 3165 4661 4369 47321 457C9

TABLE C.
THE FOLLOWING TABLE SHOWS A COMPARISON OF THE VABIOUS BRANCHES OF BUSINESS FOR THE YEAR JUST CLOSED, WITH THE YEAR I860:

SERVICE.

1S6S. 1860. Increase. Decrease.

8114730 64 49960924 t 15121 40

Up Freight--Way....._................................ 21421498 10420951 11000547

Down Freight--Way_..

. ....,,..._... .....

6647972 111897 66 11186414 10237241

4541794 949i 73 ""9308"45

3033820 3964665

Up Passage--Way....................................... 1698385 7392336 "'83576'M 5693951

13056920 4693318

13016325 68634 11 6152914

United States Mail--..... ..... ... .

2308256

2308255

MisceUanootu

Earnings. ...... .....................

181534398 4150162

J67036S67 652720

$3497442 ...............

185684560 167689587 131469818 S134748 45 13474845
i 117994973

1

1866. 1860.

Bates Cotton--Throogh ............................. 68117 122291 Bales Cotton--Way..._....__. _......... 29133 84016 ...............

64174 54883

ToUl..._i..._,...~-,..._.,___._ 87250 206307 ............... 119057

~"H'.: *'*,* BWgpmii

TABLE D,

Bomber of Baits of Cotton Transported over the South-Western Bailroad from Stations to Macon, 1865 and 1866.

MONTHS.

12 11 10K 10 9 8

7

6 51A 5

4

3

2 1H 1

"
3 ed

a
oI
u ta

a
1? !
a oT

K cc fofl S

Oo

* f*

1

1 1: s1 I 1

:

:

11 f
?i

B 1a i&

fi i

S i i
:

51 p

O
i
:

;:; 1865-Augnst......... 634

September... October.. ....... November.., December, ...

709 504 511 210

1888--January....... 1078

February..... 141

March......... 3U

April............ 114

May............. 104

June... ......... 33

July ............ 85

103 46 12

243 130 31

211 33 86

105 39 9

283 74 74

163 ...... 142

134

3

243 13

193 28

"3"0i

22

14

76 149 191 412 99 63 348 235 46 269 80 102

4 41 89 12 "377 2 136 11 322 3 170
199 128 105 107 103 45

333 ..., 'iis

407

797 272

"io

104 146

461

56

554 19

297

36

445 129

399

79

90

32

46 ....,,

76

14 160 267 184 182 167 160 73 169 28 12 17

327 478 952
119 55 ..... ......
236 264
137 21 50 ...... 97 6 50 127 7 10 17 ..... ..... .......
19
..... 21 ......

68 .....
6i? 110 29 40 fil 58 4 111 "33 49 33 10

300 27 193 124
84 117 113 386 81 121 57 382 94 141 "'4 71 203
ert
66

26 "4 58 50

454

2 379 "

272 101

iV

2

6 19 125

73

184

82

212 '.'.'. 30

154 84

"77 = ...

158 25

153

23

140 139 273 179 144 161 143 93 20
2a3
1

2259 "2219

3878 1328

4306

"3187

2713

4581

2947

4165

3050

1295

2461 116

2229 1493

1557 1276

1127 920

534 454

412 392

TotalTM..-- ...... 4434 1740 328 403 2075 121 1733 4177 21 726 1439 2766 52 76 100 ....... 598 77 1970 589 1742 17 10 91 864 ... 1324 27473 8198 13228
8198

Total Deoreua..

1859--August.........

10

1

1

September... 197 221 ""6 29 234

679 423

43 667

168 369

281 666

21 34

143 610

166 794

241 797

13 97

November ... 671 104 December... 796 245 1860--January....... 143 118

24 90 23

36 39 28

683 510 325



260 323 125

934 433 709

22 16 17

689 369 322

487 582 352

862 104 668 132 498 61

February.. ... 23 112 37 63 173 745 173 112 208 23

? April..........

69 28m8

2 20 11 36 44

May ............ 643 27

IB

fi

9: BO

July ............ 2 1

4

0

2 154 63 240 75

22 485 157 579 244

iS 28 515 194 478
74 "181 537 277 671

B 92 27 345 190 210 294 15

ion

R2

63

12 67 63

95

10

18

9 66 37 18 6
7 6 ...

"~--

Total.. ....... .... 2497 1281 143 212 2283 ..... 1488 4201 114 2239 2549 3330 423 ..... 398 208 2413 938 2370 830 143 6 ...

6030

40 ....... 2219

295 2550

1328

815 7493 3187

1222 7294 4581

1005 7112 4165

699 4345 1295 "'116

314 2345

90 736

1493

15 28y\17
^mn

1276 920 454 892

~

4457 32503 13228 ~8198

1
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w
p
g
Oi

TABLE E.
Number of Through Bain of Ootton Transported over the South-Western Bailroad from Stations to Savannah and Augusta, 1865 and 1866.

8
05

MONTHS.

, 12 11 10

97

6 6 4

* i ! 1 3 2

R_eynolds' Brown'8.1

W. . ard'*

Cnthbert.

K
Hatcher-.

Qeorget'irn

M" C.o.leman GFaiotos.-

td

|

o

i

f

1866--Autott ...... 279 94 ...... 1143

496 "42 '"83 260

80 .... ..... 23 ...... 33 .....

1244 1174 Norember.. ......... 1850

"1"Si3 "1137

57 201

92 ..... 61

72 32 IB

104 "25

815 73 218

1866--January ..... 723 767 "'30

......

1956 1360

126 84 ..... 109 149

*
44

Me*!::::::::::: 1728 4130813

"n

. June-'.'...........".'" 781

1280

'"

544 1367

'"6is7

128 26

.....

.....

.....

19 21 ....

294

... July......... ......... ..

364 ...... 18167 1394

172

325 9834

42

22 1238

'sw41

--

--

40 135

...... 155

21

.....

m ..... ..... 4

4 19 20 Wfi

85

1019 987

1789

"2023

...

160

679 359

"28

1051 249

26

"5

......

25 110 118 25

442 447

67

fifl Ififl

5

..... 1207 ..... 634 ... ... '"32

?88

265 56

....

.....

......

7fi

429

220

47 ".'."

RW1

9134

6157 1934

11895 ........ 14082

Rifffi

12338

3814

9487

3739 '3223' 2628

6738

Rfi7

184 I

15 129 166

79 319

.....

13 "47 31 ... ~11958 354

2143

'1853

2294 "1780

^ 1195 1080

204 3009 3644 51 5 2273 .... ..... 36458 7025 63440

iw
3
H
1
oT

7025

Total dttrcan..

i s 1859-AnfnitTM.... 11

16

X 23

8pUmber._.....-., 164 "82 64 1331

118 42 35 236

221 191 4005 "40 "459 621 ..... 20 198 1397

Norember............ 4566 854 741 157 4850 657 818

4582 491 130 311 5040 18 527 1237

1860--January...... 3000 633 163 97 6690 44 424 1494

Maroh........... ..... April.................... May .....................

2532 481 2152 245 1549 2895 "'"

148 9 43 56

88 75 101 83

5457 114 2230 38 1104 13 637

217 122 37

935
m388
77

217

ffil

69 147 1540 24 "58 168 1194 43
111 870 33 23 441
66 26 o

1

!K7

90

9??

8 167 124 22 1782 .....

40

1190

92 14 1350

200 70 1t36u3

34 n93n

.... July......................

"772

SO

1

Total................ 26592 3098 7m 31651 267 2444 5879 ..... 235 682 5546 93

8 589 169 144 7512 ....

R4 34

56415

32

987

2 3812 2023

36 12495 9134

41 17052 11895

60 16016 14082

40

15613 12338

61 13301 9497

24

w63i6n7
8996

2628
1853 ""3i'2fs2o8

*>*

564

Rf

115

1080

23 83 ....... 40 ..... 214 92873 63440 7025

I

TABLE F. Showing the quantity of Produce, da., transported over the Smith- Western Railroad, from August 1,

CO

03

MONTHS.

1865, to August 1, 1866.

tn

FLOUR.

BUSHELS OF COHN. WHEAT. BACON. WOOL. LUMBER. WOOD.

1

IURRKLS. M BBI.S. SACKS. PODXDS.

UP.

DOWN.

BUSRFLS. POUNDS. POUNDS FERT. CORDS.

1865-Augu8t,,....,.........,...., 430

132

13200

40253

October....... ..............

193 477

... 1......

177 95

17572 11500

14280 10114

1976 231 492

736

95

11245

12986

02

1866--January....................

788 520

132 13200 12272

545

180 18000 11845

462

1162 1140 April ........................ 992 My ......................... 819

258 25800

182 18200

102 10070

85

8500

3070

3571

2647

20399

1003

22067

229

46101

July

844 1243

120 12000 262 26200

232 34256

418

32301

1437 119427 4877 283101 234

813 107552 676 399153 346

320

30127 4307 390958 207

161

61151 1319 191700 345

1018

30200 1192 784000 534

71

S3J30 770 6J8400 738

SO

30776 370 273000 906

12

73319 2149 284000 640

127052 120 416500 245

""4

40223 1114 343000 378

119937 5307 361000 273

186493 4513 379795 430

I >

Total in 1866.................. 9350 Total in 1860.................. 7074

34

1820 185487 13960 1361750

109349 6923

1G2493 12453

3866 96S693 26894 465J607 5276 2523 2238937 67917 2163772 4735

1

Doorcase

2276

102426 150040

S3

12140 1176963

1343

2490S35 541

1270244 41023'


8
<!

538

SUPERINTEXDEXT'S KEPOBT.

TABLE Q.

Number of Bales of Cotton transported from Columbus and Muscogee Railroad to Savannah, Augusta and Macon, over
the South- Western Railroad from August 1st, 1865, to
August 1st, 1866, compared with 1860.

MONTHS.

< ;.* H3 TM 1

<cops---fa "--fa g

i|5: |1? If?! MONTHS.

!- 8TM ?I

I
o

: P pi
1' r*

:: cs-jsf oy-s :: Ba .2Pd -;' fK

:

: :

September............... October.................... Novcmbar,. .............. December. . _ . ___ 1886-- January..................
March....... __......... April........................ May.......................... June .. July. ........................

. 618 il859-- AuRust.......

5i i 371 119<

September.

72*5 33i

November-

41 } 139

December-

3 I 971 :1860--January.....

> 237(

February...

99 5 24!

March........

51> 44 6i 4

April ......... M"y...........

220

80*5 7

JolyJ. __

2666 ...... ........ 2048 5967 ...... ........ 55J1 9888 25 ........ 8632 15717 4 ........ 14960 781] 97 ........ 7350 8048 )O2 ........ 7931 7785 ...... ........ 6943 7047 ...... ........ 6027 6072 ...... ........ 5503 5527 ...... 2908 ...... ........ 701 1357 ...... ........ 544

Total_.._............... 7618 1GSO Total.............. 80793 138 ........ 71653

'
t
i 1
1 i

TABLE H.

Number of Bales of Cotton transported from Stations on the South-Western Railroad to Eufanla, Albany

and Georgetown.

DATE.

2! z; (2; 53 13 2! 2! 13 2! (z; CO 0 < 0 K pj CO to H

IpBu r u II g gs p> )-' p s- p S."-4 B r*

HP

Is f U C e*

P 50
S P

e P

o

g.0

sP P

B* P
Co

>* B oa

Eufau awson

B CO*
P P Po P 0

|l po

Jeorge Ations B D Po

BS BS

PS P HI

S



dnt)o
H 2 !2i

*

1865--August................. 277 74

43

129

71 120 tn

1 199

September. .............. 091 141

638

134 9, 47 49 160

114

170

October................... 272

86 246 ...... 40 371

51 115

182

810

883

. 437

13 40

jlC 121

6

- 262 1144

8 169 2525

1172 40 14 2798

1369 66 74 3265

O
tHaMo"

December. ...............

28 ...... 108 ......

2 278 221 ..... *.>

..*...

6 168 ...... 469 29 24 1817

1868--January ............... 158 ...... ...... 273 ......

76 ,83 152 ..... -

...... ......

46 ...... 613 *.... ...... 259 115

1674

ta

February ................. 374 ...... ...... 209 ...... ......

16 113 250 ..... ..... ** ...... <*..*.

......

......

19

16

996

March..................... 19

16

36

fii

O

146

^"

18 May. .......................

18

114

4

14 168

rt

4

July........................ ~-

Total......................... _20.(.5.7

8fi 1838 4-8 262 043 47 323 004 48 9fiO 62 1865

fi 3000 4?8 681 141X11

s
CO

TABLE I.
Sourcfs of .Revenue from August 1st, 18GG, to August lut, 186G.

MONTHS.

" FREIGHT

FREIGHT.

FREIGHT. Receipts Total Re

Central Rnilroiul. From To

M. A W. R. R. From To

Museogee R. R.

from ceipts from S.W.K. R. nil

From To Proper. Sources.

5SURPE4RPLNOTER0XTDE.XT'S

1865--August ............... ................ September............. ..............
1866--January ........ ..................... M xAi8pi-Jr.i.l..................................................................... July ....................................

$49 CO $181 51 28 04 54 87 G6 4G 40 20 8 75 170 28 1G4 68 160 88 97 CO 840 97 72 78 180 68 08 29 174 49 104 89 " 148 71 58 81 89 98
8186-28 8916 04 4182 CG 6248 24

$GC>9 59 $8189 10 $1827 89 $470 81 1286 82 5184 CO 1197 95 6JO 02 2107 07 18127 G!) 2005 48 717 88 8086 2'.i 17528 28 2346 91 1280 89 8G04 25 12243 CG 2808 GO 891 64 1891 20 14518 40 947 57 491 99 87G7 74 15741 85 2770 07 1827 14 G204 07 12703 81 1525 87 1GG2 GG 6072 90 17804 80 1110 GO 1230 74 8G62 70 G114 98 404 27 1182 17 3809 SO 1229 00 183 74 1410 56 1785 59 487 48 GO 00 547 40

$48002 70 $58890 44 C8!)C8 G3 62360 88 57121 04 75281 88 72882 83 9G810 18 79473 04 98840 18 71706 77 89494 46 46498 05 70804 81 46227 80 68590 59 40314 85 65846 49 81542 01 43079 02 27029 74 46264 70 78692 89 86009 72

,

Total, 1866.................................... 80C3 05 15001 80 Total, I860.................................... 1459G7 03 150418 57

8G518 27 119882 99 17018 12 1G02 CG

16240 01 11864 96 55496 84 4401 72

648614 46 802001 43

856845 GO 676896 87

Increase................................. Decrease................................. 137903 98 184751 71

19505 16 118280 38 89250 83

7403 24

346018 OS

179949 73

i.

TABLE J.
Names and Condition of Locomotives on the South-Western Railroad, July 31st, 1866.

NAMES.

BfflLDERS.

WHEN PUT IN USE ON THIS UOAD.

now USED.

KEMAUK9.

Tobeaofkee- ............ Echeeconee... ...........

Rogers, RogerSi

Ketchum Ketchum

& &

Qrosvenor. Grosvenor.

March.......... March..........

........1851 ........ 18ul

Passenger TrainPassenger Train-

Out of use. Out of use.

Post Boy......... ......... Eufaula....... ............

Rogers, Ketchum & Seth Wilmarth.. ....... Rogers, Ketchum &

Grosvenor. ............... Grosvenor.

September.... ......... 1852 April. .............. .....1853

Passenger TrainGravel Train...... Gravel Train......

In shop for repairs. Good order. Wants repairs.

Muscogee

................

Rogers, Rogers,

Ketchum Ketchum

& &

Grosvcuor. Grosvenor.

October........ ........ 1863 Passenger October.... ............ 1863

Train..

Good order. Wants repairs.

SRU5PERPINO4TERNTD'1E.NT'S

Choctaw...... ............

Rogers, Rogers, Rogers,

Ketchura Ketchum Ketchum

& & &

Grosvenor, Grosvonor. Grosvenor.

October........ ....... .1854 October..... .......... .1854

Ft. Gainesext'n. Passenger TrainAlbany branch...

Wants Wants Wants

new tire. repairs. repairs.

Rogers, Ketchum & Grosvenor. May......... ...........-185G Freight Train..... Wants repairs.

Emerson Foote......... Pataula... ........ . ........ McNab .................... Qeo. \V. Adams........ -T. M. Furlow..... ......

Rogers Locomotive Works...... Rogers' Locomotive Works...... Rogers' Locomotive Works...... Rogers' Locomotive Works...... M. W. Baldwin & Co... .............. Rogers' Locomotive Works........ M. W. Baldwin* Co.. .............. M. W. Baldwin & Co.. .............. M. W. Baldwin & Co................

July...... ............... 1857 November............ 1857 March.................. 1859 November............. 1850 December. ....... .....1859 September............ ]8(iO

Freight Train..... Freight Train..... Freight Train..... Freight Train.... Freight Train...Freight Train..... Passenger TrainFreight Train..... Passenger Train-

Good order. Good order. Good ordnr. In shop for repairs. In shop for repairs. Good order. Wants Good order. Good order. Good order.

tiro

Pachitla

.........

........

Rogers' Rogers'

Locomotive Locomotive

Works........ Works... .....

March.................

.1801

Passenger TrainFreight Train. ....

Wants new tire. Good order.



DB. Statement of Jteoeipts and Disbursements of the Funds of the South- Western Railroad Company

C71 rf-

to Augu&t 1st, 18GG.

LO

RECEIPTS.

DISBURSEMENTS.

RFBBueoocnnnedddisvAAefoccdcrcfooKouurxnntCtte,,auiipasssslintuuaneelddSofftfooorrRck1o20,0a8dyy2.o.,o0.u.u3.r.4r.ss...;s.....h-.....o...,..r...e......s........,...................,..,...,........J...32588,.500010) Bond Account, issued for 20 years, endorsed....... 61,600

f3,203,400 00
00 00 00

00 00

437,500 00

FFraeriegThticKkefttrsniInreasuesidn.c..e...A...n..n..u..a.l..1..s..t.,..1..8..0..5.......................... 513,178 64 21,020 00

Passenger Earnings since August 1st, 1805.......... 323,182 32

Due other Rcxids................................................

8Sfl,3fin 06 6,105 63

Unclaimed TMviilondu. Dividends Nos. 23 and

Nos. 1 to 22, Mncon List.. 24, Mucon List.................

3.781 71,584

00 00

Unclaimed Dividends, Nos. Dividend N. 33, Savannah

15 to 22, Snv'h List. 21,01-1 00 List..........................--1--5,5--71--0--0

74,36500 37,185 00

1 PBriellms ipuamyaabnled...d..i.s..c.o..u..n..t................................................................................ Profit and Loss..................................................... --

1,098 57 12.5IS2 0-1 179.919 79

Construction.. PII'inriowssiuKumnhRtoctiCrvaeCrsaE.mn..K.....i...]..]..M.........,................................................,.....,..,.....,.................................,..$....linl:,2Oi4l,.C600iO0

53,350,605 14 00 00

67

Jllncon Poi.ot................................................ 6J,Ci9 03 Tools nnd Mnohinery................................... 10,3110 (10

Land ftndNcgrous....................................... .,83,18500

CurIrnentetrEesxtpoennsIelos.n.d..K................................................................................. TS.5I3 31

411.372 77 513,041 13

Intoninl Itevciuie Tux................................ 20,031 R5

Annuity to City of Mixcon.......................... 3.750 UP

SNUtoiotwycknYfinoCrokotlhnSemtorlniCninoaamlIi|mi>pnnNnili.ie.i.sv...i..g....n....l..i..o....n........C....o....m......n....n....n....y................

23,173 KB 10,000 00 5.0M) 00

104,198 19

ilunteuraory mid West Point Kitilrond Uoud... 1,000 00

SSAIiInlHiicPlooOrnIcISonAnn,dA.TcWnchoensutnAetrV.n,.,..T.K..rn.n.i.n.l.rs.of..on..rd...A......i..r...e...n....t.................................................. Dividend No. "5, pnid,........................................

39,173 05
45,,1:;02r 1S39
99,701 42 101,00s 00

en
I B

liulnnco.........................................................

170,019 03

84.81ia.552 09

g4.sni.yi2 flfl

The balance consists of Cash on hand, as i>or Cash Book........................ J37.641 33 Cash on deposit at Scott, Powell A Go's, Bnnk'rs 18,227 45 Cnfa on deposit at Central Railroad linnk, Con
federate currency...........,,.....,....................... Bills receivable................................................._

55,86883 102,443 68
' 12

8179,019 63

[E. E.]

JOHN T. BOIFEUJLLET,

MiCO, August 1,1806.

Treasurer.

ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
MACOX, February 8, 1866. At the annual election for President and seven Directors for the ensuing year, the following gentlemen were elected, viz:
PRESIDENT.
WILLIAM S. HOLT.
DIRECTORS.
JNO. W. ANDERSON, WM. A. BLACK, TIMOTHY M. FURLOW, JOHN McNAB, JOHN E. JONES, - WM. M. WADLEY, VIRGIL POWERS.

TWENTIETH ANNUAL REPOKT.

SOUTH-WESTERN RAILROAD, \ MACON, GA., August 8th, 1867. j
Tour attention is respectfully called, by the Board of Directors, to the Report of VIRGIL POWERS, Esq., Chief Engineer and General Superintendent, which shows that the gross earnings of the Company for the fiscal year ending 31st ultimo,

Amount to............. ..................................................$1,006,953 20 And that the current expenses, both ordinary and extra
ordinary, have been.................................................. 597,093 94

Leaving net snm of................................................ $408,959 26
This amount of $408,959 20 has been disposed of as follows, viz: 5 per cent, dividend declared the 14th day of February last...... $160,170 00
Interest on bonds to date.--..........--...... 34,4GO 00 Appropriated for iron, now being received in
Savannah.............................................. 40,000 00
Appropriated for two Locomotive Engines, just received in shop..--. ..........--............ 80,000 00
Four per cent, dividend, declared this day..-- 128,156 00 Appropriated for Revenue Tax.................... 6,407 80
------------ 898,893 80

Leaving surplus of........-......-- ............

$10,065 46

Since my last annual report, we have purchased eleven hundred tons (1100} of iron T rail, for repairs of Road.; five hundred tons of which have been received and placed upon the track. Six hundred tons were delivered in Savannah within the past ten days, and we are now receiving the same

546

PRESIDENT'S REPORT.

on onr Koad : the cost of the whole being upwards of (100,000 00) one hundred thousand dollars, and about two-thirds of that amount has been paid out of the earn ings of the Road. This will enable us to put our main line of Koad in good working condition; and when the old and worn rails are taken off and rerollod, as we propose to have them, either at Atlanta or some other point, it is believed that we will not be subjected to the necessity of purchasing more new rails within eighteen months or two years. We have also purchased two new Locomotive Engines from Rogers' Locomotive and Machine Works, at Patterson, New Jersey. Cost and expenses about $31.000 00. These En gines have just arrived, and will doubtless prove as satis factory as former purchases from that Company. We fur ther propose to order two more, BO as to have them reach us in the months of October and November. These, in addi tion to our present motive power, will enable us to do the business offering the approaching season, with dispatch and promptness.
We have likewise increased our freight cars, having fifty new ones up to the present time added to our former stock; and hope to double that number for our winter's operations.
By reference to the balance-sheet of the Treasurer, you will find the bonded debt of the Company to be four hun dred and 'thirty-seven thousand dollars, ($437,000 00.) None of these fall due before 1875. All of those that fell due during the years of 1862 to 1865, inclusive, and held up without presentation when due, have been paid. There was only one due during the present year, of five hundred dollars, and it has been paid by conversion, as it was con vertible into stock at the option of the holder.
The branch Koad from Cuthbert to Fart Gaines has been reconstructed at a. cost of $38,555 80, and trains are mak ing daily visits to the latter place. ' The prospect of good crops along the entire line of Road, including everything connected with the agriculture of that section of country,

PRESIDENTS REPORT.

647

was never more flattering or promising. So far as the crop of corn is considered, it is beyond doubt reliable and safe; and, notwithstanding the gloom and despondency that hover around our people, on account of their peculiar condition, and the political status of our section of country, the pros pect of an abundant harvest will go far toward mitigating these evils, and reproduce in some measure that cheerfulness and elasticity of spirit that formerly characterized them in their halcyon days. As to the crop of cotton, we cannot speak with the same degree of certainty, as it is subject to many casualties; but at the present time, the prospect of a bountiful yield is very encouraging to the agriculturists. During the past winter an unusual amount of fertilizers has been transported over the line of Road to different parts of South-Western Georgia, and the result of its application to the cereals, as well as cotton, is so apparent in their increased production, that not only those who have used it the present year to a limited extent will greatly increase its quantity, but others, who have not done so, will be induced to use it, having seen it practically demonstrated in their immediate neighborhoods.
The price of transportation is merely nominal, as our chief object was its introduction and"' application, believing that its results in the end would more than compensate us for the low tariff of freight.
In my List annual report I remarked, that I saw no reason why regular dividends of eight per centum per annum should not be paid the stockholders for the future; and would take this occasion to reiterate the same sentiment, believing, at the same time, that it would be a wise and judicious policy to appropriate the surplus earnings, beyond this amount, for some time to come, in the improvement of our Road and appurtenances, and in the enlargement of our warehouses, as well as work-shops, which are BO contracted that we find our operations materially retarded.
It is generally conceded that our line of Koad penetrates

548

PRESIDENT'S REPORT.

a section of country unsurpassed by any other in the State for the production of cotton, and although we cannot, with certainty, predict the result of the growing crop, still we cheerfully congratulate our planting friends upon the flat tering prospects of an abundant yield of that great staple. The prices of material, labor, and everything else connected with the operations of the Road, continue so high that we are compelled to arrange our tariff of freights to some extent correspondingly; and whilst they do not bear the same ratio in proportion, they are apparently high when com pared with the tariff of I860. We believe the stockholders should receive a reasonable interest upon their investment, and that the Road and appurtenances should be kept in good order, so as to insure a safe and speedy transit of freight and passage. In order to do this effectually, we are compelled to arrange our tariff of freights and passage to correspond with our expenditures.
For a more detailed account of the condition of the Road, engines, care, etc., your attention is directed to the report of the Chief Engineer and General Superintendent. The balance-sheet of the Treasurer will show the financial con dition of the Company to the 31st ultimo, inclusive.
In conclusion, the Board Vould again renew its apprecia tion of the services of Mr. Powers, Chief Engineer and General Superintendent, and Mr. Boifeuillet, Secretary and Treasurer. They would also acknowledge the prompt and faithful mautier in which all the officers have performed their duties,
WILLIAM S. HOLT, President.

SOUTH-WESTERN RAILROAD CO., ) MACON, GA., August 1, 1867. )
To WM. S. HOLT, Esq., President .Sir--The Twentieth Annual Report from this office, show
ing the operations of the Road for the fiscal year ending August 1st, 1867, is herewith submitted:

EMIKIXOS OF THE ROAD FOB THE TSAR,
Up freight (Eastward)............................ $321,187 11 Down freight (Westward)-.--................... 369,829 25

Total from freight............................

$091,016 86

Through passengers................................ 47,634 97

Way passengers..................................... 255,132 05

Total from passengers ...................... United States Mails.........................--.... Miscellaneous earnings...........................
Total earnings................................. The current expenses of the year have been Internal Revenue Tax......... ................ .. Annuity to the city of Macon....................

802,767 02 10,804 26 2,365 66
$1,006,953 20 535,454 55 23,763 68
1,250 00

Total current expenses..................... Paid, also, on account of reconstruction of
Port Gaines Branch............................. Eufaula Bridge...................................... Right of Way.......................................

560,408 23
33,695 80 1,701 21 2,128 70

Total ordinary and extraordinary expenses.

,

697,993 94

Leaving, after the payment of ordinary and extraordinary expenses.---.--.............. .

$408,959 26

CURRENT EXPENDITURES. The expenses for operating the Road have been as follows:

RE1-AIR8 Of ROAD.
Proportion of salary of President, Super intendent, Treasurer and Supervisors, wages of Overseers and watchmen, at

550

SUPERINTEXDEXT'S REPORT.

bridges, and hire of hands for the year.... $92,C75 05 Materials, stringers, ties, bridge timber, etc. 58,110 88 Tools, subsistence, physicians' bills for
hands, stationery, printing, etc--............. 22,974 61
Total repairs of Road and Bridges......

$173,700 54.

FUEL AND WATER.
Wood for Locomotives and Stationary Engine, $20,954 24 Pumping Water, putting up new Pumps, Cis
terns, Wells, etc.......................................... 7,900 70

BEPA1RS OF BUILDISrCS.
Including repairs of Station Houses and all other buildings..................................................

28,84'J 03
6,943 96

MAIVTEXA.NCE 0V HOTIVE POWER.
Repairs of Locomotives, including proportion of salary of President, Superintendent, Treas urer and Master Machinist, wages of Mechanics and Laborers at Shops, and all Materials used for the year ............................................ $47,908 63
Wages of Runners and Firemen...................... 87,807 45 Oil, Tallow, Cotton Waste, etc., used ............. 7,785 21

Total Maintenance of Motive Power..........--

93,501 19

HAIXTEXANCE OF CABS,
Including proportion of salary of President, Treasurer, Superintendent and Master Carpen- ' ter, wages of Mechanics and Laborers at Shops, Wheels, Axles, Lumber, Paints, and all other material nsed in repairing and keep ing in ordef Passenger, Baggage, Mail and Freight Cars for the year........................... $90,402 90
Oil, Tallow, Cotton Waste, etc.,..................... 4,674 64

Total Cars,.
TRAKSPORTATIOX EXPEXSES,
Including proportion of salary of President, Treasurer, Superintendent and Clerks, Wages of Conductors and Train Hands, salaries of Agents at Fort Valley, Americns, Butler, Albany, Dawson, Cuthbert, Eufaula and Fort Gaines, Laborers and Watchmen at Maeon,

94,977 44

SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.

