Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1849-05-28
Railroad Meeting.

AT a meeting held at Williamsville, Bath Co.
on Tuesday the 18th of May, on the subject 0
the extension of the Louisa Railroad west iron
Staunton--on motion Col. A. BYRD was callee
to the Chair, and 7, B. McRoBERT appointed
Secretary.
The object of the meeting was briefly explain
ed BY the Chair, and Col VIM. McCL1NT1c gave
his views of the different routes which he con
sidered entirely practicable for Railroad al
different points in the Shenandoah mountain
and in speaking of the mineral wealth of this
portion of the country informed the meeting thai
Stone Coal of fine quality had recently been
discovered near the Warm Springs.
The Chair appointed the following persons tc
draft resolutions expressive of the views and OBJ
iects of the meeting :-Saml Marshall, Col. VIM
McClintic, VIM Walker, and L. B. McRobert;
and the following resolutions were reported and
unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That in common with the people OF
West Virginia, we feel a deep interest in the law
passed last winter for the extension OF the Louisa
Railroad to Staunton, as favoraby affecting the
value of real estate and tending to develop the
many and diversified resources OF West Virginia.
RESOLVED, That we receive in good faith, a
resolution passed at railroad meeting held in
Stamton. in which the people OF Stanton and
Augusta 'tsoIe1nnly lliscIaim being influenced by
any merely local views Or purposes" and Ill
which they declare it to be their "anxious desire
that the Railroad should be extended at the ear
lest practical period to the base of the Allegha-
nv Mountain and ultimately to the Ohio River"
and that we commend the liberal public spirit
and nlagnanimity which at this early period
gives this disclaimer and avowal.
Resolved, That this portion of the State; in
common with an interesting and fertile section
West of lis, have but partially enjoyed the bene-
fits of any public improvement, and that IN the
event of the extension OF the Railroad to the
West, we would respectfully present the route
through Jennings Gap, and thence by the way
of Deer(eld, Cloverdale, &C., &C., as the best in
the direction of the Virginia Springs, by which
we think it matter of the first importance Tor
a Railroad to pass. That it is our desire ia this
way to call public attention to this route, that 1t
may be examined, and its practicability cam
vassed with that Of any other route which may
be hereafter suggested
Resolved however, that it is our earnest de-
sire for the Railroad TO be extended TO the Chase
of the Allegheny Mountain and thence to the
Ohio River by any other practicable route, pro-
ductive of the greatest amount OF public ability
and that we will not cease i'll our exertlons tc
this end as we feel assured that the extension OF
the Railroad must have a speedy effect III pro-
n.otns the great interests OF West Virginia; by
developing her resources and rouslng the ener'
gles Oh her people.
Resotvcd, That the Chair appoint SIX dele
gates to attend the meeting to be held at Deer
field, Augusta, on the 25;h Of May and that they
be requested to report the proceedings OF this
meeting to the meeting at Deerfield, and reques
their cooperation in the proposed object The
following persons We're apponted-Wtn. Wei
don, John Graham, Samuel Lewis, John Burns
sen, Col VIM. McClintic, Samuel Marshal On
motion, the Chairman and Secretary We're adj
dcd.
Ca motion, if was resolved that Colonel VIM
McClintic the County Surveyor, be particular ly
requested to attend the meeting at Deerleld ant
present his views of the various routes spoken Of
and that T. B. NIelobert be requested to ac
company him.
Rcsozred, That the meeting cannot permit tll:
opportunity to pass, without signifyng their higl
appreciation of the course of their late represent
alive i'll sustaining by his votes, the bills passeo
by our last Legislature, for advancing the inte
rests of West Virginia.
Ga motion, it was resolved that the proceed
ings of the meeting be published i'll the S,aml
ton Spectator and Nindicator.
A. II. BYRD, Chm.
T. B. McRoBERT Sec'4y.