Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-11-26

Manhattan Marble Company, and Mt
Clark, gentlemen having mills at Centre
Rutland, supplied itom West Rutland,
are also among the applicants Tor this
charter,
Hat other marble men say they are sat
isilod with present facilities and rates Of
freight, and demonstrate against this char
ter, Lot us see il We can discover why,
Mr. sheldon, one Of them, testified before
the committee that lac did not consider
the freight charged oNorbitant; further
more, that he paid what he thought was
right, and that wien hc thought he was
charged too much would have q road
10 West Rutland, II came out saon that
he only paid 80 cents a ton un his marble
from West 20 Center Rutland, the tariff
of the road being ; %, and the road pay
ing back 10 him rebate Of seventy cents
q ton, but paying nothing back 20 the
Rutland Marble Company, Mr., sheldon
testified that he tulithc railroad company
that he would accept no terms better than
those paid 10 other marble men so the
freight bills were made out 10 all alike,
and then over onc-halt the freight money
was refunded 10 one man, and none toau-
other, l. there no reason why Mr.. Shol.
don should come here 10 testify in behalf
Of the railroad company
Worse yet. A year ago, while Mr..
Baxter was paying soyonty-tiye cents "a
ton for hauling two miles 20 Center Rut-
land, he was informed by the railroad
company that honccforth tho charge would
be SlaO a ton, When he inquired into
the cause Tor this, he was informed that
II was because the marble which he sent
20 ltlplcy's mills at Center Rutland, was,
after saving, sent 10y them TO market over
the Ogdcnsburg road, instead Of 10 Troy
by their road. Ihi, va, matter over
which Mr.. Baxter had uo control, and he
demonstrated against such injustice. lie
WA, then told You must make Ripley
ship 10y cur road We shall bill T. You at
Sl1O-yoU can can make him think You
have that to pay, ana 10 save YOU from
loss he will send to market our way. We
will then make a rebate 10 you &C seventy
i've cents ton GA what YOU had paid
Not content To- victimjlc Mr.. BaNter>
company al the rate OF $4,000 "A year in
oycrrharges, they undertook TO make him
tell a lie, play false with another man, Ion
their benefit The appearance Of these
M orc u,''e,S a' ''l''''i>'t'''' SHOWS a."
, ~ '"'N are J" '"' power "' Ih'
k.n,scmcr aud Saratoga company. Mr.
Wilson ha, testified that be- was directed
by the railroad company tocl'ecmlc these
dealer, in advance, and report 10 head
quarter. what attitude thcy proposed To-
take ON this matter The road ha, them
IN lt- power. Il can ruin them, nj viii,
and they know II.
Mr. Willard, one Of tho remous,rauts.
testified that in $50 he protested against
such high rate. Of freight, and Tint the
freight is now as hj-h as it va, then
They say a dollar OF two /, nothing .u
marble that it is only ii trihr ou pound
True, and ii you chose to reduce IL {.
ounces, j, Is ,'ill lesson tu ounce, lu, a.
dollar ton m'uit- ta ~ll,oOo year, IA
me marble shipped from Wc-t Rutland
O'h'r roads an" lad 10 haul al ~1 cents So
ton what thIs road charges - cents tor
and 'h' agErr-l', amount which this road
takes 'n marble, ia access "i illr aui lly-
InS rI'rs Is not less than >'3!oo 81 year
Mr.. lark further exposed the absuriity
OF the argument that the cost ot getting
marble To market was Of no account
oecausc the purchaser pay, the freight
The price Of marble IN market depend.
On the cost Of rauspoftat'on, added TO Its
PF'e' AT the quarry, and whatever AN he
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