The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-11-21
MR.. H. WALTERS.
He Speaks OF the Louisville and
NashviIIe's Acquisition OF the At
lnntic Coast LInc-it VIII be OPP
Grated from LouisviiIe-Pro.perity
&. & w. c. Stockholders Meeting.

the lines Of the Atlantic Coast Line. held
in that city on Tuesday:
THE CHARLESTON MEETING
Stockholders and directors OF the
Charleston and Western Carolina Rail-
way Company held their annual meet
ing in this city yesterday. Mr.. John b.
Cleveland. of Sp~artanburg. was reflect
ed president and the old board of direc-
tors was elected. Mr.. a. F. McKissick.
of Greenwood. was elected TO succeed
Mr.. D.. a. P. Jordon. deceased.
The meeting brought many prominent
Atlantic Coast Lin officials to Charles
ton. Among those here We're: Mr..
Henry Walters. chairman of the board
of directors: Mr.. r. G. Erwin. who was
elected president of the Atlantic Coast
Railroad Company at the meeting
in Richmond on Monday: Colonel w. G..
Elliott, president of the Atlant Coast
Line of Connecticut; Mr.. T. NJ. Emer-
son third vice president: Mr.. J. r. Ken
ly fourth vice president and general
manager. and Mr.. j. F. Divine, assis-
al general superintendent: Colonel c.
s. Gadsden, second vice president of the
Atlantic Coast Line: President Cleve-
land. of the Charleston and Western
Carolina Railway; Colonel Thomas VIII
son, president of the Northwestern
Railroad of South Carolina. We're also
at the meeting. Mr.. Herbert l.. Bor-
den. secretary Of the Atlantic Coast
Line: Mr.. r. d. Cronly. secretary Of
the Atlantic Coas Line of Connecticut,
and Mr.. w. r. Sullivan, president Err
wins secretary, came in on their nrl-
waite cars for the meeting.
Officers elected for the Charleston and
Western Carolina Railway were:
John p. Cleveland, president.
r. ID. Cronly, secretary.
J. F. Post. treasurer.
T NJ. Emerson. traffice manager.
J. r. Kenly, general manager.
H. G. Prince, general auditor.
Following is the board of directors:
Henry Walters. Baltimore; Michael Jen-
kins. Baltimore: ]. b. Cleveland, Spar
tanburg; w. G.. Elliott. Baltimore;
Avery Patton, Greenville; J.. A. Brock,
Anderson: J. o. G. Fleming, Laurens;
J. P. Doughty, Augusta, and A. F. Nc
KiSSick. Greenwood.
COL. TOM WILSON'S RAILROAD"
At a meeting Of the directors Of the
Northwestern Railroad, of South Caro-
lima. which is operated as a part of the
Atlantic Coast Line, Colonel Thomas
Wilson was reelected president and 4
dividend Of 6 per cent. was declared.
This showed the remarkably healthy
condition of the Company and it was a
matter of general satisfaction TO the
officils. Officers elected for the North
western We're:
Thomas Wilson. president.
r. D. Cronly, secretary.
7. F. Post, treasurer.
Board of directors, Henry Walters,
J. F. Divine. w. G.. Elliott. J. r. Kenly
and J. T. Rhame.
THE OFFICIALS IN WILMINGTON.
The officials who have been absent
several days at Baltimore. Richmond
and Charleston were in Wilmington
yesterday. Those who came in from
the Charleston meeting were as follows:
Mr.. Henry Walters, chairman of the
board of directors; Colonel Warren G..
Elliott, president Of the Atlantic Coast
Line Company of Connecticut; Mr.. r.
d Cronly, secretary of that company;
President r. G.. Erwin, Of the Atlantic
Coast Line Company; Mr.. w. r.
Sullivan, President Erwin's private
secretary; Mr.. Thomas NJ. Emer-
son, third vice president; Mr.. John r.
Kenly, fourth vice president and gen
eral manager; Mr.. H. NJ. Emerson traf-
fc manager; Mr.. H. C.. Prince, general
comptroller; Captain John F. Divine,
assistant general superintendent; Mr..
James T. Post, treasurer, and Mr. Her
bert L. Borden, secretary. President
Erwin remained here till 3:45 p. m. yes
terday when he returned to Savannah,
and Mr.. Walters and President Elliott
left last night on the : o'clock train for
Baltimore where they will attend a
meeting Of the board of directors today
THE L. AND y. DEAL
Mr.. Walters was seen by a Messenger
representative last evening. and was
asked if there was anything he could
say about the railroad situation now.
Being asked particularly about the
Coast lines recent acquisition Of the
Louisville and Nashville, Mr.. Walters
stated that there is very little more to
say of that matter than has already
been said in the newspapers He re-
marked, however, that the Atlantic
Coast Lines control Of the Louisville
and Nashville is not in the nature OF
that of the Plant System; that while
property Of theAtlantic Coast iii and
is operated by i, only a controlling in
terest in the Louisville and Nashville
has been secured by purchasing the
majority Of the stock. The Louisville
and Nashville will therefore not be
operated from Wilmington but the
management will remain as heretofore
at Louisville from which city IL will be
operated. As a matter, Of course IL VIII
be operated in the interest Of the Allan
tic Coast Line.
at n close of the conversation, Ar.
Walters said with enthusiasm;
There Is one thing 1 "a to say n
that is that the south has never been