The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1858-10-19
STOCKHOLDERS, MEETING.

We learn from the Wilmington Journal that the
meeting ofthe stockholders in the Wilmington, Char
lote and Rutherford Railroad Company, convened
in that place on the 18th inst Gen. Alfred Dockery of
Richmond county. called to the Chair. and 7. T.
Slade, ESQ., of Lincoln county, and A. S. Miller, Esq,
Of 5laden, requested to act as Secretaries.
Stephen w Cole. Esq. of Arson county. and T. d.
Mcares, Esq: of Brunswick county, were appointed a
committee 20 examine proxies and report the amount of
stock represented.
1t appea ring that 343 shares represented in
person and by proxy. and this being majority, the
meeting declared organized for the tranacton OF
business. The report of the President and Directors
was submitted by II. W Guion Esq. the President of
the Company read, received and laid on the table
for future action
The report of the Chief Engineer. J. c. McRae Esq
was also similarly disposed of; also the report Of
perimcntl survey Westward from Rutherford, through
the Reedy Patch Gap, made by Mr. Gardner under the
direction Of the Chief Engineer This survey exhibits
very satisfactory results, revealing highly favorable
line-much more so than even the most sangune had
anticipated.
We continue to quote from the Journal as follows:
In the progress of the meeting pretty sharp dis
cussion arose. in the progress of which Mr. GuOn, the
President took occasion to reflect rather more severely
upon the town of Wilmington than suited notions
From the report of the Chief Engineer we learn that
of the division from Lumberton the Cape Fear River
the greater portion of the grading has been contracted
for generally to be completed by the lst January 1889
though few contracts can be completed by that time
About onc-alf of the grading from Lumberton to the
Pee Dee has been placed under contrat to he finished
at the same time with the the first DIVISION
or that between LnmbcrtOn and the Cape Fear River.
No have been provided for the construction of
the bridges trcstle-wOrk, with some trifng eXccp-
tons If the means provided, there is no reason
why tracklavng may not be commenced on the lst of
April next and continued uninterrupted to Rockingham
On the western diviSiOn-that is west Of Charlotte,
about thS of the grading has been contracted for
and several important bridges have been placed under
contract The value of the work done the Eastern
division amounts to SOL 1874; the Western division to
SS9,l5G making an aggregate OF Sl8Oo3O
All the members of the old Board of Directors were
reelected The Board consists of H. W. Guion r. ii.
Cowan. Thomas D. Mcarcs, A. II. VanI}okkclen r. S.
French .Jno A. Mcdowell. ". J.. Steele, S. w. Cole,
d. A. Coyineton, Jno. Walker, c. C. Henderson, G..
Dickson, and Mr. Logan. The only change in the Off
GERS consists in the election of two officers instead OF
David l.. Cowan ESQ., being elected Secretary and
Treasurer for the Eastern division. from Wilmington
to Charlotte. and Vandry McBcc Esq. Secretary and
Treasurer for the Western DIVISION from Charlotte to
Lincolnton.
All the recommendations contained in the report of
the President and Directors concurrcd in by the
committee and the meeting.
\ Wilmington correspondent of the Fayetteville
Carolinan writes as follows:
"The survey of route from Rutherordton (tle pres
ent Western terminus of the W. G.. r. Railroad across
the Blue Ridge has been attended with the best results
\ route has been found by which the mountain can be
crossed cthont tunncI; and that too upon very
grade and a very moderate cost The estimates of
the Engineer, John c. McRae Esq, have not been made
public but it is understood here that the expense Of
crossing the ridge will be about Six Hundred Thousand
Dollars This therefore is vastly cheaper route thar
| the Swanannoa and if economy is to govern in the
selection the Rccdv Patch Gap ought to he adopted b!
the State as the point which the Western extension
road is to the mountain.