Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1847-07-15

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VA prs,snisd 81 he Do.r1 b DIfscIor,
wrvr.rsz. No /. Jay s.h, 1871.
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Nsseisn - zf>scngig cs1peys
Is sbetiense - ne ts1ai..t.1a cIihr Charter q
/ 4. ccrn.er yoar Beard e uif1rl1rl VII krirII1
rrpsrs sksi Ia t,re tbe.t ss.Ie. ,;nee yosr issI
a. sssr Ia nrslirr. :, 5ea lrs aware. he sl.,,
.fshs conpsny vsrs % fully eoesidered. and yor-
,is~s . fuily sxpesied upos them, il saafr, -
,olusioas, adeptef With ef4irs unenimity th.s -,
tis VS. isitig 'hs Board % Do. but @ carr into
B, lhess rs,.lotions lshe Board u, re,u.,,ed i.
sppsini q Eiheer I'D stnirssi. eilhsr by priv.,e
o. pablie cotr.ci, fer The coustruetioo 81 d.r,-
rseessy, 81 other apprFteneat works uzces,.rv le
drseop. ~ render asaiishs Tor fssiof The Isrxe
vsfer.peser Of the lover fAIis % he coUu-nss i
lsnds. 20 eause he coun.hy, Z trouuds "a - 80
ouf nt t.etosy sad bniIdine Iois, -tlef a. ri !.
singleiastofy let uilh poNer, 4 ! r,ere ssr.i.ei
fIes e sny person Via you'd seree 10 sonslIuss :
fsstg spontaneously viii the egnSiruciion of he
dss,so isi o. seIl 70 the frlf rppiesnts for fhxm
- e three other fseiory lots and pe providei
" Nesid seFee q build thereon, siaa edrir dgf. :
az y Insert 10 eyey deed o. lease Ter Ia, eis.e
psosseiuns the IA ufssinre, sale, o. use thereon.
1921 or medls'nsl psrppses.l q ~ ardent spir-
Hs, tsFnsaitd iiqaoFs. ssd iaiazissiinx drisks of
esesJ dsseripos. pndss De penzy q forfeiture o.
9etetspn q tnp tompany IL sid Iots With The i'm
psotemenis thereon, II eag
The Board prosecuted. q oaee 10 he sxeeuiion OF
.rs cutie, thus ssslgned std we're % foruas,e a. 10
experienced aad talented Beginner OF The Ch-sa.
pe.ke = Ohio Canal Company, - their Enxineer.
q. TIE attention d The Board vas next directed %
ne a.tn = the mtin and most important work Of
ne Company, and pisa having beea submitted and
Approsed private contrast for its eonstruc,ion
nsde. = early ~ the 18Th d last February, With
Joseph z. shannon, . contractor Of eompetency and
Reputation, sad on lerms. which phdsi they will
yirid, . the 1ozrd believe, IN adequate rrmuaera-
oa V hsm toF his xii, labor and risk. never
theiess tssorsbls 70 the Company. This uotk IT,
- msny Of you knoa IN rtpi aud satisfactory pro-
eress is sompistion, together With that 81 sp-
pnrten4nt sbuimenis. guard walls. headgatrs aud
gnaraioek, Will u u confidently believed be effect
60 70 the course Of three months. The .rscewsy
which viii be exeasated through ground &c the r.st
costly eharaetsr, will b. conmeheed as soon % the
state 81 the dam and othsf sosks warrapt, snd can
EASILY b finished, By the - Of October or middle
Of November next.
fselofy and building lots have been laid oct,
ssne one Of The fefmsr has been sold ara rasys
psMiaaf pFies. On the eoDdllion that factory be
bill. snd retfsd 10, On 81 before ne al, q Ds.
.eember merit The sxcasa,ion or ne founda.
lion has bees epmmeDeed, and slihough tempo.
rAsily suspendsd. viii Be vigorously rssums6, a.
the b1afd belissss e the, course II lev days.
Tea 81 thtea other factory lots With power, will
% iet % seid On telats laparats 10 such pQf-
.ehasegs % viii eoDstruct iacisnes on them Al .
seSig day. There j. reason TO believe that one
cr tse u those will Be taken 10 the course OF !
lev weeks. But when IL bseeres generality
known on what favorable term: ground and
power may be hare ebtainsd, and what adsan-
tsers this position has over al large. mapufac-
turing SITES nov Improved, il cannot bs doubted.
but that The hols power nov in course on de-.
yelSpmsnL great Is IL Is, uillbs speedily taken
up and pfoftabiy used. stns o: those advan.
tase,s VIZ: mid climais, ehesp prov !sions, and
N cheaP lpe', the North can never have; whIIstour
other advanisges, building maleriai., facilities
afforded oy Faiitosd, canal and turnpike for the
ptoe0rensni Of taP materials OF every desclip.
sIion, and the eonIeyauce or maaufaclnred arti.
