Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-04-27
MAINE GRANITE
Used in the Construction Of
the Grant MausoIeum.
North Jay Did the Business--Persist-
ent Work Of Mr.. Tucker.
Notes Of Various Kinds from the Capitol
Many Corporations.

Now you so tell your people that
Maine furnishes fine quality of gran
lite; and they ought to be mighty proud
of it," said Hon. B. F. Chadbourne OF
Biddeford, Monday to Journal rep
resentative. Il don't know where the
newspapers have been all the time;
but, ! haven't seen anything about
Names furnishing the granite for the
Grant monument" he continued.
There you have the finest structure
of its kind in the world, and made of
Maine granite! If l We're editing a
newspaper, l would write that up;
that's what I'd do.
son Tucker the president and general
manager of the Maine & New Hamp-
shire Granite Co., entered into the
bidding to furnish the granite for that
monument. He had to fight it out
single-handed against every other
granite company of any size in the
United States, and he won. There
were many tests made on the granite
to determine its tensive, compressive
and crushing force; and he met every
enc of the objections and came out i
winner.
The granite came from the quarries
at North Jay. They have 400 or 500
men at work there. and every piece of
into shape fer erection in New York
1t was shipped on and a crew of men
has been at work under the direction
of the company. This company oper-
ates also redstone and greensboro IN
Conway, N. H."
Not only is there the quality" con-
tinued Mr.. Chadbourne, but there is
the carving on it-done right here In
Maine-the very finest kind of work.
There's none better, and Maine people
ought to be proud all over. She has
had the largest part in the erection of
that tomb. She's practically done the
whole business"
MI Chadbourne's acquaintance with
people in Maine and all over New Eng
land, is very extensive. Amongst
others of his OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES beg
his pardon-"of those whom he has
known we will say, is Kelley, the
murderer of Somersworth notoriety.
Mr.. Chadbourne knew him as many
others did as a hotel boy. AS such,
says Mr.. Chadbourne, That young
Kelley was one of the best l ever have
seen anywhere. He knew what you
wanted the minute you spoke, and lost
no time in getting it for you. He was
a bout as bright and sharp as there are
going. He knew human nature well,
and could cajole and win ones atten-
ton right away. There wasn't a lazy
bone in that boys body.
"But'-and with that, the railroad
lapsed into strain that
mas become pretty near a national one,
ana one that wouldn't strike even a
foreigner as being complimentary.
Tho ,ailroad commissioners were at
the State House, Monday. looking after
matters.
Amongst other business, they named
day for the hearing on the location oil
the Penobscot Central Railroad-May .
in the common council rooms at Bangor.
ON the day previous, the commissioners
viii look over the location of the road
which is to run from Charlestown to
Bangor. distance of about % miles.
Secretary b. w. McKeen has returned
from Penobscot county, where the
county Pomona Grange had a success
ful meeting, Saturday. The secretary
gave an address on Tuberculosis.
The resignation of DR.. A. r. Llncolr'
the member of the Board OF Asr'-
culture from Lincoln county, has peeh
received by the secretary. Dr. Lihcoih
felt it necessary to resign on account
of i'll health He is especially wen
known in the county, and as an agri-
culturist all over the State; and ms
RESIGNATION will be regretted. lie re-
sides at Dennysville, where he has a
fine country seat, farm OF consider
able extent.
DR.. Lincoln has altogether served
three terms on the board of three years
each, this being his fourth, to when
he was chosen about year ago. lie Is
a physician and surgeon of wide rep
utation. and was assistant surgeon
general in the late war on Gen. Han
cocks staff.
According to the custom, the secrc-