Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1870-11-08

mercial city on the Southern sea- board. d It is
| for this reason that | have steadfastly advo-
Gated the completion of the route, and trust
[ may properly claim some credit for having
induced the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
| pany to afford you active assistance; so you
may be well assured that no effort on my part
will be wanting to promote the future useful
are engaged. But cannot take upon myself
| the burden of the personal management and
superintendent of the affairs of your road
After many years of active and aborious life I
need rest, and the necessity of this repose OBJ
liges me to decline the proposed honor. beg
that you will make known to all my friends 10
Virginia my grateful appreciation of their con-
fdence in me. .g. ~o 9oes~.t oF -e-s4-s
REMARKS OF COL. NJ. G. HARMAN. r.r Z
Col. M. g. Harman, President pro tenn. of
the Valley Railroad Company, said it was with
deep regret he heard Mr.. Hopkins announce
that he could not accept the position rendered
His reasons for declining were good, yet he re-
gretted exceedingly. He appreciated the en-
ergy of Mr. Hopkins In assisting to push for
ward to completion the Winchester aud Stras-
burg Road, now ia successful operation, and he
had hoped that Mr.. H. would have found it
convenient and agreeable to accept the Presi-
dency of the Valley Road He felt confident
that, under Mr.. Hopkins management, the
Valley Road would be completed at an early
day. The people of the Valley had themselves
worked earnestly to accomplish this object, but
as yet without entire success. The amount
tract was $213,O 200. He knew that Mr.. Hop
kins would render the road all the aid in his
power, as he promised for what he said he
meant. He we'll remembered his business re-
lations with the people of the Valley, and re-
ferred to his earlier intercourse with them In
connection with the covered wagons of Ten
nessee. He hoped that Baltimore man would
be selected, and that Mr. Hopkins would lend
his aid in making such selection for the Pres
idency of the Valley Boad, and that that man
would exert himself to bring about its early
not. with any sort of grace, ask the people of
Baltimore to do more than they had already
done in the way of contributions to the great
object they had in view. Under a legislative
act, requiring three-6fths vote, the subscrip-
tion Of Augusta county, one of the wealthiest
In the Valley, to the stock of the road, was
lost; otherwise the requisite capital for build
ing the road would long since have been Sc
cured. The wealth of Augusta county alone
would furnish more than three times the whole
amount required. Col. Harman concluded by
appealing again to Mr.. Hopkins to give his aid
In selecting an able Baltimorean to take hold
of this great work, and push it forward to ear
ly completion. 9 aasa.1 ag a1
The committee then retired A meeting of
the Board of Directors was held at Barnum' S
at six o'clock in the evening, and at eleven
o clock Mr.. Robert Garrett, son of John w.
Garrett, ESD, was elected President of tho
Company. A committee Immediately waited
on Mr.. Garrett and informed him of his cleo
ton, which, after much hesitation, he accepted.
It is now confidently stated that the whole of
the road from Strasburg to Salem will be put
under contract, and will be built with all prac-
ticable despatch. 1t will run through the Val
ley, and the heaviest grade is represented to be
but fifty feet to the mile ~ a.49