Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-07-31

Dteu COuHcCtcd Win WI. 1tlplCy AOi Vic
past twenty-five years. Charles II. Kins-
man is superintendent of the mill.
EaI THEIR MARBLE ci.. S.
is supplied to them from the property OF
the Rutland Marble Company, under
contract originally made with William
T. Barnes, in 1850. L.
THE MILLS.
Connected with this company are two
mills propelled by water-one known as
the "north MILL built in 1874, and one
of the oldest mills in Rutland-and the
other the south mill, " built in 1852.
The first mill has six gangs, and is run
by a thirty-four inch Tyler wheel. The
South mill has eight gangs, and is run by
two oyer-shot wheels. The latter mill
is now being rebuilt.
The mills run night and day. The
water for the supply of the mills is
brought from the head of the rapids by
canal one half mile in length, with a
fall of eleven feet. .....
EMPLOYEES. -....
There are twenty-three men employed
about the mills and yard. Five men
havebeen here uninterruptedly for TWEEN
ty-fve years. Mr.. VIM. Kimball, who
has charge of the Mendon property, has
been in the employ of Mr.. Ripley for
the past thirty-seven years, and for
twenty-five years without losing day.
PRODUCTION.
The production of this company
amounts to about $4,000 cubic feet, or
100000 feet superficial measure, two
inches in thickness, per annum. Partic-
ular attention is given to. monumental
stock.
A visit was next made to the Of
fees of
CLEMENT & SONS.
This firm stands amongst the oldest.
The mills and offices are situated in Cen
ter Rutland, in the vicinity of the lofty
railroad bridge. Our thanks are due Mr..
Percival w. Clement for his ready infor-
nation on everything pertaining to his es-
Enlistment
THE PARTNERS
are G. Clement, of Center Rutland, and
w. c. Clement and Percival w. Glenn
ent, of Rutland The senior partner
has been engaged in the business at this
place for the past twenty-five Yeas.
The firm was originally Barnes, Clement
81 Gilmore was then changed to Glenn
ent & Gilmore; and for the past ten or
twelve years has consisted of Clement &
Sons The Superintendent of the mills
is John Mcnamara, and of the quarrics
is John Mortrom. The bookkeepcr is w.
ii. Liscomb.
THE QUARRY
is situated at West Rutland, adjoining
one of the Rutland Marble COmpany's
quarries, and is leased from the latter
company by Clement 81 Sons. This
quarry has been opened and producing
marble for the last five years. The de-
post that the company are now work
ing is thirty-fiyc feet in thickness, and
consists of twelve strata or layers. The
angle at which they are quarrying is
about forty degrees. The marble OBJ
tanned from this quarry can be simply
classified as the Rutland marble,
which is well-known throughout the
country.
The Diamond Channeling Machine is
used in the quarry. This company now
have in West Rutland probably the most
valuable pile of marble ever put up in
this country, consisting of seventy-two
blocks of statuary marble from the thick
statuary layer.
THE COST OF TRANSPORTING
marble from the quarry to the mill, in
Center Rutland, is sixty cents per ton.
THE SALES
of this company are mostly in thin
stuff to wholesale dealers in New York.
THE MILL
in Center Rutland is a solid structure,
and contains sixteen gangs of saws
part of them Merriman's patent. The
old mill contained twelve gangs; but an
addition was made, five years ago, of
four new gangs. The mill runs night
and day, and is propelled by water
power-the latter having a fall of %
feet
EMPLOYEES.
There are employed about the quarry
and mill from seyenty-fve to one hun
bred men. Several of the men are sold
stagers," having been with Mr.. Clement
for twenty-five years.
PRODUCTION.
Clement & Sons produce about 49, 900
cubic feet per annum, or 100000 SUI
perfcial measure-two inches in thick
ness.
The establishment next visited was
that of
SHELDONS & SLASON.
This firm ranks next to Ripley's, on
the scale of age. The firm consists of
Charles Sheldon of Rutland, Charles H.
Slason of West Rutland, John A. Shell
don of Rutland, and Charles II. Sheldon
of West Rutland. The senior partner,
Charles Sheldon, has been engaged in the
business here for the past twenty-five
years. The firm was originally Sheldon,
Morgan & Co., and then Sheldon, Nor
gan & Slason, and since 1857 Sheldons s.
Slason. Their book-keeper is Joseph Pa
jeau The quarries are under the super
vision of Hiram A. Smith, who has been
with the companysfor the past nineteen
years. The mill is under the superin-
tendance of George Washington Free
man, who has retained his present posi-
ton for twenty years, not through ''his
little hatchet," but through his knowl-
edge of his duties, and attention to the
same.