Iron County register., 1889-10-31
From GraniteyIlIe.
j. r. G..

| Ed. Register-A large number of paving
cutters have left here, owing to the tempo
rary Indifference of the market for their pro.
ducts. Many of the resident cutters how.
ever have scattered through the brush and
are, as of yore, "analyZing" boulders into
blocks for private contracts or on "specula- :
tion." Two of the union cutters will work
under scale prices. however, and by way OF
martyrdom to their principals, they are drill
ing at - furnishing their own roast beef
| for the benefit Of the paving cutters who
have persisted in going it alone, as regards
| miamism.
Just for the nonce, too, there are but three
stonecutters in the sheds-two of whom,
| Messrs. Alex. Smith and Alex. Donne ly,
| are old and tried men. They will continue
| together W ith few other artists whs are
resting for the big tack that is ahead of them,
| in all probability this winter-and will form
a sort of. nest-egg, as il were, for gathering
the clans when work comes again.
When the old "Quaker" struck the Quar-
ry, Mr.. II. F. Walsh, the courteous manager
of the business end, was in Ironton attend
ing the George Dunn case, and he was being
assisted in that attendance by such Il num-
ber of Quarry people that there was some
thing of an Exodus here. EXODUS is not
used in a colored sense.) Neither could
Mr.. f. f. Smith, the general manager, be
found, as he was, as usual, rustling around,
somewhere and then somewhere else, on
"business." To anyone who has had the
the pleasure of meeting Mr.. Smith, this hint
will conjure up the picture in his minds
eye of medium sized, prime but unostenta-
tious man, who is always rustling, for to Mr..
Smiths Inter minable business is attribut-
able his success and much of the company's.
In fact, were l framing dictionary, to de-
fine the phrase "air of business" l would
just slip in Mr.. Smiths picture. Aud Mr..
Rupert Smith is not much behind him, for
when REGISTER reporter inquired what
the prospect for business was he replied
"Away up--mor'n we can dopretty soon."
And was off with q set of plans and some
powder.
Through the courtesy of Mr.. j. 2. Blan-
chard, the superintendent, the reporter was
enabled to get squint at the new mine
from all sides, and to get into good many
holes that looked very deep. 1t was learn
ed that for June. July, August and septen-
ber an average Of from 10000 to 1900 cubic
feet were taken out monthly. This was
an enormous business, and has been rarely
equaled by any quarry.
Mrs. Mason, for years the genial hostess of
the company hotel, has established what
might be called a ''cottage hotel" near the
hall.
The "Quaker" has not roasted, as it were,
in the friendly branches of Graniteville trees
for some years, and was surprised to see the
marked improvement of the place. 1t will
pe next in order to raise the question of
which-GraniteYille or GhermanFille-wiil
extend its city limits around the other place
and wipe out its identity, even as Chicago
has thrown its blanket of corporation over
the shoulders of its pet and tenders suburbs,
to prevent their being nipped by the frost,
only to smother them with city taxes.
Schneiderssiiie is there yet, and regain
ing its nature. But five stOnecHtters are at
work there, and little is in sight. No paws
ing cutters are working, but some jobs are
are expected and the company have vast
amount of A paving stock on the dump.
The Merchants Bridge job Is finished.
And so, for fhe present, is the
QUACKER.