Virginian in 1907 -- Formed

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Gordon
 
Walter H. Taylor was General Lee's chief aide during the Civil War. He was  
quite a remarkable figure.
 
Jim Kehn
 
 
In a message dated 5/10/2008 9:15:50 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org writes:

RAILROAD MERGER TO OCCUR  NEXT MONDAY
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Property of the Deepwater to  be Taken Over by the Virginian at Meeting at 
Ansted
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OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS OF  NEW ROAD CHOSEN
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    Major W. N. Page, Ansted,  W. Va., was elected president of the Virginian 
Railway at the annual meeting  of the stockholders held in Nofrolk Wednesday. 
 Major Page was president  of the Tidewater railway, recently designated as 
the Virginian railway, and is  also president of the Deepwater railway shortly 
to be merged into the  Virginian railway.  The headquarters of the Deepwater 
railway are to be  located at Ansted.
    Raymond Dupuy, vice  president and general manager of the Tidewater was 
elected vice president and  general manager;  Walter H. Taylor, of Norfolk, 
assistant secretary; and  James Clarke, of New York, teasurer.  Heming Fernstrom, 
chief enginner of  the Tidewater, was chosen chief engineer.
    Following are those chosen  as directors: Major W. N. Page, Raymond 
Dupuy, Walter H. Taylor, Charles M.  Pretlow, John Kee, assistant attorney, and E. 
W. Knight, general councel, with  office in Charleston, W. Va.
    It was determined to  transfer the head offices of the road from 
Staunton, Va., to Norfolk,  Va.
    Preliminary plans were  made to take over the properties of the Deepwater 
railway.  This merger  will be effected on April 22 at a meeting of the 
stockholders of the Deepwater  to be held at Ansted, W. Va., on that date.
    Following the  stockholders' meeting the Virginian officials attending 
the meeting enjoyed a  spin about the harbor on the Tidewater gasoline launch.  
The party  finally found their way up the Southern branch of the river 
[Elizabeth  River] to the trestle over the Southern branch.  General Manager  Dupuy 
then piloted the party down to the Exposition grounds via the Virginian  route. 
 They made the trip on a special car.
    Walter H. Taylor, who was  elected assistant secretary, will continue as 
division counsel of the road as  in the past.
 
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
April 19, 1907
 
[Although there was some blurring in the  newspaper microfilm, I believe the 
names and dates were transcribed  correctly.  However, please post any 
corrections.]
 
Gordon  Hamilton


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