Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-03-16
Llesn.s .na Granite CUTTING.

President e. B. Ellis Of Mortified Of the
/ Z. b. Ellis Granite Co. was in town last
week Wednesday and expressed himself
much pleased at the no license vote in
Bethel. He was equally displeased with
the license vote in Mortified. The Ellis
Granite company has class of men at
work for il 10 whom the open saloon is q
peculiar temptation. In fact large pro-
/ portion of the intoxication cases in this
/ town have been from granite quarrymen.
The Ellis company has in contemplation
an enlargement of its cutting plant. At
present all the cutting is done at the
I Northfield plant. Mr. Ellis authorizes
the COURIER to say that under present
conditions the company will probably
make its enlargement at Bethel. While
the license question may not be the only
one considered, yet it has been a factor
and must necessarily remain factor and
with Bethel no license and Mortified
license, the fact would be a strong induce
ment in favor of Bethel. This simply
means an enlargement of the present ca
pacity and does not involve in the least
the removal OF the present sheds from
Mortified to Bethel, as was enormously
stated last week by some OF the state
papers.
The reported removal of the Ellis granite
works from Mortified to Bethel has been
the occasion OF wide comment by the state
press. Some of the expressions are repro
duced as follows:-
lie. B. Ellis, president OF the Ellis
granite manufacturing concern OF North
field, keeps his promise to remove his plant
to Bethel because Northfield voted for
license ON March Z, that village will suffer
a distinct loss and Bethel will enjoy
corresponding gain. The plant is an inn
portant one and employs large force OF
men, and has orders ahead to keep il busy
for many months. II this action is taken
by Mr.. Ellis, Mortified will realize that
license comes pretty high. But what will
Mr.. Ellis do next year il Bethel should by
a fiuke vote for license He may find that
he has established an expensive precedent
for himself 1t is barely possible that
most OF his own granite workers them
selves vote for license Rutland News.
The Times does not know what Mr..
Ellis has or has not said about moving his
plant to Bethel, but the Free Press news
columns reported Mr.. Ellis as saying that
any extensions he might make to his BUSH
ness would be on the Bethel plant. Mr..
Ellis is business man OF sense, and he
probably knows that II be removed his
Mortified plant to Bethel he would prob
ably take with him sufficient license men
TO change Bethel from a no-license to
license town, and there are not many gran
lite manufacturers rich enough to erect
and equip new plant every year. We do
not believe Mr.. Ellis has any idea OF NOV
ing his Mortified plant to Bethel for the
reason given Barre Times.
II President Ellis has decided to move
his granite works to Bethel it is not |
because Northfields vote was for license,
but for reasons which have to do with |
The economical side of the question. The |
above despatch says that these granite |
works employ from two hundred to three |
hundred men, and, therefore they would /
easily sway the vote in Mortified or in |
Bethel. II Northfield went wet and /
Bethel dry, il is a foregone conclusion |
hat Bethel will go wet as soon as the |
employees Of these works. havel gained a I
residence. II is more than probable that |
Northtield offered these works an induce
nent to locate there and that the town /
has faithfully carried out its end of the |
1t is again probable, supposing |
his business to be conducted on business |
principles, that the officers OF this enter
Prise find they can conduct this business
II Bethel with greater economy and there
lore desire to move. The license vote is
! surface excuse, but the rudder which |
yuides the course of this enterprise works
the surface. Its name is economy.
However, before Bethel people receive
hem with open arms they should exact
promise from the president not to move
Igain as soon as Bethel votes for license.
= Brandon Union.