Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-06-04
VOL. xEEE..s..y'O. So

puSalbh, tfidl Inc StOcks
holders, to many OF whom the question had never
before been presented, could, al this time, come to
indicious decision and they preferred that the
Company should first of all be organised by the
appointment of officers, whose duty il should be tn
collect The best information, and digest plan, TO
be laid before the stockholders, for acceptance, at
some future meeting. Alr Robertson concluded
his remarks by Offering the following resolutions,
as substitute for those presented by the Commits
toe
Rfsoired, That the President and Directors Of
the James River and kanawha Company, proceed
MS carly rs may be practicable 10 examine and COM
slider the question Of the most eligible mode of ims
pro,emcnl authorized by the charter, for the coun-
try between the city of Richmond and such point
us sud President and Directors may deem most
suitable Ton the head OF canal navigation, keeping
in view the great ends proposed 10 be attained by
the work contemplated, VIZ ; public accommoda-
ton and the profits of the stockholders.
That, should the examination of the various
ports, surveys, proIllcs, and estimates heretofore
made in reference To the improvement of the COM
munieation between the points indicated, and now
the property Of this company, and of all such other
data, rs they may he able To command not enable
the said President and Directors to arrive at a CON-
,llsnn satisfactory Ia themselves OF the question
proposed Tor cli consideration, or should they for
amy eatsc deem il advisable, tho said President
and Directors shall be al liberty To call to their aid
one, or moro al En,,ineors the ,noSt em;,ont IN
be- procured. 10 perform such services as said Pre-
slden aud Directors may require the expense
thereby incurred 10 be betrayed out of the funds Of
the COMPANY.
That having thus duly possessed themselves Of
all the information within thcirreach calculated TO
shed Iirh, an this Interesting inquiry, and duly
weighed tn same, il shall be the further duty Of
n
into the form of a rerort. wherein thev shah pre-
scni as fully and fairly rs they can. - he con-
,idemtiogs that recommend OF forbid the adop-
ton of each of the alternative modes ef mnroye-
meni authorized hv the charter together with
tho conclusions to which on a view of the whole
ground they shall themselves have arrived
That the said President aud Directors cause
COPIES of aid rcnort TO be printed in panpblc.
form, as soon rs the same shall have been prepared
aud take saeh means "A, 10 them may seem best for
,ansmiuintr one COPY thereof to each stockhollcr
in said company
That the said President and Directors call a &c.
neral meeting OF the stockholders of said COMPANY
within DAYS after the publication of said re-
port. to take sid report into considerations
some discussion followed between Messrs Jo-
,cph James, Chapman Johnson Sidney s. Baxter,
j David l. BUR, and Fleming james in the course
Of which general call was made for the reasons
Of the Committee for the resolutions they had pre-
scned
The call was responded 10 BY Mr. Joseph c.
! Cabel, who gave brief history of the rise and
progress ofthc project about To be put in cyccuion,
from its inception IN 1910 10 the present time, ad-.
vcrpe TO the various surveys, reports and discus
sions had upon the very subject during that POI
Rod and oonl2ndng tla in tlesc several ways
ample opportunity had been given to all who felt
j ID
] knowledge III reference to IT. H. referred also
to various Investigations otthe lclatvo merits Of
tc Canal and Rai~road systems. Which had ta-
ken place IN other S'a,es--thc results of all which,
aS well as tIe surveys reports and discussions a.
hove alluded IT, va il lis opinion, conclusive in
favor ot the y stem selected By Inc Committee. In
AL liion 10 dis weight of authority, he profcsscd
himself ready to "a into the discussion OF the qucs-
lion Oh It's own merit, hut owing to the latcncss of
tie hour, contcnted himself with citing summary
of tic araumrnt, Of Mr.. Mercer in his report TO
Congress. in 1892 aud with stating the following
objection, to tho substitution Of continuous
Ra-Road FOR a Canal in The Valley of the James
and ckson rycr:"
l. That tn preference ola continuous railroad
viii ,au,, ilic los ofurnly the whole amour, Of
ga, ilal invested in ihc lower James River canal,
and the canal at the Blue Ridge.
?. Transportation wctd he nero expensive, in
tlrtroportion Of ut lcas; two 10 one.
> Il would he tlle means of exchanyi,.r a free
lol,va, for a close monanoIv
III, ,t,r,,t, t.a, ,,.,l ..,.,,l L. , -