Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-12-08
Rasroaa Convention At Iushmood .

10 Convention ef Presidents. thlft EuEi
neer-. s.. rn'fudluts and Directors 4 tie ya.
rou- ni,saal Improvement iinc- IN The state
held Il I'll suggestion Of the Board at Pablie
Work 3, met IN Richmond. Tuesday at l. O'Clock.
and gained by appointing Col Fouta.ne Pre-.
ideni Of the Central Railroad, Chairman aud in.
Seldom Of stafford, Secretary. The following l.
asyuops, ct the frs day proceedings
The Secretary announced tn following del.
gates present.
O-ang, oa1 fbtgadsta Railroad -Mes,rs.
Inman, ilayaaT and Nu. & RAcs. Directors.
JtrgiEia Central R4iiro8i =NIessrs. I'd. fun.
taine, President Nm. + Gordon, proxy sam
uel Carpenter Wm. ovcrtan samuel T. brown.
and \. b. Hill Directors aud II. i. Wbiteoub,
Superintendent.
PettrsbHrg Railroad. Mr. II. u. Bird. Pre-
ideut; Thomas :. Gholson. Director.
Richmond and P,tsrsburg Raii,ood-pcter
Y. Daniel, .lr., President; Francis l.. Rive.
Roscoe 3. Heath. Charles Elis and Holden
Rhodes. Directors. VIM. +. Wa,-on, proxy ; and
Thomas Dadamead, Superintendent.
Irgiaia and Tennessee Radro1d-J. u.
Preston, Benz. Wilk- aud &. l.. Crockett, prp&-
ies; {. I. VI. Garuei' Chcf Engineer; and /.
Roanoke Ioii,y Raiiroad.-Jame. William
son. President
!Seaboard and Roonok, Raiitoad.- William
Collins, President
Richmond and Danrilie Raiifoad.-y. Witch
er. Pres't; J. b. StoYaIl l.. 1. IIaryie aud Ra.
Maury. Directors; W. VI. rredway, b. / Cur
nett and Thos. W. McCauce. proxies.
Richmond and York R,rtr Raiiroad,-Alcs-
ander Dudley. Priest DIR. G.. l.. Nicholson, II.
i. Tomhn. W. r. c. Douglass, w b. Ialafer
r. and r. 4. Pryor, Directors; Samuel +. lIar-
wood proxy. aud +. : ClaSton, Chief Engineer.
Richmond, Frede rieksburg and Potomac Rait
rodd.-Edwiu Robinson. President; Goo. W.
Munford. Director.
Alexandria. LoBdouH and Hampshire Rai-
road. Bruce, proxy.
BfHchesfte and Potomac R1iiroad.-6eorgc
Il. Beail proxy.
James Rir.r and kaHa,rha Canal Company.
Thomas II. Ellis. Pre,t Thos. ". Bon3aran,.
Wa. W. Boyd, James Lyons. John Womhlc and
John VI. Speed. Directors; Edward henna aud
Wm. b. ratiaferro. proxies: Edwin Lorraine,
Norfolk and Ps.,,sbu-g Rail-9aa-F. Mallo.
". Prest; Na. Malone. Cbi,f Engineer
Naaassa Gap Rriitoad.-Phllip Putnam proxy.
Fredericksbstg and GorioasriHs Railroad
John Sedden proxy.
On motion a committee was appointed to in
form the Board Of Pablo Works, that the CON
vention IN session aud ready TO receive any
communication they might desire 10 make
After waiting on the Board. the committee ap.
peared. and presented letter from thea, stating
that they had special communication to make
as TO the object Of the convention, but directed
attention to the circular which they caused to be-
addressed 10 the officers of the various improve
ment companies of the State, inviting them to
convene this day for the purpose of comforting
about the proprety of establishing a tariff Of
charges for freight and passengers, TRANSPORTED
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sultng upon other subjects affecting the interests
OF said improvements. also, stating that their
only object was to bring about familiar and
frank consultation which ght result in the per
manent good and prosperity OF all the improve
ments 10 the State.
On motion the circular, referred to in the
letter, read, and tho following resolution
relative to it adopted:
Resoiped. That committee consisting of the
President of the several works of improvement of
the State, and in the absence of such president.
director, proxy superintendent, be appointed,
to whom shall be referred the communication of
the Board of Public Works.
After the appointment of this committee the
conyention,on motion, dourncd till the next day
District court-Thur sday, Dec 4th.
Williams Admir-. VS.. Williams reversed
Ingram VS.. Reynolds reversed.
Early vs.. Curtains Admir-. (Frankln) argued
by Jubal A. Early for appellants, and G. a.
Wingfeld for appellees.
Shumaker VS.. Jordan lCampbelD argued by
W. T. Yancey and r. J. Davis for appellants,
and C. R. Slaughter for appellees.
We are requested to call attention to the sale
of the Wood Land near the city, advertised to be
sold to-day by Commissioner Slaughter. II has,
we understand, been divided into some % or 20
lots.