The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-03-05
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REG ULAlI EI1NG.
The Vermont Tanners ana Leather
Manufacturers Association.
SECOND DAY.

SECOND DAY.
The convention assembled at 10 o'clock
in the morning, Vice-P President IIuntoon
in the chair.
On motion of Hon. M. S. Colburn, the
exercises relating to the reports of the
committees were omitted, and the minutes
of the last meeting, held in Montpelier In
1874, were read by the secretary.
The report of Geo. Clement, representa-
tive from this association to the Northern
and Central New York Hide and Leather
Association, held at Utica, N. y, last
week, was then read by the secretary, Mr..
Clement being detained at home by illness.
J. L. Hotchkin of WATERFOWL, n. y,
was called on for remarks, as representa-
tive from Northern and Central New York
Hide and Leather Association, and gave a
detailed account of that organization and
the manner of carrying on the business in
that portion of New York.
Moved by E. 7. Holbrook that the ex-
penses of Mr.. Clement as representative
to the annual meeting of the Northern and
Central New York Hide and Leather AS
ing to $500, be paid by this association.
Adopted.
The secretary then read the essay of
Geo. Clement on 'Daily Skin Tanning,
Cost of Tanning in Rough, Asserting in
hair, etc., etc."
Mr.. Colburn, from committee on prices,
repCr ed that said committee had held a
stormy session in the morning and had not
agreed upon any list, but reported series
of resolutions, which were discussed by L.
T. Holbrook, who seconded them, and by
c. l. Hubbard of Saxton's River, who Con-
sdered a meeting of this kind could not fix
the price of skins.
James Huntoon thought farmers were at
present satisfied to get a fair price for their
skins, and that tanners were gong to have
a third more skins than we have had for
the last six years, therefore thought that
the price should be fixed at 60 or IS cents.
The United States were producing more
calf stock than they need, from the fact
that dairying was the chief business now,
and farmers were satisfied to take a lower
price than formerly. He was against the
policy of agents and had no use for them
himself 1t was better to establish price,
say from 60 to rs cents, than to attempt to
fix single price.
NJ. s. Colburn expressed himself at war
with the agency system and gave his rea-
sons therefor. He was opposed to the price
of 20 cents for dairy skins, and believed GO
cents was all that the tanners of Vermont
could afford to pay, and called upon Hon.
Jackson s. ShultZ of NeS York to give his
views on the subject.
Mr.. Schultz illustrated his remarks in
opening by telling story, aud SAID the
tanners here were commencing at the
wrong end of the question-they were at
tempting to fix price of go or 70 cents
skin, when other men would come in here
ard pay Sl.00 and make more money at
that price than the tanners could at theirs.
Vice President Huntoon gave fur
Their views upon the agency system to
which he was opposed and expressed him
self that Mr.. Schultz was hardly right in
thinking the skins in Vermont would be
sold for $1.00.
Mr.. Holbrook of Milton said if Mr..
Schultz would take the skins at LOO he
would guarantee that all would be shipped
out at once. He called upon Mr.. Hobart
of Boston
Mr.. Hobart gave his views upon the
question to the effect that the future price
of calf skins must be lower, as the supply
was in excess of the demand.
Mr. Colburn moved that the further con-
sideration of the question be postponed
until after Mr.. Schultz's address in the
evening.
Mr.. Schultz SAID he was not talking up
the question without some experience. He
then gave statement concerning his ex-
perience in examining French skins
They were bringing SLIGO in market while
Vermont skins were only bringing $1.20
The only remedy for Vermont tanners was
to bring their skins up to the reputation of
the foreigners, and in that way drive them
out of the market.
Motion of Mr.. .Colburn was then adopted
and the convention then adjourned until
2p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
In the afternoon the convention was
opened by an address by Hon. j. S. Schultz
of New York, on the general principles of
tanning
He opened by referring to the import
ance of raising the standard of skins in
Vermont. This must be done in order to
compete successfully with the foreigners
who now control the market. The inferi-
orty of the tanning in France, Germany,
Switzerland and other foreign countries,
was mentioned and compared with the tan.
ming done in this country, as seen by q
visit to those countries and an examination
of the principal tanneries there. The
mode of selecting, asserting, soaking, mill
ing-the latter being done in one instance
by dividing his wheel intol four partitions
revolving in water, each partition with an
opening for the skins, and then comes the
process of "breaking the nerve" to make
the skin soft and PUPPY, worked with an
ordinary worker by one man, costing about
five cents apiece then put in to an ordin
airy lime for two or three days. There IL
another method of "wheeling' them, by ty
ing them together and wheeling them ovel
wheel, from 100 to $50 day. When il
comes out of the lime it is put into warn
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