Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1866-01-12
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t land, on Wednesday, January 3, 1866. Hor
Joseph W C,lburn, President, in tt
Chair.
The Treasurer presented his Annual r,
port, which vas accepted and adopted.
The following is summary Of the preseu
condition Of the Treasury
Funds on hand, Sj,s2S o.
Indebtedness, 9j 3
Balance, $5,732 :;
On motion Of DIR. Henry Boynton O
Woodstock.
Voted, That committee of FIVE he ap
pointed to issue circular to the wool grow
ers OF Vermont, setting forth the interests
Of the wool producers Of the State, and the
importance of Immediately presenting tC
Congress the necessity Of properly protect
ing them, and that the said committee devise
also the ways and means for paying the ex-
penses of representing their interest.
The President appointed as a committee
to prepare the circular, Henry Clark OF
Poultney, Henry Boynton Of Woodstock,
John Gregory Of Mortified, VIM. r. sand
ford Of Orwell, E. S. Stowell Of Cornwall
On motion of Victor Wright the eonstItu-
tion was amended so that its title shall read
1.-The Vermont State Agricultural Society
and Wool Growers Association.
The following were APPOINTED committee
on resolutions
Joseph W. Colburn Of Springfield, Henry
Lane Of Cornwall, and Henry g. Root, Of
Bennington.
Hon. John Gregory, from the comnittee
on nominations, presented the following re-
port
President. Hon. Joseph W. Colburn Of
Springfield.
Vice Presidents, Hon. Henry Keyes Of
Newbury Hon J.Gregory Of Mortified Hen
ry G. Root, Esq, Of Bennington, and Hen
=, : MOIse. -. "a oneio"'Hes
treasurer. }. W. Colburn Of Springfield.
Corresponding Secretary, Henry Boynton
of Woodstock.
Secretary Henry Clark Of Poultney.
Board Of Direct rs, Hon. Edwin Ham
mond Of NIlddlebury, Hon. f. b. Chase Of
lyndon. Hon. Elijah Cleaveland Of COyent-
". George Campbell, E,q.. Of Westminster,
Henry Hayward, Esq, Of Clarendon. Hon.
VIM. K. Sandford, ED, Of Orwell, VIM.
0. Brown Of Fairhayen, Hon. y. B. Stafford
Of Hartford, Victor Wright of Middlebury,
Henry B. Kent, Esq, Of Dorset, Crosby |
Miller, Esq, of Pomfret, Lawrence Brainerd
Jr.. of St. Albans. and Richard Bradley Of |
Brattleboro.
The Report of the Committee was accept
cd, and the Board Of Officers reported elect
ID.
Nathan Cushing Of Woodstock, and D. K.
Potter, Esq. of St. Adams were elected
honorary members Of the Society.
Mr.. Colburn, from the committee on re-
solutions, presented the following preamble
and resolutions, which were unanimously
adopted:
Uhereas, The wool growing interest is one |
Of the leading, if not the very first Of Vermont /
industries, and whereas the present prospect for |
the sale Of this staple with the high cost Of pro-
ducing, high taxes, scarcity Of farm labor, with /
the exorbitant prices the farmer must pay for /
clothing and other necessities for his family, are
hard in the extreme, and call imperatively for /
further protection from foreign importations to |
save this important interest from annihilation, !
therefore,
Resolrsd, That We ask as right, at the |
hands Of our government, that the tariff duties |
be 80 revised that wool shall bear an equal pro
lection from foreign competition with the Am |
ericsn wrought fabrics from wool
Resolred, That the Corresponding Secretary
be directed to furnish copy Of these resolutions
to each of our Senators and Representatives in
Congress.
Henry Clark presented the following reso-
lutions, which was adopted
Re.oIred, That it is the sense Of the Vermont
State Agricultural Society that the reciprocity
treaty between the United States and Canada
should be terminated at the date Of the expira-
ton OF the notice given. believing that the IN
terests Of the nation, and especially the produ-
GERS of the country, demand its immediate
abrogation.
Dr. Henry BoyntOn introduced the following
resolution, which was adopted:
Whereas. The destruction Of sheep by dogs
in the United States is extensive and great, and
whereas any means which will prevent this in
road upon our focks would prove an effective
agency in promoting the wool growing interests
Of the nation. therefore,
Resolred, That the Vermont State Agricul-
tural Society and Wool Growers Association
deem il Of great importance that Congress
should enact dog law which should eItermin-
ate this pest to our AOcks.
Hon. Edwin Hammond Of Middlebury was
appointed the executive committee to repre-
sent the Vermont State Agricultural Society
in the Board Of the National Wool Growers
Association.
HESRY CLARK, Secretary.