The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-10-12
VERMONT is
AT THE HEAD
Leads the Country in Produc-
tion Of Granite
BEATING MASSACHUSETTS
Maine Stands Third in Total Production
Interesting Report by the United
States Geological
Survey.


Is the announcement by the United
States Geological Survey, given out to.
day, that Vermont now leads the country
in the production Of granite for all pur.
poses. The first position was wrested
from Massachusetts. The summary Of
the statistics for 1907 is as follows:
The value of the granite produced in
the United States in 1907 was $lS,0G4,.
70S-a decrease OF S49s,00s as compared
with tne value of the product in 1906,
but an increase of S50l $50 as compared
with that Of 1905. the value of the prod.
uct in 1905 having been greater by 5000.
667 than that OF 1905. The above figures
include the value Of small quantities OF
gneiss. mica schist, lava, tuH, traehyte,
and allied igneous rocks, but do not
include the vrlue 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 industry.
Rank of the States.
eIn 1907 twelve states produced granite
to the value OF S500.06O or more, the
rank being as follows.
Vermont.
Massachusetts,.
Maine
California.
Wisconsin.
Maryland.
North Carolina.
Georgia.
Rhode Island.
New Hampshire.
Connecticut.
Washington.
In 1905 Massachusetts, held first place,
Vermont second, Maine third. and the
otaer states in order as follows: Con.
nectieut, Maryland, New Hampshire,
Wisconsin, Georgia, North Carolina, Cali
fornia, Minnesota, and Rhode Island.
Building Stone.
Building stone, including rough and
dressed granite, sold by the producers,
was valued at s6,033, 1862 in 1907 "A de-
crease Of S2.396,660 as compared with
the value OF the output in 1906. Rough
building stone sold by the quarrymen In
1907 was valued at 81 $50, 100 S4g0, 140
less than the value of this material in
1906. the dressed stone sold was valued
at S4,752,59 in 1907 and at S6659, ,l04
in 1906.
Most Of the producers Of dressed build.
ing stone report decreased demand es-
specially for large foundation stone. due
partly to the unsettled financial condi.
tions at the close OF 1907 and partly to
the increased use OF concrete for founda.
tions. Although Vermont reported the
largest output OF dressed building stone,
Maine and Massachusetts, both exceeded
Vermont in the total value of building
stone, rough and dressed. A notable in.
crease 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.
Monumental stone, including the stone
cut and dressed by the producers and
also the rough stock sold BY them, was
valued by at S4,33S.Sl0 in 1907, as |
against $4,ll5,66j in lg06-an increase
Of S223l54 Vermont produces more
rough stock and sells more dressed stone |
for this purpose than any other state,
the output in 1907 being valued at 81
637 ,922 $l034 480 more tnan in 1906. |
ranks next to Vermont, |
with an output valued at $724,6l4 in
1906 and at $403,594 in 1907 decrease
of 1921 020 Other states prominent in
the output of monumental stone are
Rhode Island Minnesota. Maine, Wiscon-
i'm, New Hampshire and Connecticut.
Other Uses of Granite.
The value of the granite sold for paw.
ng block, curbstone, fagstone, rubble,
md riprap and of that crushed and sold
or road building, as railroad ballast,
md as concrete for buildings. pavements,
tic, was greater in 1907 than in 1906
The paving black output increased in
'alue from 81, ,459,9l5 in 1905 to 81 ,92S,-
'0S in 1907; the value of curbstone gran
te increased from S7S5.O95 in 1906 to
'sl9,62l in 1907; that of flagstone from
700, 800 in 1906 to $69s54 in 1907; rub
,le from S360,763 to S7l7 99S; riprap
rom $322,O22 to S620,033; and crushed
Tanite from S2,l62, ,464 to $3,ll0,762.
Source of Statistics.
The figures given in the foregoing
paragraphs are those reported to the
Tnited States Geological Survey by the
uarrymen of the producing states and
published by the survey in an advance
hapter from Mineral Resources of the
Jnited States, Calendar Year 1907"
'nis chapter, prepared by A. T. Coons,
5 a statistical report on the stone indus.
ry in 1907, the material being classified [
s granite, trap rock, sandstone. blue.
tone, limestone, and marble. Figures
or rocks of each class are given sepa.
ately. The report is ready for distri- I
ution and may be obtained by applying |
n the directar nf +he stIrvev Wa sb;pg |