The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-08

scrjption from the state. Less than
$4,000 Of private subscriptions was OBJ
talned. In this state OF things the
president invited the directors to join
him III endorsing tho bonds of the com.
pany. For these bonds. with Il small
portion Of cash and some Stock. the, road
was put under contract on most favor
able terms on December q. 1s4s
IA On tho I'd OF February 1850, an act
was passed changing tho name Of the
Louisa road to- Virginia Central, and
the Legislature having now become sn,-
isfed that tho destiny OF this road was
n very different ono from that nntict-
pated when It started, commenced aiding
tho enterprise BY guaranteeing tho bonds
of the company to the amount OF $780,
600 to furnish this Independent troad 10
Richmond.
con tho subject of the new destiny Of
the railroad referring to tho act charg
ling, the company's. corporate name and
| guaranteeing its bonds. the president III
his report to tho STOCKHOLDERS In March.
1850 3renarked Tho passing OF tho bill
may. therefore, be regarded as q fixed
| policy In the General Assembly to carry
| the road to the waters OF the Ohio
| riYer.,t "A few days before the passage
|, Of This last mentioned act-viz.. on the
| 9TH january, 1850, the Legislature had
I
| stock OF the company and authorizing
| State subscription to carry the road from
Staunton tn t'nving ton.
G"The construction or the road from
| Staunton to CovinEton was work OF
| great difficulty, arly the whole being
| through n mountainous country, with sew
eral tunnels.
RAN OVER TIE MOUNTAINS.
Before disrissng this subject It shotl Id
| not he omitted to notice that while walt
ing for the completion OF the Blue Ridge
| tunnel tho Central Company just hauled
| r iron rail across the Blue Ridge at
| Rock Fish Gap and laid 1t from Wayncs-
| boro TO Staunton, twelve miles, and SUB
| seuuently being convinced that trans
| portation OF this travel and tonnage by
horse power over the mountains would
he too expensive, they built Il track
! over the top OF tho mountain. with
grades of 800 feet, to the mile, and worked
! n succe ssf,lly Until the tunnel was nm
lshed.
"This is a brief history OF the begin
l ming and progress of the work to its com
4 lpletlon to Covlngton, and the commence
q rnent OF the legislation of 1855 and 1867
4 IIndcr which the Central Company has
undertaken The completion vi the Cow
( Iltngton and Ohio road. and thereby ac-
i gOuircd the name OF CHeSupcahc s'''u Oi ''1-
Railway Company.
4 a list OF officers OF the company Sep
A tcmber 80. 1853: &##
y Col. Edmund Fontainc. president.
william Overton. Jacob Baylor ane
Samuel Carpenter, directors appointed
Eby Board Of Public Works.
Il d Nathaniel B. Hill and John r. Woods
z directors elected BY stockholders.
H II. d. WhItcomb. chief engineer.
1homns Dodomcad, general supcrintend
ent.
John Garrett treasurer ss
Il r. f. Nctherland, assistant trcasur
WIN. Garrett general ticket agent.
w. Il. .Adcocs, ticket agent at Rich
mond.
steven Hunter, general freight agcn
at Richmond.
r.. ID. Tyler, assistant.
RI. Wiley assistant.
The following were station agents.
! j. =, Christian, at Hanover Courthouse
4 VIM Spicer. Mt Junction; John w, Phil
. lips, at Beavcrdam; j. II. Bp:npass. ~
Bumpass; S. 9, Tallcy. at Frcdwick'.
i Hall; r, B. iDavls.&ut Tolersvile; a. \
4 HALEY, at Louisa Courthouse: j.. G. Tai
4 ley, at Trcvillians; a. j. Gooch. at Cor
" louisville: ], i. fLuckstep al Lmdsay's
. Jacob Williams. ut Gotham: Il, Bremond
II at Keswick; j.. BreniOnd, ut Shadwcll
James Minor. at Charlottcsvillc; NJ. Nc
Kinney, at University: w. n. Cosby.
5Ilyy;a i. y. Cioodc at Mechum's River
flames Bruce, ut Greenwood: j. S. Wal
lace, at Z, Wnnesboro; p. smawkrr, n
l'ishervillc; n. a, Burke, at stanton;
IoulI, ut Swoopc; James II, King. II
Craigsville; u, ", Abrahams, nt Goshen
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