The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-12-14

L allltf, Oh hlcnIllOnu. y. -. JlSlpF, pI llall
fax; II. p. Richardson, of North Carolina
X. L. Hubbard, Of Buckingham; I. ID. Neal
OF Richmond, and George Price, Of Dan
vile.
REPORT OF ENGINEER AND SUPERINTENDENT
The report of Colonel r. M., r. Talcott
engineer and superintendent of the road, fur
nishes much interesting and valuable infor
nation, from which we abstract the follow.
ing:
The earnings and expenditures for tho
year were rs follows:
Earnings. From passengers, S245 ,G90.01
from freiShts, sf16,53i.72; from express
freights, s19,G7S.20; from United States
s325.74-total, SI5S, S,o72.i0.
Expenditures for ordinary expenses were
asfolloWs: Conducting transportation, $751;
239.49: maintenance of roadway and real
estate, Sl52, ,109.31; maintenance of ma.
chlnery, 33,515.97 general expenses, S333,
9'2.01-total, S413, ,S36.1S. For cxtraordina.
~ expenses: For conducting transportation
I'D, ,44o.32 maintenance of roadway and
real estate, S3,413.G0; maintenance Of mt,
cnincry, SC6, ,34S S.99-total, SS4, ,20S.11. Tota
OF expenditures, 49S,044.S9. Excess of re.
cclpts over expenditures, S2G0, ,027 81; making
amount OF earnings Us above, sos ,Q12.4G
from which deduct ordinary expenses, Si13,.
S3G.IS; leaving net earnings for the veal
$344 1852. II
Passengers of through passen
gers Between Richmond and Greensboro
1G,1SS; between Richmond and Bl1rkeyiIlc
6 1867; between Greensboro and RurkeviiIc
320-total through passengers, 22,SI5; mum.
Der of way passengers, 9j,3I0-total through
and way, 11S.215.
There was an increase in the number o.
through passengers between Richmond anG
Greensboro Of LII, decrease of 1,245 be-
tween Richmond and BurkeyiIlc, and %53 be
tween Blrlcyilc and Greensboro; with dc
crease in income from through passengers O
s., ,0S9.37.
There was an increase Of 1i,IT3 in Tho
number of local or way passengers, whicl
class includes all passengers travelling on tilt
road at the regular local fare, and on mileage
season. and return tickets; with an incrcasct
number of miles travelled by local passcn
gers amounting to the equivalent Of one pas
scngcr for $1,000 miles.
70nnagc.-Thc total tonnage for the ycal
was 1Gl. .l22 tons. against 120.3jS.Si toms th'
preceding ycar-incrcasc, 0,lG3.1G tons.
The leaf or unmanuGIctlTcd tobacco
brought to Richmond, including stems, was
Ho.Shcads of leaf, 1850 packages. 92,253,
9i5 pounds; ticrces and tubs OF leaf, 1886
packages, 1929, $50 pounds: boxes Of leaf
2,5S7- packages, G19,G09 pounds-3S, ,S63 pack
ages 33, ,20S,1 13i pounds. IIo"sheads of stems
| ,n9S packages; | .1I33.ilG pounds. Total un
manufactured, 81, ,9i2, ,150 pounds. Amoun
of unmamlfacturcd previous year, 19,23S,52
pounds. Increase from previous year, ID,
703.G2G pounds.
The manufactured tobacco brought tt
Richmond was: G0,19I packages, 5.5D2,7
pounds; previous year, 45,I2G packages
| 3,i3G, ,T2i poundS-iucrcH>c l+,IIl packages
/ l,37S .011 pounds. Total tons of manlilnc
turcd and unmanuflctrncd tobacco hrou-h
to Richmond during the year, bis; pre-
vious year, II Isl tons--incrca:c III tons,
Soil.
EXAMINING COMMITTEES s RrruRT.
Mr.. Wood Eouldin, Jr.. of Richmond. il
the absence Of the chairman of this commit
tee. submitted Il report giving in detail III
result Of Il recent tour oi Inspection over In
road. This report is also submitted in con
ncctiun with that Of President Bilfnr|.
On motion OF Mr. Bltl'ord. this report va
accepted and approved. and referred to ih
! Committee on the Presidents Report.
On motion Of Mr.. Bmord. the mcctin:
then adjourned until O'Clock p. NJ
Afternoon, Session.
The stockholders resumed their session q
o'clock.
Mr.. Martin. from tic committee appointc.
to consider the Presidents and Examination
Committees report, submitted = report anl
the following resolutions, which wcr
adopted:
Il. Rcsoircd That this smcctnGacccpt anC
approves the report of the president and di
reClorS this day submitted, and especially ant
cordially does it approve the action OF th
| board of directors in respect to Ii" lease q
the North Carolina railroad, as well as It
action relating to the Roanoke Valley rail
road.
a.. RCS0lrcd. That the report Of the exam
lining committee be received and approved
Mr.. Buford, president of the company
submitted an abbreviated form Of the prc>cn
bylaws Of the company, which requires th
annual meeting Of the company 10 lie helt
on the second "Wednesday i'll December
which was adopted.
BRANCii EoAhS.
Mr. Eulord submitted The following resn
| luton: which was adopted:
"RcSolccd, That the Board Of Directors
Of this company be, and they are hereby, all
| thorizcd TO c;ltIsc TO bc constructed, in Sucf
manner and upon such terms a they ma,
deem most iudicollS, branch railroads ol
lateral works, not exceeding ten miles each IL
| length. whenever and wherever the interest:
of the company may, Ill their opinion, rc
quirc it,
On molten OF Mr.. Buford, the following
resolution was adopted:
al lu pf al
| he, and they are hereby, authorized to mail'
such arrangements and enter into such con
| tracts with the other companies OF individuals
rs they may deem most !udiciouS for the pur
pose of eXtcndin" the business connections o
this company. The arrangements and con
! tracts alluded to are such aS are cOntcmpla
| ted bv the act of the General Assembly 0
Virginia approved July II, 1871, entitled IL
act TO amend the second section al OF ici en-
| titled 'an act TO authorize the Richmond ant
DauNillc Railroad Company to lease, hold
and operate, the Piedmont raiIroad.' passed
February 13 1866
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
On motion of Mr.. j. c. Williams, of Rich
mond, Colonel Ii. 5. Bulurd was ullani
mouslv reelected President of the company
The following Directors were also cho>el
for the ensuing term 4. Y. Stokes, II. III
Marshall, John Il. Ednonds, VT. Suther
lin, w. l.. Owen.
The following gentlemen were also chosol
as the Examining Committee for the an
preaching year: w. D. Isaacs, I. D. Nca! A!
Wood Bouldu, Jr., w. I. Scott, and j. '
Gaines.
On motion of Mr. McPhail, it was orderc'
that the stockholders and their families b
allowed to pass free to and from the anli'ii'
flirs held at Danyille and Richmond.
The usual thanks OIL such OCCASIONS Wer
rendered, after which the meeting adJoufie'
sine die.