The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-05-07

4uc many CAPITALISTS VINO were In
Roanoke yesterday morning to attend
the important meetings of the day were
up early and hustling to get through in
time to leave for the West on the Nor
folk and Western special.
The shareholders of the Norfolk and
Western assembled in the office of Vice
President and General Manager Sands
at 10 o'clock. About the Same people
who compose this company also com
pose the Virginia Mineral Railway Com
pany. the Virginia Company. tho Roam
oake Machine Works Company and the
Shenandoah Valley Railway Company.
Col. William Lamb, o; Norfolk, pre-
sided over the meetings of all these
companies.
The r, port of President Kimball was
submitted, and unanimously adopted.
The Norfolk and Western directors
were elected for the ensuing year as
follows: L. j. Kimball, c.. H. Clark,
Charles Hacker, Joseph L. Doran, Rich
ard S. Brock, Samuel A. Grocer, A. j.
Dull, William c. Houston, Jr., u. l..
Royce, Walter III. Taylor, Robert Elem
ing, Rowland Davis and Everett GRAY.
The Shenandoah Valley Railroad
Company elected the following direc-
tors: +. j. Kimball, Joseph I. Doran,
w. e. Bullitt, Richard S. Brock and
Charles II. Mellon.
No changes were made in the officers
OF the road, which are now under one
management.
at the meeting Of the Machine Works
Company the resignation of Superin-
tendent llaupt was subm tilted, but no
action was taken in regard to his sue
ccssor. Tho following directors were
elected for the ensuing year: L. j. Kim
ball, c. II. Clark, JOS. /. Doran, w. C.
Bullitt, Joseph H. Sands, w. &. Mac
lowell and p. l.. Terry.
The Virginia Mineral Railway
Company elected the following officers:
Il. j. Kimball, c. Ii. Clark, Jos. l. Do
ran, w. G. Bullitt, A, j. Hemphill, w.
q. Mcdowell and James a. Walker.
Directors for the Virginia Company
were elected as follows: C. II. Clark,
+. d. Kimball, Jos. I. Doran, A. J.
Dull, Charles Hacker, w. C. Bullitt and
w. &. Mcdowell.
The Grocer Steel and Iron Company
and the Edith Iron Company, which are
composed of the same people, mot YES
terday morning at Hotel Roanoke. The
Grocer Company elected the following
officers and directors: President, Samuel
A. Crozcr; treasurer, John p. Grocer;
secretary, Francis b. Weston. Direc-
tors: L. j Houston, c. p. Houston, S.
a. Grocer, j. 2. Grocer and w. Ii. III.
Robinson.
Officers and directors were elected bv
tho Edith Company as follows: Pres
ident, 5. A. Grocer; secretary. Francis
y. Weston; treasurer, John p. Grocer.
Directors: S. A. Grocer, T. J. Houston,
Z. Is. Houston, j. =. Grocer and w. III.
III. Robinson.
The Shenandoah Land and Improve.
ment Company, and the Shenandoah
Furnace Company met at the Office of
Supt. Flickwir, of tho Norfolk and
Western.
The Improvement Company elected
directors as follows: ID. w. Flicl1wir,
w. G. DoArmond, G. Howard Rover,
Lucian Cooke. 1. II. Harnsbcrger, Win
ston and c. Stevens.
The directors elected C. r. holland,
president and Mr.. Carmichael, secrc-
rotary
The directors elected by the Furnace
Company are: f. j. kimban, j. II.
Sands, ID. w. Flickwir, ID. Sylvester,
and Howard Winston. ID. Sylvester,
was elected president. and IIona ard
Winston, secretary.
The annual meeting of the Southwest
Virginia Improvement Company was
held and officers and directors called as
follows: President, H. Wickham; secre-
tary and treasurer, Z. ]. Collins. Di-
retors: III. Wickham, Il. S. Brock, C.
NJ. Clark, e. f. Dennison and Il.
Wood.
There was not quorum present at
the meeting of the Roanoke Land and
Improvement Company, and no business
was transacted. The present officers
and directors will hold over and a meet
ing will be held in Philadelphia some
time soon.
The Pocahontas Coal Company met at
its Office and elected seven directors.
W. G. Bullitt was reelected president,
ID. II. Matson, secretary and treasurer.
H. N. Claxton was appointed general
agent; j. w. Watt mine supervisor, and
w. d. Milne, chief inspector.
The meeting of the Virginia Develop
ment Company was held at the office of
the company in the Commercial National
Bank building The following directors
were elected
r. S. Brock, c. NJ. Clark, Everett GRAY,
+. j. Kimball, Z. w. Clark, L. T.. Den
niston, A. A. H. Boissevain, j. II.
Dingee. Fred. j. Burt. Jos. I. Doran.
Rowland Davis, r. T. Wilson, S. III.
Chauvenet, p. l.. Terry, II. S. Trout.
The new directors are j. II. Dingee,
Rowland Davis and Il. T. Wilson, elect
ed in tho places of S. II. Caldwell, de-
ceased, II. A. Cabot and r. II. Wilson,
resigned.
Mr.. Edmund C. Pechin was reelected
general manager of the company.
The Consolidated Mining Company
elected the following directors: c. nj.
Clark. Edmund C. Pechin, R. s. Brock,
G. e. Denniston and Edward Ilsley. No
officers have rs yet been elected.
A. j. IIemphill, w. {. Houston. .Jr.