Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-01-21
The MANUFACTURERS Union.

The annual meeting of the Burlington
Manufacturers Union took place Wednes-
day evening, January 18th, 1876, IN the
CITY Court room. The meeting was called
to order by President Kenn edy. The annual
renort of the treasurer was read, showing
balance of S66 in the treasury. The kxecu-
tive Committee reported that negotiations
had been in progress with various parties,
in reference to the establishment of several
branches of manufacture, including those
of boots and shoes, hosiery and knit goods,
and the Flanders pump; and that with re-
gard to some of these, such negotiations
were still in progress with prospect of sue
cess.
The report Of the delegates to the late
meeting of the American Board Of Trans
portation at Chicago,bY Hon. F. C. Kenne-
dy. chairman Of the delegation, was read
by the secretary.
REPORT OF DELEGATES TO THE CHICAGO MEET
INC OF THE AMERICAN BOARD OF TRANsPoR-
TATI0N.
TO n, u,ras,r, oil. 81, M4niJaetu,er' rHioH Of
Bariugtoa
6gSrIEuFS Your delegates appointed TO rep
resent THIS Union ard CITY az the convention Of the
American Board 81 Transportation and Com
merce. held az Chicago, December -, 10 ana d,
ISIS, in compliance with an invitation nom the
Secretary o. the Board, which was referred 70 you
bv Hon &. y. h|o1-ett, Mayor o. thls CITY, ne 10
submit the following brief report ,,
The or. Eiu4l number Of delegates appointed by
you attended the convention, although several OF
.Hnf. int n
original delegates ny authority which you con-
erred on them. ,,
This being the drs. time in which delegates rom
this CITY mad attended any 20! the conventions % te
B1ard % Transportation, i was deemed best To-
gain in advance Ni the assembling Oh the cuhFeh-
t,ou all u1ss BILE know ed ge Of its previous proceed
inzs and also fu ascertain as far as might be the
pos lions 90 the leading men and commercial o.
CARNATIONS oi Chicago, and the western oAtesr
bordering on the Western Lakes. In respect 10
transportation between those states and Rev Eng
land For thus purpose your delegates hrst pro
ceedei Troy. to report 10 the secretary %. the
American Board OF Transportation and Commerce
Mr. n. Fur.uson, with a view OF getting some
knowledge %. the bus mess which would probably
come before the Convention, and Of the present al
ttlde OF the citizens OF Troy relative to the open
M Of a shin canal by way Of Lake Chainplain 10
the West In this feel justified in saying, that
We were met cordially, and received free express
sion. from many leading citizens, q a determ!na-
ton TO cooperate tn this city in furthering tho
construction o. the Caughnawaga ship Canal At
an early dav. 1t was further leading consdera-
n.
than otherwise nj -ht have been necessary, TO meet
the delegation from the Chamber Of Commerce Of
New York City. on an invi tation from ther Char
man, Hon John F. Henry, which object was attain
cd and c0ntr buted not little 10 the success OF our
business.
Your delegates reached Chicago on the 18th, one
day previous 20 the opening Of the Convention,
which we sufficient time for consultation and the
maturing OF plans for protecting tie interests
which we represented. At conference with Hon.
John Young. one %: the delegates from the Dotnin-
ION OF Canada il WAS decided 10 20 before the Con
vention with set q resolutions emphaiically en-
dorsing the water route by way OF the Western
uaNaga ship Canal and Lake Champlain. as the
only great route which can be speedily opened
without government subsidies, and which suaran-
tees the cheapest delivery OF the products o. the
West I % the East and the seab0ard, and one which
would consume far less time than existing routes.
and no more ne than the most favorable OF the
other proposed routes For this purpose commit
tee was chosen, consisting Of Hon. Il. Il. Benedict
and Geo. II. b -elow, TO prepare such resolutions
The resolutions as prepared by them were as fol
lew