Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1879-05-13
HAND0AH VALLEY R. R.

The meeting was called to order by
S<he President, Hon. VIM. Mines, and On
motion Col Mann Splitter was called to the
Chair. and Mr. j. T. Wright and NInj r.
w. Hunter were appointed Secretaries.
A committee was appointed to examine
proxies, consisting of the following gentle>
men, viz:
II. u. Davenport, R: W. Baylor. VIM. D.
Smith, Logan Osburn,. and Jno. H.. little.
The committee reported the proxies laid
before them as correct, and before going into
the election of officers the report of the
President and Directors was read.
An election of officers was then held, when
Hon. VIM. Mines was unanimously re-
elected President, and the following Board
of Directors was chosen:
W. II. Travers, A R. Boteler, Logan
Osburn, Fl. B. Davenport and David Bill
myer, of Jefferson U. l. Boyce and WIN.
D. Smith. of Clarke; Mann Splitter. of Page;
III. b. Harnsberger, of Rockingham Jno.
IT. Lowell. of Warren; and a. Boyd. of
Philadelphia.
Col Robert W. Baylor, of Jefferson.
Call6u tue dlLSutiOu vi TUG "
connection from Berryvillo 10 Winchester,
and hoped that the citizens of Frederick
would take the subject into serious consid
Grafton. President Mines and Hon. A r.
Botelcr also set forth in strong language the
advantages Of this connection.
A. meeting of the Board of Directors,
held Immediately after the stock holders
meeting. Maj. U. L. Boyce was reelected
Vice President, B. X. Jamison Treasurer,
aud Jos. T. Wright Secretary. j. n. Ker-
shaw was chosen Register, and John Satter-
Ice General Superintendent.
The following IS the report of the Pres
ident and Directors
To The Stockholders Of lie Shenandoah Tdl-
ley Railroad Company:
The President andsBoard of Directors of
the Shenandoah Valley Railroad Company in
submitting this their annual report to the
Stockholders respectfully announce, that
shortly after the adjournment Of your last
meeting, the contractors, j ohm Satterlee (;
Co., aud Alfred Crevc!iug, in pursuance of
the terms of their contract, entered into with
tho Company by them, dated the Bird day of
April, 1878, commenced the work Of con>
structing your line from the crossing of the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad at Dufield's De-
pot, in Jefferson county, West Virginia, and
have prosecuted to completion about twenty
miles of road, which is now in good running
order and extends from hepherdstown, on
the Potomac river, TO the dividing line be-
tween Jefferson and Clarke counties. The
contractors, during the months ensuing tho
completion of the road as above indicated
have, so far as the winter weather would Ter-
NIT, been engaged in preparing. with the
light work required, the residue of tie gra-
ded line of thirty nine and eigkt>tenths
miles and have made it ready for the super
scructure.
: The original design of crossing the BaIti-
more g. Ohio Railroad ct grade, was upon
further consideration and in view of greater
safety of ovcrcrossinE, abandoned, and the
passage has been affected upon q good and
substantial tresselling and bridge-thus Sc
curing tho free and uninterrupted operation
of both roads. at all times, and with the least
possible danger to either.
Although this change OF plsn has entailed
considerable additional expenditure upon the
Company and involved a delay of several
weeks, it is believed that the desirable end
secured will lie ample compensation for the
1UCESdseu uuu INC uuhNOIOdDlc Cuu-
sumption of time.
The road thus constructed has been equip
ped with sufficient rolling stock for present
purposes, consisting of an engine of thirty
five tons weight and eight freight cars, all
new and of the first class.
The subject of an outlet to the constructed
road has been made one of earnest considcra>
ton by the Board of Directors, and at no
time has it failed to give that attention to
it which its importance demanded. After an
examination of all the routes suggested by
the Typography of the country, careful
survey disclosed as the most practicable line,
under all the circumstances, to be that from
Shepherdstown to Beddington Station on the
Martinshurg and Potomac road. about five
miles east of the city of Martinsburg. This
road, it is well known. is under the control
and management of the Cumberland Valley
road, aud thus furnishes channel of easy
and direct communication with The Pennsyl-
yania and other railroads passing through
concentrating in the city of Harrisburg.
Immediately after the adoption of this
route, which is nine aud one half miles in
length, proposals were issued for its con-
struction, and the Board is gratifed at being
able to state that this connecting link can,
and will be built, on most favorable terms :;
with the use by the company of its FIRST
mortgage bonds, and without exceeding the
amount limited to be issued, on completed
road, is the contract for construction. Terms
for the right of way have been agreed upon
and there is no longer reason to doubt that
there will be an early commencement and q
speedy completion Of this connection, in time
it is believed to transport to profitable mar
ket the abundant harvests now promised in
the lower portion of the Shenandoah VAL
ley.
The conditions of the agreement made
with the holders of the first mortgage bonds
bearing date the 18th day of October, 1872,