The national Republican., 1867-04-25
LOCAL DEPARTMENT.,

COB INPoRrAsr RAILRoAp CONVENTION kT
;, ,ALExArpnfA,- Pursuant 10 call, the directors
I and stookholdsrs Of the Orange and lAlexandfia
and the MsnAssss Gap railroads mot yestetdayin In
& Aisrandris, for the purpose Of taking into cops
sideration the propristy Of oonsolidadng the
roads and bringing them under one management,
one president, aad ono bostd Of dlreeto1. "A
recent act Of the Virginia Legislature granted
them the power 90 70 do, and meeting Of both
companies was called 70 take sotion upon the
matter, and BY q vote of the stockhsldsIs decide
WHISTLER consolidation should be Effected or not.
Ths nesting had been called for some time
previous, but wet weather and bad roads prevent
Ing q full attsndance, q postponenent was made
until yesterday. Papers throughout Virginia =
In the eastern, western, and central PORTIONS
had advertised the call, and large nisjority Of
interested ones Of both eompAnies vere present.
Tbs Orange and AlsxsndhA eSnpany held tesif
street, and ths Msnasns Gap company pnst ut
counoii Hall. y W 7 go 20 y ghHa'5 OF %
.a''o AsH a. M, temporary organisation or the
Orange and Alexandria company Was Affected BY
Mr.. John s, Barbour, PRECEDENT Of the road. NOV
ing that Mr.. N. n. Massey, Of Charlestown, be
Q appointed chairman o. the meeting which was
agreed 10, and Mr., Massey took his ssst ts pre-
Adins ofhosr. Mr.. James s, Essd. .iscrststy Of
The company. acted as secretary eS esoio Of ths
neatin~ 49,. Id gI9TI aIutita- Lt1 LnE 10 f1 -
NJ M John N. Chaplin moved that . committee
Of three be appointed to examine pfoxlss, and
report whether thsrs was sufRcisnt numbsr oi
stoekholdsS prs'snt 10 set for the intsrests Of
all. a,s;g4ai97 422lsi INV
Tho motion was agreed to, and Mes,rs, Jdhr
'rChsplin, Eugene Dayis, and Thomas i, Smith
were appointed the committes gifg lssb1 q
-,rr Mr.. barbour now moved that tho meeting I'D
journ TO meet ut Lyeeum Hall, at4p M.
y A Esntleman thought It would BE too hte
'' that p N. would perhaps be . better hour. !
- n A. n.
essPsny would mes. as twelve m, sud thatIh,
did not think u would advance the Interests d
this mssting or the ceppary 70 msst bsforo thal
: hour-four p. m. 49,. -.7,glqrs rutl o
- On vote being taken, Mr.. Barbour's motion
&, was agreed TO, and an adjournment was made Y
l meet 81 the Lyeeut Hall at the hour speciaed.
The Msnassas Gap Railroad Company ihelS
thsir nesting In Council Hall. on Royal street
A large representation Of those connected vi u
the company were present, and they organized
% by Mr.. Beverly moving that George u. Chiis
uiond BE- appointed chairman Of the meeting, bu
Mr.. chrismond declining the honor, Mr, Robt
Beverly on motion Ofs sentihsanAn was 'pPoih'' q
-s. Ever snowdep, Of the Alexandria Ga .etts, On,
d. Morgan wsrs appointed secretaries. ,r IA .
A resolution was offered that Thos J. Foster
Of Fauquisr,. Lewis R. Marshall,i Of Fauquier
Timothy Taylor, Of Loudoun, and Samuel Bag
gstt, Of Alexandria, be appointed eornuittse Z
examine proxiss, which was agreed TO, and th
eommiitss proceeded to examine the ersdsntiai
Of thoss present. and reported that thero was
large rhajofity Of the stockholdsrs now In tnsel
ing, there being some fourteen thousand share
Represented, and ten thousand being suticient !
constitute quorum. .-,.,,- 49,, I
. mi. 4. O. Marshall, the president of the roid
then rose md rsad to all present, from PRIME
paper, the resson for The e.n for q msetibs
ing Of the aet which proposed the transfor Of III
stock Of the Manassas Gap railroad to the 0ratg
and Alexandria road; which was agreed to, an
the act read by the seoretary. t..-,N
Mr.. Marshall then read the contract which th
directors Of the Mhnassas Gap railroad 70
agreed upon, to transfer the stock, 40, to y
Orange and Alexandria railroad, and moved tha
q COMMITTEES Of three be appointed 10 report pei
sonally or otherwise upon It's aoceptation.
A stoekholder, Timothy Taylor, Of Loudopt
rose and said that he was opposed 10 this way {
doing business He did not want either th
read or the Loudoun branch Transferred awe
without compensation, u MAS not fair or hor
orsbis- A preyiso entered into the contrac
that u would be completed within two year
would atisfy him. He was here BY proxy, tn
, represented . great msjotity Of those aholdin
& stock In Lopdoun county balga.1r = aIgrr
~ Mr., Marshail rose and answered, that
thought the Orange and 5Alsxandns ialirpA
would deem y for their interest 70 assist in ceI
Manassas Gap railroad had always thought
" 20 their interest 10 do. ~ Ft" N"Ni !
M. Taylor said that he could not eomprehSn
the gentleman, hut thought that another roa
up the valley would bs made. of What use ~
the stock Of the Loudoun branch II they did m
intend to complete the roadi He would not q,
q his consent TO vote stock away As o gift, and
should vote against the proposition. He paid
high compliment to the president Of the roa
for worth, integrity 10, bnt could not q
how he could reconeile with propriety, TO- ayr,
TO vote the stock away. He did not wish
saorihoe ., give away the interests Of those
NJ Marshall said tLst the .Loudoun brun,
was not included In the Act Ths gentlenI
. would have TO appeal to the Orange aud Ale
andria railroad why THAR branch was not !
oluded In the contract He said that the ge
tIeman would not suffer 20 much for the Wanf
= railroad, "a he had the Chesapeake and Oh
canal within few miles Of him. {. 'aH.
Mr. TAYLOR said that he was further OIL go
the canal than Mr.. Marshall supposed, ~
Mr.. Patterson, Of LoudOun, objected to .
transfer, a. 10 left tho stockholders without
voice hereafter. He was democratic enough
believe that the people ought TO have q yoic
He had no objection to making II one road, b
thought that they should have sOmsthipg toIs'
once In q while They were now losing ever
thing, and bys-And-bye would not have even
vote. He expressed himself In favor Of the p
Ole. Things have been going WRONG iSr sol
time-for the last slx years He thought Il
the Southern Confsderacy was going to do rigl
bat they, too, had gone Az wrong.
Mr.. MArahAn replied 10 him In few words
Mr.. Rindley Taylor expressed himself In fh'
Of the State and corporation giving up th
share. He was in favor Of the Orange and Al,
andriA raiIroId finishing the road, but he Niih
ths stookhoideFs OF the Manassas Gap railto
I'd thsn 10 have Q little somsthing TO say. .
rs., IA. Mas.ax of Alexnndfia. did not Syish "a