The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-07-20


slow but they are as good now as they were
at this time In 1897. Business Is good and
we have no reason to complain"
tom" Lynch, OF Lynch Brothers, was
found in his office enjoying corn.cob pipe
and ready to answer any questions that
were put to him. This firm employs forty
men and they are all working on full time.
Mr.. Lynch said: 1--WE have more work
than we had year ago and prices are the
same. Collections are easier now than
then, and II the war has affected the gran.
lte business in Montpelier 1t has not reached
our sheds. There is no question but what
more shed room Is needed in Montpelier.
Every shed in the city is rented now and IL
power could be furnished the additional
sheds would be rented as soon as they were
ready for occupancy" In response TO a
question as to what the future prospects
were Mr.. Lynch pointed to a pile of trac-
ings OF thirty-four jobs that had come in
that day, on which he was asked to figure
and furnish estimates. Somebody will get
all these jobs, we don't want all OF them but
that does not look like slack business does
it2" said Mr.. Lynch.
The Pioneer Granite Company, OF which
A. A. Comstock is manager, employs eleven
men. This firm works Barre granite ex-
clusively and sends its finished production
to the western states. THE war has not
affected our business" said Mr. Comstock.
I'VE have all the work we can do and the
prospects are good for the summer and fall.
Collections might be better but we have no
reason to complain"
Brunette & Co have six men in their en-
ploy. William H. Brunette, the manager
| reported prosperous business and collec-
tions coming in promptly. mo trouble,
work plenty, business rushing and no dull
times on account OF the war, was the terse
summary Of the conditions around his es-
| tablishment
Both the proprietors of the sheds of Dill
| lon Haley are expert wielders Of the ham
mer and chisel, and they know all the ms
and outs OF the granite business. Sixteen
| men are employed in their sheds and il the
war is affecting the business unfavorably
they have not experienced any such bad eff
fects. Business is as good If not better
than it was last year." said Mr.. Haley.
COLLECTIONS are prompt and we have all
| the work we can do. 1 think the volume of
our business now will compare very favor
| ably with one year ago."
At the sheds of Ryle & Mccormick
| twenty-three men are employed. d. f.
Ryle was busy figuring estimates on job
| OF large dimensions that had come in the
day the reporter called, but he cheerfully
laid it aside to give the newspaper man any
| information asked. Business is great
deal better than it was a year ago" said
Mr. Ryle. eve have many new custom
ers and have all the work we can do. Col
lections are good. About a month after
Decoration day work is always slack but
for the past few weeks it has picked up
wonderfully. The war has not affected us
one way or another. We have work ahead
for more than two months and do not
worry about any thing ahead of that
One of the great needs of the business in
Montpelier is more shed room. We have
good power and it would be a good invest
ment for any man with money to put up
new buildings. We ought to bring more
work from Barre and build up the business
in Montpelier. There are probably fifty
cutters who work in Barre and live in Mont
| Daliar who wOuld work here If wa had ah ad
| ROOM
Harry G. Bartolli has long had a reputa-
ton as an expert statue cutter that is not
confined to Montpelier. Mr.. Bartolli en-
ploys eleven men at his sheds and the artis-
tict jobs that he has turned out since he has
been in business in this city now decorate
cemeteries in every part of the country.
Mr.. Bartolli has just completed unique
job for E. G. Clogston representing the
trunk of tree about five feet in height.
Ferns and ivy leaves cluster around the
bottom and on the broken bark near the
center of the trunk is cut the name of
"Clogston." 1t is an original design by
Mr.. Bartolli and has been much admired
by all who have SCENT Mr.. Bartolli cuts
his statues from life size models and the
interesting process of moulding these
models, then in process, was explained to
the reporter Hard times and bad effects
of the war" said Mr.. Bartolli, 81 have
orders ahead for seventeen monuments and
five life size statues and see no reason to
complain of any bad effects of the war or
nything else. We never had better times
than this summer, collections are very
prompt and my business is growing so fast
that must enlarge my sheds"
Fraser & Broadfoot have only seven men
in their employ at present as they have
been disolving partnership and closing up
their business during the past few weeks
Their sheds have a capacity of twenty-five
men and have been filed up to the time of
| the 1iaanlntiOn Of nQrtnarahin Mr.
said they were simply finishing up work
that was ordered before they got through
taking in work, but they could have taken
in enough to have employed twenty-five or
thirty men through the summer. Inas-
much as they were not looking for, nor
soliciting new business at present, Mr..
Fraser had no opinion to offer as to whethe r
the war was:affecting the granite business
in this section.
At the sheds OF Kelleher Brothers twelve
men were found at work. T. j. Kelleher
seemed to be perfectly satisfied with the
amount of business they were handling and
thought the outlook for the future very en-
couraging At the same time he thought
the war had tendency to hurt the granite
business, more because OF the uncertainty
as to when the war would end rather than
to present conditions. He finds collections
fair, but the volume of their business is not
as large as it was one year ago.
Sweeney Brothers work gang of four
| teen men, and Judging from the plies OF
granite in their yard and shed, waiting to
be cut, the war has had no depressing effect
upon their business. Mr.. Sweeney said:
1--WE have felt no particular effects Of the
war; one way or another Our collections
are fair and we have been able to find
enough business to keep our men at work.
We have turned away a lot of work this
summer that we would not take at last
years prices. After Decoration Day bust
ness is generally slack, but we have not
| found it 80 this year"
Charles E. Ryle, manager Of the Column
bian Granite Company, was found hard at
work with the twenty-five men under him.
| This firm turns out monumental work ex-
clusively and they have no time to worry
| about slack work 1.-THE war" said Mr..
Ryle, "has not injured our business. Col
lections are pretty slow, but not slower
than last year. We have lot of work
ahead, enough to last us through the sum-
mer. We never worked so many men as
we have now, and l see no reason to worry
| about the future"
| The views OF the manager Of the r. @.
Bowers Granite Company are OF especial
| interest, inasmuch as they cut no stone, al
though their business has steadily grown
aARAn d.