Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-03-22
Industry of Burlington.


In NEW MARBLE MILL.
Nothing relating to the business interests Of
olr city has given us more Subtraction. recently,
than to see the valuable property of the Barring
ton Manufacturing Company once more shown :
signs Of active lie. The company's history
hitherto has not been one Of high prosperity
but it has recently taken snew departure, -
which We trust viii yet make it one Of the most
prosperous and important business enterprises
Of our city
In 1854 Lawrence Barnes. Levi Underwood,
? D. C. Linsley, Mial payT, Jo D. Hstch,
L. B. Plat, and Albert Catiin, were
> constituted a corporation by set Of Legislo-
ture, under the ;itle Of the Burlington Msnu-
featuring Co, for the purpose of''msnufl1.uria,
buying, selling and Transporting metals arl
wool" The company organized in the mex,
yesr. Capital stock vas taken to tie amount O.!
$4,000. sfterwstd increased to 100000 OF
$4,000 Nine sores oflaal was purchased
southeast Of the RaJland depot, and sFscious
wooden building was erected, for rolling mill,
smother large bailling Of brick. for nai. mill,
and smother for a storehou.e fer ua.s. The
machinery f5c the business vas mostly brought
from acrots the lake, where it had been ia use
by g concern which had failed With the sd
vantagos oftb;s point in f:eisHt on iron, coal,
and the manufactured rroiuc'e, 81 wss NOT
doubted, however. thst such an establishment
could be made TO pay. In doe time IL was IN
ae,iye operation. roI.inzoat the long ribbons Of
rel-bat Iron, AMI clop1i1g them un
into nails. But The business dil aa' fry.
Jair why il lil ao, /, would ba Zoo long
story here TO tsl ], lie eu5cgh % say
that there vas nothing in tie poor ue,ess
Of the enterprise, that hes sst.sfsl tie hes7il..
and most intelligent owners in this company.
that the lion tusuefs. With rev sul good m2-
chincry and jliiciaus asHa -easat. could NOT
be made profitable one in Burlington Icsr-
tsinly is 60, In places possessing much fewer el-
ylntagos for the business thsa The
The company ceased active operations ST.. bee
. lieve in 1867, and in 1870 the nail factory Vas
destroyed by fire Tie big rolling mill t.ooi
idle and deserted till last Fail, when j, vss Be- .
cilei By thecompany, Of which Lawrence Barnes
is now the chief s,ocbhoi5r, Owning. We be- .
lieye nine-tenths Of the stock). to undertake
the business Of saving marble. which is such al .
extensive and pr5atatla busiress in Rutland
County. The mass,va rollers anl ether mrll.a- .
cry Of hsrollug mill were taken oa-. all alas
OF l5ss of 81 las been cola, chiefly as Oh I1-a.
The Ga engine was soli A new engine L-us. .
Of brick, 4ix-l feet. AM boiler Lolse q t.ies,
4Jzs0, were added = new C-is5 car.za
war ra, in. e se,a-i floor was pa; iaa ,le
large mill, doubling tle amour. Of flooring enI
giving rpsc.cus second s5rT, lighted by ely
lights A c5ntrs,, was G. sell with tie D---l-n
Msrtle Quarry Company tars constant sarrg
Of marble to be ssvsL This cm7,ay Owls OK
teusire qu,rries OF Marble in Brandon. I. b.
heretofore Done its own sewing By water ser,
but as the supp'y of water ff ne mill IS ilsa-
fsieat and uncertain, ta- c7aHsay has e..s.l
10 sav any blt tie smaller blocks, which y.v.l
hardly psy TO send away q. Doe sawed, sal 3,
viii heu1eforth ship the main product e., i's
qusrry 90 this point TO 6e saved Ia's r.a.--
marble g, g distance from the quarry is r. RAW
idea, considerable portion 81 taa uar.la fiona
me i'i..i;i 2-'7'i'' a5.as shipped 10 'a' -.1z'
20 other points where the aesial power zai -.-
c.l.ti5e csu BE procured FIR saving. Tha uls-iF
Company a-ress TO supply ae uI with a.- tls
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The usiE building isa .srgs f'rus'ure Of U..-,
I'D h IS fae,. with wing ID .e., IS 0', v.--
engine house, boiler and fuel rooms a,.lo--i, ID
BUICK. Of d'nerrons already given The -.
chimney -' IT'D ies. high. The 1-li-'r .- -a'
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'ne 'l-'4lsss 1lsirsi ',' ''s sA'et SAD. '''''s
massive frame OF i177' constitute "a gang. Tine
gang hangs by Inks from supports 60 i''-a=5
inst At eAe' stroke me gang % .-"e1s- 'a'-'
traction o.. an iacn Ivy i-e 'iefA-gn - a ''-ea-
l1e gang % driven 70 and If'' '.la e s'i'-'
Tour oi u'e i--i - q l'f 1'n'A- I--man' e--
meeting "iil heavy -.-"Ise-' -''ea 'y oa.'
from iae man sla-t
The blocks Of marble are E4ol IS
crane from jhe care. which come BE-
ale track e. the doors # she mill, "a
% smaller cars. which carry lea %
the -snrs .-t dr iusre,t the cpe5sti5a u ss7-
ing. Here is s massive block Of marble. il,; SIS
itwcs srlit from the quauy. II mcclure seven
fee. in length. by four feetiu he.e4, aul .lrce
and p h,Ifiec. in thickness II weighs ll0ll
qoauIs Ibis Is about as heavy SIS they hi1-
teen, tle blocks generally Ringing from. tra t.
four an 81 half tons ia weight Tie men have
placed il IN position under the gang. vhicb u=1-
berg forty savs. Tor TIE block is Go be s.au into
s.abs an inch thick. Bat b5T are these tas-.-
less strips tt iron t. en-. this block Of s,oae2