Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-10-25
NEW RAILWAY LINE.
uuNDRED-MuE G. & o. BhAN'"
UP THE GREENBRIER.
STOCKHOLDERS ANNUAL MEETINGS.
rho.c Of the c. & o. and the South
crn Held Here Ycsfcrday-Coi' L. w.
IL. TnIcoft 10 lie Receiver Tor VI"
J.. q P.-Rnilrond Notes

|
i. & P.-RniIrond Notes.
At a special meeting Of the stockholders
Of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
| Company, in this city, yesterday the
company was authorized 10 aid In the
construction Of the Greenbrier railway
which IS 10 run from Caldwell. station
on the main line OF the road. in Green
brier county, w. Va. TO the Forks OF
Greenbrier. in Pocahontas county.
| The road will be constructed by the
! Greenbrier Railway Company, the capt.
tai stock OF which viii be owned by the
Chesapeake and Ohio. Although not Off
cially stated, IL IS understood that the
stockholders authorized yesterday the
issuance Of 100000 Of 4 per cent. gold
bonds, secured by a first mortgage on
the property Of the Grecnbrior Railway
Company. The proceeds are TO be used
in the construction Of the road
OF course, II is understood that lhe
| road IS only a branch Of the Chesape'N'
! and Ohio. The road IS expected 10 con,
meet with the West Virginia Central ana
! piftsburg railway at the Forks Of Green
brier. The result will be, that virginia
will thus be brought much nearer the
lakes and the Central North and North
I west The line viii also develop d Inc
lumber and cattle country. Hon. John
II. NcGraw. of Grafton, ". Va, who,
by the way. is close friend OF Hon.
Johnson y. Camden, president ana chleI
| stakeholder Of the West Virginia central
! and Pittsburg. owned a great deal OF
timber land along the line Of the pro-
posed road and has always strongly adj
vocated its construction.
THE ANNUAL MEETING.
Prior 20 the special meeting Of tho
stockholders yesterday. they held a reg
uar annual meeting at the general off
ces Of the company in this city at 10
A. VI.
Mr. Virginius Newton presided over the
| meeting and Mr.. G. +. Wexford acted
as secretary. The capital stock Of the
/ company Is Gl6.3j0 shares, and there were
present at the meeting IN person or by
proxy $50 shares. The annual report
Of the president, which has been already
published I'm the Dispatch was approved,
and the old Board of Directors was
unanimously reelected, as follows:
Mcssrs. Decatur Axtel. George II. Bliss.
G. TT. Costor Chauncey VI. Dopew,
Charles D. Dicly. Jr.. Walter D. Horn,
NJ J.. ingalls,. Samuel Spencer, and
Henry r. Wickham.
The annual meeting of the stockholders
| Of the Southern railway was held at tho
general Offices in Richmond at 10 o'clock
| 4. VI. yesterday. The only business
| transacted was the reelection of the
| Board Of Directors. as follows: Alexander
Is. Andrews, Joseph Bryan. Charles H..
Coster, Harris c. Fahnestock, William v
| Finley Robert NJ. Galloway, Samuel NJ.
/ Inman, Adrian Iselin, Jr, Samuel Spencer.
| skpwith Wilmer and James T. Wood
/ ward.
Mr.. Joseph Bryan, one Of the directors
of the company, acted as chairman Of
the meeting, and Mr. Josiah i. Hill socre-
| tary of the company, as secretary Of the
| meeting. \ very large majority Of the
capital stock Of the company was rep
resented.
IT is now believed there IS no doubt Of
the appointment Of Colonel r. NJ. r. Tai
colt, assistant of the SeabOard Airline
TO the receivcrship Of the Farmvile and
! Powhatan railroad. The bondhOlders and
| lienholders ask for a receiver, and q il
| understood the railroad company VIII not
| oppose. Therefore, the appointment Of
a receiver is almost q certainty. Al
| parties are said to desire the appoint
| meNt OF colonel ldlcOtl
Il would not have it unless they did"
said Colonel Talcott yesterday. lie did
not know, however, that ne was the
choice Of all parties.
No steps were taken towards the ap-
pointment Of a receiver yesterday, ana
those interested are not willing 10 dis
cuss the situation or its probable develop
ments.
4 gentleman who is closely identified
with the SeabOard AIRLINE said ycster-
day that that company has made no ad-
yances towards securing the road, cas-
yet" The words quoted indicate that
the Tumor that the Seaboard Airline
would eventually secure control Of the
FarmVlle and POWhatan are not entirely
without foundation. There are many
interested persons who hope that the road
may be rehabilitated under an energetic
lecoiyership, and that the history of the
Baltimore and Ohio may be repeated III
this instance, on a smaller scale. 1t has
also been suggested by one OF the bond
holders that when the court takes charge
of the road, the receiver will be instruct
cd to complete the road 10 Manchester
1t IS said 10 be likely that the Atlantic
Coast Line and the Norfolk and Western
Will try 10 secure the road, If it IS sold
The following labor liens were filed IN
the Chanccry Court yesterday against
lNG II al ulNlilt anu iOWAAL1M lAllIO1Q
II. d. Archer, S63.16; u. A. Blankcnship
SITS; c. G. Blankenship, &5962; b. a
Dlankenship. S22L16; Ii. G.. Grigg, $2j; G
J.. Runin, SIS; j.. ID. Tibbs, $780, T. 3
JETS, 1856; Lewis A. Ruhin, S23; w. y
Perdue, $3.50; H. T. billiard, $i94l; L. j.
Robertson, S26b; S. 4. Ride $27S.3S; r.
o. Duval Sl1.40; T. y. Grigg, Sl9400; WI
liam IL. Vest, $45S: b. Chatmond, So
Macon Baglsy y20u; r. S. Nunnauy
Sli4S5; Isham Smith SS92; John J. Werth
SoS.6S; T. II. Lyon, Sis; w. Il. Werth
S-O16; w. II. Fowlkes, S13O33; Ale,.
Dance, S292j; Conrad Bredrup, S2l02S; "
b. Blankenship, Sn.47; L. Il. Pickett
$l39U.
i y supply lien was filed by Asa snydei
/ q Co. for 1895.
, The Southern railway, It IS officially
, stated. will make no special efforts 10
! meet the Proposed IN proyements in ira
81 yelling facilities promised by the Sea-
board AIRLINE. III is stated BY an official
I Of the road that 1t is not thought neces-
D sary that the passenger service be extra
[ ordinarily improved. 1t is already at a
- very high point of excellence. The South
ern's winter service to Florida is very
, fine.
b. Lack OF stone is the great difficulty
, encountered in the construction Of our
! road" said Colonel 4. NJ. r. Talcott yes
tcrday speaking OF the work Of con
e. structing the Richmond, Petersburg and