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{From the minutes of the
Directors' Meeting of the Alabama & Mississippi Rivers RR, May 12, 1864} |
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| Demopolis May 12th 1864 |
| The Annual Convention of Stockholders in the Alabama &
Mississippi Rivers Rail Road Company assembled this day at Demopolis at
12 oclock |
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| The Committee appointed at the last annual
convention "to go over the road and examine the Condition of the same
and all matters connected with its operations" made the following report
through Geo G Lyon Esqr their Chairman |
| "To the Stockholders of the Al & Miss
Rivers Rail Road Company: |
| At your last annual meeting Geo G Lyon W E
Clarke & G W Whitfield Esqr were appointed a committee to go over the
Road and examine the condition of the same & all matters connected with
it operations & report to this meeting. |
| The undersigned as one of the Committee
begs leave to report that last fall he made a trip to Selma over said
Road and found the Road in good condition, the officers, books and all
matters connected with the operations of the Road working well, and upon
inquiry I found no complaint against any of the officers. That he made
two trips over the western end of said Road to Meridian, one in the last
fall and one about the 19th day of December 1863 and found all things
working right, except that there was no fire or water kept in the cars
as the laws of Mississippi & Alabama require & I noticed that it caused
considerable suffering among the soldiers & other passengers all of
which he reported, on his return, to the President. And the undersigned
further reports that he faced great inconvenience and complaint caused
by the want of a station house or shed in place for passengers to stay
at in Meridian while waiting for the cars & great inconvenience produced
these for the want of an agent to take charge of baggage going there
both of which he believes has prevented some travel from going that way.
That an agent night be employed by the Road to receive & check the
Baggage & who could make a change that would more than reimburse the
Road the amt of his salary & expenses -- all of which is respectfully
submitted |
| G. G. Lyon |