The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-12-09
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information bureau, he said that il ono
III the best features Of the organization,
The bureau IS in the hands OF our seere.
tary and we have the best method Of
obtaining information that is in exist
ence.
0uf greatest success al an association
has been III what we have accomplished
in getting reduction Of freight rates ard
claim system established, that has
relieved us Of burden that we have
been carrying for a great many years
In regard to freight rates, he said that
the two roads leading out Of Barre were
the worst railroads tie association has
had to contend with, and to-day their
rates are high, as compared with other
roads. The Rutland road has a tariif
rate from Rutland to Boston on marble
Of carload lots or less with no restrictive
values, Of Is centss while from Barre 70
Boston the rate is 20 cents for carload
lots, and 25 cents for less than carload
lots From Portland, Me, to New York,
the rate is 10 cents, while from Barre
1t Is 20 cents
These two roads leading out Of Barre,
said he, had been continuously fighting
the association in It's efforts for rate
reduction and have sent representatives
to all Of the meetings. to lobby against
the association. 1t would seem. he de-
clared, that these two roads had forgot.
ten that the days Of ''the public be
damned" have passed and do not realize
that the public can step to the front aud
force them into their proper places We
have established a system in several
states where we can get our claims paid
IN few weeks; hnt with tl,a two roaas
here, 1t fakes from SIX months 10 SIX
years to collect claim
The Barre association, the speaker
maintained, should get after these eondi
lions and have some law passed by the
Legislature. whereby The association can
get what they are striving for and n
due them
Warm Greeting from Retail Dealers
+. r. Stewart Of the Retail Dealers
association spoke next, and he brought
a warm greeting from bis association
TO the Barre association. The retailers,
he said, stand for anything that will
benefit the trade ID general, and he want.
ed the manufacturers to understand that
the retailers were with them and ready
TO cooperate with them on general
grounds Tor the mutual benefit III an
II there are any disreputabe ones iii
the retailers association, we want to get
them out, and we know that there are
none in the manufacturers association
We cannot hope for anything in single
Or divided effort, and we are ready 10
meet YOU
Don't Cut Monuments for Fun"
Henry C. Whitaker. one Of the editors
Of Rock Products was called upon, and
be stated that he bad always considered
that great good could lie accomplished
by the getting together 81 the manu-.
facturers and The dealers. lie declared,
also, that it was time that a system
was devised to raise the price, and PUT
stop to cutting of monuments for the
fun Of it f. NJ. Schlimgen Of the ma
tional retail dealers executive commit.
tee, who followed spoke along tile same
Inns as the previous speaker, and he
thought great deal could be accom-.
plished that would be Of mutual benefit,
BY The sending Of delegates to the meet.
ings Of The different associations.
lille last speaker was J. NJ. Boutwell,
of the Quarry Owners association. Who
gave very interesting account Of the
earliest history of the quarries and Of
the manner in which the stones were
transported before the railroad was built
onto the bill ne said that every mem
Der Of tile granite trades owes d great
debt Of gratitude 10 D. r. sortwell, tie
mart who built the Barre railroad and
made It possible to transport the hest
granite On earth TO any place on earth.
The affair was in charge Of William
Marr. president. William Barclay. frst
yice-presiaant 4. Fl Callahan. second
yicr president, c. II Wisbart, secretary,
and George Robins, treasurer.