Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1871-04-25
Shenandoah Valley Railroad.

Al = Cener Al meeting If the Stock holders
OF the Sh'n snd"ah Valley Rulrnal Company
held ia Cnurlrs'nwm Jeiicr>"u county. W Va
"m TUESDAY the lSrn instant, pursuant at
notice. for the purpose of eIec'in. President
aud Directors. an motion, Col. WILLIAM
PAINTER If PhiadeIphir. was called tn the
char. aud THOMAS y. AsHEY, E-q., at War
re" county. Virginia, appointed Secretary.
The chair having explained the object Of
the meeting in an appropriate manner
Ga m"rl"u. the Item. VIM Mines. and
Col. i. i. BorsI, uf the county OF Page, aud
Geo II Bardwell. E-q. OF Philadelphia,
were appointed committee tn ascertain the
amount of stock present III person or hy
proxy. who retired. and having made the
proper investigation reported ) US6 -harc-
Whilst the C"mmit'ec We're absent General
Herman Il. lInupt-Ihe Chief Engineer Of
the Company -male aud elaborate aud in
rere>tng speech. giving most accurate review
at the route OF the road through the Shen.
nnd"ah Valley aud South Western Virginia
to- the Tennessee line. aud the vast a.ricultu-
raj and mineral resources along the whole
LIue-ouiy awaiting the devel"yement Of the
railroad I" bring this unsurpassed region To
the unrIcc ut the whole cnuniIv lie dis.
cu>>c.i the Ir..n Interests, especially nj NIr-
g'mIn along the IrnI."scd rnurr III the road
AID pronounced them far superior in quantity
AID Ju'Uy Z" h">e "i frmn,N ivauII, which
nI|" Ur"u :" great source "i the wealth aud
power ut the Il .lSr"ur STATE lie :l>n went
Inr" tiI" subject vt how irvi"ht- and rhrr..-
a. The MEALS 81 c",ilIn prosperity h"rII to
the rUhiic and Ia Il ulr"ai--wilch We c,u-
mex pretend {" Ave ~ detail In, suffice II to-
10y. II w,s "t great interest :" al wrn heard
a. Tia hr d"nin">r'a I'd had been iurlv
rrsi.E Il ia the at nn"rd system 81 IN. H.nu-
-ytvtui R.Iirrad. aud w",iid Ice "m" at rh"
:r.r.d result at c':mpr;rr,vc ii;.rs "f roads
through NIr-rmli Ia her public prosperity aud
wc.i,rr
AZ trr "uc'u-; II If Geu"r, IIaupt' $
speech, Hon. y II l. 'rclrr offered the f,l-
;uwrmg preamble aud rr>u.u'run which WIS
unanimously "d'prcd:
WHEREAS, The pe"rI" CJ.Grr>nn County.
Ne-' Virginia. having duly authorized sub
scrrp'Inn "f $3.50 Gao to the capital stock uf
the Shenandoah Valley Il Il, AN amount
which l. believed {" he Suiiiciru; for the com
ple'lum at the road across said county. and
which c.nn"t hc used for any other purpose
UT ia any other way. he il therefore
RrS"irrf. That the work of construction
upon that portion of the Shenandoah V Il.
Road located wlrhn the limits uf the county
1T Jefferson. hr begun "a soon as practicable
this Spring. ani that II he pushed forward to
is c"mPle;i'm without further delay.
the meeting then Proceeded {" the election
at lr sIdemt at the Company FIR the en-
SuIug year. WhpTeu2"n Jonas NJ Walker.
E-T., Illuminated Col. TnumaS \. Scott. of
Philadelphia. who. upon morton. was unaui>
uI"u>Iy elected, lion Peer u Bnr>t. the
i"rmeI able aud efficient President of the
Company. having. ia graceful manner, de-
chucd ia his favor
The following gentlemen we're then chosen
Directors
Col j. " Walker. B. X Jami>on. &. II.
BarLweii and William Painter. E>q~. OF Ihila.
driphIp; Hons. y. IL Boiler aud W. IL
Tra,cr> at J,tier>ou County ". Va; Col \.
W. Mcdonald at Clarke C"un'y; Col Mann
Splitter. Peter Il Bur-r. j " A>hby and
Hon Vim. Mines. oi Pare County. Virginia.
Ga mu'I"r. at Maj Bpycc. of Clarke county,
Virginia. ia" Secretary was directed To- iuiurul
Col h"uas y SCOT ii hrS election a. Presi.
dent "f tie Company, aud to request his nc.
c,Ptanc- rhere"f
lion Nm. II. TraveTs offered the follow,
Irg Iesniu'Iuu which was unanimously adopts
ed -
Hc>"icc|, That the thanks of the stock
hl.crS at ,hr Shenandoah Valley Railroad
in general meeting assembled, he and Il G
same are hereby rendered t" Hon. Peter Is.
B"r>r i"r the able and ficient manner in
which lac has discharged the ardu"uS and re
sl""~th.e duties Ut President Of the Company.
Much enthusiasm aud dceu interest were
manifested in the proceedings of the meerinr,
aud all parted determined Ia push forward n
tn" good work The meeting then adjourned
t" meet at Front Royal, Virginia, on The 2nd
Tuesday Of April. 1872.
An Absolute Ruler.