The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1869-03-24
Kanawha River Improvement.

The undersigned commissioners, ny virtue
Of the net passed March Sd, 1860, by tho
Legislature Of West Virginin, hereby author
izc the following named persons to oh;ain
subscriptions Mt the places named for them
respectively to tie capital stock Of Ihc Grcal
Knrmwha Improvement Company in pnr>u'
ancc Of said act, viz:
At Charleston, Kanawla Co., ". va, Lew.
is Rullncr. Il. H. Smith, Il. Il. Swann, J. II.
Rogers, W. II. Edwards, j. ,. Hale. q. Slack,
Us. Cunningham and w. +. Go>horn.
At Winfield, Putnam Co.,, W. Va, Judge
J. ". IIose, II. {. Parsons and George e.
lipwyrr.
AT Point Pleasant, Mason Co., W. Va,
John Hall, Frederick Ford and c. 7. I.
Moore.
4, New York city, y. Y, Henry +. Tier.
pon,, John j. Crosby Henry a. Cram,
Thomas Bond, y. Dam: EiIingwood Thomas
l.. Eroun, DR.. John Iiyrnc, Henry }. Scud.
der and Edward j. Eibby.
a, Philadelphia. Pa, George II. Stewart,
Charles Richardson, Geo. 7. Evans, Philip 5.
Justice, Geo y. Parish, NJ. NJ. Cappuch,
Samuel Lloyd, Geo. ". Day and Henry
Lewis.
At Boston, Mass, Dwight Foster, Sidney
bartlett, i. W. Chandler and Edwin Abbott.
At Richmond, VA, - Darlington, Pres.
idcn, OF the James River and kanawlia ga.
nal, W. G.. Wirkham, President CoyIncton &
Ohio Il. Il. and Gov. Wells.
At Cincinnati, O., f. 4. Lpillcy, +. i.
ErookS, and ". II. Ilcdlick, the President
o! the board %! trade there.
AZ Louisville, n.y., S,cwar, Robinson, Jas.
Craik and John l.. Smith and - Porter,
e. the board Of trade at that place.
At Dubuque, Iowa. Thomas N. Monroe,
and - -, the President d! tn. board Of
trade At that place.
AtN. Louis. Mo. W. :. Pope, J. j. Roe,
- kcrchcval. and - -, the l'rcSl-
dent Of ,la boar! Of trade at that place.
The Commissioners also reserve the right
Of appointing three Commissioners IN the
matter at otter places, to obtain SubScrIp-
tons to said stock.
When fifty thousand dollars shall have
lrcn subscribed, h"u file, at any Of the
NAMED ? aces the subscribers at all or any OF
the places Respectively subscribing that
amount. may oryanlH. themselves temporarily
into Il body poltic.by the name Of the "Grcat
kanawha Improvement Company" solely for
the PURPOSE Of "htun'nS additional SubScrip.
tons l"thc said capital stock.
( And any Snch temporary organization may
at lis own cost and on It's own responsibility
rnl'!"y agents and ad"pt such MEASURES not
inconsistent with said ACT. as may be- nccc>'
Nnry and proper iorpr"curlng such additional
subscriptions, but without affecting or inter.
Errn. with the conduct, rights or obligations
u! the parties at the other places named re.
>lcctlvclv, VIII" may organize in like manner
or not unaffected by the acts Of those who
do.
And the Commissioners at the several plac.
cS named, respectively, may adopt Sncl
measures not Inconsistent with the said act
n may lie necessary and proper, but At the
sole cost and account OF the subscribers, Com
mls>i"nrrS at he said places. respectively
to procure further subscriptions TO the sad
cap;laI stock. l;ut nothing done by the par.
ties at the said places respectively, is To ai
feet or interfere with the partir. 1T the other
piarrs respectively.
/ The subscriptions obtained are to he GER
titled to the Undersigned at Charleston. ka'
nawha county, ". VA, 10y the first Gay u
May next. when, II the requisite amount o
li,c hurird thousand dollar, shall have been
subscribed III pursuance oi the provisions q
SaId charter, by e"n and solvent parties, and
The requisite proportion thereof pal'. in, the
undersigned will designate Il Il ~ Tor the sub.
scrIhclS at all the SAID places. tD meet, IN per-
son or by proxy, II; Charleston, kanawla
county, W. Va. To organize permanently the
said Urea, kanawha Improvement Compa.
NY" umIcr and by virtue OF said charter, witt
Il v!"w toa contract, rs provided in said act
hy and between the said Commissioners. 'ol
and on the part Of the State Of West Virginia
and the said Company SD organized, or with
any other responsible party, rs IN said act
provided, upon such terms rs shall he salts
factory 10 said commissioners, Ia be approx.
ed by the Board OF Public Works. brlurc th {
same shall bcr"m, obligatory under the act
aforesaid, the object Of which contract shall
be- to provide Tor and ."curc lie Improvement
%! the Great kanawha RIVER as contemplated
in sad act.
Witness the following signatures this 10Th
day Ul March, lHG9
W. T.. STEVENSON,
I'M.