The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-07-17
Correspondence of the Richmond Dispatch
and Ohio Railroad
White Sulphur Conventioa.
.Inly III. fa61.

July IL, lcOI.
The Convention assembled this after
noon, and Mr.. Caperten, from the COM
mittee to whom had beer recommitted
the resolutions reported this morning,
reported them back with very little
modification. The resolutions are as
follows:
Resolred, That this Convention earn
estly recommends chat at least five mil
lions of dollars be raised by d subscrip-
ton of stock to enable the Virginia
Central Railroad Company to fulfil the
contract entered into conaitionaly with
the commissioners of Virginia and West
Virginia on the oath May, lS67-tLat at
least 1000. 900 should he raised in Vir-
ginia, and 1T least 81 10000 in West
Virginia.
Eesolrcd. That the Legislatures of Vir-
ginia and West Virginia be petitioned
by the Chesapeake aud Ohio Railroad
Company lin view of the influence its
work will exert favorable TO the in
crease of revenue to the States,) to pass
acts exempting from taxation the en-
tire property of the Chesapeake and
Ohio Railroad Company, including such
lands as it may acquire in payment for
subscription of stock, or by purchase,
during the period of ten years after tie
mrletion Of the road to the Ohio
river.
Resolred, Thai it be recommended to
each county to pledge itself to settle all
claims for land damagesin in the construc-
tion of the road within the boundary of
each county. ...
Resolred. That it be recommended to
the counties of West Virginia 10 sub
scribe not less than the following
amounts of eight per cent. preferred
stock of the Chesapeake and Ohio Rail-
road Company, paying in eight per
cent. county bonds, (lf required by the
cOunties,) convertible into preferred
stock. the bonds to be received by the
company at a discount ofnot more than
ten per cent: Mason, S500,0JO; Put
nam. S250,000; Clay, S50,OO0; Kanawha,
S50U,UU0; Fayette, Sll5,OOU; Monroe,
500, 900; Greehbricr, S2aU,O0O; Mercer,
$4,000; Raleigh, S5O,OO0; Wyoming,
5000; jackson, siOO, 600; Roane, $50,
900; Logan, S25,0U0; Wayne, S50,0OU;
Cabell, 100000; Lincoln, $4,000
Boone. S50,00O; Nicholas, $4,000; Web
stcr, $4,000: Pocahontas. $4,000. To-
tai, 2,500,00U.
Resolred, That il be recommended to
Virginia to make her subscriptions in
the manner and upon the terms provid
ed for in the resolution relating to sub
scrlptions by counties in West Vir-
ginia.
ReS0ired, That committee. consist
ing of three persons, be appointed, with
power to enlarge its numbers, TO pre-
pare and have published an address
setting forth the prospects of success
and the advantages to result from the
completion of the Chesapeake and Ohio
railroad, az we'll TO the public as 10
the stockholders.
The question upon the resolution was
put upon each separately, and decided
in the affirmative without n dissenting
voice.
On motion of Mr.. Lyons,
Resolred, That the best interests Of
Virginia and West Virginia require
,hat the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad
shall he completed, cost nchat il may.
On motion Of Colonel ID. s. HOunshell,
the Convention adjourned sine die.
Before the Convention adjourned,
Major Paxton announced thar there
would be a Mass Convention ut Point
Pleasant, Mason county, on the 25th
instant. to advance the canse OF the
and Ohio railroad.