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WITH THE
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OFFICERS FOR 1861--'62.
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS.
PRESIDENT :
Hon. Wm. S. ASHE.
BOARD OF WIRECTORS:
ON THE PART OF INDIVn)UAL STOCKHOLDERS
:
P. K. Dickinson,
A. J. DeRosset,
J. D. Bellamy,
E. P. Hall,
Gilbert Potter,
W. C. Bettencourt,
Bennet Flanner.
ON THE PART OP THE STATE :
Wm, a. Wright, L. H. B. Whitaker, W. K. Lane.
James S. Green, Secretary and Treasurer.
S. D. Wallace, Assistant Secretary and Accountant.
executive officers :
S. L. Fremont, Chief Engineer & Superintendent
S. D. Wallace, General Ticket Agent.
Wm. Smith, Ticket Agent and Station Agent, Wilmington.
Jno. W. Thojipson, Ge7ieral Freight Agent, Wilmington.
John Campbell, Genercd Agent, Weldon.
JosiAH Howell, Station Agent, Goldsloro'
.
Francis F. McMillan^ Master of Machinery, Wilmington.
John Crone, blaster of Road Repairs, Goldsboro'.
John H. Wright, blaster Carpenter, Wilmington.
LIST OF STOCKHOLDEES, NoYeml)er 12tli, 1861,
NAMES AND BESIDENCK. NAMES AND KESIDENCE.
Shares.
Anderson, Alex, Est, A Lazarus, Ad-ministrator,
Wilmington, 1
Anderson, Alex, Est., Wilmington..
.
50
Anderson & Goodrich, Norfolk, Va., 2
Andres, Sophia, Westbrook's 12
Armstrong, T J, Wilmington 30
Allen, Mary do 3
Arrington, H H, Nashville 1
Ashe, Anny L, Chapel Hill 22
Ashe, Wm S, Wilmington 20
Aaron, Henry, Halifax 1
Albia, Eugenia. Hillsboro' 8
Austin, R H. 2
Avent, Thos W 1
Bradley. James A, Trustee Christian
Eels, Wilmington, 6
Bradley, C W, Trustee Lucy A Jew-ett,
Wilmington 54
Bradley, Richard, Savannah, Geo
—
33
Bradley, Eliza C, Wilmington 1
Bradley, Willie, Tawboro' 8
Briekell, W W, Halifax 4
Branch, S W do 2
Baker, W S, Tawboro' 44
Baker, W a, David G Baker Trustee,
Tawboro', 1
Baker, Dan'l B, Wilmington 1
Baker, W S, Trustee Polly Pitt, Wil-mington,
2
Baker, John E, Wilmington 2
Baker, Jesse, Wm S Baker, Trustee,
Wilmington, 2
Baker, Eloney, Wilmington ..
.
5
Baker, Samuel A, Est , Wilmington.. 5
Brown, R F, Wilmington 3
Brown, John P, New York 25
Brown, Mary Ann, Littleton Depot,
K
&GRR., 1
Brown, Margaret P, Wilmington 8
Bond, HF, Raleigh 5
Bond, James " 5
Bryan, Hugh B, Tawboro' 9
Bryant, P A E do 2
Bryan, Joseph do 3
Bryan, Elias, Pittsboro' 20
Bryan, Josiah 1
Bellamy, John D, Wilmington Gl
Bellamy, John T, Halifax County. .
.
18
Bowden, Daniel, Bowden's 1
Bowden, WN... 1
Blossom, B & Son, Wilmington 10
Beatty, Wm H, Fayettev^lle 10
Bridgers, J L, Tawboro' 1
Bridgers, Robt B, Tawboro' 6
Batchelor, L W, Enfield 3
-Biggs, Jas J. Raleigh 6
Battle, William H, Chapel Hill 28
Battle, Mary P " ...... 6
Battle, Kemp P, Taw boro' 20
Battle, Penelope B, Rocky Mount. .
.
2i
Battle, Turner W 40
Batts, Margaret, Joyner's 1
Broughton, Laura B 1
Braswell, A, Rocky Mount 6
Shares.
Braswell, William T, Rocky Mount.
.
5
Borden, Maria A, Goldsboro' 5
Betts, Mary 1
Becton, John E, Goldsboro' 2^
Bettencourt, William C, Wilmington. 21
Barlow, David, Tawboro' 10
Barnes, Jacob S " 2
Barnes, William, Jr. " 3
Barnes, Burket " 1
Barnes, Edwin " 2
Bullock, Joshua K " ... 5
Bullock, DW " 10
Bizzell, C W, Everetts ville 1
Boddie, E C, Nashville, N. C 5
Billisoly, A, Portsmouth, Va 3
Bluff, Henry, Norfolk, Va 1
Bain, Thoma? A, Portsmouth, Va...
.
1
Bell, HC " "... 1
Blow, George " "... 12
Bourke, Joseph, Norfolk "... 1
Barkfield, John, Est., Goldsboro' 5
Byuum, 'Turner, Wilson 10
Brogden, Nathan, Goldsboro' ,
.
3
Beaven, John, Enfield 9
Billisoly, Joseph A, Portsmouth, Va, 3
B jnting, Julia A 2
Coffield, M C. Halifax 1
Coffield,SW " 1
Crawford, M K, Goldsboro' 3
Crawford, Ann E " .. 4
Chapman, Russell " 14
Cox, Silas " 1
Oox, Saiaders " 2
Cox, Micajah " 10
Cotton, AS 1
Cummings, Ann J, Westbrook's, Bla-den
Co., N. C, 8
Cromartie, W J, Gravelly Hill 7
Cromartie, Wm K " 3
Cromartie, Ann " 4
Cromartie, Peter " 20
Cowan, Thomas, Wilmington 20
Crowell, Thomas M, Halifax 5
Cotton, John W, Tawboro'
Gotten, Laura P "
Gotten, Arabella C "
Gotten, Florida "
Cocke, Charles L, Portfmouth, Va. .
.
Cocke, John " " .
5
Clarke, H T, Tawboro' 24
Cooke, Mordecai, Norfolk, Va.. . .... 2
Cassidey, James, Wilmington 85
Groom, Lott, Houth Washington 6
Caraway, William, Dudley's Depot.
.
10
Chamberlaine, R H, Norfolk, Va 8
Carr, James, Kenansville 5
Cherry, L R, Enfield. .. ! 10
Crook, William, Wilmington 10
Collier, G W, Goldsboro' 12
Coley, John, unknown , 3
Camp, William H, unknown 2
Confers, L M, Hilliardson, Nash Co. 2
Cobb, N B 3
Cobb, William D, Goldsboro' 21
LIST OF STOCKHOLDERS—Continued.
NAMES AND RESIDENCE.
Shares.
3
1
.. 17
NAMES AND KESIDENCB.
Cobb, JB
Cooper, Blount, unknown
Dudley, Edw B, Est, Wilmington .
.
