Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-11-04
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COMMUNICATED.
MEETING AT SMYTll e. II.
At meeting OF the czcus al Smyth county.
held NJ the Court hou.e, on Tuesday. the 2od day
of Get. 1889, for the purpose oiiaking n'o consld
e,atlon Tia improvement Of the Nam Stage ioad
though s.. ,phwestern rgin'a-Jeseph w, Davis
v,s called Ia II. . Chair, and Albert b. Moore ap-
pointed secretary.
The object oiihn meeting was explained and
mented upon by j. W. Shelley Esq, and commit.
ice consisting OF the olIoring named persons, viz.
j. w. Shelby, James +. Pe.'leion, Harold Smyih,
George w. Jones, and John W SehoolhelJ, WAS
am, ed To consider aud report TO The meeting the
subject, Lor ei'rcd and alter sumo time reported the
f,llowinp Pre- able aud Resolutions. which were
unanimously adop,od
Considering the Ma.l Public Road passing from
the head waters Of Roanoke through this county
mo Tennessee, OF great lmpo.I'nee not only TO the
section Of Virginia through whic. II passes. but IL
the State al luge, as well as 10 vas, numbers OF
travellers, droveis, carriers and eng lan,s hon an
lerebt parts uf the United States, who hay, been
accn,t5med 10 pass said Road aud pereeiY,ng. WITH
much eoncern the withdrawal from itoi very large
nnrliou of the uaye " hich formerly pa sed tins way,
which withdrawal is attributed 10 the unlmprovc cd
condition of the road and To the Improvements North
and South of u.s. which threaten 10 divert the entire
travel from STATE and believing confidently that
a further withdrawal ui The travel cann"i only be ar
rested aud the former amount Of travel restored
but that 1t be incidentally increased by an IN
provrmcnt of said Road therefore,
Rcs0ired. That Tins meeting concur IN the opinion
expressed BY the CT izens OF Wyihe county, AT a
meeting recently held therr, that a Convention Of
Delegates from The Counties interested in the i'm
proyement of said Road, should be held Al some
suitable point 10 take MO consideration aud deter
mine upou "ihe most suit be. ,fcieni and alyan-
tapeous plan of improvement, which under existing
circumstances ought 10 be adopted al this Time, aud
that W,thevc being the most ccutrhl point, Is u
suitable place for said Convcnrinu.
Resoired That tins meeting, on ile pat OF Smyii
county, will appoint Delegates 10 SAID Convention,
TO be held ~ Wyihcvlle, on Thursday, the llih
dav Of November next. cooperate cordially "'ih
the Delegates from ohe, count,rs IN dryispg means
Of cllecling the great aud important object OF the
Convention.
ReSoirod, That be appoint
ed delegates to represent the interests OF Sntyh Coun-
" IN SAID Convention.
The blank IN the third resolution was then filled
" ith tie names OF the following gentlemen, 10 wi !:
Joseph w. Davis, James w SIN fey, lla'o'd Smyih
Albert u. Moore, James +. Pcnderon. Zachafal
Mitchell Thomas NJ. Tate. John W. Schoolfeid,
Henry b. Thompson, George W. Jones, Roben
Solomon Me Donald, Edward S. Watson, and VIM.
Scott, Senior.
Resotred, That the ptooecdn gs Of this meeting
be furnished the Editors of The Peoples Friend,
Fincasrle Democrat and Lynehbnrg VnginlaD,
with the request that lhcy publish the same.
And tie meeting adjourned.
JOSEPH w. DAVIS Chairman.
r. MooEr. SfcTefgTu.