| From the Greensboro (N. C.) Patriot |
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| May 8, 1862 |
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| Piedmont Railroad |
| Richmond, Va., April 29, 1862 |
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| In obedience to a call made by the
Secretary of War, the following Commissioners of the Piedmont Railroad
Company convened at the Exchange and Ballard Hotel, in the City of
Richmond, on the 29th day of April, 1862, at 11 o'clock, A. M.
Present, William T. Sutherlin, of Danville; William P. Watt and George
D. Boyd, of Rockingham County; A. J. Stafford, of Forsythe County;
Jesse H. Lindsay, Levi M. Scott and Ralph Gorrell, of Guilford County;
Bedford Brown, Thomas D. Johnston, Allen Gunn and Montford McGee, of
Caswell County; Giles Mebane and E. F. Watson, of Alamance County;
John W. Cunningham and Thomas McGee, of Person County; James C.
Turrentine and William F. Strayhorn, of Orange County. |
| Upon motion of the Hon. Bedford Brown,
William T. Sutherlin, of Danville, was unanimously elected Chairman;
and on motion of Giles Mebane, E. F. Watson was elected Secretary. |
| Mr. Sutherlin, upon taking the chair, made
his acknowledgements to the Commissioners for the honor conferred upon
him and his native State, Virginia, he being the only representative
in the body of Commissioners, from that State, and informed the
Commissioners that he had just had an interview with the Secretary of
War, in which he informed him he could not have a meeting with the
Commissioners until 1 o'clock, P. M. |
| On motion of the Hon. Bedford Brown, the
meeting then adjourned to 1 o'clock, P. M., to meet at the office of
the Secretary of War. |
| The Commissioners met at the hour
appointed, and after an interview with the Secretary of War, adjourned
to meet again at 8 o'clock, P. M. |
| The Commissioners convened at the hour
appointed. William Johnston, Commissioner from Charlotte, appeared and
took his seat. |
| On motion of Ralph Gorrell, Capt. Myers
read to the Commissioners the surveys of the Road from Danville to
Greensborough, and also from Barksdale Depot on the Danville Road, to
Haw River on the North Carolina Road. |
| The following resolutions were introduced
by Ralph Gorrell, and unanimously adopted, viz: |
| Resolved, That the Board of
Commissioners named in the Charter of the Piedmont Railroad Company be
requested immediately to open books of subscription for stock in said
Company at the different places named in said charter. |
| Resolved, That the Secretary be
requested to notify the said Commissioners, in writing of their
appointment, and instruct them to open said books at the times
specified in the advertisement of the general commissioners
hereinafter ordered. |
| Resolved, That the Secretary be
required to advertise the opening of books at the different places
named in said charter, in the Greensboro' Patriot, Danville Register
and North Carolina Standard, under the direction of the Board of
Commissioners named in said Charter, for twenty days previous to
opening the same. |
| The following resolutions were introduced
by Levi M. Scott and unanimously adopted, viz: |
| Resolved, That the Commissioners
authorize the Chairman of the Board to call a meeting of the
Stockholders in the town of Greensboro', so soon as he is informed
that one hundred thousand dollars of the capital stock in said company
is subscribed by solvent subscribers, and five per cent. paid on the
same. |
| Resolved, That the Greensboro'
Patriot and other papers in this State friendly to the cause of
internal improvements, be requested to publish these proceedings. |
| On motion of Ralph Gorrell, the meeting
adjourned, to be convened again at the call of the Chairman. |
| E. F. Watson, Sec'y |
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