The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-03-08
LOCAL MATTERS.
The New Kailr0ad.

PREP PARATi0Ns foR woRK--opPicEBs AND gx
| PLOYEEs or THE NEW c0MPAxY-THEJI
| NEW QUARTERs--sURyEY--C -CROsS-TIEs AM
TELEGKAPH.roLEs WANTED, &C.
| The work Of completing the arrange
ments for commencing operations on the
| Richmond and Allegheny railroad wa,
pushed forward on Saturday by the off,
GERS and Executive Committee of The
Board OF Directors Of the company, who
are still In the city, and fair progress
was made, although much still remains to
be done. Mr.. II. &. Parsons, the vice-pre-
sident OF the company, aud Mr.. III. ID.
Whitcomb, the consulting engineer, were
engaged in preparing the advertisements
and invitations for proposals for furnishing
many thousand cross-ties, poles Tor the tele-
graph line, and for building several bridges
on The Buchanan and Cliton.Forge division
OF the road.
Mr.. Parsons, who has displayed The most
remarkable energy and skill throughout the
whole OF the negotiations (Which, it seems.
will soon result in giving to the State this
long desired road, is, as is well known, the
vice-president OF the road. and VIII have
the general management OF the affairs OF the
road. To him is the State really indebted
for the success OF this great enterprise, &C d
his mauy friends here and elsewhere in Vir-
ginia fully appreciat his intelligence and
the untiring efforts be has made to bring
about the result which all so heartily desire.
The following Is complete list OF the Of
| ficers OF the company:
George NJ. Bartholomew, president; H..
| C. Parsons. wee president; Sheppard Ho-
mans, secretary and treasurer; and the fol-
| lowing other directors Francis o. French.
~ To
McCulloch, Of New York CYRUS II. Nc
Cormick. OF Chicago, H.; Henry Miller, OF
Columbus, Ohio; james q. Blaine, OF
Augusta, Me-; Charles L. Wortham, OF
| Richmond, Va.
| Messrs. Alexander and Green, OF New
| York, are the counsel OF the company, and
Lawrence Myers, OF New York, financial
acert Of The company. The repositories
are the Farmers Loan and Trust Company
and Third National Bank OF New York.
| The trustees Of The mortgage are Henry M.
| Alexander, Of New York, and Henry X.
Elyson, OF Richmond.
| Mr.. j. Peter Williams, late toll-gatherer
at Lynchburg for the james River and ka-
nawhl Company, gentleman OF high stand
| ing, and with an experience OF twelve years
service on the canal, has been appointed
general superintendent OF the canal and
taken charge.
Mr.. II. b. Snead, toll-gatherer at Rich
mond, on Saturday received his appoint
ment from the new railroad company as
cashier: which position he will no doubt
fill as wortbily and acceptably as for many
years he filed the Office from which he has
| Just retired.
General r. Lindsay Walker has been de-
signated to take an inventory Of ali the per-
sonal property OF the company.
| All OF the minor employees OF the COM
pany have been retained. the new company
desiring to make as few changes 9s possible.
The Richmond and Allegheny Railroad
Company will commence operations as soon
as the liens on the property OF the company
have been disposed OF.
Elsewhere N to-day's Dispftch will he
found notice OF Mr.. Pai sons, yice-presl-
dent, inviting proposals for cross-ties and
elesraph-poles.
Within two or three weeks it is proposed
that o complete horseback survey Of the en-
tire line shall be made.
The company have secured the rooms
over the First National Bank, and they Will
be fitted up for the offices of the company