Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-10-28

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urge the attendance of others interested.
HYDEvILLE, Oct. 10th, 1869.
A call for a meeting as above proposed,
sig med by the principal manufacturers OF
and dealers in slate in this vicinity, was,
on the opening of the meeting, offered
and read, the signatuers to which rep
resent the Eagle Railroad Slate Com
psIny.
SCoTCH HILL SLATE Co.
FAIRuAvEN NJ. II NJ. SLATE Co.
UNION SLATE Co.
EXCELSIOR SLATE Co.
FOREST MINING SLATE Co.
BLUE SLATE Co.
CAMBRIAN SLATE Co.
FOREST SLATE Co.
And Z. ID. BILLINGS, A. ALLEN, ID. A.
ALLEN, l.. l.. ALLEN, S. ALLEN, ROB-
ERTs, GRIFFITH u Co, WILLIAM l..
WILLIAMS, SHELDON BLISS. $. w. BAL
LEY, LLOYD WILLIAMS " Co, CLARK
SMITH, ID. X. GRAVES, WILLIAM PARRY.
f. L. LLOYD 81 Co., LLOYD, JONES "
Co, LLOYD " EDDY
And many other producers of freight.
The meeting was addressed by Hon.
Alanson Allen, John Sutcliff, Esq, X.
Il. Lloyd, Esq, Joseph Sheldon, ESD, Il.
ID. Billings, Esq, John Smith, Esq, and
others.
The facts stated by the several speakers
as within their own experience, show
conclusively, that while the Slate trade in
| Vermont during the present season had
averaged less than half the amount OF
last year, yet the Pennsylvania and Mary
i land quarries had done a large and four
/ ishing bu-ieness, even an increase over
+ the last year that Notwithstanding Yer
mont slate were worth and would be
taken by the large dealers at half dol
lar per square over the price of Pennsyl-
vania slate, the dealers here had offered
every inducement in their power, had
even offered their slate at less than the
price of Pennsylvania slate, yet they find
they cannot compete in matters OF trans
portation, and the result has been that the
manufacturers are holding large quantI-
ties of slate with very poor prospects OF
sale, and they are now compelled TO
stop their works many OF them and
those whose engagements or con-
tracts are such that they cannot
entirely suspend operations, yet they are
materially reducing, and intend 10 sill
further reduce their works. believing that
unless the cost of transportation on slate
can he reduced TO very nearly, or quite
half the present rates, the quarries will
-zDe given up, nj least 80 far as the roofing
slate trade is concerned, It was hoped
! that the Rensselaer, and Saratoga Railroad
/ Company would have been represented al
this meeting by some of their managers,
in order that the subject might be consid-
cred fully in all its bearings, as atfordlng
business Tor their road and "A continuance
oil. the mining and manufacturing Of roof
ing, but as the railroad company was not
20 represented, il was deemed advisable "a
seek an interview with said company
through a committee, in hopes that such
concessions might be agreed upon az
would afford relief for the remainder OF
the present season, with such assurances
forwarders to negotiate fora successful
business hereafter.
Resolutions were offered. and after ma
ture consideration and amendments, the
following preamble and resolutions were
adopted:
Whatds. At a meeting Of slate miners
and manufacturers and others largely in
terested in the industrial pursuits OF the
: western portion of Rutland County, held
at Hydeyille. October 18th, 1869, for the
purpose of considering the embarrass-
ments under which the production, man
ufacture and sale Of slate has suffered and
does now suffer, and with view of as
cert&ining the best methods of obtaining
: relief. it was deemed important to have "a
consultation with the managers of the
railroad on the subject of freights, and il
! was resolved that In the opinion of said
meeting the interest OF the carriers and
producers of freight are mutual; aud it Is
under this view, not in the spirit of hos
tility 10 the railroad, to which we are in
debted for our only means of transporta-
tionJ that we wish To ask its managers TO
take the matter of freights under further
consideration And
Whereas. The Secretary Of said meet
Ing was directed to invite the managers
OF the Rensselaer, & Saratoga Railroad TO
be present AT an adjourned meeting to be
held at Hydevillc, Oct. lG. 1869, which
invitation he did make, but to which there
WIS no response. And
\ IVtoreds, 1t j. possible that said man
sgers have failed TO respond to said in
vitation, through a misrepresentation Of the
design and purpose Of Faid meeting there
fore
Rcs1lcod, That said meeting has not
been prompted BY any spirit 81 hostility
20 said railroad, but entertains only de-
sire 10 secure such a freight tariff as, on
mutual consultation, shall appear to be,
on the whole, just and equitable, both 10
the railroad aud the producers and ship
pers of freight.
! ReS0ired, That "a committee be APP.
pointed for the following purposes:
1. To collect all the facts connected
with the slate interest Of this section that
may properly be urged npon the attention
Of the Directors - the Rensselaer, & Sara
toga Railroad, ~ an argument for the re-
dnctiOn Of their freight charges.
! 2. Topreparca petition 10 said Directors
/ for such reduction ~ their freight
tariff a. the necessities Of the slate bust
ness require, and 10 procure signatures to
( tho petition from those whose interests
are involved.
/ 3. To request said Directors, and the
/ President and Superintendent Of the
\ Road, to meet the committee in Hyde
Vile, on such day az the officers Of the
Road shall appoint, for a hearing in the
case. and personal examination a. TO the
condition, wants and purposes of the slate
/ business.
| On motion it was voted that Hon. Alan
son Allen of Fairhayen, John Sutcliff.
Esq, Superintendent of Eagle X. X. &
Slate Co., John Smith, Esq, Superintend-
emit OF Scotch Hill Slate Co, Joseph Shell
don, Esq, Proprietor of the Sheldon
Quarries, A. r. Vail, Esq, Managing
Director Of the Union and the Excelsior
Slate Co, and Eleazer Jones, Esq, Man
ager Of the Penrbyn Slate Co, compose
said committee.
Voted, That when this meeting ad-
journs, it shall adjourn to meet again at
the call of the committee.
Voted, That the proceedings of this
meeting be published, and that the county
papers be requested to give them an in
sertion in their columns.
Voted, To adjourn.