, 1877-03-03
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The uIowjng l., rom the B1aler HUI
Times, one of our exchanges. The Fol
.om, and Glmans are nrarrclHtjes OF Dr..
4. c. Folsom Of Snohomish City, and the
present head Of the new firm, f. L. Gil.
man is not only Il relation but an old
.choolmatc of the Dr's they 10th bcinE
about the snmc aye, and their friendship
and correspondence has continued from
school days to the present time;
In our two last issues appears the nd
yerliscment Of the dissolution OF the co
partnership of Mcssrs Gilman " Cheney,
granite dealers, and, perhaps, IA statement
ot the history Of tnis firm and its prede--
cpssors may be Of interest to many OF our
older lrudci>.
In the year 1925 Moses Day com
mrnccd small business III cutting
Granite in Chnrlestown; in 1888 sold ia,
works to Usgood Iloytt and Maurice
| Kelley, WHO continued the business
under the firm name OF lIoytt & Kelley,
until the death Of Mr. Aoytt in lS4l.
They employed about so men in the
| busy season. The business was then
continued 10y MI Kelley and David
| Wusun, under the firm name of Kelley IL
Wuson, they doing about the same
amount of busines as before the death OF
Mr.. lloytt, In ls41, Mr.. Wason retlret
from the firm, and he was succeeded by
| MiIo Fellows who continued in the firm
until 1850, when an entire change was
made. and the works passed into the hand
of John o. Mason, John +. Gilman, Geo.
W. Goodrich, Ivory Morrison, Solomon
French, Vim. Laid, Henry Nutting and
Benz. Herald, who formed copartner'
ship under the firm name ol }. o. Mason
IL Co. This firm executed number OF
contracts for buildings, etc, In Boston
and vicinity. In 1893, the works passed
into the bands of j. \. Gilman and Geo
w. Goodrich, under the firm name o
Gilman u Goodrich, They furnished t
, large amount of contract work for the
Boston Navy Yard, furnishing the granite
Tor the machine shop, cooper shop
} ordnance building, the dry dock exten-
) sion, etc. 1t with this firm that Mr.
| +. l., Gilman commenced his apprctice
ship at cutting granite. In 1858, Mr.
, Goodrich retired from the firm, and tin
| business was continued by Mr.. j. +
, Gilman until after the breaking out o
: the war, which neCessitated his dispOsini
of his business to Freeman l.. Gima
and Benjamin &. Folsom. This firm
= continued in business until 1868, wheI
; j. +. Gilman purchased Mr.. Folsom
t interest, and Il copartnership was formeI
| under name of j. +. & +. l.. Gilman
This firm furnished q large amount q
4, granite work for buildings which wer
CONSUMED by the great fire OF 1872, ais
5 u large number Of monuments, cemeter
7 lots, etc. About tins time the health q
} j. F. Gilman became so impaired as t
l necssitate his retirement from business
selling his interest in the business t.
Ethan r. Cheney, who became mcmbe
of the firm Of Gilman & Cheney, VIII
during the last four years have employed
7 a large number OF workmen, sometime
/ 275 being engaged at their works o.
5 Medford street on ornamental and plai
! work, and have added to their work
eight machines tor polishing granite
This concern during this time have pal
their work-men for labor alone nor
e than s21O,0O0. From these works TIN
!, granite was prepared for Weld 81 BeeJe'
r block, franklin square, Emigrants Say
r ings Bank, Washington street, Equitabl
t Building, cor. Milk aud D1yonshire street
I etc, and large amount OF cemeter
n work, monuments, etc, which they hav
l. sent to all parts OF the country. Th
present firm F. L. Gilman & Co., are 1
present engaged in cutting the new po
Office at Fall River, and several fneI
polished monuments, etc, some Of whiC
y 90 to Chicago, st. LOUIS, .Indianapoli
" Detroit, Arlington, VT, etc.
J. Beecher Lite would be perpetu