The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-11-15
Against Sale Of Other Granite
Under Barre Trade Mark
BEFORE LEGISLATIVE COM.
They Are Opposed Both BY Those Who
Want the Barre Trade Mark and
by Those Who Do Not Want
Bother Of Labelling.

Barre granite manufacturers appeared
before the general committee of the
House Of Representatives at Montpelier
yesterday afternoon to advocate the pas
sage of the bill @To prevent fraud in the
sale Of granite" They met with con.
siderable opposition both from those who
wished to sell granite not quarried in
Barre but sold under the Barre name AMI
from those who, not wishing to sell their
own granite for the Barre article, did
not want to be put to the trouble Of la
beling their output as the measure re-
lquires. The latter opposition came from
the Bethel, Woodbury. and Hardwick peo-
I pie, while the firm of Patch s. company
OF Calais was the only one that appeared
TO claim the right Of using TIE Barre
trade mark. Notice was given, however,
that Ryegate people wished to protest
against this bill also, and 80 another ses.
sion vii be held this evening at the State
House.
The Calais company was represented
by attorney Il. b. Thomas of Montpel-
Ter. He claimed that his clients quarry
which is ten miles from the Barre quar-
ries, is on the same vein Of stock. This
vein, he said, runs not only to Calais but
| to Washington in the other direction and
I is not less in quality but in quantity.
He said that he could establish the fact
that the Calais granite II identical in
Equality and characteristics with GER
tain of the granite quarried on the hill.
Barre granite Is demanded, be contended,
because it was first quanied and the
Others are of lesser light, are overshadow-
ed by the prestige Of the Barre article.
| He knew of no complaint of inferiority
OF the Calais stock and added that the
consumers were not back of the present
| bill. The effect Of the bill he thought
would be to close tho Calais, or Sodoni
iquarlies. II would be a case of the big
feller eating up the little fellcr1 Be-
cause Of geographical lines, not on the
ground Of quality. the attempt was be
ing made to prevent them from selling
the Calais granite for Barre. MF
Thomas stated that the Calais grants
brings the same price AZ the Barre
granite Of the same grade
Later in the discussion Mr.. Thomas
spoke Of geographical lines, saying that
a part OF Jones Bros. eompanys and J.
X Prizes quarries are in Williamstown,
yet they are allowed to use she Barre
name
The measure was favored hv James
| M Boutwell,. OF the Boutwell, Milne. Var
mum company. ]. n. Pirie, III. J. VI. Jones,
Senator Howland and w S Alexander;
also Mr.. Archibald of Manchester Who
intrpduced the bill in the House. Mr..
Pirie spoke at greatest length. He told
o. the Barre Granite quarries being open
ed up with difficulty and sometimes the
pioneers in the work had to 20 hungry
because Of the expenditures necessary IN
I the work The Barre mon had adyer
| tised their stock extensively and had
built up q worldwide reputation for II
He wanted other granite centers to 60
ahead and build up their own reputa
Il tions and not be carried along by the
prestige Of the Barre name
The advocates Of the bill had no par
ticular grievance against the Calais quar-
ry. but they complained that orders were
taken for contracts IN Barre stock ant
4 LiiI tntdtfi HARtk NHr IAultttHtt4 ut -
cheaper original cost and at less bill
of expense for cutting, and then turned
over to the unsuspecting consumer as the
Barre article.
As an illustration Of this point Mr.
| Alexander gave a concrete illustration,
case that happened in Minneapolis. A
widow ordered Barre granite memorial
/ for her husband at a cost OF 81 loo. The
firm taking the contract used some other
granite and set it up for the Barre article
Later the widow learned that it was not
Barre granite which she had bought
She immediately removed the remains
of her husband from the mausoleum and
sold the bogus work at auction and then
placed an order with Barre firm for a
real Barre granite monument.
While Mr.. Alexander was reeiting this
lexpcriencc a member Of the IIousr com
lnittee, Mr.. Halconl. strobe up to him and
demanded; "'fell me that woman's name.
/ I've got \ sister out in Minneapolis who
/ bought a Barre granite mcnument.s
Mr.. Alexander told the wonlans name
and Mr., Balloon his fears qnictcd went
back 10 his seat. remarkinr, My sister
bought a Barre granite monument and
wanted to know that she got = Barre
granite monument
Senator Holden, head Of the Woodbury.
granite company, Representative Pierce
of Hardwics and Senator Hardwiek OF
thc same town spoke in opposition % the
measure on tile ground that il would i'm
pose a hardship On them TO place label
or each stone which they sent out. They
declared they had no desire to use the
Barre trade mark in fact, they were
satisfied their own stock for its purpose.
building work-and We're willing IL
should 90 ont as Woodbury. on Bethel
stock ais il happened to be. They con
tended that if Barrie quarrymen wanted
~ protect themselves the proper course
would he to use trade mark and pros
ecutc those vino sold other stock as the
Barre article
The question Of what sort of dis.
tinguishing label could be used to mark
the granite arose, label pasted on tho
granite was considered ont OF the ques-
tion at the start II was proposed that
y small hole could be drilled III the bot
tom Of the piece, to hold some sort n .
ltng. All those present confeAsel that
they were not prepared TO propose a.tens-
ible plan Il may be brought out at the