The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-08-28
NUMBER 35.
being cut, one to go to Indiana and the
other to Iowa.
At the Pioneer Mills is located the
EXCELSIOR GRANITE COMPANY,

AJ tne tlOneer Mills Is located the
EXCELSIOR GRANITE COMPANY,
owned by S. I. Staples and A. j. Copeland.
This concern has been established only
about eighteen months, but during that
time the business has increased rapidly.
The firm started with five names on the
payroll, but now employs forty-two men.
The company occupies two sheds and does
all kinds of granite work. The land and
sheds were leased by the present proprietors
of Messrs. Scott and Scribner, who formerly
owned the property The company is
obliged TO let out large amount Of work to
Barre firms on account of lack of room to
attend to all its orders. The number of
workmen will probably be increased next
year to seventy-iive. The advantages of
the location at the Pioneer give the COM
pany increased facilities for doing first
class work at moderate prices. The polish
ing is done by water-power. The average
payroll is 300 per month The business
is confined chiefly to Vermont, although
some orders are received from Massachu-
setts, New York and elsewhere. Mr.. Cope
land is now at Manchester, VT, setting
large monument, which contains two blocks
and weighs thirteen tons. Another monu-
ment is to be set up in Newbury the last of
September, weighing seventeen tons,
The polshing-shop of
DURKEE K wELPLEY
is also located at the Pioneer. The shop
contains fifteen machines, all run by water
power. The firm employs fifteen men and
does the polishing for most of the Mont
pelier companies and few in Barre.
THE MONTPELIER GRANITE WORKS,
7. j. Kelliher & Co., proprietors are To-
Gated in the brick building next to the Mont
pelier & Wells River railway station.
Twelve men are employed in the establish
ment. The works have been under the
present management for three years past,
previous to which Sumner Kimball was the
proprietor. About $4,000 worth of busi-
ness is done yearly. The concern recently
sent large sarcophagus to parties in Bev-
erly, Mass. Among other contracts now on
hand is one from Pennsylvania parties to
furnish a battery cannon for one of the
Gettysburg monuments.
The firm of
WESTON x SMITH,
located on South Main street does an ex-
/ tensive business in marble and granite
| monumental work. under the name of the
| Montpelier Marble Company. The busi-
| ness has been in the hands Of the present
! proprietors for about three years. during
which time it has been more than doubled.
| The company employs from six to ten men
/ and claims to do the largest retail business
in the state. The polishing machine is run
| by water-power. A large 81 900 monument
/ has Just been finished for Castleton parties,
/ and orders from Albany, Barre and East
| Montpelier have been filled recently. Adj
! Joining Inb tSldDllSUlutnL Oh w tSIOn ~
! Smith is the granite shed of
A. b. CROSS.
Mr.. Cross is veteran in the granite bust
ness, having been engaged in it since 1866.
| He employs from five to eight men. The
business has increased rapidly of late and
amounts to five or ten Thousand dollars per
year Most of the orders come from Malone,
n. Y, and vicinity.
The sheds of
p. ROBERTS x SON.
near the Central Vermont station, employ
nine men. The firm sells to dealers all
| over the United States and uses Barre
granite A large monument for Plattsburg,
y. Y, parties has just been finished, and
| work has been commenced on another
which will go to Philadelphia. 1t will be
fifteen and one-half feet high, consisting of
nine stones surmOunted by draped urn.
Another Philadelphia monument is nearly
| completed, and in two weeks will be set up
in front of the shop. 1t is Runic cross,
uniquely carved, with shaft twelve feet
high.
MERRILL RUSSELL
carries on a small business at his shed be-
low the Central station. At present he en-
ploys four men.
THE r.. c. BOWERS GRANITE COMPANY,
whose Office is in Opera-house block, does
large wholesale business. The officers of
the company are; President, Il. g. Bowers;
vice-president, Fred L. Smith; treasurer,
| +. l.. Eaton; secretary, a. a. Bowers. The
foreign Office is in Aberdeen, Scotland.
The company deals in all kinds of Ameri-
can and foreign granite, importing Scotch
and Swedish granite and italian marble.
The company was organized in its present
form in January, 1883. 1t does business in
all parts of the United States and Canada,
making a speciality of Barre granite. The
company is in tlourishing condition, and
during the past month bought out Boston
concern which was engaged in the same
line of business.