Dudley, Jane A " oo
Dickinson, PK " .... 100
Dickinson, P K, Wilmington, Ex'r of
Mary L Orme, 10
Dickson, James H, Wilmington 30
DeEosset, A J, Estate " . . 25
DeRosset, A J " 98
DeEosset & Brown, Wilmington, 16
Daniel, John H, Halifax 1
Daniel, Zylphia " 1
Daniel, W W, Jr, unknown 2
Dancy , John S, Tarboro' 2
Dancy, William F, Est, Tarboro' 30
Devane, John C, Harrell's Store 5
Dortch, William T, Goldsboro' 25
Dozier, Richmond, Tarboro' 5
Drane, E B, Wilmington 56
Daughtry, B, Pi-ocky Mount 3
Davis, Margaret W, Halifax 5
Dawson, John " 6
DePeyster, J F, New York 3
DePeyster, J F, Trustee SMC Liv-ingston,
New York, 80
DePeyster, J F, Trust. W Woodbridge,
New York, 15
Edens, Bobert, Estate, Wilmington. . 20
Edena, Sarah "
. . 5
Ellis, CD " ..25
Elliott, John G, Faison'a 3
Everett, John, Goldsboro' 20
Ellinor, James, Rocky Mount 2
Emmerson, Arthur, Adm'r A Emmer-son,
Portsmouth, Va 5
Emmerson, Arthur, Portsmouth, Va
Edmunds, Benjamin, Enfield
Edmundson, William B, Goldsboro'.
Ellinor, yilliam T, Rock? Mount. .
.
Emery, Thomas R, unknown
Emery,EV&MP "
Englehard, Joseph A, Tarboro'
Fields, Mary P "
French, George R, Wilmington
Fergus, Daniel "
Frink, Samuel "
Frink, Lorenzo "
Frink, Samuel F "
Fennell, Owen, Harrell's Store
Fennell, John M "
Futch, D K, Wilmington 20
Ferral, Michael Halifax, 118
Faison, Elias, Faison's 30
Faison, M J, Trustee M A Dougald,
Clinton, 4
Faison, M J, Trustee E L Faison, Clin-ton,
3
Faison, F J, Warsaw 3
Faison, Abner M, Warsaw 3
Faison, William A " 3
Faison, Matthew J, Clinton 4
Faison , Wm A, Guardian S E, Wm J
and Ann M Rhodes, Warsaw, 4
Farmer, Walter, Wilson 1
Shares.
Farmer, Moses, Wilson 1
Farmer, Samuel B, Wilson
Parmer, Gerusha "
Farmer, LD "
Flanner, Joseph H, Wilmington
Planner, Bennett "
Pillyaw, L "
Fremont, SL "
Gary, John R, Weldon
Gary, John R " Trustee, 25
Gary, George G " 1
(Jary, George W " 3
Gary, RB " 1
Gillespie, Joseph M, Kenansville 2
Griswold, John B, Goldsboro' 3
Giles, William B, Savannah, Ga 17
Gwynn, Walter, Columbia, 8 C 35
1
1
1
5
20
12
30
3
Greer, John, Kenansville.
Gardner, J D, Wilmington
Godwin, David, Estate, Smithville.
Green, Susan H, Goldsboro'
Gregory, R J "
Gamage, Elisha, Norfolk, Va
Graham, Chauncey W, Kenansville.
1
5
15
2
3
5
14
Hall, Edward P, Wilmington 230
Hall, Eli W " 20
Hall, WH " 10
Hall, Willis, Estate, " 160
Hunter, William, Guardian, Halifax. 18
Hunter, William " 19
Hunter, Benjamin " 36
Hunter, Margaret C " 13
Hunter, Heury '' 1
Hodges & Biker, Norfolk, Va, 6
Hines, Joel, Marlboro' 1
Hoskins, B L, Battleboro' 5
Huggins, Theo, Estate, Wilmington.
.
5
Harriss, MP " .
12
Harriss, George " .
3
Harriss, AC, Enfield 2
Hairiss, Richard J, Enfield 14
Harriss, N T, Westbrooks, Bladen co 3
Hardy, H H, Guardian Willie R Hill,
unknown, 12
Hardy & Bros, Norfolk, Va, 10
Haile, Lewis, Halifax county 2
Hill, P J, Est, Wilmington 30
Hill, C D, Warsaw.. 25
Hill, William B, Warsaw 25
Horner, Josh L, Halifax 1
Hatch, Jos R, Goldsboro' 2
Halliday. Margaret J, Halifax 23 '
J
5
3
3
4
3
3
Hodges, Henry H, Faison's.
Hathaway & Co, Wilmington,
.
Howard, George, Jr, Wilson..
Hood, BrittoD, Goldsboro'
Hood, Catharine "
Hood, John R "
Holloman, Eliza "
Hines, Richard, Estate, Raleigh 10
Haywood, Jane F "
Hart, Spencer L, Tarboro'.
Hart, Benjamin F "
Hart, Almon "
Hart, William L "
21
3
3
S
3
LIST OF STOCKHOLDERS—Continued.
NAMES AND KESIDENCB.
hhaics.
Hart, Ellen, Tarboro' 2
Hooks, Ann Maria fi
Hansley, William M, Wilmiugton. ... 1
HoUowell, Thomas, Goldsboro' 5
Hollowell, TT " 1
Hooker, Julia A, Hillsboro' 8
Hooker, O " 9
Hooker, Rcscoe, Louisburg 8
Hussey. John B, Kenansville 10
Hicks, James H, Paison's 30
Hicks, Albert R, Fpis'-n's 10
Hyatt, McBuruey&Co. Charleston,
S C, 10
Hurdle. Fenjamin, Smitbfield 2
Hill, Rliza R, Wilmington 8
Hill P J. Jr »' 29
Hill, Richard B '' 13
Hill, TkomasS " 1»
Hill, Wm, Guardian Eliza Hill, Wil-mington,
12
Hill, Wm, Wilmington 14
Howard, David C, Tarboro' 1
Howard, Henr? N, unkuown 5
Hathaway, Betsy " fi
Hardy, Jesse H " 1
Hatton, John G " 1
Johnston, R W, Estate, Wilm n^ton. 40
Johnston, James W, Tarboro' 1
Johnston, Benjamin, Ringwood fi
James, Isaac " 1
Jones, Wjllie W. unknown 1
Jones, Maria, Littleton Depot. .... 5
Jones, Prances " 9
Jones, Wm H " 1
Joyner, Alfred, WilmiDgion 1
Joyner, Henry, uukaown 1
Joyner, Mosfs Tarboro', 2
Jenkins, Joab '* 1
Jenkins, Samuel P '• 5
Jenkins, Ohailes H " 1
Jenkins, James F " 6
Jewett, Richard B, unknown l
Jewett, S, Wilmington 28
Kerr, James, Harrell's Store 6
Knight, Becjamin P, Tarboro' 5
Knight, Jesse O " 5
Kennedy, Ihomas, Goldsboao' 16
Killebrew, C B, Tarboro' 1
Killebrew, GW " 1
Kirby, William T, Clinton 9
Kelly, E V, Estate. Wilmington 3
Kornegay, Daniel, Goldsboro' 15
King, CoflBeld, Tarboro' 3
Kinnear, Thomas J, Kensnsville 2
Ladies Benevolent Society, Wilming-ton,
12
Lazarus, Ellen, Raleigh 32
Lazarus, Julia, Raleigh '.
.
.
