The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-11-08

LAKE VIEW HOUSE,"
1t is famous summer resort Every sea-
| son the house il full Of guests, aud IL will
accommodate about twenty-five. This is
| the favorite rendezvous for picnic parties
| from far and near MIR. Holt is a driving
| farmer, and he delights in " beating the
| record IN farm crops. A year ago he nut
IN about twenty acres OF oats, raising about
2OOO bushels; tits year he put in twenty.
two acres OF field corn and three acres sweet
| corn. From the twenty-five acres he has
| husked ,S07 bushels OF good corn, besides
| pig cora which will amount to over 200
| bushels more.
SOUTH WOODBURY..
AT the store of Town a. Burnham the pub
lie Is sure of being treated with courtesy,
a delivery wagon il run to the uuarries
Inc grist mill has not been paying over
much lately, but last spring Il G. Wells Of
Hardwick bought it and has reversed the
ude. lie is now prepared TO do custom
grinding at moments notice.
The Mecca of the reporters trip was the
WOODBURY. GRANITE oUARR1Es
In reply to some questions about granite.
X. f. Carter Of the Standard Granite Com
pany said: Young man, I'll show you
more granite than you ever saw before. >"
On mentioning the fact that the Barre quar-
rits are pretty good-sized, Mr. Carter said /:
Come around in the morning young fel
low, and I'll show you" SO in the morning,
the reporter, accompanied by Mr.. Carter,
assembled the heights. The view from the
top OF Robinson mountain, on which the
qnarries are, is beautiful beyond descrip-
non. Away TO the east the snow-capped
SUBMITS of the White Mountains reared
their majestic heads in bold outline against
the sky while nearer stood Owls Head
like grim sentinel on his lonely beat. On
the south, the surface rises and falls like
the undnlations Of the deep. The slopes
"A AhrIIF. 3 IL
tile than can he seen in any other direction.
GA the west can be seen the SUBMITS of the
Green Mountains, in all the glory of autumn
Ten or twelve ponds can be counted from
this point. Right on the very summit OF the
mountain is the quarry of Mr.. Carter, and, to
tell the truth, the reporter never gazed on
a quarry where granite OF any dimension
eau be got out so easily. The sheets are
nearly horizontal, and vary from eighteen
TO twenty-five feet in thickness The stone
splits 40 easily that one blast will loosen
block sixty feet long, twenty by thirty feet,
and more If necessary. The stock is of
uniform quality, of good texture aud me.
dlun color, Is worked much easier than the
Barre granite, but has the same lasting
qualities. Mr.. Carter is now quarrying the
first sheet, but he expects to find better
stock in subsequent ones. From the top of
the mountain to its foot can be counted
fiity-two sheets of varying thickness; so we
think Mr.. Carter enjoys possibilities unap-
preached by any of his competitors. He
finishes some of his stock, but most OF it is
Jobbed out. He recently set up mauso.
leum in New Haven. Conn. for ID. ID. NAL
Tory which cost IS 900 Mr.. Carter has a
quarry of dark granite in Hardwck which,
he says, is as e fine az split silk"
WOODBURY. GRANITE COMPANY
does an extensive business in rough stock
This firm usually employs thirty or forty
men, but at present only twelve, ON account
of "hard tunes" A member of the firm
Mr.. Fullerton, the manager,-lives in Man
chester, n. H., and does large cutting
business there.
BUCK LAKE QUARRY
is owned by Lyman w. Chase, and con-
tains fine stone which will rank with the
best Barre. Mr. Chase employs six or eight
men, and finishes some OF his stock.
vILLAGE OF HARDwICK.
Arrived in Hard wick, the reporter finds
live town. What mean so many new
houses, new blocks, new school house, new
bank, etc? Why, they have " struck gran
lite Well situated on the ST.. Juhnsbury
Lake Champlain railroad with cas- &C.
cess to her own and the Woodbury. quar-
ries. with granite as abundant in quantity
and as good in quality as anywhere in the
world, Hardwick seems destined o be one
of the first towns in the state. Why moi?
Capital only is needed to make it so. Why
send money west when 1t can be invested so
securely at home?
The village has water system second to
none in the state, and is this fall, building
school-house which is a model OF its kind
1t is two stories high and sixty-hve by
eighty i've feet in size. 1t will cost SO 900
The Hardwick Savings Bank was organized
this summer, thus filling long felt need
The bank is in the new block which was
adapted TO its needs. The vaults are ce-
proof and burglar-proof, and the safe is a
model of ingenuity. 1t weighs two and one
half tons, cost 1858, and has all the
modern improvements. The bank opened
September 9, 1893, and has now over Sl2 900
OF business deposits and 81 600 OF savings
ueposlts-a first-rate showing.
HARDwIcK GRANITE COMPANY
employs about fifty men and the monthly
cupy about two hundred feet of sheds on
side tracks. and there is a large polishing
mill on the Lamoille river, which furnishes
adequate power. Mr. Mack, the manager,
took the reporter to his quarries. about two
miles distant. The quarry is different from
most in that the mass Of granite juts up
from 100 to $50 feet, and any dimension can
be quarried. The stock is good, and Mr..
Mack claims it to be the darkest in the
state. II is OF fine texture, Is susceptible of
high polish and is easily worked, making
it a valuable stone. A branch of the rail
road runs up to the foot of the hill only
mile away, but most of their stock is fin
ished in the sheds.
OTHER QUARRIES.
G. II. Stearns has sheds on the railroad
also, and has quarries near those of Hardwick
Granite Company. It's stock is dark and is
fully equal TO the best Barre granite. He
employs about twenty. We men in ALL and
his monthly pay roll is about 50 900. Ba-
shaw Brothers. Union Granite Co., f. A.
Emerson, Cate & Sleeper, Davis & Co., I.
A, Green, and others, are doing an extern
sve business in granite cutting.
FINS.
Much has been justly said in praise Of Barre
granite, hut here is a rival. Judging from
the rapid growth Of the past few years of
Hardwick and vicinity, Barre must look
to her laures. Hardwick is after her.
This story would be incomplete without
mention Of the Centennial House. Under
the management of Batchelder g. Chase, the
hungry public Is fed and the weary may
find rest. The house is we'll equipped with
everything that goes to make up first. class
hotel. Steam heat. free carriage to trains;
and good livery in connection.
This trip, combining businesses with pleas
sure, was enjoyed to a high degree, and
fully convinced the WATCHMAH representa-
tive that Vermont scenery, Vermont air,
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