Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1870-04-15
R:siEread Meeting .st nat. Vernon
Forge.

Pursuant to notice, a meeting of the
friends from East Rockingham and East
Augusta. favorable to the construction of
the Shenandoah Valley Railroad. was held
at the Mt. Vernon Iron Works rhe meet
ing was organized by the appointment of
Benz. e. Kemper President, and Jno. W.
Palmer Secretary.
DR.. Geo. W. Kemper, jr., stated briefly
the object of the meeting, and gave infor
nation as to the progress of the work.
On motion Of D. T. Haynes, ESQ.,, a
committee of five persons were appointed to
draft resolutions for the consideration of the
meeting. The President appointed D. E.
Haynes, J. D. Craig, R. Gibbons, G. W.
Kemper, jr,, and VIM. Patterson, Esqs.,
who, after a short conference, submitted the
following report:
Resolued, That we hail with delight the
prospect Of the early construction Of the
Shenandoah Valley Railroad, and pledge
ourselves to advance the work to the utmost
Of our ability.
Resoloed, That whilst we, of these Sec
tons of our counties, Rockingham and
Augusta were the greatest sufferers from
the desolating effects of the late war, there
by prostrating our pecuniary interests, yet
we are willing, and pledge ourselves to the
utmost liberality in granting the right of.
way free from damages, and also in taking
stock as freely as our present situation will
permit.
Eesolved. That four committees of five
members each be appointed to canvass the
probable location of the route from Conrad's
Store to the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad,
and ascertain who are willing to grant the
right-of-way without damages, and to solicit
subscriptions to the capital stock of the
Company.
Ihe resolutions were unanimously adopted.
On motion Of j. D. Craig, the Chairman
appointed the following as the Committee
from Conrad's Store to Mt. Vernon Forge,
East Of river: J. NJ. Harnsberger, Frank
Thomas, Thomas K Harnsbergey, DR..
Sellers, Thomas K. Miller, Z Gibbons and
Henry Sipe.
From Mt. Vernon Forge to the Chesa.
peake and Ohio Railroad, East; VIM. Pat
terson, William Hanger, James Patrick,
John Koiner and T. H. Antrim
From Corrad's Store to the Forge, West
Of the river: Dr. Geo W Kemper, IT,,
j. NJ. Weaver, Geo. W. Mauzy, Gerard
[. Hopkins, Henry Harnsberger
From the Forge to the Chesapeake and
Ohio Railroad, West: J. D. Craig, T. G.
Stout, NJ A Koiner, Abr. Turk, A.
Givens McCune, DR.. Samuel Kennerly, jr.
On motion, it was further resolved that
each of the foregoing committees be request
ed to solicit contributions to defray the ex-
penses of survey Of route proposed Also,
that the chairman of each Committee report
progress to the President of the Shenandoah
Valley Railroad, P B. Borst, ESQ. Unani-
mously adopted.
Interesting speeches were made by D. f.
Haynes, j. D. Craig, and Henry Baker,
Esqs.
It was moved by D. F. Haynes, that
this meeting resolve itself into Committee
of the WHOLE" to labor for the interests of
the Shenandoah Valley Railroad Adopted
On motion, the Harrisonburg, Stanton
and Luray papers we're requested to publish
the proceedings Of this meeting. which was
adopted with the additional motion that this
meeting do now adjourn.
BENZ. T. KEMPER, Pres't
John W. PALMER Sec'y