Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-11-11
AT CHARLESTON.

load Commission, representatives
4 Pocahontas. Nicholas. Fayettc,
.nawha and Grccnbricr counties
Hpcarcd before that Commission in
H. City of Charleston, last Friday
o'clock p. H., in the Assembly
bonn Of the kanawha Hotel. This
las by far The largest delegation
hat has heretofore appeared be-
Drr The Commission |. mel for
,r purpose Of presenting 10 The
fnmmiSSion facts and some Of the
ea>onS why Midland Trail should
.nt be dctoured around South Of the
Ncr by way OF Bccklcy. 1t was Il
irGC, enthusiastic meeting of
|irncst, widc-awakc men. There
tcrr more than three hundred pres
"a. Many could not gain access to
D. large assembly room. There
|yrc present SO representative men
fnm all parts of Grccnbricr coun-
&c frcm Fayctte county, S from
ichoIas county, and s from Poca-
Entas county. We were moi able
i sc: The number nor the names Of
Jose present from Kanawi,a coun-
Il MIR. j. Scott McWhortcr. of Lew
EIurG, III his able. deliberate and
Rnri%inS manner opened the dis
(lSSion and gave Il complete history
the Trail from the days it was Il
uHalO Trail, later Il route of Indian
htvcl. A line Of march for Rcvolu-
Snary soldiers as we'll as those Of
yvil War. The route of march for
d. sHlrdy pioneer sons who went
Vest to build our nation. MIR. Nc
'hortcr'S argument was a maslcrly
Presentation Of fact and logic TO
ft!ich there can be no aswcr.
A!D;hcrs from Grccnbricr county
SeahinS were Hons. 4. L. HuddlcS-
bn. Of White Sulphur and J S Thur
hpnd, of Alderson; Thos. w.
hiclds, of Frankford; J. W. Baxter,
Rcnick, and c. L. Boone, of
Enccvcrtc and John Rainc Of Rain
lc. Nicholas county's interests
iErc presented by w. g.. Brown, OF
Ammcrsvillc, and Dr.. James Nc
FunS, of Redwood. Pocahontas.
t. II. Williams, of Marlinion.
e'ycttc county by e.. w. OScnton.
lillian McKell, G.. \. Ccnlcy. judge
o. Bolcy, and others. The scnli-
(cni and position of Kanawha coun
was clearly presented by l.. L. !
Rcci and Dr.. w. p. Black. This
taS a most enthusiastic meeting
!d showed The wide and far reach |
NJ interest of the people in one OF
l" most historic routes of travel
thc United States.
W. order that our readers NAV
~" who arc actively engaged in |
IS campaign, and thai others may
NJ greater Interest. we print the !
fn"S OF those in attendance. We
z Only sorry We could noi get tho
(nncS Of those from Kanawha coun-
FAYErTE'S DELEGATION.
tW. \. Jasper, Fl. o. Bolcy. Eli !. !
aylor, -. w. Boone, C. \. Conlcy, !
j.. Summers, Henry McGraw, Alex .
!Iirr, Walter Brown, &. ID. Brown,
ID. hlncaid, &. ii. Brcckland, DR.. !
l.. HAIRLESS, Joe Bell. John Kcrbv, !
II. lilscy, II. NJ. Tully, w. S. !
h1mas, ,h. b Wills, W. l.. Burruss, |
l." Upton, Dr.. +. d. Mar!indalc,
mn \: Martindalc. Rev. +. ".
app, Capt. j. L. Naughtcr. Dr.. l..
No%, o. b. Wills, w. II. Evans. f.. !
hionS, J. II. SkaggS, w & Moore.
r. Coleman, e.. w. OScnton. ThoS. ,
3}onc. q. II. Burdcttc. w. II. IEol-
Fo' DR.. ]. w. Walker, |. r. Wood,
l.: Garvc%, s. II. Anick. Ed Smith
q ~ MNlcS, DR.. G.. l.. Bell. Robert
3n!'r' II. S. Walker, Geo. Bean, G..
NfcbbS, &. y. Proctor. e.. II. Hens
George Mylcs, II. J. Dickcrson, /
h' Mckcll, J. 4. Boone, ID. b. Dur
'r' Abe. Forsyl!ic, w. II. Dickcr-
'h;J j. ID. Boone, a. w. Hamilton.
~: hothwCll, II. &. Young, DR.. |
III haynes, p. II. Kelly, +. T.. Smith
T.. Liaypool, e. L. w. Wood, Lee
GhEENBRlER's DELEGATION.
D. Scott McWhorter, S. p. Preston.
'aS' \. McWhortcr, R. NJ. Bell, r.
burke, J. w. McClung, John p. |
''I8' II +. Hunter, Chas. S. Dice,
IT, Boone, C.. L. Conner, L. L. ,
'ISay, II. l.. Williams, II. VI. Tate, !
- d. Hines, C.. f.. Boone. Carl Nc !
e. fiuddlcston, a. n. Shawvcr, NJ. !
Ausiin, II. W. Bivcns, J. S Thur !
D"d' r. II. Anschutz. s. NJ. Austin 4
i h1n Bell, II. w. Comstock, +. w. |
"m imY'uS' Jack Robinson. J. Wade !,
ill., H., H. II. Blackburn, T.. l.. Bell, |
, "n b. Sydcnstricker. l.. G.. Viii
a' a,nS' 1. l.. McClung, DR.. J. w. |
|DmPton, J. w. Clarkson, Z. w. Sy-
shI>.rlcker, sh E. II. George, w. l.. |
%;iT1>co't. Ross Tuckwillcr, Harvey |
Irs"n. r. S. Watts, w. R. Burdcltc, |
cc; r.; NcCllng, Cary McClung, ]. 0. |
"'1ng, jim Bivens, John Burdcu, |
o1 W. ,b,urdettc, Clarence Jackson, |
~ i'andlcy, J. D. Handlcy, Mason |