| Annual Report of the Macon & Western RR |
| as of December 1, 1865, |
| Superintendent's Report |
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| Superintendent's Report |
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| Macon, Ga., Dec. 1st, 1865 |
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| A. J. White, Esq. |
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President
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My connection with your Road, is of so recent a date, as
to preclude so much of detail, as would otherwise be expected -- a
general view of the present condition and operations of the Road will
be, I trust, satisfactory.
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The earnings for the fiscal year, ending 30th ult., are
in Confederate and United States currency, the former worthless, and
the latter at a depreciation, compared with a gold basis. Earnings
from Government transportation since 1st November, are not included in
this statement. Earnings in Confederate currency are from 1st
December, 1864 to May 31st, 1865, inclusive; and in United States
currency for the remainder of fiscal year.
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| For Passengers to May 31st 1865 |
$226,559.60 |
| " Freights
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173,714.67 |
| " Mails
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4,304.30 |
| " Interest and
premiums |
35,395.56 |
| Total in Confederate |
$439,974.13 |
| Expenditures |
494,523.91 |
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Road Repairs
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The war has left its devastating marks upon the track as
well as on Freight and Passenger Depots. Twenty-seven miles of
destroyed track have been, in a manner, restored by dint of
straightening bent and twisted rails, by patching with parcels of
different sizes of old rails, and by about eight miles placed on the
road by Confederate Government of light T rail from South-Western
Railroad, all of which require to be re-laid with good, uniform rail
or proper size, soon as practicable -- although these rails have been
made safe as possible with ties and spikes, yet it is with some
misgivings that heavy freight trains are allowed to pass over that
portion, between Jonesboro' and East Point. The eight miles of light
rail, belonging to South-Western Road, and laid down from East Point
to Atlanta, will soon be replaced with the five hundred tons of new
rails purchased of Chattanooga Rolling Mills. With five hundred tons
more of new rails, to replace bad rails on the track from East Point
to Jonesboro', the whole road could be made quite safe for the
heaviest trains, until new rails could be obtained to substitute for
seventeen miles of U rail now well worn in many places and very weak.
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*****
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Buildings
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Atlanta, Jonesboro' and Griffin Freight Depots, and
Atlanta Passenger Depot and Engine House were destroyed by the Federal
army. *****
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Rolling Stock
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Since August last, has been insufficient to do the
business offered the road -- a portion of the Cars, Box and Flat --
became scattered during Gen. Sherman's march through the State. A
train of sixteen boxes was sent to Savannah just before he passed
Macon and was cut off. ***** Some Flat and Coal Cars were also cut off
in the Carolinas *****
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Water Stations
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Motive Power
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***** Two locomotives, "Sunshine" and "N.
C. Munroe," are in a forward state of repairs *****
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All which is respectfully submitted
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E. B. Walker
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Sup't.
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