Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-03-19
INDUSTRIAL NOTES.

INDUSTRIAL NOTES.
The latest acquisition of Silas l.
Griffith of Dandy known throughout
| Vermont and New England as the
'lumber king is large fruit ranch
in California located between San
Diego and National city. Mr. Griffith
has been spending several months in
California for his health.
The Brattleboro House. a four story
hotel located on Main street, Brattle-
boro. has been sold by Frank L. Hunt
to Miss Sadie A. Turner, who has been
occupying it under a lease for about a
year. Miss Turner will continue to
run it as a hotel. She is a sister OF
Frank A. Turner, former proprietor,
who is now proprietor of the American
House. The price was about $4,000.
A new industry OF considerable
promise will soon begin operations at
Bellows Falls. G. +. Harris and A. I.
Pierce of Saxtons River and f. G.
Hendee OF Pittsford are associated in
a company organized to manufacture
elastic pulp plaster. They have the
exclusive right to manufacture and sell
this product in the state OF Vermont
and in the four lower counties in New
Hampshire.
The Wells & Lamson dark quarry in
Barre has been sold to j. X Prize, a
member OF the firm, and Mr.. Pirie has
sold to the heirs of the late George
Lamson his interest in the light quarry
OF the firm and the manufacturing
plant in that city. The deal is an i'm
portant one, involving nearly $4,000.
The Wells q Lamson quarries are
among the most valuable on the hill,
having practically unlimited supply
OF the best grade of granite. From
this quarry was taken the stock for
the Ebert mausoleum at Woodlawn
cemetery in New York, the largest job
ever turned out of Barre. The pur-
chaser Of the dark quarry has been
connected with the same as manager
during the past ten years.
A decision which it is expected will
materially affect the building interest
OF Rutland and that section the coming
year was reached Tuesday night OF last
week at a largely attended meeting of
the carpenters union. The members
voted unanimously to demand an in
crease Of - cents a day or cents an
hour Tor a days work of nine hours
after April l, making the smallest
wage S2.4j a day. Several Rutland
contractors have stated during the last
few weeks that the present high wages
demanded by the building trade would
tend TO keep down materially the
amount OF that work done in Rutland
this year, The action OF the carpen-
tiers is predicted by some contractors
as meaning that practically no new
structures will be erected there if the
demand is acceded to.
A deal has Just been consummated
which means much for the slate inter-
ests of Mortified and consequently the
business interest of the town and
county. Paphro ID. Pike of New York
city has been in Mortified tor some
months carefully investigating the
the possibilities of operating the slate
quarries for the purpose of producing
mill stock so-called, which is used in
the construction of buildings. for sani-
tary and electrical purposes, as well as
for roofing slate. Mr.. Pike is satisfied
after exhaustive investigation that the
slate deposits in Northfield are supe-
rior to any now known in any part OF
the country. The organization of
stock company under the general laws
of Vermont has been completed. The
corporation will be known as the Yer
mont Black Slate company, with an
authorized capital of 100000. The |
signers of the articles OF incorporation
are Walter Dole, Paphro ID. Pike,
Charles c. Brill, William W. Holden
and Charles Dole. The officers are
President and manager, Paphro ID. |
Pike; secretary and treasurer, Walter
Dole. The company's home office is
Mortified. 1t is expected that opera
tons will commence as soon as the |
frost is out of.the ground, the first
work being to equip the quarries
which the company will control with
new and modern machinery that the
very best results may be obtained from
the start. The purpose is to build the
finishing mill in the central part of the
village near the railroad tracks.