Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-12-18
VIRGINIA MIDLAND RAILROAD.
Annual Meeting of the Stockholders

Annual Meeting of the Stockholders
The annual meeting of the stock holders
Of the Virginia Midland Railroad Company
was held at the Office of the company in this
city at noon to-day. Mr. G. G. Holland, of
Danville, In the chair ard Mr.. w. Il. Mar
bury, of this city, Secretary.
A committee appointed for the purp Sc
reported large majority of the stock repre-
seuted IN person and by proxy, whereup5n
an election for officers was gone toto, result
ing as follows:
President, T. NJ Logan Secretary. W.
II. Marbury; Assistant Secretary, A. J.
Rauh.
Directors-Georee Parsons 6 Wall street;
John II Iomsn, New York J c. Haoen,
New York Joho McAnerney. New York
F Meredith, Brentsville, Prince William
county. Va; r F. Mason, Charlottesville,
Va; osepn Wilmer, Rspldsn. Culpeper
county, Va; Hon. JOHN 8. Barbour, Alex4n-
dria, Va John w. Burke, Alexandra, Va;
Alexander D. Payne, Warrenton, Va Cdas.
NJ Blackford. Lynchburg. Va; c. G. Rol
land, Danvile. Va; Claude A. Swanson,
DanviIle, Va; ]. T. Lowell, Front Royal,
Va F; James B. Pace, Richmond, Va; E. D.
Christian, Virginia.
The meeting then adjourned sine die.
Meeting OF The BOARD OF TRADE.-A
meeting of the Board of Trade was held
last ght In the rooms over F. PATS shoe
store 10 discuss the application which has
been made to the Legis AZURE for q ch rter
for the Washington, Alexandria and Fair
fax Railroad.
The meeting was called to order by the
President, F. A. Reid esq, who stated its
obiect and in his remarks gave s succlnct
account of what was purposed by the H.
corporatols of the road now asking for
charter for railroad through Alexandria
and Fairfax to point within seven or eight
miles of Accotink. He stated thst 1t was
feared that should this company OBJ ain the
charter they bad applied for the prospects
for building the Mount Vernon Avenue
would be considerably lessened, 81 Col.
Hams had already made his surveys and
estimates for overhead crossings OF railroads,
g., which work would have to be repeat
ed should another company OBJ ain char
ter aud rGu lines across the proposed avenue.
The Mount Vernon Avenue by its charter
was empowered to build any railroad along
its line not run by steam, but 1t had been
especially provided in that charter that no
steam cars could be run within fou hundred
feet Of the thoroughfare. He thought it
would be advisable for the board 10 lay tbese
facts before the Senator from this district
and the Delegate in the Legislature from
this city, and request them TO oppose the
granting OF the charter TO the new road at
this session at least. As q general thing he
was not opposed Il granting railroads char
tiers, but now that the scheme for building
the Mount Vernon Avenue YVES growing to-
ward fixed purpose he was 10th 10 see
anything sprung which would retard mat
tiers. The Legislature OF Virginia bad
shown its interest in the avenue enterprise
cy readily granting it charter and 6evot
lag claim against the general government
toward It's plishment, and now all are
auxiously waiting TO sec If Congress will
make the necessary appropriation for the
completion of the highway.
Mr. NJ. B. Harlow spoke also in opposition
to the Legislature granting charter to the
new road, and said that 10 an interview he
had with Mr.. Hume recently that gentle
man, too, seemed convinced that should the
charter be grapted the building of the ave
pue would be hndered somewhat. One of
the projectors of the new road bad told him
that if the prospects of the Mount Vernon
Avenue were 10 any way GampeDed by the
Legislature grsntihg this charter, the enter
prize wcud not be pushed but be had sub
sequenty learned that the ipCorporators
W6!6 pTeSeluS TUG ~ ihut
8 charter.
Mr.. George R. Hill took it for granted
that the Legislature would grant the char
ter anyhow, and proposed that a comm ittee
disappointed t. visit Richmond aud endesvor
to form some sort of coalition between the
aveaue projectors and the Washing
ton, Alexandria aud Fairfax Ra lroad Com.
pany, which being opposed, caused that
gentleman 10 explain that he meant Goa
lition which would enable the gentlemen
representing the avenue to hold the large
end of the whip.
Mr.. a. J. Wedderburn was also evesse to
the Legislature granting any charters to
railroads which would hamper the con
struction of the Mount Vernon Avenue.
He was followed by Mayor Downham,
who explained the benefits which would &C
crue to this entire section by the coDstruc
ton of the avenue, and said 1t was to be la.
mented that this new road was asking for
charter at this particular time.
On motion CT Mr. Geo. w. Fisher it was
fnally determined to appoint q committee
of three 10 draw up resolution to be sent
to Senator Moore and Delegate Hume re-
auesting those gentlemen 10 endeavor to in
ouce the Legislature to decline to grant the
application for 8 charter now before them
at this session, and Messrs F. a. Reed, Ju-
Ian T. Burke and Geo. W. Fisher were ap
pointed said committee, who soon presen'
ed resolution setting forth that in
the opinion of the Board of Trsde
the building OF the Mount Vernon
Avenue was of paramount impor
tacce, aod believing that the construction
of said road would be hindered somewhat
by the granting OF charter TO any company
to run road through A!exacdra and Fair
fax, the representatives from this city aad
district be requested to oppose the granting
of such charter.
The resolution was adopted, as was also
thak ebonld rho Mount Yer.