651

Fort Valley, Americus, Sraitlmlle, Albany, Davrson, Cuthbert, Eufaula and Fort Gaincs, Freight-houses and Cotton Yards..................... $85,291 99 Printing, Books, Stationery, etc., for the year.... 2,764 68 Freight damage, paid for goods lost and damaged. 4,583 14 Slock damage, paid for Cattle, Horses, Hogs, Mules, etc., killed and injured..................... 4,823 66
Agents at Stations--Paid Commissions............. 82,157 96

Total Transportation...............................
INCIDENTAL EXPENSES.
Including Printing, Advertising, Books, Station ery, Postage, Attorney's Fees, Court Costs, Donations, Gratuities, Salary of Transfer Agent, and all contingent expenses not in cluded under the above heads......................

129,61143 8,810 96

Total current expenditures.......................

$535,45455

The total earnings have been $1,006,953 20; for last year, $856,845 60--increase, $150,107 60, or about 17i per cent. The ordinary expenses of the year have been $535,454 55; last year, $513,044 13--increase, $22,410 42, or about 4i per cent. The internal revenue tax and annuity to the city of Macon, have not heretofore been included in current expenses, but as they are constant charges in oper ating the Road, they will hereafter appear under that bead.
The total number of miles of Road now in use is 207i ; average number of miles in use during the year, 193.

Earnings per mile, Passenger and Mail................................$1,624 72 Earnings per mile, Freight and Miscellaneous.............. ........ 8,592 65

Total per mile...........................................................$5,217 87

Current expenses per mile, exclusive of internal

revenue tax and annuity to the city of Macou..... $2,774 37

Including tax and annuity.................................

2,903 98

Net earnings per mile of track in use, including in expenses, tax and annuity..............................
Gross earnings per mile ran by Engines.............. $3.28-7 Current expenses per mile run by Engines, in
cluding tax and annuity................................. 1.82-9

$2,313 89

Net earnings per mile rna by Engines............ $1.45-8

552

SCPEJRTSTEXCEXT'S REPORT.

The total number of bales of cotton transported during the year, 137,696; against 87,250 last year, and 206,307 in 1860.
Tables D and E show that there were, from the South

western Railroad proper, 81,666 bales; last year, 77,972-- increase, 3,694 bales.

From Columbus and Muscogee Railroad, we received 56,030 bales, against 9,278 last year--increase, 46,752 bales ;

making a total increase for the year of 50,446 bales. From tbe South-Western Railroad to Maeon there were
24,136 bales; the year ending July 31st, 1866, 27,473 bales--showing a decrease of 3,337 bales.
From Columbus and Muscogee Railroad to Macon, 115

bales; last year, 1,660 bales--decrease, 1,545 bales : total decrease to Macon, this year over last, 4,882 bales.
K umber of through passengers for the year, 12,003; way

passengers, 97,454; total, 109,457--being an average per

day of 300, against 317 in 1866, and 353 in 1860. Total number of passengers carried over the Road since it was

opened, July 1st, 1851, 2,127,744. Number of miles run within the year by passenger or
mail trains, 154,682; freight and other trains, (exclusive of gravel train,) 151,653--total, 306,335. Wood used by

locomotives, 5,020J cords--being an average of 61 1-10 miles run to each cord of wood, at a cost of 5 3-10 cents per mile for fuel.
The current expenses are large, in comparison with years before the war; but it cannot be expected that the expenses

will, in future, bear a much better proportion to gross earn

ings, unless our business largely increases.

'

In 1861, our Road was run at its minimum cost, as then we had a Road from Americus to Albany, Georgetown and

Fort Gaines, in all one hundred and fifteen miles, which was comparatively new, needing but 'little"expenditure for

timber, and nothing for iron, while on the older part of the

Road the iron had been in use only from six to riine years,

SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.

553

requiring but slight renewal. Now we have iron on over seventy-two miles of Eoad that has been in use from thir teen to sixteen years; and on about one hundred and ten miles of the balance, from seven to twelve years. All this iron is wearing out, more or less, and that first laid will have to be renewed entire within the next five years. It will require for the nest four or five years about twenty miles of new rail per annum; by that time most of the oldest rail will have been removed; and, after that, I think from twelve to fifteen miles will suffice to keep the Eoad up to a good standard, provided we continue to use stringer track, and the business does not largely increase. If I am correct in this, and we have the old rails re-rolled at Atlanta, at present rate for re-rolling, it will require annually, for five years, about $60,000 for new iron. Table K shows, in con densed form, the location, number of miles, pattern, when laid, and number of years in use of the iron on the Road. The road-bed and timber iu track, with the exception of a part of the Fort G-aines branch, are in as good order as at any former period. The bridges are in good condition
generally. The trestle-bridge over Nochaway creek will be reduced from twelve to eight hundred feet, with two stone abutments. The Holanee bridgo, five hundred feet long, and a large portion o.f the Pataula bridge, will be rebuilt this year. The trestle at east end of Chattahoochee bridge will have to be filled in. This filling, with other work to be done, will require another gravel train, with thirty or forty hands, during 1868.
When the iron was taken from the Port G-aines branch, about ten miles of which was returned by the Macon and Western and the Atlanta and West Point Eailroad Com panies, it was laid on the main line between the 361 and 3SJ-, and the 42d and 49th mile posts, and the flange rails taken up and removed to the Fort Gaines branch, and when we received the five hundred tons new T rail, forty-three pounds to the yard, from the Phoenix Company, it was laid between
37

554
1 the 55th and G2d mile posts, and the flange rail sent to the branch. We also laid about two miles of the old T rail (191 feet bars, that was taken up between the one and a half and seventh mile posts.) on the Road from Americus towards llacon, to get the flange rail to complete the Fort Gainea branch. "We have paid, during the year, on the iron from Phcenix Company, $7,404 75; (the balance for this iron was paid for with the money received from the Central and Macon and Western Railroads, for iron sold them;) also, $13,500 on account of six hundred tons rails, ordered through Messrs. Padelford & Cope, from England, which is now being delivered in Savannah--making a total of $20,904 75 paid for iron for repairs of Road, and charged in current expenses. The reconstruction of the Fort Gaines branch was com pleted in May. This work was delayed several months for want of iron, and we were finally compelled to use about two miles of our worn out rails to get it through, a part of which has been removed, and the balance will be in a short time. The road-bed, having been subjected for over two years to wear and tear by rains, freshets, etc., has and will require con siderable work to clear the ditches, renew the banks, small wooden drains, etc. It is being put in first-rate order, how ever, and by fall will be in nearly as good condition as before the removal of the track in December, 1864. This branch is now laid, with the exception of about two miles, with flange rail, taken from the main line at several points between Marshallville and Americus. The business being less over the branch than the main line above Americus, this light rail was better suited to the traffic over it, and will last there much longer. It makes as safe but not quite as smooth track as the T rail. Larger warehouses at Fort Valley, Butler and Montezuma are very much needed, and should be built this summer and fall, if .practicable. The house at Marshallville is also too

SUPERINTENDENT'S .REPORT.

555

etna!!, but we may be able to get through another winter's business with it.
There has been a substantial stone and brick culvert of twelve feet span put in at Everett's, to replace one washed out in 1862; and a brick barrel culvert put in near the 138 mile post, (near Georgetown,) at a cost of about $8,000. Also, two brick barrel culverts, to replace decayed wooden drains, near the 82d mile post, at a cost of about $1,500.
During the year, there have been delivered on the Koad for repairs, 37,668 ties, equal to a renewal of twenty-four and a half miles; stringers, 16,182--making lineal feet, 342,167, and 1,582,226 feet board measure; equal to 32 4-10 miles of track. For other than track lumber, 73,163 feet, board measure. Trestle-bridges and foundations for culverts, 404,959 feet, board measure. For repairs of buildings, new section houses, etc., 159,294 feet, board measure. Total feet of board measure, of lumber paid-for during the year, for repairs of Koad, bridges, buildings, etc., 2,219,642, at a cost of $42,082 90.
Our efficient Principal Supervisor, or Road Master, Mr. J. M. Walden, speaks in high terms of commendation of his three Assistant Supervisors, his Overseers of Gangs, and of the faithful performance of their work by the laborers, (freedmcn,) in his department, and recommends that good, comfortable houses Le built for the families of the laborers, a short distance from the Overseers' houses, where they can have a garden, raise chickens, etc. I think, with him, that this will, be the means of making the labor on the Road more permanent, and recommend that it be done as rapidly as our means will admit.
MOTIVE POWER.
Table I shows condition of our locomotives. Those un dergoing repairs are being thoroughly overhauled, and some of them require heavy repairs. Our engines have done very heavy service, and required heavy repairs to keep them up.

556

SCPERIVTEXDEXT S EEPORT.

"We received one new freight locomotive, the E. E. Cuyler, from Rogers' Locomotive and Machine Worka, on the 30th July, and expect another this week, of the same class--the "Wm. A. Black--from the same Company. These two will be on the Eoad within the nest ten days; and, from the appearance of the E. E. Cuyler, I am satisfied they will do us good service. These two, I believe, will make our mo tive power quite equal to what it was in 1861. We should have two more good freight engines to do the-business offered promptly this winter, and therefore recommend that they be ordered at once, to be here in October or November.
CABS.
There has been added to our stock of cars during the year, (32) thirty-two box cars, purchased from the Dawson Manu facturing Company, of Dawson, Ga., at a cost of $31,700, which is included in current expenses, and we have contracted with them for (18) eighteen more, to be delivered by 1st No vember. "We are also building (50) fifty new platform cars in our shops, twenty of which are ready to be mounted as soon as we receive the wheels and springs. We hope to get the fifty on the road by 1st November. Our old stock of freight cars, with the exception of three platform and two Conductor's cars, are in good order, having ben thoroughly overhauled and repainted. Fifteen of the box cars purchased from the United States Government have had new tin roofs put on them and been repainted ; the others will be repainted and new tin roofs put on them as rapidly as practicable, as we find that the wooden roofs do not stand in our climateTen of our passenger cars have been thoroughly refitted and painted, and the other three will be by winter. Our stock of cars are in as good condition as at any former period, and with the addition of the fifty box cars, and the fifty plat form being built, we will be prepared to do a much larger business than last winter; but I believe with the present prospects of good crops along the line of our road, and in

SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.

557

Alabama, that we will not be able to move the freight that will be offered, promptly, and thereby lose freight that we should get. I therefore recommend that a further order for cars be given the Dawson Manufacturing Company, provided the cars can be delivered by 1st December. Our stock of cars now consists of--
1st Class Passenger......... 13--3 need thorough repairs and paint. 2J Class Passengor and
Baggage................. 7--In good order. Baggage and Mail.......... 5--In good order. Express ...................... 1--la good onder. Provision..................... 2--In bad order. Conductor's, (Cab Cars,) 9--3 want repairs. Box Freight-................105--Old stock, in good order. . Box Freight................. 32--Bought of U. S., 17 needs recovering and
repairs. Box Freight.................. 32--New; Dawson Manufacturing Company. Platform..... ................ 62--Old stock; 3 need thorough repairs. Platform...................... 15--U. S., in good order. Stock......... ................. 4--In good order.
Our shops, both machine and car, are very contracted, and should be enlarged, and large additions made to our tools and machinery. Our Master Machinist, C. D. Wall, Esq., and Master Carpenter, F. H. Alley, Esq., deserve much credit for the condition of our locomotives and cars, when the means of keeping them in repair is taken into account. We also very much need more office and freight room; we have not room to properly take care of our freight books and perform the labor of the offices in comfort; and are very de ficient in warehouse room, to properly divide the freights and do the business offered. The freights to and from Macon have very largely increased, and I believe will continue to do so, and we should prepare to do it satisfactorily to our patrons.
We have on hand material as follows, for repairs of road:
25,495 Cross-Ties.................,....................................$ 7,648 50 7,682 Stringers.......................................................... 9,319 77 Other Lumber and Material........................................ 6,471 84

558

SUPERIXTEXDEXT'S REPORT.

Good T Rail, valued at............................................... 12,731 20 Good Flange Rail, valued at....................................... 370 00 Good Chairs, valued at......................... .................... 701 49 TVornontT Rail..................................................... 10,526 25 Worn oat Flange Rail..--.................... .......... ........... 1,486 GG
Total Repairs Road.................. ..........................$47,255 71 Materials for Cars...................................................... 20,059 72 Materials for Motive Power......................................... 6,472 86 Stationer}-, etc........................................................... 1,550 00 Oil, Tallow and Waste...........-................................... 850 00 Fuel and Water......................................................... 841 32
Total Material on hand paid for.............................$7Z,638 61 Material on hand paid for Aug. 1866............................$87,174 00
The officers and employees of the Company have per formed their duties cheerfully and faithfully during the year just closed.
Respectfully submitted, VIRGIL POWERS, Eng'r and

STTPE)MNTENDENT'S EEPOKlP.

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SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.

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TABLE B.

STATEMENT OF THE NUMBER OP PASSENGERS TRANSPORT ED FROJI AUGUST 1ST, 1866, TO AUGUST IST, 18G7.

MONTHS.

1S67.

IS67.

THuouan. ' WAY.

1S*>. ! THROUGH. 1

1S86. WAY.

i

Up. Down. UP. DoK-n.: UP. Down.' Up. iDown.

1*5-- Ausust...... .........i 422 391 3193 3009 4411 2S9 4i2n; 4149

an
1J|>7 894 1054

4'ts 575 S77

2592 3.719

a31n3a3

9025

7~8l i 7.*i'

fill! &815.' iif.W' SUiit 412 420<! 4551
a72i!r) 3>>7 lKli SUIH

February.......... _........! 517' 31!) S491 4126 453 262: 33tV'' ">f>f7

April....... ............... ... Juno............................ July........TM......TM... ......

419 445 392 402 597

3353

37197' 3071

21-1

JZW) 1-977

3205*51 5-ti' 2731

11>S R700 Stj

41^ 37.-> 40S 622

2SJ7v5l'1 :a7l 3010

SWS ;<!H3

20S 278111 SV>S

Si7i 3i>7

j.TiaSHv5jI' 32iAO7(S>

Total........................ 7._14_5! 4SJS:l 4S477 4S977,| G4531 4414:1 520711 52849

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TABLE C.

'

THE FOLLOWING TABLE SHOWS A COMPARISON' OF THE

VARIOUS BRANCHES OP BUSINESS FOR THE YEAR JUST

CLOSED, WITH THE YEAR 1866 :

SERVICE.

1867.

1866. Incrfaw. Dccrennf.

Up Freight--Way...__ .............................. Down Freight--Thronsh...... -.----......... Down Freight--Way_...................._...........

J135374 5S 185812 53 141741 08 22808757 2847826 19150 71

41147:* 61 214214 !6 60479 72 111864 14 8033820 16.083 85

"$"270562463i"U9e4 "1"1a6'2j2a3's4s3

$2840245
""s1e8V5T99io4

12480505 13050>9 20 .......... .

United States Mail

...................................

l:i023700 1080426

130163 25

7375 10S04 2S

"

Total......_...... .... .. . ....... ... .. Miscellaneous Earnings_..........._...........

1004587 64 236356

1815343 41501

98 62

...............

839136 06

1006953 20;*S56S45 60 $225180 20 S75072 60 75072 60
............... $150107 60

1867. 1866.

Bales Cotton--Way...__..__.__.__

77221 60475

5S117 29133

19104 31342

Total....._.......^......_................._....._. 137696 87250

50146

TABLE D.
Number of Bales of Ootton Transported over the South-Western Eailroad from Stations to Maoon, 1866 and 1867.

MONTHS.

12 11 10K 10 9 8

7

6

5

4

3

21

C3
lEveret's.. Reynolds'. 3

Damson.,. .I.Ward's Cuthbert. (Moris'.. lUatuhcr.. (GeorRct'wn (Eufanla.. (Colcman.. |FOaintes. JBt.i.er'su
f

Increase. .

D.e.crease

1866--August............... 26 September. ...... 157
c October....... ... ,. 715
' November. ... .. 707 December.. ... .. 1161
1867--January..... .. .. 514 February ... ... .. 261 150 April.................. 113 May.................... 55 Juno......,..,,,..... . 27
"m July................... 14

6 "'i'i 1

93

25

460 71 120

469 38 123

5S9 54 197

226 60

123 5 M

57 3 40

60 33

4 2 10

1 1 11

~251

10

127

370

478 460

"io

380

268 61

133

30 1

35

26

66 81 310 191 192 161 43 157 40 51 65 9

39 "94 20

114

44

404 21B 246

565 312 4-10

629 195 311

560 38 IGfi

603 33G

""1S5

76 12

211

......

45

79

17 ..... ..... 29 55 25i t 23 24 340 38 3 400 11 289 114 3 24 ..... 4 25 36 10 ..... ..... ...... 18 .....
~

R 152 182 "28 163
26 GO 24 18 23 3 5

6 66 333 542 366 471
18n1o
40 32 128
no

3 7 S 99 94 31 74 14 8 2

10 ... ... 67

... 32

34

1S2

189 ... ... ..... 252

20o2n

158

1 146

3SO

74

48

61 51

'

53 69

...

'.!'.

31 8

10 ...

88 ......

m7

27 7

233

2026

976

3S38 4918 "2205

368

5302 2355

3727 677 ""ffiO

2072

1206

1023

770

787

450

677

166

176

236

IS Total....................... 3900

663 2317 74 M6 3707 1315 1558 6 50 63

81 2283 310 933 ... 1 387 ... 1048 24136 5237 8574

SR5UEPR6IONTRENTD1.ENT'S

5237

Total Decrease........

3337

"y :::" 1865-August............ .. 63-1 September...... .. 709 504 November ... .. .. 511 December ... .. .. 210 1866--January.,.,,.. .. .. 1078
February..... .... 141 311
April ................. 114 May .................. 104 Juno.................. 33 July.................. 85

103 12

243 130 31

211 33 86

105 39 9

283 74 74

163 "'"6 142

131

3

243 13

193

30

26 ..,,,

22

14

76 149 191 412 99 68 318 235 46 269 80 102

4 41 89 12 "877 2 136 11 322 3 170
199 128 105 107 103 45

333

407 "125

797 108

272 146

4G1 66

654 19

42-9175

36 129

79

90 32

46 ....,,

76

14 IliO 267 181 182 167 166 73 169 28 12 17

327 478 952 119 236 264 137 97 127 10 19

--6!f

..... ....... 62 .....

55 ..... ....... 11on0 40

61

1

21 ..... 6

50 50 ".....

5S 4 111 "33

17

....... 33

3UO 27 193 12-1
84 117 113 386 81 121 57 382 91 141 "'j 71 23 50 ...,,
G

26 454 272

i'7

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4

58 2 6

50 379 19

'..'.



101 2 12o

73

184

82 212 1-34

...

...

...

30 "77

...

...

34

... 25 153

...

23

110 1.7.1 273 179 144 Nil 1-13 93 20 25
6

2259 2UL'6

3878 2S02

0306 308

2713 "22fl5

2947

2355

3050 '"S89 677

2461

2229 1023

1557 787

1127 677

5IM NiO

412 236

Total....................... 4-134 1740 328 403 2075 121 1733 4177 747 1439 2766 52 76 100 ....... 598 77 1970 589 1742 ITilO 91 S6ll... ... 132-1 27473 8574 5i37

TADW3 15.
Number of Through Bales of Ootton Transported ovor the South-Western Railroad from Stations to Savannah and Augusta, 1866 and 1867, from August 1st, 1866, to August 1st, 18G7.

MONTHS.

12 11 wya 10

0

8

7

C54

3 2

IE.veret's RIeynolds'- Brown's.. 1

o1 p

1

Cuthbcrt. o H.itnher.. Gcorget'wn

Eufaula. .

O.olcnian 5'

I

a'

Increase. .

Decrease. .

c.r.ease. TIontal

1806-- Aiiprust.......
November. .......... Doooinbor. ........... 1V8o67b--ruJnarnyu..a...r.y............. Mnreh...... ............ April,.,,,,..,,....,..., Juno.................... July....................

569 6SO 2019 2774 2051
3742 1602 1432 838 f>06 019
83

i'-i 71
ii

77 52

K31M0 20

"ii'i 45 3(1

1912

40 SO 87 1159

"121 " 60 "24 91 12(12

i O

23 1737

71

22 1224 "12

26

101

;'!", "i 26

416

16 . 431 .....

"91 39 Rfi;>

240 31 13 173 229 82 83 35 81 71 2!)
9 ......

K "152

l.-2W6 39 17"53 40 ... -;;j

.TO 151

liil)

2-19 811 14 19(1 2o%

141

.'.'.'.'.' 31 '.'.'.'.'. 1(11 63 !(K1I

2.'i7

V) "45

11

5 567

130 1791 ''

37

29 519 41

181 2903

40 22 197 17

11

"50 IK

181 74 1074

8 ..... ... ..... ..... 145 15

21 1227 12

1883 861

INI.'l

7821 4160

.........

3177

47-IS '.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.

10SI5 7510

8018 4201

414

8JSO

..... ......

..... .... 171 ..... 63

18

53

21 735 26 627 47 25!

20SO 10 1975 9 868

IB 331-79 .........

5SURPER6PINOTERN2DTE.NT'S

Total................. Number of bales t

16951 ansp

310 81 ortuiIfro

600 nSt

10920 it ions

32 on

298 951 S. W. K

401 660 17 197

82

K. to IjHtil ila ,G ;orgot jwn

2600 267 4356 81 8 113S 17416 12 19 57530 (in IA1 jan >'i in 1jj and 1 S66.Aed noted fro

25261 4189 u ino reiisc

21072 14011

Loav osincrods 3 fro mStntion on Snuth-^rOStorn Rni re lult or oin fs n fsl Ipm cnt ore rlf (55 nnd 1RG.

7031

ISSeGp5t--emAubperru..a.t..................

279 1143

94

1V4I
November... ......... 1550 1D8e66c--emJabneura..r.y................ 104 "25 February .............. 767 "80

"45 i'.Ki '"83 0 ..... 23

"133 260
""i 1137

57 <V'
201 61

T.'.

815

73

195(1 126 81

"'"9 1360

1C9 149 .....

April.................... ' JMuanyo..........................................
July......................

1728 4381

"n

103 ...... "'29

781

354

3280 544 1307 294 325

67 12.H ..... 25
22 41

.!..<
40

..... ...
3" f.3
1 44 19 ...
.1.

4 4 1U 2(i ...... '"S

W9

2SK

160 679 1051

2(15

359 249

56

25 110 .!! 118 26 5 "67 76

442 417 25

429

66 160

5 220

..... 1207 Ml

47

'ili?

1S-I

lo 1 -Ji(

1(K

7! 31S1

13

31

15 351

..... 10111 ........ Mil .........

f.l

3X61

5157

2977

1931

4748

3275

7510

.'.'.'.'.'

3S14 37:19

"s'iso

4204 414

'.".'."','.'.

6738

21)3 ft)

22ill 319

1110 327

Total................. 13157 1394

172 9S34 42 1238 870 ..... 135 155 21

--
204 3009 47 3644 51 5 193 2273 ... 3615S 4189 25261 .........

L

TABLE F.
Showing the quantify of Produce, etc., transported over the South- Western Railroad, from August 1,

1866, to August 1, 1867.

MONTHS.
BARRELS.
1866--August...................... 1C56 1416 1687 1048 1303 2378 1958 1631
April ........................ 1210

FLOUR.

% DHLS.
1
'
20 2 5 6 1 15

SACKS.
318 639
COO
699 606 1036 428 551 292

BUSHELS OP CORN.

POUNDS.
318000 533000 699000 606000 1031000 428000 551000

DP.
48
151
qoo
60 87 51
f<VJ
6

DOWN.
8595 10'J19 10033 10284 21256 57601 94177 78117 59072

WHEAT. BACON. WOOL. LUMBER. WOOD.

BUSHELS.
702 911
130 296 421
*"'*"
203

POUNDS, POUNDS
194176 8941 290117 1565 259937 3161 113496 960 2G36S8 1230 030527 416 105J07 517646

FEET.
477000 451000 105000 47'JOOO 55000 116000 G1GOO 397000

CORDS.
391
76'UJ3 341 764 357
91*7

iS8ww
3 .1
CO

1521

July..........................

715432

11

307 307000 481 481000 4065 400500

263 1-14032

8

80104

61

63923

5S7470 4600 ^O^flort 354

O1

1G75S 2%500

1955

17067

O71SA/1

W M

Totnl in 1867.................. 16111 72

Total in I860.................. 9350

1

10005 1000500 1820 1851S7

1375 100319

63S163 162193

4615 en n jyvi 58166 4521600 KJOI

38GG

JuoO O 2GS91 1C51G07 5276

^3

Decrease

7061

71

8185 815013

475670 ns<ff4

749 4072870 01 970

-1KQ

.
Cn
cOoS

564

SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.

1AB1.1:; G.
Number of Sales of Cotton transported from Columbus and Jifuseogea Railroad to Savannah, Augusta and Macon, over the South-Westcrn. Hailroad from August 1st, 1866, to August 1st, 1867.

MONTHS.

!"> Jk;
1^ =V

? ^ i1 1

1^ o-fc, S

|

l-l^ ' = " MONTHS. f.|r* jfr p 1

Xovembcr,. ........ ...... ticccraber, ........ ---- March. ..... ---- . ___ April......... ...............
July.... .. .......... Total................. .........

697; 7i ,1865--Ansrust....- ............ CIS

Si;......l

September.

55 371

5404, 4;! October....- 1196 85

6M5 5

November- 728 33

77.SO! 24ll December- 9 139

91051 y 1866--January_

32 97

5SS4 471

Febrnary... 605 237

5770 61

March...... 996 24

3021 3; 4S07 4

April......... My...........

525 44 50 4

3562 10

June.......... 2206 1

2(6 2

July......... S06 7

SS ......... 170 ......... 4127 ........ 60871. ....... 7246 ........ 8979 ....... 5069 . .__ 4756 ....... 2456 ........ 4757 "-1355 . .._ 1655 . ......

5.->915l 115! Total............... 7618 1660J 40753 .........

1MM1.ooRnnttaggioolrmmoeaerrdyy...aa.n.n.d.d..G.W..i.er..as.t.rdPoKinaitlRroaaidlr.o...a..d...............................................................,,........................_...._--,,.._....._.............,,1217131S0923

TABLE H.
Sources of Revenue from August 1st, 1866, to August \st, 1867.

FREIGHT

FREIGHT.

FREIGHT. Receipts Total Re

MONTHS.

Central Railroad. SI. & W. R. R.

Mnscogee R. R.

from ceipts from S.W.R.R. all

From

To

From

To

From

To

Proper. Sources.

1

1866--August ............... ................ 10868 99 $6573 81 $2830 78 $1062 75 $175 60 $939 47 $32578 49 $54529 79

2G146 01 6751 17 2809 29 2857 67 66 47 841 86 81806 01 71278 48

21G41 81 26802 01 2342 84 1348 84 884 28 453 83 61046 59 104079 65

20127 81 27206 31 4327 76 1075 23 116 63 710 07 54896 02 108459 83

11743 27 24587 82 8345 97 2805 29 217 47 408 45 77213 07 120320 84

10024 73 86627 25 95ffT 71 2083 53 123 03 780 66 72080 44 132517 88 11588 03 26596 58 13187 07 1379 63 152 09 996 84 47774 38 101674 55'

M"

ATn vpli

19053 44 16714 87 8658 35 738 86 195 41 739 40 35081 36 81126 11

April................................... 13717 55 11753 50 10158 19 1156 07 017 09 108 89 80088 94 67600 2s

l\In v

8940 75 10854 GO 9721 52 801 62 724 06 190 65 33809 18 65042 38

June................................... 6965 59 8915 43 4856 27 611 18 176 37 285 98 27144 17 48854 99 July ................................... 8475 84 5507 27 5085 81 558 56 130 83 728 77 81032 89 61469 47

1

Total, 18G7.. .................................. 1G0623 31 208950 07 76366 56 16978 23 8078 68 7184 87 524501 48 1006953 20 Total, 1860.................................... 8063 05 15661 86 86518 27 119882 99 16240 01 11804 96 648614 46 856845 60

TtiPFP'i^o

161660 26 193288 21 39848 29

150107 60

Decrease.................................

102904 76 13161 33 4680 09 124112 98

CJ1
OcnS

TABLE T. Names and Condition of Locomotirat on the. Month-Western Jittilrond, July "U7, 1807.

NAMES.

>""

W1IKN I'UT IN I'SK OX THIS IIOAD.

HOW USHIJ.

11 KM! All KS.

Tobesofkee.. ............ llogcrs, rTelchum it Grosvenor.

Passenger Train..

Muscogco

................

llogcrs, Kelehum it llogers, Kclclmni it ieth Wilniarth. ........ llogcrs, Kctchiim ft Rogers, Kctchnm it Rogers, Kctclnun it

Grosvenor. Grosvenor, ............... Grosvenor. Grosvenor. Grosvenor.

Miuvh...... ........... .1851 April. ................... 185:! October... ............. 185:! October....... ........ .185H

Passenger Train.. Pnssongcr Train.. (inivcl Train...... (travel Train...... I'assenger TrainPassenger Train-

In yard. Ciood order. Laid up. In shop for repairs. Good order. Good order.

5SRCPE6PISOTERX6TDE,XT'S

-

Ghoctaw .................. L. 0. Reynolds........
Thronateeska-.... ........ Emerson Footc......... Ocmulgee. ................ McNab .................... Geo. W. Adams........ T. M. Fnrlow........... Chipola. ................... Pachitln, ......... ........

Rogers, Ketchuiu it Grosvenor. Rogers, Ketclmm & Grosvenor. Rogers, Kctchum it Grosvenor. Rogers, Ketclmm it Grosvenor. Rogers' Locomotive Works...... Rogers' Locomotive Works...... Rogers' Locomotive Works...... M. \V. Baldwin & Co... .............. Rogers' Locomotive Works. ....... M. \V. Baldwin & Co.. ......... .... M. W. Baldwin & Co. ...............
Rogers' Locomotive Works........

