The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-13
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Halifax county. Va.
Tho Tidcwatcr Hallway was chartered
February 20, 1901, and the incorporators
are as follows: William III. Landes,
Thomas D. Ransom, Charles II. East,
j. w. II. Pcyton, II. a. Walker. J. Bad
win Ransom and Arista lioge. Tho char
ter provides that the road is to run
from the boundary line between Virginia
ana West Virginia, near the crossing OF
the New River in Giles county. to point
at or near Norfolk, Va, estimated length
or line, 335 miles, and to be run through
the counties Of Giles. Montgomery l'oa-
nokc, Franklin. Bedford. Campbell Pitt
sylvania Halifax. Charlotte, Prince Ed
ward, Luncnburg. Nottowny. Brunswick,
Dlnwldde, Grecnsvlle, Sussex. southamp-
ton, Isle OF Wight Nunsemond and Nor
folk
| An amendment was issued February 20
| 1901, providing that the line should he
maze 10 pass lHIou6l u ti'c WY ~ A' 1''
oke. Va.
| Tho charter was further amended on
September 6. 1901, and added Mecklen-
burg county to the route through which
the proposed line was to pass.
further amendment was issued No
vembers 80 1904, providing authority for
the company to construct and operate q
! fork line from the main line beginning,
! at or near Mchcrrln, in tho county Of
L,nenburg, to point at or nea r Newport
News, in Warwick county, distance OF
about 14O miles, and to run through the
| counties OF Luncnburg. Dlnwiddie, Ches-
| terrified, IIenrco Charles City Prince
! George surry james City. York, Eliza
| beth City and Warwick.
Tho charter was further amended De-
| cembcr 49, 1901 and the company was
| given authority to construct and operate
1, fork line from the main line In Tide
water Virginia, to dlvergc$ from the main
I limo at or near Jarratt In Sussex county,
for n distance Of about seventy-fiye
miles. through the counties of Sussex,
| s;urry, Isle OF Wight James City, York,
! Elizabeth City and Warwick and the
city Of Newport News
The officers nre W. N. Page, president,
! Ansted, w. Va; Thomas d. Ransom vice.
president, Stanton, Va; Raymond. Du-
l.uy, general manager, Norfolk, Va. One
| hundred miles of the road Norfolk and
I vest, Is now under contract, and IT IL
| expected that II will be completed N
about twelve or eighteen months. The
| construction will begin at Suffolk, va
The Confederate Flags.
Editor or The Times ispatch:
Sir,-Will you be kind enough to pub
lish in your Sunday edition n detailed his
! tory of the design and adoption OF the
/ four Confederate FLAGS, also the "Bonny
Blue Flag Was the latter ever tho
4 emblem'of South Carolina? You Will
| thereby greatly obligc Il Daughter of tho
4, Confedcracy who Is requested to prepare
Il paper on this subject for the Turner
!Ashby Chapter, United Daughters of the
i Confederacy.5
i Tho first flag was the national Con-
federate emblem, and never saw defoat,
but only the glory of victory On March
I 6. 1861, the Confederate Congress- enacted
that the flag of the Confectionery consist
of a red field, with II white bar, one-thlrd
the width Of the flag extending through
the center and having a red space above
and below Of the same width as the
white. The Union Blue to extend down
through the white space and stop at the
lowered space; In the center Of the blue
n circle of seven stars This flag has
been adopted by the Daughters of the
Il Confederacy as their badge. II was not
carried in battle after July, OF 1861.
!. After the battle OF Manassas, July IL
4 1861 the similarity between the confed-
4 crate flag just mentioned and the ull.lea
" States flag caused SO much confusion
that General Joseph II, Johnston and Gen Gen
eral p, II. Beauregard determined TO adopt
Il battle flag.
4 The Greek cross in blue, with thirteen
stars, crossing a field of red diasonally
was adopted ny the Confederate Congress
after 1t had repeatedly led the southern
! bOsts to victory. This Is the veterans