The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1892-08-18
ANNUAL MEETING.
The Kennesaw Marble Company is Do.
ing Finely.

OF receiver into the possession OF
new stockholders, who, under a
charter, organized ''The Kennesaw
Marble Company
Last Monday, August 18th, the
first annual meeting of the stock
holders was held at the works. and
the following board Of Directors
were elected:
B. R. Legg, Marietta, Ca, H. C.
Clement, Chicago, ILL.,, Francis Ken
dali, Watertown, Mass, A. s. Clay,
} Marietta, S. G. Tate, Tate, Ga,
George F. Newell, Marietta, and
r. N. Holland. Marietta.
The year just ended was the first
under the present organization and
the results as shown received the
approval of the stockholders
After the meeting of the stock
holders, the Directors elected B. R.
Legg, President; S. G. Tate, Vice
President, and Geo. F. Newell, Sec
rotary, Treasurer and General Man
ager.
A review of the business found
everything in an exceedingly good
condition, with a large number of
orders on hand and bright prospects
for the future.
The immense plant is located
about one and half miles north of
Marietta, fronting the w. & A..
Railroad, with the M. & N. Ga.
Railroad in the rear, affording good
side tracks for loading and unload-
ing cars.
The plant is equipped with every
modern piece of machinery for cut.
ting, turning and polishing marble.
One machine, for cutting plumber
+. slabs, cost $4,000. Twelve gang
saws are plying backward and forth
cutting up huge blocks Of marble
0 into different thicknesses, to bt
transferred to the department whert
65 hands convert them into finish
ed monuments, and for wainScoting,
plumbing and thing, all Of which
) are specialties.
/ One of the gang saws is said to
D be the largest in the United States.
The company owns its own sand
quarry, and uses, Georgia, Tennes-
see, North Carolina and Italian
marbles, and are making arrange
ments to import Italian marble.
The company does a strictly
wholesale business, therefore they
; have the patronage Of marble deal
ers throughout the county, because
they do not take work away from
them by competition.
Two immense soldier monuments
are being turned out there now
for dealers. The ball to cap one OF
them, which is to be shipped to
Pennsylvania, will be three feet in
diameter. One car load OF marble
on Monday was being shipped to
Port Huron, Michigan, and other
/ shipments to Texas, New Orleans,
| Atlanta, Maryland, South Carolina
and Florida. A beautiful specimen
OF marble now being used is from
Notla, N. c., being of light blue.
Variegated marbles are being work
| ed. They are using first class stock
as the immense quantity in the
mills and yards fully evidence.
The Georgia marble is displacing
most other marbles. A thorough
r test shows that exposure to weather
does not discolor or stain it, and it
, , is practically indestructible to at
, mospheric influences.
la connection with this extensive
; plant is machine shop, and near
by is the elegant business Office and
family residences.
The buildings are lighted with
electricity.
70 look In upon the revolving
machinery, propelled by $50 horse
power engine, and little army of
f workers, shows it to be busy hive
! of industry, that is proving a great
benefit to laborers and our town.
,, $4,000 per month are paid in salar-
! les to those employed here, all of
which adds to the volume of local
/ trade.
e Mr.. James E. Mcnamara, fore
man Of the shops, keeps everything
In systematic order, showing he is
the right man in the right place.
! Under the present able manage.
ment, the company has overcome
!, many obstacles, placed itself in good
y shape and is out of debt, with in
). creasing patronage faom day to day
+ We only wish Marietta had !
o number OF such industries to add t.
l.