| From the Confederate Union (Milledgeville, Ga.) |
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| December 6, 1864 |
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| Report of the Superintendent and Treasurer of the
Western & Atlantic Railroad to His Excellency Joseph E. Brown,
Governor |
| October 1, 1864 |
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| Superintendent's Report |
| Central Railroad, Number 3 1/2 |
| Oct. 20, 1864 |
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| His Excellency Joseph E. Brown |
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| Sir, |
| It has not been in my power to hand you a
report of the operations of the Western & Atlantic Railroad,
during the past fiscal year, at an earlier date, owing to causes
beyond my control, with which you are acquainted and to which I need
not refer. |
| The Gross income of the Road has been |
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$2,606,428.84 |
| Working expenses, repair of buildings and Right
of Way |
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1,491,338.07 |
| Showing a nett profit of |
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$1,115,090.77 |
| Of this amount, Confederate Government owes |
$947,584.77 |
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| Due by Post Office Department |
28,759.83 |
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| The above exhibit of nett earnings would
have been considerably increased if proceeds from the sale of cotton
could have been realized in time for this report; as soon as that is
done your Excellency shall be furnished with a correct statement of
all purchases made, from whom and at what price, to whom sold and for
what, cost of transportation and commissions, and the profits
realized. It has given employment to some of our trains and men that
would otherwise have been idle, and will result advantageously to the
Road or State. |
| If our working expenses should appear
inordinately heavy, I refer you to the fact, that at the beginning of
the year, we were almost destitute of the materials necessary for the
successful working of the Road. Heavy purchases at enormous prices had
to be made, and the working force greatly increased. By reference to
the tables it will be seen that the cost of wood, ties, and oils,
alone, exceed the entire working expenses of some past years. |
| At the time we had to abandon Atlanta our
rolling stock was in good condition, having been materially improved
after a limited supply of material had been obtained from abroad and
elsewhere; but since that period it has suffered great deterioration.
By order of Gen. Hood, three of our engines were destroyed at Atlanta,
two have been badly broken up on the M. & W. Railroad {Macon
& Western RR}, and one considerably damaged on the Central {(of
Georgia)} R. R. in our own service, by run off, reducing our
motive power to twenty-eight in running and good order. Six more are
being repaired, and will soon be ready for service. Our cars now
number 391, of which 5 are passenger, 4 express passenger, 3 baggage,
250 box, 46 platform, 45 coal, 25 stock, 12 box in salt train, and 1
cab. Since we reached Griswoldville, six new cars have been built and
thirty-seven old box cars thoroughly repaired, and as soon as material
now engaged is in hand, the carpenters will all be employed in
building passenger cars. By Stoneman's raid we lost 11 passenger and
33 box cars, and by order of Gen. Hood, 19 in Atlanta. These losses I
am aware are well known to you, but it seems proper for me to notice
them for the information of the General Assembly and the public. |
| In a few days the construction of a rough,
strong building will be commenced in which to do our engine work. Up
to the present time our locomotive repairs have been carried on in the
Engine house of the M. & W. Railroad, for which I am under many
obligations to Mr. Tyler; but from the amount of work to be done and
the heavy character of much of it, I think it best to have a shop of
our own if we even remain here a few months. My present situation is
one of difficulty and embarrassment. No road to work and a numerous
gang of employees to pay and provide for, which can only be done by
employing our rolling stock as chance or circumstances may offer to
the best advantage, and in doing that, I shall confidently look to
your Excellency for counsel and support. |
| Respectfully submitted, |
