The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-24
Manufacturers and Miners
of Brown, Buff and
Gray Sand
stone.
An Enterprise that has Advertised North Caro-
lima Far Beyond the Confines OF
the State.

Sspford has one OF the finest brow
stone uuarries in the world. 1t mas
made Sanford famous and forms one of
the basic values of its wealth. ne
very name ..brownstone@ is indicative
Of wealth when applied to brown stone
front II suggests financial standing
and among the wealthy in the large cit
les This class of buildings is on the IN
crease. You hear great deal of Sanford
IN Richmond, Washington, Baltimore
Philadelphia. New York and Detroit.
where the fashion of building brown
stone fronts is on the increase. san
ford is built upon this beautiful brown
Stone 1t is there in inexhaustlbie
quantities sufficient TO build a hundred
cities the most beautiful in the world.
Vast lodges have been quietly living
there for thousands of years, getting
harder and better as the ages roll by.
But now they are being cut away ana
modern architecture is the great bene-
ficiary. First class brownstone sits IN
4 front seat in the counsels OF the DIS.
eliminating architect and builder. ~
recent wears Sanford bTownStone has
taken its seat i'm the front row and the
best architects and Luilders in the
country are conceding its perfect rlghl
to be there. 1t is firm and clear in cleay-
age and color.
The quarry has been N operation nlne
wears About five years ago X. Il. Car
rington 81 Co. succeeded the Aldfleh
Stone Company This company has ac-
CURED the mineral rights III large
body of land lying on the outskirts OF
a.flt all ftf * n
de.rlaid with this beautiful brownsteqia.
The plant il an extensive one, thorodgh-
IL modern and up-to-date i'm every re-
spect. All the necessary machinery Tor
qrlarrying. Saving and dressing the
stone including a thirty-ton derrick, has
been added to the plant. A siding from
the Atlantic Coast Line railroad reaches
the plant, thus affordng convenient ship
ping facilities. The company is com
posed of Mr. r. Il. Darlington. who
is native of Michigan, and who has
had charge of the quarry four years and
Messrs. 6. H. Paine and s. B. Coleman
of Detroit, men of the highest CONNER
cial integrity and business standing.
Mr.. Darlington is the resident mana
ger. He is thorough business man
and he has applied his knowledge OF busi-
ment of the company and the result IS
that he has greatly increased the capac-
ity of the plant and extended the scope
Of its operations. lie has had the
quarry well equipped for preparing stone
in any shape or dimensions with HOSTS
and derricks. tramways,' pumps. steam
saws. drills and all other quarry appli-
ances that are calculated to systematize
A., hnt1 l,Tat
and cutting of stone. Mr.. Darlington
gives his personal attention to all the
details OF the business. He is careful
to ship only the best and clearest stone
without faults, flaws or blotches and will
OF SHIP a piece Of stone to 20 into a
first class contract unless il is perfect
in every particular In this way he has
won the entire confidence of contractors
and builders, and when they buy from
lin they know they are going to get
what they purchase. The Sanford
stone has stood every test. the analysis
showing it to be the equal in purity and
durability of any building stone in the
world. Numerous examples might be
cited where this stone has been given
the preference over nh others. Be
ides the large cities already named we
mention the Union Theological Seminary
If Richmond Va. and in Raleigh in
The Federal building. the Raney Library
end the Tucker building.
When man concludes to build 4
louise wholly or in part out OF such ma
terial as brown stone he naturally de-
sres to get the best in color, in texture,
end durability. The leading contractors
end builders throughout the country
liayel thoroughly convinced themselves
Of the superiority of the Sanford stone.
End hence all that Mr.. Darlington has
TO do is to meet the present large and
rapidly growing demand. Mr.. Caring
tom is great believer in the future OF
Sanford: he is one of the most enterpris-
ing citizens and has made host Of
friends throughout the State, He is a
Prominent and popular. factorAin the So
) ecial and industrial life of Sanford, but
bove all he is interested in ATTENDING
ne name and fame Of his quarry and
the beauty and durability of the famous
rown stone Of Sanford.