Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-01-20
The COMMERCIAL CLUB
Ulcers Elected at Annual Meet.
ing Tuesday Evening.
claim Made That Central Vermont
Railway Company Il Discriminate
Ing against Burlington in
Rates on Barre Granite.

The Burlington Commercial club held
their annual meeting and election Of
pfIlcers Tuesday evening in their rooms
Pians were discussed for the coming
year and committees appointed During
the discussion of new industries, which
II was hoped the club could secure for
TIE city. information of a startling ma
ture was brought out In regard to an
alleged discrimination in the rates Of
the Central Vermont railway.
1t was claimed by one of the speakers
that in the shipment Of rough granite
from Barre to this city. a rate OF over
double that made to ST. Adams was
charged to Burlington. This would make
the location here of a granite finishing
concern. dependent upon Barre granite,
almost an impossibility. He said that
the rate to St. Adams was Csc while
they demanded Coo to Burlington in spite
of the fact chat the mileage to Bur-
lngton was considerably less than to
st. Adams. This would make the differ
cnce on carload about $l4 In answer
TO rcmonstrance, the railway people
said that the additional cost was due TO
switching at Essex Junction. but this
argument the members OF the club. were
loath to believe and it is probable that
the matter will be taken up at once
with the public service commission.
Nearly all of the principal officers OF
the club we're reelected, with the ex-
cep;ion of the clerk. T. h. Houston VIE
Eorously declined to serve another term,
on the ground that he could not spend
sufficient time to do the office jus
ice.
The reports OF both the clerk and the
treasurer were Of highly satisfactory
nature, in spite of the work and expense
connected with the Champlain tercenten-
iry celebration
The treasurer's report showed the cash
IN hand at the present time to be nearly
ii5o, gain during the year of about $125
The amount collected during the year
rom members in the shape of dues was
1870 and constituted the greater part of
The receipts. The disbursements consist
I'd principally Of sl79.65. paid for Greater
Burlington buttons for distribution dur
ing the week OF the celebration. and 500
paid the clerk for his services during the
rear.
The clerks report reviewed the activi-
les of the club during the year. In addi-
lion to the work done previous to and
turing the celebration. 1t showed the club
% have accomplished much along other
ines. Some OF these were In getting
plans underway for the building Of a new
nnon station. securing modified insur-
ance rates and various conventions, in
cludng those of the State Teachers as
ISOLATION. the Grange. Sugar Makers and
Dairymen's Besides this. an untiring
canvass for the bringing Of new indus
tries to the city was maintained.
THE OFFICERS.
The election of officers and the APP
pointment oil committees resulted as fol-
lows: President. J. l.. Southwck; vice.
president, "" F.. Greene: clerk, C. +.
Allen: treasurer II. s. Weed; auditor.
+. s. Isahm; directors for four years,
e. +. Smith. Elias Lyman, II. j. Stanley.
Mayor j. f. Burke is a director ex-
oflicio.
The committees are:
Executive committee-W. J. Van Patten.
chairman, Elias Lyman, Gardner Brewer.
f. g. Abernethy and G. II, Holden.
Membership committee. P. Cowles.
chairman, A. G.. Mansur, +. ". Perry,
Robert Noble and a. l.. Whiting.
Mercantile interests--F ID. Abernethy.
chairman. II. j. Stanley c. A. Barber,
II. H. Hagar and S. s. Richold
Manufacturing-R. c. Gotham, chair
man. G. E. Whitney, F. +. Burgess, a.
O. Ferguson and G. L. Pease.