Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1869-12-24


The chaiFman ,x9l4ned the OIL cts Of
the meetings % Do for the purpose or rsciIi-
ta;ing action on TIE ;s=rt of siss Gssssss
Assembly Of Virginia on the sa' ject Of
completing a cous .dsted liue II Railroad
from our Atlantic sssb,ard At tho city o,
Nofio < to c ,albvIl n ! Gap on oar western
sorder.
Whereupou the clsirms1 apl ointei .
csnniit,ee cansis'inr OF the following gem
tIemen, to vii; II. W H0lfwy. q S.
Kane, N. B. W I'D. c. Il. Vance am,
A. Taylor 70 prspair a prsauble aud ,rlOlu
tiVns for the action Of the meeting, the com
nitlee retired ald in short Tins retars. d
and presented the faIlowiug report:
e That upon consideration it was sere-d
10 memorialzs ihs Legislature soonfo meet
Il R.chm mi asking that Ifonorable Body.
al an early day sfter its next meeting to,
take iuto consideration tbs ex2cdiency
aud oeces-i,y Of completing, upon an equit-
able jn,t aud permanent basis, the cmsoi.
daiion Of the v4riou. lines OF Rsilrosi4 now
completed aad pr.jre-el from Norfolk to
Cumberland G. " AZ n scessny measure 30
cure success 10 completing grand irurk
line from the pp-t Of N,rf,ik 10 Cnmbsr-
land Gsp connecting with a. line o. II 'iiroai
now 10 process Of Guns ructin from the cits
Of Louisville, Ky, TO the latter point on cur
Western boi der. thereby, securing to Yr-
giuil large portion Of the immenss trade
Of the great and growing West.
There remains only n short link Of 80
miles Of this great line unfuised the heavy
grading on IS mites Of that distanc with
considerable work on the mos. important
bridges ou the iss his been done and the
the sum Of $3.50, 900 his bseu already ex-
pended on tii, short link which passes
through a section possessing more nrtural
~ealtn than nny other portion Of the State
the Development uf which is demanded, by
the inirod sction Of the new orderrof III ags
in the State Of yirginis for restoring aud
building rp the mAteri4l prosperity Of yir.
ginia aud o.her states.
1t was furh-r agreed tn ask ihH Ieyisla
tre To- sutho-'z,, 10y Law, tie Va 4 X
Railroad the Va. s Tenn. the Snu'hside aud
Norfolk & Petersburg railroads. to issuI
their honis to a sn iIi ,ient am'iuut VIE in
complete the Va. &K'. n .ilroad s,d in the
event of the cons s,lilstion Of said lin s Of
RAJ rad, from n RIO to Gunner sui Gap
then 10 authorize the constituted company
to endorse the bonds OF the Va & Ky.
Railroad company to raise means foe the
construction Of lie said Va. & Ky. Rail.
! rnaa.
We therefore Oust earn~sny and respect
fully ask ihe L gis'ature to take into con-
81 irrstinn the above named sHhject fnr the
complsTi ,r ~ ,hr said Ass..s a State mass
ure II ,hs erst Importance in deveIop;ns
her vest sgricultn al reg ons Of the mighty
west, which Is knocking at our donrs ready
10 ponr in apia u her vast products 10 aid
in builiiug upcar ports aud centres OF trade
aud make MS participants 10 her wealth
4rd pr. $, Gritty.
Which was uasrimYusly sd"pt.d and or
l-red to be sisned by the Chsirmsn ant
and Secretary .fdf and ip beualf Of the & 90
ci'izens af Scott county.
R-soIced, that eoyy Of these proee.S
ing, be inr nished, by the Secretsrr, to tn,
Bristol .Seios. Riehm md and Norio paper
aud the L. n syiIlr JylTaal With a rsqn-s
that they publish tiiem. anil tha, copy h
furnished our Sruator aud Delegate In Ih
d gislasure.
The meeting vas sddr'ss~d In 81 III
speeches by c. 4. Vance. II. B. Wood an
II. S. K'ne, E.qrs.
Oa motion tho meeting s'jonrDed sin
die.
J.c. A. NEwroS, chAli man.
, NV, HoIDwAT, Secretary.