Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-31
WEST POINT CITIZENS
PLEDGE THEIR SUPPORT
MaSs-Meeting Is Held in Interest of
Projected Railroad That VIII
Penetrate Middlesey.
ROAD SECURES IT'S CHARTER
Warner Moore Named as President
of Line From West Point to Ur.
banna-Plnn Business Survey OF
Kappahannock Valley.

coincident with the issuance hero
/ yesterday of charter to the Rich
( mona. Rappahannock and Northern
,hiiway Company. citizens OF West
( 'o'ht met and pledged hearty support
W. ,"e Schcme 10 connect that town
Win orbahna by rail. Resolutions
were adopted calling upnn The Tovn
( touhcii TO grant "A right Of way to
,he proposed railroad. and to issue
ponds to grade it.
"ood progress towards the new line
VAS WAS mace Yesterday Probably tho
i' ms, Important was the grant of A
chartcr BY the State Corporation Com
mission. In addition to the main lire
between West Point and Erbanna rho
company is given the right TO con.
, Strnrt branches or feeders into o,t,r
counties other than the ones directly
| tapped The authorized capital l..
t'"o'ono. OF which s2J0,0UO VIII be urc-
!crred Warner Moore was named as
president, with Herbert l. Levin of
west Point. vice president: X n
bruce. treasurer. James Mullen, secre-
tary; Oliver j. Sand, e. II. Ruffiu n
r. SpraSuc and y. l.. iiawsc. directors
MiSSMEi:TING Is
HELD IN WEST POINT
y mass meeting had been called i'm
West Point before the charter w,s
secured II was largely attended and
wa" an enthusiastic meeting, many NO.
men BEING present. Prominent bust.
ness men made addresses. among them
being Vice I'rcsidcut Lewis Of the nov.
company X. &. Garden. Southern Rail
way agent At richmond Ned Bland
president of the Citizens Bank: i T.
bland. president OF the Town Council
crosby Thompson. president OF the old
dominion Industrial Corporation: Ma
than Hess, president OF the Chamber
81 Commerce. Or. r.. V Bagby. W e.
DAVIS. Dr. George W. Richardson and
j. Il. B"Stic, secretary OF the Chamber
OF Commerce. During the course OF the
meeting. Colonel James UConner, uii,.
OF the most pub!ic-spiri,ed citizens OF
West loint, offered $500 toward inn
proving the right OF WAY OF the road
within the town boundrics. 1t was
thought advisable. however. to hav.
this money come out Of the town tre,Is.
ury.
preliminary surveys OF the proposed
route nave already been made. aud
charles l.. Ruiin. engineer in charge,
is now cnca sed in checking up sur
, vey made by Colonel G. L. t.. Burgwyn,
%! this city, in 1905. 1t is proposed
To connect with the Southern Railway at
West Point, but If that company does
not give satisfactory treatment, Il
change Viii b" made. and the line uill
connect with the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railroad At Toano.
Plan BUSINESS SURVEY
or ROADS TERRITORY
I oliver J. Sands and several other
local hnanciers and business men are
planning = business survey OF the ter
ritory TO he tapped by the proposed
line. This trip viii probably he taken
next week The plan is TO motor to
Fgedcricks aud from that city to
, irvinStun. crossing the i:appahannocli
/ River by ferry 20 Urbanna, and re-
turning IL Richmond by way Of West
/ i'Qint. The party would touch Rich
mond, Northumberlaud and Lancaster
Counties. on the Northern Neck. in adj
dillon TO those contingent 10 the Rap
pahannock on the west.
II is expected that a delegation rep
rcsentinG the Chamber OF Commerce.
Business Mems club and the Retail
Merchants Association will accompany
the party.
\ ncctin:; OF the committee appoint
ell at IL recent meeting in Urbanna TO
cooperate with the local capitalists
will he held next week, at which time
the question OF financing IN" company
Will b.. discussed. The promoters en-
pcct the citizens in the counties benc-
fitting by the new line to subscribe
at least sl0c.i0D of the stock.