Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1904-08-10
SToNINGTON THRIVING.
,utIoNs IN GRANITE CON
TpAoTs ASSURE PROSPERITY.
.,,ra SCARCE REAL ESTATE HIGH
- ,yrRrAsE IN VALUATION
PROTECTION NEEDED.
fRocslansi Daily star.,

.abllc improvements which have
- 10 stonington In two years has
.s.ned that town from q lethargie
- into whlch 1t was falling and trans
,a,,nsa II into one OF he busiest and
r.o., prosperous towns In Maine.
rsoss who have not visited the town
any,ps the past year can have no concep-
,,on Of the vast amount OF capital that
.ss heen expended by three OF the lead
,.g arms of granite manufacturers pre-
r.rstory to handling the million dollar
contracts which have been given out.
Two Arms, NJ. q. Ryan q Co, and the
RYAN. Parker Construction Co, have each
,eontract for 20 600 cubic yards OF stone
for the famous river wall to be built on
the banks OF the Hudson river at RIVER
ode drive, New York city. II will take
ssch arm three years with big crews TO
snlsh thesa CONTRACTS alone. Both amount
to over 5000 coo. Besides there are
others.
In order to fiIl these big contracts, the
England, both firms have spent thousands
o, dollars 10 compressed air plants, enor-
nous cranes and the most modern
mechanical appliances known to the
trade.
HAVE EXPENDED THousANDs
AT the splendid quarry of the Ryan
Parker Construction Co. adjoining the
famous quarry OF John l.. Goss at Crotch
island three or four months and many
thousand dollars have been spent in
transforming the plant.
The 5000 air compressor has been en-.
arged, cutting shed Isl feet long, so feet
vide and 80 feet high has been erected,
ard the track and crane system has been
sitsrsd to facilitate handling the enor-
nous quantity of stone called for la the
contracts. No shipments have been made
from the quarry since December aud since
spring they have bean spending money on
improvements. The first shipments OF
stone this year 10 New York win be made
next week.
SURPRISED THE PROFESSORS.
Professors and teschers who have been
In session at Stonfngton this week have
been astonished at the magnitude of The
Crotch island quarries which are the finest
OF their kind In this country, experts say.
Crotch island Is simply a mountain of the
finest building granite known, easy OF
access and by nature 50 we'll situated In
the ocean MS TO reduce the cost OF hand
ling greatly.
Both the Co.'s and Ryan Parker quar-
q Cd alr
about evenly divided. In the Goss quarry
q speciality 10 made of cut stone for build
ipgs and here Is carried on Que OF the
largest industries of that kind in the
country. Mr.. 0oss has his cutting plant
at Moose Island, on Deer Isie, which is
equipped with compressed air for surface
work. MIR. Goss has steady business
and employs continuously the largest
crew OF men IN stoningtoD.
ANCIENT AND MODERN.
handling granite reaches Its highest
stage OF development on Crotch island.
Pneumatic tools, operated by compressed
air, and the travelling cranes aud ADJUST
able derricks that Tilt seventy I've tons as
hana,,v a. ana wou,a r,ove a, egy-sbs,,
with the traction railroads thar carry
snormous bl,eks NJ gtan,,s IN tbe
wbarves. have revo,utionizes the onayrv
industry
In RYAN. Parker Iohn l.. Ga and
IN. M a RYAN 3 IN "a o.arr,es bs.e mo.
sbsnicat ssvslonmsn,a are ,as,pres A.
tho ..sa,,,amanto ousrr,aa n, NJ a Rec,
& IN. an electric n,an, ia IN readiness n
furnish mover Tor tine trsv.Itpc c,snss.
In The RYAN. parker o,srr,sa s,ssm ana
oom,ressas air are uaed
By the use Of the ppeumstie ming tool
for sr,Il,ng holes an IN, h,g shas,s n,
granite 70 spit them into REQUIRED dimsn.
sions one man does tho work of Ave at
the RYAN. Parker oaarr,es and In sprtsce
work two nneomatic machine onarated
by one man each 40 the vork ~ thirty
cutters. Tins has Invention r,iu,m,zsa
and revo,ntiop,yea the eu,,,nv a, s,ono
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