The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1851-08-13
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GEEELEMEk-Imnedislely span their
election lhs DiIeeieu Of the N. &. Had
road Company met in The lown Of ssiis-
bury. on l2sh July last. and forthwith or
Canned. and eleeied John ~. Marehrsd.
Of Greensborpugh. President. and John
u. Kirkland. Of HiIlsboroprh. Treasurer.
of said Company.
Mr.. Kirkland having declined he ap
poinimeni. Jedntilun n. Lindsay ss sub
sequenily appointed.
The Board al Directors pro~esded forth
with 40 appoint Walter Gwynn Chief En-
gineer. with instructions 10 organize sever
Al rorps OF Engineers. and eapse The route
of The Road 10 be surveyed with dispatch
and accordingly. by The 18Th af Seplem-
Der. the line Of the Road was divided into
four Divisions. and a corps consisting Of
one Principal Assistant and two Assistant
Engineers. with the other requisite assis-
lanls. was in charge of each Division.
These corps prosecuted their lahaIs with
great energy. fidrIiiy and ability. and
closed the snrsey by he 12ih May last. AT
which lime The Chief Engines laid before
The Board Of Directors The rssulis Of The
surveys. maps Of location and estimates.
which being approved by the Directors.
they ordered the whole line 10 be pun IN
der contract. al an early day. al The esli-
mates Of the Engineer, contractors receir-
ing one-half OF their conlrsris in cash. the
other half in stock al The Company.
The letting Of contracts loI Grading and
Masonry commenced al Goldshornngh, on
20lh June last. and was continued along
the line. al various points, 10 conroId. aud
bids were offered upon The terms pro-
posed upon NEARLY all il,e sections oil
The line. and ron rscis have been rlos. d
with most of The bidders. and with others
il IL expected shortly 10 rlose.
Upon thorough examination. il wa
asceriained that The most practicable route
for the Road passed from the Wilmington
and Rsleigh Railroad By waynesbvruugh.
some four milcs north &C Smiihiield. by
Raleigh. HIllshorongh. Graham, Greens
borough. Lexington. Concord. 10 Charlotte.
223 miles in length: and the esiimstcd
cost thereof was t3.l65.333. 10 winch
add 100000 for woik shops ard $780,
500 for equipment. locomotives. &c.. and
the whole amounts 10 $3.4G5,l33. A
tabular statement accompanying this re-
port. marked A. shows The various items
ofihe estimate.
The right Of way for much lie larger
portion Of the route has been most geuer-
ously granted by the pIoprielors of the
land ihrough which il passes. and as yet
nothing has been paid Tor that purpose ;
nor is il believed that much difficulty will
be encountered in sccniing The right al
way Over lie other lands along The route.
II will be seen By reference 10 an alb.
sirsc, of The Treasures report. arrom-
panyinp this. (marked b. tina, the sum ol
s2s.606 90 has been expended for surveys.
salaries, mileage of Directors. printing and
office expenses; leaving yet in the hands
Of The Treasurer unexpentled s2l .303 81.
a small portion of which will be required
10 pay some outstanding claims Tor print.
ing and other inrillenial expenses.
When We reflect iha, fourteen hundred
and ninety four miles haze been surveyed
in experimental lines aud lines ofapproxi-
Male aud actual ], caiion, the above ex-
pendiiure is evidence al rigid economy IN
The expenditure oil The funds OF The Com.
pany and the number Of mils surveyed.
is evidence Of The energy and industry Of
the several corps oil Engineers.
he accompanying statement. (ma,krd
G.. shaws the number, names and grade
of The Engineers wi o hare been ~ The em.
ploymen. "f The Company. aud uho are
now ~ IFS employment. Hui ms som as
contractors commence operations along
The whole line. IL will be- necessary io an
crease Ihe number ol assistant Engins ers
upnn construction.
u the zeal 10 finish contracts shall conal
that Ia pnrnIe Them. We may sulrly hope
ere long that The shiill steam " hisllc Of
yonr locomotives will awake the slumber.
ing echoes of vnur hills aud vallies, and
tie annoying que. ton SO often propound.
ed, will the ". &. Railroad ever he
bnlli :" willhe ans cred BY your thunder
ing trains.
To .lilale upon The Importance Of The
complexion "I this great work. 10 you
would be useless The prompt manner ID
whirh you responded To The invitation 10
take The stock, pr,ves that YOU were fully
aware ,f the Necessity Of snrh work.
As 10 The prospect Of r,baile profits.
| think but Few can ,ln,hl, when VIC re-.
fleet that from this point westward there
Is mol now. nor ever has hecn. in lie hor-
,lers of our State Err distance of nearly
four hundred miles, me ns,igablc stream,
one railroad. or one mara,lamize,l ronI or
turnpike. will The exception III few in.
considerable inrnpikes, constructed among
our mountains.
This region j. unsurpassed for its min.
eral and agricultural productions /: is oc.
cnpied by population which will com.