The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-10-13
GRANITE PRODUCTION
Vermont Advanced to First Rank
Among the States.

E'iSH1 viz oAdASos
! The value OF the granite produced
in the United States in 1907 was slS.-
O647OS-a decrease ce $49S,O9S as
compared with the value Of the prod
uct of 1906, but an increase of S501 :
500 as compared with that of 1905, the
value of the product in 1906 having
been greater by $685. 67 than that of
1905 The above figures include the
value of small quantities of gEeiss,
mica, schist, lava, tuif. Lrachyte and
allied igneous rocks but do not in
clude the value of the trap rock quar-
ried in California, Connecticut, Massa-
chusetts, New Jersey New York and
Pennsylvania, where the quarrying of
this rock forms an important indus
try
In 1907 twelve states produced gran
tie to the value OF 100000 or more.
the rank being as follows Vermont
Massachusetts, Maine, California, Wis
consin Maryland, North Carolina.
Georgia, Rhode Island New Hamp-
shire, Connecticut and Washington.
In 1906 Massachusetts held first place
Vermont second, Maine third and the
other states in order as follows; Con
necticut, Maryland, New Hampshire.
Wisconsin, Georgia, North Carolina,
California, Minnesota and Rhode Is
land.
Building stone, including rough and
dressed granite sold by the produc-
ers, was valued at $6,033 1862 in 1907
"a decrease of S2,396 $50 as compar.
ed with the value of the output in
1906. Rough building stone sold by
the quarrymeu in 1907 was valued at
$3.50, 7G9-$490,149 less than the val
ne Of this material in 1906. The
dressed stone sold was valued al So
1888 in 1907 and at S66591O4 in
1906.
Most Of the producers of dressed
building stone report decreased de-
mand, especially for large foundation
stone, due partly 10 the unsettled f.
nancial conditions at the close of 1907
and partly to the increased use OF
concrete for foundations Although
Vermont reported the largest output
of dressed building stone. Maine and
Massachusetts both exceeded Yer
mont in the total value of building
stone, rough and dressed A notable
increase in the output of building
stone was reported from California In
1907, as the result OF efforts to repair
the ravages of fire and earthquake in
the spring Of 1906
Monumental stone including the
stone cut and dressed by the produc.
ers and also the rough stock sold by
them, was valued at S4.33S,S l9 in 1907
as against S4,1l5.665 in 1906-an in
crease Of S223.l54 Vermont produc.
es more rough stock and sells more
dressed stone for this purpose than
any other state. the output in 1907
being valued al 81 922-St93, 4S0
more than in 1906 Massachusetts
ranks next TO Vermont. with an out.
put valued at $724.614 in 1906 and at
Si03,594 in 1907, o decrease Of 1921,
O20. other states prominent In the
output OF monumental stone are
Rhode Island. Minnesota. Maine, Wis
consin. New Hampshire and Connec.
ticut
The value OF the granite sold for
paving block. curbstone. hagstone
rubble, and riprap, and OF that crush
ed and sold for road building as rail.
road ballast. and as concrete for build
ings, pavements etc. was greater in
1907 than In 1906 The paving block
output increased In vaue from 81 459.
9l5. in 1906 to 81 .92S,3OS in 1907. the
value OF curbstone granite increased
/ from S7S5,995 In 1906 TO SSl9.62l in
1907; that Of iagstone from S5O609
in 1906 to 500. S54 in 1907; rubble from
S360.763 to $7l799S; riprap from 1929.
O22 to $620053; and crushed granite
from S2,162. AGA to $3.l10,lG2
The figures given in the foregoing
paragraphs are those reported to the
United States geological survey by
the quarrymen Of the producing states
and published by the survey in an ad
vance chapter from Mineral Resour.
ces Of the United States, Calandar
Year 1907" This chapter prepared
by A. r. COons. is a statistical report
on the stone industry in 1907, the ma
terial being classified as granite. trap
rock, sandstone bluestone, limestone
and marble. Figures for rocks OF
each class are given separately. The
report Is ready for distribution and
may be obtained by applying to the
director Of the survey Washington.
d. c.