The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-04-20
RUTLAND AND WASHINGTON COJJN.
TIES PRODUCERS ASSOCIA-
TION.
INTERVENING MEETING
POuETNEY.

ID. spencer. and Othcrs-A Free DIS
cussiOn and Erank IxprcssiO., al
opinion.
1h" Rutland and Washington countic
Producers Association met at Odd Fellow
Hall, in Poultney, on Saturday, April 18th
at o'clock, p. M, Hon. Pitt w. Hyde
president in the chair Hon Barnes Frisbie
secretary.
After the reading of the records of til,
last meeting they were corrected by insert
ing the word "o1Guge' before the wore
''prjces"
Hon. Barnes Frisbic called the attention
of the association that several of its mem
bers had recently attended meeting OF
the New York legislative committee on
railroads, among whom was the president
of this association, called upon him to adj
dress the meeting in reference thereto.
HON. PITT W. HYDE
Said that himself and several members of
the association appeared before the railroad
committee of the New York legislature.
| They found themselves embarrassedin their
action for the reason that Hon. Smith NJ.
| weed, the chairman of the committee, was
retained attorney of the Delaware and
Hudson canal company, and acted in the
anomalous position of serving the state and
the corporation at one and the same time.
There was not much hope of relief in the
| action now being taken in the New York
legislature. The agitation Of the question
is doing its work. because the people are
becoming informed upon the subject, and
are learning the extent and value of the
slate and marble business in this state. and
understanding the justice of their claim to
public support and relief. If no relief is
granted at the present time, it will come
eventually. Hence the importance of the
producers association andits meetings. These
gatherings and discussions enlightcn the
people upon our business, its value and its
needs, and when once thoroughly informed
the people will join with us in the demand
and give us our rights.
a reporter of the Troy Daily Times gave
a partial report of the meeting at Albany,
which was quite extensively copied. This
report was an unfair one, SURPRISING
many material and important facts. The
association should not be discouraged in its
efforts for while the railroads do not now
consent to reduction of rates of transporta-
ton he thought they would if the associa-
ton perseyered in its purpose
r.. j. HUMPHREY
Said he had some conversation with Hon.
Jas. ii. Ramsey, the attorney of the Della
ware and Hudson canal company,who gave
him Humphrey encouragement that
the rates of freight would be
reduced. Mr.. Ramsey though it
would be for the interests of the Dele
ware and Hudson canal company to lover
the rates of transportation on these leading
industries tor the purposes of building up a
local business for their roads. NJ. Hum
phrey thought, with perseverance as our
motto, we should secure relief
A. L. KNAPP
Thought he already saw signs that the
railroads would reduce the rates. lie had
conversation with II. S. Marcy, the
freight agent of the Delaware and Hudson
canal company, and although he did not
say directly that rates wonld be reduced.
yet, he inferred from the conversation,
that the company were disposed to do
something for the stateinterest by reducing
rates. He believed in persevering in our
efforts in that direction.
PRESIDENT HYDE
remarked that the hauling of slate and
marble was the best business the Delaware
and Hudson Canal Company were doing,
and he thought that inasmuch as the
people along its line had put into these
roads their money to aid in building them,
and that under all the circumstances it
was his opinion the corporation could well
afford to meet the producers upon fair
compromise.
W. Z. JONES
had called on parties in the city markets
to sell them slate, and was told that the
slate cost them more than PENNSYLVANIA
slate on account of the high rates of
freight on the railroads, and for that
reason we cannot compete with Penn
sylyania slate. The Vermont and
New York slate are stronger and more
durable that the Pennsylvania production.
We have the fancy slate-the variety of
colors, If the rates of Transportation could
be reduced so that a competition in prices
could exist, it would stimulate largely the
slate business of this section.
OTHER REMARKS.
A. Il. Knapp advocated the empower
ing anew the committee to confer with the
Delaware and Hudson Canal Company.
and they be instructed TO persevcrc in their
labors.
The President said that the committee
had already informed Mr.. Dickson that we
could not reach the points west of Roch-
esterin competition with Pennsylvania slate.
OF course we sell slate west, but it must be
less and less unless we get reduction of |
rates.
GEORGE ID. sPENCRR's PAPER
George D. Spencer of Fairhaven read
paper which attracted attention and was
received with applause. We give the fol-
lowing !