Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1870-03-26
ORGANIZATION ofthe Shenandoah Valley
Railroad Company.

| Pursuant 10 previous notice OF inc
! Commissioners appointed 10 open Books
Of subscription TO The Cspi,sl Stock oi the
Shenandoah Valley Railroad Company q
general meeting Of The subscribers 10 me
| Capital Stock OF said Company. was held
| a, Lursy. Page County. Virgins. on the
l4,h inst, and organized b. the appoint
men, Of BENJAMIN F. GRAYSON.
ST., Chairman, and JAMES E. STEWART
Secretary. 90.
The Chsirmsn then 10 brief end Tor
chile manner explained the objec. OF the
meeting. and presented in eloquent terms
the character and importance oi tho great
enterprise sbou, to be forms;ly .insusura-
ted this Gay.
1t sppesrine tina, . sufficient amoun'
under The Charter had been subscribed to
orRsnize the Company on motion oi the
Hon. Wm. Mines. IT,. an election OF q
President and Board OF Directors Of said
Company for the ensuing year vas i'm
media,ely proceeded with, and Te'ul'ed
az follows:
Hon. Peter B. Bors.. Of Page County.
Virginia. was unanimously elected Pie'i-
dent. and the following gentlemen the
Board Of Directors. Of ssid Company {:
Hon. William Mines. IT,. Col. Mann
Spi,ler, and Thos. NJ. Almond, Esq. Of
Page county. Va. I'm. Samuel Nc.
Dowell Moore. OF Rockbridse county.
Vs.. Hon. William II. Tr.'ers. Of JET
ferson county. West rHginis. J. NJ.
Walker. E.q.. Of Philsdelphis. (broiher
OF Gov. Walker Of Virginia. Wm. Paint.
er. E.q.. OF ph'ladelphia. q banker. B..
h. Jsmi.un. E-q.. Of Ph,Iadel phiA. IA
bsnker.) aud &. Ii. Bard well. Egg. Of
Philadelphia.
On motion Of G. II. Bsrd~elI. E,q.,
the meeting Of the Stakeholder. was then
adjourned, sine die.
Immediately upon the adjournment Of
the meeting Of the Stockholders. the
Board Of Directors organized. and IN
conse quence Of the absence of the PiesI-
den, OF The COMPANY. on scc"un, OF
serious illness, Hon. Wm. Milnes. Jr..
was called 10 the Chair. and Jas. + Slew.
art. Eco. appointed Secretary pro. tenn.
The Board then proceeded tn business.
and on motions respectively IT Col. Mann
Spi,Ier and q. II. Bardell. E.q. Benjs-
min F. Gray son, ST., Of Page county.
Virginia, was unanimously elected Secrs.
,ary pro. TEN. and B. X. Jsmi.on. Esq.
OF Philadelphia. Tressurer, pro tenn. OF
the Company.
G. H. Bardwell. Esq then offered the
following resolution. which. after due
confederation. Was unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That On Executive Commit
tee Of Eve memb, r. be selected from the
Board Of Directors .,his Jay elected. Who
shall have pow er and authority 10 employ
a compeien, Engineer in chief. to take
charge Of tie work. and make the neces.
cary arrangement. 10 commence an early
survey and locsirn Of The best practical
route for said road to be located.
Tie Chairman reserved the appointment
Of the Conmi,iee TO be reported to an
adjourned meeting Of the Board.
Thos. NJ. Almond. Eco offered the
following resolution. which was unanI.
mously adopted
RESOLVED. That the Board Of Directors
DO now sdj"urn to mee, a, No. 1923 +.
street. Washington City. (re'idencs OF
Hon. Wm. Mines. j.. on e.he 23rd
inst. at 10 o clock. A. NJ; and tina. The
Secretary be su.horlzsd to notify each
member Of the Board Of Directors OF tho
time and Llace Of said meeting.
On motion of 6 u BsrdSrll. Egg:
Resoived. That the proceedings Of this
meeting be inserted in the Page Courier.
published at Lursy. Va. and .ha. the
newspapers in Virginia. West Virginia.
Mar, land. Pennsy lvsnia snd el.ewhere
interested in the construction Of This great
improvement. be requested to publish the
same. t-
On motion Of Hon. W. II. Travrn.ihe
B"ssd then adjourned To NEE, Al Wash.
irgton q, the appointed time. "a.
WIN. MINES. ia. Cham.
Jas. E. STEWART. Sec'y. pro. ten.
LuRAY. Va, March IA, 1870.