Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1873-05-27
sHEN. VAL. RAILROAD.

The Stockbofders of the $. N.lS. r. met
pursuant to nosiceras Front Royal, Va, on
che list inst, and.orgatased by eecting VIM.
Mines, Jr., Chaiama,i, and r. N. Ashby.
Secretary. The reportsof Il. A. Scott, Pres.
ident,~shd George Barrett. Chief Engineer.
were read and ordered to be printed. by q
vote of the meetisg. w. FL. Travers, ESQ. /
was appointed to- cast the vote of the Stock
holders Cor 7. "a. Scott as President, there
being no other name in nomination. 3. T.
arayson, Esq, proxy of Page county, asked
leave to,make personal explanation, he said
his action in relation to this subject has beeni
notoriously' misrepresented, that his pers5nali
feelings have been and are most favorable toi
the 5. v. r. r., yet the responsibility ST his
position forces upon him the duty Of guarding
the interests of the people he represents, and
gave as a reason for not asserting to the giving
OF his vote to another ind for his declining to
vote, that in his judgement, the subscription
OF the Central Improvement Company is H.
legal and fraudulent The resolution WAS re-
considered and the election of President and
Directors was proceeded with in tffeausual
manner, resulting in the selection Of IT. A.
Scott President, and the old Board, ez ceptips
L. B. Kennedy and VIM Mcclellan, Of Cham,
bersburg, Pa, taking the place of Mcssrs
Mcdonald and Bardwell B. II. liraysonl
offered mis- written protest and desired the
same to be entered on the records of the COM
pany, to give the people of his county the op-
portunity of taking such action in the future
as may by them be deemed advisable to pro-
tect their interests U. l.. Boyce, of Clarke 81
objected, and in supporting his objection
made spirited reply to Mr.. Grayson, in
which were given many of his forcible, if not
elegant illustrations, rather Fsevere'on the in
cipient management of the affairs of the COM
pany and its officers. p. B. Borst, ESQ.
former President of tho Company, rose to say
that evidently Mr.. Boyce had not examined
the features of the original contract between
the s. v. r. R. and the G. I. Co. to build the
road, and explained in detail the differences
between the first, second aud third contracts.
he disclaimea any personal feeling in the mat>
ter, yielding all that to the controlling desire
to see the speedy completion of the road
Ii. Is. Davenport, Esq, proxy of Jefferson
county, asked to be informed as to the rapid
increase of the number of votes cast in the
name of the G. I. Co., and, to refer the matter
to theCounty Court for further instructions. he
requested that his protest be received by the
meeting, which request was granted b. +.
Grayson said in reply to some remarks of Mr..
Boyce that if the q. I. Co. purpose to make
valid subscription legally binding them to
furnish capital to the amount of one, two or
over five million dollars, whether. they 90 on
with the work or abandon it at any stage of
its progress, no objection to such subscription
shall come from his'eounty, but thar until he
can see that kind of a Subscription by that
company he must insist upon his protest being
recorded. 1t was ordered to be recorded
Maj j. Richardson, proxy of Clarke county,
entered his protest, which was admitted
The meeting adjourned.
A meeting of the new Board of Directors
was held ON the evening of the 21st inst, at
y O'Clock, all present except Messrs. Kennedy
and Mcclellan. No matters Of i'm portance
were transacted exceptth appointment of the
standing committees, &c. From reliable in
formation before them, the Board felt and ex-
pressed the confidence that the road wou Id be
completed to the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad
by the time liked in the contract for coustruc-
tion-the first day of October, 1874
w. VA. ASYTUM FOR THETNehM