Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-12-02
a NEW GRANITE INDUSTRY.
To Be the Equal Of Any in the New Eng.
land States.

Another granite industry will be
opened in Halowell, next season. and
the Indication is that it will equal in
size any in New England. The prop
erty known as the Melvin quarry.
owned for many years by George F.
Whitten of Lewiston, was sold to the
firm of c. f. Tayntor & Co, of New
York, Wednesday, George Lord, for
some years interested in the granite
business in this city, is connected with
the latter firm and will be the business
manager of the Hallowell end. The
quarry property includes a tract Of
about 60 acres of land and has been in
possession of the Whitten family for
many years.
The quarry has never been develop
ed to any extent yet its product is TO
be found in not few buildings in this
and other states. The State Capitol at
Augusta is built from granite from this
quarry. and that the granite is of a
very clear and durable variety is at
once realized after noting the unstain-
ed marble whiteness that building has
retained through all the years which
have elapsed since the erection of the
stately structure. The fine qualities of
the granite have been conceded by all
who have critically examined the same
and several prospective purchasers
have offered large sums for the reten-
ton of the property. but have been
turned away
The late Governor Bodwell leased
the quarry for a term of years and
quarried a large amount of the stone
fnr "a Albany IN " Tanitol hIlill =
ing. when that editice was commenced
90 years ago. Mr.. Bodwell contem-
plated the purchase of the property but
a the expiration ofethe lease the pro-
iect was relinquished. As far as OPEN
ed, the quarry covers about 10 ocres
but it is not improbable that good stone
is to be found over aJmuch larger area.
The new firm purchased the property
Wednesday. and the deed was formally
registered, Thursday afternoon. c. f.
Tayntor. the senior member of the firm
of G. E. Tayntor & Co.. New York. was
in the city. Thursday, and with George
B. Lord of this city. effected the final
transaction which formally organizes
the new company.
Mr.. Lord has previously filled severa!
large contracts for the Tayntors and
two mausoleums of large size, the &C.
W. Morse" and "Lichenstein'' which
have been finished within a few
months. The new company plans to fill
orders for three mauSoleums, this win
ter, and will give employment to IA
or more men all winter
AS early in the spring as may be
practicable the quarry property will
be supplied with a modern plant and
numerous buildings and apparatus
constructed. Large sheds will be erect
ed and as it is expected that from 200
to 800 men will be employed.
c. Z. Tayntor & Co. are said to be the
largest monumental dealers in New
York City, and work for the most
beautiful cemetary in that city. the
Greenwood, is furnished principally by
this firm. One monument furnished
by them was of enormous size, measur-
ing 81 feet in length and 4 feet square
at the foot of the shaft. This firm has
for a number of years operated plant
at Barre, VT. for the production of
their monumental work but owing to
the high price of the granite at that
place it cannot be used for building
work to great extent. The New York
office of the company will be on Broad