The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-12-15
AN OUTSIDE VIEW.
OF the United States Quarries and
Granite Construction Co., of Barre.


!. Al NJ. Hunt, editor and publisher Of
Granite. in the December issue Of
that publication has the following to
say Of local concern
"We have had many inquiries regard
ing this concern, and from those who
apparently are endeayoring to get at
tile bottom OF the facts regarding it
and for this reason that we find such
general interest among the trade, we
consider it incuInbant upon ourselves to
publish what we have found up to the
present time
~Our first attention WAS drawn to-
this concern by the notices Of its In
corporation under the laws of the state
Of Maine, which notice stated that this
company was Incorporated with d cap
ital of 100000 We cannot recall the
names of the incorporators, but none
Of the names were familiar To us. This
company was again drawn To our at-
tention bv the full page advertisements
which they were carrying in the Barre
Daily Times. The advertisement which
we saw carried the Recommendation Of
two of the leading banks in Barre. We
wrote to the banks asking for infarma-
tion about the concern. One bank did
not answer; the other one stated that
he. the cashier, had not authorized the
use Of the name Of the bank in the ad-
vertisement, but possibly some of the
directors had Iii conversation with
the cashier of the other bank, ID whom
we wrote, he stated that he knew
nothing further than that Mr.. j. b..
Campbell had beeH former resident OF
Barre and that he came from Chicago
well recommended to them.
~At the time this company started
III Barre, ii was stated that they lad a
contract for sixteen story building, to
be erected in Chicago, Of granite Up
to date we have been unable to def.
nitely locate this building, and as far
al we have been able to ascertain, there
has been no attempt To cut the building
from granite.
s'We interviewed Mr.. Campbell on a
recent visit to Barre By the way, the
office Of this company il located on the
ground floor of ona 81 the best build
/ iDgs III that section, and Is very nicely
furnished for an oiiiee representing
quarry interests At the time of our
visit we could not ascertain from Nj.
Campbell that anything definite had
been dcne. We were told that they had
secured control Of the so-called Whit
comb & bond qnafrying property. We
were requested not 20 say anything
about Il, but since our interview this
has been published in the daily paper,
and we assume Il i no longer a secret
X il also stated that this company had
secured the control III certain properties,
on which there are deposit Of granite,
and that the company would commence
quarryipg at once. We cannot learn,
however. that they have commenced
A recent statement in local paper
was to the effect that this company
had secured contract for dock. ene
quarter mile long, and dam to be cree
ted in Cennccticut. We have been un-
able up to date. TO ascertain where
either the dock or the darn il located.
We have before as 4 circular letter, is-
sued by this coinpRAy. under date ii
Nov l7th The heading. in part. reads
az follows Largest Qnarries IN the
World1 We assume this may refer TO
Barre, Vt. having the largest quafries
| in the world, but IL Is not fact that
the United States Quarries & Granite
Construction Go. control these quarries.
The extent Of their quarry proposition
mp to date is above stated. Also. under
the same heading, is the following,
Largest Plant in the United States.
4 On the reverse side ~ this circular il
picture Of the Largest Plant in the
4 United States but as vet this plant
/ Is on paper alone, the foundation has
not as vet been started; in fact. in q
recent item Of the local paper, it was
/ stated that this company would be un,
able to cut the granite for the dain and
I dock. aforesaid. on account Of their not
having a plant TO cut il in This cir
cular reads as followss "We Now Con.
4 troll the Best and the largest Light
I Barre Granite Quarry Properties. with
extensive facilities Can produce thp
granite In Wholesale quantities. and I'll
all orders for stock upon receipt 0f the
same" This is a rank injustice To the
other concerns in Barre. This company
does not control the "best and largest
| light Barre granite quarry properties
and as far as we can ascertain nre not
in position TO furnish granite any
cheaper than the other auarrying con
Germs. The circular is liable to mislead
the trade. in this statement alone, that
they control the best and largest light
Barre granite quarry properties Ths
quarry properties, such a. the Metnore
4 & Morse. Il. L. Smith q Co., lone.
! Bros. Co.. The Consolidated Granite
Co.. and others. producina the light and
( medium GRANTEES, are still in the hands
7 Of their original owners and are tht
largest quaTries IN Barre. As nc state
ment is made regarding the controlling
Of dark quarries. nothing need be said
along this line. but We will state that
they are still in the hands Of those who
have controlled them in the past