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and hey have further given 10 lie comm;,,..
their &ssntance that they will exert tkeir influence
40 obtain their ratification BY Tie aid Company.
Those terms are, than tic New Shenandoah Coms ].
pAly viii subscribe he capital sloc 81 said Com.
lany, now consisting 81 lbs5 shares olieinallv 3
$50 per share, u one half Of ts nominal d, -,
value, and accept one share Of the new stock n,
every two shares now held bY the present slock.
holders Of said Company. The committee s..
iete these terms Of compromise toi Be reasonable
and fair. and they accordingly unanimously re-
commend them 70 the approval md alopion 81 he
Convention.
Which report was unanimously approved and
adopted by tie Convention.
/ Mr.. Faulkner then offered The following resc.
ton which was adopted
Resolred, That the President of this Cenyen.
lion in conjunction with the President and Direc
tors Of the New Shenandoah Corapanv. be =.
qnested Oh behalf 6f this body 10 srge upon he
BOARD Of Public Works, the execution as early a
practicable, Of The joint resolution 81 the Gensfa
Assembly, Of March; 1899, 90 far ds The same
lcpntemplates d sutset q the Shenandoah Rives
and its branches, and report Of tho best mode Il
timproying the navigation of ne same.
Mr.. Nelson then offered the following sesoIu.
| ton which was adopted:
Resol,sd. That a committee OF eleven s. ,n.
pointed by the President 10 bring before tho Con-
ychton, such other business a. may remain ~
| its -whereupon the committee WAS 81.
pointedas follows: L Taylor, G Wallers, WA
Stephenson, ] A Carter, p McCormick. IA kcyse1
8 Hafnsbarger, G Robinson, r pitlmar. b fo
| en-, HI Opie and ] S Gallahcr; who renof, -
through their Chairman, ] ) Gallaher; die foIl
lowing resolutions, which were adopted
| Resolred, That committees u Three Be-
appointed to prepare memorial to the Legisla.
-
which may be made BY the New Shenandoah
Company, with the new subscribersIto the stock
under that Of March, 1894.
j Resolved, That the said committee: also prepare
memorial to the General Assembly, asking re-
yiyal Of the Act ofthe 2'th March, 1897, author.
ring subscription on behalf Of the State 10 ia
stock Of the New Shenandoah Company. and
such further appropriation as may be deemed ne.
lcessafy.
Rssolred, That committee Of one deleea,s
from each County and City, interested in this im
lprgsement, be appointed 70 attend atthe Capital
inithe city of Richmond, the ensuing winter, and
press the interests Of this Improvement before The
Legislature.
1Resolced, That committee Of three Be an.
pointed In each County and City interested nthis
improvement, for the purpose Of c0-operatine with
the New Shenandoah Company, IN procuring
subscriptions 10 the stock under the Act 81 1854
The following are the names Of the committees
Iappointed:
/ Under the LET and Cd resofutions---J S Gala.
lhsr, Parker and p Mccormick.
| Under the ID resolutiof--E Fail, McCo,
mick, J Aleshire, s w Lewis, g G. Robinson, ,
Pittman, Marshall, Of Frederick, Il B TAYLOR,
vision.
Under the: 4th resosu,icr--H |. opie. r n
Willis, g B Wager, L BTaylor, r johnson. i
B Powell, J I'll King, G Walters, r Essex,
Castletaan, p W Sewers, w Nelson, G Jordan
a Keyscr, g Kite, 3 w Lewis, r Grafton, Col N
Miller, A Cochran, A r Giyens, J Smith,
Fletcher, B n bradford, w A Stephenson. Ifsr
Irison, Morgan johnson, + r Buck, J McIllhapey.
Ill Powell, ia Carter, s Gallaher, G Kniph,
and George w Seayers. III
Resolred, That memorials asking Legislative
laid in this improvement Be circulated for sirhat
lures n each County md City aforesaid.
Resolved, That the Delegates and Senators IA.
presenting the interests Of The Shenandoah VA.
ley be requested to se their Best 10 AZ
Icomplisb the objects Of this Convention.
il Mr.. Gallaher At this time addressed the Cot.
vens'on, declaring bis friendly feelings ii behalf
Eot the improvement Of the Shenandoah River ana
advocating in forcibe terms, its claims upon the
'IIegislatuTe.A
Resolred, That the thanks OF this Conyentisrs
lbe rendered to the Trustees Of the Methodist Epis
Icopal Church, for their Kindness in allowing To-
lus the use az their ediiice.
Il Resoleed, That the thanks of this Convention
Be rendered 10 the President Vice Presidents ana
Secfetafies Of this body, for the manner In which
they have discharged their respective duties.
Resoired, That copies 81 The proceedings oftliis
Convention Be prepared BY the Secretaries, aha
fslgned by the President and Vice Presidents, atd
Ipnblishedin the newspapers.
i On motion, tlrH Convention adjourned.
ROBERT M. MARSHALL, Prest.
j r. Parker, \
ii a. II SMnnr