The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-10-26
Important Project Now Under
Way in Barre
FOR BUILDING STONE co.
President of Board Of Trade Invites All
Interested to Attend the Meet
ing Next Thursday
Evening.

While Barre has been confning itself
to quarrying and manufacturing granite
for monumental purposes only, other
towns have taken up the building stone
end Of The granite business and have
been successful in this line. Barre has
been 80 uniformly successful in the
monumental line that IL has never Ia.
ken time to consider the matter OF ex
plotting its granite for building pur-
poses, and when local manufacturers
have been asked to bid on building work
they have generally declined, for the
reason that they were having all they
were not equipped for handling build
ing work economically.
But there is no good reason why Barre
shouldn't develop this end Of the granite
industry as we'll as the monumental end,
and with this purpose in view the Barre
Board Of Trade has called meeting
Of all interested on Thursday evening t6
see what action shall be taken toward
this end Barre Granite is the best
known granite In the United States and
with the frequent calls made for it to
be used in the building trades. such an
enterprise in Barre bught TO be an al
most immediate success.
At a recent meeting Of the Board OF
Trade a committee was appointed to
look into the matter, and Il has spent
considerable time studying the different
aspects of the case. As result OF its
labors it has prepared and sent out
letter inviting all interested to d meeting
in the Board of Trade rooms in the
c. w Averill block Thursday evening
Of this week at eight o'clock. If you
are interested in seeing Barre continue
to grow, be sure to attend. The letter
il as follows:
Barre, VT, Oct. 20, 1904
Dear Sir;--
The City Of Barre has come to be
recognized as the leading granite centre
Or the world, and has gained this recog-
milton principally on account of the
quality Of her granite for monumental
purposes. and the large quantity Of the
same which she produces.
1T IS also well known that the same
features in her granite, which have
given it the leading place N monumental
trade, would also give it leading place
in the building trade, if we were in 8
position to place the same on the market.
The success which Barre manufae-
tIrers have attained in the monumental
trade has led them to overlook the sue
cesses that might be achieved in the
building trade. Several reasons may be
cited to account for this. viz: they have
generally had all the monumental work
that they could manufacture with the
capital at their disposal; their plants
have all been built with the idea of
carving on monumental work; further,
it would require a specially equipped
plant and large amount Of capital to
carry ont this special work; for these
and other reasons. Barre manufacturers
have not catered for this class Of work.
Time and again Barre has had
chances to estimate on furnishing the
granite work for large buildings, hut
no one was in a position to take up the
work
Why should we not place ourselves
in q position whereby we can handle
this class Of work, when all the CON
ditions in our city are so favorable to
the sameY A properly equipped build
ing plant in our city would ultimately
bring a large increase in the amount of
men employed. and q corresponding In
crease in the general business Of our
city, and help to maintain and extend
our influence In the granite trade, It
is not enough in these days Of enterprise
that we rest on our oars and be con-
tent with what comes I'd us. Others
are reaching out for business, and so
must we, and there Is no other line Of
business we know Of that coulyd be
gained with less effort, or with better
chances Of success.
with the above aims in view the
Board Of Trade appointed special conn.,
mfttee to take up this work and try
and make beginning in the city They
have been promised the hearty eo-opera-
ton Of the quarry owners. and with tie
hearty cooperation Of the citizens thSy
see no reason why the some cannot be
carried out,
'sTo further the movement a special
meeting Of the Board Of Trade and aH
those interested will be held at its rooms
III the Averill block, on Thursday even-
ing, October 28, 1909, at 7.30 p. nj, At
which you are earnestly invited to be
present.
"rhis means something to everyone
who has the interests Of Barre at heart,
and we feel sure you win encourage the
same BY your presence at this meeting
''Wc have the granite, we can gel
the worEmen. We can compete success
fully as regards freight rates with other
inland centres; all that is needed is
beginning. Won't you help to make the
beeinningY Do not let any other en-
gagement prevent You from being pres
ent. but come and take share In work
which We hope viii play an important
part in Barre's future progress and pros
perity.
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