The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-01-02
MEN OF STONE MEET
Granite and Marble Dealers
Gather from Several States.
Various Topics of Interest to the Trade
Discussed-Mr. Ranck's Views
on Tariff Legislation.

The marble and granite dealers and the
monument builders of this and adjoining
States met at the Grand Hotel yesterday
afternoon. President Z. T. Boicourt, of the
Indiana association, called the meeting TO
order. There were present DR.. II. Rank.
Chicago, H.; Sam Ferguson, Detroit. Mich !;
r. Graham, Marietta, Ga; n. B. Burke,
Mansfield, O.; Charles Mcdonald, Column
bus. o.: J.. Little. Attica; Fred Bandel,
Charlottesville; H. NJ. Scarce. Noblesville;
Schuyler Powell, Logansport; Alfred Booth
royd, Delphi; c. G.. Leavenworth, Cleve-
land, o.: Frank Afford, louisville; John
Clews. Lafayette; ]. c. Browning. Green
castle; Frank Tyner, Louis Page, r. A.
Curtis. ]. A. Jontz and Secretary II. A.
lockwood, indianapolis; ]. B. Pussy. NJ.
and J. B.. Ham, c. F. Baxter and j. G.
Worries, Shelbyville; c. F. Gubles. Rockville;
B. Allen, Lima, O.; D. E. Hoffman, Win
chester; Fred Mathews, Ellettsville; NJ. l.
Shepard, Upton; Lee Coffeen, Muncie; ]. a.
Flatz, Piqua, o.; Charles Batchelder. Tole-
90, o.; Hugh Jones. and f. S. Carey, Zanes-
vile, o. An inter esting programme had
been prepared, and the session opened with
a paper by H. II. Ranck, editor of the
Stone, on Americas Marble and Granite"
Referring to tariff legislation, the speaker
said:
when we can put a stop 70 congressional
committees and governmental faddists dis
crediting the native material and buying
the foreign for public buildings; when we
become earnest enough to choke off the po-
litical panderer from whipsaWlng sugar
bounties with reduced duties on granite
and marble; when We will find a way to
head off imports of cheap Italian marble
as ballast, while inland freights are ruinous;
when we can give practical education to
MIR hOUS i'm orr 0Wn ShOnS without nGhtlng
a battalion of strikers, and can produce, and
sell the product of our quarrles ana SHOPS
at prices the market commands without
calling on the sheriff for protection in load
ing and moving the cars, Americas marble
and granite will take the place In the arts
and Industries of this country which they
were designed to occupy by the Almighty
Concluding, he said: IF / were TO bring
reports OF tests, tables of statistics, pictures
meanderingS Of strata and lncllnes or
Americas marble and granite you would
be kept here until All Fools day.
Americas marble and granite are the
fixed stars whose enduring beauty Is for
all people. They are resplendent in colors
and polish up like a fleckless midnight sky.
Architects, sculptorS and builders may pass
them by, but some day they will wake up
to their splendor and ready a~daptability TO
all classes OF work"
Discussions on a number of subjects fol-
lowed. Patent Designs occupied the at
tention of the association for a half hour,
during which remarks were made by w.
RI. Ferry, concord, N. H., JOnn f1aVer,
Lafayette, Ind; Hugh j. NJ. Jones, Zanes-
vile, o., and George Clutch, Columbus,
Ind. Establishing of Retailers by Whole
sale Dealers was discussed by T. +. Gaeb-
Ter, Rockville, Ind. Clarence G.. Leaven
worth. Cleveland. o.; D. w. Paul, Frank
fort, Ind; Davidson & Sons, Chicago, Ill.
Fred c. Banded, Charlottesville, Ind, and
+. j. ShultZ, Evansville, Ind.
To-day the election of officers will occur,
and the following subjects will come UP
for discussion:
THE Jobbing Trade. F. Townsend,
Columbus, O.; D. E. Hoffman, Winchester,
Ind; James H. Crozier, Madison. Ind.
Charles Batchelder, Toledo. o.; c. V. Inks,
Goshen, Ind; n. p. Doty. Elkhart, Ind.
Courtesy that Should Exist Between
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES p. Bagley, Chi
cago, ILL.,: John 3. Slaughter, Goshen, Ind.
William c. Townsend. GAINESVILLE. o.; John
son g. May, South Bend, Ind; Wey Bros.
Terre Haute, Ind.
individual Rights to Territory"-B. Pull
mann, Kendallville, Ind; Smith 81 Mad
den, Auburn. Ind; =. II. Wilt & Son, Bry-
an, o.; p. McEneny. Sullivan. ind: S. f.
Brazelton, Princeton, Ind; Revis & Co,
Princeton, Ind.
Advantages of National, State and Lo-
cal COMMUNICATIONS Harsha- presi-
dent national association, Circleville. O.
Charles II. More. Montpelier, VT; SCHUYLER
Powell, Logansport, Ind; Alex. Fraser
Mansfield, o.; /. III. Kelly, Springfield. O..