39
Lazarus, Maria C, Charleston, 8 C. .
.
32
Lazarus, R A , unknown 32
Lazarus, Gershou, Charleston, S C.
32
Lamb, Aaron M, unknown 4
Lane, Levin, Wilmington 49
Lane, William K, Goldsboro' 03
Lane. John J, Tarboro' 1
NAMES AND RESIDENCE.
Shares.
Lyon, Joshna L, Enfield 6
Lawton, Matthew, Wilmington 10
Lawton, Joseph " 5
Lord. William C. Estate, Wilmington 10
Langdon, Paul H " 10
Langdon, Wm A 5
Lord, Haynes, New York 1
Love, Edward Florida, Gadsden Co., 10
Lewis, Lucy 8, Tarboro' 1
Lewis, John W " 10
Lawrance, Josiah " 6
Lawrence. Emily S, Tarboro' 1
Latimer, Z. Wilmington 45
Lamb, W W, Tarboro' 12
Londm.M, Wilmington 1
Love, John D " 2
Lewis, K H, Tarboro' 35
Lawrenee, Thomas D, Tarboro' 4
Lawrence, Jamea H " 1
Long, N M, Weldon 1
Lane, Wm K, Adm'r Estate John A
Green, 8
Marshal, F 8. Estate, unknown 1
Miller, C B, Wilmington 64
Murphy, J S " 21
Marphy, Patrick, Taylor's Bridge. .
.
40
Marphy, Charles W, Moore's Creek. 2
Murphy, Hanson P, Teachey's 4
Murphy, John H, Long Creek 2
Meares, Catharine G, Exx,Wilmington 65
Meares, Gaston, Wilmington 5
Meares, Wm B, Wilmington 5
Morgan, Erthur, unknown 25
Mercer, John 8, Tarboro' 1
McTver, Evander, Carthage 15
Mclver, Alexander, Estate, Carthage 10
McRae, Colin, Rcckfish, Cumberland
county, ^.
.
5
McRae, Donald, Wilmington 7
McRae, Donald, Trustee, Wilmington 36
McRae, John C " 20
McRae. Alexander *' 35
McRae, Henry " 1
McRas John " 70
McRacken, Robert M, Whiteville. ... 87^
Martindale, Henry, Wilmington 10
Moore, B P, Raleigh 40
Moore, Ellen T, Raleigh I
Mooie, A L, Moore's Creek 1
Moore, James P " 7
Moore, George J " 1
Marble, Joseph, Wilmington 10
Martin, Alfred " 15
Manly, John R. Raleigh , 1
Myers, Myer, Norfolk, Va 5
M cKinnie, Barbara, Goldsboro' 5
McCaleb, A B, Estate 4
McDowell, P, Elizabethtown 3
McDowell, TD " 10
McDowell. John A '' 5
Mercer, Thomas N, Tarboro' 1
Mercer, John " 10
Mercer, William P " 1
Mercer, D V, Sparta ... 1
McMillan, John, Jr, Elizabethtown.
10
LIST OF STOCKHOLDERS—Continued.
KAilES AND RESIDENCE.
Shares.
MiddletoD, Jemima, Warsaw 2
Middleton. R M, Kenansville 2
Middleton, P J 1
McDaniel, David, Rocky Mount 1
Mayo, Thomas, Tarboro' 5
Maner, Thomas L, Battleboro' 5
Murphy, N H, Moore's Creek 3
McRae, Walter H, Wilmington 10
McRae, Margaret E " 10
McRary, WmH " 5
McPherson, Edward 4
McDowell, Mary L 2
McDowell, Margaret 2
Myers, George 20
Nixon, N N, Wilmington 80
Nutt, Henry " 50
Norfleet, John, Tarboro' 1
Neale, Charles E " 2
Neville, Jesse P " 6
Neville. Elijah K, Halifax 1
Owen, James, Wilmington 6
Owen, Ttomas E 10
Oates, J O, Sparta 1
Onsby, William C, Halifax 2
Onsby, James L " 2
Person, Willie M, Halifax 5
Pope, PtO?a, Goldsboro' 2
Pope, Elijah, Rocky Mount 2
Pope, George P " 2
Pitt, Bennett P, Tarboro' 1
Pitt, Joab P " IG
Pitt, Moses " 1
Proctor, John 1
Purnell, Thomas R, Estate, Wilming-ton
20
Purnell, E A, Wilmington 15
Ponton, M T, Weldon 3
Potter, Gilbert, Wilmington 784
Pittman, B T, Tarboro' 4
Pittman, Mary A S, Tarboro' 4
Pittman, Pu G '' .. . 5
Pittman, WD " .
.'. 4
Prentice, John B, Wilmington 6
Powell, Alpheas H 1
Powell, John W, Nashville 3
Powell, Mary E " 2
Powell, Jesse G 1
Powell, George W 2
Powell, Joseph J W, Tarboro' 80
Powell, Isaac, Whiteville 20
Powell, Eaton P, Tarboro' 1
Porter, James J " 7
Pender, Mary " 1
Pender, Margaret " 1
Pender, Joseph J B, Tarboro' 2
Petway, William D " 5
Petway, Mark H " 5
Phillips, Joseph J " 20
Pearsall, Jere, Guardian, Kenansville 4
Pickett, Hosea, Estate. 5
Peirce, R B, Halifax 1
Peirce, W W, Wilmington 23
Parsley, G " 20
Pollen, Roderick 3
Parker, W W, Rocky Mount 3
NAMES AND RESIDENCE.
Shares.
Parker, Jesse W 8
Perry, Abner J 1
Robinson, Catharine 10
Richardson, Purdie, Wadesboro' 5
Reardon, Henry B, Norfolk, Va 2
Reardon, T R " " 1
Roberts, William D " " 1
Redmond, James M, Tarboro' 20
Ransom, M W " 10
Ricks, Robert " 5
Shaw, Elias F, Sampson Co 3
Smith, Marsden, J Norfolk, Va. . < . .
.
12
Smith, Moses Scotland Neck, 5
Smith, Peter, Wilmington 5
Smith, Sophia L, Fayetteville 5
Smith, Samuel, Goldsboro' 10
Smith, Sylvester, Raleigh 5
Smith, A L, Tarboro' 5
Smith, Richard H, unknown 5
Sloan, D D, Kenansville 4
Sloan, David, Magnolia 5
Speight, Abner, Speight's Bridge,
Green Co, 5
Speight, John F, Tarboro' 2
Savage, H R, Wilmington 10
Savage, H R, Trustee, Wilmington.
.
50
Savage, Timothy " , .
.
5
Stanton, Geo W " .. 1
Southerland, David, Kenansville 5
Sessums. Isaac, Tarboro' 10
Swann, John, Estate, Wilmington. .
