Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1867-07-16
CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO RAILROAD.
THE WHITE SULPHUR CONVENTION!

FIRST DAY-July 10th, 1S67.-The Conven-
ton met at the White Sulphur Springs, at II
O'Clock, m.
On motion of Gen. Echols, James Burley, of
Marshall county, West Virginia, was elected
temporary Chairman Unexplained the object
of the Convention to be the completion of the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad He said it
was the greatest enterprise of the age. He
compared the advantages of this road with 9TH
er improvements, looking to the trade OF the
great West, and argued that this scheme pre-
sented advantages superior to any yet proposed
| La conclusion, he regretted the absence of Gov.
Boreman, who was a warm friend of the I'M
provement, and was deeply solicitous for the
success of the scheme. He said that he had
come six hundred miles to attend this Conven-
ton. and he hoped measures would be adopted,
which would secure the success of the great en-
| terprise.
On motion. Committee of five, from each
! of the States-V Virginia and West Virginia
and two, each, from the States OF Kentucky and
| and Ohio, were appointed to recommend per-
manent officers for the Convention Under
this resolution the Chairman appointed the fol-
lowing gentlemen:
From Virginia-Gen John Echols VIM.
ans, and FL c. Cabel.
From West Virginia-Capt. R. E. Dennis,
! Ell. M. Dickinson, Jr., Julius Brace, Geo. w.
/ Craig and Gen. John McCausland.
From Ohio-Dr. G. w. Leyisay, and Capt.
Robinson.
From Kentucky-Col. D. S. Hounsell, and
Col L. G. Moore.
On motion of Gen. j. d. Imboden, delegates
present were requested to register their names,
whereupon the following were enrolled:
LIST OF DELEGATES.
Greenbriier Countg-Sam'l Price, Joel Nc
Pherson, Thomas Mathews, r. f. Dennis, III.
NJ Mathews, j. W. Davis, Thomas Creigh,
Wallace Robinson, D. c. B. Caldwell, VIM.
White, M. Callison, G. A. Rupert, S. c. Lud-
ington, B. F: Renick, Fl. P, Brown, james
Ell. Copeland, Sam. Kincaid, VIM. B. Calwell.
4lbemorlc county-B. III. Magruder, R. w.
n. Nowlan, D. c. Davis, John W. Chewing,
III. NJ. Magruder.
Flurana county-S. G. Burnly, D. Perkins,
- White
Roanoke coumty-Dr. John J. Norman, al
| ternate. .-.--,
Nasou county-John Hall, George W. Craig,
Gen'l John McCausland, Peter S. Crouch.
The delegates from Mason county represent
Putnam county as alternates.
Fayette cou,ty-H. M. Dickinson, Jr., -
| McClung.
Monroe county-Gen A. A: Chapman, al
len T. Caperton, j. NJ. Burnside, A G. lib
belts, &. Vawter, Robert McNutt, A. R.
Hum phreys, VIM. Hinton, Sam'l A. Clark,
James NJ. Nickel, ST., James w. johnson,
Caleb E. johnson, Newton Dickson, c. w.
Hutchinson, VIM. A. Monroe, Thomas T.
Parke
augusta county-Jac. Baylor, R. G.. Bckle,
John J. Bell, H. NJ. Bell. James I. A. Trot-
ter Thomas j. Niche, Daniel Forrer, Chesey
Kinney, Gen. John Echols, Richard Mauzy,
Jas. Walker, J. NJ. Hanger, c. R. Mason.
Richmond city-Gov. !: H; Peirpont, John
D. Imboden, George W. Smith. Geo. <.
NJ. Lee, r. H. Still, W. Fl. Haxall, T. D.
Cabell, A. D. Williams, r. II. Maury, John
Fl. Montague, A. Moses, r. A. Paine, Charles
Howard, A L. Dickinson, E. 7. D. Nj yers, J.
A. Cowardin, c. A. Baldwin, III. w. Fry, n.
B. Hill, E. Nance, VIM. Worthington, T. r.
Farrar e. Stearns, Col. A. L. Rives, Ell. D.
| Whitcomb, Jas. Lyons, j. B. Watkins, Wal
ter d. Blair, VIM. B. Ball, Thos. P. August,
JOS r. Anderson, 2. Z. Moore.
Ca5eN and Wayne counties-L. c. Moore
and d. S. Hounshel alternates.
! Pocdhontds county-George B. Motif, alter
nate.
| ANeghaay coaaty-Wm. Skeen, Thompson
McAlllster.
Kanasoha county-Gen. Lewis Rufner, j. 3.
Hansford, Julius Brace c. w. Smith, Z. Ell.
Rutfner, 4. Burlew, J. G. Thayer.
1MarshdU county-James Burley.
Raleigh county,. G. Paxton, alternate.
Mercer county-Elliott Vawter, alternate
On motion, the President and Directors OF
/ the Virginia Central Railroad Company, were
received as members of the Convention.
On motion of Gen. Imboden, COL VIM. G.
| I, IL
seat within the bar of the Convention, and on
motion of DIR. Norman, the same courtesy was
extended to Thos. Newland and Mr.. Savage,
of the same city, and on motion of Col. Ma
/ gruder, DR.. Sears, of Rhode Island was also
invited to take seat. The Convention then
took a recess,
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Convention met again at three @ clock,
in the afternoon when the Committee on per-
manent officers, reported as follows:
Preside,t-Goy. f. III. Pierpont, of Virginia.
Vice Pfesidents-James Burley, of Marshall
county; Gen. Lewis Ruffner, Of Kanawha !;
Niche, of Augusta; John Hall, of Mason; B.
! III. Magruder, of Albemarle; Hon. Sam'l
Price, of Greenbrier; S. G.. Burnley, of Flu
vana; Col. Joel MCPHERSON, of Greenbrier;
n. NJ. Lee, of Richmond city; and Col. 1. G.
Moore, Of Kentucky.
iSecretayiies-Ja mes A. CoWardin, r. R. Far
rar, and all the editors present from Virginia
and West Virginia.
After the reading Of the report Of the Com
mittee, Governor Peirpoint was conducted to
! the chair:
On taking the chair, Gov Peirpont said that
no other occasion could bring together so many
I men of worth Of the two States of Virginia and
West Virginia. The line of railroad, which
we propose to devise means to construct, will
bring nearer together, than any other, the tide
water region of East Virginia and the great
Mississippi Valley. There is none other SO i'm
portant to our people. On this line lie the ma
terials so necessary for national greatness At
one end, immense quantities Of iron, and at the
other, inexhaustible beds of coal and all along
the line are clustered minerals of great value,
which, in other parts Of the world, nature has
deposited at great distances apart. The North
is many years ahead Of the South in the appli-
cation and development of practical business
ideas. The South should devote itself to the
development of the resources with which nature
has blessed it. By the construction of double
track of railroad over this liae fourteen mil
lions Of freight could be transported over it ev-
cry year. Every county, every village, and
every man along the line, should put his Shout
der to the wheel, and have this great work com
pleted speedily. In fifteen years the car, which
would leave tide water Virginia, would deposit
| its freight on the shores Of the Pacific ocean.
Hon. Alien T. Caperton offered the following
resolution which was adopted: