The Portland daily press., 1896-06-06
GRANT E.
Famous Maine and New Hampshire
Quarries.


There is little occasion for us to en-
phasize the important part played by the
famous New England quarries In supply
ing every requirement in building stone.
For over a century certain of these great
quarries have been actively worked, the
quality being conceded to be in every
way excellent and adaptable to the most
exaeting requirements.
Among the most extensive of the val
liable granite quarries OF Maine and New
Hampshire are the Redstone, New Hamp-
shire, quarries, and the No. Jay, Maine,
quarries, these great properties belong
ing to the MAINE AND NEW HAMPSHIRE
GRANITE COMPANY, whose general Office
is located at Portland, Me.
For many years this company have
been operating these quarries, which
supply respectively red, green and white
granite of quality which has been de-
clared une9ualed for IT'S freedom from
spots and streaks. Under a critical test
by experts it has been shown to sustain
%, 200 pounds to the square inch, and
is OF general high quality throughout.
No fewer than 1000 hands are EN-
plOyOo III LILO 0l1VlUA1 1iCo3 Wiz al .
engaged in excavating an extensive area
by the use of powerful cranes and der
ricks. The magnificent modern steam
plant operated by the company enables
them to remove In vast blocks, the gran
lite for subsequent treatment in the
numerous workshops, where the general
work called for in contracts for building
and monumental work is carried out in
all its various details.
The company have received the en-
dorsement of builders in all parts of the
country for the remarkable excellence of
their granite, and they have supplied all
the granite work of the following import
ant buildings:
Union Railway Station, Portland.
Northwestern Guaranty Loan Co.,
Minneapolis.
Letter Block, State street, Chicago.
G.. W. Brandt, residence, Michigan ave.,
Chicago.
J. P. Maginnis, Deversey ave., Chica-
W. c. 7. q. Temple, La Sale street,
Chicago.
G. III. Morse, residence and stable,
18th street and Greenwood ave., Chica-
go.
NJ. E. Church, Hyde Park, Chicago.
Soldiers and Sailors Monument, Port
land.
Longfellow Monument, Portland.
Brooklyn r. E. Exchange, Brooklyn,
NY.
D. W. James, residence, New York.
Memorial Building and Library, Low
ell, Mass.
City Hall, Lowell Mass.
Equitable Insurance Building, Des
Moines, Iowa.
First National Bank, Manistee, Mich.
J, A. Lynch, residence and stable,
Blu ton place and State street, Chicago.
New Hampshire State Library, Con-
cord, N. Fl.
New Union Station. B. & M. R. R.,
Boston.
Merchants National Bank, Baltimore,
Md.
Fidelity Mutual Life Asso. Building,
Philadelphia, Pa.
One of it's most important contracts.
which was won in the face of determined
opposition, and by prolonged and per-
sistent contest, was that for the erection
of the great mausoleum to the memory
of Gen. Grant. This structure is being
built of an especially fine-grained white
granite quarried at North Jay, Me-, and
the amount required has been sufficient
to keep 200 skilled men at work for two
years.
Its cost will be $3.50, 900. 1t is 165 feet
in height from the ground to the summit
of the dome, the latter being IS feet in
diameter. About the four sides of the
building extend % massive granite col
umns each 25 feet high and measuring
feet inches in diameter at the base.
The apex of the dome is to bear a group
of heroic figures in bronze. while in the
forward portion of the front porch is to
be bronze equestrian statue of Gen.
Grant. In addition to immense blocks
of plain ashlar there will be considera-
BILE amount of rich carving. The mau-
soleum is located in Riverside Park, N.
Y, which commands magnificent view
of the Hudson river, and will be com
pleted in the month of May of this year.
The Granite Company owns large tracts
of quarry land at North Jay, and though,
perhaps, the Grant mausoleum ranks first
in national importance among the re-
cent contracts taken by the company,
it is by no means the only large
order which has been successfully car
ried out
They have just completed contract
for large eighteen story Office building
at S to II Broadway, New York, also an
Office building at 80 State street, Boston,
the Mechanics National Bank, Pittsburg,
Third National Bank, Allegheny, Pa, a
monument to be erected in memory of
Samuel Hahnemann at Washington, D.
c., and Sailors and Soldiers monument
at Long Island, State of New York
The Maine and New Hampshire Gran
lite Co. have lately put in the most ap-
proved mechanical appliances by which
they can double their output at the quar-
ries and are now in the best possible
condition to fill orders of the largest
magnitude at short notice.
Thumbs.