Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-12-14
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The Oliver Marble and Granite
Works OF Rutland. VI.

One of the largest and best conducted NOM
mental establishments in the country, 60 w'de
" and favorably known tor excellent WORK
owes its success to the three following dir
ringuishing charaeterisues: superiority of ms
rerial, artistic execution, and 10" price,
The first lie chiefly due to their Immediate prex-
unity TO the celebrated Rutland Marble Quar-
rtes, and their location on the direct railroad
route westward from most of the valuable
Granite Quarries of New England. as this i'm
portant advantage # location over ell ether
similar establishments is not lost sight OF by
the proprietor of the Works; and his patrons
nave the full benefit thereof IN personal seIec-
ton of material from the entire product of the
| auarries. Thus, customers are always getting
1.-The cream" of the entire twelve deposits
AS under this plan of personally selecting all
the material as used, there lie and can be no &C
cumulatien of inferior stock, parties msy a.
| ways feel assured of getting only the very hest
If stock In their work Furthermore, sound-
ness of material is equally well insured. which
is a very important consideration, involving, H.
it does, TO great extent. the question OF dura-
hility, which is an essential requisite TO good
| work.
The second distinguishing feature of these
| WORKS, kuU ~uiCu uar u1pTb N''Asi ''NNN-
| to their reputation, has been justly earned n,
the employment of the most skilled artizaur
that can be obtained, and by combining the Ia
| nor of each workman to such speciality of wort
4. he exceIed in. Let carvers be constantly
At carving, Ietterers At lettering, mOulding cut
tsrs moulding, polishrrs polishing, and go OF.
through every classification of the labor Of Il
large and well-ordered mandatory, the work
men must of necessity be ever acquiring great
er precision and dispatch in their respective
departments, while thts systematic adaptation
| Of labor added To their unequalled facilities IL
| the selection of material. makes inevitable their
| Third feature, and enables them TO furnish
the very best work at the lowest possible
| prices.
| Ia order to fully meet the demand OF the
times. the services of the best taIeRt that cal
| ne obtained, ts employed in constantly origin
4ttng fresh and novel designs for military arr
civic monuments tombs heaTtb--tOues. tai
| let's, ETC., to which lie invited the critical in
-pectiOn of parties desiring cemetery improve
| nents,
/ The constantly Increasing business Of thu
II works, of course, is not confined 20 any paTtic
aIar locality or state, lite products already ~
ing erected in over d hundred different GENE
teries.
To this brief announcement Of the fscilitie
and ability of the works. there need only n
added good and ample evidercr sf integrity II
IT. operations, not only IN its mOnied transae
tons, hut in details Of manufacture With whicl
the customer is Usually unfamiliar, and Il
| which he must to great extent depend upol
the faithfslness of the hutder.
| Toucbing this point perhaps the most salts
factory assurSnce thereof that CAD be ofere
ts the testimony of those whose orders haV
been already executed. Hence, the praprte'-
begs to submit. IN another column, new ex
tract in each number of this paper. from som
If the many Gathering letters that have been Re-
ceived during the year or so last past Tae-
with also serve 10 indicate localities Wher
specimens of work may he tnspected-
Most of these letters are from customers Wit
whom there had been no previous acquS1n'
snce, many from parties whom the pr7pr'
etor has never seen, their work having he"
ordered ny letter. and ~ matter Of cour-e IL
occasion for compliment beyond Kiudly fesir
10 express n favorable opinion IL behalf OF -
integrity and superior products Of the
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