60
Sanders, Richard, Estate *' ... 12
Strickland, Jordan 1
Soutter, Robert & Son, Norfolk, Va. 10
Sharpe, John J, Joyner's Depot 1
Sharpe, William G " 1
SimmoLS, Alfred W, Halifax 1
Staton, Baker, Tarboro' 25
Susrg, Redding 8 " 1
Sugg, P 8 and others, Tarboro' 7
State of North Carolina 4,000
Tally, Nicholas, Columbia, S C 9
Tally, Samuel " - " 5
Tally, Wm H " " 4
Taws, Lewis H, Philadelphia, Pa 2
Taylor, John A, Wilmington 6
Taylor, Tazewell, Norfolk, Va 12
Talbot, John " 1
Tillery, Thomas, Halifax 5
Tharpe, John, Rocky Mount 5
Taylor, Elijah, Jacksonville 5
Thomson, Zadock, Goldsboro'
Thompson, Drury " 32
Taylor, Henry A "
Taylor, Benjamin R "
Vick, Josiah J, Rocky Mount
Vick, Margaret "
Vick, J "
Wanet, A A, Wilmington 20
Wilmington & Manchester RRCo.. . .2,050
Whitaker, L H B, Enfield 104
Whitaker, M T, " 1
Whitaker, LH, " 2
Whitaker, BF " 5
Whitaker, James H »« 2
LIST OF STOCKHOLDEES—Continued.
NAMES AND RESIDENCE.
Shares.
Whitaker, William, Enfield 2
Wright, John, Goldsboro' 8
Wright, Rachel, Wilmington 7^
Wright, William " 2|
Wright, Thos H, Est " 106
Wright, William A " 65
Wright, Joshaa G " 35
Washington, John C, Kinston 119.i
Washington, Joha N. Newbern 20
Washington & Wright, Jr 5
Washington, Richard, Goldsboro' . .
.
120
Wooster, John, Wilmington 31
Woodbury, G W " 5
Wooten. C, Goldsboro' 5
Williams, David, Stantonsburg 10
Ward, Maria Ann, Dudley Depot. ... 20
NAMES AND BESIDENCE.
Shares.
Wiswall, Howard, Washington 3
Williams, B F, Kenansville 33
Washington, James A, Kinston 10
Whitted, W N, Prospect Hall 20
West, John W S, Goldsboro' 10
Walker, H A C, Wilmington 10
Walker, 8E " 10
Whitaker, Carey, Enfield 2
Whitaker. Robert " 2
Webb, G N, Halifax 1
Woodward, Stephen, Black, Creek..
.
5
Watters, Samuel P, Wilmington 15
Wells, Joel " 16
Wilkinson. John " 12
Williams, WmH " ..... 11
Whitfield, Nathan B 3
Total shares, 13,289^
«g"Par value of Shares $100.
Subscribers to tlie Stock in tlie Tarboro' Brancli E. E.
NAMES AND KESIDENCE.
PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
TWENTY-SIXTH ANNUAL MEETING
OF THE
STOCKHOLDERS OF THE W. & \V . RAIL ROAD CO.
In accordance with the resolution of the Stockholders of the Wilming-ton
and Weldon Rail Road Company, adopted at their last Annual
Meeting, the Stockholders of said Company convened at the Court
House in Wilmington, on Thursday, the 14th day of November, 1861,
to hold their Annual Meeting for the present year.
On motion of W. A. Wright, 0. R. Kenan, of the county of Duplin,
was appointed Chairman, and Messrs. Patrick Murphy and Robert Nor-fleet
Secretaries.
The Secretaries, with Wm. A. Wright, were appointed a Committee
to ascertain the number of shares of the capital stock of the Company
which were duly represented.
The Committee reported that 10,602 shares were represented, of
which number 4,828 shares were represented in person, and 5,774 by
proxy.
The Hon. Wm. S. A,she, President of the Company, then submitted
to the Convention the Report of the President and Directors, with the
accompanying Reports of the Engineer and Superintendent, and of the
Treasurer and the Auditing Committee.
On motion, the Report of the President and Directors with the Re-ports
accompanying it, were received and laid on the table.
On motion of R. R, Bridgers, Esq.,
Resolved, That there are certain points on the line of the Road of
this Company at which new or improved Ware-houses and Station-houses
are required, and the attention of the Board of Directors should be given
to these improvements as promptly as may be practicable.
On motion of 0. G. Parsley,
Resolved, That the Stockholders being the owners of all the property
of this Company, are entitled to receive the proceeds of all the earnings
of the Road of this Company.
Resolved, That the transportation, without charge, of persons or prop-erty
of any description, (except such as has been specially designated by
the Stockholders,) is improper, and is in effect a fraudulent appropriation
or withholding of the property of the Stockholders, and that the Presi-
PRESIDENT AND DIRECTORS' REPORT;
To the Stockholders of the W. & W. B. B. Co.:
GrENTLEMEN :
—
The President and Directors, submitting to the Stockhold-ers
their Twenty-sixth Annual Report, cannot refrain from
congratulating them on the exhibit of increased business
which has been done during the last year. Our receipts for
the year 1859 were |447,554 75, for 1860 $500,209 75, for
1861 we have the amount of $571,236 24, being greatly
more than was ever received from the operations of the Road.
This great increase is more gratifying from the consideration
that it had been forebodingly predicted that the troubles of
the country would prostrate and destroy all of our business.
We have also the further gratification of feeling a just and
patriotic pride, that in the prosecution of our business we
have been able to render to our beloved country great, yes,
inappreciable assistance in repelling from our soil ruthless
invaders. It is impossible to say when the war will terminate,
but a just resentment, which the atrocities practiced by our
enemies has incited throughout the land, forbids the supposi-tion
that it will end before we have established a complete
social, commercial and political iodependence. This being
considered as a fixed fact, we must endeavor to unveil the fu-ture
and prepare for its exigencies.
Blessed with the return of peace, our country will immedi-ately
teem through its whole length and breadth with those
productions which constitute the basis of commercial exchan-ges.
Foreign nations must have for their consumption our
surplus productions. From what ports will they be shipped ?
While every Southern city will make laudable exertions to
command this business, a survey of the map of the country,
taken in connection with the Rail Roads, some already com-pleted,
and others in progress, clearly points to the Atlantic
cities as ports Avhich will command a large portion of our
foreign commerce, invited alike by their commodious harbors
and varied exports. Merchants, not only of the interior of
the country, but of the Atlantic cities, will resort to these
points to make purchases, and the Atlantic line of Road is
thus destined to become one of our leading avenues of trade
and travel ; and wisdom dictates that we should immediately
put ourselves in a condition to command a large share of the
business, necessarily incident to the anticipated state of our
country.
The difficulty of transportation across the Cape Fear River
is one of the greatest obstacles with which we have to con-tend.
Can it be bridged, and at what expense ? These are
questions which have been submitted to the respective Engi-neers
of the Wilmington & Weldon and Wilmington & Man-chester
Rail Roads, and they have decided that a proper
bridge, with draws of the most approved character, can be
constructed across the two rivers opposite our wharf at a cost
not exceeding $125,000. As the construction of this work
will enable the Wilmington, Charlotte & Rutherford Rail
Road Company to come to Wilmington without the expense
of the steam boat transportation, which now weighs heavily
on it, we may conclude that Company will bear the principal
burden of constructing this work, leaving for contribution on
the part of this Company a sum the interest on which should
be greatly less than we are now paying for our jDresent incon-venient
and exposed ferry navigation. This work completed^
we will have a connected Rail Road communication between
Norfolk and the Southern cities, both on the Atlantic and the
Gulf, which will be not only shorter, but more convenient
than any other competing line. In consideration of these
facts we would respectfully recommend to you the ajjpoint-ment
of a committee to consult with the other companies
interested, and devise some common plan by which the work
can be done.
