Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-06-02
CAMPAIGN ISLANDERS
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general store IN the heart OF lne VIZ
lace Of Proctor and has a considerable
trade. Neither the Vermont Marbl"
company nor Mr.. Proctor has the re-
hottest connection WITH his business
The Vermont Marble company. man
tains a store at Proctor and is Obliged
to Do 50 for the convenience or IL, eln
%ployes, but there is not the slightest
foundation for the cha 'ge mat any
y r,on il compelled to trade there al.
rectly OF indirectly or that any 'nHu'
ence is eXerted 70 that end.
6 Coupon books representing Slo
each are sold to and forced upon the
employees OF Mr.. Proctor. r. Books
are not redeemable any other way
than in trade from Mr.. Proctor's
) ore. Emplo es are expected
t. lake ut least II Of these b,oK>
each month
The store in question is run upon a
cash basis. All persons, employees or
others are required to gay for { GODS in
cash, or may USE. il they prefer, cou'
pom books. Some buy these BOOKS
with casa because # their convenience
aud a Y empty if he desires, may
luy lu. and have it taken out Of the
neyt pay luil. They are in 3 oKs Oh
different amounts, runni u all tie
way from one dollar upwards. They
are "ledeenaole in whole or in part, DIT
~any.mOment in cash, If bought for
cash, or in account, if charged in ac-
count.
:. "Proctor owns the water system
upon which these workmen are depend'
eut for watertOr domestic purposes
The water system Of the village OF
prJctOr belongs to the village C rpora-
ton, which issued $50, 600 municipal
bonds for the construction OF the
same and It's village eve system.
s. Mr.. Proctor also owns the GEM
etery in Proctor. Living or cead,
wac earners in Proctor seem to be
subject to Mr.. PrOctor's Will
The Protestant part Of the GENE.
terry belongs to the Proctor Cemetery
asst citation. a charitable corporation,
and the Catholic part to the Cath 'lic
church, each the gift OF Senator
Proctor.
To anticipate any qulbbles with re-
Srect to the t oregoing, we would say
that Senator Proctor personally does
not own a foot If Land in the village
OF Proctor. The same is also true Of
Fletcher D. Proctor, except only the
house in which he lives and one small
single house neal by. Also that
every denial hereinbefOre made as to
the Vermont Marble company is
equally made as to Mr.. Proctor and
Senator Proctor
Each and every one OF the foregoing
statements quoted from the BenninE'
n Banner is unQualltiedly false,
There are many others IN the article
equally so, but space does Lot permit
going further into detail. The Who'll e
is q malicious SANDER. What is the
purpose OF this fabric Of lies: Simply
l TO lay the foundation for the charge
l that MIR. Proctor maltreats his en-
=. ployes and for an appeal to the work
= ingmen Of the state to array them
selves against him.
, Many Of these same falsehoods,
with others added and this same dema'
t gogic appeal. have been brought out
. in other industrial centers. The Barre
! Times of May p devotes a column
! AMI a half to it The Times in a pt T.
agraph Jut Of tune with the trend 0.
= the whole of the rest Of The article
says: "PrlceS at the Proctor store.
are about the same as In other store!
in and about Rutland, though butter
IS d few cents higher, also meats
q Until the recent coal strike, coal wa!
selling in Rutland at S5.75 and a
l the Proctor store the price charged
a was So. so" The assumed fairness 0
i. the first part quoted is apparently t.
@ bolster up the willful mlsrepresenta
lions of the last. The retail price o
coal in this city has been, beginning
IL December l, 1901, So. Is for stove ant
chestnut, and st. 80 Cor egg. May
IS it was reduced to 81 for all kinds. Ma,
IS it was put back to the winter price
of So rs ard 6 SO, and May Is al
{ kinds were raised to 1925 per ton.
e TheS prices are for coal delivered
It and are subject to a discount Of rs pc
n SCul q UOu iOl VAIL. III ~
the price of the Vermont Marble Co.
! at Proctor, West Rutland and Cente
Rutland has been continuously sine
l. August !, 1900, AMI still remains s.
for stove and chestnut and $3.50 70
egg delivered: and the company de
"livers coal to its employees living in thi
city at those prices. 1t is a matter 0
common knowledge ia this city tina
the Vermont Marble company TO
several years has usually delivered
j. coal of exactly the same grade ant
: qualify to It's employees in this city. a
about 50 cents per ton cheaper tina
ID anyone else in this city could buy it O
ii anyone.
The Vermont Marble company en-
H. tirely at it's own Expense pays TO
IS accident insurance for all it's employ
i ees, which gives an employee hal
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