The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-09-22

&c Andrew. and tho RsY. Thpmas Dres
| The committee sat in private 9essi1n aol
some time, and adopted impo rtnnt action
Colonel w. Baskerville Jr., preside
TIE CONFERENCE.
AT g o'clock the County COMMITTEES and
the Richmond delegation met Id conference
w. T. Darlington, Esq, OF Rlchmond Wa ls
Eappointed chairman and D. a. ID. Sc. An An
drew, of Chase City, was appointed secre-
| tary. After addresses by Colonel A. 5. Blu
ford, L. E. Finch, Esq, a. u. Elletts Esq,
Colonel Beall, Messrs. ThroYer, Endly, St.
IAndrew, and others, the following resolu,
ton was proposed by a. Z. Elicit, Esq, Oh
Richmond, seconded by u. q. Finch, Esq,
and resolved unanimously:
"That this Conference recommends Ina,
the Roanoke Valley railroad be competed
I to Chase City, Boydton branching at OF
near Five Forks), and GAINESVILLE, as
narrow gauge railroad, the people OF tne
county of Mecklenburg to- contribute Sloo,.
600 as follows: a sum of S35, 00O towards
the construction to Chase City; seconu
sum OF $4,000 towards the CONSTRUCTION 1 0n 10
Boydtor: and third sum of 5,0OO to-
wards the construction to Clarksviile tne
remaining amount required TO De !ufnisn see
by the Richmond and DanvilIe railroad Wild
such assistance as the city OF Richmond may
render, and the management or the railroad
to be vested in q President and Board OF
Directors elected by the stockholders pro
rata to their stock"
On motion Of Captain Thrower, the Chair
man was requested to report the above to
the citizens meeting. The conference then
terminated. 49,
TIE CITIZENS MEETING. ,..,,,
At S o'clocka citizens meeting was held
under the presidency Of the Hon. Asa u.
Dickinson, judge Of lhe Circuit Court. MI.
j. A. 81. st. Andrew was appointed secretary.
Among the prominent citizens present we
noticed 6. B. Finch, president OF the Bank
of Mecklenburg; Captain Williams, cashier
| of the Bank OF Clarksville; Captain w: Z.
Webb, president of the Roanoke Fire Othce: !;
| L. W. Wimbisb, county treasurer; Pbil.
Lockett, CommonWealth's attorney; A. :.
Boyd, Mayor of Boydton; Colonel 4. q.
EndIey, Mayor of Chase City; u. II. Fincn,
ESQ.,, DR.. Paul Venable, DR.. Watkins. Dr.
Shelton, DR.. NJ. NJ. Jordan, Messrs: 4. 1:
Thorp, A. S. Lee, w. P. Atkins, Colonel
Baskerville, Captain S. ?. ThroWer, Colonel
| Thomas F. Goode, Captain Tucker earring
ton, T. Paxson, L. Pixley, Rev. Thomas
Drew, Colonel B. W. L. Holt, and Captain
T, D.. ,Jefress, of Richmond; George larry,
ESQ.,, Richard Russell, Esq, Colonel w.
TONNES, Jr., of the Roanoke Valley; Colonel
ToWnes, ST., &c.
The Richmond delegation, A. L. Elicit,
ESQ, w. T. Darlington, Esq, and Colonel
Beall, were also present.
Judge Dickinson stated that he was very
happy to meet his friends on such an occa-
sion, and that he hoped the meeting would
RESULT in satisfactory measures for the founda-
ton of a railroad.
W. T. Darlington, Esq, Of Richmond, the
chairman of the Railroad Conference, re-
ported the action of the Conference.
L. E. Finch, Esq, moved and Colonel Bls-
kervil!e seconded, and 1t was
"Res0lued, That this meeting cordially ap-
proves of the recommendations made by the
Railroad Conference held this day, and
trusts that the people of Mecklenburg may
speedily do their part towards completing
the arrangement"
1t was resolved, on motion of Captain
Tucker Darlington, of GAINESVILLE, that Colo
mel Samuel Goode Jones, the distinguished
railroad engineer Of Alabama, be invited to
address the meeting.
The Chair appointed Captain Darlington
yey to Colonel Jones the invitation of the
meeting.
Colonel S. G.. Jones having been escorted
to the floor, proceed to deliver powerful
argument in favor of the narrow-gauge sys-
tenn of railroads in preference to the broad
gauge. The Colonel concIusively proved
that narrow-gauge railroads are cheaper in
construction and more economical in work
ing, and he believed that in few years they
would see the narro8-gauge everywhere tri-
umphant.
Captain w. p. Webb, Captain Darlington,
and other gentlemen having briefly spoken,
L. E. Finch, Esq, in response to an inquiry,
stated that it was not at present intended to
erect bridge at GAINESVILLE, but that Colonel
Buford had expressed his intention TO run
steam ferry, free to passengers and freight,
until the bridge could be erected.
The meeting terminated with votes of
thanks to Colonel Jones for his admirable
address, and to the Hon. A. D. Dickinson
for occupying the chair.
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