The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-09-06
BOUTWELL, POLISHING co.
4 THRITING INDUSTRY Ar SOUTH
BIRRE, TERMONT,
In which Several Business Men of Mont
pelier Are Interested - Spacious, Clean
and well-Drained Grounds-Good Work
Rapidly Done.

The associated press dispatches sent out
from Barre of late regarding the business
depression, discharged men and closed
granite sheds there may be true, but no evil
dence of such a state of affairs was seen at
the works of the Boutwell, Polishing Com
pany at South Barre, last week, when, in
company with j. w. Dillon, the manager,
a representative of the WATCHMAN drove
there aud looked over the works.
THE PARTNERS AND THE BUSINESS.
June 10 last James NJ. Boutwell,, 7. L.
Wood II. w. Kemp and j. w. Dillon Of
Montpelier purchased for S10,0 0C0 this plant,
which was then known as the w. l.. Stat
ford polishing mills. The name was
changed to that which appears at the head
of this screed. The purchase includes five
acres of desirable land, on which the new
owners intend to erect sheds, go feet long,
for stone cutting to accommodate from sixty
to seventy-five men. The ground is already
staked out for these Sheds which would
have been erected before this time, but for
the general depression of business through
out the country and they will undoubtedly
be built early next spring. Although the
new firm has all the work it can handle in
the polishing line, the management wisely
decided to wait the outcome of the present
financial disturbances before embarking in
| any new lines.
SIDETRACKS TO BE LAID.
| able plot OF land on the opposite side of the
| road from the polishing works, which has
! been surveyed by the officials of the Centra
! Vermont railroad with view of the build
ing spur track from point near The
station at South Barre TO within few fee
of the works. President Smith has sigDitieC
his willingness to lay the track as soon al
the grading is completed. When the cut
ting sheds are erected, this sidetrack will
be a necessity and q certainty.
IT is ADMIRABLY EQUIPPED.
A leisure stroll through the works unde
! the Intelligent guidance of Manager Dillol
and Patrick o. 'Brien, the longtime superin
tendent, very forcibly impressed the news
| paper man that they were admirabl,
equipped for doing business on all extensiv
! scale, and that work was anything bu
slack around there The heavy rains O
last week had raised the stream so tha
there was an abundance of water power
but the works are not dependent ON waite
to drive the machinery. An adjacent en-
gine house is lifted with a thir'y-hve-horse
power engine and orty-horse-power boiler
which is used when the water power is in
sufficient.
MODEL OF ITS KIND
is the dam. Built of blocks of granite on
solid rock foundation, with a fall Of eight
cen and one-hsf feet, it has no superior
either in durability or excellence Of ma
SOuTy, une tHtire aeHSth VI tHo stTodm' -
the end of the fuine is a Holyoke water
wheel, considered by experts to be the bes
made. The main shaft which supplies TIL
power, either from water or steam, is %
feet long, and runs both sides the entir
length of the building. The inside equipmen
consists of two pendulums for doing pendu
lum work, two lathes for polishing circula
work, and sixteen polishing machines, bull
by NJ. Wright & Son OF Montpelier AM
Smith, Whitcomb & Cook of Barre.
travelling derrick makes the handling q
the largest stones very easy task From
twelve to sixteen polishers are CONSTANT
employed, who are paid promptly the frs
ofevery month. The payroll exceeds $50
monthly.
THE HEATING AND DRAINAGE.
The buildings are 10 40 feet, and near
new, having been built four years age
They are heated in winter by steam pipe
supplied by a separate boiler, which make
them comfortable in the coldest weather
The drainage is excellent. The clean an
dry condition of the ground was particu
larly noticeable, and was in sharp contras
to some polishing plants. From this cond
tion of things it follows that the stock
necessarily clean, free from rust and Disco
orations characteristic Of wet and mudd
surroundings, which is appreciated by Gus
toners.
HOW THE POLISHING is DONE.
The polishing is done first with iron, the
emery, and lastly with putty. 1t is mostl
done for parties in Barre and " illiamstown
and perhaps the high grade OF work done b.
the Boutwell, Company explains the fac
that they already have orders on hand /
last them well into the winter.
IT'S FUTURE PROSPERITY ASSURED.
The WATCHMAN has for some time had Il
mind a visit TO these works, TO give its read
ers some idea of what is being done there
and To ascertain il the roseate view of MI
Boutwell, and his business associates re
garding the property was justhable. Re
garding the latter, it is safe to say that
personal inspection will convince even
novice in the business that there are fe,
firms in Barre that are doing safer or NOR
lucrative business, or whose future pros
poets are brighter than are those of til
Boutwell, Polishing Company.