New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-06-05
SANDSTONE IN The UNITED SITES.
PROFITABLE AND GROWING INDUSTRY
SIGNIFICANT CENSUS STATISTICS.

A PROFITABLE AND GROWING INDUSTRY
SIGNIFICANT CENSUS STATISTICS.
Washington, June (special)-Withn few days
bulletin Will be issued by the Census Bureau which will
contain many interesting facts relating to the sand
Quarries Of the United States The growth of
this important branch Of the mining industries of the
country during the last decade has been great. In
1880 the product of bluestonen quarries, which
found only in the States OF New York. New-Jersey and
Pennsylvania was included in the general product of
sandstone quarries in 1890 the two were separately
returned, although both sandstone Combining the
results of the separate inquiries in $780, and comparing
them with the figures for $780, the following results
are obtained:
Total value Of product in 1870. S475O,391 in 1889,
s12 sos &c., being increase Of 725272, or nearly
1862 per cent OF this increase 81 $50 COG is assigned
10 the "Lluestone7 product and the balance TO the
output Of other sandstone quares. In 1889 the total
output was 1851 3o4 cubic feet, of which 512G34O
cubic feet was bluestOne The amount OF capital in
vest ID in bluestOne quarres S633.737; IN other
sandstone quarries S17.776,467 making total Of
S1942 204 The total expenses Of production amounted
to IS 73s, Of which 5G751.2l4, or more than
II - per cent was paid in wages to 1918 persons
In 1859 nearly fourths Of all the bluestone produced
came from twenty four counties Of NewYork and one
fifth from ten counties IN Pennsylvania the NewJcrsey
product which all found In the counties Of Hunter
ton Mercer and sussex, amounting 10 less than loOOo
cubic feet The total value of tire prOcnct OF ule New
York sandstone quares, including bueatone Ia 1889
was 81 OO5 s65 Ohio which stands Of the head OF the
list. az she did in 1872 produced S3,O46,Go6 Penn
svvsno stands third where Connecticut did ten years
ago her total product. including bluestOne amounting
10 81 Qs6s04 The fourth place is taken by Colorado
which was sixteenth In 1879 aud whose total product
in 1850 amounted 70 81 .224 900. while Connecticut
ranks fifth. with a total product of 1920 .O6l.
II only the product Of quares producing other than
limestone be considered however. the states above
named rank az follows Ohio first Pennsylvania second
Colorado third Connecticut fourth and NewYork fifth
C0lorados phenomenal Increase Of 1350l per cent is
attributed largely 70 the operations of the Union Pacific
Railroad Company, which Is only heavy producer
but which also affords such facilities 10 other large pro
ducers that enormous quantities Of sandstone
shipped from Colorado 70 remote parts OF
the country The total value Of the output Of sand.
stone exclusive Of bluestOne, in 1859 $40 916 057
OF which the five States above named contributed
81 500 203 or nearly 20 per cent In 1890, however
sandstone quarres In operation In forty states and
Territories as compared with eighteen States and Terri
tories I'm 1879 In the latter year California produced
no sandstone in 1880 the value Of the output amounted
10 s1755es In June, 1879, New Mexico produced no
sandstone; in 1880 the value Of the output was
81 .804
Tie purposes 70 which the sandstone applied IN
$50 and the value thereof follows Building
purposes S712le42; street work, 81 $50 500 bridge
dam and railroad work. II 020 800 abrasive purposes
whetstones, etc. SJeO,22y mscesheous
limestone which on account OF it, extreme Rrdness
and durability used for tagging, Sidewalks. cross
walks curbing and variety Of purposes 70 which
other kinds Of sandstone cannot be probably applied