From the report of the Treasurer it Avill be seen that our
fiscal condition is good. After meeting the annual expense
of Rail Road operations, reducing our debt $22,799 84, pay-ing
the interest on our debt, and dividing eight per cent divi-dend,
we yet have on hand a surplus, which is held in
Confederate States bonds, bearing 8 per cent, interest, to be
hereafter appropriated to our sinking fund.
The punctual payment of the interest on our debt due in
England has ever been regarded by us as a duty of the high-est
obligation, and thus far we have never been in default,
but we fear the present difficulty of making remittances may
for a short time place us in a false position with our foreign
creditors.
The Report of the Chief Engineer and Superintendent
shows that the Road Way is in good order, though our rails
are much laminated. The heavy freighting business we have
done has been the cause of the unusual amount of this lami-
nation. By a late arrangement with the " Tradegar Works,"
at Richmond, we will very soon be able to remove the worst
rails and lay down new ones.
The liCgislature, at its last regular session, chartered a
Company to construct a Rail Road from a point on our Road
North of Magnolia to join the Coalfield Road at Fayetteville,
and authorized this Company to take stock therein, loaning
us the State's credit to aid in its construction. We are not
prepared to recommend the acceptance of the charter by
this Company, as the coal may probably be brought to Wil-mington
by a connection with the Wilmington, Charlotte
& Rutherford Rail Road, and this connection would impair,
if not render worthless, our enterprise ; but as an act of fore-sight
and prudence, it may be politic for our Company to
take such preliminary steps as will prevent the- forfeiture of
the privileges conferred. This matter is respectfully referred
to the Stockholders for their consideration.
Respectfully submitted.
WM. S. ASHE, President.
LIST OF OFFICERS AND AGENTS
Of the Company^ with their Salaries, on the 30^A Sept., 1861.
^jjj^jjjjgrp^^-pjyjj officers!
PER ANNCJf.
Hon. Wm. S. Ashe, President,. $2,000 00
James S. Green, Secretary and Treasurer, 1,500 00
B. D. Wallace, Assistant feecretary and General Ticket Agent, 1,800 GO
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS.
8. L. Fremont, Chief Engineer and Superintendent, 3,000 00
J. W. Thompson, General Freight Agent, 1,800 00
Francis McMillan, Master of Machinery, 1,200 00
John Crone, Road Master, 1,200 00
John A. Wright, Master Carpenter,
William "^mith. Ticket and Station Agent, Wilmington, 1,000 00
A. D. Love, Assistant Freight Agent, 800 00
I. J. Picket '• " " 500 00
William Willson, Clerk of Shops 360 00
STATION AGENTS.
John Campbell, General Agent. Weldon, 1,500 00
Josiah Howell, Station Agent, Goldsboro', (snppliea his Assistant,) 1,400 00
John Jones, Marlboro', 60 00
A. D. McDonald. Leesburg, 100 00
G. Boney, Duplin Roads 100 00
Thomas W. Vail, Magnolia, 200 00
J. E. Swinson. Warsaw, 250 00
Daniel Bowden, Rowden's, 100 00
Lewis T. Hicks, Faison, 125 00
L. Kornegay, Mount Olive, 100 00
David McKinnie, Dudley, 150 00
J. W. Whitfield, Ticket Agent only, Free riding.
M. T. Johnson. Pibeville, 100 00
J. J. Scott, Nabuota, 150 00
Cox & Holt, Black Creek, 175 00
A. D. Farmer, Wilson, 500 00 W D. Farmer, Joyner's, 150 00
Josiah Farmer, Rocky Mount, 500 00
Levi Bryan, Battleboro', 175 00
A. B. Whitaker, Enfield, 4no 00
G. W, Owens. 175 00
CONDUCTORS.
E. D. Browning, Passenger Train, 720 00
A. Alderman, " " 720 00
Robert Lee, " " 720 00
RobertB'aoey, " " 720 00
John R. Tvey " " 720 00
Edwin Love, " " ; 720 CO
A. J. Hawley, Freight " 600 00
S. W. Dunham, " " 600 00
PER MONTH.
John W. Hollister, Engineer Passenger Train, $80 00
Wm. Grant, " " '• 80 00
C. W. Dorman, " " " 80 00
D. H. Barnett, " " " 80 00
W. L. Trask, " " •' 80 00
Chas. R. MoQuestion, " " " 80 00
Warren O. Bowers, " " »' 80 00
P. Carstaphen, " " " 80 00
James Knight, Engineer and Conductor Freight Train, 100 00
William Lammon, " " " 75 00
McD. Arledse, " " '• 80 00
Berry W. Williams, Engineer Yard Engine, 65 00
Robert A. Watson, Conductor on Tarboro' Branch, 60 00
Green Soloman, Engineer " " 65 00
REPORT OF THE
CHIEF ENGINEER AND SUPERINTENDENT.
Wilmington & Weldon Rail Road Company,
Office Cliief Engineer and Superintendent.
WUmington, N. C, Nov. 5th, 1861.
Hon. V/. S. Ashe, President,
Sir :—I have tbe honor to submit my Seventh Annual Report of the
operations of the Road for the fi.scal year terminating on the 30th of
September, 1861 :
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES.
The gross earnings and receipts for the fiscal year have been as follows :
RECEIPTS.
Receipts from Through Passengers, ^195,238 38
" Way " 139,786 46
" Freights, 180,143 76
••- Mails, 44,550 00
" " Miscellaneous sources 11,517 64
Gross receipts for 1861,., . 571,236 24
" " I860, 500,209 57
Increase, $71,026 67
To which add the receipts from the Tar-boro'
Branch, as follows :
Receipts from Passengers, 5,368 85
" Freight, 3,509 78
" Mails, 281 94 9,160 57
And we have total increased income for 1861 of $80,187 24
And total gross receipts for 1861 of 580,396 81
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EXPENDITUKES.
Maintainance of Permanent Way.—
Cost of ordinary repairs of track, 56,728 89
" Extraordinary repairs of track,,... 20.025 00
" Repairs of Bridges 4,315 30—1;81.069 19
DKl'AKTJIENT OV TKANSPOUTATION.
Rolling Stock.—Cost of repairs of Loco-motive
Engines and materials on hand
for repairs,, 28,532 78
Cost of repairs of passenger cars and mate-rials
on hand for repairs, 8,905 12
Cost of repairs of Freight cars and mate-rials
on hand for repairs, 3,621 15 41,149 05
Train Expenses
.
—Pay of Conductors, En-gineers,
Baggage Masters, Train hands
and Firemen, 32,029 42
Cost of fuel for Engines and Cars, 15,476 97
" of Oil, Tallow and Waste, 6,17126
Miscellaneous expenses of trains, 1,986 51 ^55,664 16
Station Exjienses. —Cost of repairs of
Wood and Water Stations, Warehouses
and other Station buildings, 3,121 65
Cost of Tickets, Ticket Books, Blank Way
Bills, Freight Manifests, &c., 751 21
Cost of printing Annual Reports, Time Ta-bles
and Advertising, 577 33
Pay of Station Agents, Yard Master, Ware-house
hands, and cost of pumping water
at Stations, 16,937 80
Miscellaneous expenses of Stations, 3,151 20—^24,539 19
(JENKKAL EXPENSES.
