The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1883-06-28
Our Granite Int rests.
BELfAST's NEW ENTERPRISE. OAK HILL THE
QEAKKIEs OF TIE OAK HILL hKANITE 90 TuE
ADAMS OAK HILL GRANITE zoo g. D. HALL
THE FERNAID BROS. BAY VIEW GRANITE CO..

| BELFAsT's NEW ENTERPRISE OAK mn yul
| QUAKKIEs or THE OAK HILL GRANITE %. Tul
| ADAMS OAK HILL GRANITE 90. g. !. HALL
| TIE FEhNALD BROS. BAY VIEW GRANITE CO.,
| ETC.
| Maine Is sometimes alluded to ID uncomplimcntary
terms az noted only for its "icc and rocks" These
| two commodities are among It's leading Industries
and great sources Of wealth. Maine lee f. eagerly
sought for, while It's rocks, IN Tie shape Of bcaln
| full granite, are known and appreciated from Tie
Atlantic 10 the Pacific coasts
| Until within few years granite as An article Of
production was unknown in Belfast, but Il f. dcs.
tined In the near future TO become one OF the lead.
] Ing industries Of our city. Standing on the shores
OF Belfast harbor and looking directly 40 tc river
| an cmincncc can be seen that rihcs above the sur.
| rounding country and which Is Known "a OAK nm
II Is IN the town Of Swanyillc and forms the bnrk.
ground to rs pretty landscape ds was ever put ON
| the artists canvas. From IT. tob can be seen tl,o
beautiful pcnobscOt Bay, while No the east stand.
| ont IN bold relief the noted bills df Mt. Desert 10
thc south Is the Camden range aiIl -ucccs -iOn Of
bills, the whole embracing scrick of views which
amply repay one for the climb. the foot of q tk
lin !. Little Pond and Il short distance away wInd-
| the Wcscot stream. within the limits Of Dak mn
| j. the finest granite for monumental prpo.c. vet
| discovered in the United States HI excel. tn ,rn
duet Of the noted quarrics Of the Iaicr.ous AT we
terry, r. J., and it, reputation f. d rowing from day
| TO day.
IN 1916 oak I'M was the property Of Jane. -uili.
van, Of Boston, and about that TIME lIIc Iafr RAIN.
y. Allyn came u Belfast a. The ndent Of Mr. Sniff
van and had charge Of If. propcrk IN tl,I yalnity
subsequently OAK I'M came into Dine po4.r..i, Of
Mr.. AHyn. The granite lad but iulc worth ilIep,
and the owacr placed 40 yaur III ,n ihr treasure.
hdcn beneath the surface Of Oal IiII. although II
!. said that Mr.. Allyn thought the hin rirh III Some
mineral treasure, ~ the compass hrfuaod 10 vort
when taken there. The fret ginuidc known 10 ha,r
been taken from OAK Hi wa. IL $50, when Mr..
| hllyn built his bocl Of stores ION Main .irr,l
Large elects Of the granite were h4rd for a -iIc.
walk n front of the storr-, wboiE lhcy r,iualnuI
| iorinny years IN lsjj Mr.. ADV b sold nee ~ ~
os Of land in -wanyilIr 10 Eii.lr parsou- roJ the
sum Of sfoO. OIk iii was incudd IN one Of these
ot-, and Il said 10 hnc been ynln@d ri 200
when the Belfast ana Moo,chch ut lake railroad
wns built from Belfast to BuiulIm III l-G. III, III,
contract for bi1dgcs nd cultctl. a- awarded 10 d
Mr. Farrell, Of Bangor. The NJ butnou- u the
bridge ut Cly Point were bHiIt bf granite taken
from Dah nm. Tine handsome appearance OF thi.
granite It's iinc grain and bcaulrhl color. attracted
huCl attention. The spot from Whirh this granite
was taken wa- 90 the property owned vs. Robert
Russ. subsequently Mr. Ku--' mol l-r burned down
and his property, about seventy I'd Ie- Of and, was
offered for sale ana was putrhnsdd by nyc gentle.
men at chg Point, Belfast, sab ucl on. George
u. Ferguson, Ebcn newell, Ebdn lIttlrGcd And
| Albert GamInuns. Later other purrua.c- wri1.
made, unliI the company, known A- the OAK llill
Granite company, now own more thau ZuU nrrc- Of
dnd, llirc"tOuIlls Of which IN gIIlir. me inter.
ct MI samuel OILS - now hcid hi- -pn lbrrl
u. Otis, E-q., of Boston
Last week ~ company with MI george H. trr.
| gu-on 4 journal representative Visited the cNicu
| rlfr luartic- 81 l- company und learned nuri IL
their worth. Their lands are std atcd o the west.
cry Hidc Of the mountain about lrrc mite from
the Point \ fair road leads from The POINT 10 The
foot ~ The mountain, from which place the com.