| Geo. D. Phillips, Superintendent |
| The Gross Earnings from September 30, 1863 to
Sept. 30, 1864 are |
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$2,606,428.84 |
| The Working Expenses |
$1,478,761.75 |
|
| The repairs of buildings and Right of Way |
12,576.32 |
1,491,338.07 |
| Nett profits from the business of
the past year |
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$1,115,090.77 |
|
| Earnings of the Western & Atlantic Railroad, for
the year ending September 30, 1864 |
| Months |
From freight |
From Passeng's, trans troops,
&c. |
From Mails |
From Miscellaneous |
Total |
| October, 1863 |
97,020.65 |
156,546.05 |
1,725.00 |
3,209.00 |
258,509.70 |
| Nov'ber, 1863 |
68,491.67 |
121,116.38 |
1,725.00 |
511.00 |
191,844.05 |
| Dec'ber, 1863 |
122,236.06 |
135,270.79 |
1,725.00 |
2,010.00 |
261,211.85 |
| January, 1864 |
120,554.75 |
153,809.67 |
1,725.00 |
694.85 |
281,784.27 |
| February, 1864 |
124,147.00 |
285,659.62 |
1,725.00 |
410.00 |
411,932.66 |
| March, 1864 |
138,159.77 |
177,898.98 |
1,725.00 |
8,946.65 |
326,739.80 |
| April, 1864 |
127,236.25 |
149,433.47 |
1,725.00 |
1,057.50 |
279,452.22 |
| May, 1864 |
220,177.50 |
168,032.68 |
1,725.00 |
1,657.18 |
391,592.36 |
| June, 1864 |
49,415.36 |
46,926.20 |
1,725.00 |
6,294.50 |
104,361.06 |
| July, 1864 |
5,444.58 |
2,500.85 |
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8,643.50 |
16,678.93 |
| August, 1864 |
|
|
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54,203.70 |
54,203.70 |
| Sept'ber, 1864 |
|
|
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28,097.24 |
28,097.24 |
| Gross Earnings |
2,606,428.84 |
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| Expenses of Working and maintaining the Road, from
September 30, 1863 to September 30, 1864 |
| On Ac't of Transportation: |
|
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| For Stationery and Printing |
$6,187.00 |
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| " Loss
and Damage |
16,945.01 |
|
| "
Stock Killed |
24,520.00 |
|
| "
Wages of Lab'rs, Train Hands and Watchmen |
99,265.09 |
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| For Wages of Agt's, Cl'ks and
Conductors |
110,889.86 |
|
| "
Mails |
72.50 |
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| "
Incidentals |
4,304.81 |
$262,184.27 |
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$262,184.27 |
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| Motive Power: |
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| For Water Stations |
$8,400.25 |
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| " Wood |
228,732.75 |
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| " Oil
and Tallow |
93,052.75 |
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| " For
Materials |
133,466.40 |
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| "
Wages of Machinists, Engineers and Firemen |
314,702.54 |
$778,354.69 |
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$778,354.69 |
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| Maintenance of Way |
|
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| For Wages of Supervisors and
Laborers |
$122,621.10 |
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| "
Tools |
533.85 |
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| "
Rep's of Bri'g's & Trestl's |
3,645.25 |
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| "
Timber |
44,344.75 |
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| " New
Rails, Spik's & Frogs |
16,795.10 |
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| "
Incidentals |
1,656.50 |
$189,596.55 |
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$189,596.55 |
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| Maintenance of Cars: |
|
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| For Labor |
$118,472.95 |
|
| "
Materials |
63,134.16 |
|
| " Oil
and Tallow |
55,320.63 |
$236,927.74 |
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$236,927.74 |
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| General Expense: |
|
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| For Sal's of Sup't, Tre'r, Aud'r,
and Law Expenses |
$11,698.50 |
$11,698.50 |
| Total |
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$1,478,761.75 |
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| Expenses |
| For Depot Buildings, &c., from September 30, 1863
to September 30, 1864 |
| On Ac't of Depot Build's: |
