The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-11-09
The Dan River Coal Fields Railroad.

The meeting for the purpose OF organizing
this company was held at Wentworth on Sat-
urtay last. Other engagements prevented us
from attending, very much TO our regret. A
friend communicates to us some account OF
The proceedings on the occasion. The meeting
was pretty full one, and besides those rep
resenting the immediate line of the road there
were delegates present from DanVlile ana
Richmond. From this city were the following
gentlemen: Messrs. J. r. ANDERSON, SAM L
AYREs, A. y STOKES, +. &. RUFrIN, GEo.
BAuGHMAN, ]. II. CRENsHAw, and - TAY-
Log.
The Richmond delegation were received and
entertained in the most hospitable manner,
their experience among the North Carolini;ns
being the same with that of their predecessors
in the North Carolina missions-the deiega-
ton to the former meeting at Wentworth.
The meeting was organized by calling DR.. l.
T. BRopNAx to the Chair, and appointing Mr.
! NJ. REYNOLDS Secretary. On motion OF
Mr. SETTLE 4 committee OF three was ap-
pointed to ascertain if a sufficient amount OF
stock was represented in the meeting, to au-
thorize the organization of the company. IL
appearing that there was STOCK enough repre-
sented for this purpose, the meeting proceeded
TO organize the company.
On motion of Mr.. J. w. BRODNAX, Messrs.
Anderson, Glenn and Burton were appointed
to prepare and report Bylaws for the COM
pany.
Onmotion of Mr. J. w. BRoDNAx, the Chair
man was instructed to appoint committee OF
ten gentlemen, to petition the next Legislature
of Virginia TO extend the charter OF the Dan
River Coal Fields Railroad to the Danville
Railroad in Virginia.
Mr. b M JONES addressed the meeting as Il
delegate from Danvilie, giving assurances that
a warm interest was felt in that town IN be-
half of the impro yement. He stat ted the reas ons
WHY it was not more fully represented, and
assured the people Of the upper Dan that the
ueople of Danyiile would not be found tagging
behind when the time for action came.
Mfr G. RI FIN was called out. and re-
sponded in very happily conceived and APP
propriate speech, which gave evident satistac-
ton to his auditors.
Mr. BArGHmAN of the Enquirer, being ais O
called upon gave the meeting some interest
ing statistics in regard to Richmond and it.
commerce. and offered some views as to the
Improvement which would follow the con-
struction of railroad through such a country
as he had seen.
The Committee on the Laws reported,
with some alterations to suit the crcums tan
ces of the company, the bylaws of the Dan
Vile Railroad, which, with very little discus
sion, were adopted.
The meeting then proceeded to the election
of Directors, and the following gentlemen were
elected:
Messrs. John W. Brodnax, n. Scales, Thos
Settle, r. d. GoIding, J. NJ. Reynolds, J. r
Anderson, S. p. Wilson, c. Glenn, and w A.
Lash. 1T is understood that DR.. ]. T. Brod-
max would have been placed in the Directory
and would have been elected President had he
not positively declined.l
Mr. J. r. Anderson was placed in the Di-
rectory as double compliment to this city
to wards which our llow-citizens of Western
Nor III Carolina are most favorably disposed
and to Mr.. Anderson himself for the active
zeal he has showed in behalf of the improve
ment.
On motion OF Mr.. billiard. the Board was
instructed to meet on the adjournment of the
stockholders and appoint Chief Engineer,
who should Immediately organize a corps and
begin the location of the road--co1lnencing
at some point on the Virginia line and contin-
uing on the north side of the Dan river TO such
point in or near the town of Germantown, in
StoheS county, as might De uetefinihtu ny inc
engineer TO be best for the interest OF the conf
pany.
This resolution produced little discussion,
which was closed by a very spirited speech
from Mr. SETTLE, after which it was unani-
mously adopted.
1t was then decided that the committee APP
pointed to petition the Virginia Legislature,
should confer with the stockholders OF the
Richmond and Danville Railroad, at their next
annual meeting in Richmond, in December, in
regard to the policy best calculated 10 promote
The interests of both companies-the meeting
then adjourned sine die.