Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-04-19
SHENANDOAH VALLEY RAILROAD.

Valley Railroad, at Front Royal, on the
Sth instant, and from what we saw and
heard, in conversation, from those who
have the great work in charge, we infer
that the grand enterprise will be pushed
forward without doubt, and IN ofder
to give correct statement OF the 'ralS-
actions of the meetings held at the above
mentioned town, we extract the follow
ing paragraphs from the 'Ssm"e' pun
lished in said town =
The nroposed meeting of the Stock
holders of the 5. V. II. X. took place,
according to publication, on the oth
inst Al one o'clock the meeting was
orcanized bv calling Judge }. w. Ash
bv to the Chair and Thos. \. Ashby'
Esq. 10 the place of Secretary. lFon
,not;on Of L. l.. Boyce, of Clarke, a
Committee on credentials of proxies
was amounted consisting of MIR. Boyce,
Hon Vim. Mines and Col \. X. Bote
)rr The Committee returned reporting
fine names of those entitled to vote as
rro,ics. together with the number of
votes each was to cast. Major Melon
aid, of Clarke, objected to the report
upon the g-ound that the Committee
had exceeded their authority in report
ing upon the numbered votes each proxy
WAS to cast; urging that it was the duty
of the Secretary to give that informa-
ton. The Committee replied that they
had gotten their information from the
books in the hands of the Secretary du-
ring their meeting. Major Mcdonald
also said that the Central Improvement
Company was voting much larger
amount Of stock than they had any right
to do, and moved that the report be
amended by striking out the objectional
feature. Mr.. Boyce amended by re-
ferring the report to the Committee
Amendment carried. Committee retired.
Central Improvement Company with
drew its proxies. Report made and only
about one-fourth OF the stock represent
ed. A motion for adjournment was
made upon the ground of 4 want of a
quorum. Carried, but strenuOusly OBJ
iected to by few of the stockholders
The meeting, rs at first organized, adj
journed Whereupon the proxies from
Jefferson, Clarke and Page remaining,
Mr.. Grayson, of Page, was then called
10 the Chair
After some discussion on the part of
a portion of the Directors, which result
i o.,,:.,lJ,- n motion, ,,.o, ,,,,,I, 70 oil
iourn until the 2ist of May, for the pur-
pose Of holdn. an election for an An
nu& Directory.
The Sentinel also says =
Far be it from us to cast unmeritcd
blame upon any ono, and II we err IN the
position we take, VIC are confident that
the heart is not ut fault We Ilust
confess, however, our utter and entire
inability to see the wisdom of the course
pursued by some OF our friends from
Jefferson. Clarke aRd Page counties, Ill
the meeting OF the stockholders of the
Shenandoah Valley Railroad, held i'll
our town OH the Sth inst. 1t Is true,w
are not exactly behind the scenes, but
certainly, il we judge, rs we must, from
that which we saw and heard, we are
forced to the conclusion, that the gen
tlcmcm while acting, doubtless, from
conscientious motives, are given to I'M
Just suspicious and animated 10y preju-
dice whill, is certainly injurious as we'll
to themselves and their people as to the
interest of the road in which they are
stockholders. The idea which these
gentlemen put forth of driving away
any aid or capital which may be brought
10 us by the PennSylvanians connected
with the road and to build it ourselves
Is simply prcpoStcrous How, in Hea-
yen's name are We, impoverished and
burdened rs we are, to build a road .?
What amount of bonds would be given
by the counties along the line ! Clarke
has given $l0o,00J, Jefferson $250,OOO,
PAGE S200,0J); will that build rail
road from the Potomac TO StauntOn !
especially when Clarke or Page county
bonds would not bring thirty cents on
the dollar. Who will endorse or nego-
tate the bonds Or if, as is proposed,
we first give mortgage bonds on the
road as it is gradually completed, where
will we succeed, without confidence is
had in our enterprise, i'll getting the
mortgage And even then, would 1t
be treating the contracting company
right, who, under the faith of the con-
tract these very Directors have awarded
them, have built some forty miles OF
road We strongly suspect that the
intense opposition exhibited comes from
The fact that some of the Directors were
10 be thrown out and others substituted,
and it was feared that Pennsylvanians
would hold the place of Nirginians
Upon this point we hayc simple to say,
that we understand there would have
been only two changes, and one of these
l,y throwing out Pennsylvania; max
ino eight Virginia Directors-all having
the interest OF our State deeply at heart
And one Pennsylvania and two
Marylandcrs, two-thirds Nirginians.
This is a mere myth. The truth is, the
only chance which we have for the
building of the road has been, for time,
thrown away by the stu5bornness 1--WE
can call it nothing else) of these gentle
men. They are animated by prejudice
and lose sight Of the grand interests OF
the road.
The rood news brought us on the