The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-03-11

p RICHMoND AND TRANs-ALLEeHANY NARROW
GAUGE RAILwAY.-This company, recently
chartered by the Legislature, was organized
yesterday by the election of the following
officers: GeneralJ. D. Imbodep, president :.
Hon. B. A. Davis, Pittsylvania, vice-presi-
dent; Robert 81. Maury, treasurer; +. M.
Imboden, secretary Major Conway r. How
ard, chief engineer. Directors: DR.. Charles
s. Mills, Richmond; William III. Perkins,
Buckingham; Morton Pannill, Campbell; |;
Colonel Joseph L. Howard, Floyd; Colonel
Henry B. Harman, Tazewel. Finance Com
mittee: Robert II. Maury, Franklin Stearns,
George a. Barksdale.
1t is the purpose of this Company to con-
struct narrow-gauge railway from Rich
mond through or near the counties OF Hen
rico, Chesterfield, Powhatan, Cumberland,
Buckingham, Appomattox, Campbell, Bed
ford, Franklin, Floyd, Giles, Tazewell, Rus
sell, Scott, and Lee, or Buchanan and Wise,
to the State line, by such route as may be
found most expedient for the development
of the agricultural, mining, and manutactur-
ing resources Of the country traversed by
the road and with view to connections be-
yond the limits Of this State. The prospects
of the enterprise are considered flatterng, as
prominent English capitalists have promised
| to build the road provided they can be sup
ported in the undertaking by county or indi-
vidual subscriptions amounting 10 $4,000 per
mile. The counties Of Powhatan and TaZe-
we'll have already held meetings favorable to
| the project, and considerable subscriptions
are expected from all the counties to be bene-
fited by the road.
A conference of the Board of Directors Of
this company, members of the General AS
| sembly, and o number of citizens of Rich
mond, and of other parts of the State, was
held in the Senate Chamber last night, Sena-
tor Patterson, of Franklin, in the chair, and
Colonel William P. Burwell acting secretary.
Remarks encouraging the enterprise and
explaining the purposes of the company
were made by General John D. 1mboden
Hon. B. A. Davis, of Pittsylvania Colonel
w. p. 'Burwell; Mr.. M. T. Lipps, member
of the House from Buchanan and Wise
counties; Senator John e. Penn, Of Patrick:
Senator Patterson, (Major Graves, Of Bed
ford, mean while occupying the chair0 MIR.
William Powell, member of the House from
Franklin, and by other gentlemen.
The following resolutions offered by
General Imboden were unanimously adopt
ed: -....-.-.. ....... ...... ... II. .s.
Resolred, That in the opinion of this con-
ference of the Board of the Richmond and
Trans-Alleghany Narrow.Gauge Railway
Company and members Of the General As
senibly representing the people along the
proposed line from Richmond to Pound Gap
and the authorized branches, the scheme is
one which, from its intrinsic merit, COM
mends itself to the counties mentioned in
the charter, and that in our opinion imme-
diate steps should be taken in each county to
procure the most liberal subscription attain
able in aid Of the work.
Resolved, That each member of the LeSis-
lature here present be requested to corre-
spond with his constituents and urge their
earnest, hearty, and cordial support of the
effort to raise the proposed subscription OF
$4,000 per mile to the capital stock Of the
company.
DR.. Blair BurIell moved that gentlemen
present from the counties interested in the
road furnish the president Of the company
with names of five gentlemen for each coun-
ty to act as local committees. Agreed to.
The Conference then adjourned.