The Marble booster. [volume] (Marble, Gunnison County, Colo.) 1911-19??, 1911-03-18
SOME IMPRESSIONS
OF A GOOD TOWN
REING THE OBSERVATIONS
OF A NEWCOMER HERE.
There are Many Things to Impress
a Stranger that Marble Must In
evitabiy Enjoy a Prosperous
and a Continuous Growth.


and Continuous Growth.
The very first thing the editor of The
Booster noticed as he arrived in NJ ar
BILE. via the Crystal River 4 San Juan
railway, made his eyes ''bug out"
On the left of the train was a large,
long building of rough pine ga build
ing with something OF the outside APP
pearance Of gigantic warehouse.
Supporting its weight was a founda-
lion wall Of brilliant, white stone,
most Of 1t with high, glossy polish
and veined with wavering slreaks of
black, brown and blue.
The editor could hardly believe his
eyes and he turned to another passen-
ger and inquired:
4.Teil me, is that foundation made
Of marble or am I seeing things in this
high Altitnde?'
1t WAS marble. sure enough, the re-
ply disclosed. The editor was lost in
wonder. Where else on top OF the AL
mighty fOotstool would rough, pine
building sit ON found alton OF pure.
polished marble blocks?
A TRIP THROUGH THE MILL.
or course. it was immed lately learned
that the building with the gorgeous
underpinning WAS the famous Colo
Yule Marble company mill, of which
concern the editor had heard at his
old home. 300 miles from Marble.
Later On the same day it was The ed
itur's privilege to make a trip through
the marble mill. IL was an absolute
ly new experience. Hitherto his eA-
l..rience along the line Of visits "
manufacturing institutions had in
cluGied such concerns as boot aud shoe
factories, machine shops, foundries,
steel mills, packing houses, etc. But
u mill where they take block of stone
so white il hurts the eyes to look at ii
in the sunlight and cut it with machin-
er.y into sizes desired, chisel it with
machinery into beautiful. designs, and
ls,iish il with machinery until it wears
u sheen like it was coated with crys-
tai; with great electric cranes running
overhead whisking tons of marble from
place To place: with an army of work.
men each intent upon particular
piece Of work-well, it was a marvel
ons thing to see.
wHnRE IT COMES FROM.
Of course, the editor had known in
q general sur. OF way that there was
such thing a. marble. Why, to be
sure: that was what they made center
table tops and soda fountains ont Of
Hut where did it come from? Never
lad the question taken form in the
mind OF the editor. Whether It was
dug from the ground, produced like
cement, or like T0psy just growed'
was . question the editor had never
asked himself.
1t was = source of much gratifica-
tiuu to he in the company OF guide
who could and would answer questions
and by the time the trip was ended the
newly arrived citizen Of Marble had
formed definite conclusion that this
marble Industry, situated in the town
of Marble, Colorado, U $. "A is a
wonderful, tremendous, marvellous in
stitution and an all-important factor
in the future Of Marble. 1t must re-
main one Of the solid, subsi antial in
dustries OF the United States for years
to come.
A MOUNTAIN OF MARBLE.
Why, tAey told the writer that the
marble 10 taken frosn mountain that
IL almost n sOlid m ass Of the vull able