The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-11-17
WORKING To CAPACITY
GRANITE MANUFACTURERS IN
THIS CITY AND BARRE
ARE BUSY
Granite, Marble and Bronze Says U.s.
ual Fall Rush to Get Shipments
Away Before Winter Sets in-Is Now
on-GOOd Outlook For Next Spring.

| T.,
Marble and Bronze reports for Barre
and this vicinity.
1--WE are glad to find without an
exception that all manufacturers are
working to their usual capacity this
month. The usual fall rush to get
/ shipments away before winter sets in,
| is now on but whereas all firms have
plenty of work at present, many re-
II port Stacking up from the summer
rush. Most manufacturers believe
there is plenty of work in the market
but that it is being held up for spring
shipment and feel confident of being
as busy next spring as they are this
fall.
Saporiti and Company report
plenty of work and have enough al
spring
Mari and Gordon report several
nice jobs under the hammer, among
them large hammered monument
with large Scipio design around the
cap.
At Parry and Jones job a little
out of the ordinary is under way, sup
posed to represent an old Greek tenn
pie in ruins, the whole of one back
corner to be represented as having
been broken away leaving the upper
part of the temple resting on three
columns.
Rizzi Brothers have an order for q
arge polished monument and have
a massive and imposing figure of the
Christ to carve. Another large job is
one-piece monument almost all of
which is carved in heavy relief A
large bunch of roses is shown inch
es in relief at the foot of the monu-
ment
Bianchi Brothers nave quite a few
orders for hammered jobs, one of them
half circular monument. They also
have an order for a monument on
which is to be carved three angels in
heavy relief among the clouds with the
sun just breaking through. At the bot
, tom is carved casket on a funeral
pyre
II. ID. Stevens and A. S. Jones re-
port full running force with plenty of
hammered and polished work on the
books.
Guidici Brothers are turning out a
lot of nice work with a string of or
ders ahead.
Marion and O'Leary report the bus
est fall they ever had with prospects
of bright winter.
Dewey Column and Monument Com
pany have much turned work on their
capacity.
The Leland Company have their new
Chase saw started and with the ad-
dition have one of the largest manu-
featuring granite plants in the coun-
try and trip to their sheds is an eye
opener TO many as to new methods.
Stephen and Girrard have two maui
soleums for November shipment, cut
from stock of their own quarry
C. w. Mcmillan and Sons report a
good summer and a fine class of work
on hand.
James C. Robertson has installed
an air compressor and surfacipg ma
chine. Business steadily improves
The Martison Estate Company are in
a position to handle rush orders.
Beck and Beck are finishing two in
teresting jobs, and the Scandal Gran
lite Company is commanding a good
share of business. James Sector and
Company are rushed, e. L. Smith and
Company have installed a new electric
hoist, j. o. Bilodeau is furnishing his
customers with scale blue prints for
approval.
Brown, Carroll and Company are
making a specially of high grade pol
ished work. LaClair and McNulty
are handling considerable large pol
ished work.
Rossi and Casellini have under the |
hammer a two-catacomb monument |
for st. Louis The Sullivan Machin- |
cry company has lately installed for |
the Harrison Granite Company Sui |
livan-Corliss tandem compound steam
air compressor.
The Star Granite Company have a |
busy season and Dessureau and Com |
pany report good amount of business
on hand.
Montpelier.
The Wetmore and Morse Granite
Company have installed at their Barre |
quarries an additional air compress
sor of 500 feet capacity and a new
$50 horse power motor. Judging from
the extension work already done by |
thir new derrick, they will secure
from this new section of the quarry |
even better stock than at present. Ov-
err 100 men are employed at these
quarries and it is stated by Manager
that business is holding url
very good.
Bonazzi and Bonazzi have issued a
small attractive booklet showing
eight artistic designs with sizes but
without prices.
S. Caslani Granite company report
prices good but payments slow. This
firm makes a specially of all hand
work.
The Pioneer Granite Works, Tenn
and H. C. Emmons, proprie-
tors, have dissolved partnership. Mr.
Emmons remains here working for
The Lille Granite Company is con-
tinuing to run the Barton, Hayes and
plant at parra in addition IN |