The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-01-16

50 ~ ns,ha3ntEefha fVtenexnnrH
Wool-Growcrs." The argm cent was
based upon the following six PROPOSE
tons.
/. Because we have unlimited faci litics in our
vast acreage OF cheap lands, in climate, soil,
abundance oflabJr, means of ttansp ortatIon and
capital.
J. Because this will give us in the en- |, and
speedily, the best and cheapest woo len products.
g. Because our actual acneVCmcl It's under the
tariff shows, by demonstration, ais to be the
duty of government
A. Because protection to the wool-growers will
add to the wealth, industries and intelligence of
the country.
.. Government must protect them because they
cannot stand the competition of the pauper labor
and powc ful combinations of capital in Europe.
6. because this great industry is necessary to
our independence and safety.
These several points were set forth and argued
with many Illustrative facts which held the atten-
ton OF the audience for more than an hour The
facts with regard to English doctrines of popula-
ton, wages condemnation OF marriage in the
work ing classes ;thC re suits in English paupcrlsm
and the expectation of paupers rs "assisted emf
grants" and the avOwal in II publication of the
Golden club that the emigrants sent to Canada
are chiefly intended for the United States. pro
duced Il feeling of Indignation against England
aud the free trade iallaCies. Protection of home
industries -ainst foreign intererence,i free trade
aud free competition a. Ong our nlty.S seven mil
lions freedom from the craft and snares OF com
merca treaties, owning and guarding our own
waterways AS well as iron ways, and in this
Ii me, an American system, holding ourselves
aloofirom all fOreig enta clements in the Congo
or elsewhere and allowing no interference from
abruud,werc strongly advocated The president
closed by calling upon the association TO do what
it IN to develop and extend this great interest,
to warmly cohc our own land and put wet
blanket ON all foreign free-trade nations.
Second Day,
FORENOON.
The business meeting of the associa-
ton was held in the town hall on We'd
nesday. 1t was largely attended. Pres
ident James called the members to order
at 10 :15 and made brief remarks. He
did not see any cause for discourage
ment in the present condition of the bus
mess. 1t was Il good time to weed out
flocks and prepare for better times. He
cOunselcd continued care in the manage
ment of flocks and was certain that it
would be repaid in the near future.
The report of the secretary. Albert
Chapman of Middlebury, was read. He
reported ia new members during the
year and Withdrawals and suspensions of
nearly half that number. leaving the pres
cnt membership l2j7. The claims of l97
llocks offered for registration previous
to Jan. |. 1854. had been examined by the
committee on pcdiGrees and the secreta-
ry; six were rejected with parts of many
other, ia were accepted and 81 are still
under Investigation. This had entailed Il
| large amount of labor and was one of the
causes that had prevented the issuance of
| the third volume of the register. Since
! Jan. |. 1881, - applications had been
made for the registration of llocks made
up of descendants of those already re-
corded. but these had not been consd-
cred. as the other applications were re-
| tuirp1 nv tbp rulps ~ he first GisnOsp1 of
and this was necessary also in order to
avoid delay in the publication of the third
volume. The negligence of members to
make corrections of returns of lambs and
to report sales gives rise to much trouble.
| OF the former there are 1872 cases. some of
! them dating back to 1881. These must
all be rightcd before the third volume is
printed. Not more than one-third of the
returns of lambs for 81 have been veri-
fled and recorded, and 81 lots are laid
aside on account of imperfections. The
same imperlcctiuns exist in the returns
! of sales for transfer; of these 270 are on
! file for correction. 1T is evident that
we have many members who pay no at
! tention to the rules requiring every one
| to keep an individual flock record and re-
port sales in all cases within ten days of
| the time each sale was made. Sooner or
! later it will be absolutely necessary to
enforce these rules to the letter. An
other cause of hindrancc is the failure of
members to pay their fees promptly, espe-
cially on lambs. Some cases are becOm-
ing chronic. The report concludes as
| follows:
Quite Il number of members have not yet re.
turned their lambs for 1854. There is good rea-
son to suspect that some OF these are intending
to hold ON to the association at the least expense
| tltn h,4n of
| tc' rs soon as the depression IN the sheep trade
| has passed. This Is an imposition upon those
VINO are standing by the association, returning
! their lambs ANA paying their bills promptly.
This may he better understood when we men,
iun the fact that 1t has cost only three dollars to
he a member OF the association loi the last seven
years, one half Ol the fee having been collected in
| 1876 and the full fee in lSsi As ii viii not be
| necessary To- collect the mtmb .rship fee for lSS5
| II VIII cost nothing to continue Il member during
| the current year such member returns no lambs
! Some remedy should be enforced to prevent
| thcs lmpOsltlons rs well as to make IL more cost
! y to withhold lambs from record until it Is as
-ured that recording them Will prove immediate.
| ly and surely profitable.
! II is gratifying, Notwithstanding these hin.
ORANGES and drawbacks, to report the very prom.
isIug condition of affairs in the general work and
financial standing OF the association. We have
not only made net increase OF nearly sixty
members as already stated, and decided the CA SEES
Ola large number Of llocks, but have made the
very substantial addition to the cash in our treas
ury OF over $500, which, with that on hand me
! year since, amOunts to over ! l,G0J. This would
have been increased to nearly $4,000 had all paid
| their membership fees and for recording their
! lambs, and still further increased had all mem.
| bcrs returned their lambs and paid for the same
! according TO the rules.
! There was due to the association Jan. |, lsSa
about Loo on these fees ana on bills tor record.
ing new Hooks, sent out not long since.
| | would add that a good many OF these fees have
been paid since the advent OF the present year,
but under the rules cannot be included in the II.
nancal statement Tor lss4.
| The report of the auditor will show that the
property on hand and the debts ,lue the associa-
ton add 1t To the cash ON haRd make much larg.
cr total OF assets than ever before reached in the
history of The association. 1t viii thus be seen
that, no wlthstandng the depression IN the sheep
trade, the numbers OF the association and its prop
erty and prosperity has been greater than ever
before, and as this Increase goes ON, the expense
OF running the register Is made much less To each
individual member. while its value to each is in
creased in proportion t. its increase IN numbers,