The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-05-04
MEETINGS OF CORPORATIONS.
The Norfolk and Western Heads
the List.
Two Roanoke Gentlemen Receive De-
served Promotions ID. II. Matson
Elected PRECEDENT of the Pecahontas
Coal Company-E. t. Burnett Appoint
ed Purchasing agent of tho Norfolk
and Western.

The meetings of the various CORPORA.
lions, announced in The TIMES to take
place yesterday, were held according to
announcement. For two OF three dave
che msgnates and capitalists from
different sections had been gathering
in Roanoke to be present at the meet.
ings of the companies in which thew
have interests. Most of these were
from Philadelphia. Some came from
other Northern cities, some from
across the water, and Virgins had
several representatives. 1t was dis
agreeable day. Rain began to fall
early in the morning and continued to
pour all day until late in the afternoon.
listers and umbrellas were in demand,
Notwithstanding the weather, how
ever, the plans for the day were carried
out to the letter with possibly a few
exceptions. The visit of President
Rimball and party to Hotel Rockledge
on Mill Mountain had to be abandoned
as matter OF course. The following
Ia list OF the officers elected by the
several corporations, which hold their
meetings yesterday in this city.
Norfolk aud Western-F. j. Kimball,
president; A. j. Hemphill, secretary;
w. G. Mcdowell, treasurer. Directors
f. j. Kimball, G. II. Clark, Chas. Hacker.
Joseph 1. Doran, R. S. Brock, s. A. Gro.
ger, A. j. Dull, U. L. Boyce, Walter Fl.
Taylor, Robert Fleming, Rowland Davis,
William Vivian and Henry Wheeler, Jr.
The annual reports of the officers OF
the road were submitted and approved.
After the election of officers the fol.
lowing appointments were made BY the
board OF directors: Charles II. Mellon,
formerly assistant to the president. as
assistant treasurer; e. T. Burnett, for
neral assistant purchasing agent, as
purchasing agent; S. G. Gaillard, form.
erly assistant engineer in charge Of
construction, as assistant to the preei.
dent.
1t is understood that the office of uur.
chasing agent will remain in Philadel-
phia.
AT meeting of the Shenandoah
Valley Railroad Company the following
officers were elected: +. j. Kimbali,
president; a. j. Hemphill, secretary;
w. G Mcdowell, treasurer. Directors:
Il. j. Kimball, Jos. I. Doran, w. G..
Bullitt, r. S. Brock, Chas. H. Mellon.
ROANOKE LAND AND IMPROVEMENT CON.
The following are the officers of the
Roanoke Land and Improvement Com
pany: President, G. FL. Clark; vice.
president, 81. S. Trout; secretary and
treasurer, H. e Gerhard. Directors: L.
j. Kimball, H. S. Trout, p. l.. Terry, j.
j. Martin, Charles Hacker, f. S. Kim.
ball, D. w. Clark.
ROANOKE MACHINE WORKS.
following officers were chosen for the
ensuing year: E. j. Kimball, president;
A. j. Hemphill, secretary; w. G. Nc.
Dowell, treasurer. Directors: Il. j.
Kimball, G. 81. Clark, Jos. I. Doran, w.
z. Bullitt, Jos. H. Sands. w. G. Nc.
Dowell, p. L. Terry.
The following corporations elected
officers as stated below:
Pocahontas Coal Company-President
d. 81. Matson; secretary and treasurer,
@. Bell; general agent, II. N. Clax-
ton. Directors, f. j. Kimball, VIM. C.
BulIitt, Jos. q. Sands, Jos. 1. Doran,
Henry Fairfax, II. 5. Trout and j. Allen
Watts.
Virginia Mineral Railway Company
f. y. Kimball, president; A. ]. Hemp
hill, secretary; w. G. Mcdowell, treas
urer. Directors, f. j. Kimball, c. H.
Clark, w. G. Bnllitt, A. j. Hemphill, w
q. Mcdowell, Jas. A. Walker.
The Suffolk Land Company met at IL
a. m. and reel acted the following Of
ficers: j. Il. Dingee, president; M. W.
Bryan, secretary and treasurer. Direc.
tors: j. II. Dingee, w. l. Doran, S. w.
Cotton, Jr.; R. r. Prentiss and M. w.
Bryan.
The Crewe Land and Improve ment
Company met at 1880 and re elected
the following officers: j. II. Dingee,
president; Malcolm w. Bryan, secretary
and treasurer. Board of directors: j.
d. Dingee, w. l. Doran, S. w. Cotton,
Jr.; VIM. II. Mann and NJ. w. Bryan.
The old officers OF the Virginia Com
pany were elected and the following
directors: G. 81. Clark, F. j. Kimball,
Joseph l. Doran, A. J. Dull. Charles
Hacker, w. G. Bullitt, w. G. Mcdowell.
The following officers were elected by
the Grocer Iron Company: s. A Crozer,
president; j.. p. Grocer, secretary; e.
Grocer, treasurer. Directors: The above
officers and s. A. Grocer, Jr.; f. E.
Weston, b. Houston, t. 81. Houston.
the Southwest Real Estate and Invest
ment Company: President. c. NJ. Clark;
vice president, A. c. Denniston; secre-
tary and treasurer, G. l.. Esterbrook,
Jr. Directors: C. M. Clark, A. C. Dem
niston, j. S. Clark, Joseph 1. Doran, w.
". Justice, s. w. Cotton, Jr., and E. w.
Clark.
The Virginia Development Company
elected officers as follows: President,
Logan M. Bullitt; secretary and treas
urer, G. l.. Esterbrook, Jr. Directors
Logan M. Bullitt, r. s. Brock, G. Nj.
Clark, z. e. Dennistou, Joseph 7. Doran,
j. ii. Diugee, f. j. Kimball, w. b.
Campbell, P. l.. Terry.
The following officers were elected by