The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-07-30
c,.sapeakc and Ohio Railroad.

procsedinqs in West Virginia Counties.
Tho counties Of West Virginia along the
r,n or the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad
go moving with great enthusiasm in be-
half Of that noble work. We have before
&c the Kanawha Republican published at
charleston, Kanawha,) Of the Gath instant.
W. gather from its reports of proceedings
II Kapawba and other counties the follow
;oeparticulars:
4 very large assemblage of citizens was
hold in Ruf'ner's Grove, near Charleston,
IN the Goth, where was prepared baroe-
ono extensive and savory, Of which the
,,,,Ie partook after their proceedings as
:, conclusion to the good they had done.
This large convocation of the solid and
-.Gahle men Of Kanawha formed them
so,res into convention by the selection
-, tho Hon. G. SLACK as chairman. Gen
rail-. RUrryER explained the objects OF
rho meeting, and was followed by Major
G. PAxrox, CHARLES HEDRIcK, Captain
W. SMITH, Rev. B. A. ARTHUR, r. b.
KNIGHT, and Rev. A. WHITTESER, who
warmly sustained the great work, and also
liberal subscription by the county TO-
wards its construction.
Resolutions were then offered by IL. q.
NcWuoRTEn, and unanimously adopted, de-
c,ar;np tina, the meeting approved Of a
subscription of .tfre hundred tho"sa'aa oo1-
lars by the county Of kanawha OF the
eight per cent. preferred stock of the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Company,
"navable in bonds of the county, as pro-
"vjded in the resolutions of the White
"Snlphur Convention III. e., at dis
count of not more than ten per cent.-the
subscription not to be binding until at least
s5,0OO,00O shall have been subscribed.
The second resolution appointed COM
mi,tee of twenty-one to prepare an ad-
dress setting forth the Importance OF the
work and the necessity of prompt action TO
secure its construction.
Mercer county held large meeting on
the l6th-R. B. McNurT president, and J..
NJ. kILBY secretary. Resolutions were
adopted in favor of the subscription OF
100000 by the county upon similar terms
with the subscription by Kanawha, as above
stated. The supervisors of the county
were requested to take the sense OF the
people on the subject.
A large meeting for the same purpose
was held at Raleigh Courthouse on the
l1th-JAMEs SCOTT chairman, and W. NC
CEEERY secretary. After speeches were
made, resolutions were adopted in. favor OF
the county subscribing 100000 to the
Chesapeake and Ohio railroad upon terms
the same as those under which kanawha,
Mercer, and Monroe subscribed.
The people Of Fayette met on the 18th
and followed in the wake OF the counties
lust named, favoriDg subscription o.
100000 BY the county. r. A. FLANAGAN
was chairman, and J. S. CASSIDY secre-
tarv.
The sums proposed to be subscribed by
these counties are those fixed upon by the
White Sulphur Convention. A great deal
Of animation marked the proceedings IN
all Of them, and the resolutions were
unanimously adopted. Major James u
PAXTON. the earnest advocate of the Che-
sapeakc and Ohio railroad, made speeches.
at all of these meetings. He was listen
ed to attentively, and his views endorsed
by the people very heartily. We repeat
that if Virginia moves with the zeal that
West Virginia does, we shall soon have
the road in progress. Here, owing to the
delay from registration, we cannot proceed
actively with the discussion. In few days
the time for action may be settled by Gene
raj ScHoFlELD, and weshall see Virginia,
too, putting her hand TO the chesapeake
and Ohio railroad.
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