The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-06-14
Fargo Bridge Manufacturers and Stone Cutters
Supply Large Trade All Over the Northwest

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has an art value not to be found out
side the larger cities fthe country.
For these reasons and because Of the
advantages Of Fargo these instttu-
tions supply their works to a large
territory. Both are doing a good busi-
ness and have future in front of
them.
The Fargo Marble & Granite Works.
The Fargo Marble & Granite Works
IFS one of the largest stone working
concerns in the entire northwest. 1t
is located at POI N. p. avenue, occupy
ing a large Office and cutting shed.
The proprietor of the company is Geo.
Carufel, one of the prominent citizens
of the city.
This institution has been doing bus
mess in Fargo for number of years.
but it was just recently that it moved
to its present site. A vast amount of
Improvement has been put on the new
location. Offices OF the most attractive
kind has been fitted up while every
thing known to the stone cutters art
in the way OF modern appliances has
been installed In the shop.
All the tools are operated with COM
pressed air, This guarantees high
class work In the shorest possible
length Of time and makes possible ex-
ecutions that would not be undertaken
by hand. In all the company employs
from ten to fifteen men in the shop
and on the road. Large salaries are
paid which ultimately find their way
into circulation in Fargo the em-
ployes adj living in this city and many
of them having families.
This institution does all kinds of
stone cutting. 1t pays particular at
tention to the making of monuments,
tombstones and stone trimmings and
decorations for buildings. Marble and
granite is used in large quantities in
filling the orders that come in from
all parts of the state. Some of these
pieces weigh many tons and are the
result Of many days Of labor. The
plant is located on spur Of the
Northern Pacific railroad and a load
ing equipment has been installed for
handling the heavy pieces that are
shipped out and for unloading the raw
rock from which the company makes
its finished products,
Mr.. Carufel is a hustler in every
respect and has built up business
that is a winner. In his new location
he has facilities to meet the demands
of almost any kind of stone work re-
ouired in the northwest and with
modern equipment is able to make
most reasonable prices on his work.
Peter Martinson's Fine Plant.
Another marble and granite works
that is doing a thriving business and
has won a reputation in this section
of the state is that of Peter Martin
son located at 218 N. P. avenue. This
Is one of the old institutions of Far
go and has supplied vast amount of
fine monuments and other cut stone
work for Fargo and surrounding
towns.
Mr.. Martinson Is an expert stone
worker. having spent many years in
the business. He turns out a hign
grade of work that is artistic in every
detail. He makes a speciality Of
marble and granite monuments of all
kinds and sizes and in all designs.
Anything of special design is readily
handled in his shop. In fact he Is
in a position to do any kind of stone
work required,
All of these institutions have located
in Fargo because 1t is the best city
in this part Of the great northwest
because from Fargo it is easy to sup
ply larger territory than from any
other place For these reasons and
because these firms turn out the high
est grade of goods at the best prices
they have thrived and grown. More
they have future before them that
promises to make them the largest
institutions of their kind in all this
part Of the country.
They are headed by men noted for
business integrity-men who believe in
Fargo men who know that Fargo
made goods are as good as the best
that it pays to buy that kind botn di-
rectly and because it keeps the money
at home.