The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-05-11
CAPTFOL CULLIHsB.
memorabilia Of MallkEl saihsred IN and
AhOut the STATE HOnse.

AbOut the Stale A0uae.
Adigtapt General Wood Is in the
Third District.
Attorney General Watts condition 10
not considered serious,
Mr.. W. A. Cracrait, Auditors clerk, Is
confined 10 his residence by siekness.
Gov. Jackson was in his Office yester-
day, but hia only official act was to draw
his sAlary.
Mr.. E, L. Ball thinks that the B. 4 o.
can extend by elevated railroad from
Twentieth street 10 Seventeenth, where It
will strike the Hempheld.
?. 8. ROADS CONSOLIDATED.
An agreement Of consolidation was en-.
tered into May Cd between the Pitts.
burgh Southern Railway Company, Of
Pennsylvania, and the P, s. Railway Com.
pany, corporation Of West Virginia, the
dlrectors Of said corporations having, after |
mature elaboration, come 10 the CON. |
clnsion that the interests oil said corpora |
ton, its creditors and stockholders de, |
manded such consolidation, the laws Of
the respective States authorizing such q
proceeding, There are fourteen articles oil
agreement substantially given below, as
follows: ...r
Article frst 6Ees the pims Of the road
as the r s. r r. Company.
Articles second says the number OF di.
rectors shall be- seven, which number can
be increased to thirteen or decreased to
five At the pleasure Of msioHty Of the
stockholders.
Article 8 ixss the capital stock Of the
company Rt 81 800, 900, divided into shares
Of 500 each, and seven thousand hAIes,
or 500 900, Of said capital stock, which
sum represents the value Of the property
and franchises Of said company Of this
date, shall be and 10 hereby declared 70 be
fully paid, aud the remaining $500, 900, or
six thousand shares, Of said capital stock
shall be disposed Of by the Board Of Dl.
reCtors OF the Consolidated Company in
accordance with the law,
Article 4. The Stockholders Of the com,
panies shall be entitled 70, exchange their
stock In said respective companies for the
paid up stock In the Consolidated Com.
pany, 90 follows: The stockholders in the
Pennsylvania Company shall receive -
shares OF stock lin the Consolidated Com.
pany for every two shares oil stock held by
them In the old company; the West Viz.
ginia stockholders shall receive the same
pro rata, provided the agglegate Of their
subscription does not exceed 800, 900.
Article 5 provides that the consolidated
company shall issue, without delay, Ger.
tihcates OF stock TO oil those who have
paid up their amount Of the subscription.
Article provides that these articles Of
consolidation shall be submitted 10 the
stockholders, OF special meeting Tor their
consideration, at Pittsburgh, Monday,
May 2, 1881.
Article 7 presCribss the manner and the
number Of votes upon the confederation
Of these articles.
Article 8 provides that In case the arti.
Giles Of consolidation receive a two.thirds
vote at said meeting, oil and singular, the
rights, privileges and franchises, and oil
the property, real, personal and mixed,
and debts due, or other things In action,
shall be deemed 10 be transferred to, and
vested In, the company without further
act or deed. The rights Of way, titles to
real estate, gifts, grants, &c., shall not be
deemed impaired, or 10 reveat by reason
Of the consolidation.
Article Q trsnSiers all books, vouchers,
records, muniments OF titles AID other
documents to the Secretary Of the Consoli'
dated Company, ..a
Article 10 provides that the, officers oil
the company shall consist Of Q President
and two cePresidents, General Super.
intendent, General Solicitor, Secretary,
Treasurer and such minor officers % shall
DO necessary. It.is. 1Ul
Article II provides that the President
shall be James H. Hopkins, oil Pittsburgh !
First Vlce.P President, Charles W. Mackey,
Of franklin, Pa. the Secretary, James ".
Rowland, Of Emlenton, Pa VIM. N.
Riddle, OF Pittsburgh, and the Board Of
Directors to appointall other effects.
Article u provides that al these officers
shall hold their positions until the second
Mondty oil May, 1889. .n..
Article IS provides that the Board Of
Directors shall be as follows! ]. H. Hop.
kins, Francis Rahm, VIM. A. Riddle,
ittsburgh; VIM. R. Bergholz, Henry @.
Oomgys, New York City; James W, Row.
land, Emlenton, Pa. o. W. Mackey,
franklin, Pa.
Article IA provides that the lines OF the
company shall be completed as rapidly as
possible.
These articlesaf are slgned.by the directors
Of the Pennsylvania and West VirgniR
companies reSptively.
EAsT RIVER RAILROAD COMPANY.
! A certificate Of incorporation was
granted to the Fork River Railway Com.
pany for the purpose Of constructing o
road from near the mouth oil East river IN
Mercer county, thence following the line
Of said river into TsEewell county, Va.
The principal offices shall be at Hunter,
Summers county and Philadelphia, Pa.
The capital stock shall DO $50, 900, divided
into 800 each.
The corporators are Thomas Graham,
j. D. Sergeant, Richard Woods, Lewis
RodmAn, Philadelphia; John Graham,
Virginia; j. G. 0'storm, Virginia, and
Alfred EArnshaw, New jersey.
WHEELING GRAPE SUGAR COMPANY.
A certificate Of Incorporation was also
issued to the Wheeling Grape sugar and
Refining Company, for the purpose Of
manufacturing grape sugar and syrup;
the importing, refining and dealing 10 cane
sugar and molaSses; also the selling and
dealing in oil products from manufacturing
the same, and Tor mining oil minerals on
companies land and selling the same. The
principal Office shall DO In Wheeling, and
the certificate shall expire on May 10,
1881. -. ~ .rg.'g'
Fix hundred dollars have been sub.
Bcribed for the purpose Of incorporation,
OF which $60 have been paid IN, and the
privilege OF increasing 10 500, 900 was