| From the Raleigh Confederate |
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| January 13, 1865 |
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| A meeting of Stockholders of the Deep
River Transportation Company was held in this city on January 12th. C.
B. Mallett, Esq. {President of the Western RR},
was called to the chair, and R. P. Williamson requested to act as
Secretary. Messrs. C. B. Mallett, W. J. Hawkins {President
of the Raleigh & Gaston RR}, J. N.
Heck, B. R. Williamson and Kemp P. Battle {President
of the Chatham RR} were elected
Directors. |
| The Directors appointed Col. J. W. Heck,
President, and W. J. Norwood, Treasurer of the Company; and the
President, was authorized to employ a Superintendent. |
| The object of this Company is to transport
goods and passengers on Cape Fear and Deep Rivers from Gulf to
Buckhorn. Boats will be run from the present termination of the
Chatham R. R. to the extremity of the Fayetteville and Western
Railroad {the Western RR}. |
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