pny has built a. tlirr quarric4a 4pGd 500 -tb.taI.
tia roadway. We say 1uarrirs fbr there are two
III fun operation The granite laI \ 10 sheets tier
upon tier, giving the whole npuulnu the appear
anrc Of having been shiuglc' " lth this valuable
| stone. These sheets vary IN lhH'knc-- from -iN
| inches to ~ many feet more 'lho Granite 4,
l!s ~ color, Of very fine texture hard and niuly,
ana Is capable Of taking ycry hiElI polish. WiIc.I
! give to i il' great value for u 1numental Iul-
poses. u costs ABOUT lhlrty thrc1 per cent. moro
10 drc@- this than ordinary -tDu, MIR Fprrt-un
! -aid that after the great fire Nh Boston thor.
w1- 4 demand for Hat granite I'd sidewalk pur.
poses, and a. their quarry could -upplv -rl DiC"-
Of almost any dimensions. thcy iFgun quarry iu-.
The first year :!O.O0J worth Of thcaI Nat -Ir,- Wctu
! sold 10 Boston and were hauled III the pOint ana
shipped Up to thi- Zine the com hany iiI nnt put
much vau" on tIcr property and Elid uut tnuk of
| using ID" stone for other purposes
IN l~,G, Mrs. Isaac burgess, Od Boston, whose
husband was one" ~ trade pear tIt Point. -aiI -r
| wished 10 Greet 4 monument to hdr dCal husband
| From granite guaflcd 1T OAK IIlil. She wanted
OAK IIll granite because her htI- band Wa~ rOsrly
associated with TIE interest q. lAc people in thc
vicinity. THE Stone wa tuaI1icdl sent 10 Boz lOn.
! dressed and polished AuG erected lin GROVE rrInc.
terry, BcIia-t We bclIrNC ihl- to bC the first mon.
! umrnt made from Odk HI Granit. II III once I'd.
| lfd'tcI me attention o. granite uiI ana
| dcr- began 10 come from quinn, and ri-r,t Inr
uuili now the cDiupHny i- unable 4, -npply the dr
mHDd for HE rough Stone. Thd lattrI-Ou4, ~
| Hartford, and Mitchell, of Quincy MAJ. are vcry
large consumers of I- granite Wl DE- smaller con
| ccrn- al over the country are Il linDrout I,r III
| ~" company hDc- not solicit DfIcr-, yr! with A
| force doubt" that Of lat year, tIv are unable ia
| Keep pace win the demand Car lIud- arc -hippcl
almost daily tO al part If the country. 1hr tvoror
| VuHy Of stone j. male into paving, Hnd Il Yana
/ 81 ilGfl5 men ia moss cnployCd iHI manufacturing
| 5pO,01o ~ these blrrh- for the rity AZ 1;o.tyn
Granite men from abroad haze iuaIc AK anrc-
! Ter the purchase rental If th1- tuiHrr". Tno
Jmtt"r-on Irp-, of Hartford, prob hbly III" hrgc-i
4fuitc WORKERS ~ ihc United ~1ar- FOR iuOuu
! mental purpn-"-, are Hu&ipn+ 10 bunkc some aY
| rmG"fncht7 lor TIE working u tbik ,lmrry. La.i
-pribG when tHc puIir- had nraTli como ~ trrui.
| Oh" ~ The Battor-Ous vac thrown from III rar
itakc AMI Killed ahd This -laycd prDrcuiug4 Nlll
D. hoped ~ be brought about, cthrI bV me present
company or ia connection WITH Otlcrs, b. H. Irt,,
4 me Moor performed at Belfast ~hcd4 fJr tGO
| dressing Hnd polishing should be- crncIPl At tIo
| POINT where tlicr" ~ cycry Gctyl 1hc -fOHr r4t
Nc ca-liy hauicd fjpW lhe quarry A. me Point, hi
| "hat u hcilcrH trIrk ran De bd NJ III, BJfai
railroad Wl1rh run. within OHc uIilI' " tie tnOd
| aiu. Fiyr hundred men csU bc easily Lcpf nj wor
I UDrh WOuid make lhs one " the tbrcnDst GRANT,
| Guufrt ~ me country. 1hc -upplE NJ -tyur NV w
| tshau9libl", Or ~ Mr.. Ferguson laii "IIcfp b.
| granite enough to build the Ch1ncl w. van" Ola,
Iirfr ana there has llr surface ayct hrnU rrptyt HI,
| WhIc inc 'l"rpcf yOu ~ TIE brtrr thr .tDbo On,
| nf the clHTttCfstic4 ~ tie granite T. tim II a
rcnr n snp Or knots m tlHt thcrpt a bnt mite t,
| Mr. Ferguson h 90 business MIN Of tir cam
pGny Wlilt Mr.. ItilIcliplI Is CIHrtp N the NUtL
| mrbon tic mOnniAln. Blarksmillt sbDps ium shrl-
iJf shrltcf mise Dcru rfrct,d HHd NO hJu4r. WI
s9lnc q Ne workprn. Altogether II sn prty mas
| pltt". me p1y RON UOW amounts tb OVcr 5IGO ppi
| day We b0pc 10 see ne WDr.z cb0rYrd ind Bn
| ln.i bnronc wlih EOdwnlt hAs Dadf 0f fIaloNcJ
| BrIWcil N Wcb-ttTul biBallHtcU Hbd G"H,Jij.Ot
| - Iluu1rdnr.
