Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-02-09
RUTLAND RAILROAD EXTENSION.
stone Qunrries and Other Industries That
Argue in Favor of the Island Route.
o Editor of the Free Press:

To tho Editor of the Free Press:
While tho proposed extension Of the
Rutland Railway through Grand Isle
county to Rouses Point means so much
for western Vermont in genera!-therc is
an industry which is of Importance to
the development of the best interest Of
the county, as well as for the railway.
We refer to the stone quarres on Isle
La Motto. There are six of these quarrit =
which have been worked quite largely
and are capable OF extension for any de-
mand that might be made; for the lodges
are practically unlimited. The utility of
stones from these quarries has been
known, used and tested for the last 70
years in all kinds of heavy and light
building work, standing crushing force
equal to the best granite. and enduring
the test of time and weather conditions
with the best stone produced. The walls
OF Fort Montgomery. near Rouses Point.
were made .fosn these quarrie5 Stone for
he southwestern approach, abutment and
two-thirds OF the piers Of tho Victoria
bridge at Montreal. was taken fl ON these
quarries, 1t being found no difficult mat
ter to supply from 60 to 100 cubic yards
OF cut stone per day from a single quarry
in building this great work. The lock
work of the Lachine canal and the Chan, =
bly, canal is from these Quarries, accepted
by English ngneers the best TO be
had. Several thousands yards were used
in building the Brooklyn bridge DIS well rs
the elevators at Jersey City. Large guam
titles of stone have been taken from here
by the Central Vermont, the Boston and
Maine, the North Shore Railway in Can
ada. the Missisquoi Valley and Lamoilie
Valley railroad, most of the government
breakwater work on Lake Champlain is
composed Of stone from these Quarries.
The city of Burlington gets from these
quarr!es its curbing for street work, using
as much as twenty-five miles of single
line in one season 1t Is found to be Of
superior quality for crushing in street
building. thousands of cubic yards being
used annually by the city of Burlington.
In view of the fact that the output OF
these quarries up to this time has been
by individual effort, which has yielded
good returns for the owners. who can tell
how much the business might be increas-
ed by syndicate of neil with ample cap
ital to handle the business and develop it
to fifty or hundred times its present
volume? The stone and marble interests
Of Vermont have met with success IN so
many places that it is not unrea sonable
to suppose thoy would meet with like sue
cess here with organized MANAGEMENT
and the facilities for putting into The ina Ar.
ket at all seasons of the year. Stone
marble and slate have done more to build
up the city of Rutland, Fair Haven. Cas-
Teton. Hydeville, Barre, Wli.amstown
Dummerston. Hardwick. than any other
industry.
These opportunities for a 1or.a husipose
and freight traffic should be carefully con
eidered in the building of tn,
Rutland extension AS near ia ,bose
ouarries as they can so hat the,
might all be reached with :
short track of from six tn seven milo,
over "A nearly level grade at less cxuense
than il has cost to track a single oi,arr,
at West Rutland
The question ia what may he reasonab,,
expected for these industries when AZ,
have the proper facilities for tran .norta.
ton and the Organization and cnnifaI?
will undertake. TO t.nswer The Isle 7
Motto stone and marbls have for NAV,
years been introduced into nearly ali ~,
large markets of this country and thei,
quality fitness durohilitv and mite os