The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-05-05
A DAY OF MEETINGS.
The Norfolk and Western Elects
its Officers.


quarters are here held elections for
officers and directors yesterday to serve
Tor the ensuing year. Many Northern
capitalists OF note who are Interested
III these companies were in tho citv
looking after and discussing the
AFFAIRS OF the companies in which
they arc Interested and mapping out
Plahs Tor their future. Many improve.
ments are contemplated involving
millions of dollars, which go to show
what faith is put in the future of this
sectlon. Among tho com panies which
neiu meetings yesterday were tho
following:
The annual meeting of tho stockhold-
ers OF tho Norfolk and Western Rail
road Company was held in this city YES.
terday morning at the office of Vice
PRESIDENT and General Manager Sands.
After the usual routine business the fol-
lowing officers were elected: L. j. Kim.
Dali. president; William Il. Bullitt, as.
slstant to president; Charles III. Melton,
assistant to president; Joseph II. Sands,
vlce-presdent and general manager;
Charles q. Eddy, vice president; Will
lam Il. Mcdowell; treasurer: &. R.
Armes, assistant treasurer; NJ. C. Jami-
son, comptroller; w. w. Coe, chief en-
gineer; David w. Flickwer, general SUI
perintendcnt; c. S. Churchill. engineer
maintenance of way; Il. II. Soulc,
Superlntcndent motive power; A.
>. Hrmphill, secretary; Joseph
|. Doran, solicitor, with the fol-
loving board of directors: +. j. Kim.
pail, Z. H. Clark, Chas. Hacker, Joseph
l.. md
Grocer, a. j. Dull, u. l.. Boyce. Walter
IL. Taylor, Robert Flemming, IIowland
Davis, William Vivian, in place of Ey-
erett Gray, deceased, and Henry Whee.
len, Jr., in place of n. G. Houston. re-.
signed.
Alter the election of officers tho party
ADJOURNED to the special train in wait.
ing for them at the depot. where they
took lunch, and on which most of them
lett at $50 for tour of inspection over
the western division, in company with
Col. Huger and Superintendent IIippey.
The party reached Bluefield last nirht.
ware they stopped over until to-day,
when they went on to the end OF the
track OF the Ohio extension, at Wolch.
They will return by way of Pulaski to-
day, where they will spend the night,
passing through this city to morrow en-
route to Norfolk.
TIE ROANOKE LAND AND IMpRovENExT
COMPANY.
The Roanoke Land and Improvements
Company held their annual meeting
yesterday morning. The following Off
GERS were elected to serve for the en-.
suing year: Clarence II. Clark, presi-
dent; Henry S. Trout, vice. PRESIDENT
L. Gerhard, secretary and treasurer.
Tho following directors also wore
chosen: G. III. Clark, Chas. Hacker. f.
j. kimball, +. S. Kimball, e. w. Clark,
Clarence IL. Clark. Jr., p. l.. Terry, Ii.
S. Trout and ID. w. Flickwir.
SUFFOLK LAND COMPANY.
At the annual meeting of the Suffolk
Land Company yesterday, in the office
OF ITS secretary, Malcolm W. Bryan, j.
II. Dingee was elected president and
Mr.. Bryan reelected secretary and treas
urer. The old board of directors was
also reelected.
GROCER sTEET. AND IRON COMPANY.
at the meeting of the stockholders of
the Grocer Steel and Iron Company held
In this city yesterday the following OIL
GERS and directors were eledted: Samuel
a. Grocer, president: John p. Grocer,
treasurer; Francis Il. Weston, secretary,
and 7. j. Houston. C. p. Houston. S. K
Grocer. D. T. Grocer and W. Ii. Robin
son, directors.
SHENANDOAH FURNACE COMPANY.
The Shenandoah Furnace COMPANY
held their meeting at Hotel Roanoke
yesterday, electing the following Off
GERS and directors: David w. Flickwir
president; II. Il. Gerhard, secretary and
treasurer, and +. 5. kimbalI, Clarence
ii. Clark, Joseph l. Doran, J. II. Due
gee, Harry +. West. David w. Flickwir,
and Jos. Ii. Sands. directors.
VIRGINIA LAND COMPANY.
AT the meeting of this company in
this city yesterday, the following oili-
GERS and directors were elected: Joseph
l. Doran, president; j. II. Duegee,
general manager and treasurer; j. NJ.
Wirgman, sc cretary; w. Il. Campbell,
London agent; Malcolm w. BRYAN,
uperintendpnt, and Jos. |. Doran, j. II.
Dingee, ;. w. Cotton, jr., i. j. Kimball,
and Malcolm w. Bryan, directors.
THE VIRGINIA COMPANY.
This company yesterday elected the
following officers and directors: T. J.
Kimball, president; w. e. Mcdowell,
treasurer; A. j. Hemphill. secretary,
and c. II. Clark, +. j. Kimball, Jos. I.
Doran, A. j. Dull. Chas. Hacker, w. C.
Built and w. G.. Mcdowell, directors.
ROANOKE MACHINE WORKS.
This company elected the following
directors: L. j. Kimball. C. I'll. Clark,
Jos. |. Doran. w. C. Built, Jos. II.
Sands. w. e. Mcdowell, and p. L.
Terry. with +. j. Kimball, president;
w. e.. Mcdowell. treasurer. and I