Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1882-06-08
CONVENTION OF STOCKHOLDERS.


The stockholders of the Chester and Lenoir
Narrow Gauge Railroad Company met in an
nual convention at II o'clock NJ, this day, in
the town of Yorkvile,. and the convention was
organized by calling w. B. Wilson, Esq, of
Yorkvlle, to preside, and appointing 4. Il.
Bryce, of Chester, and B. &. Cobb, of Lincoln
ton, secretaries.
The following gentlemen were appointed a
committee to verify proxies, viz j. S. Will
son, of Chester; James Mason, of York {; and
II. w. Motz, of I.incolntOn, who reported 2, ,T20
shares of stock represented by proxy, and 322
shares in person, which being majority of
the stock, the chair announced that quorum
was present and declared the meeting duly or
ganized and ready for the transaction Of bust
ness.
The reports Of the President and the Treas
urer were then read, and on motion were re-
ferred to committee consisting of Messrs.
Cobb, of Lincolnton Dobson, of Yorkvlle ;
Burkhead, of Catawba Faucette, Of Lenoir 4;
Matthews, of Castor and Wilson, of Chester
ports as carefully as they could, and asked that
the said reports he received as information
and tabled.
Mr. G. W. F. Harper offered the following
resolution, which, after amendment, was
adopted in the following form
Resolred That power be and tie same is
hereby conferred by the stockholders on the
President and Directors to secure the compile
tiOn and equipment of the company's line to
the town of LenOir, in Caldwell county, n.
G.. and to that end the President and Direc-
tors may exercise any of the powers OF the
company embraced in the eighth Section of an
Act of the Legislature Of North Carolina, en-.
titled San Act to charter. the Carolina Mar
row Gauge Railroad Company" ratified the 9th
day of February, 1872. and which is now, by the
Articles Of consolidation, part of the char
ter of this company : Proridcd, That the pow
ers conferred on the President and Board OF
Directors by the terms Of this resolution, shall
extend to that part of the company's road ex-
tending from Newton to Lenoir, in North
Carolina, and to no other portion of said road,
or it's business and Provided further, That
any action by the Board of Directors under
the terms of this resolution, be submitted to a
special meeting of the stockholders, for ratif-
cation, the said meeting to be called by the
President, when necessary.
A committee on nominations, consisting of
one from each county in which the road is To-
Gated, was appointed to nominate officers of
the company for the next year. The chair ap-
pointed the following gentlemen as said COM
mittee Messrs. Joseph Wylie, of Chester L..
NJ. Grist, of York Jonas Hoffman, of Gas
ton;E Childs, of oln;--Burkhead of Ca
tawba and f. w. Faucette, of Caldwell, who
reported the following nominations:
For PreSidcnt-W. Holmes Hardin, of Ches-
ter
For Directors-J. II. Smith, }. l.. Agurs, Of
Chester James F. Hart, JOS F. Wallace, of
York l.. A. Mason, of CASTOR Y. A. Nc
Bee, of Lincoln S. M Finger, of Catawba ;
and G. w. F. Harper, of Caldwell all Of
whom were elected by rira roce vote.
On motion of L. A. Mason, the next annual
meeting of the stockholders was ordered to be
held at Newton, OH the first Thursday in June,
1888, to which time, subject to special calls,
the melting then adjourned.
w. B. WILSON, Sen., Chairman.
A. 6. BRYCE, Secretaries.