Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1879-05-17
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SxIENANDOAH VALLEY RAIL.
ROAD COMPANY.
THE ANNUAL MEETING OF TIE
STOCKHOLDERS.

The Annual Meeting of StockhoiaeiS /
of the S. " II. r. Co, was hei .,a vi
Wednesday May 9TH, 1879, at ,h e,; as
Tor Hotel, Winchester. President M'ihes
in the chair. yr;oh. ooroa
IN - stockholders, and reported Il
mH Hn '.ofion of President Mines, Col.
,,.n Snjtler was elected Chairman, and
r. Wright and Il. w. Hunter, Sec
retaries.
The Chairman stated that the Court
Room and Hall had been rendered by
Judge Sherrard and his Homer, Mayor
Clark. The invitation was accepted,
aud the subsequent proceedings were
held at the Court House.
Col ii. Is. Davenport moved that
committee of five on Credentials, be APP
pointed 10y the Chair. Carried-and the
Chair named Messrs. ii. Is. Davenport,
Lepan Osbourn, w. d. Smith, Col X.
w. BAYLOR and John II. little.
The committee reported the proxies
correct, and a majority of the stock rep
resented
Col. r. w. Baylor asked that the
proceedings of the last annual meeting
of stockholders be read, which was done,
and the record approved.
ANNUAL REPORT.
The annual report of the President
aud Directors OF the Company was then
read, as follows:
TO The Stockholders Of The Shenandoah
TuHey Railroad Company:
The President and Board Of Directors
Of the Shenandoah Valley Railroad
Company in submitting this their an
nual report to the Stockholders respect
fully announce, that shortly after the adj
iourument of your last meeting, the con
tractors, John Satterlee Is Co., aud Al
fred Creveling, i'll pursuance OF the
terms of their contract, entered lnto with
the Company 10y them, dated the Srd
day OF April, 1878, commenced The work
OF constructing your line from the cross
ING of the Baltimore IL Ohio Railroad
at Dufields Depot, in Jefferson Snunty,
West Virginia, and have prosecuted TO
completion twenty miles OF road, which
is now in good running order and cX-
tends from ShepherGstown, en- the To
tomac River, 10 the dividing line be-
tween Jefferson and Clarke counties
3he contractors, during the months Ell
suing the completion OF the road as
above indicated have, so far rs the
winter weather would permit, been en-
tagged in preparing with the light work
required, tho residue OF the graded line
OF thirty nine and cight,tculhS miles and
have made ii ready for the superstruc-
ture.
The original d sign of crossing the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad grade, was
upon further consideration and i'll view
of the greater safety OF oyercrossing,
abandoned, and the passage has been
effected upon good and substantial
1rcssliug and dsc-thus securing the
free and uninterrupted operat!ono. both
roads, at all times, and with the least
possible danger 10 either.
Although this change OF plan has entail
ed considerable additional expenditure
anon the COMPANY and inyoly,d delay
of several weeks, il is believed that the
desirable end secured viii he ample
ronnensation for the increased outlay
ana the unavoidable consumption Of
time.
The road thus constructed has been
equipped with sufficient rolling stock
t"r its present purpose, consisting Of an
ongine OF tlir,y.tive tons weight ana
eight freight cars, all new and ot the
first class
The suhjsct of an outlet TO the con
structea road ha6 been made one OF ear
nest consideration by the Board OF Di-
rrciors, and at 40 time has ii tailed TO
give thai attention TO it whish It's i'm.
portanec demanded. Aitcr an cXami-
nation of all the routes suggested by the
topography of country, careful survey
disclosed as the most practicable line,
under all circumstances, TO be that from
ShcpherdstDwn To Dcdipgtou StatiOn,on
the Marlinsbufg and Potomac road,
about five miles east of the city OF Mar
tinsburp. This road, it is well-known,
is under the control and management OF
the Cumberland Valley road, and thus
furnishes channel OF easy and direct
communication with the Pennsylvania
and other railroads passing through,
concentrating III the city OF uariS-
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