The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-17
GEORGIA AND ALABAMA RAILWAY.
Important Business Transacted at
the Annual Meeting.

Americas, Ga. Dec. 16.-At the annual
meeting of the stockholders of the Georgia
and Alabama railway, in this city to-day
important business was transacted. or
the S. $50. OO9 capital stock outstanding, 1t is
stated that nearly every share was repre-
scented in person or by proxy.
President Williams submitted his report
for the ten and half months from Aug.
Is. 1895, the date on which the Georgia and
Alabama Company took possession OF this
property, to June 30, 1896 showing large
Increase in every department of the COM
panys business. The approximate gross
earnings for eleven months and one week
In the current calendar year are reported
at SS03 Ill., against $457 052 for the same pc
riod of last year, an increase of $Si6, ~.
The net earnings of the company nave IN
creased in still greater ratio.
Resolutions were passed, under whlch
the consolidation of the Columbus and
Southern railroad with the Georgia and
Alabama railway was effected. This new
acquisition of the Georgia and Alabama
sytem gives 1t the shortest existing line
between Columbus, Ga, and Savannah,
and also between Albany, Ca, and Mont
gomery, Ala, giving the system total
| mileage of 450 miles The transfer of the
Columbus and Southern to the Georgia
and Alabama railway was arranged 10
| take place at midnight Saturday night
The line from Richland to Columbus Will
hereafter be known as the Columbus di-
vision of the Georgia and Alabama rail-
way, and from Richland to Albany VIII
be known as the Albany division.
President Williams. In his annual re-
port comments upon the great tide of
immigration which is now setting in to-
ward the portion of Georgia through which
! this road runs. One town upon the line
| of this railway has, in the past fifteen
months, received about 5000 colonists
from all portions of the union, and they
| are still coming in The colonists are re-
ported to be generally thriving and highly
| pleased with their new conditions and
| their surroundings.
The Georgia and Alabama railway is
| now the largest independent road not
| identified with one of the great southern
systems. in this part of the south, and
this independence, together with its very
| liberal policy has won for 1t the admira-
| ton and cordial good will of the great
mass OF people throughout this section.
The meeting Of stockholders to-day
elected the following directors to serve
for the next fiscal year: William f.
| Cochran Yonkers, ". y; G.. Sidney Shep-
ard, New Haven, N. H.; Ernest Thai
mann, New York city; j. Wilcox Brown,
| J.. Maddendorf and r. b. Sperry, Balti-
more; John Shelton Williams, Richmond
Va; John Flannery, w. W. Mackall, w.
w. williamson, and c. ID. Baldwin, Sa-
vannah, Ca; James d. Stetson, Macon
Ca; Cecil Gabbett and John w. Sheffield
Americas. Ga. s. A. Carter, Americas
| Ga.
The directors elected the following gen
] eral officers for the ensuing year:
| President-John Shelton Williams.
| First Vice President and General Man
ager-Cecil Gabbett.
| Second Vice President-John W. Mid
/ dendorf.
| secretary-W. w. Mackall. b.
| fTreasurer-J. Wilcox Brown. 10