The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-12-24
ASYLUM
Is THREATENED
THIS AFTERNOON
INCREASING PRODUCTION
OF BARRE GRANITE
Estimates for Year Ending December 1
Show That Output Was Ahead Of
the Year just Preced-


Because Of the fact that granite il still
brought from the Barre quarries BY
team, in addition to the far greater
amount drawn BY the Barre railroad, it
is not possible TO get the accurate figures
for Barre granite production, as the
beamng i done BY several persons and
firms and il would be impossible to gath
er the statistics Of all with any degree
of exactness. However, by careful esti-
mating, IL is possible to reach fairly
complete returns; and this, as done BY
man who has been connected with the
granite business for many years, shows
that for the year ending December J.,
1909. total of l.670700 cubic feet Of
stone was taken out.
This, however, does not include granite
used for paving, wallstones, lifFrah, rail
road gront or crushed stone; 50 that, IL
those additional details were to be con-
sidered, the amount wonld be consider
ably greater. Granite az measured by
cubic feet does not perhaps convey to
the average mind an adequate apprecia-
ton Of the amount Of rock dug out Of
Barre's two granite hills. Reducing those
terms to weights, one finds that the
years production was 25l ,9S3 tons, or,
approximately, five hundred million
pounds Of stone
Comparing these figures with the pros
dnction Of the year Just preceding, or
from Decamber /, 1907, 10 December !,
zoos, ii is found that the new year
brought considerable increase in granite
output The total production Of monu-
mental and building stone for the year
1907 .0s was 202 ,65l tons showing a gain
of Approximately $4,000 tons. 1t should
be taken into consideration, however,
that there was labor tie-up during
the early part Of the former year, while
new bill Of prices WAS being framed
up. and that the production was some
what curtailed thereby. The figures Of
the present year were not appreciably
affected by the disturbance, which is as
yet unsettled
BY these comparisons, 1t is shown that
the popularity Of Barre granite not only
continued during the year just closed,
but that it gained very much in the vol
nlne of production The Barre railroad,
Of course, hauled most Of the granite. as
il did all Of the huge Piles Of coal which
are consumed Ia the pracess Of QuaIrying.
During the yeaf Just euding, there were
hauled fa the qaarries 1900 tons. or
IS ,200000 pounds. 81 coal.
Barre Is nndouutedly tie largest single
granite center IN the country. One Of
its nearest rivals is Quincy, Mass, and
il is interesting TO compare the figures
Of the two as available. The Quincy
Ledger SAYS that the total shipment of
rough and Einishf sranite from the two
ternin III ia city for the
single month of wanrber was Il. .g77 .6s7 I
pounds, it being aactieally the same as
the output 81 the preceding month Re-
dueed to tons, that would be ,4ss tons
Allowing that perhaps November was
not the heaviest month Of the year for
business il Quincy, it viii still be seen
that the balance Of business was verv 4
largely with Barre during a years time I
But II November was all average month /
with Quincy, the total output for the
year would have baen less than 10000 /
tors as against BarTe's 26l.as8 tons.
That spirit Of proeressiveness Is 1
taking hold Of Quincy quarry owners /
and manufacturers ii shown BIZ the fol
lowing statement from tie same news.
paper quoted aboye.
"At the present time. the shipments
IRE largely Of rough stock. AZ there have
been an increasing demand fof Quincy
stock all over he country. There was o
Eime when nothing would do but Quincy
Then the producers became a little lax
and other GRANTEES began "a be used
Dealers and customers are firing of these
other GRANTEES, however and are coming
back to their first love With modern
and increased facilities. Quin-
n il better able today than she ever
was To enter into the markets Of tie
world with her natural product. All it
-eauires il spirit on hustle to Be in
titled into the quarry owners to see
lreat increase IN the demand for Quincy
Tanite both for building al well a.
monumental purposes