The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-02-23
MEETING OK FEE SLATE PRO-
DUCEhgS OE EOUEENEy.
Report os the COmmittee.-Organ
.ion Proposed -COngrcss 10 DC Ne-
mOrinIixed--1Hterc Remarks
by Hon. IL. w. Hyde, Esnrncs Eris-
bic, r.. w. WhitIociS, and others.

An adjourned meeting of the slate deal
ers of Rutland County Vermont, and
Washington County, New York, was held
at Joslin's Hall, in Poultney, on Saturday
last This meeting was named at the first
meeting four weeks previous, for the prin-
cipal purpose of hearing the report of Il
committee who were then appointed under
the following resolution
Res0IcGd, That n committee Of three slate
manufacturers be created. whose duty it
shall be to collect such statistics relating
to this matter as they may see desirable,
and to make application to the managers
of the Delaware and Hudson canal com
pany for a modification of rate, to such an
extent as will place us favorably in the
market that while we freely admit that
the railroads are an absolute necessity in
prosecuting the business, and that they
should be entitled to a fair compensation
yet we are positive in our opinion that I'M
less modification shall be conceded by the
railroads the business must decline, and
that, sooner or later, it will cease to be the
important business of this section.
Also to hear the report Of n committee
who had been appointed to confer with the
Central Vermont railroad for the same pur-
pose.
The meeting was called TO order at two
p. m. by Mr.. a. T.. Knapp, the chairman
of the last meeting. A comparatively few
slate dealers were present. owing to the
fact of the inclemcncy Of the weather
and also that it was somewhat known that
no conference had been had by the commit
tee with the railroads
In the absence of the Secretary, Geo. ID.
Spencer, Esq, ON motion of Hon. Barnes
Frisbic, Mr.. Il, j. Humphrey was chosen
| Secretary of the meeting.
The report Of the Committee who hat
been appointed to confer with the managers
Of the Delaware and Hudson Canal Com
pany was then called for.
| PITT ". nYDE's STATEMENT.
Hon, Pitt w. Hyde, of IIydeyille, ont
of the committee, and the only one who
was present arose and explained the action
of the Committee at length. lie supposed
that their report would be expected at tina
meeting. The committee, in accordanc,
with the instructions of the meeting, ha,
sought an interview with the Delaware ant
Hudson Canal Company; the company hat
appointed time TO receive them and tn
committee had endeavored to meet it. Blu
Mr. Williams, one of the committee, wa
unable to be present. Mr.. Nicoll wa
present. The speaker took the train TO
New York for the same purpose, but wa
detained some two hours on the way an
when he arrived at the Company's office
some of the managers had lett the city
Mr.. Nicoll had been at the Office at the az
pointed time, and found President Dickso
and Mr.. Marcy, the General Freight ST.
perintendant of the Company. Mr. Nicol
was unable to explain the absence of til
speaker, and had said to those gentleme
that he did not feel sufficiently acquante
with the subject to make requisite apes
to them in behalf of the producers, and this
the matter had better be deferred. Whe
the speaker arrived, Mr.. Nicoll told hiI
this and that he had better go and see MI
Dickson. That gentleman was found to |
in attendance upon meeting of the Bi
Association, held in memory of the late ,
W. Gerard. At three o'clock the speakt