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The aGsisi,oU IA favor II C.,togs<to
STONE cor the beaver psblse hosary
has led the library eons0.sssoa 10
Aa..n ajvett.ss for bids. Ii Colo
RADIO stone cosaes 10 On lower bad
than Indiana stone VI Oil be used
In spite ot the reports et aameross
experts that Co.ossdo stone, and CO.
pecsally the Gsna,soa white sand
stone from near Almoa,, WAS the I'm
sss IN Am~rcs, the library comm,s-
ssoa " lnellaed 10 play No favorItes.
1t is up 70 the Deaver peopse II they
allow ladlaas stone to be used In
coastrvct,oa.
Speaking Of the lear thai Celersdo
gHArrse- we're not opened sufhcsently y
10 guarantee eaosgh material to I'm
ish such q bsild,ng, the Crystal
River Marble Company, operating On
lHle creek In Gennison coanfy, sends
a letter TO the beaver Republican
stating that enough hne marble is
exposed aud can be measured with a
tape line Al their quarr,es TO build a
Thousand sach libraries. La a recent
circular this marble company tells
the public:
We have a new industry for Col
orado, that land Of Sunshine and
health, whose natural resources are
the wonder of the age, and are Jast
beginning TO be partly compre-
hended.
WHAT We HAVE
I'VE have a bed OF the finest and
most beautiful white marble ever
seen in this or any other country.
This bed of marble is not covered
with rock or soil but lies ON the sur
face. Ii is almost in the center of
the largest white marble district in
the world. Its full depth is not yet
known, but we do know that it is in
all places over % feet thick Uhd=r-
meath the white marble is b, d OF
dove red, dove blue and silver gray
marble of equal thickness.
''Over JbOUo,OOo cubic feet of the
white marble is in sight, standing
u . sli6 sbose the asneral sarfaoe,
which can be measured and its con
tents determined as easily as the
contents Of a crib of corn
I'VE have over 3DO, 1000, 900 cubic
feet of marble on our property.
ITS QUALITY
This marble has been examined
by more than twenty marble experts
and experienced marble men in this
country aud Europe, aud all OF them
pronounce il to be superior to the
best ever produced IN the United
States aud equal To the finest ever
taken from the famous Carrara
qusrries OF Italy.
These men are mpetent to Judge
for they are among the most idmOgs
scul ptors, stone experts, quarry men
marble dealers, builders aud archl-
tects on two continents.
IFS Uses
"The use of marble is almost a-
old as history. All OF the most
famous statues of the world have
been carved from it 10y masters in
the art of scu pture Many of the
worlds historic and classical build
ings have been constructed from it,
Its use has Increased enoi mously
during the last quarter OF a centur,
in this country, especially IN the
construction of fire proof buildings
in halls, corridors aud vestibules
for wainscoting. cornices, thing, stall
rails and treads, etc.
The architects are calling for i
in their specifications for exterior
work, as they realize that they car
get better effect with marble than
with any other stone.
THE DEMAND
rs constantly increasing. An ole
marble dealer states that the marbl,
business of the United States ha,
more than doubled every FIVE year.
for the past twenty years, especial,
for white marble. which is scare,
and hard to obtain. 1t is estimated
that 10000 cubic feet of marble il
manufactured and used every day il
the wear in the United States. Thi'
means an annual output of Z 300, ,OO'
cubic feet, which at a low averag,
value of $3.50 cubic foot is SIS,
250,000.
Where does it all come from?
From S5.OO0.OOO 10 5000. .OO(
worth is imported from foreigr
countries, mostly from Carrara
Italy. The balance is produced il
this country.
six hundred and eleven quarrie
are in active operation in the Carrar;