The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-01-10
SEWARD W JONES.
Sketch Of Career Of Head u Jones Bros.
Company

Company
THE Boston Sunday Post III ITS SER
iies 81 New England Romances ~ sue
cess Tho sien Who Won, printed yes.
iterdav s sketch 81 Seward ". Jones.
iseniof member 81 the Jones Bros Co.
lgmnite manufacturers Of this city y
says;
seward W. Jones, quarry owner ana
leranite manufacturer. Is . Boston busi-
/ ness man who attained bis success nn-
der remarkable conditions. Born W me
middle Neat Mr. Jones came East when
d young man and entered the granite
business.
4 Inside Of Is years be had not only
ldistaneed his competitors but had wen
their admiration Is The extent tnat he
now heads their national organization
land IS looked upon as @ leader ana ~
Authority On AL matters pertaining g
+ the trade.
n feel that whatever success ! have
/ won III life has been due 70 hard work
I from boVhood and because | struck ont
4 FOR New England instead Of going
I West declares Mr. Jones. was horn
4 n Edeasburg, Penn, IN 1857 and was
one 81 family Of Six children.
'sfv father was Lieutenant Hugh
Jones az The Two Hundred and Ninth
Regiment II Pennsylvania Volunteers
J re- was killed ii action ID the Fort
+ stelman fight in 1865 when ] was
boy Of years ! went 70 the primary
i school in my native town. and aften
imv father died entered the School for
I Soldiers Orphans in Casco, Penn, at the
close Of the war.
II continued there for four years and
graduated in 1873 AZ that time, as the
family was growing up, and az my
mother had worked hard 70 bring MS up
and educate as, I felt as though il was
time 60 contribute my mite towards the
family larder.
II therefore struck out and got my
FIRST position IN the printing Office Of a
Pennsylvania newspaper. While there I
combined the duties of setting type,
washing forms and making myself use
| ful 10 the editor.
u stayed az this work only a short
while as got 4 chance to branch out
las telegraph operator with the Penn
sylvania railroad about a year after
ward. / served with the railroad until
1877 and went through al Of the trials
and pleasant times incident Go an oper-
ator's experience
Gone 81 nv brothers about this time
had gone to Ohio and had entered the
employ Of marble concern and was
meeting with much success in his work.
In 1877 an opportunity presented itself
and I went 70 work for the firm Of VIII
Ham g Townsend Of GAINESVILLE, ! stay
ed with this concern and saved my mon
ey. as / felt that there was great fu-
ture IN the business.
q was employed in the Office az q
clerk and gained thorough knowledge
Of the business.
an 1882 my brother Marshall and my
self decided 10 try the East with the
granite business, and with small capt..
Fan and bic amount Of confidence we
located IN Boston,
1--WE started the firm Of Jones Bros.
and We were successful from the start.
We opened guarries n Barre, Vt, and
have nearly 500 men at work
eve have ever been on the alert for
new features 10 the granite industry
Thus we have put forth a new quality
lof granite which We discovered in Hing
lhan We had noted 4 building in Ney-
mouth which had been standing in good
condition for a period Of 100 years, that
had been built Of a beautiful yellow
granite.
eve found the stone that this build
limo was built ~ IL bingham near the
/ weymouth line. We started quarry
there and have met with remarkable
success. The stone proved to be Of
great value ia the construction of
churches. and we have continued this
quarry ap to the present day.
my experience has gone 70 prove that
the East i the place for young man,
tile .honored thought Of Horace
Greeley to THE contrary. A young man
can be successful right here IN the Hub,
and Inv advise to al Is 70 stick here
and find level
\ Mr.. Jones has proved bis versatility
and business methods By his connection
with q number 81 financial institutions.
ia Is president Of the Newton Centre
Savings Bank. director ia the Newton
Trust Company, the Newtonvllle Trust
company and the Barre White Granite
company.
lie Is president 81 the National Asso-
citation 81 Granite Industries Of the
United States. and president Of the
Wholesale Granite Dealers Association.
lin addition 10 these connections, Mr.
Jones has served the State Of Masssa-
/ cbusetts four years On the State Board
81 insanity. from 1902 TO 1906.
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