Vermont daily transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1868-1870, 1868-11-18

Dad, because is foreign corporation;
but there is provision in the har.er
gr'nting roads e ON Rutan to the
West line of the $ C. allowing thea TO
consolidate with thcroads in New York;
and that the consol dation of these roads
had greatly benefited the Vermont
roads-raising them from bankruptcy
to good laying roads. The complaint on
tariffs offrciwhts was, MIR. W said. rath-
or a complaint for the want OF cars to
transport marble, than on account OF
the prices charged. There Is no s1ch
cause OF complaint now; the marble
d an crs arc amply supplied with ali the
facilities they require. and need no tur-
thcr relief. This change waa effected
by the consnlidat on of those Vermont
roads with the Rensselaer, and saratoga
road of which 50 much complaint is
made. The business o. the Rutland
marble company had hocn greatly in
creased. under the facilities granted 1t
by the Rensselaer, and Saratoga road,
and it is wrong for ,he Legislature in
any manner to cripple the businc Of
that road because it is a foreign corpora
ton. II has materially aided in the
development of important Interests ON
the line OF the road and was furnishing
all the facilities that arc required for the
trans Ort3liOll ol ltSl8ul anu iltiN1'ilSstlN
along the line of tho read.
Mr.. W. cd then referred to the state
moi made in the report of the commit
tee. and ry witnesses before The COM
mittcc. and the fact that the Rensselaer,
and Saratoga road had voluntarily re-
duccd the prices charged for freight
! from what i was when they came into
10 session of the road they had furnish
cd add tional facilities in extra trains,
cars and men to haul the marble from
the quarrics that they had given the
marble interest the preference over all
! other interests on the line of the road,
in furnishing them ears in preference 10
other interests. Mr. Baxter had rccciV-
/ cd all these advantages in common with
| the other marble dealers. He said that
! the agreement said to have been made
! between +. Sidney Baxter and Jay
! Gould "a to transporting marble free tc
n mill in Salem. never was ratified by
the manager of the railroad company
and when that mill was purchased by
John n. Baxter it was with the fui
KNOWLEDGE that he would have to pay
the tariff rates for freight on his marble
to his mill in Salem, as there was DO le
cal or moral Obligation on the part of Tho
railroad to do otherwise He sad il
was also in evidence that Mr.. Baxter
had been reimbursed fer the 81 900 Inc
paid out for the side tlncks and switch
and that part of the complaint IN Mr.
BIS protest was therefore ground ess
He said the railroad company had al
ready reduced the prices of freight =
low as they could afford to, and that th'
expenses Of eXtr carsand engines W0ult
not allow further reduc ion.
Mr. Park of Bennington asked TO h'
allowed to further intorro%ate tn
chairman of the committee on railroads
that he might draw out further and tnl
Ter facts iur lation to The vrr0eotofic
Of the gentleman from Farhaven bu
Mr. Wood declined TO yield the loo" 70
that purpose. Mr.. Park claimed, a
point of order, that it was his right f
50 intorromate the committee at thi
point before Mr., Wood proceeded Wit
his arCument on what he claimed wa
4 garblcd statement but the Speal<c
ruled that he could not do so at thi
time,