The Republican journal., 1886-04-15

While there is but little in his report that has
not from time to time appeared III the local
columns of this paper we reproduce what he
has to say, in full.
THE GRANITE INTERESTS.
Among the prominent industries of Belfast
are the granite works. machine shops and
foundry owned and managed by L. j. Hall.
Mr.. Hall i the owner of the Snowflake quarry
at Somcs' Sound. and the red granite quarry
ut otter Creek, both on Mount Desert island.
The former of the>, produces stone that is
exceedingly handsome when polished the pre-
dominant shade being delicate Wood-color,
and is becoming very popular for monumental
and other tiue work. The red granite quarry,
the product of which is also Of superior quality
and texture, lies al the base Of Green Noun
tain, the highest elevation Of land on the
Atlantic coasIine Of the Dnted states. The
mountain j. itself composed of red granite
fu' equal to the best Scotch, and it may inter-
est those who use this stone from Mr.. Halls
works to know that it comes from the moun-
tain formation of the island that i, fast becom-
ing the leading >ummcr-re>Ort and the most
noted Watering lace in America
Mr. Hall is now at work on his contract TOR
Springfield. Illinois, Included in this are
twenty red granite column--rach 3, feet long,
I IL feet in diameter al the base and feet at
the top. These are all polished, and are na'ie
in sections, each "oiEnn consisting Of four
pieces. Among other large stones are twenty
plmth,, each q feet 3 inches square and feet
hi@h. For furnishing the stone and erecting
these pVrlicos MIR. Hail receives 1':S.UUu lie n
also furnishing fine hammered >toic fora house
and stable in Chicago. the basement TO hc IN
red granite and the SupcrStructuFr of stone
from the sound quarry lhi> contract amounts
10 ~l5.Ou0. Some Of the other WORK now ON
hand at these works includes steps and polished
columns foraurW railroad depot AT Milwaukee; a;
Il NHult al Racine. " Wisconsin: coping for the
{ harlc> River cDnhanSmrnt il Boston. and
some other small contracts.
llr. Hall j. now Building a lathe for turning
-ranitc, and in every department OF hl> hlI>i-
ness ktrp- abreast of the times iii methods and
machinery. \ schooner was huilt here ia>t
fall especially for the stone frcightin% business
and She has recently arrived here from The
island on her second trip.
Connected With his granite works Mr.. liall
has Il large machine shop and foundry Whrr" is
manufactured all of his polishing machinery
and lArcr line of general machine and found
nv work. Fifty >tourcuttcrs are NOW employed
at hi~ granite works here and SIXTY qNarrinen
at his qlIaIre> on Mount Desert. y ial@c
upper room in His foundry building is occupied
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.g;tlN AIMING work.
Fernald Brothers, who do all kinds of uonu-
mental work. receive power from the shoe
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l'hiiadeipllla hl"fNi'' ll' i now h'h3 one
elnlo. lie j, ii lhr firm Of trai.s A Richards.
Quincy. Mass. and established i branch here
in Npiil lSSl
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'itH ONT TWO iiiil'S at'"N' iiic ~ pi"PtI'
ls Inc headquarters OF lhr 'ah I'm ''fHilii'
ohiPitllE' composed "i Aip'r' olN' 'fo' y;
+ cr@u>on, T.: \eWcii. AIher' ''ahhlioh7 ana
i-Ufn l1'tItnrhi. ne company own 'hi.''
huldfed acres oi land, Wh'i lhflli'it> @fa"ii'
mn lldt FURNISHES ah lhrNhalH'a'ie supply oi
stone Winch I"r puaiil! cannot hS 'AreI'e";
" YtEtliN y irGr 'lllif9 Hoftn - llt ''t? any
.
II liA> been worked Nllice - 'thH = now iu'tN
wen SNOW II ''' over tue country Ft1i'i 'NrmlH
!" lAlflN iE'i'is were emlIpNtu al thlN quarry
laSl season
l h' ita! lrW 'tfHi'lt "ihl'anI, f"llllo>''
ol Au>i'l A unhli2 nam; started lhvlr WORKS
II : ny lolht III lN>". llicA 'hlpl"leh tti
ildlI> inc 'H>t season. tli'l NoiA -0,i2 iiioStl!
10 piilu ana iilliol>. li'N u7''dh Hili 9l'l'l!t
eNfiuShrI. me granite h"Sile>> mere WIN
probably ht Gftatiy increased III th' llltlire.
beauty and durability.
TIE CLOTHING Ht SINEss.
The u,uIIf.t fir. of re.Iy-n,;I.I,. rufhi,lr il a
ana ,srovn,u industry in Belfast
il. o. Dodge. formerly of Brooks. la, four
f,rturi,.. here which he h., established within
for thr Rostou market rlul,Ioyino ,,ycpty-fy,
hand. in fine ,hors and thrrr hundred oui side.
lie DAYS ON over S;,oo0 monthly 10 hi, worker,
here and in tbi. vicinity. and makes YEARLY
10 600 coat. ana - 600 vests and tIlu, ont $50
dozen nant> prr week.
W H. Priest manufacture, yc,t, and BOYS
,uit, for Boston hol.,c, and doe, custom work
for the home market lie rnmlVy, twenty
hands AT his >hop aud from seycntv-iivc to two
hundred outsidr
Geo. 4. Ouimby makes vests for the Bo,tou
market. IIrrmul1>, from fen 10 twelve hand,
at hi, factory and ha, several hundred name,
vests weekly and uayin,r ont Sl0O Der ial ON
an average.
Pendleton 4 Company make pants for Boston
and Portland markets. turning ont from 1000
to 1000 pairs Der week. They em,loy from
twenty 10 tw,uty-tiye hands inside tud from
fifty 10 two hundred o,it,i,lr.
Mark Andrews wholesale and retail dealer