Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-03-17
Vermont Tsssers' asd Leather Naaufseiursrs'
Association.
THE sxxr-ASxuAL NETTING.

mont Tanners and Leather Manufacturers
Association Was held at the Van Ness
House. on Tuesday evening. March l4'h.
Hon. NJ. 5. Colburn, of Factory Point, the
President Of the Association. in the chair.
The report of the Treasurer. K A. Jones,
OF Richmond. was read. showing sails
factory condition of the finances Of the As
socisti0n.
| Letters from C. j. Bishop, OF Boston.
Mass. and John Bacon. End. of St. Johns
bury, were read. expressing their great IN
terest 10 the objects Of the Association. aud
regretting their inability to attend the
meeting.
A committee OF three. consisting vi Z.
I. Holbrook, of Milton NJ L Chandler. Of
East Franklin, and George L Gfaves. Of Rat
land, were appointed to consider Article II.
Of the Constitution. in reference - calling
the meetings of the Association. and report
at the meeting on Wednesday.
A proposition to admit tanners and
leather dealers from other States a. homo
rary members, WAS referred TO q Committee
OF three. and the chair appointed Messrs.
james HuntoOn, Of Cattingss lie K.
Reed, of East Fairfield and Z G Warren.
Jr OF Brattleboro, a. such committee
The proposition a. t. the expediency oi
supplying al agent IN market. either on
salary or commission - sell stock and eiso
to establish uniform scale OF prices, TO
pay for calf skins and other stock, e!assl-
flying the same. and the appointment 0t an
inspector of stock in the hair was rsf-rred
10 q committee consisting Of 81, ; C0lburn.
OF Factory Point George t. Graves. OF
Rutland C. C Warren, OF Waterbury r
S Reed, of East Fairfield and K A Jones,
Of Richmond
The question OF substituting the Cay ol
Burlington for Rutland, a. The place Of
holding the regular March meeting Of the
Association, was referred IL a committee
consisting Of George 1 Grave, # Rut-
land james Huntoou. ol CGtiIngssiile.
and f. ; Reed. Of East Fairfield As to
the admission Of hide dealers to member
ship IL the Association Messrs L A Jones
OF Richmond, + q Warren. Jr. Vi Brat
tleboro, and c. c Warren. OF Waterbury.
were sppointeI a committee 10 CONSIDER
and report
Messrs r. A. Jones NJ L Chandler AMI
o. L Hsdwin were appointed . committee
on the amen imeut Of the constitution al
any meeting without previous notice A
committee OF two. consisting Of . Hol-
brook, of Milton and K ) Reed, Of East
Fairfield, wera appointed to report resolu-
tions on the death Of My [ L Hubbard,
of Saxtons River, who died ia November
last Mr.. Hubbard was one q the organi-
zers OF the Association, and most valued
and efficient member. Oh the suggestion
o. Mr.. Holbrook the President Mr. War
ren. Of Waterbury Mr. Chandler. Of Fast
Franklin, and Mr.. Graves. OF Rutland. were
req ue=ted - act with the COMMITTEES
On the call OF the President Aif L
Hotehkin. Of Waterfowl. y Y, reported
the proceedings Of the meeting 81 Water
town. Of the Northern ami Csais4 New
York Leather Dealers Association
&C Warren. Of Waterbury exhibited .
samples Of bark cut by the machine Of .
Thompson Novel;. of Portsmouth. n d. /
both lesched and unieached 4 commit I
tee consisting Of L Holbrook. jane I
Hantoon and l. G Warren. Jr w4s ap-
pointed 10 examine and repor. apon the I
samples
A genera discussion eHSued ou the sub I
ject Of time IN tanning aud weights Of /
leather. after which the meeting Wa a1- I
journed 10 Wednesday morning 81 ii clock /
WEDNESDAY s SESSION
The meeting was called 10 order 81 eleven
o clock, Hon NJ ;. Colbgrn. the President .
Of the Association, in the chair
The committee appointed t. consider
the question Of authorizing the executive I
committee to cal meetings Of the Associa
ton al such time and places a. they may
designate. and also To I'll any vacancies OF
its member, reported through Nj L Chan
der. VI East Franklin tina, having found
that The subject came more properly before
The committees on the amendment Of Articles
VI. snd VII Of the Constitution, they had
prepared no report By vote OF the meet
ing the question VA referred IL the com
mIttees % those articles The committee On
the amendment % Article VI reported al
amendment OF the article by giving The tx
ecutiSe committee power t. I'll any yaean-
c.e. in their uumbsr Whenever the Associa-
tion Wa not 10 session The report was
adopted
GeOrge f Graye~, u Rutland. chairman
VI the committee Oh the amendment Of Ar
liele VII recommended that Burlington be
substituted Tor Rutland, a. the place where
the regular meeting should be held The
discussion which followed thi- repor, show
- that there were many Of the members who
preferred to leave the selection Of the time
ind place tor this meeting 10 the discretion
Il the executive committee. and for time
he report was laid on tie table The report
vas, however. subsequently taken up AMI
N motion OF 7 Holbrook it was adopted
L. q Warren, Jr. Of Brsit.eboro, re-
,ortsd IL behalf oil the committee appoint
d 10 amend Article VIII il favor Of ad
hitting hide dealers to membership ID the
Association The amendment failed Of ad0p-
ion
10 behalf Vt the committee l. whom wa
eierred the proposed amendment Of Article
" in regard to amending the constitution.
I sny meeting without previous notice OF .
ueh amendment. NJ L. Chandler. Of East
rankin. presented q report in favor Of
nch amendment The report Wa No, :,
dop,ei
james Hantoon, Of Cuttingsyills. report !.
I iOr the committee IN favor Of the aimis-
ION Of tanners AMI leather dealers from n
ther States. to al honorary membership. =
he report was adopted. and on motion of Z
f. I. HOlbrook. J L Roger. Of Boston. !,
Lass. member Of the hrm Of j 1. and Il 0
. Roger, hide and leather dealer. was =
ected sn honorary member
Mr.. NJ. l. Chandler wa called 10 the n
lalr. and. on motion Of NJ : Colbnrn. il
ohn L Hotchkin. Ol WstertOwn. y Y,
corresponding Secretary Of the Hide and :
Gather Dealers Association Of Northern a
I'd Central New York. wa elected al
member ~,
The President, NJ ; Col5urn. a. chair d,
an of the committee appointed to consider IN
e expedieney Of supplying al agent in
srket, and also the appointment OF AL IN OF
ector Of stock III the hair. reported that q
eh appointments were not e1pedient at
c present time NJ
In regard TO the establishing Of uniform 10
ale Of prices to pay for calf skins and nc
her stock, and classifying the same. the az
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