The evening times., 1900-02-06
Mr.. CROKER IHANEW ROLE
The Tammany Leader a Director in
a Foreign Granite Company.
The Operations TO BE in the Donegal
Estate-AId TO BE Afforded Many
FamiIies-stOne From the Qaarries
VIII He Used in the COnstruc-
tiOn of the Pnrnell Monument.

NEW YORK. Feb. 6.-Richard Croker
has invested in a new scheme which prom
ises to yield him a handsome pyoft. TIE
Taumany ehiettain has become the Ameri-
can director Of the Granite Industries Of
Donegal Limited. and as a result the
monument to Parnell. to the fund Of which
Tammany Hall subscribed $4,000, will
probably be constructed with stone taken
from the company's quarries in the exten-
sive estate known as the Roses OF Done
gal" near Dunloe. in the northwestern
part of ireland. The company has just
been Incorporated with a capital SOCK Of
100000. which will be increased as soon
as occasion warrants it.
This move Of Mr.. Croker's will doubt ess
increase to a considerable extent the popu-
larity he has gained among the residents OF
Ireland The quarries arc situated in o-e
OF the poorest and most cOngested districts
Of ireland, and the working OF them on
a large scale will give support to hundreds
Of starving families who are now prae-
tically existing under conditions Of semi
starvation. With Mr. Croksr's name On the
board Of directors, il is believed. these
GRANTEES, which, il is said. have been pro-
nounced by experts the most enduring and
beautiful at present known, will attain
great popularity in the United States.
The extent 1f the granite formations in
the "EOsses OF Donegal formed the sub
ject Of papers read before the British As
sociation so long ago as 1863. but il was
not until recesIy that John F. Andrews.
an American capitalist. who has been liv-
ing in England for ten years. took hold OF
the property and started TO form a COM
pany properly 90 work H. Mr.. Andrews
who is at present stopping at the Hoffman
House. arrived from abroad on the Lu-
caaia on saturday, and has come 10 the
United States after a conference with Mr..
Croker at his country seat. MOat House
at Vantage. on business connected with
the company.
We have obtained a grant 10 the
'Rosses Of Donegal from the Marquis Of
Conyngham," said Mr. Andrews yesterday.
and, although much work has already
been done on the property, extensive i'm
pruvements are now under way TO bring
the weekly output up 10 % 600 tons. IL is
now about 1000 tons. with only two quar-
ries working. while the area Of the estate
is equal 10 the demands OF 200 working
quarries. with a average OF 200 acres 20
each quarry"
Asked about Mr.. Croker's condition. Mr.
Andrews said his leg is mending slowly,
but that he 2pects IL will not be long be
fore he can walk without assistance. Mr..
Croker is anxious 10 get back 10 New York
70 look after his political interests. and
believe he will return as soon as he can
make the voyage in comfort
Mr.. Croker has got a splendid string Of
horses at Vantage and he is confident
they will show up well when the racing
season opens. When I bade him gOOd-by
/ had just twenty minutes in which 70
catch train for London. The distance 20
The station was six miles and l despaired
OF making il in time.
Il got in a light rig behind one OF Mr.
CrOkers roadsters, however. and We ar
rived At the station just as the train was
pulling in. / was covered with mud and
could hardly see out Of my eyes, but I en-
jOyed the drive Immensely. IL was one Of
the fastest dri' = / have ever taken be
hind a horse.
The last thing Mr.. Croker did before
left was to write letter to John Red
mOnd. who came over 20 the United States
recently in the interest Of the ParneIl
fund. asking him TO see 10 IL that the
monument TO the Irish patriot be built OF
granite from the Donegal quarries. When
I gave the letter to Mr.. Redmond he
thought there would be no trouble about
complying with the request"