Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-02-12

c. A. CHAPMAN, Sec.
In reply TO questions the secretary said
the association was $500 in arrears a
| year ago; there We're fifty members, not
including life members, in good standing,
and l24 who had not paid the annual fee
of one dollar for the last year. Mr..
Chapman's report was accepted and
adopted.
Discussion as to what should be done
with delinquent members followed. Al
bert Chapman was of the opinion that the
| life-member feature had worked badly
Those who paid S25 and thus became life
members were exempted thereby from
paying annual dues, and so the ones best
able to support the association were re-
lieved from rendering such support.
On motion of f. n. Bissell of East
ShOreham it was voted-after the secre-
tary had stated that all member in ar
rears had been notified of the fact-that
the board of directors to be elected at this
meeting be instructed to notify and call
before them all delinquent members for
hearing, and eXpel those who then refuse
to pay or do not appear. The new board
has appointed l 80 p. m, Thursday, Feb.
25, as the date of such hearing. The eff
feet of this vote was to instruct the di-
rectors to enforce article 10 of the con-
stitution, which is: ANY member of
this association failing to pay his annual
dues. after due notice from the secretary,
shall forfeit his memberships the di-
rectors acting under article IL, which
provides that 1.-THE directors shall consti-
tute a court to try all offenders under ar
ticle TO-
The next business was the choice of
officers. These were elected: President,
presidents. George II. Smith of Addison,
+. +. Stickney of Shoreham; secretary
c. \. Chapman of Middlebury: treasur-
er, V. Rich of Richvile; directors, NJ. b.
Williamson of Cornwall, Cyrus II. Smith
of Bridport, Chas. X. Witherell of Corn
wall, j. L. Stickney of Shoreham. A. j.
Stow of Weybridge, l.. f. Moore of
Shoreham, Raymond Clark of Addison
Mr.. Williamson asked to be eXcueed
for the reason that that he was to be out
of the State for half the year. but the as
sOciation would not excuse him.
These resolutions. introduced by Al
bert Chapman, were seconded by II. c,
Burwell of Bridport and adopted
WHEREAS, The census returns for lSS0 show
that over fifty million bounds of -hOddy are
used yearly in the manufacture of cloth in the
United states, and this use of Shoddy displa.
ces the consumption by the manufacturers OF
wooden cloths Of over one hundred and nifty
million pounds OF unwashed wool, thus dcpriv
ing the wool growers of market for 80 million
dollars worth OF their product, and,
WHEREAS, The cloths in which this shoddy
i Incorporated is sold either in the piece OF
in rcadN-mude clothing a. ull-wOol goods
thus consumlnating the fraud initiated in its
Manufacture; therefore, we, the wool grow
ers and sheep-brccders of Vermont, ask Con
gr"ss to pass suitable laws To regulate the use
OF shoddy in manufacturing cloths and in the
sales OF such cloths either in the piece or III
rcady-nade clothing; and
WHEREAS, There is now a bill before Con
grc>s or the committee of Ways and Means
regulating the manufacture and sale of vari
ouS grades OF imitation or bogus butter, We
claim that equally aS good reasons are cVi
dent why the public should be protected from
the imposition of shoddy goods as from that
of imitation butter; we hereby
, RcSOire, That our Senators and Representa-
tiVes in Congress be requested to use their in
tiuence to have laws enacted, either by adli-
tion to the law regulating the sale of butter
inc or by special statutes, to regulate the use
of shoddy and the sale of goods in which shod
dy is component part, that the public
shall know just what part is shoddy and What
portion wool that has not previously been
used in the manufacture of cloth.
ReSoired, That copy Of this preamble and
resolutions be forwarded to each Of our Sena
tors and Representatives in Congress.
On motion of Albert Chapman the
chair was directed to appoint committee
to draw up resolutions on the tariff. He
named Albert Chapman, j. l.. Buttolph
and ii. c. Burwell.
} The president was instructed, on mo-
ton of NJ. b. Williamson, to insure the
associations building on such terms as
he deems advisable.
1t was voted, on motion of c. p Crane
! of Bridport, j. l.. Buttolph seconding
the motion, that no sheep receive IA record
in the associations published report eX-