The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-10-29
BARRE ENTERS
NEW FIELD
Company to be Formed to
Handle Building Stone
FROM BARRE QUARRIES
Enthusiastic Meeting Of Citizens Last
Night to Launch the Proiect--A
Stock Company VIII Be
Formed.
FROM BARRE QUARRIES

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AS result Of the movement started
only very short time ago BY the Barre
board Of trade to push Barre granite into
the market as building stone and in
crease the granite industry in Barre, an
enthusiastic meeting, attended by fifty
business and professional men Of the
city, was held last evening in the board
Of trade rooms IN the G. w. Averill block
and vote was carried 10 instruct the
special committee previously appointed
BY the board Of trade to approach the
business men Of the city and ascertain
their opinions Of the projeet also 10
petition the secretary Of state for a
charter for the forming Of a stock com
pany to engage in the manufacture and
sale Of building granite.
To 80 on this charter there are all
ready l6 names Of prominent business
men Of the city who have promised to
subscribe $1,000 each TO the capital
stock Of the company, and the commit
tee stated last evening that this was
only a very small beginning Of the mum
Der of names that could be secured as
subscribers to the capital stock just as
soon as It was seen that business was
meant.
Homer G. Ladd, president Of the board
OF trade, presided at the meeting and
for two hours there was discussion Of
the project and large number Of those
present freely expressed their interest
ii it, and that it could be successfully
carried out was the unanimous opinion
Of All the speakers, The committee ap-
pointed BY the board Of trade to start
the ball rolling is comprised Of D. NJ
Miles William Barclay, W. G. Reynolds
and s. D, Allen.
William Barclay spoke for the COM
mittee, and other speakers who favored
the forming Of company aud going
ahead with the project were City Clerk
James MacIgaw j. P. Corslsie, Alderman
George Hoyt, Mayor Robins. John Nc.
Donald, d. NJ Miles, n. M McIver, Post
master y. w. Bishee, W. q REYNOLDS,
y r callaghan, S. H. Forsythe and Hom-
er Fits.
Mr.. Barclay said that the committee
started out to see what conld be done
and took the proposition up with soma
OF The citizens and met with ercouraage.
mapt right of. They then went to some
Of the quarry owners and all favored
the schemes and offered TO help in max
ing favorable prices for stock. He said
that The committee went over plans for
two sheds l50 feet long which, fully
equipped with power air compressor and
every thing ready to start work, could
be built at a total cost including the lot
Of land for SIS 900 and the working cap
ital would have 10 be above that.
He said there was no reason why
Barre granite could not be made TO com
pete with the cheaper GRANTEES, such az
the Woodbury., Ryegafe, and Concord,
when other hard granite qnarries as
Bethel and Milford were able 10 compete
with tie soft stock. There Il ne granite
so we'll known throughout tie country
As barre granite but il is only known
as monumental stone for the building
architects know that Barre granite has
not been and Is not at the present time
In the market for building work He
said that II would take years TO get it j
fully advertised, but there would be no
trouble IN getting all the contracts that
could be handled at the start and in
time Barre would get its full share Of the
trade work.
As regards getting the stock he said
that there are now two quarries on the /
Hill that had to shut down because Of
lack Of orders for stock and these quar-
ries were only waiting for such an oppor. |
tunity to furnish good building stock and /
could put on 100 or lz5 men,
City Clerk MaclSay said that as early /
AZ 1893 he had spoken on the subject |
Of building work and had always thought
that Ii should be worked up as an adj /
junct to The monumental trade. As far
aa the quality Of the stone was con
cerned there was no competition with +
other stones, but Barre would have to
regulate is price. Bethel, he said, gets I
between a6 and 40 cents for It's stock.
The building business is not so unstable /
as IL generally considered, for you will
and he said, that as the cities grow
older throughout the country their wood
en blocks first give way to brick and I
then they give way to granite, and thus
the demand for granite buildings is going
10 be with MS an the time He hoped I
that Barre would take hold Of the pro. /
iect and carry 1t through, as It would I
mean great boom to the city.
J. p Corskie thought the scheme |
very feasible one and we'll worth trial,
ind he knew that with the proper equip /
ment II could be made successful he L
thought perhaps that II would b. better
10 have the business run by one man /
than by committee, as ne considered +
Ibat it could be better managed by one
man thoroughly experienced IN the build.
ng trade business. He was sure that
here would be no trouble in raising
plenty Of capital to 80 ahead with the
company.
Alderman HoYt stated that the first
Thing to be considered was suitable quar-
lies, where plenty Of stock could be got.
zen out quickly, as al building Jobs 50
with rush and the stock has 10 be on
hand. He thought that If several diff
ierent quarries had to be depended on
'or the stock, there would be trouble.
Mr. Barclay stated that he thought
here would be no trouble in this line.
as there were two quarries idle that
lad wide areas and good stock for build
nR material
Mayor Robins asked the committee If
hey had found out what they could buy
took for here, and what tie prices were