Sq)tem'ocr... ...... ...185-1 October,. ............. .1854 May......... ............18511 July..... ................ 1857 November............ 1857 January ...............185!) March.................. 185!)
December..... ...... ..185!)
.Mnrch ................ .1801

Passenger Train-
Passenger TrainFreight Train...Freiglit Train. .... Freight Train-.,. Freight Train-,,. Freight Train.... Freight Train. .... Freight Train. .... Passenger TrainFreight Train-... Passenger TrainPassenger TrainFreight Train.....

Good order. \Vants new tire repairs. Wants new tiro ropuiru. Good order. In shop for repairs. Good order. Wants repairs. Good order. Good order. Good order. In shop for repairs. Good order. Wants new tire. Good Good order. [order. Good order.

C. D. "WALL, Master Machinist.

TABLE J--Showing the Number of Miles Run by eaoh Engine, and the amount of Wood used for the whole year, ending July 31st, 1867, exclusive of Gravel and Switching Engines.

ENGINES.

CARS HAULED.

SULKS RUN.

USED.

8 MILKS KUN TO A

of eo .

EFmreipgthyt gaJnscdPiBs'gcr, TCoatrasl.

Freight.. Pasenger. TMoitlaels

GOail.o.n.s PToaulnodws

PWouanstdes. CoWorodfs.

S
o
hd

CPMOEISLRTE GOail.l.o.n. PToaluonwd. PWoausnted. CoWoorfd. FW..OORD

Hj

S!

i

JZ.J3

|

10 Choctaw.. .........................
W T.M.Furlow ................... 61
l37 2177 Kinchafooneo, ................. 1520
37 6
1'achitla........................... 2371 2328
i. 0. Koj-nolds................ 1056 (Joo.W. Attains... .............. 28:.'3
2302 Oemulfrco.... ................... .. 1438 Muscogcc.. .......................

10 OSS 714 100 24124 24224 136

m1607

1007 1251

20742 20742 120 14514 14W5 IDS

917 237K 320M $1012 44 178 8:!0 31!>M 231 JS 817 37 101 519 216 192' 626 41 1311

53 1035 1149 1216 31317 32n(i3 1!>7 1289 335J<C J21& 1397 OH 165

9S3 9S3

20(189 209S9 114

037 000 612
4 5

iir 118
Sa

3192 31:55

17997 15353

2574 20571 9S78 25231

\1y23yX,

30 897

2198 938

15C05 1530 10535 470 14708 15238

112 153 403 2207 2015

n}4

18 IS

170 170

339 079 6 740 6 575 t.. ......

339 3(136 3080 IGiJ

'170)5 18235 101^2

4377 4377

12-0fO0

17115 18521

10152

1595X" 134^ 9i>

841

3U01 21410

21446 199U

OOJ 405

"""

3020 1813

18J80 132G9

IMS!) 156U 15269 145U

60

"TlOO 1100 15J1

478 22.% 329 1069 25 237

829 510

279 397K 324V: 410k

i1.2'921 8471

167 !'.

5S7

317& imi 09 129

511 if 251M 817 37 ' 96

127 70 41$ 133 (5 63

15 191 115 610 3.)!

3% 09 30SM

11 78 224 25 1001 82

44 79 103

icik 710 2971$ 378 1228 50 138

406

1S5# 602 -17 103

8705S1-

3S>k 417ft 277 3S3$

1357 69 1245 57

107 118

57S 22Hk 317 1030 25 105

GA 9 10% 31 53 71

26 23 29 25 50 25 47 IS 23 21 12 23 23 20 25 28 22 27 16

103 81

65 82

69 78

97 76

120 82

74 52

78 61

52

61

1 63

29 49

3S (

52 56

Gi 49

91 55

50 67

5I2S

:0w7

48 101

4 3-10 3 9-10 42-10 4 3-10 3 6-10 6 2-10 5 2-10 6 2-10 53-10 51-10 6 7-10 5 1-10 58-10 66-10 6 8-10 6 4-10 67-10 67-10 3 1-10

SURP6ERPINOT6ERNTDE.7NT'S

TGoiotanlo..r.u..l...A....v..c.r.'.V..'.Q............. 18652 5920 7580 32096 151653 1540821300335 2233

10SOO 4220 5020% 16317 -13 2i06 137

515 30

129S 1212 72K 01

101 2-10 5 3-10

Cost Cost

of of

maintenance of pil, Tallow and

Engines per mile run, in c< AVnstc, per mile run, in eei

nts ts......................

.... ....................................................................................

.....................

15 6-10 . 25-10

TABLE K.

Cn

Statement of Iron m Use on the South- Western Railroad.

cC3

Dist 110(1 ,Loengfth

TVhoro Lixid.

!J Rail. . .
2f

When Laid

I1

Kind of Iron.

Been in Usr.

Remarks.

VA to 7 miles...........................

26-10 19K 5 2o'10 % 61

Tnn.,1850... Tiily, 180'G...

English

T

mil...................................... ......

11

yenrs

6

mo...

.

7 to 29 miles............................. 29 to 30 miles........... ................ 80 to 32 and 2170 foot. ............... 32 and 2170 feet to 50, Hullor... 29 to SO, Oglothorpu lino... ....... 30 to 81 and 000 foot.................. SI and COO feet to K%.............. 331^ to 35%....,.................... ...... 3552 to 8615................... ............ SOJ3 to 38?.?.... ........................... S8)l to 42 and ROO feet......... ...... 42 and 300 to 47&..................... 47% to 48 and 4288 foot. ............ 48 und J28S to 65....................... 55 to 02......................... ............ 62 to 07K......--...................

22 2 17 1 2

2170 3104 OUO 2040 1S20

&* 24 24 24

15 4l)k 45^

May, 1854.. Soi.t,, 18150.. lull.. 1801... April, 1853.. Dec,, 1859... AHff.yiSub'..'.' Sopt., 1800..

English'1' rail............................................ Kiwlish X mil............................................. EUIjninigcuklliaisswhhaTannnmdiviIlai.an..ud..k..nA.w..t.ln.a.n.n.n.t.ia.i..Tr.o..-r..ra.o.i.ll.l.c...i..l....T........r..u....i..l..

13 6 14 7 !) 8

yearn 2 mo... years 6 mo... years 3 mo... years 81110... ycai's...... ...... years...,. ........

f English on East track -{ nnd lineknwamin on Ol' cut track.

39GO 24

2 1320 24

3 1020 24

5 3030 24

S2C 24

6 18

7 5

2bib

1 18,

400
4:u3

Sept., 1800., July, 1800.. Sept.. 1800.. Sopt., I860.. Sept., -1800. July, 1851... Kcb., 1807... Aug., 1851...

Knglish 'C mil............................................ English T rail............................................ English T rail............................................ English T rail.............. .............................. English T rail............................................ Flange rail. ...............................................

7 years..... .... . 7 years............ 7 years... ......... IfiyniiH...... ...... 0 months ........

fTnlicn up from Fort I Guinea line.

iw
1
03*

67V4 to 6S&............................... 68i| to 69^........ ....................... 69>|to 71................................ 71 to 97.................................... . 97to'107M, Albiiny.................. 83J4 to 98. Eufaula lino..... ...... 88 to IMS ................................ 142 to 143, Eufauia.. ...... .........

45i 1 If 1 2040 19^ 45j

J:in., 1850... July, 1800..

English

T

rail..........................

..................

11

years

0

mo...

Jan., 1850... English T rail............................................ 11 yours G mo..

JO 2010 20 14 2840 24 20 2040 24 23 2040 24
24

40^

April. 1857. Oct., 1857... July, 1858... April. 1859.

English English English

Trull............................................ Trail............................................ T mil...................................... ......

10 yonrs 3 mo., 0 years lOino. Dycars........... 8 yenrs 3 mo..

April, 1800. English T rail............................................ 7 yenrs 3 mo..

July, 1805...

1

FortGfaiues Lino.

120K to 121.............................. 2040 24 121 to 139.................................. IS 18 139 to 140................................. ~2017 19H 45

April, 18HO. July, 1851.. Jan.. 1850..

English English

T T

mil................... ...... ................. rail..,. .......................................

7yenra lt years. 11 years

3 mo .......... 0 mo..

f Rein'd from old tra*k -< hetn''nMftrshallvillo Land Amerlous.

Total.................................... 2640

I
Statement- of /'I'reipts unil J)iHbni'sementn of the Funds of the tioutk- Western Railroad (kmpttni/ to August 1st, 1867.

KKCEIPTS.

DISBURSEMENTS.

j

.......

3,203,900 00

....... S328.UOO 00

......... 58,000 00

CO OO

Bond

Account,

issued

Cor

31

years,

endorse il.......

--5--1,--00--0 --00

(37,000 00

........

fi.570 65

........ 677,805 63

........ 302,091 02

Construction..................................... .... ..........

J3.3S8.131 3S

Locomotive Ungines.... ................ ...............llfl,6CO 14

1'assenger Cars............................................. 24,000 00

Freight Curs............................................... 132,21% 10

................ 51,(i29 CT

Tools and Machinery................... ................ 12,454 Ml

................ 83,185 (Kl

------------ 4VI.195 40

!
1 ! 1 i
!

_= -5 ^ >T

Post Office Department-- Mail Service...... ........ --1--0--,80--4--2--i ......... .........
Unclaimed Dividends, Nos. 15 to 22, Sav'h List.. 21,794 00

990,700 96 28.810 97 70,021 00

CurrIenntetrEesxtpoennsBeos.n..d..s..............................................

................ ................

................

34,160 00 23,763 68

Jiii.451 55

................ 1,250 00



33 CS a

1

Dividend No. 23, Savannah List ............... ......... 15,571 00 ---- ------
......... .......... ..........

37,365 00 3,237 67
632 77 271,168 43

SCtiotyckofinCootlhuemr bCuosmbpoanndies.s..................................................................

47,394 73 5,00000

SDMuiovsnpidtegenonsmde eANrcoyc.ao2nu6d,ntpW.a..ie.d.s..t......P....o....i..n.....t....R......a...i...l..r..o...a....d.......B....o....n....d....s........--. --1--,00--0--Oft

miiS'u.snoi o7o3
201,985 10



tf
5W
a



................

249,941 55

^

35.055.416 42

___^____ _ -W.OM,416 45_

The balance p.onsistg of

..... v...

$23,11918

Cash Cash

on on

deposit deposit

aattNCuetntitnraKl,RVaoiwlroelald&HCaon'ek,

BVrs . ..

56,211 114,437

88 .4..4

i7rt /no

*w

.........

30,173 05

[E. E.] JOHN T. BOIFEUILLET,


Treasurer.

8249,941 55 MACON, Angiist 1, 1867.

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ELECTION OF OFFICERS.

MACON, February 14, 1867.
At the annual election for President and seven Directors tor the ensuing year, the following gentlemen were elected, viz:

I'RKSIDENT.
WILLIAM 8. HOLT.

DIRECTORS.

WM. A. BLACK,

TIMOTHY M. FURLOW,

JOHN McNAB.

JOHN K. JONES,

\VM. M. WADLEY, VIRGIL POWERS.

ALEX. R. LAWTON.

TWENTY-FIRST ANNUAL REPORT.
SOUTH-WESTERN RAILROAD CO., MACON, August, 13th, 1868.
To the Stockholders: In submitting the twenty-first annual report, your atten
tion is called to the operations of the Road for the fiscal year ending July lst, ult., as exhibited by Virgil Powers, Esq., Chief Engineer and General Superintendent, which shows that the gross earnings of the Company
Amount to--................................................................ $920,544 29 And that the expenses,including annuity to the city of Ma-
con and Revenue Tax, have been............................... 77,807 82 Leaving net sum of........................................................$342,736 47 This amount of $342,736 47 has been disposed
of as follows, viz., 4 per cent Dividend declared the 13th of February last....... 128,156 00 Interest on Bonds to date,........................... 31,57000 . Tools and Machinery..................-...--......... 4,094 10 Macon Depot............................................ 20000 Construction.............................................. 860 00 Appropriated for Iron,................................ 85,000 00 4 Per Cent Dividend this day,...................... 128,436 00 Appropriated for Revenue Tax,.-..-.............. 6,759 79--$334,565 89 Leaving surplus of.................. ..............................$ 8,170 58
During the past year we have purchased 756 tons of Iron T Rail, at a cost of $53,775 33, delivered in Savannah. This Iron was purchased in England, through the house of Messrs. Padelford & Cope of Savannah, and weighs about 43 Ibs. per yard. Four hundred and fifty-six tons have been

PRESIDENT'S REPORT.
placed on o'ur Road, and three hundred tons sold to the Cen tral Railroad. We have also purchased from the Baldwin Locomotive Works, two Freight Engines, at a cost of $29,091 00. These Engines were received in November last, aud are doing good service. You will see from the report of the General Superintendent, a condensed statement of the condition of our Motive Power and Cars, as well as the condition of the whole line of Road. And it is gratify ing to the Board to state to the Stockholders, that it was never better than at the present time; and that our facilities for moving the business with promptness and dispatch that may be offered us, can but be appreciated by the patrons of the Road.
Since my last report, we have constructed two large and commodious brick Warehouses on the line of Road--one at Fort Valley, 40 feet in width by 145 feet in length, the other at Butler, 35 feet in width by 85 feet in length. We have also added about 32 feet in length to our office in this city, which was so contracted that we found it almost impossible to do the business offering at this end of the Road. This addition gives us four convenient rooms, which will enable our clerical force to perform their duties with more ease and comfort to themselves, as well as give a greater impetus to the interest of the Company. The cost of these buildings you will find in the report of the Chief Engineer and Super intendent. I regret to state that one of these buildings, the Warehouse at Butler, was consumed by fire about the middle of June, the origin of which we have been unable to ascer tain, but presume it to be the work of an incendiary.
By an examination of the balance sheet of the Treasurer, you will find the bond account of the Company amounting to four hundred and thirty thousand dollars, ($430,000 00.) This is a decrease from last year of seven thousand dollars, ($7,UOO 00,) owing to a conversion of that amount of bonds into the general stock of the Company. The out-standing bonds of this Company are convertible on their face, with

PRESIDENT'S REPORT.

573

the exception of forty-five thousand dollars, ($45,000), and as they only bear 7 per cent, interest, and the stock pay ing at least 8 per centum, it is reasonable to conclude that many others will be converted.
I regret to say that I cannot congratulate the planters of South-Western Georgia on as flattering a prospect of cereal crops this year as last. The long and continued drought of about two months in many localities, has cut the crops of corn short, from one-third to one-half, and although at least twenty per cent, has been added to that particular crop in breadth of land, I doubt very much whether a sufficient quantity will be gathered for home consumption. The crop of cotton is liable to so many casualties, that we cannot speak or predict with any certainty, with regard to its yield, at the present writing. The area of land planted along the line of Road, from the best information that we can obtain, is about twenty-five per cent. less this year than last; and notwith standing the weed is of sufficient size, healthful looking and strong, should the incessant rains continue much longer, it it will cast its forms and fruit, even should the worms not appear, that are so destructive in their operations.
In October last, a meeting of the Stockholders of this Company was called, in accordance with the Charter of said Company, for the purpose of considering, the propriety of amalgamating the Muscogee and South-Western Roads, as provided for by an Act of the General Assembly of this State, approved March 4th, 1856. That Act requires twothirds in amount of stock to form the union and consolida tion of the two Roads. As there was not a sufficient amount of stock represented at that meeting to form a quorum, no direct action was taken by the Stockholders. A report was read, showing the condition of the Muscogee Railroad Com pany at that time, and alluded to an unsettled claim against said Company, growing out of a disaster that. happened at Randall's Creek, prior to the war, by which several persons were unfortunately drowned. There was also another account

574

PRESIDENT'S REPOET.

unsettled, between the City of Columbus and said Company, with regard to the crossings of the River and making con nections through said City.
Since that meeting these accounts have been adjusted, and your Board after mature deliberation, believing it to be not only desirable, but to your interest, that the amalgamation should be effected on a just and equitable basis, and with as little delay as practicable, has unanimously agreed to assume the liabilities of the Muscogee Railroad, receive all of its assets, and give its Stockholders scrip of this Company amounting to eighty-seven dollars and fifty cents per share, rating each share of the Muscogee Railroad Company at one hundred dollars per share--subject to your approval and concurrence. Knowing the difficulties that may intervene at a second called meeting, prohibiting a sufficient represen tation of stock, your board has deemed it practicable to issue circular letters addressed to the Stockholders, setting forth their views iu the premises, and asking their consideration of the subject. Should the action of the Board meet your ap proval, you are requested to sign a response to said circular letter, which will be found on the page annexed, and return the same to this office, to be used as an affirmative proxy at said meeting.
During the past winter an association was formed between the Atlantic and Gulf Railroad Company and a line of boats known as the Barnett Line, plying the Chattahoochee and Flint Rivers. In order to secure the business and transport the cotton, merchandise, etc., over that Line, to and from Savaunah, overtures were made to the merchants and citizens of Eafaula, Fort Gaines, etc., to reduce the price twenty-five per cent, less than was then charged by this Company. As we had extended our Road to the points above mentioned, we regarded the business of those places as belonging to us regularly and legitimately, and of course could not yield it without a struggle, basing our prices upon those of our com petitors. Seeing and knowing the evil consequences that

575
must result from such a policy, a conference was held in Sa vannah, on the 20th of January last, and an agreement en tered into between all parties concerned, and stipulated Rates of Freight agreed upon. One clause in that agreement gave each party the privilege of annulling the contract by giving the others thirty days' notice. During the following month notice was given this Company by the Atlantic and Gulf Railroad Company, that at the end of thirty days we might consider the contract abrogated. Having no means of check mating the operations of this line of boats along the lines of the two rivers, an agreement was consummated with Capt. Whitesides, the owner of two small steamers plying the Chattahoochee River, to run in connection with our Road, which he has performed satisfactorily to us.
For the future protection of your interest, this Company and the Central Railroad Company have .agreed and pur chased two first class River Steamers, with iron hulls; and I am gratified to be able to state that they have arrived at Apalachicola without accident, and will be in readiness for the Fall trade. The cost of these two Steamers delivered at Savannah, was fifty thousand dollars.
Your attention is directed to the balance sheet of the Treasurer, which shows the receipts and disbursements of the funds of the Company for the fiscal year ending July 31st.
A detailed account of the operations of the Road, the Rolling Stock, Appurtenances, and everything connected with the working of the same, you will find in the able and condensed report of the Chief Engineer and General Super intendent.
In conclusion, the Board would again acknowledge its appreciatien of his services and attention to the Company's in terest, and the fidelity of the Secretary and Treasurer, Mr. Boifeuillet, and the offic-ers generally, whose duties have"been cheerfully and faithfully performed.
Respectfully submitted,
WM. S. HOLT, President.

SOTJTH-WESTERX RAILROAD CO., MACOS, August 1st, 1868.

To Wxr. S. HOLT, ESQ., President:
SIR:--The Twenty-first Annual Report from this office, showing the operations of the Road for the fiscal year ending August 1st, 1868, is herewith submitted.

EARNINGS OP THE ROAD FOR THE YEAR.

Up Freight-- (Eastward.).---.......................$439,558 31

I j Down Freight-- (Westward,).--..................... 257,165 13

Total from Freight,--........................ ------------ $096,72344

Through Passengers,--................................ 43,295 30

Way Passengers,..--................................. 178,394 95

Total from Passengers,--................... ------------ $221.69025

United States Mails.--................................

2,130 60

Total Earnings,................................ The Expenses of the year (including Revenue
Tax,) hare been----.....................--'..$576,557 82 Annuity to City of Macon,........................... 1,250 00
Total Expenses,--......--....................'------------

$920,544 29 $577,807 82

Net Earnings'over all Expenses,--......

$342,786 47

EXPENSES. The expenses have been as follows:

REPAIRS OP ROAD.

|

Proportion of Salary, of President, Superin tendent. Treasurer and Supervisors; wages of Overseers and Watchmen at / bridges, and hire of hands for the year.. $ 8?,091 05
Materials--Iron Rails. Chairs and Spikes; Stringers, Ties, Bridge Lumber, etc.,--. 47,1 <58 98
Tools, Subsistence, Stationery, Printing, etc. 19,003 86 Total for Repairs of Road,.--.............. ------------

$153,26389

SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.

577

FUEL AND WATER.

Wood for Locomotives and Station'y Engine, Pumping water, putting up new Pumps, Cis
terns, Wells, etc.,......................--..... Total for Fuel and Water....................

21,146 87
0,91388 ------------ $ 28,059 75

REPAIRS OP BUILDINGS.
Including Repairs of Station Houses and all other buildings, as well as putting up new buildings....................................

$ 26,614 66

MAINTENANCE MOTIVE POWER.

Repairs of Locomotives, including propor tion of Salary of President, Superinten dent, Treasurer and Master Machinist; wages of Mechanics and Laborers at Shops, and all materials used for the year, and the purchase of two Freight Locomotives, .................................... $ 58,022 94
Wages of Runners and Firemen.................. 46,818 68 Oil, Tallow, Waste, etc............................ , 6,62797
Total Motive Power,........................... ------------

$111,36959

MAINTENANCE OF CARS.
Including proportion of Salary of President, Superintendent, Treasurer and Master Carpenter; wages of Mechanics and La borers at Shops; Wheels, Axlas, Lum ber, Paints, and all other material used in repairing and keeping in order Cars, as well as the purchase and building of 68 new Cars....................................... $ 86,082 22
Oil, Tallow, Waste, etc............................ 3,900 46 Total Maintenance Cars..................... --------------

$89,98268

TRANSPORTATION EXPENSES.

Including proportion of Salary of President, Superintendent, Treasurer and Clerks; wages of Conductors and Train Hands, Laborers, Watchmen, etc.,................... $100,458 79
Printing, Advertising, Books, Stationery, etc. 3,312 00 Freight Damage.--Paid for goods lost and
damaged........................................... 8,621 33 Amount Transportation carried forward, --------------

$112,39212

678

SUPERIXTEXIXEXT S REPORT.

Amount Transportation brought forward...... 112,392 12

j Stock Damage.--Paid for Cattle, Horses,

I

Hogs, JIuIes, etc., killed and injured,... 5,129 93

Agents at Stations................................... 30,40027

Total Transportation,........................... ------------ $153,92232

Ii

IXCIDESTAL EXPENSES.

j | Including Printing, Advertising, Books,

jj

Stationery. Postage. Attorney's Fees,

j'

Court costs, Donations, Gratuities, Sal

ary of Transfer Agent, and all Contin

gent Expenses not included under other

heads................-...........-..--..........

Total Expenses,.---............................

S 13,345 43 $576,557 82

Included in Expenses are the following expenditures:

18 New Freight Cars, purchased from Dawson

I

Manufacturing Company, ...............--..... $18,450 00

! 46 New Platform Car*, built in Shops, ........... 36,800 00

4 New Stock Cars,

" " " ........... 4,000 00 ------------ $59.250 00

Less amount paid in 1867, for Materials,.........

5,029 30

Paid for New Cars,--............................. 2 New Freight Locomotives, ........................ New Brick Warehouses at Fort Valley and
Butler, and addition to Office in Macon, including fixtures for same,--.............. .. New Iron Cistern, Stationary Engine, Brick
Work. Woodshed, etc., at No. 2,--..'...--.

$54,220 70 29,091 00
21,849 00 3,350 00

Total for New Work,----......................

$108,510 70

This amount, 108,510 70, might very properly have been charged to Motive Power, Cars and Construction ac counts, as these expenditures were for additional rolling stock and permanent improvements, and is that much added to the value of the Company's property. The net earnings of the Company would then stand--

Earnings over all expenses,.............--............... $342,736 47 Paid on foregoing accounts, .............................. 108,510 70

Net earnings over actual current expenses,.... $451,247 17 or about 49 per cent, of gross earnings.

SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.

579

The total earnings for 1868 *have been $920,544 29; for 1867, $1,006,953 20; decrease $86,408 91. By reference to Table B, it will be seen that the up freight increased $118,371 20, while the down freight decreased $112,664 12, and the passage, mail and miscellaneous decreased $92,115 99. Produce Table G shows that we carried down 491,983 bush els of corn less this year than last, evidencing the fact that the farmers raised their own corn last year, instead of rely ing upon the North-west. The falling off in passage and down freight is attributable to this as well as to the low price of cotton last Fall and Winter, and the consequent scarcity of money in the country to pay for goods and travel.
The increase in up freights, principally cotton, shows that there was a large increase of production of that article in the country tributary to our Koad, last year, over the year before; and if the farmers, owing to their indebtedness, con tracted for farm supplies, had not been compelled to sell at the very low prices that ruled in the earlier part of the cot ton season, or had received remunerating prices, there would have been a greater degree of prosperity in the country, and we would have received a share of that prosperity in the in creased receipts from various sources.
The total expenses for the year have been $577,807 82. Included in this are the payments heretofore stated, of $108,510 70; if this were deducted from the total expenses, current expenses would stand $469,297 12.
Number of miles of Road in use during the year, (being total length of Eoad,) 207.
Earnings per mile--Passenger and Mails............................ $1,078 66 Earnings per mile--Freight and Miscellaneous,.................... 3,357 70

Total per mile......................................... $4,436 86 $4,436 86

Current expenses per mile, exclusive of perma

nent expenditures,..................................-

2,261 67

Including permanent expenditures,................... $2,78462

Net earnings per mile, exclusive of permanent expenditures,..........................................

$2,174 69

Including permanent expenditures.................... $1,651 74 2

REPORT.

Gross earoings per wile ran by Engines,. ......... ........ $2 76.2 $2 t6,2

Expenses per isileinn by Engines,..,..-*.. ...... ..........

1 73.8

t expenses per mite ratj by Engines, ..... ......... 1 40.8

Net earnings per tails run by Engines, exclusive of permanent expenditures,.............--.,...,,.,,.,........ $1 85.4

Including permaneB* expenditures,.---,..............

$1 02.9

Total number of bales cotton transported dutiftg the year, 232,843 j against 137,696 last year, and 206,307 in I860.
Tables D and E show that there were from the SouiibWestera Railroad proper 131,598 bales; last year 81,666-- increase 49,932 bales.
Protn stations on Museogee Railroad, Columbus and be yond, 100,745 bales, against 56,030 last year. Increase 44,713, making f ofa.1 increase for the year of 93,64?' bales.
From the Southwestern Railroad to Macon there were 34,919 bales; last year 24,136 bales, showing increase- of
10,783 bales. From Colwinbus and Museogee Railroad to Macon, 442
bales; last year, 115 bales; increase 327 bales. Total in crease to Macon this over last year, 11,110 bales.
Xamber of through passengers for the year, 9,853; way passengers, 85,021; total, 94,874--being an average per Any of 268 against 300 in 1867. Total number of passengers carried over the Road since it was opened, July 1st, 1851, 2,225,618.
dumber of miles run within the year by Passenger and Mail trains,-'173,621. freight and other trains, (exclusive of Grave? train,) 159,681. Total, 333,302.
Wood used by Locomotives, 5,300 cords, being an aver- age of 62 8-10 miles ran to each cord of wood, at a cost of 5 1~W cents per mile for fuel,

ROADWAY.

'

Boring the year, there have been delivered on the Road

for repairs, 57,454 cross-ties, equal to renewal of 36J miles,

at a cost of $17,294 39. Stringers 1^,441, makiag Haeal

REPORT.
feet 312,972, and 1,419,775 feet board measure--equal to SO miles of track. For other fchaa tack lumber, 115,800 feet board measure ; for trestle bridges and foundations for cul verts, 318,294 feet board measure j for repairs of kaiMiogs, new section houses, two new warehouses, and extension to office in Macow, 853,83? feet board measure. Tota! feet board measare of lumber paid for during the year, 2,507,705, at a cost of 032,981 83.
There have been received during the year, 756 tons T rail from England, through Messrs. PacMford <fc Cope, of Savannah. Six hundred tons were received in August, 1867 ; of which 200 tons were sold to the Central Bailroad, and. 100 tons to the Museogee BaiJroad Company ; and io May, 1888, 758 toes; of which three hundred tons were sold to the Central Eailroad Company--leaving this Com pany from both Jots 756 tons, or about eleven miles. Aboat seven miles of the lot were laid between Montezutaa and Americus, and the flange rail removed, (a part of which -vm nsed m replacing the old worn flange end T rail that was ased to finish the track to Fort Gaiues last year, and the balaaee of the flange raj! is on hand foe repairs) "T about 2 miles were laid on the Butler Branch, between the 32 and 35 mile posts }- and about 800 feet were j?d hi Macon, from the junction with the Central Railroad to the switch goiag wto the Passenger Depot. The balance 5s on hand for repairs.
We have sold to the Tredegar Company of Bichaiond, "Virginia, about 185 tons of oW warn (priGcipally) flange rail, and over 150 tons of other old material,. a.od received is return chairs, spikes, wheels and axles and $9,000 ia cash, There are still between 340 and 350 tons of vrora out rail on hand, mostly of the T pattern, which may either be sold or sent to the rolling mill to be re-rolled, as you may deter mine.
Oa Thursday, April 16th, -we had the heaviest fall of rain that has occurred io this vicinity eince J5y 31st, 1858, which eaased several washes in the Road between Macon and

582

SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.

