Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-08-17
NASHVILLE AND CHATTANOOGA
RAILROAD.
Annual Meeting OF Directors and
stockholders.
Election of Orncers, Reports, etc.

The annual meeting of the Directors and
stockholders of the Nashville and Ohatta-
nooga railroad was held at the Office of the
company at the depot yesterday. The
meeting was very largely attended, and
was every way harmonious one. An un'
usual number of stockholders were pres
ent, and the best of feeling seemed to
prevail, unbounded confidence In the off,
GERS and general satisfaction as to the man.
sgement of the road during the last twelve
months.
The Directory met early in the mora
ing and transacted business preliminary to
the general objects and purposes of the
meeting. At half past eleven, the stock
holders meeting was called to order by
the President. Col. Hayden March, Of
Fran k in county, was called to the chair,
and George W. Rice, Of Jackson, Ala, ap-
pointed Secretary.
George w. White, j. w. Buchanan and
A. d. Fagett we're appointed q committee
on proxies.
The President, E. w. Cole, then read
his annual report, the usual number OF
which were ordered to be printed.
John NJ. Bass moved that the reading OF
the other official reports be dispensed with
and that the usual number OF copies be
printed
This motion prevailed.
The meeting then adjourned till three
o'clock P. NJ, for the purpose of going into
the election of new Directory.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
TIE meeting resssembled at 3 o'clock P.
NJ Josiah Ferris. Thomas d. Cassetty
and Hugh Francis were appointed judges,
and J. n. McCutchson, r. D. Reid and
Jesse Arledge, clerks Of election. The
following gentlemen, with the votes an
Rexed, were daily elected Directors:
Z. w Cole, 900. John NJ Bass, 900.
G. NJ. Fogg, 900. John Frizzell, 800.
E. L Jordan, 9,07O. W. Il. Smith, 900.
L @. Whiteside, . ,070. T. Lipscomb, 900.
V.K. Stevenson, 8, 07O. WIS. Higgins, s, 1897.
j. p. Anderson, 6, O7O. j, B. Hawkins, 8, 070.
A. E. Patton, 900. Jack Pryor, 800.
Ben May, 900.
John P. King was elected Director on
the part OF the State of Georgia Hon
William Bosom and Hon. Thos. II. Gold
well were chosen as State Directors.
After the election of the Directors, the
following resolution was offered by Geo
W. Rice:
Resolved, Thai the Board CT Directori
may. should the interest of the Company
in their judgment Justify or require tht
sane, increase it's capital to a sum suffi
cient to folly complete the road and stool
it with everything necessary to give it full
operation and effect, either by calling new
stock or by borrowing money on the credi
CT the company, as may in their judgmen
best promote the interest thereof, as au
thorized by section II Of the Act incor
poratiDg the company, and uoder suct
conditions and restrictions, and upon sucl
terms and limitations as they may pre-
scribe.
The resolution was adopted. John Friz
eel offered the following resolution =
Resolved, That In the opinion of thi!
| meeting Of stockholders, it is greatly t,
the interest Of the company, to secure a
| speedily as as possible, more dlrec
railroad connection with Montgomery
en- ] Selma, Ala and intermediate points
from some point on the Nashville ant
Chattanooga road, a1d the Board of Di
rectors are requested to taEe such steps a
in their Judgment will most satisfactorily
accomplish this purpose Adopted.
On motion of Nj. Fogg, the usual fre
| passes over the road for twelve months b
| granted to the officers. This was ais
/ carried
Tae reports of President Cole and So
| psrintendent Thomas, v hiUh were rea,
previous to the gcipg into election of Di
rectors, we're clear, fall and of market
ability, and we're most favoIably received
They will be furnished for publication in
few days. The other reports were highl.
satisfactory.
After the passage Of the. resolution tn
| Stockholders meeting Adjourned. At
o'clock the Board of Directors elect held ;
meeting for the purpose of electing officer
for the ensuing year. The old officer
we're chosen without opposition, viz: E
W. Cole, Secretary and Treasurer; w. a
Gleaves, General Superintendent; ]. W
Thomas, President; Engineer, R. c. Nor
rs; General Book-keeper, r. @. Bransford
Alter the election of officers the Boari
of Directors meeting adjourned. Thu
ended the Annual meeting the NashTill,
ard Chattanooga Road for 1871, WHICH wa
one Of the most pleasant and harmoniou
meetings of the Company ever had during
the history of the road.