The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-04-11


Tor from entrance fees and the sale Of
privileges together with portion of the
gate receipts.
10 provide for these proposed i'm
provements 1t is suggested that regu-
larly chartered stock company be or
gantzed with minimum capital of ten
thousand dollars, divided into shares Of
twenty. five dollars each. That the
shares be payable fifty per cent June /,
and nifty per cent August 1.
That the exposition be held in the
city of Roanoke
To raise the amount OF minimum CAP
ital above proposed it is suggested that
an effort be made to secure at least ten
memb ers in each county, city and town
within tho territory prescribed. and tn t
at least ESQ shares DO secured in Roa-
noke city In addition to this, that the
various development companies inter-
ested in this section be asked to con-
tribute and the CO. operation of the Nor
folk and Western railroad be solicited
AT the conclusion of the meeting per
sons present should be invited to sub
scribe, and such subscribers meet the
same evening or following morning,
elect officers and directors for the first
year. adopt charter and place the OR.
ganization on permanent footing
The committee recommend the fol-
lowing as the charter officers of the
society:
Thomas w. Miller, Col. John e. Penn
and N. Il. Johnston, OF Roanoke;
Samuel Walton, Mercer, w. Va; DR..
O'Keefe; Tazewell Capt. j. II. H. Fig
gait, Botetourt; Capt. S. Heth, Rad
ford; Capt. William Ingles, Radtord;
Major j. Hoge Tyler, Radford; ]. W.
Allemong, Salem; j. Howard Wayt,
Augusta; DR.. Preston Parr, Bedford !;
Judge w. M. Pierce, Montgomery;
Judge Martin Williams, Bland; P. +.
st. Clair, Giles; j; r. Summerson,
Pulaski, W. G. Kend erline, Rsdford ;
Judge G. o. Sheppard. Buena Vista;
Col. s. c. Shields, Rockbridge county;
j. p. WEIGH, Lexingson; B. c. Moomaw,
Buena Vista.
Colonel Penn offered the following
amendment, which was accepted by the
com mittee:
Resolved, That the incorporators, or
such OF them as shall unto together
and get the charter Of incorporation,
shall have authority to alter and amend
the details of this plan as to them
shall seem best"
Mayor Saunders, of Bedford CITY,
made an address. which was highly Gu
logistic to Roanoke, at which place he
Eli means. The report OF tho commit
tee was then adopted, and the meeting
adjourned sine die.
NOtes of the Convention
Thomas p. Grasty, who made such 3
practical speech last night at the con-
vention, Is in charge of tho Washing ton
oillce OF the Manufacturers Record, OF
baltimore. 1t is to be expected that
that excellent and enterprising journal,
which is so strong an advocate Of every
thing for the development and upbuild-
ing Of the South, will con tain an encour-
aging report of last nights meeting from
Mr.. Grasty's fecile pen. Mr.. Grasty,
who has always manifested an interest
in Roanoke, is we'll known in this sec
tion. During the pending tariff discus
sion he has been Jealous worker for
the retention OF duty on coal and iron
ore and has exerted big influence by
his work.
Col j. G. Shields, who represented
the Stsunton chamber of commerce., of
which organization he is the secretary,
is veteran newspaper man, having
commenced his work on the old Virgin
ian in Lynchburg over fifty years ago
He has been connected with the Steun
ton Spectator, but has dropped active
journalism in the past few years and
spent the time upon his farm at River
side. Colonel Shields has been q close
observer of the development of the rail
road and commercial interests in South
west Virginia, and actually feels inter
ested in anything which tends to the
further upbuilding of this section.
Rev. Il. F. Nuckolls, proprietor of
the Nuckolls Bromo- Arsenic Springs of
Grayson county, and Capt. R. G Bourne,
mem Der OF the legislature from indie
pondence, Grsyson county, Va, were
among the delegates TO the ton
at the Academy Of Music last night and
Arc guests Of Robert Rogers.
Is. c. Moomaw, who was chosen secre-
tary of tho meeting last night, ia the
able editor of the Buena Vista Advocate,
and has through his paper strongly
favored the holding OF such an exposi-
ton.