South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-09-12
The South Branch Railroad.
MEETING AT q. II.
From Me Moorefeid .Adrertiser.

from TIE -NOOre1eld Adccrttser
The adjourned meeting Of the citizens of
Hardy county, held on the 9Th day of An
gust, 1873, for the purpose of considering
the practicabilty of extending the Narrow
Gauge Rail,oad from Romuey to Moore
field, met on Tuesday, Sept. 2, 1873, at
the Court House, aud resolved itself into
convention of the citizens of Hardy, Hamp-
shire and Grant counties for further consid-
sidering said object. Whereupou, on mo-
lion, w NJ RANDOLPH, Esq. was appoint
ed President, and FELIX S. WELToN from
Grant, DANIEL II. MCNEIL, from Hardy,
and ROBERT w. GILKEsoN, from Hamp-
shire, Vice Presidents, and JAMES CARR
BAKER, Dr., Secretary. The Committee
appointed, Ssh Of August, 1878, to confer
with the officers Of the Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad, reported through its chairman,
FELIX b. WELToN. Col. ROBERT WHITE
read to the Convention letter from VIM.
hEYsER, Esq, Vice President of the Bal
timore Il Ohio Railroad, and addressed the
In eeting upon the subject in an able and in.
structive speech, showing the interest which
should be taken In procuring q railroad,
which Is to-day within their grasp; the
practicability Of the extension Of the road
along the South Branch Valley; that the
people must work and show determination
to do their part before the Baltimore and
Onio Railroad Company would commit it
self, aud that he had sufficient promise
from that company that it would do the
same for The whole route that it had done
for the county Of Hampshire.
The meeting was then addressed by A.
5. NoRMENT, Esq, of Grant, whose well
timed wit excited considerable interest and
called forth loul and prolonged applause
from the whole house.
JOSEPH SRRIGG, FELIX b. WELToN,
RQBERT b. SuERRARD, JOHN w. DUFFEY,
and others, also favored the meeting with
interesting addresses.
On the suggestion of Col. WHITE, the
Convention adopted form for private sub
scription which was as follows, viz:
We hereby agree to subscribe to ;he cap
ital stock of the South Branch Railroad
Company, the number of shares opposite
our respective names, the money to be paid
when sufficient guarantee is given by the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company, or
the South Branch Railway Company, sat-
isfactory to a majority of the subscribers
hereto that the road will be built into the
And one for the Hardy county subscription
concluding "into tho county of Hardy as
far as the town of Moorefeld."
The following resolutions were presented
to and adopted by the Convention ReSolved,
| lst. That the South Branch Valley Railway
should be extended from Romney by way Of
Moorefeld, to the town of Petersburg in Grant
| county.
End. That n committee of three be appointed
n committee right OF way, and requested
to proceed to procure the right Of way for said
South Branch Railway.
3rd. That we recommend that the District of
Mooreield be called upon TO take a vote upon
Subscription Of $, and the District of
South Fork of s., both in the county of liar
dy, to be applied to the purchase of stock of the
South Branch Railway 20 be extended 10 Moore
| field TO be subscribed when sufficient guar
nntee is given by the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road Company, or the South Branch Railroad
| Company.
4h. That the chair appoint a committee of
nine whose duty il shall be to call meetings Of
the people Of Hardy and Grant counties, and
carry correspondence on their behalf in fur
| therance of the extension Of the South Branch
| Railroad Company into the counties of Hardy
and Grant, and TO take such further steps as
! may to them proper to advance said object.
5th. That the Secretary prepare copies Of these
minutes for publication in the papers of Hardy
and Hampshire counties.
On motion, the thanks of the Convention
were extended to the President and Secre-
tary for their services. The President APP
pointed tho following committees D r.
Mcneil, of Hardy, FELIX S. WRLToN, of
Grant, and w. d. STUMP, of Hampshire,
committee on right of way. JOSEPH
SPRIGG, II. Il SHERRARD, and FELIX B.
WELToN, Of Hardy, JAMES ID. ARMSTRONG,
ISAAC T.. BRADY and Il W. GILKEsoN, of
Hampshire, and j. JOHNSON, A. S. Nor
MENT and j. S. WELTON, of Grant, a com
mittee, whose duty it shall be TO call meet
iDgs of the citizens of Hardy and Grant
counties and carry on correspondence OF
their behalf in furtherance of the extension
Of the South Branch Railway into Hardy
and Grant counties, and to take such other
steps as may seem to them proper to ad-
vance said object.
JoHN w. DUFFEY, WILLIAM FISHER
and JosEPH VANMETER, Of Hardy j. G.
HEIsKELL, JosEPH G. PANCAKE and Rob-
ERT WHITE, Of Hampshire, and G. S. HAIR.
NESS, a. j. PARKER and W. Il. DYER, of
! Grant, q committee to obtain signatures to
the agreement for subscription as adopted
| by this meeting.
On motion the meeting adjourned sine die.
VIM. Nj. RANDOLPH, President.
JAMES g, BAKER, JR., Secretary.
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