Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-09-15

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tFrom Engineering and Mining Journall
vermont Slate ard Marble Inter.
ests.
We Law befora our readers the follow
| ing notes from our correspondent in this
important section of New England, be-
| lieving that the interests there represent
ed are really of Importance to the country,
and that the notes will prove interesting
and instructive to many
FAIRHAvEN
is a small town on the Rensselaer, and
Saratoga Railroad, about eighteen miles
from Rutland. The outlet of Lake Bonn
oseen flows through it, and gives one OF
the finest water powers in the State The
! first establishment on the stream is the
| Davey Nail and Iron Works. On account
of business Difficult les these works are
now idle. Mr.. DAvey's recent death left
them in the hands of the administrator,
and we understand they will not be start
| ed until the estate is settled. The works
are admiral bly, situated, being close to the
railroad and convenient to the village.
These works were run night and day pre-
vious to Mr.. Davey's death, and formed a
very important part of the manufacturing
interest of the village.
Messrs. Joseph Adams g Son own a
| large marble mill here. The marble Is
all brought from West Rutland or Suther-
| land FalIs. which are the chief marble
centres of this region. The mill is run
ming on full time. The weekly shipment
of sawed marble from the mill amounts
to about fifty tons per week. We believe
they are running with about forty or fifty
| hands the exact number we could not
! learn.
The Allen Kerosene Oil Safe Company
| have their uftctory and Office here.
These safes are we'll known in almost
every part of the United States. They
are what the name indicates, safes for
holding kerosene oil. They ship from
three to five safes per day. These safes
prevent leakage entirely, and also evapor-
alton. Even gasoline may be safely
stored in them, as they are so tight that
no vap0r can escape 10 form an explosive
compound The trade has grown so rap
/ idly that it " found necessary to in
crease the size of the works several times.
The Fairhaven Marble and Marble
ling Slate Works i the largest concern
in the place. The business was begun As
private concern, which was continued
till last year, when the mill was burned
down, and shortly after stock company
was formed under the present name. AL
kinds of slate and marbelized slate are
turned ont.
The Union Slate Company are turning
out mantle and billiard stock. The com
pany Is simply a business copartnership.
They are m king monthly shipment OF
10000 feet Of manufac ured stock per
week Mr.. Vail has now about thirty
five men at work in the quarry.
Owing to the h2ht going on among the
producers of billiard beds, the price il
much below the actual cost of N tnufac-
ture. Eff TT is now being made TO arrange
schedule Of prices and it seems as
though the attempt would be successful
and fair rate established.
Slate here, as near as we can ascertain
il quoted as follows Varieg4ted, - 10
$425, UnfadinV Green, So to 500, NO l
Purple s. to 1915.
S. N Peck has about twenty men at
york, and sh Pe soyenty-fivss or one nun
of the Union Slate mills at this place.
HYDEYILLE
i small village on the Rensselaer, and
Saratoga railroad, fourteen miles from
Rutland. It is situated at the outlet OF
Lake Bomnseon. First on the stream is
the slate mill If the Forest Mining
aud Slate Company, and next it their
factory. Mr.. A. w Hyde is President,
and Pitt w. Hyde the agent If the COM
pauy. They have sixty men, all told.
including those in the mill, factory and
the quarry. The marbleziug is done in
the factory, which is especially devoted toI
this. The company sells some rough
stock, though the most of it is flushed
before it goes ont. Everything is sold be-
fore it leaves the station, as they ship
nothing en commission, having no agents
abroad, They turn out billiard beds,
marble ruantles, t4ble-tops, chess tables,
bIackb1ards bracket shelves; I'll kinds of
plain slate. all sorts Of marbleized work. |
force of roofing slate makers IL kept
constantly at work in the quarry belong
ing to the company, and sufficient stock
ia raised to keep both mill and slate
makers going all the time. There are
several quarres belonging to the com
pdny, DuJ only one u uiRe near Tue FllidStJ |
ia worked Just now. This company own
almost all of the mills in the place, and
lease them to the parties who run them
We quote here: Slate-Green, a 30; !
Purple, s. 90 These are the VERY lowest
figures. Quite a hopeful feeling exists
among these slate men that there will be /
an improvement in trade before long. ). |
M. Dorr q Son have a marble mill here, |
which, on account of the sickness Of one
OF the propretors has been closed for a
short time They also have mills at
Sutherland Falls and Centre Rutland |
Their mill here will be started up within |
a day or two and be running on full time
Its capacity is about $50, 900 feet pr year
E. A. Billings leases mill of the Forest
Mining and Slate Company, and makes
all sorts of slate work, but does not finish
anything here, j. e., he does no marble1z.
ing, but sells bis stock Gin the rough.
He has enlarged his works from time to
time until he now has about S1OOOU worth
of improved machinery for working slate.
His finishing mill is at Troy, New YORK.
Mr.. Billings also works a quarry here
which supplies him with the necessary |
stock.
Sherman, Adams, Langdon u Co, are
engaged in the manufacture Of marte
The blocks come from West Rutland, and
are brought to the mill by railroad, a
short side track taking the cars directly
into the mill yard. They turn ont all
sorts Of sawed marble, slabs, spires, posts
blocks, etc.
During 1868, 1900 car loads If slate
and marble were shipped from this little
station.