Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1851-03-14
Communications.

Mr. CLARKE - In your pnncr ot the 9TH mir ;s
an article i'm relation TO the Chnnnloin 1ros,or,oton
Company, prelnced by some r,,,otks of vour o,,,,
which is ca lcuutcd | think. to rniseod n,nrv in 70.
lation to the true interests of the peonle resir il,
the Valley OF Lake Chnmplan | shall th.reCora ,r
ter some remarks which hope NAV receive copsde-
ration by your many readers te,ore they receive that
article as a can lii statement of the c,se st,u
pass over the plausible manner OF the statement ot
that the Cumpanv bnd come to the c,rc,sio,
even before the Annual Meeting. TO r,ur. TN. i;,r.
to -, tor the coming season. any such conclusion
upon the part Of the Company Aavill, fg9 y,,,rI t
the odar Of che repentance Of the eau t ro,,l4' for
- tone Of uh !, opinion had long before sounded
the alarm that an Opposioa Boa, If started. woud
De patronatd by the public We next come to the
writer's denial, that the people in this Country "can
have great sympathy" with the present Stochlol.
ders Had the gentleman undertaken to have moved
this, he should have given list of the present Stock
holders Well, as he did not undertake il will
assist MIN in the work. A Wall Street firm are
owners OF over 1900 shares. of ,hi, Stock Nh. q A
Burton is the owner of over 700 shares, MAKING
about POO lo the 3OOC) shares owned by one Wall
st. House. and one individual residing at ST Albums
Bay Now, | shall undertake. from these facts to
show that the people of this Country hive nm sv,,po
My in common with the owners OF a majority Of that
stock because the Company is controlled by Wall
St, firm, tcho can hare no interest in common with
us,and by MIRO a. Burton, who for personal interest
sides with this Wal Sire firm an wiling 10 leave
The point after stating some few facts which. think
have bearing upon the probability OF these men
acting in concert. | have said that Mr. Burton had
Il personal interest or acting i'll concert with The
all st, Stockholders, and row Tor the facts from
which to draw this conclusion. Ii is well known
that Mr.. Burton is an Off GER in that Compauv and
doubtless receives as he on !ht, for his services.
very handsome salary. He is also the President of
Bank al the point where he resides, and | am in
formed large Stakeholder in that Bank he has
therefore some interest in obtaining deposes for
that institution, and using the Boats as a means OF
giving circulation to its bills he is President and
acting Director OF the Champnin Transportation
Company, and IT is to be presumed not cntirelu
agninSt tie ,CisheS of his Wal Street friends has
removed tue point Of drpositIng the funds Of the
Company, ana 0Hrdens the Treasurer. who resides
mere Win the safe keeping OF his reccpiS the Cap.
taIns tor their weekly returns OF dds Is it in
OF these facts assuming too much to say, that Mr.
Burton has some PcrcOnal interest for acting in con-
cert with the all Street Stockholders? and is there
any fairness IN the intnation OF the writer OF that
article that there Is OF eau be any great sympathy
IN the pat Of the people here, with the preset
Stockholders when over two.thrds OF the Stock is
otcHed ma IA FacRccd by Wall Street owners The
writer then proceeds 10 argue that the Company an.
nun,ly eXpcnds larg mount for labor and mdter,-
a, the benefit OF which is received by those nhah-
ting this d,strc, OF country and do we not ask.
Jay back rcry handsomely for the favor, when We
pay them SO iarc, extra charge of Doc if we take
he half OF State room, and soc fer each meal iur-
nslcd usl think whistles bought at this price NAV
he considered as rel paid far, especially il they can
nil ,rI ths vrar IN corrv us f., ,,.. ,,irj ,l
last wear. Supuosinr an opposi,ion comes will ,bcy
t. do so Their u,iuess is unDn tins l..L. and