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| For Ag'ts Frt and Division Houses |
$5,276.32 |
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| " Right of Way |
7,300.00 |
$12,576.32 |
| Recapitulation of Paym'ts made by Treasurer: |
$1,478,761.75 |
|
| For Working Expenses, &c. |
12,576.32 |
|
| " Depot Build'gs
and Right of Way |
72,742.23 |
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| " Balance to other
Roads |
23,991.15 |
|
| " Change Bills
redeemed |
6,735.67 |
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| " Discount on Old
Issue |
19,996.78 |
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| " Investm't to
procure Corn |
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| " Exch'e Invested
in Blockade Company |
180,000.00 |
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| " Exp's on
unclaimed frei't account |
400.00 |
|
| " Amount paid
State of Ga. |
278,000.00 |
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"
"
" Exp'se Cotton and Salt trains for State |
16,172.16 |
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| Total |
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$2,089,376 |
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| A. B. Culberson, Book-Keeper |
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| Locomotive Table |
| Names of Engines |
When Put Upon the Road |
Present Condition |
| Yonah |
April, 1849 |
In Good Order |
| Toccoa |
August, 1849 |
In Running Order |
| Walden |
May, 1850 |
" |
| Chattahoocchee |
December, 1851 |
" |
| Carrahee |
March, 1852 |
" |
| Etowah |
February, 1852 |
Captured in Atlanta |
| Look Out |
March, 1852 |
Needing Repairs |
| Coosawattee |
" |
" |
| North Carolina |
June, 1852 |
" |
| Jack Morgan |
December, 1852 |
In Good Order |
| South Carolina |
" |
" |
| Indiana |
" |
In Running Order |
| New Hampshire |
" |
Needing Repairs |
| Pennsylvania |
" |
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| Louisiana |
January, 1853 |
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| Mazeppa |
" |
In Running Order |
| Corsair |
" |
" |
| New York |
" |
" |
| Joel Crawford |
January, 1854 |
" |
| Gazelle |
February, 1855 |
" |
| Governor |
" |
In Good Order |
| President |
November, 1855 |
" |
| Virginia |
December, 1855 |
" |
| General |
January, 1856 |
Captured in Atlanta |
| Joe Brown |
February, 1856 |
Under Repairs |
| Senator |
April, 1856 |
In Good Order |
| Chieftain |
" |
" |
| J. W. Lewis |
" |
" |
| Nickajack |
" |
" |
| Enterprize |
May, 1856 |
" |
| Commerce |
" |
' |
| Express |
August, 1856 |
Under Repairs |
| Kentucky |
October, 1856 |
In Good Order |
| Texas |
" |
On Virginia Salt Train |
| Dispatch |
" |
Under Repairs |
| Choctaw |
November, 1856 |
In Good Order |
| Chickasaw |
" |
Needing Repairs |
| Excel |
January, 1857 |
In Running Order |
| Catoosa |
" |
Needing Repairs |
| Swiftsure |
February, 1857 |
in Good Order |
| Conoseen |
March, 1857 |
" |
| Missouri |
" |
Captured in Atlanta |
| Stonewall |
September, 1860 |
In Good Order |
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| Treasurer's Report |
| Treasurer's Office, W. & A. R. R. |
| Station No. 3 1/2 Central Railroad |
| October 20th, 1864 |
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| His Excellency Joseph E. Brown |
| Milledgeville, Georgia |
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| Sir, |
| Herewith I hand you a statement of annual
receipts and disbursements of Western & Atlantic Railroad for the
fiscal year, ending 30th September, 1864: |
|
Receipts |
| Cash balance on hand 30th September, 1863 |
$158,245.62 |
| Received from Passengers |
478,038.35 |
|
" "
Freight |
151,808.26 |
|
" "
Confederate States and Miscellaneous |
1,512,524.36 |
|
$2,300,616.59 |
| Disbursements |
|
| Paid Working Expenses |
$1,478,761.75 |
| " Depot Buildings
and Right of Way |
12,576.32 |
| " Balance due other
Roads |
72,742.23 |
| " for Change Bills
redeemed |
23,991.15 |
| "
" discount on old issue |
6,735.67 |
| "
" expenses on unclaimed freight, &c. |
20,396.78 |
| "
" amount invested in Blockade Company |
180,000.00 |
| " Capt. Jno. Jones,
State Treasurer |
278,000.00 |
| Amount paid expenses Salt Teams for the State |
16,172.16 |
| Cash on hand 30th September, 1864 |
211,240.53 |
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| Respectfully submitted, |
| Ben. May, Treasurer |
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