| Annual Report of the Greenville &
Columbia RR |
| as of January 1, 1864, |
| Superintendent's Report |
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| Superintendent's Report |
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| Office General Superintendent G. & C.
R. R. Co. |
| Columbia, March 26, 1864 |
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To the President and Directors of the G. & C. R. R. Co.:
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| Gentlemen, |
| I submit for your
consideration the following report of the operations of the Road for
the past fiscal year: |
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Mr. E. F. Raworth (your former General Superintendent)
having resigned in December last, I took charge of the office on the
first of January, according to my appointment, and have made no
important change in any of the departments under my charge.
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| The gross earnings, as per Auditor's Table No.
r, for the fiscal year ending December 31 |
$763,871.02 |
| Being an increase over the previous year of |
343,893.34 |
| No. bales cotton transported |
12,125 |
| No. sacks grain transported |
57,777 |
| No. sacks flour transported |
24,061 |
| No. barrels flour transported |
8,618 |
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The Road is generally in good order, and can be kept so
during the coming year, with the ordinary repairs.
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In the Machinery Department much difficulty has been
encountered from the scarcity of materials of all kinds, rendering it,
at times, very difficult to keep the running stock in serviceable
condition.
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The Master Machinist's Table will give details of the
condition of the locomotives.
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I would recommend the procuring of three new engines, to
replace some of the old, which are too light for the present business
of the road; also, an addition of twenty-five new box cars to the
rolling stock.
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| Freight, Passenger
and Gravel Cars |
| Passenger Cars |
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8 |
in good order |
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(second class) |
3 |
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(Conductors' Cars) |
4 |
"
" " |
| Mail
" |
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4 |
"
" " |
| Box
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75 |
"
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| Stock
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25 |
"
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| Platform
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45 |
"
" " |
| Gravel
" |
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23 |
"
" " |
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I would recommend the building of light sheds, at
suitable points on the road, for the protection of the wood for
locomotives, the trains, at times, having been delayed on account of
the wood being so much exposed.
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All of which I respectfully submit
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J. B. LasSalle
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General Superintendent
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