Wikipedia:WikiProject Trains/ICC valuations/Chattahoochee Valley Railway

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The railroad of the Chattahoochee Valley Railway Company, hereinafter called the carrier, consists of 42.842 miles of single-track standard-gauge steam railroad located in Alabama and Georgia, extending from Standing Rock, Ala., in a southeasterly direction to West Point, Ga., and continuing in a general southerly direction to Bleecker, Ala.

No. Name Incorporation Succession
1. The carrier, Chattahoochee Valley Railway Company (second corporation). Under general laws of Alabama and Georgia through articles of consolidation agreement; dated June 7, 1900; filed in Alabama Aug. 25, 1900.
2. Chattahoochee Valley Railway Company (first corporation). Under general laws of Alabama, July 2, 1900. Consolidated June 7, 1900, with 3 to form 1, prior to actual incorporation.
3. Chattahoochee Valley Railroad Company (second corporation). Under general laws of Georgia, May 10, 1900. Consolidated June 7, 1900, with 2 to form 1.
4. Chattahoochee Valley Railroad Company (first corporation). Under general laws of Alabama, Aug. 28, 1895. Sold and conveyed June 7, 1900, as follows: Property in Alabama to 2, in Georgia to 3.
DEVELOPMENT OF FIXED PHYSICAL PROPERTY

The owned mileage of the carrier, amounting to 42.842 miles, was acquired partly by construction and partly by consolidation. The construction work was performed by its own forces. Of the three corporations that comprise the line of succession culminating in the carrier as at present constituted, only the Chattahoochee Valley Railroad Company (first corporation) constructed any road or other common-carrier property.

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Acquired by construction:
West Point, Ga., to Standing Rock, Ala., 1907-1908 16.030
McCulloh to Bleecker, Ala., 1918 12.000
Total 28.030
Acquired by consolidation:
From Chattahoochee Valley Railway Company (first corporation), June 7, 1900—
Constructed by Chattahoochee Valley Railroad Company (first corporation)—
Georgia State line to Langsdale, Ala., 1896 5.000
Langsdale to Riverview, Ala., 1897 2.500
Riverview to Jester, Ala., 1899-1900 8.500
16.000
From Chattahoochee Valley Railroad Company (second corporation), June 7, 1900—
Constructed by Chattahoochee Valley Railroad Company (first corporation), from West Point, Ga., to Alabama State line, 1895 0.500
Total 16.500
Grand total 44.530
Difference between total recorded mileage and mileage inventoried as of date of valuation 1.688
Mileage inventoried as of date of valuation 42.842
HISTORY OF CORPORATE FINANCING