Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-06-17

mentioned. Very respectfully your obedient SER
wants,
BRISCOE G. BALDWIN.
ID. SHEFFEY,
LYTTLETON WADELL,
JAMES CRAWFORD,
CHARLES A. STUART.
ONCE Of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road
Company, Nay 24th, 1928
GENTLEME N,-Your communication of FL,
i4th May, 1928, has been received, and laid be.
tor the Directors of the Baltimore and Ohio Raj,
foad Company, together with copy of the pro-
creaihgs oil general meeting of the Citizens of
Augusta County, held pursuant to adjournment In
Staunton on the 29th April last.
am Instructed by the Board to state to YOU I'm
reply TO those communications, that with the stock
oil information now before them, they are not pre-
pared to come to any detinitive conclusion, upon
The question OF the location OF that portion of the
contemplated Rail Road, which will pass within
the limits of the State OF Virginia
IL Is the duty OF the Board 10 procure such in
formation OF the actual relative advantages of Ue
several routes which the country offers "A will on
able them to obtain the best track before thew e.
naily detefiniIe upon either. They are now ma
KING examinations along tue North side of the Po-
toniac, With the view OF securing track for one
branch OF the road, lar as to the Coal mines in
this State, and propose in addition 10 the examina
tons which have already been made to avail Them
selves OF the privilege Pennsylvania has opened of
.ne laciiities afforded along the ravine
OF Casseman's river and thence down the valley
oil the iaughagany to Pittsburg, i'm order to IN
form themselves what facilities this route affords
ana now lar tmay claim competition with the
more Southern lines that have been examined -
forward to you copy of the report of the En-
gine ers on the Reconnaissance and SURVEYS mad,
IN reference TO the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
Road" A
ms document is just published and will luIIy
acquaint you with the several routes that have
been examined, and the opinions OF the Enpineera
upon their respective advantages, it will also ena
Die you 10 draw your conclusions upon the sup.
posed relative advantages of these routes.
he company are not restricted by their charter
should they extend line to pittsburg from divid'
ing Their road into two order also tn inter
sect, me Ohio lower down and entering the Stain
OF 'irsinia with branchiat any point ON the route
either at Harper's Ferry, the mouth of the Sontt
Branch, or at any place further West
At which OF those places it may be desirable In
pass INTO virginia remains Tor future determination
resulting from further investigation. The increas.
Gu ienglh oi tne route along the Valley OF the
shenandoah will no doubt form one objection N IL
but how lar the actual facilities of this route ami
the great fertility OF the district through the -, bo
extent OF the line may be found to oyerbaIanra
that objection, can only be determined by more
minute enquiry than has been made, founded lIpon
an actual examination of the whole line ami of
course the Board unable now TO give an onin.
ion upon it. f
ne grant oil Virginia in the early organization Of
TINS Company was promptly made and undor
such friendly manifestation OF liberaifv and L;n5
ness, that the Board n addition To the t,ncertau,,
Oh a Southern route being preferable TO one Norti
OF ue Lit'le hanawha,) have felt great nelcacy
IN Calling upon the Legislature of that State for a.,
rellnquisiiineI4t of the only restriction laid mon
their operations. Should, however the State If
virginia herself deem ii consistent with her o,,,n
interest and policy TO the restriction. she
naS iSid upon the Company of extending the road
south oil Little kanawha, and of making anv Late
raj or branch road within that State it is certai,
the Company will cause further reconnaissance IN
DC made south OF that river and that il would also
should The main road not be conducted in that d.
rection avail itself OF the privilege TO oonstr,,ct -
terai or branch roads, leading from the main stem,
through such valleys or districts as further cons
dcrations and circumstances might suggest m he
proper, thus rainfyng and dfusing the benefits NJ
this great work throughout different paris or H.,
Country, and rendering it still more extenS;,,oI.
beneficial am, very respectfully, SC.
y. T.. THOMAS.
Prcs't B. g. o. r. Il C.
ton " addeli, james Crawford and Chas A Siuar,
Esqures.
The Committee do not deem il oypedient AZ tb;s
time to recommend convention of delegates frou,
the counties Interested in the route advocated bv
the Augusta meeting; bu. contemplate a f,,r,h.r
correspondence with the Communicable ras,,,, e
which shall be made known to the public.
TIE COMMITTEE.
ALBASf' June 1ltiI.-The administration state
convention met yesterday morning. at about ~
o clock, in the assembly chamber and a6er a rc-
cess OF an hour, for the purpose of cauc,tssing Al
e@ahdcr Gothn OF Columbia, was appointed chair
man, ana Robert 5. Rose, OF Seneca and Pete
Sharpe, If NewYok, q .rctsrie.
The credentials ofthe delegates were then rro-
seh'cd' and their names called. The Secretarv
announced that % answered to their na,on:;
some twelve or fourteen counties were not renre
sented. nv 'SPe'
discussion Of some length took Macs n, No
queSuon OF adnltting person from Warren couu
W VINO stated that meeting had not been he'll
and That ne had not been appointed. bur fb,, H.,
would take part in the deberaton4 of the roce,1
ing, should 1t be deemed proper. Judge Spencer
9Ppoyed MS admission, except a spectator; and
pr 1ohn a, .hIng spoke in favour of his BEING
cd. s5''uo" prevail
Mr. John A. King then moved the spnoir,r,...
Of committee Of twelve, TO report an adJress a.
reso'utions, coinporting with the object of 40
meeting. The motion prevailed, and the Nance
OF me Ioiiowins persons were read from panrr isJ
he chair, a. the committee, viz: Ainhrosa' Sro,Sy
Ger, j. \. King, Eimuud n. Pcndleton. CbarIo'tI
. drroH Ellis Potter, WIN. G.. GiIrhrisf -,
lidght. Chas. Morell. Nicol Fosdjck 1-hnr.o
Cloves, y. H. Rochester, aDd---- -O'''''
Gen. Jacob II. Van Rensselaer,. of Col,,.,.,
moved That committee Of seven be anooin,aS =,
enquire and report TO the meeting as to the go
licncy or inexpedency Of nominating a carSiJPs-
Tor Governor at this time. 'uiua'o
Mar. John a. King, said the object of Tho g..
'ention vas TO raise the standard of fbe ,J,n;o;.
fabon, and 50 TO do il IS TO gam all the vo,cs s;
PIE lie thought their efforts should be d;scrpc,,
e'fec'c1 20 this objec. lie Objected :!cTcsgre I,