The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1883-12-05


Tie Spencer Railroad Con.
yentiOn.
In accordance with the call fora
meeting AZ Spencer Of delegates
from Gilmer Calhoun, Ruane and
counties 20 consult togeth.
Of concerning the best methods to'
pursue 70 secure the building Of
The proposed railroad through said.
counties an immense convention
assembled Of the Court House 81
lOa. NJ, Monday the 2elh, and pro-
ceeded toorganizeby electing Hon.
g ] WALKER Of Jackson; Chair
man, and Nj g. y. Morton, Of the
Chenille ctaesat Secretary
On motion all delegates repre-.
senting Wood and Writ counties
were permitted 70 participate in
the'proceedings
On mutton committee of two
from each county on credentials
was then appointed.
On motion q committee consist.
ing ofone from each county, on or
der Of business, was appointed.
On motion a committee was APP.
pointed, for and by each county,
consisting Of ten, to solicit private
subscriptions. The names of the
innsmbers'of the Jackson and Roane
county committees appointed for
this purpose, are as follows:
JACKSON COUNTY.
Judge II. 5. Brown, Chairman; B.
ID. Williams, j. NJ. Greer, Thomas
Coleman, A. F. Parsons, E. w.
Brown, W, A. Parsons, Il. B. Park,
Reuben Douglass, Frank Atkins
andJames E. Brown.
RoANE COUNTY.
P. G. Cunningham, j. W. Ball,
VIM, Petty, T. v. Shock, ]. NJ. Sim.
mons, ]. v, Bartlett, j. Nj. Hols.
wade, W. B. Gibbs, A. B. Wells,
and A. L. yandal. For want Of
space we omit the names for the
other counties.
On motiona committee consist.
ing oftwo from each county was
appointed to report on basis of rep.
resentalion.
On motion committee, consist.
ing of three from each county, was
appointed to report TO the conven.
ton the probable amount that
each county would be willing to
subscribe TO the proposed railroad
through its territory. On thie
comittee jackson countyappoinled
J,L. Armstrong, ]. A. Mcintosh
and D. II. RAIDER; Roane county
appointed A. L. vandal, David
Simmons and JIG. sChilling.
On motion a committee consist
ing ofone from each county was
appointed to draft resolutions.
Jackson appointed Col. A. G. strin-
ger and Roane appointed L. D.
Simmons.
On motion a committee Of five
was approximately by ea6h county To
attend to procuring the right Of
way through their respective couu.
ties. On this committee, jackson
county appointed E. G. Smith,
Warren Miller, c. L. Brown, B. B.
Board and e. H. RAIDER. Roane
county appointed G. T. Cunning
ham, Roland Petty, NJ. B. Arm.
strong, W. r. Golf and G. W. Ho!s.
wade.
On motion a committee consist
ing of two from each county, was
appointed to draft and report a
charter for the proposed road.
jackson appointed VS.. Armstrong
and l, NJ, Adams. Roane appoint.
ed A. B, Wells and VIM. Wood.
yard,
On motion convention adjourned
until ono o'clock P. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Report of Committee on order Of
business was received and adopted.
On the recommendation of this
committee, a correspondence com.
mittee, consisting OF one from each
county was appointed, as follows;
Prof. Kidd, Of Gilmer county; W.
I. Greer, Of Jackson county; j. G.
schilling, Of Roane coudty; War.
rem Hays, of Calhoun county: D. G.
Casio, ofWirt county; Capt. Shaw,
Wood county,
Report Of committee on creden.
tials was received andadop.ed.
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