Fort Valley. About eighty feet of bank, twelve feet high, near the 4 mile post, a small culvert and bank near the 18th mile post, two small bridges between the 20th and 21st mile posts, and the bridge and bank about eighty feet at Mule Creek, near the 21st mile post, were washed out, besides other damage to track near No. 2. These damages were all repaired by Monday morning, the 20th, and the trains made their regular trips on that day.
The bridges are all in good order. There have been put in during the year, three brick culverts, in place of decayed wooden drains between Smithville and Brown Stations, and one of stone and brick is now being built near the 139 mile post, above Georgetown, to replace a stone culvert under a thirty feet bank, that was damaged by the freshet in April.
There have also been built two substantial brick "Ware houses, one at Fort "Valley, 40x145, with roof projecting over a ten feet platform on three sides, at cost of $9,241 00, and one at Butler, 35x85, with roof over ten feet platform all round, costing $6,391 00; also an addition of 32 feet, two stories, with cellar, to offices in Macon, at cost of 06,217 00.
The Road is in fine order, as good as it ever was, except the iron, which of course is more worn than it was in 1860, and will require larger outlay for iron for renewal, now than then.
The new brick Warehouse at Butler, which had but recently been completed, was destroyed by fire on the morn ing of the 14th cf June. We have been thus far unable to account for the origin of the fire. The walls were not seriously injured, and it will cost about $3,000 to rebuild it. The "Warehouse at Americus is very much decayed, and it will have to be thoroughly repaired at heavy comparative cost, (as the roof and foundation timbers are rotten,) or build a new house. I believe it will be economy in the end, to take it down and build a good, substantial brick house; I recom mend that this be done. A good Warehouse is also needed at Montezoma. The present house will answer for a time,

SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.

. 583

but we are in constant danger from fire, as it is too near other wooden buildings in the town. Should our business be good the coming winter, I would recommend the purchase of more land there, and the building of a good brick house; also the building of a larger house at Marshallville.
MOTIVE POWER.
Table I shows the condition of our Locomotives : they are in as good order as at any former period. Two of the old, light Passenger Engines that were put on the Road when it was first opened in 1851, have been condemned. In the place of these, two first class Freight Locomotives, the R. R. Cuyler and Wm. A. Black, were added to our stock in August last, which made our motive power equal to that of any former ijcferiod. Two more first class Freight Locomo tives were added to our stock in November, 1867--the John \V. Anderson and Wm. S. Holt, which were paid for and included in expenses.
CARS.
During the year our stock of cars has been increased by the purchase of 18 box freight cars from the Dawson Manu facturing Company, at a cost of $18,450, and the building in our Car Shops of 4 stock and 46 platform cars, costing $40,800. Our old stock has been thoroughly repaired, and is in capital order, except some fifteen that need new wheels, which will be supplied before the business season opens. Two platform cars were burned, with cotton, and one box freight car, purchased of the United States, has been condemned.

584

SUPERIXTEXDEXT'S REPORT.

Our stock of cars now consists of--

1st Class Passenger....... 13--2 being repainted. 2d Class Passenger and
Baggage,............... 7--In good order. Baggage and Mail......... 6--In good order. Express-..................... 1--In good order.
Provision and Pay Train 4--Iii good order. Conductors' (Cab Cars,) 9--In good order. Bos Freight................. 107--15 need wheels, one or more each. Box Freight................. 31--Bought of United States M. R. R. Box Freight................. 30--Xew: Dawson Manufacturing Company. Platform Cars............... 52--Old stock ; good order. Platform Cars.--........... 15--U. S. Platform Cars-.......--.... 46--New; built in Shops. Stock Cars-............ ..... 8--4 new; covered tin roofs.

Total..................... 348

Our shops, both machine and car, are sarife* as reported last year; they need enlarging or entire revision.
We have on hand material as follows:

For Repairs of Road--

22.204 Cross Ties.................................................... $ 7,802 90

754: 618 feet B. M. Stringers..................................... 7,546 18

317.918 ; ' ' ; Bridge and other lumber................ 3,17918

249.284 " " lumber at Company's Mill............. 1,99475

2-22J tons good Flange Rail........... .......................... 11.137 50

218.V " " T Rail, .................;...............----...... 16J387 50

31C 8-10 tons worn out T Rail, ...... .......'................... 10,775 16

28J- ' "

" Flange Rail,......-.................... 1,24300

Old and new Chairs, Spikes, etc.,..--....--.................. 1,620 00

Crank and repair Car Wheels, Castings, Frogs, Switch

Stands. Lumber for Turning Table, etc................. 2,653 00

Total for Repairs of Road,.--............................. $64,339 17 For Fuel and Water,............................---..................... 1,033 67 For Motive Power,......--........ ...................................... 6,560 00 For Cars...................................................................... 11,917 70 Oil, Tallow and Waste,.................................................. 877 00 Stationery, etc.,........-- ........--....--.............................. 1,429 50

Total Material on hand, paid for........:..-...........----... $86,157 04 Total Material on hand August, 1867,..'.....-................ 77,638 61

More Material on hand this than last year............. $ 8,518 43

SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.

685

The trains have been run with great regularity during the

year, with the exeeption of the detention by the freshet in

April. No accident of a serious character has occurred by

the running of trains, except the burning of 95 bales cotton,

laden on three open cars, about three miles this side of Cuth-

bert. One of the cars was but slightly damaged, and ten or

twelve bales of the cotton were saved in a damaged condi

tion. The loss to the Company for the cotton was $6,834 68,

which was charged to freight damage account, and about

800 for the two cars burned. This is the first accident of

the kind that has occurred for over ten years.

The heads of the several departments and their subordi

nates have performed their various duties with great fidelity

and efficiency, and deserve commendation for the general

good order and condition of the Eoad and rolling stock, and

for the promptness with which the business of the Road has

been transacted.

Respectfully submitted,

*

VIRGIL POWERS,

Engineer and Superintendent.

oUoo< .

.

(TARLE A.)

ABSTRACT OP EARNINGS OP SOUTH-WESTERN RATLROAD, PROM AUGUST IST, 18G7, TO AUGUST IST, 1868.

DATE. .

Amount of Freight Amount of Freight Am'nt Through

UOAVN.

Passage.

Amount TVay Passage.

Total in MAILS.

Total in

Increase. Decrease.

18(58. 1867.

Through. Way. Throuprh. Way. Up. Down. UP. Down.

1867--August ............
May ........... ,,... July...............

349057
fteo'T on
2634267 4094596 6542897 4086639 S9511 46 15908 30 449521 880095 2264 81
9979 *ft

liort AO
RTiSA |V7
31526 13 3397386 34354 63 28876 14 27w3n2f3i 0v5i 6647 11 6114 79 4517 89 1293 40

10991 62 17839 80 14808 04 9546 43 9326 17 916579 105-12 48 156G9 82 9914 74 6844 46 6784 39 7874 74

12097 11 228050 1452 40 7768 67 7361 39 150560 lU/tftft UO 1460 87 156250 6102 69 730156

51372 01 71612 70

75112572897J89

17617 21 156235 1289 07 6535 67 8446 68 10906 83 1549 91 143860 7267 12 H81033

108188 62 104079 65 1144S1 04 108159 33

ftl3895 3187 01 1332 20 M383 42 13725 93 62500 140702 31 120320 84

7419 SO 4081 94 03566 12405 22 12241 93 11648 39 IfioH 30 1018 CO 63111 65 6193 33

11C021 37 130151 79 104212 32 101674 61

1255561 2097 77 1517 32 632722 6195 14

70177 68 81120 18

889551 1448 86 988 52 4927 27 4472 03 661260 1453 25 1210 65 4782 17 4740 33

40789 25 67600 23 34595 20 65042 38

B947 58 2102 34 3487 14 51(5515 387340

34145 70 4885499

5598 34 2265 48 1914 97 662458 6121 07

34265 16 51469 47

S64 22 4108 07 &971 71 20381 47 253781

3156 85
14130 42 94850
26810 OS 30417 18 14709 29 17201 31

i1sH
o
>g
s
%G

Total.................. 243915 16 195613 15 12936938 127795 75 25141 67 1815363 8860583 89789 12 213000 920544 29 1004587 64 3336418 107407 53

2365 56
----------------------.
1006953 20 1863. 1867.

NUMBER OP PASSENGERS, &C.

587

(TABLE B.)
THE FOLLOWING TABLE SHOWS A COMPARISON op THE
VARIOUS BRANCHES OF BUSINESS FOR THE YEAR JUST CLOSED, WITH THE YEAR 1867:

1868.

Up Freight--Way.......... ....... .... Total...................................

243915 16 1956-13 15
IWifiQ t^A
25141 67 J8153 63 8880583 89789 12 213060
920544 29

Total....... ............................

Bales Cotton-- Way........... ....... Total...................................

154,694 77,649 232.3J3

1867. Increase. Decrease.

135374 58 18581253 141741 68 2280S7 57 28478 26 19156 71 124S9505 13023700 10804 26 10045S7 64
236556 100695320
T7.221 60,475 137,696

108540 5S 983062
118371 20 Decrease,

1 9-i**9 *yi 100291 82
333659 1003 08 3628922 40447 88 867366
202414 55 236556
204780 11 118371 20
8640891

17,174 94,647

(TABLE C.)
STATEMENT OP THE NUMBER OF PASSENGERS TBANSPOBTED FROM AUGUST IST, 1867, TO AUGUST IST, 1868:

MONTHS.

1868. THROUGH.

UP. Down.

543 322 September... ....... 350 415
343 845 341 389 December -- ...... 635 843 845 244 February.......... . 407 265 550 359 476 241 May.................... 393 325 560. 299 July_.................. 506 357

Total ..................... 5949 3904

1868.

WAT.

Up. Down.

3212 2895

2626 2592

3021 3239

3109 6126

53446628.

5U1 5288

3912 3691

4061 3631

3430 4147

3108 3069

3100 2766

3852 5105

39668 45353

1867. THROUGH. Up. Down.
422 394 475 505 361 462 U67 498 804 575 1054 577 517 349 419 330 445 347 392 379 402 244 597 198 7145 4858

1867. WAT.
Up. Down.
3193 3009 2592 3133 3519 3627 4311 4397 9025 7789 6315 7386 3491 4126 3353 3526 3071 3094 2930 2855 2977 2731 3700 3304 48477 48997

(TAT!T,E IX)

t)OO

NUMBER OF BALES COTTON TRANSPOSED OVKR 8. W. R. R. PIIOM STATIONS TO MACON, 1867-1808.

MONTHS.

12 11 10J 10 0 8 7

C

5

4

n

2

W

O>

A

a1 1J

3
1 to*

o

W
|:"

o

a?
:

S1 3? ^5" B ? <r.

? R (9
f 3.
\ i

*j

an ^ 4 a*i

1
W f),"

i

tf

na

r 1i?

Wa
M

H 1

S1
o
n

O
A O 3
P

tt

'"si 1867-- August..
Septomuor... October....... November... December ...

100 56 27!> 89

1 2 27 4 85 90

G97 403 23 218 891

995 1092

6G.1ia5

13 liil

3114 371

333 215

1868--January 854 208

February,..,. 111 34U

.

March. ........ 151 229 April.............. 82 8

48 151 280 35 105 227 3 316 15
10 199

23 137 "'58

49

(SO 91)

93 72

32 519 878 288 728 752

13 3d4 090 .TO 637 076

24 401 1010 207 703 511

10 2HG 1010 201 17li 390

25 83 702 50 137 294

22 42J 6 47 llii 3

33 212 2 2 25

44 7

7 215

1(1 84

19

H7 July................ 1 6

80 4 JJ

1 24 1C

1

a

4(i

6

"i 8

264

80 28

io

29 106

54 18 77 20 28

488 83 410 1SU 201

4ii5 39!)

37 192

571 41)8

1811 193

259 "4 322

49 12

24H 63 324 142 31 16

G9 115 68 1(11 21 409 66 212 18

2 ...... 1

116 27 165

3

^

56

59 2

1

TI

9B 3

33

8

28

6 457 221

"4

16 ""s

41 32.'!

llf.2 6086

170 2748



r> i

22

13

479 584

7ft% 7697

2437 2395

83 ....,, 508 4597 870

17 211 3192 1420

f) 4

79 29

1787;7

671 ""'75

"'"35

9 12 525

""83

13 285

2 61

115

-QATCEAOVONTSPTAOOBYTNEB.

-oter........... 4023 2598 868 1526 2082 157 2153 5159 1213 2050 2813 182 355 10 70 1900 414 2197 785 1390 43 ... 10 772 62 2287 34919 11016 233
233

~xi 1866-Anfrmt, .- .,J6

September... .. 157

715

November... ,. 707

December ... .. 1101

1867--January .. February..... ..

a51n4

150

113

mi- v

55

June. ...__..._ 27

July............... 14

6 "Ti 1

93 460

71

25 120

469 38 123

5^9 54 197

226 CO 77

123 57

-- 5s

31 40

60 6 33

4 2 10

11

7

10

127

370

478 400

'"i'd

380

2G8 01

133 SO

12

35

26

66 81 310 KU 192 10113 157 40 51 65 9

39 '"94 20

114

44

410 216 246

565 312 440

G2!l 195 811

560 38 1G6

603 15 70

336 "" 12

241

146 ......

45

7!)

17 ***** 55 251 4 310 38 400 11 289 114 3
a2n5
10
tfl

Total.......... 3900 2895 lei 2317 74 I860 3767 87811315 1558 56

Oft
'

''8

- 6 3 10

66 7 67

23 24 152 0 333 8 34

3

182 "'28 512 99 189

83163 366 91 252 26 471 31 158

24 4 CO "18 181 74 74

24

90 1-1 Gl

53 3 40 8 51

5

)3o2q

2 10 7

12

28 IK.lt 0 ...

50 53 4 711 81 2233! 340 933

To tttll lore ISO.,.. 10783

t)OQ

224

32 976

176

182 3938

2748

W 4918

2437

1

200 5302 14G 330 3727

2395 870

48 2072

1420

53 31 1206 ""'35 671

69 8 770

.......

RR

450

27 8 368 83

......

7 176 115

1

387 1048J24136 233 11016

THROUGH COTTON TRANSPORTED.

fiSO

I 8-1
CO
^g

Total In crease......
Decrease....... Increase........ I ::o** SS3

iii iii

Total.. Eufanla........

*"- 2*:

ps 5r- 1----

GOli

Fort Gaines... ^-33:2
Georgetown..] j^^sSS^^^TM""'"' I 9S :S!S|5S33SsSS5; | S8

Coleman's..... I______

_

~ Hatch~ er.....j ... I

;:-*c2i~<~Dt--i-i

: -

: -

: i go -

:..: .: .: .;^t~

Moms'......... i a j^a ^"^ rr6' -is :- =a ; : = s i : i a

Cuthbert...... j SSSSSSSSSS01 : | S

r-T
f-- r/i
gS
EH" K ^

Ward's.........

'

i~~tp'l1'i--4<Oeit'>J~CXK>O3'?J ;tO~~k w^

Daw3pn.........| 8 ^!35gaa= j |g

Brown's........ I 8 :S : : m = I S

Reynolds'..... I

Everett'3...... I =3 = I i : = I 3

"

I : : i i : : I :

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:::: I :: = ::; 1
: S ::: | =
! I ! I ! ig I i III g

O
Jz; S

~^

I iiSSS^SSS 00 : : : IS Ti'JS^S} " s I~S | : oo,-,_ : ^:|fi

1 " -- - ' - - '|S j S3"

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1 S * JO
' '..'.' !* _ . .. .......

r-

[ ; "S^3" ; : : j [ J

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o



___________.... .

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.

M !!!*!! M !; i

3o

. .__
H M {

O
E

3-3 H

5<)0

THROUGH COTTON TRANSPORTED.

O r-*
Total Increase-
5
5O
Decrease--. ......... ....... : ^ O4 rH s

OOQ3CCCl(M<MO acCNOOGi.OO*3OO lOCNCCr-ClMC^-'J'CQ

rid^ M

O 1O--1 O CD t- O CO

lOO

MRB&SNOCAUAOSOTTLVFRMCUARLNOSTBPONOEHFR.NTMUKRSEA)H,

Columbus & M.
SW1AM11TU8TJOFAG1(RVNUC6JOOSE..8TOM7,R.>TAN, R. R. to Macon.

r-

-^ iO rj< CO Jt- O CO * O <N

<M -fll

r-l

iO
t-H-)

Columbus & M. r-5^COOlOrt<OrHb-C^O to

R. R. to Au gusta and Sa

CiCsO'+'QOOOr-WOOO OO"S*OOl>-*-<OOjC"~OQOC3-^1
lOCDt-OOOCOTjfCOC^

TH
go

vannah ...........

:::::::::::!

(PTAI.U)-E

MONTHS.

II Jli;.^

lllfltjl^s^ to

--3<c?c^O^lz^;a^S>^fe^SS-<5^-J'-ssi"-53 3o - -

o1

iip i~|

'

H



i-H

1--1

rH

3 Columbns & M. t--^COO3cOCit*CO(NC^i-*00 <N

t-l O C*l CO W CO

-H -)

R. R. to Macon.

T--1 T-l '

Columbus & M. R. R. to Au gusta and Sa-

tW r--oi-c?tocrca^otc-oortcO*sr^i--ci<io-o-i*ie-otocooooo-t-^ii3Tio-Hro-
t-*^OCO^OOCiCOC3T-(

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gCO

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:::*:::::::

p^rf .

i^d

MONTHS.

J|^^! : ii-!! triaoE-ti ^u^.8Bb-t.PSI*!*.

*

1 <Ia2O/zifl'-5fei-<(=ii-s'-s

5

S

OD

00

i-l

rH

(TABLE G.)

QUANTITY or PRODUCE, FERTILIZERS, ETC., TRANSPORTED OVER THE SOUTH-WESTERN RAILROAD,

FROM AUGUST IST, 1867, TO AUGUST IST, 1868.

SW

O

MONTHS.

No. of So. of Sacks and SnmborofB<tsh- Bush/Is Pounds ?oumls Feet Cords Pounds ?ounds ?onnds Horses

Bbls. I.bs. of Flour. cls of Corn.

of

of

of

of

of of of of nnd

fc-4
,

Flour. Snchs. Pounds.

186T--August ......... HO

September. .. 169

November.. .. December .. .. 1868--January..... ..

397 215 371 342

' 8G330T

April ............ 652

May.............. 373

169

July .............. 139

6718 871800

4782 478200

3553 335300

3354 335-100

3495 349500

3229~200

292000 328000

3251 325100

2020 202900

1683 168300

1109 110900

3237 323700

UP. 10 823 797 95S U2 303 255 34 18 51 12

Down.
3116 5900 1991 862 4148
i4s2m00
Q/I/VTI
14349 21684 18G38 19338

Whcnt.
2131 561
JO7
75G 131 64 52 53
44
0 IS
559

Bncon. 753414 593062 679975 721835 350453 818400 1299250 1395735 530189 395453 657126
OS/79/1 J.

Wool. 0717 5189 18G6 3020 350 140
2320 9GO 59 10102 12859

Iiumber. 195000 197000 167600 353500 492050 161000 318500 120000 312500 248830 244230 196180

Wood. 435 240 489 246 698 601 353 398 323 451 529 121

time. 111660 132690 59550 26560 65150
7970 140480 94250 17280 290JO 177030

Salt. flunno. Mules. O04Q 50365 1733)5 (55930 536640 259695 499620 55291 103396 120:565 700919 7620GO 585 24098! 113707S 180240 2179980 74890 OSfiill 59810 26670 322422 678 84150

& HJ
3Sfij
td M O

Total 1888........ 4405 Total 1867......... 16411

39411 3P41700 10005 1000500

3IC3 146180~ 5086 1375 G3R163 4015

8550W5 IOGI2 3015296 4885 929810 2761788 5294723 585 50415G3 581*6wG 4524600 5J34

Dooronso

1200T, 29100 2940600

2088 'ifrtnss

471

OKI JQ79
WSfil iBftomi fiJO

pounds.ToTtnolnstp1n0n1,n2c38e,

of of

nil kinds of Freight 2,000 pounds.

trnnsported

over

tho

South- Western

Railroad,

for

tho

year

ending

July

Slet,

18C8, 20,247,000

Cj

fr*

(TA1,R 11.)
SHOWING THE SOURCES OP RKVENUK, PHOM AUGUST IRT, 1807, TO AUGUST IST, 1868.

MONTHS.

FRK1fOHT

FRKI OUT.

ContrnI 1 tnilroml. Jfnscogc e n. n.
From. To. "I'Voin. " To.

1867--Angsst. ......................... ...... 107G3 82 ISrfi 08 3fi7fi T.7 4024 40 Soptomber. .......................... 24400 8f> 12054 S7 5-ja1.) G'J 0287 6a

1MTST GHT.
M. & W . R. 11. Kron. To.

llcccipts Totnl Rc<VClll\ eoipts from
S. AV. H. R. all I'roper. Sources,

4R38 37 10(1 74 25684 fifl 01S72 !)-! 8843 OS 104 0!) 10(111 84 71042 70

O
3i

28892 02 SU8H8 7!i 1707'J 2S 7420 f>0 2K01 81 248 (',3 10781 18 108188 U2

1184-2 01 54782 SB 1CG29 28 42!iG 32 2413 !57 1310 21 24150 97 1144S1 04

882G !/!i {ijril U!) 17079 r>4 285)8 27 18C8--January ........ ..................... 7881 12 551D7 18 100r,l 7:! 2823 .'{()

251',) 85 24<ifl 65 8000 CO 2330 80

Mliifl 10 140702 SI 25HH 01) 13C.021 B7

1

7483 88 5(il8(J 7 18071 81 21)81) 84

1101G 44 1797',! 87 April. ,...,.....,...,,.....,..,......,.. 1011G 01 fi81!) 62

70(12 1-1 1S140 85

4a8m42 00(7i

May....................... ........... 4879 57 404-2 64 lflll 62 16(14 08

5741 72 1071 80 7489 10 634 09 <57(>7 42 Sir, fiG 8308 74 018 61

12(i(iG .16 104212 S3 20020 40 70177 08 Z4040 2a 40780 25 181 8!) 34 34505 -/O

HX
raj

June.................................... 4fl78 06 W.I2 fib 16!)fi 75 11)35 45 3374 80 810 (>1 21247 6'.i 84145 70

July ................................... 4791 17 IGai G4 750 27 1504 12 3020 11 160 88 2180!) 47 34205 1C

1868--Totl......... ................. ......... 13118481 iWflOOS 00 108S15 88 4W.07 70 4C707 30 1807--Total................ ................ l(iU8'J3 31 ^08000 07 70SOG 50 1G978 28 3078 08

9048 70 7184 87

257944 23 920544 29 G2-I60Z 48 1000UC3 20

111065 92 81948 82 29710 C3 43718 08 2408 89

38758 50

2U0557 25 80408 91

*

(TABLE I.)
NAMES AND CONDITION OF LOCOMOTIVES ON THE SOUTH-WESTERN RAILROAD, JULY SlST, 1868.

NAMES.

BUILDEKS.

WHEN PUT IN USE ON THIS UOAD.

now USKD.

RKMARKS.

TKocblicescooftiknoeoo................................................................ Post Boy........................... ......... .Serninolo....................................

eoth irtimnrtti..............
Rfirers, Ketclituu & (ivo

,....,...'!!!!!!!!!'
vcnor.... .......

March.......... ...... 1S=U... Miireh, ......... ..... ISiI... Suiitcmber,.........WS'2... April,.....,..,.........185S... Uctobur, ............. -18SS...

L*a??'CnKMr....................... LVssiMiger...................... fort Grtines Branch.. ...... Urnvel trnin.. .................. Shiftinc ii> Yard. ............

Homlomned. 3ondeiniied. jowl order, aood order. Hood order. Uaod order.

Cherokoe.. ..................................

Octubor,..............lK53...

Ciooil order.

ISe/>tcibor,,. ...... .1&5 1...

Albany lirnnch...... ......... 1'iiiisiniKor. .......................

Good order. Wnnts view tire.

6COOLXCfDOMIT)OFITO3VSEfS.

OctoOcr............ ..1H5(... MW....................1KSB... July. ..................1">7...

tjupscuf;er........................ Freight. ................. ......... Kreiftht...........................

In Shop for Uood order, (jood order.

ronairs.

Thronatoeskft.. ...........................

JEOPomachmteaiiruuMsllogaone..to.f..Fa....bo....o....t.....e.......................;..............................................................................

G. T.

\V. M.

Adtuns.......... Furloiv..........

.................. ..................

Jf. W. Baldwin .t Co..........'.'.'.'!!!.'!!.'!!.!!!.' MKOVRWCI-.SBTailodcwominot&iv% oUWo..o...r.k..s. ...................................

September,... .....1857... November, .........1K57.,. Jnunnry....... ...... 185!).. . March, ...............KB!)... Dcccin her,. ......... 1X5-''... iVovember, .........185H... December, ..........ISiVJ... Suptcmber, ........ IWiil...

Krc'wht... ............... ......... Freicrht.... ........... ........... . ('rcipiht ........................... I'nssonser...... ..................

In Shops for repairs. Uood order. Hood order. Wants yoimira. Good order. Uood order. Uood order. Wants new tiro,

1'nchltla......... ........ K. H. Cuylcr...........

.................. ..................

W. A. Black..............................

W.S. Holt................................

M. Bninl A Co., M. Uaird & Co..

Bnldwin linldwin

l',o. Work's. Lo. Works.

March.......... ......1861...

Auuat,...............l07...

Au"ust

JB07

Novemiiur, ...... ...IWiT...

November, .........ISfiT...

(''nMRht.. ......... ............... tVuiglit. ..........................

W;mts repairs. Uood order. Hood order, fiood order. Hood order. Good order.



C. D. WALL, Master Machinist.

(TARI.E ,T.)

SHOWING TIIR NUMRRU OP MII/ES RUN mr KA.OK KXCHNK, AND THE AMOUNT OF WOOD USED FOR
THK Y10AU KSWINU JUF.Y 31, 1868, H.KXM.USIVH OK1 GuAVI'Il,, LUMHKK AND SWITCHING JONO1NK8.

t;
.

OAKS IIAULKD.

"' s f

1

NAMES OF ENOINES.

8.

o9r

W tf S>

B3 II

SS1 V?
"1 ft n

oo03.rn33" t^*..

%?

f
: :

"rMILMS It UN.

'1
9a*1
r* I


(3
8P

S
5
*

:

USKD

aP^
0* D
O"i
O

I
ft
O
H S-
I

2> g
(^
3O^ I
n

O Seu 8,
^ o.

Miles Run to n


H O ^
^
O

ma
2, o


3 PO-*
go

?
a , 2,
3 8
F

aoO .
2,
a3o

Ohipola..................,.................,.......;... T. M. 1'urlow.......................................

SCO 73 IS

8% 8-.T. 91 9S2 765 10 928 4 228

80B

81231 3-1231

825 1433

.........

127--2'5iiS<5l

17i^ 2:'5S5

765

28.-114 2SI14

1011

15183 1518:!

2-15 ......,,,, 8S66 SSfiO

1'^ iT 147 41M

1436 871

sSo6?1K

4075< Z0

709 S33M 270M

1279 314 317%

1037 33.-.M 207

176 93 83%

1324-78 878-03 877-90 1180-18 673-75 272-59

225 141
i1n8n8
105 210

24 20 32 22 15 50

05 47 71 90 48 95

88;1i 81 81 76

K. 11. Cuyler.... ...............................

Taohitla.................;......TM...................

W. W.

A. S.

Block........................................ Holt..........................................

Muokiiloe...... .,,,,,,,,.............................. L. 0. Koynolds... ................................. Ocinulgco...,. ......,,.........,....,;;......... .....

543 55 9S3 1581

67 3 106 166

7fl6 677

15 339

li2f-t2!

.

2215 1288

821 111 129 1391

241K) 11U 12 3025

1573 781 12 2366

2148 888 12 30IC

2670 1292

S962

2526 2372

10m6>0

......

S586 SS68

1566 747

2317

1558 625

2183

659 207

K66

1462 553

2015

443 149

592

IMKll 1157.'!

14 1620 l(il

1038 15808 lG9:i

4765 11031 15796

6761 5720 V.M81

18624 572 ]91!

12720 S!!0 1SOS6

M858 182 14090

21095 100 211K

19374

19374

19162

Ifllia

18300

1S300

10003

10003

4710

4716

10668

10668

2490

2190

7 24
$K
104 201
& ^M
21 83 27

614 18!) 16$

91 52 25

721 389U 255#

4IVi 21M

684 193 225W

8H 272

321385M'

SflSVi 231$

8GO 988

2s8s3K

320% 853'/5

1112 8l7p: 317-K

868 S1SJ2 310V5

6-10 234 255K

615 100K 221K

218 100 114K

598 204 231%

84 52 52?i

S39-0!> 148

81-25 68

820-15 07

7G9-43 18t

732-06 149

1293-90 753-18

118 140

1042-84 144

1147-65 104

1130-18 127

1105-40 103

830-37 ISO

720-28 118

871-31 196

751-96 129

171-43 92

19 18 23 34 21 23 48
!I
17 22 21 20 22 18 30

61 ^
n31 65 66 Id 67 65 55 56 48 55 57 53 47 55 60 56 5C 61 SO 57 52 51 45 47 41 54 4fi 48 48

&O
N SK"
3 8-10 3 -10 S3 '8J--1100 4 3-10 31-10 46-10 4 9-10 4 8-10 48-10 5 8-10 67-10 5 7-10 0 9-10 5 4-10 58-10 57-10 0 2-10 7 2-10 78-10 7 0-10 G 8-10

pK
S
ISg
sta>
P

Total.................. ..................... 22804i92CO 7508 39632 159681 173621 333302 2403 149S5 5549 5300M 17226-71 3115 "S37 1310 1393 118 9-10 138 22 60 63 51-10

Cost Cost

Maintenance of Oil, Tallow and

EnEinos per milo run, in co Wnsto por milo run, in cont

nts

19 1-10 1 9-10

'(TABLE K.)

rf*

STATEMENT OF IRON IN USE ON SOUTH-WESTERN RAILROAD.

Where Laid.

Dist'nco

a a

f?t

Loengfth R..ail.

Wpeirght Yard. .

When

Laid

Kind of Iron.

Been in TTse.

Remarks.

FROM--

w

0 to 728 feet.............................. 728 feet to IK miles.................. VA to 7 miles........................... 7 to 29 miles.. ........................... 29 to 30 miles...........................

i
5 22

728 1012 2G40

24 S*
$*

43 45 51 45 40U

Jnly, 1868... Jan., 185G... July. 1806... May, 1^54.. Sej.t., 1800..

English T mil............................................ Knglish 'S rail............................................ Chattanooga Mills T rail........................... English T ruil...................................... ......

