Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-11-16
Suerial NGtires.
The Oliver Marble and Granite
Works Of Rutland. VI.

One of the largest and beat conducted monu-
mental establishment s in the country, so wide
ly and favorably known tor excellent work
owes its success to the three following dis-
tiHguishing characteristics: superiority OF RIA
terial, artistic execution, and low prices.
The first is chiefly due to their Immediate prox-
unity to the celebrated Rutland Marble Omar
ries, and their location on the direct railroad
route westward from most of the valuable
Granite ouarries of New England, as this i'm
portant advantage of location over all other
similar establishments is not lost sight of by
the proprietor of the Works and his patrons
have the full benefit thereof i'll personal selec-
ton of material from the entire product of the
quarries. Thus, customers are always getting
''the cream of the entire twelve deposits
As under this plan of personally selecting all
the material, as used there is and can be no sc-
emulation of inferior stock, parties may al
| ways feel assured of getting only the very best
If stock in their work Furthermore, sound
ness of material is equally well insured, which
| is a very important consideration. involving, as
IL does, to great extent, the question of durs-
| bility, which is an essential requisite TO good
| work.
The second distinguishing feature OF these
| WI MS ahd ~hlNh pei hao bbNOhbtlD
to their reputation, has been justly earned by
the employment of the most skilled artizane
that can be obtained, and by combining the Ia
| Dor of each workman to such speciality of work
as he exceled in. Let carvers be constantly
at carving, letterers at lettering, moulding cut
ters moulding, poishers polishing, and so Oh
through every classification of the labor Of q
large and we, -ordered mandatory, the work
| mnst nf iprpEGifV hp owe
er precision and dispatch in their respective
| departments, while this systematic adaptation
of labor, added to their unequalled facilities in
the selection of material, makes inevitable their
Third feature, and enables them to furnish
the very best work at the lowest possible
prices.
In order to fully meet the demand of the
times, the services of the best talent that csI
he obtained, is employed in constantly origin
ating fresh and novel designs for military ano
civic monuments, tombs, hearth-stones, tab
let's, ETC., to which ia invited the critical IN
spection of parties desiring cemetery improve
| ments.
| The constantly increasing business OF the
works. of course, is not confined to any partic
alar locality or State, its products already be-,
ing erected in over hundred different GENE
| teries.
To this brief announcement of the facilitie.
| ana ability of the works, there need only h.
| added good and ample evidence Of integrity IL
its operations, not only in its monied transac
tons, but in details of manufacture with which
the customer is usually unfamiliar, and II
which be mnst to great extent depend upOr
| the faithfuIness of the builder.
| Touching this point. perhaps the most satis
| factory ASSURANCE thereof that can be Offered
ts the testimony of those whose orders hav'
| been already executed. Hence, the prsprietn
| ntgs to 81 limit. IN another column, new *
| rract in each number of this paper. from som'
# the many hattering letters that have been re-
| retved during the year or so last past. Thea
| will also serve to indicate localities whert
| -pecimens of work may he inspected.
| Most of these letters are from customers witt
| whom there had been no previous acquain1
4nce, many from parties whom the propr'
-ror has never seen, their work having beer
ordered by letter, and 4 matter Of course NJ
occasion for compliment beyond a Kindly desire
TO express favorable opinion in behalf of The
| integrity and superior products of the
RUTLAND MARBLE & GRANITE WORKS