Cost of new Locomotives and tools for Shop, $l,02i 00
Cost of new Passenger Cars, and tools for
Shop, 4,386 05
Cost of new Freight Cars, 3,503 05 $8,913 10
Cost of Clothing, Subsistence and Medi-cal
attendance, 14,059 73
Amount carried forward, $14,059 73 $211,334 6^
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Amount brought forward, ^14,059 73-$211,334 69
Loss and Damage,
Half the cost of Steam Ferry,
Office Expenses,
Miscellaneous expenses,
Salaries of Officers,
Total cost of operating the Road, ^242,676 85
To which add cost of operating the Tar-boro'
Branch as follows :
Transportation expenses, ^2,655 88
Station expenses, 420 78
Road repairs, 1,116 00
Miscellaneous expenses, 236 62 ^4,429 28
812 98
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fully repaired and in good order, as we soon hope to have them, will be
sufficient for the probable service that will be required of them for the
present year. We, however, need an increase of our freight cars, and
I respectfully recommend that thirty new box cars be built or purchased,
without delay. The great increase of our through business, both Con-federate
and private, requires this increase of our equipment in freight
cars.
I do not propose any material improvements in the track or other part
of the permanent way during the current fiscal year, beyond a supply
of new rails. As soon as the condition of the Company will justify it,
culverts of masonry should be constructed throughout the line.
REPAIRS OF PERMANENT WAY.
There have been placed in the track during the past fiscal year a large
quantity of (52,000) cross-ties^ and four hundred tons of new rails
—
one-half of them of American manufacture—and about 25,000 double
lipped rolled chairs. About 20,000 more chairs are wanted to complete
the track ; but we must wait until a more convenient season for this re-mainder.
The iron works of the South are too much occupied with
army work to admit of such improvements at this time.
The track, with the exception of the laminated rails, is in good order.
All the trestle work, or nearly all that can be judiciously filled up, has been
filled, and the track is now, with the exception of about half a mile,
resting upon the firm ground.—I except of course the bridges and '
' ad-vert
trestles."
The work of filling was commenced in 1855, my first year upon the
Road, and has been pushed forward with untiring diligence so long as
there remained any unnecessary water space unfilled—up to the first day
of January, 1861—when the Board of Directors deemed it best to sus-pend
further operations of the gravel train.
The Bridges are iu good order generally. The one over Quanky
Creek requires re-decking, and I design to have it done at an early day.
They are all, I believe, Siife and strong. Some miscreant attempted
to precipitate a train containing Confederate troops into Tossnot Creek
in the month of May last, by cutting down in part the trestle culvert at
that point ; fortunately the train passed over without accident. A simi-lar
attempt was made at Smith's CreeJc Bridge, by boring the stringers
in two ; this also failed of its object, and though a reward was offered for
the discovery of the fiend who was thus willing to trifle with human life,
yet no certain information of the perpetrator has been received.
CULVERTS.
As I remarked above, Culverts should be supplied where they arc
needed as soon as materials can be had for the purpose.
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llEPAIR sirops.
The Repair Shops are uow well supplied with good machinery ; and
with an efficient force, our Rolling Stock can be maintained in a high
state of efficiency, at a minimum cost. In consequence of the great fall-ing
ofiF in our receipts for the first six months of the fiscal year, the Board
fo Directors ordered a considerable reduction in our mechanical force.
This reduction of force taking place about the time that two accidents
happened to our Engines, somewhat crippled us in motive power for a
time, but we are now fast recovering from that condition, and our En-gines
will soon—if no further accidents happen—be in as good order as
usual. They will be sufficient for our wants for the current fiscal year.
UEI'AKTMENT 01" TRANSPORTATION.
The mileage made by all trains the past year is 325,181 mi7es.
—
Divide the cost of operating (^242,676 85) by this, and we have 75
cents nearly as the average cost for each mile run by our trains.
We have carried over the Road this year 46,871 through passengers,
including troops, and 81,803 way passengers that have paid fare, either
full or half rates.
During the preceding year the numbers were 25,595 through, and
81,051 way passengers.
The large increase in through travel is of course due to the transpor-tation
of troops, and it only includes those who paid fare ; for it is a
well known fact that many hundreds of State troops passed over portions
of the Road free. It was found impossible to prevent this in the begin-ning
of the war, in consequence of the entire want of system in the
Quarter Blaster's Department of the State at that time.
The receipts from freights have been less than they were for the pre-ceding
year, but under the circumstances of the country, and the low
rates at which we have carried Government freight, I think we have every
reason for encouragement at the result of the year's work.
Though we have carried a largely increased number of through pas-sengers
over last year, and though our freights have nearly maintained
their place this year, yet it is questionable whether the real nett income
is better than it would have been if we had carried the usual number of
through passengers at full rates, and the ordinary quantity of freight at the
usual rates. The wear and tear of machinery and track, from the great
crowds that have passed over, and the great number of extra trains that
were necessary to do the work promptly, has lessened materially the
benefits of large receipts.
However this may be, it is not a question over which the Company or
its officers had any control. Patriotism, honor, and self-defence, de-manded
of us our entire energies, and the use of all the means at our dis-posal,
or that we could command, to aid the Government faithfully and
efficiently in the hour of its greatest necessity.
And I am happy to say that I have found no member of your Board,
nor any officer of this Company, backward in doing all that could be rea-
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sonably expected, in this great work of pushing on the troops and sup
plies at all hours of the day and night.
It is hardly worth while to speculate as to the future��further than to
say when we have " conquered a peace," as we most assuredly shall do,
and achieved a political and commercial independence, our trade and
travel along the seabord cannot be diminished—or fall below what it
was in former years.
WAREHOUSES AND STATION HOUSES
Are much needed at several places on the Road, and I respectfully refer
you to the following extract from my last Annual Report, which I com-mend
to your special consideration—no steps having been taken to
supply the wants then stated to exist
:
'
' A new warehouse (of brick) should be constructed at Wilson as soon
as practicable, together with a suitable house for passengers.
The old warehouse at that place is entirely too small for the present
wants of the Company. It is not worth repairing and enlarging, but
should be converted into a shed for lime, guano, &c.
The present ticket office is too small for the convenience and comfort
of the Company's patrons at this growing and thrifty place. The re-ceipts
at this station have increased three-fold in five years.
Thorough repairs should be made to the warehouses at Joyner's,
Black Creek, Nahunta, Dudley, Faison, and Warsaw. At the latter
station, the warehouse should be enlarged. Station houses, with ticket
offices, should be constructed at Joyner's, Black Creek, Dudley, Faison
and Warsaw ; and small warehouses, with ticket offices and passenger
rooms, should be erected at Pikeville, Mount Olive, Duplin Cross
Roads, Leesburg and South Washington.
The most important of these should be completed during the current
fiscal year.
I do not propose large or costly structures, but plain, neat buildings."
TARBORO' BRANCH.
