The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-06-19


Our readers need not be surprised at often
finding in the Journal articles pertaining to
the slate interest. 1t is In this section,
aside from farming, the most important
interest, and demands cur attention If any
thing does.
The manufacturers were some discour-
aged in the past winter and carly spring,
but now the trade is reyiving and promises
to be as brisk as usual. The lack of activ-
ty in the trade for the last few months is
simply owing to the financial troubles
which have made all business dull in the
time These facts are now well settled {:
The slate rock which lies under our soil in
locality running from Hydeville and
Fairhayen to Salem is of the best kind for
roofing and for the various purposes for
which slate is now used that rock is mex
haustibe and the demand for the manu-
featured articles has increased, with a
probability that its increase will continue,
OF the large number of firms now en-
gagged in this manufacture the
EAGLE SLATE COMPANY,
doing business at iTydevile, VT, is among
the most prosperous and Is really doing a
heavy business. They employ about 100
men, ana manufacture roofing slate and the
large variety of articles now made at mar
bleizing mills. The company owns n
quarry of fine
RED SLATE
in Middle Granville, where they keep per-
haps one fourth of their working force. 1t
is the only red quarry now successfully
worked, and it gives this company an adj
vantage. The red states are made into tile
and roofing for the purpose of combination
1. oil, r. pn1 nd apl-
or purple slate makes a very beautiful and
attractive floor, and can be cqualcd with
nothing else.
TIE FOREST MINING SLATE COMPANY,
also at Hydevile, of which Hon. p. W.
! HYDE is the agent and business manager Is
Il strong company and among the oldest of
the slate firms. The business of this com
p1ny is mainly the manufacture OF marble
lied slate for chimney pieces, billiard beds,
| table tops, and so on in the long list of ar
ticlcs now made from slate.
There is still another slate mill at Hyde
vile, of which Mr. +. u. Billings is pro-
pnetor, and which does a large business.
At Farhaven, VT, about two miles from
| lIydeville, are three slate mills. all in active
operatiOn-the Fairhaven Marbleizing
company, the Vermont Union slate COM
pany. OF which A. Il. Vail is the agent,
| and tho mill of = Allen An of those con.
Germs dn sometime nt manufacture of
root;po sloio thnurh their LEADING business
| 10 tho nanuf,cture If morhleiyed Slate
There arp several concerns in Fnirhover
and Uvleville which manufacture roofing
slate. and are no, connected with the mills
named
In tho tam of porltrnv rooGro is ,b,
lcodinr mounf,rture tho,i,rh ,ho firm of
WILLIAMS BROS ANp CO.
have mill in this town, recently erected
and are opening good business in sawins
and marbleizing slate. 1t is said theil
stock is excellent and their business prom
ising.
The Evergreen company, whose quarry
is IN Poultney, but whose address rs Castle
ton, make me foohhg SIate OF the ull
fading green variety, rs does also Hugh q
Hughes, whose quarry Is near Inc Ever
green. Gardner Parker, VINO resides II
PoultDey and has an interest IN one or th'
quarries ON the Spaldin9 iaIn' ms also II
several others, Is a large manufactures an.
dealer in roofing slate, as is also A. +
Knapp, who also resides in Poultney
Griffith " Nathaniel, 4. e. richardson
Daniel Culver, She Welsh Cooperative
|
+. W. Whitiock, agent, the Eiusoh ah'
Schenectady slate companies and seevera
other concerns IN Poultney are actively Ell
gagged i'll the manufacture ct roolng slate
Seven or eight carloads a day OF rooiln:
slate are now shipped at the P'u!ine.
depot. .
Six miles south OF f"ultney nj MlddI
Granville, N. L., are localed the fehfhyl
mills and quarfleS, WHICH are run OY III
Penrhyn slate company, OF Whicu VIM
L. Jones is the superintendent. ibis Is
strong company, employing a force o
about l25 men. Their quarries turnsl
excellent mill stock, and the business o
the company is well managed:
Hugh W. llughs and the Warren Stat
company are each doing prosperous bus
iness, mainly, II not entirely, IN the manu-
facture of roofing slate,
In the town of Pawlet, aud about mil
from the Granville station, are good nun
Der of recent openings, where good qua
ity Of roofing slate Is produced Evans
Jones and several others whose names "
have not obtained are the proprietors.
With the fine slate stock in this regoi
and the probability of constantly incrca'
ing demand for the manufactured article
the future of our slate interest looks prom
ising indeed. Ii would seem with I'll