Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-05-02

THE PROCESSES.
We have described heretofore the process
of saving marble by gang saws and need
not repeat it. The saving Is in constant
progress, day and night, a large portion of
it being devoted to the saving Of the black
Isle La Motto marble and Brandon marble,
for floor tiles, in which the company does
heavy and increasing business The two
marbles correspond exeellently in hardness.
The contrivances introduced on the rubbing
beds on which the surfaces arc rubbed
down with sand. secure perfect uniformity
Of size and trueness of angles in the tiles,
and in these respects the tiles manufactured
by this company surpaSs all Others. The
pieces selected for table tops, mantel
shelves, &c, after being cut roughly into
shape with clnsels, are taken to the cutting
machine, in which the moulded edges are
cut, by rapidly revolving edges of hardened
steel. substantially on the same principle as
the cutting Of wooden mouldings. The ma
chine cuts the edges on round, square or
oval pieces Of almost any size, and saves an
immense amount of hard labor The plain
fat surfaces are polished on rubbing
beds, on which platens covered with
felt coated with polishing putty, are
drawn rapidly to and fro by machinery
over the surface Of the marble. Much
of the work of finishing, however, is not
adapted to machinery, and gives en-
pioyment O. good many hands, cutting
the grooves and headings, chi~eiling ont the
carved brackets and meiallion- Tor the man
tels, and polishing the ornamental work.
The polishing is done by rubbing do"n'nr~'
with sand stone then with puhice Stone
and then with scotch none hniNiihS win
ielt ami french putty all with "'1faI
supply OF ' eIoo" grease
TIE MARBLE.
The Company takes the entire prod4ct Of
the quarry of the Brandon Statuary Marble
Company. and ofanother Brandon quarry
1t has also. bv the way. leased the saving
mill Of the Brandon company. in Brandon.
and does a considerable portion of the saw
inr. near. the quarry. The Company also
use considerable quantities Of the blue and
eloudeI marble from the Pitt,l5rl quarries.
The white marble from the Brandon quarry
Is Of remarkable fuene,,. /, harder than the
Rutland marble. and when polished. gives
a surface like porcelain or the finest ivory
In these respects it Is unriyallei. and wins
favor wherever it Is seen.
The manufacture of
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el5 cbs,,er than wood and certainly
vastly more desirable From these the
prices range up TO Sl5o and upwards for
white carved, and inlaid mante's. We
noticed an elegant mantel OF white marble
with pane.S OF the purple M'llett s Bay
marble intended Tor the ne" residence
when Mt James Mcdonald the wealthy
builder and contractor Is erecting at W Ills
horo' n y also some nantes oil pure
white, with carved brackets and panels,
spiral beading Sc. all highly polished, FOR
the same manson. we noticed also some
slabs OF red notified marble from Malieti
Bay which are to be made into a mantel
for the new residence of Hon. F. c. Ken
nedy, ON futile street, and which Will
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tilinW from the government for new Gus
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structures That call Tor the very best
material available, and that our Burlington
Company has the contracts shows plainly
that it is leading the market.
The Company now employs nearly 100
men. here and al Brand0n.-its uay-roll in
al agent Oh 'ic company III burIlhStoh' l.
Mr.. F. W. Smith, 10 whose courtesy we are
indebted far information and frures Mr.
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Mr.. j y. Brown Is foreman of the mantc