1 month........... 12 years 6 mo... 14 years 2 mo...

Bntlcr

Branch.

1
M

30 to 32 and 2170 feet. ............... 2 2176 24

Jan. ,1861...

7 years 6 mo..... Butlor Branch.

32 and 2176 to 33 and 3288 feet.. 1112 24 & May, 1868... Knglish T rail............................ ...............

Butler Branch.

33 and 3288 to 50, Butler...........

16 1

1992

&

45 40V

April, 1853.. Dec., 1859...

Enclish T rail............................................ 1/nckn.wamm anil Atlanta re-rolled T mil

15 ye.irnSmo... 5 years 8 mo.....

Butler Branch. Main lino.

1

30 to SI and 600 fent...... ............ 31 and 600 feet to 33}..............
to35K............................... to 36M................... ............ n to 38M............. ............ ......

1 600 24 10<1 Sept., 1858.. English and Laokawnnnft T rail. .............

{ English on Enst track

2 2040 24 2 1320 24
3960 24

UP/, Aup.,1859... Atlanta re-rolled T rail............................. )ycars.... .......... 40V| Sept., I860.. Laokawanna Trail......... ........................... 3 years... .......... 40M Sent., 18GO..

and Lackawanna on West track.

2 1320 24 40l| July, 1860...

j Taken up from Fort

3w

38?i to 42 and 300 foot. .............. 3 1620 24 iOY, Sept., I860.. English T mil............................................ i years..... ...... . Gaincs line.

42 and 300 to 47%............... ...... 5 3660 24 40t| Aujr.,1860... English T rail............................................ 3 years.............. ( Tak'n f'm Ft. Qaincs

s* 47% to 48 and 4288 ftet............. 1 328 24 4()J| Sept., I860..

48 and 4288 ft. to 49 and 3552 ft. 49 and 3552 to 50 and 766 foot...

4544 24 41 Nov., 1867.. 2494 45 Jan., 1856... English T rail............................................ 12 years 6 mo...

line and relnid in July, 1866.

50 and 766 to 50 and 2925 foot... 2159 41 Nov., 18G7.. Enitlish T rail............................................ 10 months........

!

50 and 2925 to 50 and 4680 foot.. 1755 24 50 and 4680 to 51 and 4180 foot., ""-3 4780 24

g

Sept., June,

I860.. 1868..

English

T

rail.............................

...............

i 51 and 4180 to 55....................... 1100 18 34 July, 1851...

65 to 62..................................... T. ...... 24 43 Fob., 1867... American Phoenix Iron Co.'s T rail.......... 1 year 6 mo......



i

*

NOT*.--Table K contiinice on tioxt pttgo.

c>

Whte tnkl.

TADtiK K--(CoNTisum)

"spfet'noe (loienfgtb >B. .ai)--

IW"ei(thtper

I 3 i

Yard... \hen Laid

Kind of Iwi.

1
,,,.,,,,, ,,..,,,,.

63 to, 83 and 4140 foot,..,,,.......... 6S and 4140 to 67 ami 412 foot...

s IMS

2'y4

JS

Nov.. iftW,. Bnglish t ril,,. ,,....,.......,,..,...,...,,.,,,..,...... June, WA. KiiHh T mil............................................ 2 montlis. ........

tH and 412 to 67 and 5170 foot,,, 47M

.?nn.. ISSft... tfitlriish T rftll............................................ 12 yearn 0 1110...

d! and 6170 to 88 and 178 feet,. 20SS 24

Nov.. 18G7.. KnKlish T roll............................................ S* months,,,,,,..,

'

68 and 6 and

1678 BOW

to 98 to 89

and and

5098 1378

feet., feet..

'""i

S120 IfiOO

20

Knslish T nul,... ............ .......................... 11 yonrn 9 mo... ^yeavs.... .....,,,,

8f> 70 70

and and and

1378 2903 4343

to to to

70 and * feet., 70 and 4S4S feet.. 97.......................

"'28

1440

a>

7tol07U, Albany.................. 8SH to SB. Xafaulaline..,.,.....,.

10 14

2610 2640

2M0

98 to 118}<................................. 20

July", lS5i !" Unirliiih T rnil....................... ..................... 40V4 April. 1B57.. Kniflixh T mil............. ............................... 11 years,lino,,,
Oot , 1857.,., Kn(t)ih T rail. ............ ..,,,..,, ....... .......,,...,,, 10 years 10 mo.. 4fl<1 July. 1858... Kturttsh T i-tl.................... ........................
AiU,18S8.. KiiKllnh T rail............................................

S3
S

'

IWitolla............................... M2to 143. gufnula. ........ ..,....

23 20)0 '2,'44

Knglish 'r rail ,,,,,,,..,,,............,... ........,../... i year* 3 mo...,. July, 1805..'.' Atlanta re-rolled 'JP rail...................... ....... 3 years... ......... ..

\f

iaxtom..*,l",f*...!!**.'.........
121 to m,......,,,,,.,.,.....,..,, .....

204D 24 It 18

38

S

April.iaet). July. 1831,..

FlniiHe rail..... ...... ..........

....,......,.,,,..,,,,,,.

8yesr3mo..... 17 yoatt..... .,...,,

^

Item'd from old track

139 to 140.................................

Jan., 7850... Bnffllsh T rftll......... .................................

and Amcrioua,

2072640

(TABLE t.)
STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AKD DISBURSEMENTS OF THE FUNDS OF THE SOUTH-WESTEHN RAIUJOAD COMPANY, TO AUGUST Isr, 1868.

RECEIPTS.

DISBURSEMENTS.

Beceived for Capital

Dontl account issued

Uond Bond

account account

issued issued

fSffooutrrortcttwwken,eenn3yt2tyey,1ay0yr9ose.usa..hrr.ss.a..,.r...ee....sn.....d......o....r.....s...e......d...........

FPPFoaoressrtseiogeftnhfiigctckecereaDmtesaevirposnsjaisurnategmsdsi.ne.s.nci.n.et.c.MA.e..u.aA.g.i.luu..gSs..ute..rs1.v.ts.it.1,c..se.1t.,.8...1.0...8.7..0......7.................................................

324,000

S3,210,800 00

55,000 00

--5--1--,000--0--0 430,000

715,882 10 4,337 224,747 39
2,130 (50

00
00 50

PIUDPnrrnuoteecefmlriaotniiutiamhmlneedHrdaLoBnDvodaeisivsnDli.rud.oi.ese.a.cn.Td.od.sa.u?..x..,n....tN...".....oC.....s..o........u..1....p....t..o.o.....n....2..s...7.."........._.........................,.................................................,.....................,

842,700 09 99
, 14T 90 3,381 93 J30.224 10

CoSSTItUCTIOW..
TSfLLPrioaoaelosicnicslogdosemhnnAagtonDcetdicCrevoMpaeCuoransatK.r.tc..s..nh.......e.i.....n.i....n...e.....e..r.....y.s.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

110.G60 24.000 132,206 45,829 16,248 7.935

83,382,873 14 00 10 63 69 00

70

336,93966

CURARInKntNenTrueiEstyxt iot'EonKBCSuiBtnySdo.s.f......M.......a...c....o....n.........................................................................................

31,570 00 1,250 00

576,557 B2

MSCtiootycnktogfionmCooetlrhuyemArbCWiaomeBspot amIn'obieins...t....K......a....i..l..r....o....a...d......B.....o....n....d....?...-..

47,394 73 5,000 00

32,820 00

Di-viBdeanladnNceo.....2.8..,..p..a..i.d.....................................................................................

53.39473 123.828 00 227,633 70

$4,734,017 51

84,734,047 51

The balance consists of--

Cash Cash Cosh

on on on

hddaeenppodoss,iinttaaaptteCCr.eCAnt.r*aNhl uBKtotaionihlgr.o.'.sa.,.d..B..B.a.a.n.n.k.k.e.r........

103,104 00,179

G5 35

$35,782 91

E.

E.

MACON, AUGUST IST, 1867.

Dills, receivable..

163,284 00 28,56679

JNO. T. BOIFEUILLET,

8 227,633 70

Treasurer.

C;

M.)
PEOM Bom?s OF.THK SOUTH-WKSTKUN

COMPANY, JUT..Y 31.ST, 1868.

CU.

Ballroad Mid appurtenances,.,.,......................... Land Account.. ................................................... Stock of other Companies.................................... Beads of other Companies.................................

$3,711,878 a> T.Offi 00 47,8!U 73 (>,000 00
---- 81,32!) 7

Capital atcwk, 32,10ft shares.................................. lionils i.-meil.........,.;........,.............,.....,...,...,.,,..,, Hiiilrmul uavnjnBS prior to Auutist 1,1HW7............ Knilroad cnriltiifrs HIIIOB Auxust 1,1867...,...,..,

47,1-i!) 61

'.i;;ooo (oXo! ,

Railroad expenditures......................................... 576.SST 82 Intorast on Bonds........,...,...,....,,...,,.,..,.............. 31,570 00 Annuity to City of MBOoa................................... I.giii 00 Cash.,.....,.,..................................,............,..,..,....." 85,78291 Central Railroad and Bnkin(r Company............ 103,104 85

009,37782

Fro' Tickets........,.,.. .,.,.,.,.,,.,,,,,,..,.,................ PromUim aiirt JJiwoimt.................. ......,,,...,,,,. Unolaiinml JUvuids, Noa. 1 to 27...........,,..,.., Duo other Hftilromls.,...,..,....,.,.,.....,,.,,,.....,..,..,, Intevnnl Hovouuo Tux on Coupons.................. Profit flml Loss................ .............................

4,:7 GO
Sa.,SsHsc1 oio
4,85:2 70
0100

I I

C. A. Nutting, BMikeT......................................... 60,379 S6

Bills regwabto................................................... a8.ai<i 79

22T,<533 TO

Dn'eTiy Agonts.................................................... 18,603 a5

Duo by Southern Kinross Compnny.................... 650 60

Duo by National Express Company ......,,,.,.,,....... 185 59

Due by United fitates.........................................._2,00938 21.32942

Dividend No, 28, paid.,....................................,.,,

123,8^8 00

84,755,376 03

03

JNO. T. BOIFEUILLET, Treasurer.

LIST

THE

OP THE

CAPITAL STOCK

OF THE

SOUTH-WESTERN RAILROAD COMPANY,

AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS, JULY 31,1868.

VAMES.

SHARES.

Abraham, D. Hebrew Congregation,

Macon......._..._............................ 3

Adams, Martha W.............................. 18

Anderson, Geo, W............................. 360

Andmon, Geo. W., Trustee Eliza

Laraar,............................................. 10

Anderson, Geo. W., Trustee E. A. La-

mar................................................... 5

Andcrson, Geo. W., Trustee E. C. An

derson, ....._.................................... 6

Anderson, Geo. W., Trustee E. C. An

dersen, Jr.,..--.................................. 2

Andcrson, E. C., Jr.,........................... M6

Anderson, Clarence G.,,.................--. 2

Anderson, John W., Sons & Co.,... ..... 307

Alexander, Edward P......................... 60

Alexander, Adam L............................ 100

Alexander, C. A................................... 50

Alexander, James M.,..._.................. 20

Alien, Ledisn E.,................................ 3

Armstrong, B. K--................,......,...... 10

Armstrong, J. W., Agent for Jl. W.

Villepigue,............................_....... 3

Ash, John H........................................ 9

Ash, Sarah,......................................... 8

Austin, Thomas H............................... 8

Axson, I. S. K.................................... 74

Axaon, I. S. K., in trust for Mrs. K.

I/. Axson......__.............................. 19

Axson, Mrs. R. L................................ 9

Axson, Randolph............................... 7

Battcrsbv, Wm,, Guardian C. and

John F. Cercopely,.......................... 9

Battersbr, Wm................................... 871

Batterehy, W., Ag't M. A. Wolfcnden, 56

Bacon, Mary J..............................--. 6

Bacon, Henry,.................................... 60

Bancroft, Martha M.,.------................ 5

Barnwel), John G............................... 6

Barrie, Augustus................................. 10

Barrow, Miss Martha,........................ 25'

Barrow, Thomas W.....................:....... 6

Barrow^Harman H.,..,.....................-- 5

Bates, W. M.,_..._............................ 30

Bate, L. W........................................ 2

.

SHARES.

Barrctt, W. H., Tr. Mrs. A. Phinizy,.. 20

Barrett, Thomas.................................. 125

Barrett. T. ., Tr. Mrs. M. S. Barrett, 16
Baker. Thomas A................................ 13

Boss, Mrs. Mary R............................. 20

Bartow, S. F., Tr. Mrs. Ann Green

and her children by Ales. Maxwell, 10

Bailey. Sam., Tr. Mary B. Bailey,...-- 5

Barry Samuel, ............._--.....,,,,.--.. 3

Berry,John B.................................... 5

Beckwith, E. G.,...----........................ 75

Bealle. Rebecca A............................. 2S

Beat, Mrs. Martha F.,........................ 20

Bcthal Benj'n, Ex. AV. D. Woodson,... 44

Beacber, Ann K......................_...... 13

Bivins, Geo. V{................................... 4

Bivins, James SI.,.,................--.......... 20

Birch & Snider................................... 10

Birch, Mrs. John M.,......................... 3

Bird, Eliza M...................................... 5

Black, W. A........................................ 89

Blanton, W. M. Ag't Sarah A. Blan-

ton................................................... 16

Blocker, Stephen......._..................... 10

Blunt, Jas. H., Trustee for his wife.

Eugenia W. Blunt,...................--.... 11

Blaek Miss A. R.................................. 6

Bochcrt, A., Tr. Chas. Sunburn,......... 2

Boeardus, H. 8., Tr. Mrs. Elisabeth
Webster and children,..................... Cfl

Boifeiiillet, John'1............................. 36

Boifeuillet. H, W.,..............--.,,,......,.. 9

Bosnton. Willard,.............................. 10
Bray& Bro.,...................................... 5

Bryan, L.. G'd'n Sidney and E. Brynn, 68

Brown, Wm. Tr. A. C. Brown............. 2

Brown. T. f......................................... 25

Brown, Miss Anna T.,........................ 12

Brown, Dr. Wm.,................................ 12

Brown, E. B..................................... W
Brodie, Caroline B......_................_ 2-t

Brodie, Eliza M.,.............--................. 24

Brodie. Mary F................................. 14

Bryan, Henry..-.........--...................... M

Bruen, C. W. W.,.............................~ 8

GOO

LIST OF STOCKHOUDEBS.

NAMES.

SHAEK8.

KiUES,

SHARES.

Braen. C. \T. W., and W. S. Bassen- Collins, S., in trnst R. 6. Collins......... 10

ger, ~Ex'rf,........................................ 4 Collins. Mrs. E. C*............................ 10

Bnrdsall. \V. H................................... 60 Coker, Frances M.,......................._..._ 3

Bunns, Charles................................... 50 Coker, T. M......................................_ 30

Bunt?., Henry L., in trust for H.C. H. Comer, John T.................................... 20

Bnntz....__......___........_._...... 5 Cochran, Jlra. E. T. Adm'x Est. E. A.

Bnntz, H. L.. in trnst for his daughter.

Cochran,.......................................... 23

Mary L- Bnntz................................ 5 Cobb. Mary C.. Guard., Trustee, ice.,.. 23

Burroughs, Mrs. Valena G.,............... 7 Cobb, Mary C., Guard, and Trustee of

Burroughs, John \f........................... 2 her daughter, Julia J. Cobb,.........._ 10

Burroughs, Charles J.,......__.__ ... 2 Cobb, Howell...................................... 5

burroughs, Richard B.,...................... 2 Cowart, Z............................................ 9

Burroughs. Wm. B ............................ 5 ! Condon, Pierce.................................... 30

Buker, E. W., Tr. Florence Buker,.... 2 ' Cope, G. i.. Tr. Mrs. J. H. A. Cope

Buker, E. W., Tr. Ida Juchols............ 1 . and children...........--..................... 9

Bullock, \V. Gadson. Trustee............. 1 ! Cope, G. It., Trustee for his children,.. 7

Bullock. \V. G.. Tr. Mrs. J. D. Colburn, 6 , Cowden, Mrs. Margaret...................... 4

Byrne. Thos., G'd'n Thos. J. Ryan,.... 4 : Coley. Mrs. Helen............................... 31

Byington, J. L.. Tr. E. I. Byington.... 1 i Cole, Mrs. Esther Carolina................. 10

Carter, Sam'1 M.,............................... 110 I Coley, Cbas. H..................................... 2

Carter, Farish..................................... 194' Cousins. Ellen M.,..............--............. 5

Carter, Jesse....................................... 27 ' Cohen, Solomon................................. 336

Carter, Mrs. Harriet,.......................... 3 Cohen, M., Tr. Mrs. F. Cohen............. 3

Calloway, L. X., ................................. 5 Cohen, Octavus, Chairman Perma

Carswell, \V. E.................................... 8D nent Fond....... ................................ 10

Carhart. James !>......._....................... 35 Cohen, Cicelia E.,....................._....... 5

Carhart A-Bro.,....... ... . . .... 41 , Cohen, Octavos, Ag,t Mrs. P. Y. Pem-

Carhart A Curd................................... 1, ler,.._................................................ 2

Carnes, Mrs. Eliza J.,......................... 20 , Cooper, John...................................... 28

Carncs, Mrs. Eliza J.. Tr. Mr*. A. E. Connory. Elinor................................. 10

Finstey,............................................ 5 Crowder, Catharine M....................... 50

Camden County Academy,.._............. 13 Craft, Carl F....................................... 6

C:irmichn.el, W. P.. Tr. C. B. Elliott, _ 9 , Craiff, Maria....................................... 2

Central R. R. and Banking Co., Ga.,.-4856! Crosier. John,-........._......................... 3

Cercopely, John F............................... 36 Crawford, Mrs. Susan......................... 33

Champion, A. M.,............................._ 1 Crawford, Mrs. E. A............................ 12

Champion. G. M., .............. ............... 4 ' Cutbbert Chapter, -fo. 31.................... 5

Champion, F. J., Tr. A. E. Champion, 10 Cnnningbam, Miss E. C.,.................... 16

Champion, F. J., Tr. R. M. Larcombe, Cunningham, Miss Jane W.,..........._ 16

minor, ___..__._........... ......._ 20 Cunningham, Miss P. P., in trust for

Champion, F. J., Tr. Mrs. J. M. Gar-

S. W., P. P. and J. C. Postell, minors, 3

many................................................ 10 Cunningham. John, in trust J. Cun-

Champion, Aaron............................... 163 nnighaui. Jr........_......,................_ 1

Champion, A., Tr. Eliz'b'th Champion *5 Cunningham, John, in trnst Wm. Cun-

Chambers, James M................_........_ 30 ningbam. Jr.,................................._ 1

Chapman, Tallulah Bostick................ 37' Cunningham John, in trust for Giles

Cbarlton, Mrs. Margaret.................... 46 I McDonald....................................... 1

Charlton, Mrs. M.. Ex. P. Snick,......- 2 Cunningham. John, G'd'n <J. McDon

Charlton, Robert M........................... 26 ald,--................................................ 7

.Charlton, R. M., Tr. Mrs. B. G. Guer- Cunningham, John, trust L'uphemia

ard and children. ....,,....................._ 12 Postell.............................................. 1

Charlton, T. S., G'd'n W. G. Cbarlton, 57 Cunningham, John, trust Preston Cun

Christee. Luke. Tr. Emily C. Camp,... 6 ningham,..............................._...... 8

Church Elizabeth,._._..........._........... 1 Cnnningham, John, trust Edwin Sul

Chisholm, W. W.,......_...................... 16 len",--................................................ 4

Churchill, Rjohard Cnyler................. 20 Cnnningham, John, trust Mrs. Kel-

Churchill, F. H. Tr. Mrs. E. C. Cnyler, 89 ! ley................................................... 1

Chaplin, W. F., Tr. Mrs. H. Qnantock, 10 Cnnningham, Isa G.,........................... 1

Cheeves, Grief................. .................. 130 Cnnningham, John Cr.,__....__...... 1

City Council Savannah...................... 11 Cnnningbam, John............................ 11

Cheeves, Isabella, Adm'jc.................. 106 Cnnningham, T. M., Cashier)............. 93

Cheeves, Mrs. Elizabeth,..._...._.- 20 Camming, Wallace..............___..... 80

Cheevcs, Isaac G................................. 6 Canningham, Mias Isabella J.,.......... 17

Cleveland. Dr. TCrn. C.. in right of his Cnylar, Mrs. E. C................................ 11

wife. Eliza,..TM...__......................... 81 Cuyler, Dr. J. M............................_ 16

Clay, Joseph...............____............. 2 Davis, G. W., Ex. Thos. Clarke.......... 17

Clarke, Anna M.,....................__..._ 4 DaTis, Ann M.,i.................................. 10

Clarke, Lucretia H.,........................... 10 Davis. G. W., trust Mary Davis.......... 18

Clarkc. Maria E......._ .................... 10 Dwson, T. A., trnst Ann M. Dawson, 2

Cla?horn & Cnnningham.................... 3 Dy, Joseph.............----............_..,. 220

Clinch, Mary L................................... 30 Darly Lidge.................._.................. 5

i-lenson. T. G.,.................................... 57 Davanti Vaple*,.............................. 25

Collins, S., in trust T. Edgar Collins, 10 Dewell A Morgan,.............................. 10

Collins, S., in trust W. W. CoUina,....- 10 Demere, Hair E.............J................... 8

LIST OF STOCKHOLDERS.

601

KAHE3.

SHARES.

NAMES.

BHABES.

Dessaussure, "W.G., trust Lean Cohen, 30 Furman. J. H. Jr................................ 4

Dent, James........................ ............... 6 Fulwood, Rev. C. A. Trustee H. T.

Dewit, Levi,--...............----:.--........ 6 Fulwood........................................... 6

DeLyon, Anna..................................... 6 Fulton, Silas....................................... 10

DcLeon, Perry M.,.............................. 8 Fielder. Miss Alary C......................... 15

Dempsey, T. C..................................... 103 Garnmel. John ......_......._....._,. 9

Dempaey, T. C., Trustee Mrs. Ellen Gallic, J. B.......................................... 50

Wilkinson,...- .....................--....... 79 Ganahl, Mrs. C. E................................ 25

Bewail. A........................................... 2 Gaudry, Julius B..................._._..... 21

Dippish. J. H...................................... 2 Gaudry, Airs. Ann C........................... 4

Dixon, R. K.,............--....................... 66 Garrett, Ripley................................... 61

Dillon, Copt. John, in trust Associa.- Gardner, Ta,ylor AI. Trustee......... ..... 5

tion of Friends of Ireland............... . 12 Gaichcr, W. A.................................... 30

Bippish, Mrs. Etnula H.,.................... 2 Gallaudet. James.............. ............. 10 ismirke, James L.,........................... 10 Gernmin, Ann G................................. 1

Bodge, Thomas A.,..........................._ 1 Gerstman, Simon........................ ....... 55 owning, T. Lawrence........................ 25 Giles, Wm.........................................._ 10

Douglass, Thomas................................ 29 Giles, John M...................................... 5

Douglass, Eugenius L., Guardian &c., 10 Gilmer, Louisa Porter by A. Porter... ll

Boon, Mrs. J. G................................... 29 Gibbs, James S.................................... 100

Doon, Mrs. Julia................................. 12 Gibbs & Co......................................... 20

Doon, Est. John G.,............................. 25 Gilmer, J. S. Tr. Airs. Louisa Porter.. 200

Dowse, Miss T. f................................ 2 (lilbee, Aliss E. M................................ 20

Duncan, \Vm.,.:.................................. S Gifford, Ebenezcr \V........................... 17

Dunning, Mrs. Eliza M....................... 20 GUI, Edward. Trustee G. W. L. Gill... 1

Dunning, Benj.,.................................. 15 Gifttrilliftt, \V.R................................ 12

Durant, H. S..................................... 50 Gray, Air?. Winnafred........................ 10

Dupree, L. J....................................... 20 Gray. Peter W. Guardian children of

Dudley, G. M...................................... 200 Mary Crouch, deceased.................... 20

Drane, Wm......................................... 50 Graves, Ivcrson L............................... 47

Drewry, John,.................................... 20 Gruntliind, Seaton.............................. 165

Eagan, Pat.......................................... 7 Green, Thomas.................._.........._ 34

Einstein, Abram, _............................. S Green, J. M. Agent Mrs. Sarivb Green 25

Elliott, Alary U................................... 4 Green, J. M. Tr. Mrs. S. V. ijreen...... 4'"8

Eberhart. Sara'1......:........................... 100 Green, J. Mercer, Trustee...........;...... 3

Eufaula Lodge. No. 11, I. 0. 0. F.....~ 5 Green, J. Mercor, Agent J. R. King,

Evans, James E., trust for Fund Re

Trustee............................................. 1

lief Ga. Conference.......... ............. 15 Green. T. R....................................... 37

Fabian, Jas. L.,................................... 6 Green, R. A........................................ 7

Faulk, A. W.,.........................~........... 10 Green, Lucy......................................... 40

Farrar, S M........................................ 10 Grade, James K............................_ 12

Farrah. Hugh, Tr. wife, Olivia Farrah Granniss. E. C.................................^. 21

and children.........._..............--...... 15 Grieve, Miller...................................... 30

Felton, Wm........................................ 5 Griffin, H. C. in trust for H. W. Griffin 3

Felton, L. M........................................ 40 Griffin, Henrietta................................ 3

Ferrill, John 0., trust Mrs. Jas. Gilli-

Goodall, Aliss AI. A............................. 3

land,............................................. 5 Gordon, G. A. Trustee Mrs. Hender-

Fitzsimmons, Mrs. E. M...................... 6 soc and children..........................:... 1

Finlayson, John, (Fla.)....................... 132 Godfrey, Susan J................................. 7

Flemming, T. W., Agent H. C. Quar- Godfrey, J. E. Trustee A. 'Nelson's

terman,............................................. 15 children............................................ 1

Flanders, David.................................. 2 Gourdin, H. Agent Airs. Sarah V. Gil-

Fluellen, Dr. E. A.,... ......................... 22 liard................................................. 11

Fox, R. D..,.. ...................................... 20 Gourdin, Matthiesscn it Co................. 115

Foley, Mrs. Honoria........................... 10 Goodwin. Sidney P..._........................ 75

Foy, W. H........................................... 31 Gowen. Thomas B................ .............. 43

Foy, Mrs. Mary L............................... 20 Gould, Artemus................................... 34

Foster, Fleming.................................. 3 Gunn, D. F..................... .................... 75

Fort. Tomlinson.................................. 6 Gunn, J. McK...................................... 5

Ford, R. G........................................... 11 Guillnn, Hannah................................. 10

Franklin Lodge, No. 2,1. 0. 0. F....... 5 Greshaiu, John J................................. 50

Freeman. A R.................................... '5 Greshatn, T. B..................................... 25

Fraser, Simon H.,................................ 30 Gresham, T. B. Trustee Airs. Alary B.

Fraser, Francis A................................ 3 Gresham .......................................... 25

Freeman, Mrs. Ann R......................... 2 Grimes. Richard L.............................. 47

Freeman, Sarah E.............................. 8 Hartridge. Algernon L........................ 33

Friedenberg, A. Ic L.......................... 17 Hartridge, Miss Adelaide.................... 31

Freedenburg. Siginund,....................... 5 Hartridge, Mrs. Mary U. G................. 113

Frederick, Mr. Mary A..................... 60 Hartridge, Julian, Trustee for Alien

Furlow, T. M....................................... 5 L. and Catherine M. Gibbs.............. 10

Furlow, J. W......_.................~...:...... S Hartridge. J. Guardian of C. McD.

Fulton, James................................... 6 Hartridgo......................................... 15

Funnan, Dr. J. H. Trustee F. T. and Hartridge, Julian, Trustee Airs. Sarah

J. H. Furman, Jr............................. 50 E. Hartridge.................................... -14

UST OF STOCKHOLDEBS.

KAKKS.

6HABES,

XAVES,

BBAfcM.

Hartridse i Keff.............................. 100 Henderson, E. F................................. 28

Bartndge, Julia I............................... 21 Hcnderson, Mrs. Caroline.................. 7

Harries, Juriah.................................. 34 Hincs. Richard K. Tr. Anna S. Hints 6

Harriss, Loais P................................. 100 Hines, R, K. Trustee Emily A. Hines 6

Harriss, Mary P.................................. 250 Hinca. Martha W. minor.................... 1

Hams?, Jas. TV. Trustee for children Holt. T. G. (Macon,)........................... 35

of Ann E. Earriss, deceased.....-.--- 65 Holt, William S................................... 152

Harris*. John W....----.,,.,.,.....,...,..... 50 Holt, W. S. President S. W. R. R. Co. I

Harrias. James JI. Trustee for Mary HoJnian. Eroettne A. and children...... 40

E. Harris.....................__............... 40 Hooks, William..

_mst. Charles A............................. 25; Hodse, B. R........................................ 5

Hart, B. A....................................... 10' Home, Pesrce........................_........ 12

Happoldt. Albert 11........................... 25 Howan, Miss Sarah............................ 24

Harden, Thomas H. Guardian Eliza. Hobba, Richard..............................-- 11

A. Gilliam............._..................... 102 I Hodgfcins. S. M. Trustee............_- 2

Hardce. Xoble A-.....,.-........-...-....-.- 451 Holmes, T. 0....................................... 16

Hardec, W. J..........,....,...................._ 10 ! Houston, Patrick................................. 12

Harden, T. H. Trustee.............._...... 42 Howard, J. Gordon......................._,. 162

Harrison, Thoroas I>........................... 19' Howard, Sanger & Co~.,......~.............. 18

Haas, Christopher.._....................._ 8 Hofisaon. Wm. B................................. 160

Hays. Mrs. S. 31.................................. 8 Hobson, Ann. Richard, John Thomaa 32

Haunt. A. ,7,. J. S- nd John, testa

HopJtin., M. B. Adm'r........................ 20

mentary Trustees Mary 0. Fergasoa Hough. K. C........................................ 27

and children.--,.,.......--,,...,....,..,,. Home Insurance Company--.............. 4

Haupt, A. J., J. S. wad John, testa

HrfSand, Wiiiam f........................... 10

mentary Trustees for Eliza B. H. Kttlch\ia<sa* Hobert estate?_..--.__.. 40

Seyle, UVIV.AJ&M--...........--.....--.--... Hunter A" Gnjnroeii............................. W

Haupt. A. J.. J- S. and John, testa- Hn'I, WiUiam H................................. J5

teentary Trustees for Mary L. Buntz I Hall, George G....._............................. M

and children. ................................... 1 Hull. Edward W................................. 1&

Haupt, A. J,, J. si. and John, teata- Hull, H. Jr......................................... 15

tataentary Trust<s for widow and Hull, Dr. Henry.................................. 50

children of S. B. Hanpt, deceased... Hunter, H..........,4............................... J

Hanpt. John and John L., testament

Hutchmjw, 3Ira. baraa............_..--,.~ 10

ary Trustees for children of Samuel Hubert. William................................. 42

B. Haupt..

Hunt, J. J........................................... 19

Haupi, Mrs. Elizabeth........................ & | Huttoa, J. S. Trustee for wife............ SO

Haupt, Joim (Mobile,)...........,.,....,..... 4 ! Jackson, Henry R.............................. 160

Haupt, John in trust for his daughter Jackson. George (freedman)......,......-. 1

Ct-tnervne SI. Hanpt........................ 6

, Miss Almira P...................... _

Haunt, Jobo 1>. in trust for imon F, Jenkiaa, Cbas. J, Trustee V. <j. Bur

P. yinpt.......................................... 4 roughs and children........................ 20

Haupt, Mrs. EHzabeth. in trust for Jones, E. F. Trustee for Mrs. Elsy V.

