Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-22
ALABAMA STONE.
Facts Relative Thereto From Advance Sheets of the Geological Survey-AS to
 Tennessee Marble.

Washington, July 21.--iSpecia1)-Ad vance sheets from the thirteenth annual report of the geological survey show the production of stone for Alabama to be as follows:
 Alabama-Sandstone has been pro- duced from quarries in Jefferson, Colbert and St, Clair counties. Production in 1894 has been much restricted, but indica- tions for improvement in 1895 are well de- fined and unmistakable.
 Sandstone produced in Alabama was valued at $lS,10o in 1S94-5, against $55OO in 1893.
 Limestone Industry.
 The total value of the output is $210, ,269, including the value of lime, amounting to $171 ,344 The product comes from the following counties: Shelby, Colbert, Lee, Blount, Franklin, DeKalb, Etowah and Jefferson.
 Tennessee Production.
 The limestone industry in Tennessee has increased quite notably since the year 1SS9 when the output was valued at $73.028. In 1894 the total output reached a value of $1SS,664. Somewhat more than one-half of this represents the value of lime made; the remainder was devoted to building and road making. The pro- ductive counties in order of their impor- tahoe, are Davidson, Houston, Dickson Franklin Colbert, Hamilton, James, Montgomery, Maury and Hickman.
 Marble Production in Tennessee
 The marble output of Tennessee in- creased from a valuation of s150. .0O0 in 1893 to $231, 796 in 1894. The industry has unquestionably suffered from the hard times, although evidently less in 1894 than in 1885 It comes mainly from Knox, Loudon and Hawkins counties, although small amount is produced in Hamblen, Blount and Jefferson counties. The mar ble region is thus seen to be in the east ern part of the state, running in a north easterly direction from Loudon county at the south to Hawkins county at the northeast The total value of the mar ble produced in 1880 was $173, 500 The marble industry in this state is in a reasonably fourishing condition
 The marble in Tennessee is in general easily quarried, and this fact has caused number of property owners in the past to undertake quarrying operations on a small scale. The methods of ouarrying are generally somewhat crude. and only few channelers and other improve ments in quarry machinery are in use.
 Six marble. producing concerns have within a few years united, forming a combination known as the TenneSsee Producers Marble company, the object of which is to maintain prices and carry on business more economically.
 Tennessee marble presents much va- riety of color, and its great beauty is well known. It is especially we'll adapted for purposes of interior decoration in buildings and for furniture tops, but the amount devoted to the latter purpose is much less than it was few years ago.
 The processes of metamorphosis have in much of this marble stopped short of the obliteration of fossil remains. the outlines of which are very plainly marked and present pleasing variety in the surface of the polished slab The colors run from very light pink through ya- rious shades to chocolate brown and a mixed brown. white and pink.
 The product of Hawkins county is highly esteemed and its price is almost twice that of the product of Knox or Loudon county. As shown by the nu- merouS outcropS of marble in this state it disintegrates somewhat under the in- sfluence of atmospheric agencies, but this does not detract from it's adaptability for interior decoration, to which it is largely applied
 Some of the finishing mills in the state are well equipped and operated in thor oughly modern way. The average cost per cubic foot of rroducing the marble output of Tennessee in 1889 was S51 cents. Of this amount sos per cent was paid for labor involved in taking marble from the quarry and putting it into the shape in tion by wagon and railroad from the quarry to the mill is in many cases quite a serious item of expense.
 Postal News.
 Bills Landing, Blacksher and Cody Ala, are not classed as money order of fees. Maximee and Pearson in Missis- sippi are not money order offices. New Mars. Bibb county, Ala. has been dis continued: mail to Scottsville. Brumon