The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1882-12-06
For the Farmer aaA Mechsni--
Organization Of the 0iagon ai-Cir'
euIar-Cross-Par aiIeI r all
road Company.
SAssAyRAs G. H., Nov. IS, S.

Ala meeting OF Tue DlftItOfc u thc
Diagonal Circu ar Cross Parallel Rail
road Company held this day at Sassafras
Court House. the said Company was or
sanised aud thoroughly amalgamated
On the assembling VI the Directors 1T
Sa.safras Hall. COL. O A X. Smith.
after briefly referring, with p~oetical frenzy,
70 the m~eandering beauties Of the comps-
uy's rights, franchises and p lvileges.
tnbli.hed by the selection of Col b. X
ldgers a. Chairman and Col. p. Ope as
Secretary. Motion carried amid rounds OF
applause
After the chairman had carefully ex-
.mined the bench he was 70 occupy and
become sufficiently satisfied that II would
stand, If not pressed too hard, be tender
" placed himself in a squatting attitude
aud announced be was iremblinyiy or
tremendously 1.-THE reporter did not catch
the world ready for business.
Col. p. Ope was kindly supplied, (by a
natiyeL. with a section of a sassafras log
for a seat, and with his usual dignity,
after asking if the log was damp, he sat
on it.
The chair stated the first business
should be the passage of an appropriate
resolution accepting the charter, where
upon Col. A. \. Drews offered the follow
ing Napoleouic document which had been
previously prepared:
.'R,sotred, We take it,"
Tbi, resolution WAS briefly passed aud
Immediately Col. D. A. Il. Smuh sent
the following expressive aDd comprehen-
siye resolution to the Secretary =
RsoIr.i, That the following railroad
concerns be and they are hereby "merg-
ed. consolidated and amalgamated' into
this company (>ee sec. 4 OF charterl VIZ {:
The Clyde Syndicate.
The Best Syndicate"
(No offence is intended by the name of
this syndicate-)
The Robinson Syndicate.
1.-The Newcomer Walters Bridgers Syn
iicate."
THE American, United States or Yves
tern N. G. Syndicate
The Richmond and West Point Rail
way Warehouse Terminal Steamboat Syn
dicate.
The Imboden Horse Back syndi-
cate."
The Williams easley Oxford, Hen
lie, son, Granville Syndicate, and
The Slnithfield Extension,
Col. T. Ate moved to add The Bait
ger and Lichtenstein Rogers Syndicate. :
The Ducktowr BraLch Syndicate
..Raid mountain" Beaufort Harbor'
and Paint Rock" and the same having
been accepted by Col Smith the chair
man, without moving for fear of the
chair put the motion, and 1t was car
ried promptly.
Col. j. W. Ilson moved to go into the
election of officers, but stated that be
would not consent to accept any othce
because
Col. Ilsons motion was put and carried,
after which Col. /. NJ. Boden nominated
Col. 3. u. Ford for President, and e.o-
a~uently urged that he be elected without
division, as the subject was too slim to
admit of division into perceptible parts.
This resolution was carried by a standing
vote Excepting Col. b. Est who was too
weak to rise) and Col. b. U. Ford was
was uuitedly declared elected by the
chair as the first President of the Diago
nal Circular Cross Parallel Railroad Cons
pany.
Business was here interrupted to allow
the chairman and President elect to swap
seats. This proceeding afforded such a
a great and perceptible relief to both the
uneasy, Chairman and the chair that it
caused everybody to smile audibly. AS
soon as the President was seated, and his
location could be discovered, Col. ldgers,
after feelingly stating that the company
did not have Directors enough to fill the
Offices required and necessary to cOnduc'
its business, moved that the following
new Directors be elected, viz: G. Lyde,
l.. Ogan, r. O. Binson, w. Inder, II.
Aas, 6. Hio. F. o. Ulds, S. T. Aples, S.
&. Henck, w. Illiams, T. Allcott, G.. A.
Ruth, +. B. Usbee, J. G. Atlin, v.
Ance, W. Orth and j. Arvis.
Motion adopted unanimously and GER
ti6cates and passes ordered to issue imme
mediately.
The election of officers was then pro-
coed with and resulted as follows. viz
As Vice Presidents. Col. G. Lyde, Col.
l.. Ogan, Col. B r ldgers, Col. r. o.
Rinson (not JIM Col. w. Illiams, Col
B. Est, and Col. B. Z ,sley. Col. A N.
Drews was unanimously elected LIST V. Z.
p. and Asst to the President.
Col. II. Aas, Col, w. Inder and Col.
G.. Hio, were elected General Managers.
Col. P. Ope, General Ticket, Freight,
Passenger. Press and Advertising Akent.
Col. s. c. Henck, Counselor, Col. r.
B. Usbee, Asst ditto.
Col J. G. Attn Attorney ON Guard,
Col. S. 7. Aples Asst ditto.
Col. &. A. Ruth ArgumeutUr.
Col. V. Ance. Col. w. Orth and Col.
] Arvis, Commissioners in General and
Track Inspectors at $40 a mile.
Col. l. NJ. 3oden Protector, Col. B
Easley Asst ditto.
Col. T. Ate, Quiet Persuader.
Lit. Col. +. Uid, Local Notator.
The position assigned 1t Col. Uld is
new and must not be construed to mean
he is really "no-tater."
The election Of officers having been con
Guided Col. B. Est moved that lunch
champagne and cigars be handed around
This motion pre- allied without being pui
by the chair and was carried out at once
by hveried attendants. handsomely uni-
formed out Of the Yorktown Centennial.
After refreshments had had effect and
it was announced by Col. S. T. Aple-,
that the President was in the chair (for
he had felt him the Secretary stated
that he had received applications for mem
bership from the following celebrated
citizens, viz: j. T. Urner, 5. Lips. G. s,
Wepson, and T. Urk. and owing to the
before mentioned effect Of the refresh
ments the spiritually effected Director,
Immediately admitted the applicants and
asked the President to assign them t.
duty, which he did as follows:
j. L. Urner, committee on circles.
s. Lips committee on Insurance.
q. S. Wepson, committee on Legisla-
tive manipulations.
T. Urk, committee on Baggage in
Transitu.
AT this point the president announced
the standing committees. and unnecessa.
rily remarked that the members need
not rise.
Committee on urgent bills. a. y,
Drews. O. A. h Smith. b. Easley.
Committee on Legislators, {. Lyde,