Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-11-18

land with the expense of these extra accommoda.
tions. to the amount Of $4,000 to $40, 900 year
20 cheap as where no such special accommoda-
ions arc furnished that the accommodations
VI that road more than compensated for tho
charge they made over what 1t would cost
the dealers to transport their marble to Center
Rutland by team that the preference given
10 that interest over all other business on the
road, was nm advantage that was Of great inn
portance to the marble dealers, and that the
rates charged were not, under all the circrmstan-
ces, too high,
Mr.. Wood then referred tn the discrimination
that had been alleged 10 have been made in favor
Of certain dealers, as against Mr. Baxter that
those determinations were only in few instan-
cess in which special rates had been given Mr..
sheldon, but that ns general thing the rates
charged were the same to Mr. Baxter as to other
dealers. lie said there had been determinations
on ireights that went from the Rensselaer, 4 Sara
toga road to the Rutland q Burlington road and
that the same Determinations had been made by
the Rutland x Burlington road on ircghts going
from that road to the Rensselaer, & Saratoga road
and that the Rensselaer, Saratoga road had done
no more than was done by all other roads on
freight that passed from their road to other roads
having common terminus with their own. lie
said Mr.. Baxter had named but one instance
where the rates charged by the company on mar
bile were complained Of By the purchaser and
that the lrcighis were generally paid by the pur-
r.
Mr.. Wood then went into detailed state
mcnt Of the rates charged for marble to the diff
lcrcnt points ON the Rensselaer, q Saratoga roud.
and the rates charged from those points 70 mQrket
by that and other roads, asserting that they were
not too high, and chat there was no gcncrl dis
elimination in those rates ms nguinst Mr.. Baxter.
and read several shipping bills made out by Mr.
BlXtcr's clerk, 10 which there was endorsed there
on the rate that was To bo chnrgcd--which mte
was 90 accordance with the tariff charged to other
dealers and showed concusiyey that when tho
rate was indicated upon the shipping hin. il was
invariably adhered D. by the officers Of the road.
Mr. Wood claimed that the Rensselaer, sara
topl road had done for the marble interest ON It's
road what no other road IN tie State Of Vermont
had ever done Tor any Interest on is road-had
furnished them superior facilities for doing it,
business, and that the marble dealers had exc
pressed themselves as well satisfied with the
accommodations they bad from The road, and were
opposed 30 the building Of another road to the
quarres, for the reason that IL it should bc built
neither road could afford TO give them So good ac-
commodaiions os they n1w have from the Ben-se-
aer a SuutDA road lie then reviewed some of
tho utencnt. that had been made by Mr. Park
in reference to the rcmoustuuce of the marble
dealers against thu. extension, showing that they
are satisfied u. they now are and that they want
none OF the fostering care ol the gentleman from
Bennington. lie sai1 as iaros the Rutland Mar
BILE Company Is concerned, there was no prolf be-
tore the committee TINT any man in interest in
that Company desired this road, except Mr.. John
y Baxter, and that the question resolved itself
90 granting 10 Mr. Baxter what ali the other
marble dealers demonstrated against
Mr.. Nold claimed that this application j. made
for the benefit of tine Bennington Rutland road.
which is owned mainly hy T. W Park and that
while Mr.. PBrk asked this extension for the BEN
eft Of the people on the line Of his road it was
really for the benefit Of Mr. Park himself, by ben
ettting the road which he owned, and that 1t was
q sort Of retaliation on the Rcs.elner q Sarnt1ga
rad for " b9ttling mp his road
Mr. frisbie Of Poultney asked of Mr. Wood to
give way to motion for adjournment
Mr. Miner Of Manchester said that thi. is the
fifth day the gentleman from Eirhaven has had
the floor on this bill and the sixth time an adj
Journment had been asked TOR while hc had been
speaking and hc hoped be would gct through at
some time, that the matter might le brought toa
cla4c
Mr. Wood said be was glad shat the gcntle
man from Manchester bad said what be bad. o. il
gave him an opportunity 10 reply b certain state
ment. which be- had heard made outside this
House shat be-. (Mr. W wos seeking a delay
in the natter, and prolougng his speech Tor the
purpose " stnying III iiml action on the bin
and then made statement of the manner IN
which the wr0usa dioumments had been effected
aud the cause. that had cunduccl b. the DELAY in
Dis finishing his remarks
After some further explanatory remarks hy AIR
Miner Of Manchester,
On motionof Mr. frishc 1f poultncg. adi1urn-
cd