The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-05-06
The Grcrrvilic and tnlUrIbin RniIroHd
u II

The Grcrrviii: amd t"iunihin KmiIrond
Company.
The a"nual meeting of thu Stockholders "I this
Company held at Nickersons Hotel on ThniS-
day, May g DR.. VI. I.aB"rl, Was called I" The
Chair, and Mr.. G. V. Darlington. Secretary ri the
Company was requested t" act as Secretary Ot liz.
meeting. The Chair1nan appointed i committee
10 verify proxies, and called upon the t"'khh',irri
for the amount of Their individual stock. He
committee reported ID. Iii shares represented
The President, H. L. llammtt, fs,l.. read :hr re-
port OF tho President and Directors. t'iSrtirr with
the Superintendent rcp"rl Illt's' w"rc referred
.he entire indebtedness OF the c'mpan: to l'c
something, 81 $50 900. The expenses nj iln.
past wear, botl ordinary and rStri r,ti:arv. have
been little over silh,tWU: of this ;nonnt sI21.-
Og0 have been applied to the reconstruction al
that portion of the road DESTROYED 10y the war AMI
rrcslct; the total income for the pas. year
has been $21 900; the actual debt gf thu road has
in tho past twelve months, Increased SjN.' mn
exclusive of the interest accrug Gpbn tn"
bonded debt of tho COMPANY.
The Committee cOncurrcd in the suggestion al
the President, that the Act If the l., giSaiurr.
passed at the session OF lSGI relative 10 :ciir;!,;
certain bonds of The road should la adopted, and
recommend such adoption l., tins C"a. umt"m.
On motion OF Governor Orr. the Act "i the leg:
iSaturc III regard to the bonds Wis accepted 10y
the stockholders.
The annual election for President and Directors
was gone into, and resulted in IL. T. liamnrt,
ESD. being llnanlnlo,ls y reelected a Prs'ltlc.
ond Rev. j. L. 10, c.. Daniel Brown E>'l.. { l.
Simeon Fair. Alex Melee, ESD, ilnn B. ]. Perry.
Col. l.. u. ChldS. \. {. hawthorn ESD, III. l..
Farmer Esq.. Gov. j. j.. Orr, lt"h,t stewart Es'..
Dr. j. ". w Marshall and Col. }. L. Reed wcrrr,.-
elcclcd Directors
Col. G.. +. Tuwncs offered tho following nsun-
tiuls. which were passed:
ReSuirei, That the Stockholders Of the t;rc"II-
Vile and Columbia Railroad Company have heard
with satisfaction, that the railroad ;Iach fo the
West is approaching As'ievilIc. in North Cul"lina
only sixty nilos from the head uf the L;rc';Nli!,
aud Columbia Rallruad--and entertain hopes that
the crcull>t allccs I'll the countr! will ere long
warrant an cXtr,,sio of connecting; rnad fr,i'l
Grcenrillc. to meet the railroad ut near is!i,
vile.
RcScireci That in the event ot such c"nnccti"'I.
the construction ol Il railroad from Nlnciy-SM Or
its vicinity. IN Aiken for which charter al
ready granted bv this State. wi! atlur: tu III" ln:-
sicss aud trade bcyuInl the im"'Inta!mS m''s' III
rect connection with Charleston, well IL t!'
Columbia and als,, place the Southwest III n'a
connection with the Whole line "t the tirTli ii''
and Columbia Railroad. aud consequently with
AslIvllc ard roads connecting tirrcNilh.
On motion Of Governor Orr. the following rsn-
luton passed
Hcso.c,ri That the President and director: e!
the Gr,.nviilc and Columbia Railroad i"' ; II ~
lied To- make fair and equitable arrangement Will
the Bue Ridge l;ailr"ad Comr:uN. which, "!i'
cn;h:, item tn rn iEc tir,'"mr,s!r ta' 'Ngi i:',
Blue Ridge Railroad and Use the r"i'!a% Stock 81
the latter Company.