This work has been so far completed that our trains were able to run
over the entire track about the first week in June.
On the 12th of June last, I made a general examination of the Road,
Bridge and Culverts, and received the Track with certain conditions,
also the Bridge over Tar River, when the Deck should be completed on
the truss Bridge according to the understanding between the Contractors
and myself. The Culverts were accepted in part, when the one at
Hendrick's Creek had been made secure.
I regret to inform you that this condition has not been complied with,
and further to inform you that one of the dry culverts has given way iu
consequence of there being no sufficient foundation provided for it^ which,
by special agreement, the contractors were required to provide and make
secure. Consequently, I have informed the contractors that the work
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that hatl given way, as well as the culvert at Heudrick Creek, must be
rebuilt and it'ndored secure before the masonry could be accepted.
In consequence of the demands upon my time by the Confederate Gov-ernment,
since the first of September, I have been unaljle to press this
work to completion.
The contractors have themselves been engaged in Government Roads,
and hence the delay in getting a final settlement, which I now trust we
shall be able to make in a short time.
The operations over a jiortion of this Branch have been conducted for
the entire fiscal year.
The contractors were required by their original contract to have
the entire Road and Bridge completed by the end of September,
1860 ;—by a subsequent contract for a more permanent Bridge, they
were allowed one month longer to complete the road and bridge,
provided they should niake a temporary track across the river to bring
over cotton, or should provide a ferry for that purpose. The contractors
failed to do either, and the bridge remained unfinished until nearly the
first day of June, 1861. In consequence of this delay a great number
of bales of cotton were as formerly sent down Tar River for a market.
The number is estimated at twenty-five hundred bales, or more.
This loss of freight on Cotton and the subsequent great depression of
business has caused the receipts of this branch to fall greatly below what
we had reasonably expected ; j^et with all this the Branch receipts are
such as to give encouragement for the entire success of the work, when-ever
general prosperity to the business of the country shall return.
The nett receipts for the Branch are $4,731 34, which is over three
per cent, on its cost.
There should be charged to the construction account of the Branch the
equipment that has been supplied to it from the main stem, say
One Locomotive, $7,000 00
One Passenger car, 2,000 00
One Baggage Car, 650 00
Three Freight Cars, 1,800 00 9,450 00
Making the entire cost of the Branch when
completed and equipped about $152,000 00
With gross receipts of $15,000 per annum, which it is believed can
and will be reached in ordinary business years, and with annual expen-ditures
for operating of $6,000, which for the next five years should not
be exceeded, we shall have a nett income of more than six per cent, on
the capital invested in the Road. Whether this reasoning is correct or
not does not matter—the business that the Branch would probably bring
to the main stem was the object mainly of its construction.
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The payments made on account of this Branch Road have been as
follows :
Paid on contract m 1860 $67,063 88
1861, 48,732 98
Total payments to this date $115,796 86
The original contract about $130,000 00
Subsequent contract for masonry 12,500 00
$142,500 00
Balance due contractors about 26,703 14
Before closing this report, I desire to inform you why I have been
unable to examine the Road Way as usual, since September first.
Shortly before the fall of Fort Hatteras, at the solicitation of the
Committee of Safety of Wilmingtcn, the Governor appointed me Chief
of the Corps of State Artillery and Engineers, and the General command-ing
in the State assigned me to duty as Chief Engineer of the Coast
Defences of this part of the State, a position I had neither the inclination
nor ability to decline.
This duty has necessarily occupied much of my time, though I have
attended to the office and depot duties as far as practicable. There seem-ed
to be a necessity for my services, in the construction of defensive
works on the coast and around Wilmington, where a large and impor-tant
portion of the Company's property is located.
I have heretofore laid this matter before the Board of Directors, and
by them my course has been approved. I only refer to the subject here
that the facts may be known to all who desire to know them.
In consequence of vacating the office of Superintendent's Clerk some
months ago, the accounts heretofore kept in his office of the service of
trains, engines and engineers, and the account of materials received and
expended are incomplete, and the tables containing these statements that
usually accompany this report will be less full and satisfactory than here-tofore.
They will, however, be compiled as accurately as possible, and.
in time to accompany the printed reports that will be distributed amongst
the Stockholders.
We should not fail to render thanks to an over-ruling Providence for
His wonderful interposition in shielding from danger and destruction
some of the many lives committed to our care during the past six months,
when, as was not unfrequently the case, no one could tell when a train
would be met, day or night.
And I desire to remark in this connection, that if military officers
commanding troops could for a moment appreciate the responsibility they
assume, and the risk they take of crippling the operations of the govern-ment,
as well as the extreme danger to life they are incurring by inter-fering
with the regular running of trains, they would certainly leave
that duty to the officers of the Companies, to whom it properly belongs.
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My thanks are due to the officers, agents and enaployees for their
prompt and efficient discharge of duty.
Respectfully submitted.
S. L. FREMONT,
Chief Eng. & Supt.
Note.—The Company has at this time 26 Locomotive Engines, 24 of which are
serviceable, and the other two are to be re-bnilt ; 16 Passenger Cars, 5 of thera
nearly new and all in good order ; 6 Second Class Cars, 6 Baggage and Mail Cars,
85 Freight Cars. (Box,) 25 Freight Cars, (Platform,) 5 Freight Cars, (Conductors,)
1 Supply Car. and 1 Ambulance Car.
REPORT OF HOSPITAL SURGEON.
Hospital of tue W. & W. R. R Co., Nov. 1st, 1861.
S. L. Fremont, Esq., Eng. & Supt. W. & W. R. R.,
Sir:—I beg leave to submit the following report. From the 1st of
July to the 1st of November there have been treated at the .Hospital one
hundred and forty-nine patients, of which one died. The class of dis-eases
and number of patients under each head are herewith ajipended.
Very respectfully,
W. H. HALL, Hospital Siirgeon.
NO. CASES.
Billions Remittent Fever, 50
Intermittent Fever, 20
Catarrhal Fever, 15
Minor Surgery,. 13
Jaundice, 1
Cholera Morbus, 4
Dysentery, 3
Hemorrhoides, 2
Constipation , 1
Angina Pectoris,' 5
Pleurodynia, 2
Rheumatism, 3
Lumbago, 2
Neuralgia, 3
Sciatica, , 2
NO CASES.
Synovitis, 2
Varicose Virus, 4
Swelled Testicle, 2
Gronorrhcea, 1
Syphilis, 1
Stricture, ' 2
Scrofula, 1
Bunion, 3
Carbuncle, 2
Tonsillitis, 1
Conjunctivitis, 2
Ophthalmia, 2
Total,. 149
A STATEMENT
Of the value of Company's Propeyiy of every kind on hand the
30^A day of September, 1861.
ROAD.
~
For Roadway, Bridges^ Warehouses, "Wood Sheds, Water
StaiioDS, &c , except at Wilmington, Weldon and Golda-boro',
Id^ J miles of main track at $16,000, $2,584,000 00
One-half of the Warehouse at Weidoii, I. SO) 00
One-ihiid of llie PaBsengei Station at Weldon, 3,000 0(1
Wood Stied (ony halt Water t-tation,) and Engine House
at Weldon , 1,000 00
One-haif of the Warehouse at Goldsboro', 6.000 00
One-third of Depot fcshed " " 1,500 00-$2, 507. :iO) 00
DEPOTS AND SHOPS.
