Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-05-31
SHEN. VALLEY RAILROAD.

We attended the annual meeting of
the Stockholders of the Shenandoah
Valley Railroads. Proxy, held at Front
Royal, Warren County, Va, on We'd
nesday the DIST instant, for the purpose
of electing Board of Directors for the
current year.
The meeting was organized by elect
ing VIM. Mines, Jr., Chairman ana /;
n. Ashby, Secretary. MI NJ stated
that the object of the meeting was 10
elect Board of Directors for the cur
rent vear,when upon motion an election
r.s had rs follows,an by vote OF the
meeting VIM. H. Tiavers was appointed
70 ,.ose the vote of the Stockholders for
Col Thos. A. Scott, as President, there
being no other nominations -
President Thomas A Scott, of Phil
adelphia.
Vice President. NJ Walker, of
Philadelphia.
Directors-A. II. Boteler and w. ii.
Trayers. of Jefferson County |. l..
Bovce. of Clarke County NJ. b. Buck,
of Warren County; John w. Ashby,
Vim. Mines, Jr, and Mann Splitter, of
PAGE County; ii. Is. llarnsberger, OF
Rockingham County and Thomas Is.
Kennedy and VIM Mcclellan, of Cham
bcrsburg, Pa.
The only change made was that III
the Board, in the election of Kennedy
and McClelan,in the place of Bardwell,
ofPhiladelphia and McDonald,of Clarke
County. -, y,
The efficient and able CLERK, Mr..
Thos \. Ashby, was also retained i'll
office.
The reports of T, a. Scott, President,
and George Barrett, Chief Engineer,
which were exceedingly satisfactory,
were read and ordered to be printed.
For further proceedings We copy the
following from the Spirit, which was
written by a gentleman and member Of
the meeting =
Is. +. Grayson, Esq, Proxy of Page
county, asked leave to make 4 personal
exclamation, he said his action i'll rela-
ton to this subject has been VIGOROUSLY
aisreprcsented, that his personal feel
inpS have been and are most favorable
10 the ). Y. Il. R.,yet the responsibility
of his position forces upon him the duty
Of Guarding the interests OF the people
me represents. and gave reason torhot
asserting to the giving OF his vote to
another and for his declining to vote,
that in his Judgment, the subscription
of the Central Improvement Company
is ILLEGAL and fraudulent. b. +. Grayson
offered his written protest and desired
the same to he recorded on the records
Of the company, to give the people OF
his county the opportunity OF taxing
such action in :he future as may be by
them deemed advisable to protect their
interests. L. l.. Boyce, of Clarke, Oh
iected, and in supporting his objection
made spirited reply to Mr.. GraySon,
in which was given many Of his torci-
bic, ifnot elegant illustrations, rather
severe on the imcipient management OF
the affairs of the company and It's officers
Just here we will state that |. L.
Eovcc, of Clarke, defended the Ia. L.
|. Co. in q mastery and able manner
as well as applicable and truthful re-
remarks, and event for the Modocs
with vim. In his speech he stated
that had it not been for the Pa. {. /.
Co. taking hold Of this great work,
and spending over two hundred thous-
and dollars on the road, without re
receiving any funds from the County
subscriptions as yet, the Company
would not have had shirt tail full
of sharings with which to grade
the road" and he was right,
p. b. Borst, Esq, former President
of the Company, rose to say that evl-
IDENTIFY Mr. Bovce had not examined the
features of the original actbetween
the S. V. Il. L. and the {. |. Go. to
build the road, and explained in detail
the differences between the first, second
and third contracts, he disclaimed any
personal feeling in the matter, yielding
all that to the controlling desire to see
the speedy completion Of the read. IL.
Is. Davenport, Esq. Proxy OF Jefferson
county, asked to be informed rs to the
rapid increase of the number OF votes
cast i'll the name of the c. |. Co., and,
TO refer the matter to the County Court
for further instructions, he requested
that his protest be received 10y the meet
ing. which request was granted. s. +.
Grayson sac in reply to some remarks
of Mr.. Boyce that il the G. |. Go. pro
pose to make valid subscription legal
" binding them to furnish capital to
the amount of one, two or over five
million dollars, whether they go on
with the work or abandon it ut any
stage of progress, no objection to any
such subscription shall come from his
county, but that until he see that kind
of subscription by that company he
uust insist upon his protest being re-
corded. 1t vas ordered to be recorded
Mr.. Boyce, afterward explained the
matter to the meeting, in reply to Mr..