The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1866-03-07
Wool GROWERS, CONVENTION.

Wool GROWERS CONVENTION.
Asrceaby to published call the wool
growers of Addison county met in Con-
veniion at the Town Hall, Vergenncs, on
Thursday, Feb. 27th, 1866, to consult
on matters pertaining TO their interests
aud TO take such action as might be agreed
opon for encouraging that particular
branch of the industrialwcath Of the
county. The meeting was called TO order
by Hon. S. l.. Nash Of New Haven.
II. n. n. White, Esq, of panton,
was chosen Chairman, and II. G. John.
son and l.. Meadcr of Vergennes appoint
ed Secretaries. On motion committee
were appointed by the chair to draft res
oluiions expressive Of the sense Of the
meeting, viz: Jonas n. Smith, AddisonI;
). u. Nash, New Haven; +. r. Haven
and II. G. johnson, Ncrgennesj an 5.
I. Allen, Nanton
Mr.. j. n. Smith, Addison, submitted
the following resolution:
Resolved, That Addison County de-
mands an organization for the present and
future protection OF its wool growing III
terests.
Mr.. S. Allen of Panton, favored the
forming of II County Society.
On motion the resolution of Mr.. Smith
was laid ON the table. Committee on
resolutions beng ready to report submitted
the following:
IIher,c', 1t being in our opinion principle
established ly the experience Of the y 81 that
the great industrial interests ofour country are
indissulbly connected and should cooperate
iOl the general good will of the whole, and
UbCr,dS, The wool producing interest Of
Vermont aud Of Addison County IN particular,
are seriously injGrcd by the existing tariff on
wool and wuuleus, which prote is the manutuc-
turcr hugely Mt the expense OF the producer,
vrtially leaving the latter TO contend SINGLE
handed with tue capital and low rate Of laGo.
of foreign cOuntrics-thcrefcrc
u Slrcd, That the great disparity N pro-
lection in favor of the wQQlcn Manu- acturcr
over the olurer Of the raw material enrchng
the former at the expense of the latter impells
the mass Of the farmers of Addison County
who are mostly engaged in the reduction of
wool 10 carne tly request our senators and
Re! resent tives i'll Congress to take the subject
of he Tariff into due consideration and make
such revision in the Tariff As viii protect alike,
labor, skill and enterprise.
RcS0lrc Z, That We believe the organization
of "A County " DOL Growers Asso iaton would
tend to combine and deyeope the wool growing
interest Of Addison County, and would recon-
mend it organ cation.
ReSotrsd That We are opposed to tho renew
al of the Reciprocity Treaty unless those tea-
lures are radically changed in which VIC as
wool growers are most deeply interested.
Il .oir'", That copies of the proceedings of
this meeting be furnished our Senators and
representatives in Congress
He". re-, That the proceedings Of this meet
ing be published in the papers Of Addison
County.
On motion committee constituted of
Messrs J. \. Smith, Addison; Victor
Wright, Middlebury, and w r. Sanford
Of Orwell were appointed to ascertain
how far the Southern tier of towns in the
County were disposed to unite in the
and report at the adjourned
On motion adjourned TO Saturday next
at Town Hall, Nergennes, o. o'clock.
ii. n. WHITE, Chairman.
H. S c, Johnson sccys.
Vergennes, Feb. 27th, 1866.