Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-08-27
Mr.. SmaIley EXPLAINS.

2. Railroad accounting
A representive OF this journal called. Sat
II urday, on Mr. Smalley. and though he ms
q sists that he nss no explanation 10 maze,
y rs be considers that be has done moth
II ing that needs explanation. vet We obtained
[ from him a statement of facts which we
think ought to put quletus upon the m
founded rGmOrs so freely IN circulation
= concerning himself and honored father. 1t
appears that upon Mr. Smalley's resigna
ton a. Deputy Collector of Customs at
= Burlington, in July 1860, he found himself
0 without employment and at once applied
p TO E. 4. Chaplin, then Superintendent OF
the Rutland and Burlington Railroad, and
to J. q. smith. one OF the managers OF the
p Vermont Central Railroad, for employment
on one or both Of their roads. and received
the appointment OF travelling agent for
what wa then called the North and South
through line. being the line from Montreal TO
New York via. Rutland ,sta salary OF 81 600
per snnum. including expenses This posi-
: iion he held until April lst, l-63 when he
resigned, and IT. duties were faithfully per
formed and u the entire satisfaction Of
both roads Part OF This time, Mr.. Smalley
was clerk Of the ; Court, but there was
no improperly in his holding both posi-
tons. and the elerkship was not worth
$500 per annum-
In regard 10 the retainer OF 500. II J.
vel known that Mr.. Smalley i a pracllclng
LAWYER. and accepted the retainer from the
receivers OF the Vermont Central railroad
COMPANY lust &, be could have taken one
from their opponents had they offered It,
From l-63 L. lo74. Mr Smaliey was IN &c
tive practice IL the Federal Courts. which
fact no one knows better than the counsel
opposing the allowance OF the receivers
accounts, and no criticism wa made upon
il.
A. 10 the payment of $ 600 t. Judge
Smalley. this was made for services render
ed II the settlement of a long AID expensive
litigation between the Vermont Central and
the erm0nt and Canada railroads on the
one part. and the Rutland and Burlington
railroad Oh the other, prior t. loJ4, when
the Judge went Oh the bench, the Judge
having been the representative OF the hut-
land and Burlington railroad. l. was paid
I BY the Vermont and Canada railroad com
pany. and not BOY the trust. and the resolu- /
ton authorizing such payment was spread .
F Al length On the records of that corporation. I
This fact Wa well known % all the counsel /
IN the raIlr0a- accounting. anu the agent .
of the associated pres al St Adams could .
have easily found 1t out, had he not desired
To throw mud upon parties not connected
with this litigation.
This explanation throws light on the
" passenger agent matter. and, so far as
that matter l. concerned, j, viii be salts
factory - a.. WHO see no improperly in the
CLERK OF the L. 5 Distric; Court holding
the position of travelling agent OF the
railroads !, - the retainer. it is true
that up to lS74 Do Law forbade the clerks
of L ; Cour,- from receiving rotainers in T
bankruptcy cases but thAt is now against
the law, and We understand the law for
bidding that practice t. have been passed
because Of the recognized imp,isy and IN
propriety Of the practice
The statement a. = judge Snaley vii
be generally accepted as satisfactory a~ IA,
as II goes Il make> H. mention OF the
money paid ont IN the legislature alluded
to il the voucher ami what that may mean.
OF cours-. j. a. Yet unczq Explained We le-r.
however. If VII NOT ''por quietu- Oh the
ramor~ a. long d. persons 10 @ position 70
know OF the facts continue o. assert tina,
the voucher IN question refer 90 services
rendered iu 1853 We rreie-. i1r ou- part.
u believe the-e per-al> mistaken.
THE CROPS Tho returns Of the DEPART
ment Vt Agriculture show ;ua; the arrla o.
crop i- below tile average mall STATE ezeent d
Vermont, Fl1rida and Texas. The loves, t
lverage Is in Indiana. e-apes ha7ed1ne bet b
Fey than either aTp.s- lr Teaeae- Timothy %
s 10 maximum condition IN Kentucky. ONLY j
ivs other STATES are above the average. viz. p
Texas Oregon. Indiana. Maine and Iowa. ct
Al the New England State. except Maine 81
be Middle. South Atlantic. anu G4Il STATE, II
re below the average Clover is no, aai.e q
do so'd a. timothy. and pasture show q coz il
ide1ab.y higher average Khan m1wn rras-
,eturn- Of sugar cane snow thar Mi,,i,Sirni y
las an increased average of eight per cent. al
nd Georgia of ole per cent. The other sugar W
reducing state, snow decline Louis II
ana. which produces the great mas of %
-merican care sugar, j. two per cent below ].
81 year average. The other States are ie
D below the average from taree to Zen Der
snt. The severe cold OF tie spring Injured II
red cane IN some countie-, leaving the most III
the crop TO be made from ~tub6le cane III
be average price Of farm labor, with board. 'e
~ month, in the United State. is $40 IL
the present time. making decline Of ci
Early - per cent since lSU.. A rart of u
Us difference is found in the disr-5p1rti1n en-
numbers of labofer>, of the higher and or
wer classes, IN efficiency and money value. WI
he lowest wage are in the southern j
ates an
The liberal Republicans OF Ohio-those -
lu won't int The llr.ir-,.. ,-.,-......-. l.