The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-09

Major Gill offered resolution, which
was unanimously adopted, rendering Mr..
Trout vote of thanks by the stockhold-
ers for his efficient management and the
excellent condition in which he had
placed the road.
On motion of J. II Spencer, Of Mar
tinsville, the president was directed to
proceed at once to collect unpaid stock
OF the company, and in all cases where
it is possible to collect sans by due
process of law to do SO.
y. Ii. Hanes offered tho following
resolution, which was unanimously
adopted:
Whereas it BECAME necessary during
the past year for the Roanoke and
Southern Railroad Company to indorse
the notes of the Virginia and North
Carolina Construction Company to tho
Pennsylvania Steel Company for tho
purchase of rails, and
Whereas it appears to have been to
to the best interests of this company
that this was done by the president and
secretary Of this company by it; there
foro
Resolved, That this act of indorse-
ment DO ratified and approved and they
be instructed to indorse the remaining
notes necessary to secure sufficient
rails to complete division Il.
Tho meeting Of the stockholders then
| adjourned.
OFFICERS ELECTED.
The new board OF directors immedi-
ately convened. DR.. L. j. Slime was
chosen chairman and II. M. Darnall
secretary. Tho officers of the railroad
company for tho ensuing year were
elected as follows:
President, Il. Ii. Fries, of Salem, N.
e.; first vice president Ii. S. Trout, OF
Roanoke; second vice president, Gen.
John Gill, of Baltimore; third vice.
president, j. Ii. Spencer, of Martins
| Vile.
A committee, consisting of Messrs.
Il. III. Stewart and Z. Z. Watson, was
appointed to escort President Fries to
the chair. Mr.. Fries, in accepting the
honor conferred upon him, assured the
directors that he would do all in tho
future, as he had IN tho past, to mako
the road a success. The list of officers
was then completed as follows:
Secretary, Il. l.. Houtz, Jr.; treasurer,
K. ID. Landlord; general manager, g.
w. Martin; chief engineer, A. Onder-
donk; executive committee, j. e. Gill
| mer, of Winston, N c.; p. p. Watson,
| of Martinsville; j. w. Fries, of Winston
| N. c.; L. II. Stewart, of Roanoke; L.
Slime, of Stineville, N. C.
MIR. j. w. Fries stated that there we're
several delegations in the city from
Southern cities who wished to confer
with the board of directors in regard to
the Southern extension Of the road It
was resolved to meet at Hotel Roanoke
| at3 o'clock and invite the different
| delegations to be present.
THE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY.
The directors then gave way to the
board of directors of the Virginia and
North Ca Ola Construction Company,
who held short meeting. j. w. Hanes,
OF Wins ;on, n. c., was cleo ted president
OF the company, and w. A. Lemly, Of
Salem, n. c., secretary and treasurer.
The question of extending tho road
South was considered, after which the
meeting adjourned
TIE AFTERNOON MEETING.
AS the hour of three o'clock ap.
preached the corridors of Hotel Roam
oke commenced filling with delegates
and members of the board of directors
and shortly after that hour President
Fries called the meeting To order in tho
| corridor. He stated that the question
OF going south was one that they had
been going over and over 1t is one that
involves policy and a connection. 1t
Is IL very grave question and at present
beyond the control of the company.
Inc desire, intention and ultimate
! policy OF tie road is to make connec-
ton south. That fact is beyond dis
pute, but the cost of the road had, so
far, been i'll excess OF their estimates,
and the management was not ready, at
this moment to take up this work
The Construction Company is not will
ing to say TO the railroad company, "You
may go right along with your work"
| They have before them the estimates
and know about what the estimates will
cost. The company would much prefer
TO have had the meeting at some future
date when they were ready to proceed
with the extension. IIo desired to state
to the several delegations frankly how
the matter stood.
O Two lines have been surveyed, With
Lancaster as common point from
Winston. One of these lines runs di-
rectly to Lexington and the other was
run by the way of Charlotte and Sails.
bury.
The directors decided that each dele
| cation should be heard separately, and
all retired, with tho exception of the
Lexington line delegates.
f. c. Rawlins was tho spokesman for
this delegation. He said that his party
represented the route from Winston d.
rectly by Lexington, Mount Pleasant
and on to Lancaster.
The right of way through Catawba,
Rowan and Davidson counties had been
secured with one or two exceptions and
these would be secured in a short time.
In fact continuous right of way would
be granted from Davidson county to
Monroe. lie was not there to make any