Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1895-08-30
THE RAILROAD rlEETINd.

CudO Udy' nv NiS'SH
adjourned and the court room was
given up for this occasion, The
bell had scarcely ceased to sound
before the room was crowded, and
a meeting was held which for en-
thuslasm and unity of action has
never been surpassed at any time IN
the history of the county.
The body proceeded at once to
organize. with the result that 5. w;
Sterrett was elected chairman and
w. H. Matheny secretary. After
the house was called to order, Hon.
|C.P. Jones addressed the people IN
his usual good style and easy man
ner. He stated that the object OF
the meeting was to take steps to
secure the building of The Chesa-
peake and Western railroad thro
the county. He trusted that the
citizens of the county would take
advantage of an opportunity which
would afford the county steam
| transportation and BRING it in from
the outside world. He said it wouif'
he far from him to advocate any
thing that would iniure the coun-
| ty, but it was his desire 10 do great
good by securing the railroad 10
! the citizens Of the county now ~
Inns and to those who cop,e a1'er
/ them. The idea abraad that we
we're onfy aboac half civilized
would he aore away with and our
! trne position, so far as intelligence
lis concerned. in the front rank OF
! the peopleof Virginia would be made
| known. There are many ways IN
which the county would be bene-
flied by a railroad. 1t is the duly
of the people to- welcome capita
that would develop and make valu-
able much that is worthless. He
lid not advocate anything but in
dividual subscriptions by those who
felt they would be benefited by the
! road and free right OF way. de
] believes that it is the duty Of the
county to at least give the road a
free right of way, Mr.. Jones read
a paper that had been prepared
showing the shares to be SlO0 each,
one-half to be paid, by any one de-
string to take stock, when the road
was completed to the county-seat
and, the other half when completed
to the W. Va. line. He. considered
this a perfectly safe paper for those
wishing to subscribe to- the stock
! of the road.
i Mr.. P. d. Williams, Of Mellow
ell, asked the privilege to state thai
he had recently returned frou
Rockingham county, and Will,
r there enjoyed ride on the G. & W
e that it was good road, the com
pany building it were business mel
through and through and that. h
would like to see it run througl
: old Hig bland.
j, Trimble, ESQ.,, in shor
speech, gave the audience his view
, on this important subject show
ing the great benefits to be derive
from the road while being built AM
after completion. He said he di
not want the rising generation t
hold him responsible for failing t
d act IN a wise manDer, as they he'll
i their forefathers responsible for a.
: lowing an opportunity to pas
. them unimproved years ago. ii
would not want better legacy t
u leave his children than a railroad
d He said as far us he was concerne
the road should have a free RICH
of way through his farms. Pro
d j. M. Colaw's remarks were highl
h complllnented, he having taken u
: the one feature of the talent of tn
county leaving it. there being II
e room for it at home. He spoke c
IS the many openings railroad woul
It bring to the young men OF tn
d county. He said all that was nee
essary to secure a road through tn
county was to hold out proper il
ducements, add a little to our $50
1000 and instead Of narrow gaus
; we would get a broad one. Go
i Machen president Of the Old d.
J. minion Construction Company, q
o. whose shoulders rests the burde
. of the great enterprise, was callt
= on for a speech. In the start, |
o said he was railroad man al
therefore no speaker, but it is OF
opinion that his audience did M
+ agree with him after hearing hin
r He showed clearly in the first rla'
! that he was hot here for child
- play, but that if he entered into Il
\ agreement with the people Of Higl
g land to build the road they migl
N look for it to BIZ built. He said
" was as natural for railroad con
= pany to want the good will Of tt
people as it was for one neighbt
: to want the good will Of anothe
:. 1t was not so much the little mi
81 that Highland would give that the
" cared for so much; but by givin
De it, they got the good will with
xt His illustration of people again