The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-09-15
TELLS OF BARBECUE
Granite Trade Magazine
Gives An Elaborate
Report.
HOSPITALITY APPRECIATED

citation Praised for Splendid Man.
ner In Which II Entertains Dele.
gates TO the Rochester, N. Y. Con-
yentioD on Recent Visit.
The last issue of Granite, Marble,
and Bronze deals exclusively with
the Rochester convention and the bar
becue extended by members of the
Barre and Montpelier Association. The
issue says of Barrels hospitality:
Many of the retail dealers who
were in attendance at Rochester, N.
y, accepted. the invitation of the
Barre Granite Manufacturers Asso-
citation to attend their outing and bar
becue at Barre August 20 and to say
the least they did not regret it. The
whole party was treated to an auto
mobile ride through the courtesy of
members of the Granite Manufacture
ers who own machines and they were
loud in their praise of the courtesies
extended, and also entranced with
the Vermont scenery Those from
the far Western States were especial
ly enthusiastic over the mountains and
valleys, and We would not be surpris-
ed il some of the party, with especial
reference to the representative from
Missouri, has already made plans to
move Williamstown Gulf and a few
~ IN
souri, where, we understand, they are
very shy of articles of this nature.
On Monday visits were made to the
Wetmore and Morse, Jones Brothers,
+. L. Smith and Co., and Boutwell,,
Milne and Varnum quarries and it
gave the guests a working idea as to
the quarrying industry of Barre and
much surprise was expressed as to
the extent of the quarries and the COM
pleteRess of their equipment"
The magazine devotes much space
to the barbecue and some excellent
photographs of the event including
snapshots of several local and Barre
granite men, such as II. J. NJ. Jones,
r. e. Callahan, j. S. Haley, etc. Praise
is showered upon the committee,
James Adie, E. A. Bugbee, A. J. Knapp
and James Duncan and the following
resolution rendered the hosts:
Appreciated Hospitality.
"On behalf of the retail monument
dealers and their wives, we desire to
express TO you their gratitude for the
many courtesies extended. The atten-
ton shown us en- route from Roches-
ter to Barre, the delightful automobile
ride, the trip over the Barre Railroad
to your famous quarries, your unique
barbecue, and withal the hearty good
fellowship that has met our entire
party everywhere in Montpelier and
Barre, combine to make this most de-
lightful occasion one which We shall
always hold in gratful remembrance. "
The Rochester Convention.
Included in a full report of the
Rochester convention are the follow
ing notes of interest in this section
! of the granite world:
y. S. Haley, representing Dillon &
Haley, and for the manufacturers of
Vermont spoke in part as follows:
That Vermont had the best granite
and the best marble in the world and
also referring to some remarks which
had been made regarding warships
produced in Quincy stated that YER
mont furnished the captains and ad-
mirals for that part of the navy pro-
duced at Quincy and that in this and
in many other ways Vermont could
beat Massachusetts. He said it was
up to the retail dealer to ask for the
higher grade work which the manu-.
facturer would be bound to produce
He also added that he had committed
one mistake in bringing his wife witt
him as she had made up her mind tC
attend all the State and National AS
sociation meetings in future which
would probably prove expensive in the
end.
Thomas Egan, who is well known
as a former manufacturer at Montpel
Ter, VT, invited every one present Il
visit his farm a short distance out o
Rochester where he would give then
buttermilk and where milking con
test was to be held
Re. r. Morse Of the Vermont Marble
Company said the interests of the re
taller and the wholesaler were iden
teal and that they should both pull
together. He extended an invitation
to Proctor which was availed.
"A telegram was read from Barr
Manufacturers Association as fol
lows: Granite Manufacturers a
Barre extend greetings and a mos
cordial invitation to be our guests a
Barre, August 20. Our annual outin
will take the form of barbecue an
Excursion to the quarries. Adopt tn
slogan ON to Barre, Vermont and W
will show you the home of the hes
granite in the largest liyelieSt grant