The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1883-11-21
srncKHoLDERs NEETLNG.
rHE CAROLINA, CUMBERLAND GAP An"
CHICAGO RAILROAD.

STOCKHOLDERS AEEILN"'
TUE CAROLINA, CUMBERLAND GAP AND
CHICAGO RAILROAD.
In pursuance of previous notice
the first annual meeting Of the stock
holders of this company was held Al
the Office OF the company, IN AIKEN
s. c., on Wednesday, November H.
1883. for the purpose o: electing .
board Of eleven directors for the en-
suing wear. and for the transaction
~ other business. From one OF the
directors of the Morristown, Cum
berland Gap and Ohio road, who
participated in the meeting, we ga
tber this encouraging statement:
The meeting was largely attend
cd by representative men from
North Carolina, who are deeply IN
terested in the enterprise, and who
testified their confidence in the ulti-
mate success of the work. Amongst
others. ex-Gov. Hagood- Senator
Butler Col. Hammeth and Mr.. Fer
guson and other from Greeneville,
Mr. Callahan, State Senator, and
many others from other counties.
whose names are not remembered
Tennessee was represented IN the
meeting by Maj A. II. Gregg, VIM.
Mcfarland, Esq, Maj I. {. Cam
and q. ID. Merritt. The meeting was
called to order by Gov. HagOod, pre-
sident of the board, whose duty II
was to preside over the stockhoid.
er's meeting, aud S. L. Campbell
was made secretary Gov. Hagood
submitted his annual report, which
was received and ordered to be rec
orded on the minutes. James Al
drich aud VIM. Mcfarland were ap
poirted teIlers, and the stOckhold
ers proceeded to elect eleven direc
tors for the company for the ensuing
wear. When the votes were cas-
and counted, it was reported by the
tsIlers that the following gentlemen
were unanimously elected directors
to-wit. Gov. HagoOd, Lewis Jones
ESQ. Col. r. F. Bowen, Judge }. ;
Coltram. DIR. Croft and r. W. Had
den. of South Carolina; Col }. ii
Duckworth, of North Carolina, anc
An. Gregg, T. c. Cain, c. ID. Mer
rift and VIM. Mcfarland, of Ten
nessee-
The annual meeting OF the stock
Io,dcrs was fixed for the first Wed
nesday ia November, 1854.
After the adjournmentof the meet
ing the new board was organized by
the election of Gov. HagOOd as Pres
ident and Col. r. f. Bowen as Vice
President, S. L. Campbell Secretary
James Aldrich, Esq, as Treasurer
Capt ]. w. Kirk as Engineer-in-
Chief After the appointment OF
the executive committee the board
adjourned. .-..
The financial agent of the eomPa-
nv now in London made most salts
factory reports under date OF 10Th
and 3Oth of October, rs to the pro
gress of pending negotiations with
assurances of his entire confidence
in the success of the enterprise. 1t
may be proper to say that during
the progress of the meeting tele-
gram was received from London
giving Aatteriug assurances of the
progress made by the agent OF the
company.
The stockholders in South Caro-
lima are In earnest and have deter
mined to proceed with the work OF
constructing the road from Aiken to
the North Carolina line, \ distance
of about 40 miles. OF this some SO
miles are already graded The road
can be graded and timbers placed
perhaps for $1,000 to $4,000 per
mile. The city of Greenville pro
poses 70 subscribe $4,000 with a
view to a branch through Green
vile, on most liberal and satisfactory
terms Other towns and cities con-
tiguous 20 the line, il is confidently
belisved E1iQ subscribe literally to