The Rutland weekly globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-02-06

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Boston 1t did not cost near as much TO
draw freights the present day as II ana TWEEN
ty years ago, and they should not charge
us nearly double what they then did. Can
the American people submit to these cor
poratons imposing such burdens upon
them, and raise no hand TO prevent itY
Must railroad stock be reduced by water
until there is nothing left of it, and they
be asked to pay n large dividend upon the
adultcrated mass? The laws of our State,
the charters Of the roads provide remedy
if we will only get the people TO make up
their minds to know what their rights are
and TO demand them. The n Y Central
charge two cent, per mile, and ID & II
Canal Company three cents per mile pas
senger tariff The N Y Central charge one
cent per ton per mile fol through freight;
the D & IL Canal Company charge forty
two cents per ton per mile. Now If they
only charge fifty cents more for passage
tariff, they should be willing to draw freight
for one hundred per cent advance of the
charges of the Central, which would be two
cents per ton per mile, and this | opine
would satisfy the slate interests of this
community.
Mr. Vail said that while in Boston some
DAYS since. he was informed that n car load
of Welsh slate was carried from that city
to Detroit for thirty-six dollars; the price
for taking a car load of slate from Fairhaven
to Detroi. was seventy-two dollars.
A n Adams of Fairhayen, said he had
some delicacy in taking a part in the meet
ing, as he was in the marble, not slate bu-
siness The matter of frcghts concerned
him. MS his company paid the railroad ffom
ten to twelve thousand dollars 81 year. He.
had not much confidence in cffecting any
reduction of freight tariffs, except in build
ing another road-that to most points on
the Susquehanna road, marble rould be
shipped cheaper from Sutherland Falls
than from Fairhayen, Twenty-Five miles
nearer.
Henry Nicol Of the Eagle Slate Co, in.
quired as to the rates f ON Fairhaven and
West Rutland by wa of the Harlem Ex-
tension.
This inquiry was responded to by Mr.
Adams in which he briefly gave the history
of the between quarrel the Harlem extern
sion and the Rensselaer, & Saratoga roads
| (now Delaware & Hudson G nal Co.'S
roads, The ID and II company would not
reciprocatc with the Harlem extension.
The committee returned and through
their chairman, Mr. Hyde, reported the fol-
| lowing
WHEREAS, The business of producing
slate in the counties OF Rutland, VT, and
| Washington, N. Y, has during the past
ten years, involved a large amount of capt.
tai; and
WHEREAS, In our Op nion there is with
in the territory named an ineXhaustiblc
amount. ofeiate deposit, and that the bust
ness of quarrying and manufacturing the
same can be very largely increased, provi-
ded the goods can be produced and offered
to the trade at prices that will compete with
| the products from Pennsylvania, frem Wales
and other sections; and
WHEREAS, 1t appears to us to be well
established fact that the interest of slate
manufacturers is, to certain extent iden-
teal with that of the railroad company
operating the roads over which our products
must find an outlet; and
WHEREAS, Ii is claimed that we believe
truly that the great difficulty to a successful
| business is the excessive rates demanded By
the railroad company for freighting slate
| from this section-rates so excessive as to
| give other portions of the county an undue
| advantage over us; therefore.
ReSOlred-That a committee of three slate
manufacturers be created whose duty it
shall be to collect such statistics relating to
| this matter rs they may see desirable, and
to make application to the managers OF the
Delaware &lIudson Canal Company for a
modification of rates 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 remuneration, yet we are positive
| in our opinion that unless modification
shall be conceded by the railroads the bust
ness must decline, and that sooner or later,
it will cease to be the important business
OF this section
The meeting Their appointed Henry Nicoll,
President of the Eagle company, William
S Williams. President of the Penrhyn com
pany, Middle Granville, and Hon p w
Hyde, of the Forest mining and slate COM
pany at lIydeyilc.
Mr. Hyde moved the appointment of a
eoul.l' tee TO consist of one from each sta
ton; carried and the following were APP
pointed on that committee;
Salem, John Edwards Pdwiet, Jones and
Evans; Granville. Hugh w Hughes; Mid
die Granville, William + Jones; Poultncy,
b q Rice; CaStleton, VIM \ Clark; Hyde
vile, Henry Nicoll, .Ir. Fairhayen, Aaron
Vail
MrRJ Humphrey offered the following
resolution:
Resolred, That a committee of three bS
appointed to confer with the Central Yer
mont Railroad company for Ithe same pur'
poses as have been prescribed for the com
mittee to confer with the Delaware liud
son Co.
Adopted and the committee was made Il
C insist OF S w Bailey. of Farhaven; Henry
Nicoll, Jr.. of Ilydeville, and Gardner Par
ker of POultney.
Mrs T. Hooker desired that the frs
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cate with S X Williams, of Castleton, Sec
rotary of the Marble Dealers Association
asking the corporation of that association
The committee were so instructed.
DIR Newman of Poutney, mace telling
speech on the occasion, but our limits vii
not admit of an abstract even.
Benz Ward amused the audience for few
minutes, and withal gave some sensible
hints to slate men to the end that the,
should do the work Of roofing thoroughly
so as not to bring this business into dsre
pute.
The meeting WAS really one of interest
and largely attended by the manufacturer
and workmen in slate, but few however
came in from outside. Among those no
before named we noticed ms present Gard
ner Parker, Griffith 81 Nathaniel, DAME
Culver, f. w. Whitlock, G. Ii. Jones
Williams Bros, Hugh ii. Hughes, Jone
and Evans, and many others engaged in tn
business, whose names have escaped us
They were a strong body of men and mea
business.
The meeting adjourned four weeks, +
hear the report of the committees, and tax
such further action as may then be though
proper
In General.
a Tho Donn IL hpttor