The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-02-04
ANOTHER
CONFERENCE
Request Of Central Vermont
R. R. Is Granted
MEET HERE WEDNESDAY
Some Small Effort Being Made to pia-
cate the Merchants and Manu-
factnrers Who Petitioned
Railroad Commission.

There will be no meeting Of the State
Railroad Commission in Barre tomorrow
To hear complaints Of the Barre Mer-
chants ana the Barre Granite Manufac-
turers' associations regarding poor scr
vice afforded BY the Central Vermont
RAILROAD. This does not mean that the
corporation has agreed ~ the pfoposI-
tion advanced BY the local interests, nor
does It mean that great reforms have
been made in the railroad service. 1t
means that the railroad asked for an
either conference which was granted BY
the Barre parties. Wednesday OF this
week has been set as the date Of the
conference IL was stated that the gem
eral management, g. G. Jones, had to
be in Ottawa today and tomorrow, or
the conference would have been held
sooner. Consequently, the sitting Of tho
railroad commission has been set ahead
one more week.
The Central Nermont's attorney. G. w.
Writers, complains that some of the
propositions advanced are a practical inn
possibility in the present condition Of
The company, and il is to talk over these
that he wishes TO meet the Barre par
ties once more. The company also
wishes TO insert conditional clause o.
most of the promises. The Barre com
plainants were willing to attach condi,
tion making the fulflllment Of agreement
depend oh the absence Of strikes and
movidential causes, but in the negctia
Itions refused to agree to any wider ant
more general condition proposed By th
Central Vermont railroad 4he chsnet
for getting together by means cf con
ference seems slight.
1Iesnwhile Il is interesting to note
the efforts that are being r,ade to plaeate
the Barre eoTnplainants. On Saturday a
granite manufacturer who Is member
Of the local committee, received tclss
gram stating that mine fiat cars would
be sent to Barre Saturday night, ard
that the new turntable would also reach
here that night. And sure enough, ia
came nine fiat cars Saturday nieht,
enough to supply small portion Of the
demand. The turntable also came ard
Is now resting on sidetrack in the
yard At the conference in Barre ten
days ago, the officers Of the coIhpsny
stated that the turntable would be set
mp at once, meaning this winter. II is
Iunderstood that they have since asked
to be released from that position.
In one particular the company has
apparently taken steps to relieve the
congestion. The propise was made that
full shifting crew of FIVE men would b
kept at work in the local yard, and the
agent, J. O. Adams, has received instruc-
tons To that effect.
Besides the complaints entered by
Barre Randolph and Williamstowu,
taere are said To he others from Mont
fpelier and practically all the towns in
The central part Of the state. One Mont
peier manufacturer finally got 1890
monument OF rare design boxed, so It
is said, and placed on ear. Il rested
in the Montpelier yard for some time,
and trainmeu used it as : dumping
place for refuse picked up in the yard,
ipermitting the dirt and oil during the
tbaw to run down onto the polished
surface.