Shops, Depot Sheds. Warehouses and other buildings at
M'ilmiugT,on 75,000 00
Lands, inciuiing Wliacves and " Love Grove " at Wilming-ton
.' 100 000 00
Lands at Ihirga w, 750 00
One-halt of the Steamer " Harllee," 10 000 00
Eleven hef;roes—mt'chanics and laborers, 13 50O OV—$199, ?50 00
ROLLINCJ STOCK.
Locomotives, (26) 136.200 00
Coaches and Cars, (182) lO'J 300 00—$245,500 CO
MACHINERY AND TOOLS.
In Finishing Shop, 15,189 05
In Foundry 843 50
In Blacksmith Shop, 2,682 00
In Coppersmith Shop, 259 20
In Boiler shop, 245 25
InCarShop, 1,440 00
In Paint Shop, 114 90 $ 20,773 90
VALUE OF MATERIALS.
Iron Copper, Tin, Coal, Castings, old Wheels and Axles,
Lumber, Yellow Pine, Oak, and Poplar, Paints, Oils, &c. 4 699 27
Wood on hand, 2,000 cords at $1 50 per cord, 3,(i00 00
Cross Ties on hand, 3,904, at 30 cents each, 1,17120 ^
Bridge Timber on hand, 52,011 feet, at $8 per M., 4i6 08
Lumber sawed, 25,000 feet, at $15 per M., 375 00 $9,661 55
TOOLS BELONGING TO ROAD REPAIRS.
Spades, Shovels, Axes, Hand Cars, Carpenters' Tools, &c. 1,950 00
Total value of Company's property, Sept. SOth, 1861 3,074.435 45
«' " " " Sept. SOth, 1856 2,858,737 67
Increased value in five years, $217.850 38
To the value $3,074,435 45
Add 18 miles of Branch, at $8,000 per mile, 144,000 00
Total value of Main Stem and Branch, $3.218.435 45
S. L. FKEMONT,
Ung. c& Sup't.
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A COMPARATIVE STATEMENT
Of the inincipcd articles of Freiglit delivered from and received for
Transportation at Wilmington for the last eight fiscal years.
Fiscal
years.
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Dr. Statement of the Affairs of the Wilmington & Weldon R. B.
Cost of Keal Estate, Coiistruction and Ee-construction of Boad, Station
and Warehouses, Bridges and Perry Boat, $2,855,473 41
'< ' 12 Negro Slaves, $ 13,750 00
Stock of the Wilmington & Manchester Rail Road Company, 100,000 00
" '' Wil0jingtou& We'don R. Road Co., purchased, 3,850 On
" " Washington A New Orleans Telegraph Co 3, 150 00
Amount paid for Bonds of the State of North Carolina—par
value $16,000, 15,867 05 136,617 05
'• " on account Bubscrip' ion to Ocean & Cape Fear
Steam Navization Company, 26,000 00
" " on account construction Tarooro' Branch Rail
Road, 115.796 86
Cost of Transportation, materials a: d laborers, Tarboro'
Branch, 6 097 60 U7,R94 46
Amount Confederate States Bonds on hand, 71,850 00
" Bill Receivable 3.489 85
" due from Post Office Department, United Statt-s,.
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'• " " " " Confed. States,. 6,297 25
*' " " Confederate States and State of North
Carolina for Transpoitation 67,667 95
" »i Ao"ent8 6 694 11
" " Companies aniindividuaisV.... !.!...."!!! 61. 283 76 219,432 92
Counterfeit and nncurrent money on hand, 1,169 54
Cash in London to pay interest, 18.426 31
" on hand, 27,198 35
$3.406,212 04
WiLMiKGTON, N. C, Sept. 30ih, 1861.
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EXHIBIT,
Dr. Showing the Business of the Wilmington & Weldon Rail
I860.
Sept. 30—Cash on hand, and in Banks to pay interest $34,857 08
" Amount of Bills Receivable 4,657 35
" " due from Post Office Department, 12,150 00
" " " " Agents, 15,522 07
" " " '> Companies and indvidurtls, 14,699 5'' 81,886 08
1861.
Sept. 30—Amount received on accountsubpcriptionsto Tar-bo:
Branch, this year 51.455 88
»' '' " interest on subscriptions to Tar-boro'
Branch, this year 192 0^
" " " income from Sink ng Fund, this
year, 1.449 57
" " •' from sales old iron this ypar,. . 5,483 04
" " " freight and passenger transpor-tation
on Tai boro' Branch this
year, 4,731 34
" " " from transpo tation passengers,
freight and mail for 12 months
to date 565,753 20 629,065 06
$710,951 14
Wilmington, N. C., Sept. 30tb, 1861.
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Amount received from Capital stock, $1,3<0,213 21
" " " " '* Tarboro' Branch, 111,102 68
Mortgage Bonds payable in Englan'?, 443,555 56
Sterling •' ' " issued in 1858, 144,000 00
Bonds endorsed by the State of North Carolina, 102,500 00
Bills payable 77,679 05
Unpaid Dividends, 4,334 00
Due on Pay Rolls, 9,705 81 "" NegroBonris 36,407 48
" sundry individuals and Conapanies, 20,981 26 839,163 IS
Profit and Loss account, 1,115,733 89
$3,406,212 04
JAMES S. GKEEN, Treasurer,
Road Company, for the year ending ^Oih Sept., 1861. Gr,
1861.
Sept. 30—Paid Current Expenses of Road this year, 257,972 49
Debt of the Company decreased this amount this
year, 22,799 84
Interest and premium on Exchange paid this year, 47,675 85
Paid on account construction Tarburo' Branch,
this year, 50,238 38
Paid on account subscription to stock in Cape
Fear & Ocean Steam Nav. Company this year, 14,000 00
Dividend No. 18, declared this year 53,158 00
Amount Confederate States Bonds on hand, 71,850 00
" Bills Receivable on hand 3,489 85
" due from Post Office Department, U. S., 12,150 00
" " " '• " " C. S. 6,297 25
" " for transportation from Confederate
States and from the State of North Carolina, 57,667 95
Amount due from Companies and individuals,.. . . 61,283 76
" " " Agents, 6,694 11 219,432 92
Counterfeit and nncorrent money taken this year, 49 00
Cash in London to pay interest, 18,426 31
" onhand 27,198 35
$710,951 14
JAMES S. GREEN, Treasurer.
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REPORT OF THE AUDITING COMMITTEE.
To the StocMolders of the W. & W. R. R. Co.
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Gentlkmen :
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We beg leave to report that we have made an examination of the
Treasurer's Books, Stock Ledger and Transportation Accounts of y our
Company for the past year, the entries in all of which we found correct,
and accompanied by properly authenticated vouchers.
We omit our customary statement of receipts, expenditures, liabilities
and condition of the Company, as they are embraced in statements made
by your Treasurer.
Very respectfully,
Your ob't serv'ts,
WiiMiNQTOx, N. C, November 14th, 18G1
MJ^
UNIVERSITY OF N.C. AT CHAPEL HILL
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