The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-05-18

Per ton per car on all slate sent. in an
swer to said communication the president
had received letter from President Dick
son, which he read, dated at Scranton, Pa,
May 4th, in which Mr., Dickson stated he
had been confined there by illness and on
his return to New York the next week he
would answer the communication of the
committee. The president said he supposed
such reply had been received from the
Delaware and Hudson canal company by
Mr.. Harry Nicoll, one of the committee,
whom he expected to he present at this
meeting but unfortunately the gentleman
was absent.
A letter from George d. Spencer, Esq,
Of Farhavcn, was read by the secretary in
which the writer regretted his inability to
be present ut the meeting that he had re-
Gently seen Hon, +. f. Davis of Whitehall
who had expressed the opinion that he
would he present at the June meeting of
the association, and also possibly Hon. Ros-
well A. Parmentcr of Troy might he pres
cnt ut that time.
On motion of A. +. Knapp the secretary
was instructed to invite Mr.. Spencer to
present at the next meeting Il paper upon
the objects OF the ass ocation also to
write to Mcssrs. Davis and Parmenter to
be present and address the association at
that time.
The President remarked upon the fact
| that the farmers and other producers, out
side of the slate business, seemed not to
understand that they were as much inter
ested in the promotion of the objects of
the association as were the slate producers,
aud hoped that they would be informed by
its members in so far as possible, thct the
association was alike beneficial. in the re-
suits sought for. to them as well
Mr.. X. j. Williams said he had been
travelling about somewhat since the last
meeting and had found people everywhere
through the east expecting a reduction in
rates of transportation. At Lowell, Law.
renee and Salem, where he had stopped,
the customers there could get slate from
Pennsylvania cheaper than from here. As
for its durability in comparison to ours he
had proven to them that it was far inferior
and in that way had made several large
sales since then in that section the buyers
however, as general thing, cared more
for the looks of the slate than for its dura
bility.
Remarks were then made by Messrs
Griffith, A. Il. Knapp, F. w. Whtlocl
and j. j. Jones, concerning the prospects
for the slate business the present season
From those gentlemen it was ascertainet
that the market was late this year for slate
but dealers had the belief that the latte
part of the season would bring large mar
ket for slate.
Mr. Whltlock spoke of the addition
made to the weight of cars of slate wheI
transferred to the N. Y. Central road a
Schenectady, and gave several instance
which were known TO him, where severa
thousand pounds had been added to tn
weight after shipment here. Other remark
were made upon this subject by the Presi
ident and Mr.. Knapp, which served to brin
out the fact that cars in being weighc
| were sometimes not disconnected from tn
train and quite naturally there would be
discrepancy in such weight from the situa
ton of the connecting bumpers on eac
l side of the car weighed.
! On motion, Mr.. A. i. Knapp was in
structed to write to the railroad compan
concerning these alleged discrepancies J