The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-08-27
PETERSBURG.
Great Falls of the Roanoke To he Utilized
Political aud Personal.

Great Falls of the Roanoke To he Utilized
Political aud Personal.
PEIERsBU RG, VA, Aug. o.. special. T.
The superior Court for Halifax county, y.
c., has lust granted charter to the Great
Falls Water-Power. Manufacturing and I'm
prOycmcnt Company. The purposes lof
which the company has been organized is
10 develop and utilize the water-pOWer OF
the Roanoke river between Weldon ana
Castor. y. c., and on both sides
Of that stream. TO buy, lease, eN-
change, hold, own, sell and convey real
estate I'M Halifax ana Northampton
counties. North Carolina. especially those
lands along the Great Falls Of Roanoke
river and bounded and covered by the
waters of Roanoke river, as well as the
tracts contiguous. To construct ana MAIN
tain dams. canals, water courses. and water
ways upon its property, and sell, lease
and donate the water power ana sizes iOr
mills. factories and other structures, there
hy developed. TO lay out It's lands INTO
streets. parks, blocks and building lois,
and. IL il so desire, erect suitable structures
and buildings thereon. and sell, lease ana
donate the same whether improved or unln,-
nroyed" Nc. ndcr the charter the length
of time desired for the existence OF tue
company is sixty years. The capital STOCK
il not 10 be less than two hundred thousand
dollars. 10 be divided into shares OF one nun
dred dollars each, and the same may rom
time 70 time be increased hy additional SUD
ecriptiOns, or the issue and sale oil sharcs
10 such an amount not exceeding
three millions of dollars, as tne
stockholders at any general or sPeclai
meeting may authorize ana prescIlpc'
The present number oil shares ~ Nv.
thousand. Of one hundred dollars each, Dut
- H.. L4 luFrRI.pU from ilillt
no time 10 the amount of capital specined IN
the preceding paragraph. The names oi
the nersOns who have already subscribed
IN t6e capital stock Of said company are
.lnsenh Davis. Of Boston; George W. van
Siclen. of New York; 4. :. Patterson, 4.
y. d'Juyilliers. and J. NJ. Simonin, OF fhll-
adelphia; {. {. llabliston, OF Baltimore;
John L. Williams, Charles ID. HaDlis-
ION. and +. II. lIablistOn, of Richmond, va;
Lyman ID. Gilbert, ID. :. McOleain, anu
spencer L. Gilbert, OF Harrisburg, fa;i l.
+. Emry. Of Weldon, \. c.; B. W: Ballard,
of Frank linton, \. c.; John ii. Winder, oi
Raleigh. y. c.: and W. NJ. llabllst0n,
CHARLES Cohen, Il. Il. Waugh, Ihe McLeNy
COMPANY. +. =. LcayenwOrth, Myer ana
Pascal Dayis. ;. L. Mitchell, George W.
Seay. Bernard Mann, X. X. Hill, and Il. NJ.
Iayelle, of Petersburg, va.
Mr.. Van siclen Is IA prominent capitalls,
Of New York, and secretary OF the ioiianu
Trust Company of New Rork. Mr.. J.. v.
d'Juyilliers is IA prominent mining engineer
of Philadelphia. Mr. Lyman ID. Gilbert Is
an attorney OF eminence, and eX-Deputy
Of his state. :,
The officers Of the company are; w: VI.
IIabliston, of Petersburg, president; i. l..
Williams, Of Richmond, yice-president;
charles Cohen. Petersburg, secretary; a.
:. Patterson, Philadelphia, treasurer; D. M'
Mullen, Petersburg, attorney
The nresident, secretary, and treasurer
are wealthy, active and successful business
men and the yice-prcsdent Is the head oil
The wcli.known and prominent banking