Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-04-13
The seutbprp Pacific Isaiiroad

A meeting of the Directory Of the Southern
Pacific Railroad was held at New Orleans on the
26h ult. aud Geo. $. lerger. Esq. If Missi-sir-
ri, was elected president of the COMPANY. The
board of directors is composed chiefly If South
ern men. and this selection of ohie executive
officer from the South will attract IL the enter
prize the sympa,hies and support Of the whole
South. The only difficulties that have hitherto
been encountered in the prosecution Of this grea,
undertaking, the Louisville journal tells us, or
iginated in the fact that the management was at
frst con6ded TO Northern men of notoriety AZ
spectators. Fears were entertained that 1t
would, under such auspices, be converted into II
mere fancy stock jobsng affair, and want Of
confidence was engendered which vas unfasa-
rable to the rapid prosecution of The work These
objections are all happily removed and the
company is completely identified with the South
and placed under the control OF gentlemen OF
such Acknowledged ability and high standing as
10 command universal confidence.
The New Orleans Picayune thus alluded te the
proposed change ia the management Of the com
psny a few days before it consummated:
This road, Of which We hase had occasion to speak
as an enterprise u actual AMI prepitions progress
will we understand shortly he placed ia position
tho he # lie
whole South. II I'D be. ~ II ought II he, South
,r r,ad res,ing pn,o southern s,t,pstIiss n. we'll
a. mn, Son,bce, saa IA directory viii be i, tlfe
main from the South, aud most distinguished eitl-
zen OF a sister State will, IN al Likelihood lie It's
president This Is No Hoie than v hat a VIZ fore
70, would baye snq,as,.A NJ tho commencement of
~ ,,ler,aki,g a. .togetbsr ia. ,,rnntr NJ,
IL - - t,,ls ta ,,.t4 -, 1s
doniq Of lie road should be southern il lreef5f,
amajorty Of lhen, near the seeae Of operations =
IL TINS pony ee esls'sn,'' "u' " AZ 'sss'eo mn
tho cnnnany Viii Il Ia snnna.el a, ,f5t9 ill ,ke
hapless adventure who abused the pnbiic tor some
time with an inflated bubble has lett upon IT
nv en1s, W., =
genr Forward nn tbere can be- lit1lq dan6l ii il. he
ing urged forward To- completion, al,ke triumphant
ana wonderful II IL pfaehe@ otRRm5'aoe - sa'e
IS,bs rod VA. n In yor,h ,,i,l, nm. ia,I.5cts
which 1t holds GU, to capitalists, it stock would
scarcely IND ITS Nay 10 the ono fi'af. hni mieli-
se. a'S ., s,, f,,,,
Wall street and II the attempt in this enze were per
sisted in the whole enterprise "epld DEGENERATE INTO
h 'n', 100 -. y9'3r1 u"
them and hence amongst iheae y As.e obegl i, Ito
build the road, the idea OF removing the hepla1,r
ters OF ,he company SOUTH Is IL fee.iaf ~ II IS
~ -, :, a. - ~ -,
working plight, We shall not nov s,tak Of il i'm.
portanre to this city, We shall have han5 armtlsai-
9es VI sleaNips. VI rs sH''fss We setl1 1aaa7sf NJ
mention has been made, slnIl he Sou alma,aled IN
good faith. We have been assured ha leth Norlh-
ein ana oou'Den noiaers OIL t'e'A' UNI 's VIII esi
daYs
All that was promised, continues iha journal,
has been done, and nready renewed energy. in.
creased confidence, and more znalons support
ofthe enterprise have been extensively nantes