Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1847-08-13

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for the purpose OF consulting upon and adopting
smell measures as they may deem advisable in the
! nronntiDD of the objects above indicated.
Teste, r.. JOHNSTON, c. c.
The convention having taken recess. assem-
| lled amain at O'Clock: wten the committee,
through their Chairman, c JFarIkner, made the
The Committee charged VII the duty of con
farrin,r with the REPRESENTATIVES q the New She
nandoah Company, AS TO thtslerms upon which
they will agree 10 unite theja5 bc4 a<'+ with the
interests OF such new stoCklf oRK as Boy neft.s
after become part OF said Gina e.'y, llnder tIe
provisions of the Act OF the Gsssfral Assembly OF
Virginia, of the 9th Of March, 1884, beg leave to
submit the following report:
That they have, since the recess OF the Con-
vcrtjor held a conference with such officers oil
theNewShcnandoah Company,a sare now IN aiten-
dance upon this body. comprising the President,
two Directors and the Treasurer. and whilst those
gentlemen dsc!arn any authority upon their part.
| 10 bind the said Company to the terms submitted,
| thew nevertheless express their strong individual
convictions that they will be deemed satisfactory,
! and they have further given u the committee
their assurance, that they will eXeFtthelr influence
| to obtain their ratification by the said Company
| Those terms arc that the New Shenandoah Com
panv will subscribe the capita! stock OF SAID Com
panv, now consisting Of l5l5 shares originally at
| $50 rer share at one half of It's nominal or par
| value and accept one share of the new stock for
every two shares row bed by the present stock
holders of said Company. The committee be-
lieve these terms of compromise to be reasonable
and fair. and they accordingly unanimously le-
commend them to the approval and adoption OF the
| Convention.
! Which report was unanimously approved and
| adopted by the Convention.
Mr. Faulkner then offered the following rcso-
ton which was adopted:
Resolrcd, That the President Of this Convcn-
lion in conjunction with the President and Direc-
| tors of the New Shenandoah Company, be re-
questeI on behalf Of this body. 10 urge upon the
Board of Public Works, the execution as early as
practicable Of the Joint resolution of the General
! Assembly, Of March, 1885, so far as the same
contempates survey Of the Shenandoah River
and its branches, and report of the best mode OF
| improving the navigation of the same.
! MIR. Nelson then offered the following resolu-
ton which was adopted:
| RcSolred That a committee OF eleven be APP
| pointed by the President 10 bring before the Con-
| vcntion, such other business as may remain tor
| its acknowledgements the comnlttee was APP
! pointed na follows: !. Z Taylor G Walters, w \
/ Stephenson, J A Carter, p Mccormick, A kcyser,
1 S Iiarnsbargcr,G G r. hiuson. p rittman T. Bow
hen II l. Opie ana J S 5i~i!@'."r: who reported
through their Charman,j s tsaliaher, the fol-
lowing resolutions, whchwere adopted:
! KeS0irca, That Il committee OF three be
appointed 10 At " Wv ~ gu
tUre asking a ratification of any arrangement
which may be made by the New Shenandoah
! COMPANY with the new subscribers to the stock
under that OF March, 1854.
Rcsolrcd, That the sad committee also prepare
a memorial 20 the General Assembly. asking re-
vval OF the Act ofthc !Tth March, 1897. autlorl-
Zng a subscription on sehalt OF the State. TO the
| stock of the New Shenandoah Company, and
such further appropriation as may bc deemed ne
| cessarv.
Rcs0lccd, That a committee Of one delegate
from each County aud City, interested in this inn
provement, be appointed ia attend at the Capital,
! in the city of Richmond the ensuing winter, and
press the interests of tbs improvement before the
| Legislature.
RcSoired, That a committee Of three he ap-
! pointed in each County aud City interested nthls
Improvements, for the purpose ut cooperating with
the New Shenandoah Company. in procuring
subscriptions to the sock under the Act OF 1884.
appointed
Under the st and Cd resolutions Gala
! her, Il Parker and | Mccormick.
! Under the Sd resolution-T S Hall, p McCor-
! mick ] Acshirc, S " Lewis. g Robinson. p
Pittman, J Marshal, of Frederick, /. Taylor,
J II King, j a Carter. q Wager and J s Da-
vson.
Under the 9TH resoluton-H ]. Opie, 4 II
Willis G Il Wager, l. B Taylor, Johnson, Il
| i Powell, J II King, q Walters, j + Essex, j
| Castleman, D W Sewers, w Nelson, G Jordan.
! a Keyser, q Kite, S w Lewis, r Grafton, Col II
| Miller, J a Cochran, A Il Givens. Smith, J
Fletcher, d r bradford, w A Stephenson, llar-
rison. Morgan Johnson, T + Buck, Mcliihaney.
! ! l. Powell, J A Carter. J S Gallaler, q Knight
and George w Seavers.
| Resolred That memorials asking Legislative
aid in this improvement, be circulated for sigma
lures in each County ard City Aforesaid.
| ReSoIred That the Delegates and Senators re-
| presenting the interests of the Shenandoah Val
ley, be requested to their hest eXertons to ac
complish the objects OF this Convention.
Mr.. GalIaher at this time addressed the Con-
ventiou, declaring his friendly feelings in behalf
Of the improvement: q the Shenandoah River and
advocating in forcibIe terms, its claims upon the
! Legislature.
Rcsolred, That ttiJ thanks of this Convention
be rendered to the Trustees of the Methodist Epis
copal Church. for their kindness in allowing to
us the use of their edifice.
ReSolrea, Tia: the thanks Of this Convention
be rendered TO the President, Vice Presidents and
Secretaries of this body, for the manner in which
they have discharged their respective duties.
! ReS0lrea, Tha copies Of the proceedings of this
Convention be prepared bHthe Secretaries, and
signed by the President and Vice Presidents, and
published in the newspapers.
On motion, the Convention adjourned.
ROBERT 81. MARSHALL, Prest.
R. PARKER,
G. II. SMOoT,
q. WALTERS,
]. ]. AsHBY,
T. F. H S5IGso' Vice Presidents,
ID: BUMGAREER,
S. II. LEWIS,
G. c. ROBINSON,
P. PlTTMAN,
(fttes. Cook, lSocrot.rios