| From the Wilmington Journal |
| October 29, 1862 |
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| Wilmington, Charlotte & Rutherford
Railroad |
| The annual meeting of the
Stockholders of the Wilmington, Charlotte & Rutherford Railroad
Company was held in Lincolnton on Wednesday last, the 22d inst. Dr. W.
T. J. Miller, of Cleveland, presided, and Jas. I. McCallum acted as
Secretary. |
| The usual business was
transacted -- receiving the Reports of the President and other
officers, &c. The Board of Directors was authorized to subscribe
such sum as they may think proper for the establishment of works on
Deep River (as recommended by a late Railroad Convention) for the
manufacture of Railroad iron, &c. |
| The following gentlemen were
elected Directors for the ensuing year: H. W. Guion and C. C.
Henderson, of Lincoln; A. G. Logan, of Rutherford; G. Dickson, of
Cleveland; S. W. Davis, of Mecklenburg; S. H. Walkup, of Union, S. W.
Cole, of Anson; W. L. Steele, of Richmond; R. S. French, of Robeson,
Jno. A. McDowell, of Bladen; Jos. Green, of Brunswick; R. H. Cowan and
John Dawson, of New Hanover. Messrs. Green and Dawson are new
Directors in place of Messrs. Meares and VanBokkelen. |
| H. W. Guion was re-elected President. |
| Officers for the Eastern
Division -- N. S. Carpenter, Superintendent; J. I. McCallum, Sec'y and
Treasurer; R. P. Atkinson, Chief Engineer and Master of
Transportation; J. B. Gayle, Master of Machinery; C. M. Thompson,
Road. |
| Officers for the Western
Division -- B. S. Guion, Engineer and Superintendent; V. A. McBee,
Treasurer. |
| The Road is completed ten
miles beyond Lincolnton, and graded to Shelby, but not enough iron at
hand to finish it to the latter place. On the lower end, it is
finished to within 12 1/2 miles of Rockingham, in Richmond county;
from that point to Charlotte, part is under contract, and negotiations
pending for letting the balance to contractors. |
| Rockingham, Richmond county,
was selected as the place for holding the next annual meeting. |
| Fayetteville Observer, 28th inst. |
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