Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-02-26
[Reported for the Alexandria Gazette:
Railroad Meeting in West Virginia
Great Enthusiasm amongst lie PEG.
pIe. All Counties along the Proposed
route Represented.
MONDAYS PROCEEDINGS.

county, railroad CONVENTION aSSeululcu III
Moorefeld on the 22nd Of February. The
Convention met in the Court House and was
called to order at IL clock, by Judge j. W.
+. Allen. who nominated Jas. Carr Baker,
esq of Frederick county, as temporary Chair-
man, and r. w. Gilkeson, of Hampshire
county, Jno. ". Myers, Of Highland county
and A. A. Wetton, of Grant county as temper
airy Secretaries
On motion Of j. d. Armstrong, OF Hamp-
shire county, the respective delegations were
reouested to hand in to the secretaries list OF
their delegates
The following counties and localities were
found to be represented in the Convention
Hardy, Grant, Pendleton, Highland, Randolph,
Tucker. Frederick, Mineral and Hampshire
counties, and the city of Alexandria. On mo-
ton of j. d. Armstrong of Hampshire, Gen;
| Thomas l.. Rosser, of Baltimore, was elected
honorary member of the Coventian.
On motion of JAS. Sprigg, OF Hardy county,
the Chair was empowered to appoint commit
tee of one from each county and locality repre-
scented in the Convention on permanent organl'
cation. :.
The Chair appointed the following commit
tee:-Jas. Sprigg, Of Hardy, A. A Wetton, OF
Grant, Jacob L. johnson, OF Pendleton, W. W..
Fleming, of HIGHLAND, Jno. Snyder, OF Ran
dolph, Jas. Parsons, OF Tucker, Andrew
Jameson, of Alexandria, JAS. ID. Armstrong,
of Hampshire, Jno Dickinson, OF Frederick
Jno Il. Peerce, of Mineral.
The Committee retired and after brief alb
sence, reported the following permanent officers
for the Conyention-to wit:-Robert Ia. Baker
a l. D,ociIant Vi prncIdanfc
E. w. Boggs, of Pendleton, Thomas Mastin OF
Hardy. ,Jno, III. Lambert, of Randolph Benain
Hapsei, of Highland, Chas. Williams OF Grant,
| r. w. Gilkes0n, of Hampshire, Jno. S. Ar
mold, of Mineral and Jno w. Stewart Of Alex
| andria; Secretaries, Jas. King Kendall, OF
| Hardy, j. f. Brady of Hampshire, and Ho
mer S. Carr, OF Grant
On motion, JOS Sprigg and John L.
Peerce were appointed committee to inform
| the President of his election and conduct him
to the chair.
Mr.. Baker took the Char and requested the
| Vice Presidents and Secretaries to assume
their respective positions Ga motion OF ). ID.
Armstrong, a committee of one from each del
egation, to be selected by each delegation, was
appointed to prepare business for the Conven-
ton. The respective delegations selected the
following gentlemen: - Chas. H. Vandiver Of
Hampshire, j. w. +. Allen, Of Hardy, A. A
Wetton, of Grant, Nath'l j. Lambert, of Tuck
er, Jno II. Peerce, of Mineral, Archibald
Bonner. of Randolph, Jacob f. johnson, OF
Pendleton, W. w. Fleming, of Highland,
Andrew JAMESON OF Alexandria, JAS. Carr
Baker, Of Frederick county.
The said Committee was requested to meet
at once in the office of Judge Allen.
Mr.. Sprigg stated that at former meeting OF
| the citizens of Hardy county, committee was
appointed to correspond with the different
railroads now IN operation and proJected-that
he understood that committee had performed
the duty imposed on them, and were now ready
| to report, and he called for the report OF SAID
committee.
Judge Allen chairman of said committee, re
| ported that his committee had correspondent
with the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and
received an answer from the President OF said
| road, as follows:
BALTIMORE 81 ONO RAILROAD,
| PRESIDENTS OFFICE,
BALTIMORE, Fob. Is. 1869 }
| Messrs j. w. f. Allen John II. Scott, Joseph
Sprigg, Z. w. Anderson II. s. Carr, Isaac
G Mask, f. b. Welton, John J. Chipley,
! w. Nj. Randolph. John w. Dutfey, Daniel
| IL McNeill, Mooretield. Hardy county, West
| Virginia
| Gentemen-f have the honor to acknowledge
4 the receipt tI your COMMUNICATION vi IHc ~
ultino, on the subject of "railroad through
! the Valley of the South Branch of the Potomac,
| to connect with some line of railroad running
| east now in operation or contemplated" To
| which you requested q response PRIOR 10 Inc Zzd
| of February, instant.
| Nc doubt is entertained that such a road as
you propose will prove of the highest value, by
| furnishing economical facilities for transDorta-
| ion and ensuring rapid and great development
of the agricultural, mineral and all other inter
| a3nA N Irlnn rfQ
| [ send you s. statement, recently published,
| from which you will note that the Baltimore
and Ohio Company Is ct present engaged IN
numerous and costly enterprises. which absorb
| all the means it can command III Is not al
| present, therefore, deemed advisable TO make
| further subscriptions for the purpose of build
| ing additional roads but in view OF the I'M
| portant objects to be ACCOMPLISHED and the i'm
mediate enhancement OF the value or property
upon the proposed line if the parties interested
should determine to furnish the requisite capt.
| tai to build the road, so as to connect with the
| Baltimore and Ohio road this company Will
doubtless be willing to supply, upon reasonable
| terms, the equipment to work the road when
constructed.
Ifsnch action should be adopted by your
Convention as to make,it desirable, engineers
will be detailed to make reconnaissance OF
your route
am, with great respect, your ob't. serv t..
[Signed] JOHN w. GARRETT, Pres't
Judge Allen also, stated that the Com
mittee had correspondent with the officers
of the Alexandra Loudoun and Hampshire
Railroad, the President of which road Is now
in attendance upon the Convention. Also with
the projectors of the Air Line project in
Washington city, from whom no response has
been received. Also with the corporators OF
the Shenandoah ard Kanawha Railroad, char
tered by the Legislature of West Virginia from
whom no response has been received.
On motion of JOS. Sprigg the above report
was referred to the Committee on business
A motion was made to adjourn till to.mor-
row morning o'clock. Mr.. White, ofHamp,
shire, offered an amendment to adjourn to 3
O clock p. NJ, which was carried.
The Convention assembled again at clock,
On motion of Mr. Sprigg, Mr.. Mckenzie,
President of the Alexandria, Loudoun and
Hampshire Railroad, was called upon to adj
dress the Convention.
MIR. Mckenzie said that he had come to the
splendid Valley of the South Branch to at
tend this Convention, having been invited to