Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-04-06
Daily Mcnnebcc 3ournaI.
AUGUSTA LOCALS.
FOR DISHONEST MEN.
The Law Creating a Lien Upon
Monumental Work.
The Taste Of the People Regarding Monumental
Styles-Granite Talk.

Il DelleNe the law creating Il licil up
on monumental work is but ADJUST one"
said Mr.. Brown of the firm of Turner
* Brown monument workers. Wednes-
day afternoon, in conversation with
the Journal upon the subject of the
law passed at the last session of the
Legislature in reference to his busi-
ness.
Heretofore it has been impossible to
collect a cent upon monument after
it had once been placed over grave,
unless the man who purchased the
monument would pay it, or unless you
had previously taken as a safe guard,
a mortgage of the monument Cases
have been known where large pieces of
work valued at several hundred dol
lars have been placed in position and
later the purchaser would refuse to
pay for it. The monument dealer had
nothing to do but to submit, he could
not take the stone back. The new law
was not made for honest men, but for
men who are inclined to be dishonest"
AS Mr.. Brown says the law does not
apply to work under $50, but the monu-
mcnt workers are satisfied, SO all
others ought to be.
The law in question reads as follows
section / Whoever under contract i'm
writing signed by the parties thereto i'm
duplicate and stating therein the price
to be paid as one of the terms thereof,
sells erects. or furnishes any monument,
tablet, headstone, vault, posts, curbing.
or other monumental work, shall have
Il lien thereon to secure the payment of
the same.
Section 2 Such lien shall continue for
the term of two years after the time the
Indebtedness for such monument. tablet.
heddstone. vault. posts, curbinS or other
monumental work shall have become due
and payable. and shall he enforced by at
tachment within the time aforesaid. and
in the manner provided in section IL Of
chapter 81 Of the Revised Statutes; which
said Attachment shall be recorded in the
town clerks Office in the town i'll which
the property subject to the lien is situ-
Section ,. The lien provided for in this
act, shall not apply 70 any monument
tablet or headstone, sold, erected OF fur
nished, at a price Of $50 or less.
ITO break from the law, what are
you selling the most of in the way Of
headstones and monuments? In other
words how is the taste of the people
running in that Iine?" asked the Jour
nal.
Our last seasons work was mostly
in the way Of granite though of course
we did some marble work replied MIR.
Brown. but the taste seemed to be in
the way of granite. The people like
STYLE that is not 50 tall as formerly,
but is more compact and is Of Curl
Gus design
Which do YOU advise the people to
take, the granite or the MARBLE
"It makes no difference to US. We
are here to SELL But will tell you how
it is With the marble the stock costs
quite a sum of money, while the work
is but slight On the other hand, the
granite stock is not expensive, but the
the same to US whether a customer
takes one or the other.
For durability there is nothing that
is in il with the granite that Is well
polished. 1t will never collect moss if
the polish is good and it stands the
storms of years We'll. Marble is very
much prettier at the first but it will
cover with moss and grow to look old. :"
is there not a granite that will look
rusty"
"Oh yes the granite that contains
iron viii show rust very badly but
that is seldom used nowadays in monu-
mcnts There is little Of no iron in the
HalloweH Norridgewock or Jay
granite
What kinds Of granite are used the
most in making up the pretty monu-
mcnts?"
'Oh, there are 50 many kinds that
] hardly know what is used the most.
The Quincy granite from the quarries
in Quincy, Mass takes on very dark
polish. while the lettering done on it is
very much lighter and it makes an
excellent appearance. Using the Quincy
granite with the very nearly white jay
granite. makes a pretty effect. The jay
material is very much the lghtest
colored we receive. That from Nor
rdsewock of which the Lithgow
library and the Post Office buildings
are made. it is much darker, while the
Hallowcll stock is also much darker
There are several kinds
He showed the Journal polished
blocks of GRANTEES Of all colors and
shades. There is the Fundy granite OF
light red color, the Black Diamond
granite of which the cannon balls or
the tops of the monuments at Gettys
burg. are manufactured, the red Scotch
granite and a dozen other kinds. TIL,
grain of some is fine as dust, while il
others it looks like great salt crystals
\ fact that granite cutters recognize i
that the variety that cuts the hardes