George \V. Haapt_,................_,...,. 5 Cartiedga.......................................... 8

Haapt. A- J., John It. and John, tes- Jones. Rcttben................................... 29

amentary Trnstec Anna JI. B. Jones, John E..................................... 100

Buntz and cfaiidrco........._............. 8 Jones, Catherine Helen--................... S

Habereham, Isabella C.!...,................. 3 [ Jones, Mrs. S. L., Ex. Saui'l Jones,

H;aIUbLeM rsShUalmu,.AR^UoUbCe^rt.t'Ji.r1uUsSUteUeCMAUr1e3..SO.. A^^.

1i _dMeKcV'd.......-- ....-- ................................................................................... 1-IV0

Andenon..................,.._..................... 20) Jones, John L., ................................. 15

.)', Alexander T...............-- 1 Jones, A. E>.......................................... 2

Ha-bcrshsun, Robt. Trustee Mrs. S. A. Jones, Gco. X...........__................,,,., SO

Aadcrson and children.................... Ha.. bi. e._r-h,_a_m_ . R1> o.!b._e_rt.-.,..,^..^.,...............

49! Johnson, H. It., i Co............ 2ft Jro_hl.n--a_o_n., Wti*i:o_dJo__r 1P\_.. ......................

11

Hnilowes, Csrolioe M. S. Trustee....... Uallowe*.Miller Mra. C. M. S. Hal-

9

JJ..oohhnnssoo..na.,..T^G.eUr_t.r.,uAdeg.''.t..J.....H......J..o..h..n..s.o..n..,.......

11 3

Iowa................................................ 5! Johnson, Jotnes,.........

Harden, Thomas H. in trust for John 1 Johnstonc, Miss M. H.

52

Catup,,...,.......................................... 10 J_o_h_ns_to.n.., S_u.s_n_n \.V.............................. 6

dge, Jaiian under marriaee set ! Johnston! Miss Elizabeth C., .,,,,......._ fl

tlement Julia and Mary H. Hart- I Johnston, Mrs. Elizabeth C.,...--.---- H

Johnston, John M.......,.....,,......,....,.,,, 41

Harvey. J. C.,..TM.,............................ 10 Johnson, Emmett R.......................,.,.. 2

............... 20 Joiner. James M.,............................... 5

Hall, Riofani-d A.................................. S Jesjup, Isafic, (Frcedmnn,)................. 1

............... SO Jewett, H. \j.. Trustee Georgia Acad

.=::4 emy for the Blind............................ 7 Jordan, L. A. and Eojliy E................. 100

.............. 10 Joseph, M. G...................................... 92

Headroail, H. O................... .... 3 Joseph, 6............................................ 54

............................

Ws

Justices Inferior Coart, Chatham Co., Kef, JeeB..__...............................

27 38

Heywood, W, E............_.. .............. J92 Ksy, Joseph S-,................................... 6

Kcywood, D. B.................................... 153 Key, Jos. S., Tr. Sasan M. Key,.......- 2

LIST OF STOCKHOLDERS.

602

MAXES.

SHARES.

NAJTKS.

BBJkBSS.

Kendrick, J. R.........._ ..................... 38- McDuCSe, Geo. W.,.,.,......................... 3

KKecllllcerr,,QSc,oW. A.............................................................................

& McGehee, A. B.................................... 18 Z McGlehee, Adam................................. 29

Kett. J. MS., Tr. J. B. Kell................... Kell, 5. M., Tr. J. M. Koll.......-..--. ...

9 Mclnnis. Miles.................................... 2 1 McLendon. W.B................................. 15

Ke!!, John M., ................................... 15 McSab.robn....................___..__ 60

Kirby. Rev. J. F., Ex. Owen Foley,... 12 Ksapp. N.B-- ..................,,.........._. 302 Kollock, Jano J.. ..........................._,. 3

McWilliams. Margaret......__.........,._ McRitcbie. Jease................................. McCord, Mary......................._....,.,..,.

3 50 76

Kollock, Maria C......_........_............ 8 MeCoy, Mrs. Jane R........................... 15

Kolb. Elizabeth, Adm'x Wm. Kolb,... Kohn, Jacob......................................

10 3

McFarland, John.....--..............._..... McHmrdy, Alexander..........................

11 20

Lake, Francis........ .............................. 7 McHenry, James......................_....... 132

Lathrop, Cha. T..._............................ 129 Mclntyre, Robert............................... 2

Lathrop, James NY ............................. 187 Melntyre, William...__................... 2

Lfttfirop, Elizabeth L., (.Mass.).... ........ 30 Afclntyre, W. & R.............,........_....; 47

Lathrop. J. S.................. ..................... 80 Mclntyre. Robert Trustee Joseph E.

Latbrop, Henry Tr. Clara S. Lathrop 43 Melntyre.....___._..........,...._.... 10

Latbrop It Spivey. .............................. 65 McMahon, John...................._........... 6

Latbrop, Edward S. Trustee........-.--. 26 McNorrill. Mrs. Lou..._.........,,........., 5

LftwtOD. W J. Ag't for his wife, Mrs. McNisb, T. J. & Co....--..............-.... 26

S-M. Lawton aad children..----.-- 10 McGowan, James 3,..........................~ 10

Liiwton, Ale*. ........_...,,,,,,....._..... 20 Mercer, H. W. Cashier........................ 1

Lawton. Geo, M..............................-- 10 Mercer, Geortte A.........._.................... 20

iBne, R. Y.......................................... 5 Mercer & Andereou..... ......................^ 87

Lng, Isanc..,,...... ............... ................. 14 Mercer, George W.............................. 10

Lmar, Caroline A.............................. 63 Metbvin, James f.............................. 16

Lsroar, H. J.....................,..,,......--.--.. 60 Mitcfaell, Al3andcr.....--..............-- 10

Lavson, 3. D. ...................................... 16 Mitchell. S. C. Jr...,.-..TM................- 25

I/eary, J. A............ ............... ............. 2 Mims, Wiliiaioson..........--..............-- 1 Leonard, Francis........... ......._.,,......,,_ 13 Mix, Albert..................................... 1

Leonard. R, H. Tr. A. J. Leonard, .,.,, 15 Minten. -John Tr. R. L. Mintcn......... 16

Leer Margaret M..----....._.. --........ 8 Mills, Thomas R. & J. G..._................ 109

Lenzer, C-- ... .......... _......................... 18 Memminger, C. G..........................-- 2*0

Lr&tfoot, Mrs. B. J ........................... 62 Mitzgar, Mary S................................. 5

Liefatc, H. F. Tr. Albert P. Lichee...... 20 Mills, Charles F_._.*..................-... 60

Lillienthal. L........___...................... 23 Mills, J. G...................................._... 54

Lloyd. Mrs. Ellca M..._...................... 10 Minis, Miss C...----..............--........... 15

Loenthal. Magnus .............................. 1 Minis, Miss F...................................._ 14

Low, John .......................................... 259 Minis,. Miss R. G................................. 13

ll, JBdwsrd ..........--.................... 1 Minis,. Abram...................................... 15

l, J. M. B. in trust F. B. Bevill.. 13 Minis, Abram Trustee Mrs. D. Minis

, J. M. B. Adcnt._.................. 31 and children.................................... 24

Lore!), 3. M. B. Tr. H. B. Toreoeau Millen, M. B. in trust forL. R. Milieu 1

and children..... ........._........,.,......._ 40 Micbala, G. C....................TM............. 6

lnimpkiB, J. H. ................................... SO Molyneux, Ella................................... 20

Maftruder, S. A... ................................ 10 Molyneux, Louisa.............................. 20

Mftddoi, J. L.............,_..................._ 39 Molyncux, ~E........^............................ 71

STftddo.T, J I/. Guardian for Wiliie Morgan, JKicb'd Trasteo for Sarah B.

and Sallie Flournoy................. ........ 16 Morgan and children....................... 7

Masonic Grand Lodge of Georgia ...... 62 Morgan, Richard............,.,'..,,.,..-........ 6

M orris, Clementina H........................ 18

Maxwell.' W. A. G'd'n Meta Sibson... 30 Morris, C. Maaigault-...................-- 7

Mathews, W. P.................................... 0 Morris, R, G. G'd'n Jcssio S. Ptttmaa 8

M*thews, Wm.... .........._.,................. 10 Morelandr A, F. ft. A. C. Morelaud.., 2

Mathew. Sarah. .......... _................... 10 Moore, John T. (N. y.)....,..._..._... 1$

Maekie, Margaret E....--.................. * Moye, A. J. Trustee C. W. Moye........ 2

Manse?, Jacob .................................... 42 Moye, A. J. Trustee A. P. Moye......... 2

MallardV Thos. and others. Executors " 'ore, A. 5". Trustee A. C. Moye......... 2

estate J. Lambert......_................ ~ 5 Moye, A. J. Trustee R. L. Moye......... 2

Martin. Alfred M...__...................... 263 Moye., A. J..,----,....,,........,,_............. 35

Martin, Edmond,. .............................. 284 Mortimer, Jnhn H.............................. 5

MawatbJVIary E.................. .............. 4 Mulher, H. Trustee........................... 13

MaUtt.t>. & Co.........._................. 10 Mulher & Michel..............--........... 36

Maner, H.F.. ...-.,....,..................,.._.. 10 Murphy, W. L...._.............,.............,. 6

Maccaw, W. P.................__........... 4 Munroe, N. C....._............................ 40

Maorr W. F.__ ............................._ 20 Napier, Mrs. J. T....--........................ 6

Mner, te. H...__ ..................... 31 Kaylor, Michael..............--.............. 5

MacDonell, Geo. G. N. Tr. for Funds Nevitt, Louito................................... 10

S. R. Sa, Conference......----..------ Ncvitt, John W...._.-....._..----...._. 129

McArthur, T. W.__...__..__........ 4 NeTitt,J. W. in trust Sarah Nevitt,TM 10

McCarter. James B....................___ t Nevitt, J. W. in trust Mary Ncritt..-- 5

McoD8)d, M. P................................. 10 Jferitt, J. W. in trust Jno. J,NeTJML 10

McDonald, MiasM.............................. 5 Kevitt, J. W. in trust Rioh'd B. Nevitt 5

5

604

LIST OF STOCKHOLDERS.

X.1MKS.

SHARES. I

KAMKS.

SHARKS.

Xeritt. .!. \r. in trust Henry M. Nevitt 5 Pott?. S. 0._......................................... 5

Xeyland. Tallulah G......._....._............ 7 Potfcr. Jamos..............._..................... 60

XVely. Mr?. F. R..._..........._.........._. 61 . Porter. A. Trustee I/. F. Gilnior......... IS

Nelson. Henrietta S. G'd'n for Mary | Postcll, Mrs. Pnrah B...._.................... 11

Jane. Louis and Joseph Bond.....--. 601 I Pritchnrd, \\'. R. and S. S. Barnard,

Xeill, John....................._.........*....._ 10! Trustee--for .Varion C. Roland........ 9

Xjci.il. Lewis F.................................. 226 , Proctor. U'm....................................... 10

Xieol',. Gco.A............_....................... 53 ! Preslry. Mrs. June............................. 23

Xinbet, Thomas C......._..........:............ II 1 I'rinc-e, Frederick 0........................... 18

Xij'nct. J. Trustee Sirs. M. Winglield | Putnnm. Bcnjnmin A....................--.. 20

and' child'i-en.................................... 5'n.iiford. John M........-..................._. 155

Xjjhi-t. J. A. Tr. Francis K. Xisbet,... 10 Kftwson -^>V, A

__

31

Xi^hct, J. A Trustee Jlontsomeo' Uamsey, Mrs. Mary Ann..................... 20

Win^finld's children............._....... 10 R.-nrls, Mrs. Kebffcn

5

Xisbot, J. A. Tr. Coriiclia<:olu<.-ki-.... 5, Rankin. ^'adclino J..

40

Xi#bi;f, J. A. Tr. Leonora Winjrfield... 5 i Read. _iira.3"lnry<j'dvnO_e_o-."_Ee_a._d"_._"."._.!...'. 2

2' Norton, John R. and S. S. Barnard, Rcvnolds. Dnniel................................ 43
/I'rujtces M. V. Pritchani...._.......... , Rii-hardson. .Miss II. M....................... 12

Xoriaan. Josoph H............................. 7 Richardson. John Ex'r....................... 10

Nuttin?. C. A....._............................ 10 Richardson, J. Tr. J. S. Cnrutbers and

r. X. Tr. .Mary _K...N._un..^,,_._ _; wife........................_......_.............. 27

Ochcrs. Elizabeth ~C."Tru-"tec aTinor | Rjplcy, Jos. B!....'..!.'.'.'....'.".'.!!!................. 2

children of Andrew J. Hedriek.--.- 7 Kit'ciilitisli, John !'............................. 25

Osletliorpe Lodsc. Xo. 1. I. O. O. F..._ 27 , Kittcnousb, J. F. in trust for Louisa

OUiKtcad. C. U. substituted Trustee

Vininsr............................................. 15

un.Jer the will of L. 0. Reynolds...- 4S ' Richard.", James......._........................ 3

O'Ciinner. Dennis...................._--.... It I P.i<-h:<id<on, Miss Lizzie..................... 5

0'I>ri.<cr>Il. W.C.................................. 20 i Rhodvs. Chancey................................ SO

Oxcniuf. (tbartt:?................................. 50 Rowland, Mrs. Fr.-im-is M.................. 85

Ott, George.... . . . ._ . . _..... 2H i Rowland. J. C..

21

Owens. John W........._....................... 101 Rowland. J. C. Trustee....................... 9

Ow.'n.J, Susan Trustee........................ 6 Rozcrs. Win. in trust Win. W. Roirers,

Owens. Sarah Tr. J. W. Owens. Jr...... 12 minor................................................ 2

Owens. (ii>orge S Executor......----..... 130 Ro?crs, Win. in trust ..cl'berson M.

Orunlract. .Urs. C. C.._.........._._...._

3

Oiir.ra. Su?an Y. Trustee Mary Ufloui. 5>!, Rocrs, Wm. Executor Estate of .VI.

Oliver. J. \V. for (Jeorsc "_............. 2JI A. Williams...................................... 75

OliveK E.-tate of James W.._.............. 6 ! Ros-crs, Win...................................... 5

Palmcs. > isi Eliza O...._..................- 9 I Rosers. 0. F............................_._...... 20

Palmes, Miss Mary ........_............... 9 ' RoRcrs, Mrs. Jane.............._............. 2S

Palmer. H. A... ....... .... .......... 6 Roliinsnn, Cyrus ................................. 19

Padelford. Edward Jr........................ 17 ! Robinson, Bolin II.............................. 10

Padcltbrd, Edward.............................. 4-1 ' Robinson, Charles K........................... Ill

P;.delford. Edward Trustee for Mrs. ; Kobinson, <jcorec................................ 57

i, F. .Minis and childi-eti................ ]0 ' Ross, Mrs,. Win. A. Executrix of Wm.

Palmer & Deppisb............................. 00 [ A. Ross, dcc'd.................................. 144

Parker, B. 1)...............................,....... 44 J Ross. John 15. A- Son...................._..... 25

Parker, William B..................._......... 113 Ross. Mrs. Jno. B Miss Mattie R. and

Parks. W. C. Ex'r Henry r>. Harris.-. 27 John B lioss................................... 41

Petecv>n, Daniel...................__...... 5 Hoss, Thomas T................,,.......--........ 5

Peck, Ira H----...._........................_._ 44 Ross. Andrew M. Trustee for Georgia

Peck, lienry K._............_..._...._....... 127 i A. Wylly--.........................._....---- 5

Phcliw. Wcoote W..._...._..................._ 6 ' Rose. Wm.....................................-..--. 10

Parkman. Xannie.............................. 64 | Robb. Mrs. E. C................................ 10

Phdps.'IJliverC.............................. 12 j Roberts, E. G...................................... 26

Pbinizy, Ferdinand............................. 112 i Kooscvclt. }mrtli.i...._........................ 12

Pittman, J, G. D............................... 81 Rosenblatt, Aaron.............................. 10

Pittuian, Kdna.._............................... 5- Rothschild. H...................................... 25

Pittmao, Thomas J................_..._.--_ 8 Ruckert. F. J..................................... 15

Pittman, J. Edna._..............._.......... 8 Ryan. Charles K........;........................ 2

Plant. I.C._..._..._._......_._.,,._. 40 Sanford, Sophia M.............................. 5

Plant, I. C. Ag't for Mrs. L. W. Jla7.el- Saussy, Mursaret G. Executrix...--... 10

hurst............................................... 3 Saussy, G. N....................................... 6

Plant, L(J. Asr't iiss Jane Johnson... 7 Savage, John.....--.............................. 17

Plant. I. C. Jt Son.............._........_.._ 2 Pavannab, Fire Comiiany.--............. 6

Plant. I. C. Air't for Mrs. ilcXiah...... 6 Savannah Free School Society...--..--. 24

Plant Augusta H..................:..._....... 1 Savannah Benevolent Association-.... 41

Plati. Charles A............................... II Savannah I'oor House and Hospital... 52

Plaire, Uelen C.................................. 5 Savannah Female Orphan Asylum..... 12

Plane. W.F........................................ 25 Slnglrtory, K. P.................................. 2

Powers, Mrs. Elvira............_..._....... 5 Sehoficld. J. S.................................... 20

Powers, VirgU.................................... 42 Sbaffcr, Harriet .->............................... 8

Powers. Eugene C............................... 3 Sibley, E. M. in trust for Sirs. E. M.

Powell, W"m. Of. Y.)........................... 10 Sibley and children......................... 9

LIST OP 8TOCKHOLDEBS.

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'FARES.

SHAKES.

KAMES.

SHAE I'S.

Shcftall. M. Jr.,...............--................ * Stmson, J. A". (Meriwethcr county,).. 51

Sheftall. M. Jr., Trustee for M. Shef- Stinson, J. Vf..................................... 3

tall and children.............................. 9 Stricfcland, Alexander.................._....

Simpson. C.......................................... 2 Stone, Jesse............----....................... 111

Sims. F. XV. Trustee for S. M. Sims..... G Stokes, John II. Trus.ee for K. 11.

Smith, Mrs. Eliza............................... -215 Stokes............................................. 31

Smith, James...................--............... 15 Stubbs, Thomas P.............................. 2

Smith, ThonuisJ................--..........._ 15 Sutlivc, James.................................. 19

Smith, "iss Sarah.............--............. 44 Southern Mutual Insurance Co......... 200

Smith, Miss Sarah Executrix estate Sweat. F. Rip..................................... 20

of Elizabeth W. Linton................._ 3 Scudder. John..........___.................. 50

Smith, Harriet Moore.........--............ 6 Taylor, Moses.

_........_...._ 10

Smith, C. W..._.................................. 15 Taylor, Wm. Guard'n Wm. E. Taylor 2

Smith, L.S...._..................._............... 10 Tnylor, Mrs. J. C............................... 1

Smith, James L. Trustee C. H. Smith Taylor, Miss, Rebecca A..................... G

and children.--............................... 5 Tcnnille, Francis T.._......................... GO

Smith, Ben. C..................................... GO Tebeau, Frederick E--.....--............... 15

Smith, Martin L............................... 16 Telfair, Mary........._..........._............. 2-11

Smith, Mrs. Antcmeda...................._.. S Tefft, I. K. Trustee Airs. Harriet Car

Smith, John (freedman)...--............... 2 ter and children--..........._............ 21

Smith, Edward B............_................. 8 Tefft, I. K. Adni'rof O. Vellcr........... 4

Smith. Cosby W_............................._ 2 Thomasson, Henry J. _

25

Smith, Julius Tr. for Maria Smith..... 4 Thomossnn, Mrs. Eugenia.................. 5

Smith, Julius Tr. for Francis M. Mil- ' Thompson, A. E. ................................ 18

ler................_............-.._.............-~ Smith, James 11. Trustee Jane Eliza
beth Smith...................--................. Smith, Thomas...................................

2 7 2

Thompson, John................................ Thompson, Mrs. Mildred E................. Thomas, Stevens...... ............... ............ Thomas, Jcs*e L.. ............. ..................

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Snider, Mr?. M. T. Trustee for Geor

The Augusta Savings Bank, Augusta 5

gia A. Snider................................... 44 The President United Hebrew Socie

Snider, Mrs. Margaret T.................... 9 ty, M aeon.. .............._........._............

Snider, Margaret T. Trustee for Mary The Ladies' Benevolent end Edui-a-

F. Kober!s...._..._....._..._............_ 2 tional Society, Columbus............... 30

Snider, Mrs. Margaret T. and children 8 The Union Society Building Fund...... 16

Snider, George P. Trustee for Mrs. J. The Savannah XV'tdows* Society......... W

N. birch....................................... 2 The Com Pilotage City of Savannah. 45

Smets, A. A....................................... 3ft The Georgia Historical Society.--....... 13

Sorrel, Francis......._..................._.._ 63 The First National Bank, Phila. ........ 100

Sorrel. Francis Trustee for Mrs. A. E. The 1'ipiscopal Orphan's Home... ......... 12

D. Mackall and children................. 1 The German Friendly Society............ 3

Sorrell. G. N. Trustee of Mrs. M. E. The Church Wardens and Vestrymen

Sorrel] and children of R. II. D.

of the P. B. Church of St. John's

"Sorrell..........._...._.._....................... 2 Phillinstown. New York..

10

Solomon, Peter................................... 25 Tift, Jfelson President.......

2

Solo non, Wm...................................... 197 Thwcatt, James...................

'. 312

Solomons, J. M. Trustee..................... 3 Titcomb, Georg<- H......... .....

Solomons, E. W................._................ 10 Toney, XVilliaius.......--......

'. 25

Sailings, XV__._.........._....----....._.. 5 Treist. M.

71

Snider, Mrs. M. T. Trustee Mr-ry.F. Tritschler, Augu^tu'........................... "l

Snider............................................... <4 Trustees of Minory College..................

Selkirk. James M................................ 44 Tudor, Adolphus................................. 100

Sbiels, P. K. Trustee Society Friends of Ireland..--............................-...

2

Tupper, l'\ A. for Louisa Marshull..... Tapper, Mary.....................................

11-72

Scrcven, John, Thomas and XSeorge P. Tupper, Frederick............................. 12

in trust for Sarah Ada Scrcven....... 165 Tapper, Alfred.................................... 12

Scranton. D. T._..............._...--._... 1 Tucker, William................................. 5

Scranton, Daniel T........._....--........... 3 TuttK-, George H............................... 16

Scarlctt. F. 11. Trustee for U. C. King Turner,Th*ma4 M..._,,,,.,,..........,,.... 14

and wife......__................._........... 30 Turner, R. T. Trustee for Mrs. Mary

Schlcy, J. M. in trnst Sarah S. Schlcy 1 Ann .Bilker and her child................. 12

Scott, Margaret-................_._........... 5 Turpler, Francis A...._........................ 4

Sparks, 0. (5-...--................-.--.......-- 1 Urquhavt, Airs. Catherine.................. 50

Spivey, Jas A. Guard'n for Jacob W. Vason, David A._.............................. 30

Haugabook...................................... 2 VanVorst, XVilliam O._............._.... 5

Stafford Samuel................................ 20 V'etsburg, Jaeob__..._....................... 10

Stanley, Charles................................ 33 Vcrot, Rt. Rev. Augustine in trust lor

Starr. Adeline K................._.............. 4 the Male Koman Cattiolic Orphaxi

Stafford, R........._..........__............_ 200 Srewart, Kliza P..............._............_ 5

Asylum....__-.__.........._..^..... Villalonga, John I*-..-.......................

us

Stcwart, Peter..--.-............................ 2 Villalonga, John L. and InKcrsnn

Stewart. James Sr..................:............ 5 Washburn. Trustee Mrs. Fruderica

Stevenson, H. C..._.......__............... Stibbs, Henry.....................................

1 18

Wade...................--......................... Wade. William .n trust for Mary B.

IS

ftibbs, H. Tr. Mrs. Mary Williams..... 2 Wade............................................... 2

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tIST OP STOCKHOLDERS.

KAHKS.

8H.IBT3.

HAMS.

BH1KKI.

Wade, Wm-intrttstforRobt.B. Wade 2 Williamson, John............................. 49

Wade, William in trust for S. E. M. Williamson, John Ez'r estate of J. P.

Thomas ...--.._......_...._.............._ 2 WilUamson..........................._......... 4

Wade, John M.................................... 3 Williamson, Eliza............................. 17

Waring. Miss Annie M_.--.............._ 50 WilliaoHen. Madeline J..................... 13

Watson, Stephen:............-............._. 40 Williams, W. Thorn........................... 1

Waldburg, Jacob and Geo. M. Ex'rs Williams, Mrs. Ann........................... 1

of H. C. Almey................................. 10 Williams. James................................ 103

Williams, Felix A..-.............._......... 2

Wayne, James M. in trust for Mary Whitner. Benjamin F. (of Florida,)... 15

C. Cnyler_..................._..............._ 5 Wiley, Chas. M. Trustee for Annie L.

Waring, J. F. Trustee S. E. Waring,

Wiley.............................................. 16

under marriage settlement............. 7 Wiley, Charles M. Agent for Mrs. A.

Wadley. William M......----................ 10 G. Wiley.............._................_....... 20

Waldburg, J. Ex'r estate H. C. Almey 8 Wiley, Charles M. Agent for John B.

Waldhaur, J. C_.............-_............... 5 Wiley, Jr.,.........._..............._........ 17

Walker, Henry K. in trust for Sophia Wilder, J. R. Trustee for Mrs. Geor-

A. Walker......._..............._.........,.._. 16 K;iiaanna McCU-skey and children...... 18

Walker. George P............................... 2 Wilder, J. R. Guardian Ed. D. Wash-

Warr. T. H...............................:.......... 12 burn...._........._.--,______...... 20

Ward, Mrs. Mary B............................ 1 Wilson, John B......._..............._........ 10

Watkins, Alfred................................ 1 Willink. H. F. 8r.,..._............._._...... 71

Washington, J. H. B........_................. 20 Wicker. Elmira......................._........ 15

Washington. Samuel H. Trustee......... 3 Wilcoxon, John B.................._......... 43

Washington. Samuel H. Trustee of Wjnn, Mrs. Fannie M............--........ 6

Mary F. Washington and children- 12 Wright, Rnssell M.............................. 43

Walker, Henry J_..........._................. 10 Wood, Joseph..................................... 20

Waitzfclder. E. 4 Co.........._.............. 12 Woodbriie. Wylly...........:............... 122

Weed, If. B.....--.............................._ 60 Woodruff. Louisa C._....................... 4

WeeoX Henry D_............._.............._ 45 Woodruff, R. H. and R. R. Cuyler,

Wellman. Miss Margaret M............... 18 Trustees--.............--....................... 53

West, Madeline A..........._................. 4 Wood, Orlando A....._....................._ 28

West, Charles P--..........._.............._ 60 Wood, Geo. Adm'r of Emma C. Wood 18

West,Susan E_............__.............. 12 Wood. John G..........._............._....... 25

West, Annie E.----..........--............... 29 Wylly, George W. Trustee for Geor

West, Charles R...._..._.._.............. 2 gia A. Wylly--.....------....._._........ 3

West, Miss Eveline R...._............... 22 Wylly, George W. Trustee for Naomi

West, Miss Cornelia L...___............. 22 Wylly .. _._.... ... _. _.. ... _ ... 3

West. C. L...._...._....------._............. 34 Wylly, Miss Harriet L...._.........--.... 4

Wilkins, Mrs. Mary C...._................. TO Wylly, KatiliTa M...._.__.........._... 4

West, C. P....._.........._...._.................. 20 Wylly, George W........................._..._ 1

Wheless, H. J............_...._................. 7 Wyer. Henry H..........................._.... 45

Whiting, Mrs. K. D..........._.............._ 5 Young; Jane M_..........................._... 25

Whittle, L. N. attorney for Joseph Yonge. Easton in trust for F. Yonge- 1

Checves and his assignee Marion S. Young, Philip................................... 155

Phillips....--................................_ 10 Zeilin, J. H..__......_.................... 4

Whitlow, Elizabeth D_..__................. 8

Wiltberger, Wm. H----.--._.,,..._:_ 190 Tctal number of shares......._.....3309

ELECTION OF OFFICERS.

