The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1885-04-03
NORTHERN HARTFORD PACKERS
ANOTHER MEETING OF THE ASSOCIATION
ITS AFFAIRS STILL IN DARKNESS.
An Expert Examination TO be Made.
TREASURER BOYLE REFUSES TO RESIGN
WHILE AFFAIRS ARE so MIXED

Another meeting of the Northern Hartford
Packing Association was held at the MarylanC
central station, IN Delta, on Saturday last. About
nifty persons were present, including nearly all
the members of the association and other person,
directly or indirectly Interested in the affairs OF
| with Mr.. Edward Edge Secretary. The commit.
tee appointed 10 confer with the Treasurer, MIR
Andrew Boyle, with reference to his resignation
on account OF his sickness and consequent ina
bity to attend to the duties OF his Office report
cd that MIR. Boyle Informed them that he did not
feel 1uSlned in resigning, on account of compli-
cation in the relations existing between the Pack
ing Association and the Hartford Transportation
Company Mr.. Boyle, the committee said also
referred to the necessity Tor his signing the ware.
house receipts and strengthening affairs, &C.
On motion an enrolment was made of the
members present.
MIR. Wilson Macomber was apparently In search
of information and asked number of questions
which were promptly and cheerfuy answered
ed to know whether the Constitution and By
Laws of the Northern Hartford Packing Associa-
ton were still in force, and was answered in the
Affirmative.
Was the article concerning the forfeiture of
membership ON account of noncompliance there
with carried Outp' asked MIR. Macomber.
The reply was that the article had not been en-
forced, for the reason that such course would
dement, neither the association in general nor any
of its members; that the idea had been to en-
force this article at the end of the year, after
settlement had taken place. A forfeiture of
membership, 1t was stated, would not relieve the
members from their individual responsibility as
stockholders, inasmuch as they had given their
notes and made transfer of their goods to the
association. Information was also asked in rel
erence to the availability of the stock bonds and
securities, to which definite answers could not be
given, in consequence of the complicated state
of the associations affairs.
Members also wished to know by what author
lily telephone lines were erected and the canned
goods of the association hypothecated
1t was stated by the officers, that action in both
these matters had been upon authority of the
stockholders.
The Transportation Company, whose afrairs
appear TO be involved with those of the Packing
Association, was not directly connected with It,
1t was established to enable the Packing ASCOT
alton to ship goods cheaper than by the canal
The shares of stock of the two organizations were
entirely separate.
that members were relieved from responsibility
because monthly settlements had not been made
as required and the clause Of the constitution in
regard to forfeiture OF membership had not been
enforced, Mr.. w. f. McSparren said that two
breaks did not make mend, and that member
could not free himself from the obligations as
sumed by him when he gave his note and trans
ferred his stock to the association.
Mr.. Macomter was free to say that he had sold
and shipped portion of his pack and paid out
the money for labor and other expenses he had
incurred IN their preparation. Others, he said,
mad done the same, but would not stand up and
MIR. Geo L. Van Bibber coursol to the Packing
Association. said that being in the neighborhood
on other business, he had come to the meetiug r.,
at the request OF the officers to aid, IL possible
10 disentanglng the skein of the associations af-
fairs. While the Treasurer is sick and unable to
straighten out the business of the assoejation If
he were member he should object to his resg-
nation. The members are now in the dark in re-
gard to the condition OF the association, and will
continue so, no matter how many meetings are
held until competent, reliable and disinterest-
cd expert, not director nor member of the
association, ia employed to make an examination
When they have his report they would be able to
act intelligently.
DIR. 4. b. Hayward moved that a committee of
three be appointed to select competent expert
TO examine the books and make report on them
Mr.. McSparren, who had previously been APP
tGh m tim antI In
was glad to be relieved of the responsibility and
wac in favor OF employing an expert The ex-
pert, however, must work on forever without
accomp lishing anything, If not assisted by the
MIR. Geo. W. Day said that an expert would be
of no use unless he were assisted by the members
more than Mr. McSparren had been.
Yes" said Mr.. McSparren, mo power on earth
can sraighten out the accountsif one.half is held
member asserted that 100000 cases had
been packed, and SAID: "Can they be found If
Dr. Hayward's motion was adopted and Dr.
Hayward, DIR. W. H. McCurdy and Mr.. Van 3ibber
were appointedas the committee to secure the SER
vices of an expert accountant
A member inquired whether the members
would get anything for their goods, as they had
received but 10 cents a case in 1884 and p cents
in 1888. No one seemed able to answer the con-
undrum.
1t was stated that they had been given by way OF
accommodation, with the understanding that
they would be taken up. IL necessary. by the as
Mr. vanBibber said that the attorney or "a re-
cever, IL one were appointed, would bring i'm
mediate suit upon these notes.
1t was suggested that a receiver should be APP
pointed to settle up the affairs
Mr.. VanIbber advised against such course,
on account of the trouble, delay and expense
attending II, and said that each member should
honurably stand up to his agreement, otherwise
II would be great hardship to their fellow mem.
bers who had done SO. Some of them had shipped
all their goods. in compliance with the terms of
membership, and all should share alike.
Without accomplishing anything definite and
with no more knowledge Of the affairs of the Red