Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-03-17
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THE VALLEY RAILROAD MEETING.


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THE VALLEY RAILROAD MEETING.
UNEXPECTED DECLARATION OF INDIE.
PENDENCE-BALTIMoRE JOINS THE
vALLEY-A RESOLUTION is PASSED TIC
DISCONTINUE THE PRESENT ARRANGE
MENT WITH THE BALTIMORE & OHIO
CO., ON MAY 1sT-THE ROAD TO BE
LEASED,
&C., &C., &C.,
The Stockholders of the Valley Railroad
held an adjourned meeting on Wednesday,
at the rooms Of Shelley & Bumgardner.
There were present Mayor Latrobe and
VIM. Seemuller, proxies of the city Of Bal
timore; Rd. Norris, proxy of the BalJi-
more Il Ohio r. B., Judge T. D. Houston,
of Botetourt; Col. VIM. Allen, Judge VIM.
Mclaughlin, DC. E. Brady, w. Abrams,
Ex-senator VIM. Anderson. of Rockbridge;
M. G.. Hartman and Jno. B. Evans, Of
= Staunton; COL Chas. A. Davidson, of Lex
ington, and Judge Hugh W. Sheffey. coun-
sci for the company. The many fruitless
meetings that have been held with view
to getting out of the control of the Bal
timore & Ohio r. R. Co.. made it pretty
certain in the minds of spectators that this
would end in the same way. 1t is true that
the man with the boulder to drop on and
smash that gigantic corporation was on
hand, but he was so unusually quiet and
gloomy, that his face gave nobody hope.
The
NEW VISITORS
were inspected with curiosity. Mayor
Latrobe, of Baltimore. is gentleman six
feet high, with an enormous moustache
and EYEGLASSES. He has the look Of a man
of the world, and as a presiding officer is
very quiet and dignifed. He does not ap-
pear to be more than forty years Of age.
His companion, Mr.. VIM. Seemuller is a
wealthy man in the tobacco trade. He is
man about forty-fve, with tremendous
side-whiskers and an excellent face. He
has nose of fearful size and import, which
bears on it tenacity and pugnacity, and
betokens a dangerous antagonist. His
manner on the two brief occasions on which
he spoke was self-possessed and dignifed,
and what he had to say, which were tile
most important words spoken in the meet
ing, was said calmly, clearly and briefly.
Neither of the visitors were snowy men,
and we suppose that leaving out their
watches and spectacles you might say that
all they had on, and a trunk to put it in,
might be purchased for about one hundred
dollars cash, or one hundred and fifty dol
lars on a ninety days. note-if discounted
in StauntOn.
THE AUDIENCE,
except these stars, were the regular
stock company Of the Valley Railroad,
whom all of us had seen in sunshine sell
dom and sorrows often. Ex-senator An
derson, of Rockbridge, had the same old
anxious but determined look. Col. Allen
walked noiselessly around with death
dealing instrument in his coat pocket,
which was fired off later in the session.
Mr.. Norris looked as if he was prepared
for anything that might come, which it
did, very shortly. Col. Hartman sat per-
fectly still, which was an ominous sign,
and he was strongly suspected Of having
previous advices of what was going to hap
pen. Judge Sheffey looked on as if he had
seen the company possibly once or twice
before in his life, but did not recollect
exactly, He had just come from Botetourt,
where he had looked, no doubt, precisely
the same way, and had walked off with the
$4,000 of bonds due by the county, which
he turned over to the President Of the
Company, Wednesday morning. If any
body can tell from lawyers face what has
happened or what is going to happen he
can get a handsome chrome by applying at
this office. Mr.. Madison, the trim looking
Secretary of the Company, Was on hand
with his soft, soothing voice. and every
thing connected with the concern right
where he could put his hands on it. Judge
Mclaughlin dropped in few minutes
during court recess, and took q birds eye
view of the crowd. His serene eyes and
even voice did not give any evidence OF
whether he had come to sentence the meet
ing to death or to furnish the means for the
completion of the road. The usual pencil
balancers were on hand; the two Staunton
men who thought they knew everything
quite sure there would be a repetition OF
the old scenes, and the Baltimore Gazette
man (Canby), slim, nice-looking young
fellow, looking like he was determined to
sslet no guilty man escape" in taking down
the proceedings.
ORGANIZATION.
Mayor Latrobe was chosen Chairman of
the meeting, ana Mr.. A. Madison, Secre-
tary, and a committee shortly after, repor-
ted that there was quorum present.
THE REPORTS.
The report Of the President and Direc-
tors was read, showing that they had been
enabled with the aid of the Baltimore &
ohio R. r. Co., to settle the claims of T.
K. MeBifee, and Mcmahon & Green, who
were the last Of the contractors remaining
unpaid.
RAILROAD TO CHANGE THE ARRANGE
MENT.
A report was read from President Pen
dleton. Directors III. Miller and Richard
Norris, Jr, who had been appointed at the
last meeting to obtain a more favorable
arrangement with the Baltimore Il Ohio
Co. for the working of the completed por'
ton of the Valley road. The Committee
state that they reported the state of the
road, it's loss of over $4,000 last year under
the present arrangement, and the inpossi-
Oility of continuing it. To these repre-
sensations the Board of Finance of the
Baltimore & Ohio Co. replied that they had