MA.COX, February 13th, 1868.

At the annual eK-ction lor President and seven Directors . 'i for the eusuing year, the following gentlemen were elected, i

viz:

':

ji

PRESIDKNT:

WILLIAM S. HOLT.

:'.

UIRROTORS:

TIMOTHY M. FURLOW, JOHN McNAB,

'I JOHN E. JONES,

WM. M. WADLEY,

VIBGIL POWERS,

A LEX. R. LAWTOX,

i HOWELL COBB.

TWENTY-SECOND ANNUAL KEPOET.
SOUTH-WESTERN RAILROAD COMPANY, MACOX, August 12, 1869.
To the Stockholders:
The Board respectfully calls your attention in their twentysecond Annual Report to the operations of your Road, for the fiscal year ending July 31st ult., as exhibited by Virgil Powers, Esq., Chief Engineer and General Superintendent:
Yon will find the gross earnings amount to--.-...*----$910,116 06 And that the expenses, including revenue taxes, have been... 549,729 89
Leaving net earnings................................................$3GO,3SG 17 This amount of $360,386 17, has been disposed
of as follows, to-wit: 4 per cent, dividend on the stock of this Company in February........$128,436 00 Two per cent, on the stock of the late Muscogee Railroad.......................................... 12,862 00 On preferred stock of that Boad.................... 476 00 On guaranteed stock of that Road........ .... .... 2,000 00 Interest on bonds to date............................. 48,02000 Pour per cent, dividend this day.................. 155,092 CO Appropriated for taxes.-----........................ 9,500 00--$356,i!8G 00
Leaving surplus of..--.--.--...--...--........................$4,000 17
Owing to the ravages of worms, and other casualties, the crop of cotton in the section of country, through which our Road penetrates, as well as adjoining States, was materially injured, and the anticipation of the planters not realized in the yield, owing to the result of these depredations. There were upward of 75,000 bales of cotton less transported ove'r our line of Road the season just passed, aompared to the one preceding it; and as the main line of our Road receives the larger portion of its revenue from the agricultural products
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of the country through which it runs, this discrepancy is manifest when we consider that our line of Road lias been increased fifty miles in length by the consolidation of the Muscogee Railroad. Notwithstanding our gross receipts have been about 10,000 00 les$ than last year, we have endeav ored to curtail our expenses correspondingly, and I am pleased to say, that on examination you will find them less by about $23,000 00. The present prospect of a good crop of cotton in South-Western Georgia is exceedingly flattering, and should it escape the depredations of the rust and caterpillar, we may reasonably hope that our receipts will be largely augmented from that source. The immense tonnage of fer tilizers that has been transported over our Road, and their application to the present crop, compared to former years, is so apparent, in not only giving vigor and luxuriance to the plant, but in multiplying and increasing the fruit to such an extent, that the more prudent and practical farmers have become convinced that it is almost useless to cultivate their lands, with a prospect of success, without the application of some fertilizing stimulaut. Hence, we may expect the amount used doubled, if not quadrupled, during the next year. It has been our object to put the rate of freight on all fertilizers as to cover transportation only, and we hope the day not far distant when these commercial manures may be sold at such prices as will enable all classes of planters, the small as well as the large, to avail themselves of their free use, and at the same time, be remunerative to the manufacturers.
In our last Annual Report your attention was directed to circular letters that were issued and sent out to the Stock holders by your Board of Directors, calling their attention to the union and consolidation of the Muscogee and SouthWestern Railroads, by merging the former into the latter, in accordance with an act of the General Assembly of this State, approved March 4th, 1856. The terms of amalgamation had beeri*agreed upon, by the respective Boards of each Road, and similar letters were addressed to the shareholders of the

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Muscogee Railroad Company, asking their concurrence in the transaction. The Act above alluded to required twothirds, in amount of stock, to be represented in affirmation of said consolidation. The basis of agreement was set forth in our last Annual Report, as well as in the circular letters addressed to the Stockholders of each Company; and we take pleasure in saying, that answers were received from nearly every shareholder, and were almost unanimously in the affir mative.
On the 30th day of October last, the Boards of Directors met in Columbus, and articles of agreement were drawn and signed by the proper officers of each Road, and on the 1st day of November last, the Muscogee Railroad, with all of its rolling stock, franchises, and appurtenances of every descrip tion, together with its assets, were formally turned over to your Board of Directors, to become part and parcel of your Road, as included in said agreement, and in conformity with said Act of the Legislature of March, 1856. The Stock holders of the late Muscogee Railroad were to receive their pro rata of dividend, to be declared and paid in February last, which amounted to two dollars per share, after convert ing their stock into the stock of your Company upon the terms and stipulations agreed upon, to-wit: one-eighth to be deducted from the number of shares held by the Stockhold ers of the Muscogee Railroad Company, and the remainder of shares to be exchanged for a like number of the capital stock of the South-Western Railroad Company.
The general stock of Muscogee Railroad Company, ac cording to the books of said Company, when turned over to this Company on the 1st November last, added up............................................... .....7,003i shares...- $700,350 00
Guaranteed stock................................. 600 " ... 50,00000 Preferred stock................................--. 232 " ... 23,200 00
Total stock........................ ..........7,735J " ... $773,55000 The Bond account stood-- Bonds due in 1872.......................................$140,000 Bonds due in 1876...................................:... 173,500-- 313,500 00
Stock and Bond account........................................$1,087,050 00

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PRESIDENT'S REPORT.

The bonds of that Company are convertible into the stock of said Company, in the same manner in which a greater portion of the bonds of this Company are convertible into stock, at the option of the holder. During the present year \ve have converted bonds of the Muscogee Company, amount ing to $13,000, into the general stock of this Company, on the same basis that the stock \vas converted, to-wit: by reducing the bonds one-eighth from their face. As all of the bonds of the Muscogee Railroad Company are convertible, the presumption is reasonable that more applications will be made for similar transfers.
Siuce the conversion of the stock of the Muscogee Rail road Company into that of the South-Western Railroad Company, you will find both stock and bonds reduced as fol lows, to-wit: The number of shares of stock issued to the shareholders of the Muscogee Railroad Company of SouthWestern stock, in lieu of the scrip held by them, and to those Converting bonds of that Company--

Amounts to...............................................6354 shares...$635,400 00 Guaranteed............................................... 500 ' ... 50,000 00 Preferred......--......................................... 126 " ... ia,(500 00

Total..................................................6980

$608,000 00

Preseut outstanding bonds..--.................................. ...... 800,500 00

Total stock and bonds.................. ...........................$998,500 00
Against 1,087,050 00 difference as stood upon the books of the Muscogee Railroad Company on the 1st November last, and now on the books of this Company, 88,550 00.
By reference to the Treasurer's Report, you will perceive that the bonded debt of this Company amounts to 399,000 00, which is 31,000 00 less than it was at our last Anriual Report. This discrepancy is accounted for by the conversion of that amount of bonds into the capital stock 6f the Company.

You will also find in his balanbe sheet the Capital Stock of your Company, after merging that of the Muscogee Railroad Company, to be..........................................$3,939,900 00
And the bonded debt of both Companies;...--................. 699,500 00

Total Capital Stock and Bonds................... ............$4,639,400 00.

PRESIDENT'S KEPORT.

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We have paid in liquidation of the indebtedness of the Muscogee Railroad, about $100,000 00, since the amalga mation of the two roads; and my opinion is, that this amount covers most of the claims against that Company. This sum has been charged to profit and loss, which explains the reason of the change in that account. As an offset to this large amount, you have the difference of 88,550 00, produced by the reduction of one-eighth in the purchase of the capital stock of that Company.
Whereas, by an Act of the Legislature of the State of Georgia, approved the 22d day of January, 1852, the Cen tral Railroad and Banking Company of Georgia was author ized to lease and work for such time, and on such terms, as might be agreed on by the parties interested, the SouthWestern Railroad, and such other railroads, as then connected, or might thereafter connect, with the Central Railroad ; and the said The South-Western Railroad Company was author ized to lease its Railroad to the said The Central Railroad and Banking Company of Georgia, for such term of time, and in such other terms, as it might deem best.
Now, in accordance with said Act of the Legislature, authorizing your Board of Directors to make said lease, an agreement was made, entered into, and signed by the proper officers of the South-Western Railroad Companyj and the Central Railroad and Banking Company of Georgia, on the twenty-fourth day of June last; and your railroad, with all of its rolling stock, fixtures, rights and appurtenances of every description, was formally turned over to the President of the Central Railroad and Banking Company of Georgia, upon the following terms and conditions, a synopsis of which is hereunto added, to wit:
1st. The organization of the South-Western Railroad Com pany is to be maintained. The President and Directors" to be elected annually, as heretofore. Compensation to the Pres ident and Secretary and Treasurer, and means to defray the expenses of the Board of Directors at their meetings, to

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be provided for by the Central Railroad and Banking Com pany, including office, books, stationery, et.".
2d. Said Company to receive the entire assets of your Company, and to pay whatever liabilities there may be out standing against it, including those that may be presented against the late Museogee Railroad Company.
3d. To make provision in payment of the accruing interest ou the bonds of your Company, as well as any interest that may have accrued, and not presented on either your bonds or the bonds issued, and now in existence, by the late Museogee Railroad Company, to protect the same at maturity, and to pav said interest, as well as dividends, when declared, at Macon and Savannah, for the benefit of the bond and share holders, as is now being done by your Company.
4th. The Central Railroad being accustomed to pay divi dends annually, at the rate of ten dollars per share on its capital stock, and your Road at the rate of eight dollars per share, it was mutually agreed that the Stockholders of this Company were to receive dividends in the months of June and December, at the rate of eight dollars per share per annum : Provided, the rate of ten dollars per share was paid the Stockholders of the Central Railroad and Banking Com pany, during the months mentioned above, annually. But should that Company increase their dividends beyond that amount to their own Stockholders, then your Stockholders are to receive a corresponding ratio of increase, as eight is to ten dollars. It was further agreed, that in no event should the Stockholders of your Company receive a less amount of dividend than seven dollars per share per annum, which is a guarantee worthy of your consideration, when you reflect that causes might operate, or circumstances intervene, to deprive the Stockholders of that Company of dividends for a season.
5th. It was also mutually agreed between the contracting parties,-that as our fiscal year commences the 1st August, and that of the Central Railroad on the 1st day of December,

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that this Company declare and pay its usual serai-annual dividend to its Stockholders during the present month, and that a fractional dividend of two dollars and fifty cents per share be declared and paid them in the month of December, so that thereafter the Stockholders of the respective roads may receive their regular dividends in the months of June and Docamber, instead of February and August, as has been customary with tins Company.
6th. It was further covenanted and agreed, that the Cen tral Railroad and Banking Company of Georgia was to keep the road-bed, station houses, engines, cars, and everything appertaining to the Company's interest, in as good condition as when received from the officers of your Road, and should it neglect or fail to pay any interest on bonds, or bonds at maturity, or fail to pay dividends within six months after the same may be due, then this Company has the right to annul the contract, and the Central Railroad and Banking Com pany binds itself, in the event the demand is made, to return the Road, with a.11 of its appurtenances, in as good condition S3 when received, together with all of its assets, or their equivalent.
7th. It was also covenanted and agreed, 4,hat should a stock dividend be declared out of the accumulations belong ing to, and now in the hands of the Central Railroad and Banking Company, and paid to its Stockholders, that the Stockholders of this Company shall receive their proportion of the same in the ratio as eight is to ten and that the net earnings received from the operations of the bank, as well as interest from accumulations, to be considered as part of the earnings of the Road, and that all the dividends paid to the Stockholders of this Company, to be free of revenue taxes.
I have endeavored to give you a synopsis of the main features embraced in the articles of agreement, and in view of other Roads being projected, and in course of construction, fostered by aid of the State, that must and will become com petitors for the business tributary to the line of your Road,

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PRESIDENT'S REPORT.

the judgment of your Board is, that your interest has been protected, and the appreciation of your stock made manifest by the terms of this lease.
As the Superintendent has given you a general detailed statement of the condition of your Road, its rolling stock, and everything appertaining to its operations, with tables annexed, showing the amount of various articles transported, during the year just closed, your attention is directed to his report for general information.
The Board takes pleasure in renewing its appreciation of the able and efficient manner in which he has conducted your interest.
I would also call your attention to the balance sheet of the Treasurer, showing the financial condition of the Company. The zeal and fidelity which he has displayed in the discharge of his duties is duly appreciated. I would further remark, that all of the officers have been faithful, prompt and dili gent in protecting the interest of the Company.
Respectfully submitted, WM. S. HOLT, President.

SOUTH-WESTERN RAILROAD COMPANY., MACOST, August 1st, 1869.
To WILLIAM S. HOLT, ESQ., President:
SIK :--I herewith submit the Twenty-second Annual Re port from this office, showing the operations of the Road for the fiscal year ending August 1st, 1869.

EARNINGS OP THE ROAD FOR THE YEAR--
Up Freight--(Eastward)...........................$304,004 82 Down Freight--(Westward)..................... . 328,135 03
Total from Freight...........................---------- Through Passengers.................. ............... 131,698 70 Way Passengers..........-................:....-...... 125,431 59
Total from Passengers.........--..... ..-------------- United States Mails..................................

$632,199 85
$257,130 29 20,785 92

Total Earnings............................... The Expenses of the year have been.......

$910,110 05 C49 729 89

Net earnings over all expenses..

$360,386 17

EXPENSES--
The expenses have been as follows:

REPAIRS OF ROAD--

Proportion of Salary of President, Superin tendent, Treasurer and Supervisors; wa ges of Overseers and Watchmen at brid ges, and hire of hands for the year.........$ 93,091 73
Materials--Iron Rails, Chairs and Spikes; Stringers, Ties, Bridge Lumber, etc....... 30,328 88
Tools, Subsistence, Stationery, Printing, etc. 21,309 39 Total for Repairs of Road...................------------

$144,790 00

618

FUEL AND WATER--

Wood for Locomotives and Stationary En gine ..................................................$ 23,406 12
Pumping water, patting up new Pumps, Cis terns, \VeIls: etc--.............................. 11,985 40 Total for Fuel and Water.....................--------------

$35,391 62

REPAIRS OF BUILDINGS--
Including Repairs of Station Houses and all other buildings, as well as putting up newbuildings.--------............ ............-- ----------

$10,611 15

MAINTENANCE OF MOTIVE POWER--
Repairs of Locomotives, including propor tion of Salary of President, Superinten dent. Treasurer and Master Machinist; wages of Mechanics and Laborers at shops, and all materials used for the year. $39,644 02
Wages of Runners and Firemen.........------. 48,900 64 Oil, Tallow aud Waste..--....--.................. 8,641 01
Total Motive Power.......---- ..............-- --------

$97,185 67

MAINTENANCE OF CARS--
Including proportion of Salary of President, Superintendent, Treasurer and Master Carpenter: wages of Mechanics and La borers at Shops; Wheels, Axles, Lum ber, Paints, aifd all other material used in repairing and keeping in order Cars, as well as the pnrchase of new Cars---- $57,853 36
Oil, Tallow, Waste, etc.--......................... 4,373 03 Total Maintenance Cars----...--..........--------------

$02,220 39

TRANSPORTATION EXPENSES--

Including proportion of Salary of President, Superintendent, Treasurer and Clarks; wages of Conductors and Train Hands, Laborers, Watchmen, etc.....................$135,252 31

Printing, Advertising, Books, Stationery, etc. 4,512 46

Freight Damage.--Paid for goods lost and

;

damaged....................... .................... 03 24

Stock Damage.--Paid for Cattle, Horses, >

Mules, Hogs, etc., killed and injured..... , 4,582 89

Agents at Stations.........--........--......----. 184,761 97

Total Transportation...........................------------

$179,612 87

SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.

619

INCIDENTAL EXPENSES--
Including Printing, Advertising, Books, Sta tionery, Postage, Attorney's Fees, Court costs, Donations, Gratuities, Salary of Transfer Agent, and all other contingent expenses not included under other heads.

$ 10,912 29

Total Expenses................................

549,729 89

On the 1st day of November, 1868, the South-Western

and Mnsoogee Railroads were amalgamated, and the Musco-

gee Railroad became a part of the South-Western Railroad

Company, thereby adding fifty miles to its length, making

this Company's road now (257 J) two hundred and fifty-seven

and a half miles long.

The total earnings for 1869, including this additional fifty

miles, for nine months, were $910,116 06; for 1868, exclu

sive of the fifty miles, 8920,544 29. Decrease, 10,428 23.

The earnings of the Muscogee Railroad for the nine months

from November 1st, 1867, to August 1st, 1868, was $160,-

270, 71. This amount, added to the decrease of $10,428

23, makes 170,698 94, the actual decrease of earnings over

the same length of Road, for the same period of time, in

1869, as compared with that of 1868.

This decrease in earnings has been produced by the very

short crop of cotton produced contiguous and tributary to

the Road; and the reductions of freight produced by compe

tition with other lines. The competition for the business of

the Chattahoochee river has resulted in heavy loss to this

Company, and injustice to the patrons of this Road, at points

east of that stream. If fair rates of freight could be main

tained from points on the Chattahoochee river, without the

loss of th e business -to this -Company, which it was built

to secure and accommodate, the earnings would be very

materially increased, and enable the Company to materi

ally reduce their rates of freight to all points, and still secure

to the Stockholders fair dividends. This is certainly very

desirable, and would give general satisfaction, to the patrons

of the Road.

.

620

SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.

It is important to all interests that this competition should'

be adjusted in some way, as it is resulting in material loss,

not only to our line, but that of our competitors, and bene-

fitting but a narrow belt of country in Georgia, contiguous

to the Chattahoochee and Flint rivers, and to the people of

Alabama and Florida, to the injury of a larger class of our

own citizens not contiguous to those streams.

The expenses for the year, including the additional fifty

miles, (Muscogee Railroad,) for nine months, have been

$549,729 89; last year, exclusive of the fifty miles, $577,-

807 82. Decrease, $28,077 93. If to this we add $112,-

387 72, the expenses of the Muscogee Railroad for nine

months in 1868, it will show the actual decrease in expenses

of 1869, as compared with 1868, to have been 140,465 65.

Table B shows that the up or eastward freight decreased

135,493 49, while the down or westward freight increased

$70,969 90, and passage and mail, $54,095 36. Table G

shows that the carriage of produce of nearly all kinds has

been much larger than last year's, and that we carried of

fertilizers, under the head of guano, 11,148 J tons, against

2,647J tons last year. Increase, 8,501 J tons of 2,000 pounds.

The increase in salt, a large portion of which no doubt was

used as a fertilizer, was 771 tons, which added to increase of

fertilizers, shows total increase of fertilizers and salt to have

been 9.272J tons. The carriage of fertilizers by our Road

has already become large, and from the favorable reports of

their effect on the growing crops, I apprehend the carriage

will be largely increased the present over the fiscal year just

closed.

i

The planters are using, this year, a variety of mixtures,

put up by parties in different localities, under different

names,and composed of various ingredients; in other words,

they are trying experiments to ascertain, if possible, what

fertilizers are best suited to the products of the soil they

cultivate. Nearly all of these compounds, so far as I have

learned, are giving more or less satisfaction.

SUPEBINTENDENT'S REPORT.

621

I would suggest to the planters the importance to them of aiding with their capital in establishing a company for the manufacture of fertilizers, in a central locality, iu which they would be interested, and putting reliable officers at its head to control and manage it, where they can at all times procure the article they wish and know that it has the ingredients said to compose it. The large demand for fertilizers in the future, should their use prove as profitable as the present growing crop seems to indicate, may induce the manufacture and sale of spurious articles of little value. I have no doubt such an establishment would be benefisial not only in the furnishing reliable fertilizers, but in materially reducing the price.
The completion of the Western Railroad from Mont gomery to Seltna early this winter, giving us a continuous and direct connection with the Mississippi river at Vicksburg, and with the North-west as well as South-west, together with the present fine prospect of the growing crop, must add largely to our coming winter's business.
Number of miles of Koad in use during the year, 245.
Earnings per mile--Passenger and Mails....-......--............... $1,134 35 Earnings per mile--Freight and Miscellaneous................... . 2,380 41
Total per mile...-- ....................... ............................. $3,714 76 Expenses per mile----.......--...............................--..-- --. 2,243 79
Net earnings per mile-..............--.................................... $1,470 97 Gross earnings per mile run by Engines................ ............ 2 36.4 Expenses per mile run by Engines..---............................... 1 42.8
Net earnings per mile run by Engines--... .......................... 0 93.6
Total number of bales of cotton transported during the year, 156,868; against 232,343 last year, and 206,307 in 1860.
Tables D and E show that there were, from all points except Columbus and beyond, 91,390 bales; last year, 131,598 bales. Decrease, 40,208 bales, and from Stations to Colum bus, 2,586 bales.

622

SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.

From Columbus and beyond, 62,892 bales, against 100,745 bales last year. Decrease, 37,853 bales, making total decrease for the year of cotton carried eastward of 78,061 bales, and decrease of cotton transported, including the 2,586 bales carried from Stations to Columbus, of 75,475 bales.
From all points to Macon there were 25,747 bales; last year, 35,361 bales; the year previous, 24,251 bales, showing decrease this year, as compared with last, of 9,614 bales, and with 1867, an increase of 1,496 bales.
Xumber of through passengers for the year 15,075; way passengers, 112,099; total, 127,174--being an average per day of 348, against 268 in 1868. Total uumber of passen gers carried over the Road since it was opened, July 1st, 1851--2,352,792.
Xumber of miles run within the year by Passenger and Mail trains, 199,499. Freight and other trains, (exclusive of Gravel train,) 185,423. Total, 384,922.
Wood used by locomotives, 5,963 cords, being an aver age of 64 miles run to each cord of wood, at a cost of 6 1-10 cents per mile for fuel.
ROADWAY.
During the year, there have been delivered on the Road for repairs, 74,788 cross-ties, equal to renewal of 47 miles, at a cost of $23,231 38. Stringers, 16,059, making lineal feet, 345,559, and 1,472,803 feet board measure--equal to 32| miles of track. For other than track lumber, 281,203 feet board measure; for trestle bridges and foundations for culverts, 307,203 feet board measure; for repairs of build ings, new section houses, new warehouses, etc., 290,129 feet board measure.
The new brick warehouse at Butler, that was burned in June, 1868, has been rebuilt--the erection of a substantial brick warehouse at Americus has been commenced, and land has been purchased at Montezuma, on which to erect a ware house, which is very much needed.

SUPERINTENDENT S REPORT.

623

The bridges on tlie Koad are in good condition. Two new brick culverts, to replace decayed wooden drains between Brown's and Dawson, and two between Winchester and Marthasville, near the 41st mile post, and a ten feet arched stone and brick culvert near Forfc Gaines, have beeu built during the year.
There has been laid, during the year, 2,928 feet of. English T iron, between 33} and 34J miles, and one and a half miles from 51i to 53 miles, on the Columbus line, and we have on hand and being laid between Butler and Columbus, 147J tons of T iron, re-rolled at the Schofield Rolling Mill, Atlanta, Ga. We expected to have had at least four hundred tons re-rolled before this, but from pressure at the mill, were unable to do so. Of the fifty miles of iron between Macon and Butler, about thirty-nine miles has been laid and in use over fifteen years, and is wearing out very rapidly, particu larly on the long grades from the 12th to the 17th, and from the 24th to the 29th miles. These last named points should be renewed at an early day.
The iron on the Columbus line, between the 53d and 94-J miles, is of the flange pattern, weighing about 32 pounds to the yard, and was laid in 1852 and 1853, and has served the usual life of ordinary rails, but being fine quality of iron, a large portion of it is still in serviceable condition, but is now giving way very rapidly. As the business from our western connections in Alabama, from which we hope to draw a largely increised freight and passenger traffic, will pass over this line, it is important that it should be made a first-class road, and that this iron be replaced with heavier rail as rapidly as is consistent with prudent economy.
We still have, between Oglethorpe and Anderson, (51st and 55th miles,) 3 miles of flange rail, and on the Fort Gaines branch, about 19J miles; on the branch the business being light, it will last a number of years, by removing the 3J miles and using the best of it to repair that on the branch.

624

SCPERIXTEXDEXT'S REPORT.

Table K shows the kind of iron, where from and the num ber of years it has been used on the road. If the entire road was laid with new T rail on stringers, it would require au average of about (12) twelve miles per annum, with our pres ent business, to keep the iron in good condition; but as we have 41 i miles T rail, over fifteen years old, 64f miles flange rail> over seventeen years old, and about 135J miles -T rail, between nine and thirteen years old, on the Road, I estimate that with our present business it will require, for the next three years, at least twenty-five miles per annum to put the Road in first rate condition, and thereafter at least twenty miles per annum to keep it so.
As timber for stringers along the line of the Road is getting scarce, particularly between Macon and Fort Valley, and as the business of all the branches passes over this por tion of the Road, I would suggest the propriety of laying it with heavy T rail on cross-ties, dispensing with stringers. Experience has satisfied me that irou rails laid on stringers (continuous bearing) will last much (at least twenty-five per cent.) longer than on cross-ties, but when the business is heavy, with trains passing frequently, as is the case in the busy season, between Macon and Fort Valley, it is difficult to remove and replace the stringers, which is not the case with cross-ties.
The Road is in fine order, and the trains have been run with their usual regularity the past year, with no accidents of a serious character.
MOTIVE POWEB.
Table I shows the number and condition of our'locomo tives. We received from the Muscogee Railroad eight loco motives, one of which, the Savannah, has -been eold to the Macon and Brunswick Railroad Company for $4,500 00, and another, the John H. Howard, condemned. We have sold the Post Boy to John McDonough, of Savannah, for $1200 00, and I would recommend the sale of three more

SUPERINTENDENT'S REPOKT.

625

of our light passenger aud the purchase of two good freight

locomotives. Our locomotives have been thoroughly over

hauled and repaired, aud are now in better condition than

at any time since the close of the war.

^

CARS.
During the year our stock of cars has been increased by the purchase of 10 new box cars from the Dawsou Manufac turing Company, and the cars received from the Muscogee Railroad Company, consisting of 2 passenger in running order, and one new passenger car nearly completed, 3 passen ger and baggage, 1 mail, 2 conductors, (cab cars,) 20 box and 39 platform cars; and decreased by the sale of two pas senger cars to the through passenger line between Augusta and Montgomery, in which this Company own one-fifth interest, in the eight passenger cars now in that line. We have also changed one mail and baggage, to a second-class passenger and baggage car.

Our stock of cars now consists of--
1st Class Passenger..---- 13--and 1 new nearly completed. 2d Class Passenger and
Baggage......... ........ 11--1 needs repairs and paint. Baggage and Mail..----. 6--In good order. Express...--.-- ............ 1--In good order. Provision and Pay Train 4--In good order. Conductor's (Cab Cars) 11--In good order. Box Freight--.. ........... 127--16 need wheels, three or more each. Box Freight--.............. 28--Bought of United States M. R. R. Box Freight-.--............ CO--New; Dawson Manufacturing Company. Platform Cars.--........... 91--18 need wheels, three or more each. Platform Cars............... 14--United States M. R. R. Platform Cars............... 46--New ; built in Company's shops. Stock Carp---............ 8--4 new; covered tin roofs.

Total.'

419--And 1 new Passenger, nearly finished.

626
We have on hand material as follows:
For Repairs of Road-- 81.9;>4 Cross-ties........ ............................................. $ 9,830 85 61(5,02(5 feet B. SI. Stringers....................................... 7,710 69 190,888 feet B. M. Bridge and other lumber................. 2,:}8f5 10 347] tons new re-rolled T rail.................................... Jl,778 20 3f>.} tons new T rail.......---. ..................................... 2,920 00 84 tons old Trail (good)............-............-................ 5,044 50 JOJ tons old Flange rail (good).........-................ ..... 6:}0 00 31U tons worn out T rail.......................................... 1S,100 00 00 tons worn out Flange rail...................................... 4,140 00 Old and new Chairs, Spikes, etc................................. 1,486 00 Crank and repair Car Wheels, Frogs, Switches, Switch Stands. Tools, etc.............................................. 4,503 11
Total for repairs of Road..................................... $63.535 45 For Fuel and Water...................................................... 1,162 00 For Motive Power... ..................................................... 13,750 61 For Cars............ ......................................................... 19,269 15 Oil. Tallow and Waste.--...................................... ......... 507 00 Stationery, etc................................. ............................. 1,458 85
Total Material on Land, paid for................................ $99,749 Ofi Total Material on hand August 1st, 18G8...................... 80,157 04
More Material on hand this year than last............ $1:>,5'.)2 02
SURVEY.
By your direction I organized a party under the direction L. W. DuBois, Esq., and put them in the field below Al bany, on the 12th day of July, and had a preliminary line run from Albany to Newton, in Baker county.
The line, after leaving Albany, was carried in a south westerly direction, along and near the Road to Jordan's Ford, on the Colawahee Creek, and thence along the Road nearly west, about one and a half miles to the Xewton and Palmyra Road, and then nearly south along and near that Road to Newton.
The country is very level and favorable for the building of a railroad. The distance, by the Survey, is 26 miles, but on a location can be reduced to 24 miles, by running a

SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.

627

straight line from Albany in a southwesterly direction, (cross ing the Colawahee Creek at or near Jordan's Ford,) to the Newton and Palmyra road, and thence in a straight line nearly south to Newton. The country being level, and pre senting no obstructions, except ponds, the Road can as well be built upon straight lines as any other. All that is neces sary, will be to select the particular points or localities you wish the Road to pass, and direct lines can be run from one to another.
It will cost about $12,000 00 per mile, with similar track to the one now on the Road to Albany. A map of the line and detailed estimates are herewith submitted.
The party are now engaged in making a preliminary sur vey from Fort Gaines or Franklin to Abbeville, Alabama. As that country is broken, it will be several days before the survey is completed and estimates of cost, etc., made up.
I take great pleasure in again commending the zeal and fidelity with which the officers and employees of the Com pany have performed their various and arduous duties.
Respectfully submitted,
VIRGIL POWERS,
Engineer and Superintendent.