ADAW4 oan MN onSnL ~.
W ne clst of and ndj,ndD4 fie OIA IUD Gt,udh
! fhWpHf's Works u n bcw JnaUk, OprbcI ~.
| t"ar, rail"d ne Aduna Onk tiI GriyllrfO. fotlg
! n"rns ~ ianl On tltr eastern aDpc II he HputiHu
| lHtr mem pHtrbHsed ~ JOsGph II Eatnr, ubl
| samuel Adams, u Bplfasl, AlffcdIF. Adnt1s NJ
| tasitD", Hhd CeOtYc BtODks, ~ tpftHatJtL IN
| Aptl We Guhrry WHs OpchcI ncAr liIp nm ~ ifJp
| iiijl. Tbc wOrk y ~ rbnrYo IT J. vi. BMGridor, a
GHHftj tn1tl NJ HfYG ~ ppricbcr WOltHs WDftiI IN
fibnlbhycH, NH D4 Island, nnd Wiib hHs dDullfnal
opened mare granite uHft1cR tbnB NV MN 10 tto
| r"Wlft. r1ad ms beon bUttt rrlm Dic gtUgrF
| Whrh lbtcraeots bcHr ne 1GV " tie Bpublniu
| litr rOd bHjlt ny ~ OHk 100 GrmLiH CD,, Hbd u
| blHrksipjN abOp pfrrtDd, TtH COHpNby NM y fyi.
| irrt f1r #@6Jg bavU4 fOr thp ~ pt EDslDD ui,I
'''' ''" ~ lfIE' WV 'UlII'F'Hl wv lfN)F i@ W.
s1UYHihr Ht bp iHs Il liBc uuhffy HBd me tuYbIrs
| w ~ DtOYc bls HssrrtOB, tJDDd f,suii4 nrr bui
tDosrl fpr % me suttirr, bHt WhHt iHa bopu LtLDt
Ont u bry0bd be C&pcctdiDDs. GrHbtlr fyf uluuD
| Wfbls hha Wrrdt brru Gmulcd Hhd eUppmI "
| Mf WnLls' WOtl,s NJ BGcEspOtl, WiDptDuDuDrpa IA
| trty ~" aiDHp Jbc at41iilc bls ~ s4inp rlai.
Hrtcit.ti"s Hs tlH frOtH me ,uautph ~ ~ DiIut
| rCUJhuy Bdir"l 1br foreman tbfbiurd ~ ilui
NE quHtty T. on" " prtail prGiDiFr. Np3 Ne. wv
| plDfpd ~ UUOVjUR one sDli Hbd bDItIuY rO1ds n
| ibra brg" eapltHl ~ deyplOp b qIu,Fy int lnr
bcW fyUtpHGt h. pOasrssind ~ sInlridI Dipul4 Hnd
atp determined ~ worn n mr. ~ UHt II III warm
| pgiH"y pIi1jos Hrr w ryfFps pDpd'lnpr Wilb iln
| cOtHpny and mny iGlrro@l UiniGeI}rI ~ UBa llDar
| ~. Mr BADcf sny4 mn hr riHil Irtt11 ptYdIo
WOrL FOR drpsHiHR HUd pOliAbbY M ~ MN ptIgi
| jrge briW"r1 ftty POINT dHd me ipptr btidVG.
DH 4. y, UALL
bl5 f0t Hbumb"rof yrars bcpH ctlpbli trlycu4npul
| ~ tlP guWJyi0I ~ Rrtbii" ~ NJ lpacJ1, bHyihY
| gnarrira ~ Dftrr ffc"k Hnd AOtHCa' 4Onnd. frHi
ne lHtlcr piare be YDL tWO ki1da Or slOnG kbDwD
| IA IT," HuOW Make HDd sOHics GRANTEE ma TrDm
| OVER trcrk u superior HfliciG of rd granite. 1s
| 1nWncs haFG bcfb - thoroughly ldcsriibrd w
ihpsc columns tIiat drtiIs are not ntrPH4nfg tDW
| one yChr H9O Ie began The manufacture If tnnuH.
inCntsnDd cemetery WOfk gcnctIlA auH kcpus Hllrpu
| ~ tWcnlY men constantly cUplOyed diUJuibu ont n
| GneeassOf WOrk. Ne lHs four polishing u1pbtUDs
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