Giles 10 different u keis, are seldom 10 be met
fwtth,,n 40 equal degree, al other mai ufae turing
localities Histtue we are yet deficient 10 ma
.nutseiariag skull. bat This can now Be. more
sasIly proenred from1ihs North Than did, the
North procure i from England when manuIac.
,urieg was h,si commenced there.
"a few building Ions were sold ., public anc-
ten, Oh the Tin II lasi raonih. The aals was
lPsiempieiy They ware sold subject 70 the con-
diiisn prohibiting the manulaetute, sale OF use
.thsfeon, Of oil intoxicating drinks, snd the Cd.
dItisnai condition, thai wsilipG house should
BE- bail,by The IL u lasss lsis~ After some
,twenly h.s had besa thus pefe mpiofly sold, the
kals vas stopped, 40. because lhsss we're not ,tll
oiddss. but because the Board bslieved IL Tor the
in'sfss, &C the conPsnyio desc The lots were
twcniy fact front, By seyeaiy eve Zee. deep, or
~ tbs tate Of about twenty lots 10 an scre.
,sIelusivs Of sueea. The average price was
upsstds Of ssteniy dollars lot, or at The rate
Ola little over lwo thousand dollars an acre
y Is setJ gratifying TO state that objections to
The ptohihiten ofiptcxica,ing drinks, we're m ade
by emily very few persons. The Board most
ccnhdeaily believe that, apart frora ill couside.
faiions Of = moral and religious character, this
ptohibllsn Is eI?edient, a. il will greatly pro.
mote the Pecuniafy inieresis The Company.-r
It's tendency indubilably will Be 10 sligact 10
,Wevetton, both a. stockholders aud citizens, a
population Of morality, means end enIstprise /;
aud thus the estate will be reodefed not only
more saeable, bat It's value viii be considerably
enhanced.
twill be = gtsIiiyiag 10 the stockholders 10
learn The fact, q !. IS 70 the Boaid 10 communi.
cate ~, thai Il Is now sscertAinsd beyond q
doubt, that the construction of the dam and its
aPpurisnant works, 1he excavation of the race
way snd contingent expenditures, Will be more
thar mel By the ANAL sum Of twenty-five thou
sand dollars, originally estimated as their cost.
re hose who have seen water powers Of less
msgaituds cost. else where, from Two 10 eve and
svsa ten iimssihis sum, thls fac; will seem in
credible. Psrhaps, uowhsre 10 ihe Union. do
such nstural advsnisees exis, for the cheap con
fsuuetion of spsrmanspt dam and TaceWay, Is
exist here.
U coaelusion, Il is gratifying 10 The Board 70
% able 70 state that the attention Of the conn.
slry e every day becoming more atlracied 10 the
.arsat enterprise con6ded 10 their sAap semsn,
satone calculated 70 be, not ontJ xery proflable
80 those vha invest in lis slock. but slray, rro.
4dueti,s Of beaeheent results And The eon6jept
heller y INDUCED, that before your nsxt apnual
smseiibg, one factory IL not two, willbe il sue.
eessfql speration, and oihsrs Dudefcons,fue-
ton that several dwelling houses Aill have
oesn bull and occupied By moral and Adus.ri.
Gus tenants, and many more buildnR.
Respectfully submmitied,
GEORGE JACOBS, hssIA
The election Of Directors for The ensuing
year vas then bald, bat bsfors The ballots were
prepared, Il was announcedio the meeting, that
'Asnstw GAaaErT, Of Philadelphia. finding il
teResslole g detose that attention 10 lhe duties
Dafsetsr that should be given, declined re-
snoa. Tbs folloWiue ksutlsmen ware elecied.
49, ,s s1caasef Wsynsshoro,. Pa.
CO ~ snnpkLl, q chesn1, Hill, n.
1,r ~ Rtstrl, q W sshinr,on Co Nd.
LHsn No. g, Jean =. Car, do.
Nee folloein. ,AAloh befgLEns do.
y sisPs,d. va. s's 'Asa unaai-
!. That he prssid.n, ana n;...
- .enerized 10 sell. mil m. To- $3.50 ~
esns... - vnsoli stock Il N. ss.' ~
sssMr.y eellars share, psyshls =. -. Ss.Pa, ,
SAN eps-thrd on OF s-fore - ~ y. eae,.hiid
aeesf enc ne fenaiails Nird al !, ~ S.s 9. vc.
ssy q January nsxt sss 40 ~ ss LES ne
ekspaprlFet 10 make dise6sss s, ~, y. =
HNf ner cent per lnnum. on such q ~ ~. .sss
Nsnnss nay Be made before The said iSs t ~