ABSTRACT OF .EARNINGS

DATE.

AMOUNT OF

AMOUNT

UP 1MIKI011T. DOWN K11E1

Tiinouon WAY. TIIKOVQII w

1868-- August September... October........ November... December... 18G9-Jan'ry February..... March ,.,,,... April.. ......... May ............ July ..............

814*6 PS 919007 15158 01 23747 52 3028385 20S4S U 24154 7S 15465 99 1108891 G49G 96 700007 2405 19

$282541 8327 ID 20929 28 18091 04 235S1 29 16554 29 10US5 li) 8053 23 12%1 98 3002 91 229653 2698 83

J907C 52 13717 81

$1r1

1472G 72 13

14226 05 11

15300 51 14

18993 OS 1G

22395 05 20

21650 51 20

11915 70 11

10797 40 10589 211

1>0.

9055 32 10

Total.......... $173454 65 S130610 17 $172914 62 sisr

TABLE A.
. Railroad) from August 1, 18G8, to August 1, 1869.

KUMBER OF PASSENGERS, &C.

629

TABLE B.
The following Table shows a comparison of the various branches of business for the year just closed, with the year 1868 :

1869.

1868. /nfl)-a*e. J)af,fcnnf,

8173454 65 $243915 16 Up Freight--Way.. ................................. .... 130010 17 195643 15 '"43575'S
172944 62 12S369 38 Down Freight--Wny.r ............................... 155190 41 127795 75 27394 66
36057 77 25141 67 10916 10 38880 09 18153 6.1 2072646 9.5640 93 8860583 7035 10 86551 50 89789 12 20785 92 213060 1865532

7<MfiO 51 6503298 3237 62

Total... .. ..... ........... .........

910116 00 S920544 29 12830288 138731 11 12S30288

10128 23 Bales Cotton--Through. ............................ 128591 154694 ...............
28277 77649

Total . ....... . ........................

158868 232343

75575

TABLE C.
Statement of the number of Passengers transported from August 1st, 1868, to August 1st, 1869.

MONTHS.

1809. THROUGH.

Up. Down.

1868--August...... ......... 566 334

431 560

5SO 710

529 659

954 956

907 933

632 764

March................ ......... 708 706

MA^oZrZi:l::::::::::::::::::

563 576

565 490

502 418

July ..

............... 596 436

Total........................ 7544 7531

1869.

1868.

WAY. THROUGH.

Up. Down. Up. Down.

3008 2937 2663 2578 34S4 3463 4420 4825 8082 8113 7288 7709 4703 4835 4535 4644 4375 4210 4432 4427 3825 3655 5135 4753

543 322 350 415 343 345 341 389 635 343 845 244 407 265 550 359 476 241 393 325 560 299 506 357

55950 56149 5949 3904

1868. WAY.
Up. Down.
3212 2895 2626 2592 3021 3239 3109 3468 6126 5462 5111 5288 3912 3691 4061 3631 3430 4147 3108 3069 3100 2766 3852 5105 39668 45353

TAI,K T>.

i

Number, of Bales of Cotton Transported over the South-Western Railroad from Stations to Maoon and Columbus, 18G8 and 18( 9.

MONTHS.

*1

'' 3 4 5 C

7. 8

9

10 vny. 11

3
12

31 I

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n

5*

C

sr n3

M
?' rfl "3
-I

n 1

nOn a I nH

3

1868-- August....
"6 September.. ...... .....
in 1869-- January..
ebrmiry. ........ ..... fi
May.................. July.................

3 7C. 4I9S 85 26

I 50 23 38 41 12

1 180
(109 897 420 191 57 17 10
i)
2

133 752 777 774 287 33
8 1 1

55 2K5 270
0

Ti 285 015 575 574 577 .2"62U2
/>.> 10

101 '"ii 300 250
12 278 1 197 81 35
8 H 1

218 4:18 501 311 219 ].l" 130
1

n
no 4
197 82 79 49
S2 01 25 27 13
""ft 30 1
3

1(1 172 512 380
247
1;3*!5>
10

M2 Hi

109 64 400 21)

393 123 UK 10

33 3

21) 45

".."..i.

I

3

i
354
22(1 15H 77 57 61 45 44
fl

., 27 32 33 79
"ii
6
3 3

81

203 5

218

lull 3 210 III

"i 12

112

53

82

14

11

--

27 17 I
o

...:.'! 1
8 ...... 8

83 212

1

..........

".'.",',.

... .....

...

D'l 1915 5975

'""3'Si8i ......

I.Vt 247

2510

8

178

T-l'ii 81

7r> "7

170 14 1

'"2 5.",Kfl
... 3191 17s0in0

2117 111709f"i 1058

1145

90

300

1(15

If. ,

|| '-*H ...... 1

Wor.

p

-2

i

.

Total ............. 58 283 165 3353 2761 1114 3582 1737 Cotton trun.tportin! IVo n S :ivtiu US tl ColuuibUti

30 2KB

029

202 2084 1617 261 1313

1194 18

o 18 52 16

17

l&W*

200 ill:;

19 127:'.

ftoU

...

25ii91 2586

"

76S

9996 92'JS 25SO

Total Dcorea*

1867-- Auftust,....' 8 80
November ....... 10 28 106
1808--January.. ..... 12 115
March.............. April............... 4 May.................. July..................

8 24 29 49 69 2 3

49 72 752 676 300 294 25 9 1

1 "si 137 as

98

90 GO

728 288 878 519

637 990 :i04

703 170

a2Bn7

1010 1010

404

137 50 702 83

167

47 2

6 212

42:4

1

8i 16

24

10 ......

32 13 24 1o.0-, 22

27 90 391 333 215 280 227 15 199 215 86 4

i
35 218 304 371 154 105 310 10
7
3

1 23 103 151 48 35 3

50 11X1 ......

89 27! ' V

403 697 \ 83

995 37

C12 1092 192

20S 354 63

340 111 21

229 151

3 7

4842i

117

0

46 '*20 (7 410 150 571 183 408 11 324 1W 409 116 27 56 4 Vi 33 28

C 28 201 259 22 34 1.1 212 18 156<5 "?'
3 8

7m

1292

H-~> "*.

28277

01512

. , -". .' "3

....

li-..

"4

Hi.....;......

fit 188

41 '..... 323 .....

114557-' aw 763

(XxSli 711

......

lj 3 1

47!

7.W 2540

SL! 15 jt *'!" MB 584 V48 5W

6S 161 211 11

4

'. 1

1

7f51i

7!1 12 18

7097 2117 ' ......

I4H59'P7

1106 17!'2

1877

1

11'58

'....,., 1.......

.

i ... i...

525 28;-|

16a5

VI

01

5

Total............. 10 355 182 2813 2650|l213 5I59'2153 157 208211526 368 2598 4023 414 2497 785]1390 43 10 172 62! 7oilrOO|2287|..... ......I..... ... 3491U 9S06 708 ......

TABLE K.
Number of Through Bales of Cotton Transported over the South-Western Railroad from Stations to Savannah and Augnsta, from August 1st, 1868, to August 1st, 1869.

MONTHS.

1 .x o

8 4 f> 6 7 8

9 10

11

VJ

rr

Brown's. .

O.uthbert
1

Hatcher.. C.o.lcntii Gcorjcot'wi

12

\

lEufauli . .

IEveret . _

73 3

i.B. utler.

? i

(icncvu. .

5?

O

Z

3'

g Increase.. . Decrease..

c.re.ase.| TDoteal

3

w

1868--A usual... September........ October........... November....... December. ...... 1869-- January
April............... May ............... July................

81 r

9 8 48 a 32

28 ...,, 202 17 31 354

29 39

""i

177 329

29 50

34 32

200 533

30 229 Ifi 475

V?

19

6 1a7n8

1 10 ..... 51

R

S7

2 "is

1941 1067

52 2172

46 5 1948

75 55 3089

56 13 2094

56 19 1395

8S4

...,, 517

545

2m85

38

1

26 "57 26 495 136 5 87

!j 37 254 1365 518 4 350 5

23 IS 103 20S6

28 284 9

"is 90 25 209 43.'!5 ..'.'.'. 883 19 511

16 120 2353 584 ...,, 304

1

37

53 181; 1106

2192

10U7 2479

i

10.-.0 2110 1140

49)2 3532

364

i'o'-5i

3321 8371

"i

7 5

...

10118 91 ..." .... 17301

3 26 11213

666 982
"1747 6650 3263 630SI

9 '.".'.'.'. ......

7 834 415 309 154 18 6

371 224

262 241

139 5

147 39 VI

3 1

1

is

177

15S 107

2377 823

2 "4

14 29

5

17 8] 1784

20 80

"i'5^~0

13

901"777

1

5869

3081 ""l97 2341 3060

1834 435

765 193

402

224

Total............ 147 12 1032 111 232 2066 287 108 14470 201 100 719 12917 3096 105 LlJl 16 22 20 LJ35J5380 20303 21 5 19 ... 284

65699 1807 32887, 30980

1887--August..... ..... "Si ...... ..... .... 8 ...... ..... 358

SO

550

October. ........... ... November.........

"40

9u 72

528 276 127 629 254 123

310 310

61 129

31 35

2506 3534

186S-- January..

15 921 283 04 407 160 "i'4 3049 17 462 128 85 291 166 2<W6

Wi 47 47 699 llffl 12 41574

April................ May.................

8

10

817

32 45

950 550

22 270

13

V.I 7

July.................

144

3 ...... ...... 80 77 284

72I5V0>
an 9

69 20

>"l 351

" 80

79 12 .....
55 404

57 53 105 4819 946 17 792 16 4

88 26 291 5539 10S3 9 1011 S!

55 51

3 21

135 41

3320 '"9 1292 15 1788 ~4 3042 1610 "85 1247

77 6

'"' 24 7*7

175

17 141

"'50

311 495

442 027

a40v9a8

oo 20 ...

451 l.'S3 52DX 15

4ft) (541 45U:; 16

40 40

68 1113 172

208 112

18S 200

|7
1

84 310 2189 3) 748 9X5

1

232 82 29

8 213 515

E=

50

1 67

6

1 58 W

Totnl............ ... 40 2?3 2798 98S 450 2183 720 159 19188 415 180' 941 21674 98 5S10 213:5795163 128 .Jinsj 14571,27677 Iti 57

.....

1030 666

2339

982

10118 1747

16768 6650

20564 3263

.........

175"1 6308

17457 11588

E 5122 2341 "'197

2863

.........

1399

435

i

572

193

026 224

... 96079 32787 1807

632

THROUGH COTTOX TRANSPORTED.

Total Decrease-
<*
Decrease--
Increase.
Columbus to Macon........ ........
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gusta ............... t|.


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42 "Q

as 1s-

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Colnmbns to Sa-

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TABLK I. Names and Co)iflii.'ion of Locomotives on the South- Western Railroad, July Slst} 1869.

SAMES.

IHMIJIKKX.

WHBX PUT OS UOAD.

HOW USKI).

ItKMAUKS.

Chickasnw ............... I,. 0. Reynolds. .......

Rogers, lingers,
[logers, Itogers, Rogers, Rogers, Rogers, Rogers, Rogers, Rogers, Rogers'

KetcKum & Grosvenor. Kctcluim <fc Grosvenor. Ketchum & Grosveuor. Ketcliiini it Grosvenor. Ketchum & Grosvonor. Ketcliiini <fe Grosvenor. Ketcliiini & Grosveuor. Ketchum &' Grosvenor. Ketchum fc Grosvenor. Ketchum & Grosvenor. L. and M. Works..........

March . ........1851 March. ........1851 September.. ..18")2 Pnss'r--Ft-Gaines B'ch. April. ..........1833 October... ....1853 October... ....1853 Pnss'r-- Albany Brunch. September ...1854 October....... 1854 October...... .1854 Muy ......... ..-185ft July............ 1857

Condemned. Condemned. In shop for repairs. Wants light repairs. Good order. Good order. Good order. In shop for repairs. Good ordor. Rood order. Good order.

CLOO6XCODMIOT3FIOVXES5.

September... .1857

Good order.

Emerson Foote.--....-
Geo. W. Adams........ T. M. Furlow... ........ Pachitlu ......... ........ R. R. Cnyler... ..........

M. \V. Baldwin & Co..... ........... Rogers' L. and M. Works......... M. \V. Baldwin & Co.. ........ .... M. W. Baldwin & Co. .............. M. W. Baldwin k Co.. ............. Rogers' L. ond M. Works... ...... Rogers' I/, and M. Works......... Rogers' 1j. and M. Works........

November.... 1857 January ......185W March......... 1850 December... .185?) November.... 185U December. ...1850 Freight September... 18GO January...... 1861 March........ .18C.1 August.. ......1867

Train..... .........

Good order. Good order. Good order. Good order. Wants repairs. Good order. Good order. Good order. Good order. Good order.

OS 05 O5

-Names and Condition of Locomotives on the South-Western Railroad, July 31rf, 1869. (Continued.)

NAMES.

noii.DEns.

WHEN PUT ON llOAIl.

HOW USKD.

REMAUKS.

to--t

W. A. Black............

August ....... .1807 Freight Trnin... . ........ .. Good order.

John W. Anderson... Baldwin Locomotive Works....... August....... .1807 Freight Train.............. Good order.

W. S. Holt...... ........ Baldwin Locomotive Works. ...... August. ....... 1867 Freight Train...... ........ Good order.

John H. Howard. ...... M. W. Buldwiu & Co.. .............. July.. ...........1851 Gravel Train (cond'ind) Condemned.

R. A. Ware........... .. W. M. Baldwin & Co. ............... July........... 1801

In shop for repairs.

Chattahoochee.. ........ R. A. Anderson & Co.......... .... Mny. ........ ..1858

Good order.

Columbus................ Rogers, Ketchum & Grosvenor. November ....1864 Atlantic................... Rogers, Ketchum & Grosvenor. November ....18G5 Pacific..................... Rogers, Ketchum ft Grosvenor. November ....18G6 John L. Mustain........ Baldwin Locomotive Works...... June. ....... ...1860

Wants repnirs.

Running-- wants repnirs.

Kuiining-- wants repairs. Good order.

1

0. D. WALL, Master Machinist.

TABLE'J.--Showing the Number of Miles Eun by each Engine, and the amount of Vood, Waste, etc., used for the year, ending July 31st, 1869, exclusive of Gravel, Lumber and Switching 'Engines.

NAMES OF ENGINES.

CAKS HAULKIX

ot* Spo . .

W 53
v>T*i

HJ
! 8-
3S."

E? ?

S? 7 23*. vw j?
-*

MILES RUN.

a?

t
O

S3 E

fD W

S

"O1

S

:

:

USE1J.

O

O_*
a

gaa.

Cfi

0

H
5E "

s- o1ac3

9

2.
CO
=5

0-
^

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g H
O hS
3 o 0a

MILKS HUN TO A *,

S5
g.
S

1 o.

?
D D P>

O
1
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O

og* ;3

3 g
ST

3
poo.

S=3w
2^ g
iH

S
M F

94 499 528 15

T.M.Furlow ...................

9 22

94

88

1052

2238

R. R. Cuylor....... .............

176S 2513

Geo.W. Adams................. 1745

184

John W. Andorson ......... Pnchitla,. ......................... W.A. Black.................... W. S. Holt....................... Muoknlco... ....................... L.O. Reynolds................

1572 19S3 1042 1401 2446
678 2336

S
*s23
130
1?
1C 37 14 729 695 760 6U 135 636 641 536 405 795 306 G64

725 047 860 %4 730 621 387 126 51 60
8 757 506 144 1216 195 101 118 114 15 84 92 92 60 113 44 145

728

27240 272-10

764

13GG2 13G02

986

4185 4185

1760

20196 20100

757

27872 27872

621

20700 20700

387

12900 12900

126

6006 6006

51

2025 2025

GO

2000 2000

30 ""286 344 344

789

29300 29580

604 305 12534 12839

269 1400 5427 6827

2282 1450 13453 14903

3162 2007-1 704 20778

2464 1G224 286 1G510

3391 22468 286 22754

2525 15870 286 16156

334 1799 93 1892

2292 14711

14711

- 26GG 10930
2270 15710

16930 15710

:: I860 11002
3354 21784

11002
O17Q1

1028 tViOS

6308

3145 19096

19096

1w10y.
40U 162k 124$ 158 79
P 3
^
^ W&i 153j| 172 110 21^ 113 120U \V$A 143 160 40H 175

687 249 224 679 1062 332 479 105 103
78 24 1085 398 435 597 1125 917 755 657
62 812 265 616 484 604 172 951

ray. 349K $1370 04

241 155U 608 58

94 54J 216 62

3!!3 255% 11'05 03

304 324^ 1274 50

271^

976 10

212i< 139|| 549 33

60U 69W 234 24

21% 85 -19

01 23^4 92 14

13

1766

315 303J^ 1192 19

244 145 569 40

VffiA GO-K 237 67

333 209% 821 75

292M 441 172972

327 343K 1346 M

307 380% 1493 05

251 318% 1249 01

WA 33K 132 32

2J7 28G2J 112359

241K 307% 1207 87

285M 305>^ 1198

214U 221'4 86830

339}| 473k 1858 12

107 11552 45327

377M 38lk 149550

248 140 104 124 224 131 163 155 123 154 115 206 130 109 101 127 107 132 147 83 130 141 132 76 136 156 109

40 55 19 30 26 62 27 57 20
26 15 27 32 16 25 18 18 30 25 36 18 63 25 23 36 36 20

99 78 57 88 45 76 61 79 91 86 76 83 61 92 99 111 49 92 54 86 27 81 94 97 53 89 45 113 45 71 69 47 50 48 74 60 64 51 40 56 57 51 70 55 55 51 51 50 64 45 58 55 51 50

5 0-10 4 5-10 5 2-10 49-10 4 6-10 47-10 4 3-10 3 5-10 4 3-10 4 6-10 4 8-10 40-10 44-10 35-10 55-10 8 3-10 8 2-10 65-10 77-10 70-10 77-10 71-10 77-10 78-10 87-10 71-10 78-10

S
K >
1tX)
1S S

Total.....................TM......... 22848 General Average

7388

8475 38711 185423 199499 384922 2G48J^ 13922 5972J^ 5963K 2340612

3708 144

825 1659 1941 28 61 65

159 4-10 61-10

Cost Co st

of of

maintenance of Oil, Tallow and

Engines per mile run, in c tnta Waste, per mile run, in eei ts.............

.................................................................................................................

81-10 20-10

o~cosa

TABLE K.

Statement of Iron in Uxe on the South-Western Railroad.

oo

Where Laid,

~*

Dlst noo

"KI 1

IRail....Loengfth

K2. II

When

Laid

i "od

"1

Kind of Iron.

Been in Use.

Itcniarkn.

FROM--

i 0 to 728 feet..............................
728 feet to 1 mile 2640 feet........ 1 mile and 2640 feet to 7 miles

728 24 13

5

1912 2640

2*

45 51

Tuly, Inn.,

1868... 1856...

English

T

mil............................................

1 years 1 mo...., 13 years 6uiu...

Main

Line.

Inly, 1866...

7 miles to 29 miles, l't. Valley. 22 19M 45 Mav, 1854 ..

15 yours 2 nut...

29 30 .12 S3 34 50 50 53 94

to 30 miles........................... to 32 and 2176 feet................ and 2176 to 33 and 3288 feet.. and 3288 to 34 and 936 feet... and 936 feet to 50, liutlor..... to 50 and 3009 foot................ and 3009 ft. to 53 und 1243 ft. and 1248 ft. to 94 and 3705 ft. and 3705 ft, to 96 anil 1576 ft,

1 2
'"i1s
2 1

21701
1112 21128 4344 30011 3519 2157 3151

24 24 24 !M 24 21 21

4flj 43 45 32 43 32 40M

Sept., I860Jiui.,1861... Miiy. 1868... April, 1869. April, 1853. April, 1853. Nov., 1868.. Jan., 1853... April, 1860.

English English English English English

T T T T T

mil........................................... roil............................ ............... mil............................................ mil........................... ................ mil................................. .........

Hyeiirrf 6 mo... 1 your 3 mo.... X months ........ 16 years 3 mo... 16 years 3 mo... 8 tuoiitli.i ........ lOyoars 6 mo... 9 yours 3 mo...

Columbus

Line.

v,
M
X
2a

96 and 1576 ft. to 97 nd 3870 ft. 1 2294 24 97 and 3870 ft. to 97 nnil 4300 ft. ""l 430 18 97 an* 4300 ft. to 99 and 1520 ft. 2500 20

56

Dec., 1859... English T mil............................................ Nov., 1868.. KnuliBh T vail............................................

9 ycnrs 7 mo... 8 months _......

June, 1850.. English T rail............................................ 1!! yours 1 mo...

R.

99 and 1520 feet to 99 and 3670 2150 24 48 July. 1856... American Trail............. .......................... ]3years............

90 and 3670 to 100, Columbus-. 1610 21 32 April, 1852.

17 ycnrs 3 mo...

MAIN LINK-- KOKT VAI.I.KY.
29 to 30 .............,,...;.............,,.. 1

24 toy, Dec., 1859... LnokaTvnnniv and Atlanta re-rolled T mil 9 years" mo... I'hifnulnLine.

30 to 31 and 600 feet................... 1 600 24 40K Sept., 1858..

( English on Knstl rack 10 years 10 mo.. < ftwl LiifkjiivAiiiiA on

31 and 600 ft. to S3 and 2640 ft.. S3 and 2640 to 35 imd 8960 foot.. 35 and 3960 to 48 and 4288 fccL. 48 and 4288 to 49 und 3552 feet.. 49 and 3552 to 50 and 70! feet... 50 and 766 to 50 and 2925 feet... 50 and 2925 to 50 mid 46*0 feet..

2 2040 24 2 1320 24 13 328 24
4544 24 2494 2159 1755 24

Aug., 1859...

I West track. [Mifuula Lino.

40|| Sept., I860.. I/ftcknn ii mm Trail.. ................................. U years... .........

41

""

Aug., 1860... Nov., 1867 .,

English

T

mil............................................

1 year 9 mo.....

45 Jim., 1856... Kngligh T rail......,,...,...,....,....,...,..,...,....,,. ISycars 6 mo...

41 Nov., 1867 .. English T rail............................................ 40K Sept., I860. English T rail........................... ....... ...........

lycar 10 mo...

50 and 4680 to 51 and 4180 feet.. 4780 24

June, 1868. English T rail............................................ lyour 2 mo....

L.

51 and 4180 to 65................. .....

55 62

to to

62 63

.................................... and 4140 feet...............

G3 and 4140 to 67 and 412 feet...

67 and 412 to 67 uml 5170 fuel...

67 and 5170 to 68 and 1978 feoi..

68 and 1978 to 68 and 5098 feet..

68 and 5098 to 69 and 1378 foot..

f 69 and 1378 to 70 and 2903 leot.

70 and 2903 to 70 mid 4343 fact.

70 and 4343 to 83. Smitbvillc...

83 to 97. Albany Branch..........

97 to 106. Albany Branch.........

& 106 to 106 and 2640 ft., Albany.

83 to 08, Eufaula Line.............

98 to 118 and 2640 foet.............

118 and 2640 to 142...................

142 to 143. Eufaula...................

1100 ?
4140 3 1552
4758 2088 3120 ...... 1560 1525 "12 1440 937 14
'"is9 2640
20 2640 23 2640

1J8A 24 24
& 20 24 IS* 20 20 20 20 24 24 24 24

34 43 41 43 45 42
34 ^
my, t4o0Vy?,
40}|

July. 1851.. 1'cb., 1867.. Nov., 18l>7.. June, 1803.. Jan., 1856... Nov., 1867.. Sov.. 1857 . July, 18CO... Jnn., 1K50... July. 1851.. A|>ril,lSf>7.. April. 1857.. Oct., 1857 ... Oct., 1857 ... July, 1858... April. 1859.. April, I860.. July, 1865...

FTtinjjc Ruil* * *... > *>*

English Trail..... .......................................

English TiHil ...... .............................. .......

KFKEElininimiRggelllliiiiWesssehhhilUTTTTirrmrlaaa.ii.ii.llll........................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Knglwh Kngliali English English

TTTTrrrraaaaiiiillll..............................................................................................................................................................................

English T rail.................. ..........................

2 years 6 mo... 1 yeiir 1J HID...1 year 2 mo..... 13 years liino... 1 ycnr 0 nio..... liyeurs 9uio... 13 yenrj* 6 nio... ISyenr.". ......... .. 12 yours 3 mo... 12 yours 3 nio... 11 yenrs 10 mo.. 11 yours 10 mo. 11 yews...... ...... 10 years 3 mo... 9 years 3>no...

Enfrnila Line,
;;
Albany Brnnch. Enf/inlii Lino

k TORT GAIXKB LINK.
120 to 120 and 2640 feet. Fort 2840 24

April, I860.. Englieh T rail............................................ 9 years 3 mo... Fort Gainps Line.

120 and 2640 to 139 and 2640...... 19 18 34 Jnly.1851...

(Rom 'J from ul d track 18 years........... 4 bctw'n Jliirslmllville

JS

139 and 2640 to 140, Ft. Qainos. ~257 2640 iok 45 Jan., 1856... English T rail........................................... 13 years 6 nio... (.and Ainuricus.

8

Total.................................... 2640

OS
<COo

.Statement of Receipts and Disbursements of the Funds of the South-Western Railroad Company, to August 1st, I860.

RECEIPTS.

Capital Stock-- ,__

General stock, 88.773 shares................. es,877,300 00

Guaranteed stock SOD " .................... 60,00000

Preferred. 126

12,600 00-83,939,900 00

Bond Aooount............................................ 399,000 00

Bond Account " M. R. IV. Co."......,.......... S00.500 00-- 099,500 00

Faro Tickets..............................................

4,018 30

Freight Earnings sinco Aug. 1st, 1868 ...... 631,741 75

Passenger Earnmns sinoo Aug 1st, 18GS..... 255,761 81

Poat Office Department, mail service........ 20,785 92-- 908.292 52

Duo other Kailroiuls................................

27,63636

Unclaimed Dividends, Nos. 28 and 29........ 1,804 00

Unclaimed Dividends. Nos.fi to 14, M.H.U.

29200- 2,09600

Internal Revenue Tax, " Coupons,"..,..,...

55986

Premium and Diacount..............................

15,863 IS

Profit and Loss.,.........................................

41,811 07

85,630,677 24

DISBURSEMENTS.

Construction......................................................

84,091,018 89

Locomotive KnRinns....................................$17VlfiO 14

I'assHinuor Cars............................................. 37.000 00

1'roiclit Curs................................................ ICS.lMi 10

Mncon niul Oolmnbus Depots...................... 81,629 ft'i

Tools nml Miiohinory.................................. S7,!il8 -IR
Land Account.............................................. 9.VM 50- 506,264 85 Current Kxpoiisra............................................. 649,729 89 fntoi-eston lioiids............................................. 48,02000- 597,71989 Ktookin other Compnnloa................................. 109.756 9tt City of Coluiubua Honds.................................... B.OOO 00 Montgomery and West Point liailruiid lionds... 1,90000-- 116,65696 Connection at Columbus..............,,................:... 14,2i.i 89

1'osl Office Department..................................... a)8 3S United Slates..................................................... 2,502 2S- 10,930 50

Musoogou floating l)obt....................................

4,331 73

liitoroston 1'rot'urrcd and Guftrantuud .Stock... 2,150 50

Dividend No, 30 imid......................................... 134,778 00-- 136,928 50

Ualiinoo..............................................................

170.760 43

?5,K!0,677 24

The tmlnnco consists of-- Cash on hand, as per Cash linok.................... Cash on Deposit ut Central Railroad Unnk... Cash on Deposit at City Banking Company.. Dills receivable.............................................

825,36504 22,P6532 93,592 53- 118,557 85
28.837 64
$170,760 43

E. E.
MACOS, August 1st, 18G9.
JOHN T. BOIFEUILLET, Treasurer.

. Kahtnef* from HOH);K of' the South'-We-tttrn Kailrouil Company, July Slut, 1869.

" PR.

I

Oil.

...

*i,591,54R 62

9.99U 50

I

...1011,756 U6

... 6,900 00

---------- 126,647 4(1

Interest

on

Uomls.

.............................................

...549.729 ... 48,020

89 00

---------- 597,749 89

Cash........................................... ...................... ... 25,365 04

... 22,965 32

Hills Roftoivttble... .............................................

... ...

93,592 28,837

53 54

Capital Stock, 39,399 shares.... ............... .............. Railroad Earnings prior (o August 1, 1868..........

24,!

B

3,9ft39>,!,rK,n)f0l
71

(oKnl

DPrievmidieunmdsaUndncDlaiismcoeudn..t..............................................................................

1G06 - ----

'.(15.0m 77 4,018 30 6,803 13 2,096 00 55986

() 01 IJ HCl

41,811 07

---------- 170,760 43

'w^ 'f
G R v

... 29,165 93

_

... 592 68

... 165 59

O5

Due by United States......... ............................... ... 4,719 99

Floating DcbtM. R. R.... ..................................

' 41.S31 73

O

Dividend

No.

30,

paid....................................

...

... 2,15050 . 134,778 00

r.

---------- 136,928 50

._ _*5.662,610J!2j '

8S.862.filO 82

*

JOHN T. BOFFEUILLET, Treatum:

a>
4-
H-t

ELECTION OF OFFICERS.

MACX>X, February llth, 1869. At the annual election for President and seven Directors tor the ensuing year, the following gentlemen were elected, viz:
HRESIDKNT:
\V ILL1 A M 8. HOLT.

DIRECTORS:

TIMOTHY M. FURLOW, JOHX E. JONES, VIRGIL POWERS, JXO. L. MUSTIAX.

JOHN McXAB, WM. M. WADLEY, ALEX. R. LAWTOX,