The Washington herald., 1909-02-21

Is hard 10 specialize upon any particular
line. Sometimes when We speak Of the
South II IS indefinite We are apt 10 think
Of Louisiana. Georgia. Texas. or Ala
bama- This paper has frequently called
attention to the splendid opportunities
offered in old Virginia in various lines
Her tobacco crop. of course. has been
recognized. and men who ten OF fifteen
years ago began 10 invest in t0bsccl
properties in Virginia and North Caro-
Ina have made their millions. Those who
have gone into apple planting have al
ready seen splendid results. and the fu-
ture promises unlimited possibilities
The writer was recently in HenriCO
County. Va. and had MS attention called
to the marvellous granite deposits in and
around Richmond For many years stone
has been qusrried from this section and
has obtained Q very strong standing in
the building world. The Virginia granite
has tremendous tensile strength and
takes a splendid finish.
Lies Near the Surface.
The important condition OF the Virginia
granite especially the quarrfes owned By
the Virginia Granite COMPANY. IS that
the top stripping Is only foot and q half
cr two feet. and this particular property
crops out and is exposed. covering an
area OF nearly forty acres. and from the
geological examinations that have been
made over this territory the entire tract
Is underIsid with the very best granite
known. There IS especially In this section
AN unusual amount and rare find Of
blue granite. such as IS in great demand
for monumental purposes. and sells 81
very high figures. The granite appears
70 be over this tract absolutely in unlirn-
tied quantities While the great West
erly Guarries are down from thousand
TO two thousa Rd- -Geet. here is a vast quar-
ry covering forty acres in which the ton
OF L has not been touched. II would
take years and years and years 70 ex-
haust this wonderful store Of nature
This granite shows q remarkable free
dom from impurities which in many gran
ties. after being exposed 20 the weather
causes them 10 disintegrEte and frequent
iy makes diSCOlOTatiODs- L e close
grained variety IN which the biotite IS
evenly distributed. The strength. as test
Cd by the United States government.
SHOWS a crushing strength Of over X Sfr
pounds per square inch The deposit is
formed III lodges. and IS situated 50 near
the surface that the cost Of removing the
.decompcSed rock ard earth IS a quar-
proposition is reduced 10 the minimum.
and the experts declare that the Eirgfnis
Granite Company's property shows Tho
most favorable conditions commercially
OF any IN the countrv. The original laira
formation ard blocks exposed are OF ver-
large size. and consequently the company
wizen fully equipped VIII he able % SCI
out any size OF stone that may be re-
quired.
Works with Little Waste,
The commercial demand for stone Is in
.creasing constantly. ard was impressed
with the fact that there was so little
waste The broken stones are crushed
and used for railroad ballast and In con-
crete work; then the smaller stones ara
usel for street paving in Belgium block
form The market IS unlimited. Phiia-
deiphia, Baltimore. Washington, New
York. and aI OF the seaboard cities can
be reached al very low freight rates and
this property Is especially well located
for export trade through Newport News
Mr. J Henry Brown president Of the
The granite deposits on this property
are an actual. tangible asset. The amount
of stone in the property at a depth Of 80
feet figures 661.50teoJ cubic feet or S.
Ie5-e00 tons
This stone Is worth in the quarry for
the building cUrA. and block grades
from $50 70 $ per ton: in the monu-
mental grades from 3 TO Sl6 per ton.
rough stock. Thus there are hundreds
OF millions Of dollars worth Of high
grade granite behind this stock In fin
ished stock in these different grades the
degree Of finish : so varied as 10 make
the price Per ton from s. 70 S250 or SSa1
Finer grades Of cut stonework cannot he
figured by the ton. but in feet and inches.
lineal and superficial The profits IN our
wholesale cut stone business Of this kind
viii be - Ter cent 10 - per cent or blssi-
ness done. The cost OF uUarryinE viii
not be over 10 or Is cents per cubic foot.
OF 81 To So per ton
wants Better Equipment,
Nlr. Brown was compelled TO turn down
over S150ooo worth Of business This p7st
summer for lack of the additional ,aof5ip-
meut mentioned above. Il Is almost i'm
possible 20 give in a short statement any
thing like "a clear idea Of the real value
Of these qgarries.
Granite Is always granite wherever
found, but sfsnite deposits OF cutting and
quarrying qualities ard Of texture. color.
and appearance suitable for the various
requirements Of the stone business ara
few and far between Then again. a
granite itself might be above standard
as 10 such requirements. but its location
with TefeEenCe u transportation and
markets and the physical conditions. sur
rounding it may be. and rs a rule are. OF
such unfavOrable nature as 10 make
quarry operations financially Impractical.
When. as is the case in this instance. a
granite deposit is discovered embracing
ali the required features as above Il con
stitutes an actual. tangible asset OF a
value. running into such large figures rs
10 appear 20 the uniniiiated almost fable.
The investors taking stock in this COM
pany are thus investing in actual values
many times the amount Of their capital
Invested These values can by no man
ner be destroyed simply because they
are as inseparable from the property as
the qualities and requirements which pro-
duce them.
Quality InSures Sale.
"One Of the most essential features of
cr[AlAAN az NAaiE ~ oAA SlDLhLOAleFS
rests in the fact that the larger part OF
this granite deposit possesses qualities
which Will practically raise it above com
petition in that really immense field Of
the stone business the finer building
work and monumental trade. Color. tex
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