The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-06-06

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NRGiSIA STEAMSHIP AND PACKET COMPANY.
An adjourned meeting Of this Company WAS
held Yesterday in the hall OF the Chamber OF
Commerce. II was the most nllrrrolsly- y-:ii
tended ucrln" ever held since the oryaniZa
tl,iI I'll the Company, embracing among them
q,tiIr Il number of the nonresident stock
holders.
Mr. William Il. IS:iaCS WAS called to Tho
,hlir, and Mr. Il. G. Whcrry, Jr., appointed
secretary.
Nr>.l;-. James Flair, r. W. cEmbcrlaync
ami t.. {. Wiicrry, dr., were appointed tt
ascertain whether y quorum WIS present
The committee reported that Il larec propor
ir,i uf the stock WAS represented, either il
I,t~"u OF !y proxy.
Mr. -. j. Blirr, the president Of the com
l4uv, made an elaborate statement OF The
nIi-iH and progress of the company. llt
loilt,d "lu iu lorcihle terms the benefit.
whirh hli lnd must accrue, especially tC
Hnln"ni. Petersburg, lyIrltinr@, AM
other purli"u~ Of Virginia, 10y the great re-
du,.ti"u in tirc rates OF freight which had re-
suited from putting the steamships Upton
:nL t!y,ic on the line. He urged upon the
stockholders The necessity Of united action
and ~ai il il.r stockholders of the company
tad stood t"@,.th +. and some people had moi
irrn tempted by the little bait thrown ont
hl iii" other line OF Il rate OF freight Il it'll,
lower than the rate charged by the Virgins
Steamship and Packet Company. ana to
which rr,iu,,l rate the other line had t.
c"rur 10y reason OF this competition, they
M"uiti have Ion" since been able To finish
,hrir >Iip, anh Size would now be success
iul rN M between Richmond and New
York. NJ. itur quoted facts and figures
,nt'>tanllnIiu: IN every particular the con-
cu-lonS Ia which he had arrived, and made
al itnprrs,inm not easily removed.
nrnrr j. X. Anderson made some im
prrS>iyr remarks, showing the deep interest
hr I,.ll in the >,ccc>s Of the enterprise. lit
ruinplimentcd the president and the eNrcu'
lh, colnlnlttc'fur the zeal and energy they
had exhibited and the good they had accom-
tli>hrh for the commerce OF this community
aud stated that The president and other OIL
GERS had mol asked or received any lnctlnarl
condensation for their services. lie nrgu
The importance ul pcrScyerinG aud united
action, aud called nn the stockholders tC
promptly bring tn completion an enterprise
which they had so ZcalouSly entered upon
aud which now. hy a little additional effort
would have Il successful issue.
Mr.. r. G. Osborne, Of Petersburg, ad
dressed the stockholders, and in his remarks
EXPRESSIVE of un,ne:ls,ircd devotion TO Fir
gin;a interests, gave from his own experience
proof Of the benefits which the line had con
!crrrd on Petersburg. lie urged on the stock
huhtrr~ the Importance OF nphoidng home
organization in preference to Il foreign cor
ls,l.tru, and warned them of the conse
qirn,,, Whlch would result to Virginia IRON
The Failure uf this line-yiz., the raising ol
The lrcigl; 10 what it w:lS before the Upton
and clyde started the opposition to the Ole
Dominion line. After further remarks 1t
concluded by saying Don't give up Tho
>!Iip"-., sentiment which was received with
great applause.
Resolutions were unmimo,lsl y adopted in
>tr'lctm@ the directors to go on Win tht
liiiIdng of the ship, and raise the amount o
funds necessary for its completion. quite .
number Of shares of stock were then SUD
Nrribrd General Joseph L. Anderson leading
oil with one hundred shares.
ON motion. Mcssrs. Alexander Cameron,
r. H. Wilson, and Il. 5. Archer were alt
pointed to nominate new Board of Direc.
tors; and the following gentlemen were re-
commended and unanimously elected for the
ensuing year. viz:
Kichmond.-E.. 0. Noting, r. 4. Paine
G. +. Watson, }. X. Childrcy, y. l.. Elicit
y. }. Burr, :. NJ. Rosenbaum, 5. Alexander
G. T. Wortham, j. B. Pace, l.. II. Fmyser:
K. l.. Brown, j. Il. Anderson, 5. c. Tardy
John Purcell, A. Y. Stokes, NJ. Mi!hiscr, d
Il. Davis, }. ii. Grcanor. l.. Powers, Charles
r.. Whillock, {. Watkins.
Fricrstu1g.-N. NJ. Tanner, John MeGil
4. kaSiaiid, Il. c. Mcllwainc, William Cam
crnn.
NotJoik.-Georgc Chamberlaine, c. w
Grnndy, .Ir.. James Montgomery, Il. Cham
ieriainc, George Cromwell.
Lymchbwy.-T. &. S. Ferguson, A. +
Goodman.
Doactlc.--J. III. Pemberton, w. Il. Suth
erlin
Ncw Yofk.-AleXander Foreman, William
u. Smith.
After which, the meeting adjourned.