Excerpt from Proceedings of the Rutland County Historical Society, Vol. 2: From 1882 to 1887 Haring beep i_111'11te1l by the officers of the Rutland County Historical Society to prepare and read a paper 1111 this occa sion, 1111 the Subject of our Slate Indus tries in this county, I infer that what is expected of-me is a historical article and while I am ready to comply to the best of my knowledge and ability, it will be read ily seen by those who have a general knowledge of this subject, that an ex haustive history cannot be given in apa per, for which there would be time to read only at one meeting; therefore, I have concluded to offer the following which 11113' make a chapter in the full history of. The development of this 1iuper taut indust1y, when. Fully brought out, which I hope ere long, will be. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.