The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-05-13

Subsequent observation, where il has
stood in exposed situations for many years,
with but slight furnishing, shows these de-
auctions to be correct. This marble Is
confidently believed to equal in durability
all other marble in use domestic or for
eigp, and to fully merit the high praise il
is receiving from many of the oldest and
best marble dealers in the country
Since then the quality has steadily i'm
proved year by year, as the quarry has
been carried back from the front into the
mountain. They have now sixty feet of
thickness of good marble in eighteen diff
fcrcnt layers, and can fill orders for monu-
ments of the largest size and select the
pieces TO match for color and appearance.
No other quarry affords equal facilities for
obtaining large blocks of uniform charac-
ter.
Threc-quarlers of the marble is now or
derel for monuments and headstones, for
which it Is admirably adapted and gives
universal satisfaction. They also have de-
sirablc layers for building fronts also
mantel marble susceptible of a high finish.
While for tile it is unsurpassed for strength,
beauty and durability.
At present the company are employing
80 men in quarrying the blocks, which are
drawn by teams distance of about two
miles to
THE MILL
OF the company, which is situated near the
| depot at East Dorset was erected IN 1867
/ by ID. i. Kent & Co., is S4X16 feet, built
of brick, and contains eight of Merriman's
| patent gangs, also a full set of thing ma
| chimes Connected with The mill is a boiler
/ room 1892 feet, which, rs well as the
mill. is fire proof. The company also have
AT the mill marble shop 32x32 feet, tile
room lSx1S feet. three dwelling houses,
ana at the quarry are twelve tenement
| houses, in addition to the necessary sheds.
etc. The power used is steam, the mill be
ing provided with a 60 horse power Put
nam engine and it Is said by all who have
examined ii to he one of the best arranged
and constructed in the state il being de-
signed and built by that master builder,
George Batcheller, Esq, now of East Dor
set. At the mill they employ 30 men and
annually saw 205, 900 cubic feet of marble,
and give employment. at the mill and
quarry, to so men. The pay roll Of the
company averages $1,000 per month
The entire supervision OF the quarry and
mill is assumed by Mr. Kent, the senior
partner OF the company, who is still 4
Young man. hut full of energy and persc
vercncc, and to his constant labsrs is due
much of the success ana reputation already
gained by Ills marble
sThe works lave done much toincrcasc the
population, and added largely to the vau,
Of real estate in the village in which they
are situated, and the people thereof have
much reason to feel satisfied and gratfiet
with the works, which, should they be re
moved, would be a great blow to the pros
perty of the place.
Since the development of their quarry
other openings have been made in Mount
Eous for obtaining Vermont Italian mar
bic, but as they are of comparatively re
cent date, and as this marble is found tc
improve in quality as the quarrying is car
ried back from the surface, thay claim that
in offering for sale marble obtained from
ticle than can be obtained elsewhere. X
other opening claims to furnish as thick
monument layers, as large a proportion O
irst-class stock, or the upper notified lay
ers in sound condition, and the demand fo
the same is at all times fully equal to thcl
facilities for supplying it.
W. H. FULLERTON
In connection with the above works i
will be well to mention at this time the ex
tensiyc monumental works of w II Fuller
ton, now located at Factory Point "Man
chester" Mr.. Fullerton first established
himself in the business in Dorset in 1856
, where he remained until 1866, when he re
: moved to his present location. He manu-
features large numbers of gravestones ant
monuments, the marble being mostly from
,, the "Italian marble" quarries of d i Ken
4 Co., and his reputation is not exceled. i
i, equaled, by any like concern in the state
. His goods are in large demand through tn,
western states and Pennsylvania, and a
l present he is employing eleven men, which
is the smallest number he has had for sew
+ eral years, but the dull times affect this til,
same as they do other kinds of business
One OF the finest monuments that has eve
yet been sent from this state was erected
by him, it being an elegant bracket monu
ment, which he placed in cemetery a
Rochester. n. Y, the cost of the same be
ing $4,000, He builds to order mostly, bu
intends to keep on hand at all times an as
sortment of monuments and gravestones
and now has several first class article!
ready for sale. He has always aimed tt
keep tirst-class help only, which in part ac
counts for the great success he has had
and now having become firmly established
is bound to keep pace with the times.