Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-02-01
RAILROAD MEETING IN CAMPBELL

AT nm adjourned meeting, held at Morriss'
Church, Campbell, CO., Va, DIR. Robert Smith in
the Chair, and w. G. Miller, Secretary, to con-
slider the p%roprety of obtaining a branch from
the South Side Road in Campbell county, on mo-
ton of DIR. VIM. l.. Graham, II Committee was
appointed by the Chair, to prepare business for
the meeting, consisting of the following gentle
men: DIR. Wm. l.. Graham, a. Smith, Rev. b.
A. Martin, Capt. NJ. b. Nowlin, b. Cock, Major
fhos. Jones and DIR. Jno. o.. Armistead.
The Committee after having retired for a short
while reported, through their chairman, as fol
lows
Whereas, This meeting feels a deep sense of
the disad, antages, they, "A portion of the cultiva.
tors of the soil, have heretofore and do still labor
under, resulting from their rcmoteness from mar
ket, which involves them in great .oss of time,
and capital, III conveying the products of ag-
%rieulidre to our commercial towns, often present
ing the singular anomaly of the agrieuhurist be-
ing heavily taxed to carry the products of his
land IN n direction more remote from our sea-
ports, and then to be taxed to carry them back
again, aud thus to he burdened with n charge of
10 cts. upon every bushcl of wheat, and one dol
lar on every hundred pounds of tobacco his soil
produces; while with II direct railroad commune
cation with the cities of Rhichmond aud Peters
burg, at lcnst tllree-fourths of that cost would be
saved to him and, whereas, we are fully awake
to the economy and to the numerous advantages
10 he derived from Railroad transportation, and,
whereas, the near approach of the South Side
Railroad to our region of country presents to us
a favorable opportunity of connecting ourselves
by II grent railroad thoroughfarc, with two. of our
chict commercial cities, and whereas, we believe
that we possess, right in the heart of our section
of country, II route quito favorable for the CON
struetion OF such a work.
LIST. BE IL therefore Resoired, That we will
make n vigorous, united and persevering effort
tn pStnhlisb n lutarul Ruilrnnl li,,a from, tbn mast
eligible point ON the South Side Railroad in APP
pomattox county, at or below Glover Hill Depot,
running down between the waters of Rig Falling
aud Cub Creek, crossing the former between Mr..
BolcrCock's plantation and Thomas Patterson's
Mill, thence to Staunton River, approaching and
crossing said river between Collins Mill and n
Joint at or near the head of Long Island, with
the privilege of extending the same AS far into
Pittsylvania county rs may at a future day APP
pear advisable.
2Hd. ReS0ired, That we will forthwith ask the
Legislature to grant us an act Incorporating u
company, with over to construct such an i'm
provement between the points designated in the
foregoing resolution.
Bird. Resoired, That this meeting will appoint
n delegate Ia go TO Richmond, to promote the
object we have in view, by representing to the
members of the Legislature, and the citizens of
richmond and Petersburg, the just claims of our
enterprise, and that we will raise by voluntary
subscriptions funds to defray all the ordinary
expenses of said delegate.
ith. Resofred, That in prosecuting a work of
tins KIND, all feeling of "A petty, sectional and
personal interest should be sunk aud abandoned:
and that 1t is the duty of all public spirited men
to unite, cordially, tremendously and zealously,
to promote the one great object we have in view
the construction of "A Railroad thoroughfare thro'
our region of country, upon the most eligible and
economical route between the points named i'm
the first resolutions.
9th. ReSoiped, That we will appoint n Com
mlttee OF 23persons To circulate our petition and
OBTAIN signatures to the same, to be forwarded
TO the Legislature at as early IA day as possible.
After some discussion in which Major Thomas
Jones, DIR. Graham, Jos. II. Baily, Rev. b. A.
Martin, DIR. Jno. o. Armistead, Armistead Smith.
Capt. Nj. b. Nowlin and others participated
the report OF the committee was adopted.
The meeting then proceeded to appoint some
gentleman under the third resolution. when DR..
W. H. Graham was unanimously appointed, who
accepted the appointment.
The Chair then proceed to appoint the % per-
sons under the fifth resolution, viz: Cant. NJ. r..
Nowlin, DIR. WI Graham, Mai. Thomas Jones,
O.. [. Clark, DIR. Booker, +. Smith, A. NJ. ,Jen-
mngs, a. Smith, Col. ID. b. Hancock, Boiler Cock,
Dr.k.E. Withers,F +. Il. Jennings, Dr.J A. Hamlet
Dr,J,O. Armistead, X. Bailey, w. NJ. Hamlet.
Armlstead Hamlet, Rev. b. A. Martin, James
Hamlet, SamHel ID. Chambers, William Lawson.
Johh fannili, l.. d.. Poindexter and s. T. Miller.
on motion of }. X. Bailey, the Chairman and
Secretary Were added To the committee.
On motion of the Rev. b. 4. Martin. n com
m'ttee consisting IF A. Smith, c. Howard, Jas.
Hamlet, |. l., Thornton and A. Hamlet were an
pointed ito report" to a subsequent m~eeting.) for