The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-08-18
GRANITE CONDITIONS.
Manufacturers Of This City aud Barre
Report Good Business and Many
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cnrOnlCleS Interesting lttIuS dDOuI Tue
stone cutting industry in this section.
OF Montpelier manufacturers it says:
"W. e. Cato, superintendent for
H. j. Bertoli, expects that the Colon
ell Seth Warner Memorial will have
been set before this issue goes to
press. The memorial is soldiers
monument erected by Colonel Oliu
Scott of Bennington on the battles
ground, is cut from light Barre gran
lite. The monument will be dedicated
August 16 to Colonel Seth Warner,
commander of the Green Mountain
Boys during the Revolutionary War.
"The Lille Granite Company has
recently shipped remarkable job
showing the adaptation of carving to
highly mechanical reproduction. On
die of dark Barre granite is sunk a
panel in which Is carved in minutest
detail figure of Erie railroad engine,
No 367. The lettering on the tender
and beneath the cab window the
truck and springs and headlight are
faithfully reproduced; the flag stake
Is entirely relieved as is the piston
rod. The monument is to be erected
on the lot of an ex-engineer who drove
| Erie engine, No. 367. This wonderful
piece of carving was done by q
Frenchman named LaClaire.
"Bonazzi and Bonazzi are supplying
their statesmen with designs having d
hand painted oil background. This
| work which gives an artistic and eff
fective setting to the monument is
! done by e. Bonazzi.
"The Excelsior Company has re-
placed its travelling crane which fell
June Is; the National Company in
tends to rebuild having the shed ready
| for occupancy, September Is. At pres
ent they are renting sufficient shed
room to run their same force.
1.-THE Wetmore and Morse Company
reports a great demand for their me-
dium and light Barre granite. Frank
| G.. Wheaton, manager, will be pres
ent at the Rochester convention"
| The magazine refers to the granite
situation as follows:
| Many retailers came to Barre on
their yearly visit last month. They
| found Barre monuments had actually
advanced in price owing to the new
bill of prices and the fact that man
ufacturers had considerable work on
hand. AS one dealer expressed it, he
! had been brought to realize that ht
must command a higher price from
the consumer.
at is difficult for retail dealers tc
understand the recent situation in
Barre. As a matter of fact, many
manufacturers have not known where
they were at and it, is taking some
| time to get things adjusted and in as
good running order as before the sus
pension of work Dealers may think
| it strange that work ordered since the
resumption of work has been delivered
while older orders have been delayed
| The minute division of labor is largely
responsible for this as different work
men cut certain kinds of work and a
| manufacturer cannot always secure
the right man for particular job.
| But dealers throughout the country
| may rest assured the manufacturers
| have been exerting every effort to I'M
tangle themselves and by the date of
| this issue it Is expected that the nor
NAL progress of business will be at
tanned"
Among Barre news notes are the
following:
John H. Mccarthy of st. Louis
placed orders for 35 car loads of fin
ished work Barre granite is largely
used in the ST. Louis territory. A
publicity committee has been formed
of manufacturers in conjunction with
| tue bOdTu Oh lTdue ciu VIEWS VI the
quarries, plants, monuments, ETC..
| were first exhibited this week at the
conclave of knights Templar in Chic
Iago. Individual advertising will ell
minated from the views which will
be retained by the Retail Monument
| Dealers Association.
PARRY and Jones are cutting a
mausoleum to contain eight crypus
| w. G. Herbert, formerly of the firm
of Hebert and Bussier, Montpelier,
has purchased T. Hebert's interest in
| Hebert and Ladrie, Barre. I. Hebert
has gone to Africa.
| 1.-TWO new members have been la
ken into the firm of Dineen Brothers,
Victor Rim and George Juras of
Montpelier, formerly of the Hudson
Granite Company, dissolved.
| Business conditions are excellent
Most firms have been running to their
maximum capacity and the indica-
lions are that they will continue to dc
so for some time to come. The wealth
err has been very favorable for quar-
rying and stock is being shipped
down much better than during June
which was nuite wet A largo amount