The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-07-13
BARRE GRANITE TRADE
SHOWS GOOD SIGNS
Manufacturers Feel That 1925 Early
Promise of Being a Banner Year Will
Be Carried Out--Somc Opinions by
the Trade Paper Correspondents.

Promise of busy summer and fall
in the granite industry hereabouts is
given by the fact that pumber of the
leading manufacturers, consulted yester.
day, say that the outlook this year
is more encouraging on Whole than ii.
several years past. With the passing
of the spring demand for monumental
work and the Memorial day rush. the
granite industry mas done little bet
ter than simply mark time and the con-
census of opinion among the men who
operate the sheds is that nothing short
of general suspension could defer 1912
from being one Of tine banner Years in
the business.
Manufacturers admit that it is easy
to sit by and predict rosy future for
the granite industry, hut they hasten to
declare that trade conditions amply war
rant the prediction of banner sum
mer and fall. The season Just closed
has been a good one for manufacturers
ard quarters alike. The output of
rough stock and the finished product dur
ing the months OF March, April and
May probably established new rec
ord. Quarry owners reported the leav.
lest shipments in wears aud railroads
published statistics of tonnage unusual
" heavy With the Increasing demand
for monuments of Parre granita has come
also something OF :, boom in the build
ing product. Dealcts ar5 fast realizing
that Barre granite has its possibilities
for building purposes.
Here is what Granite, Marble &
Bronze, in its current issue, has to sav
about the situation in barre: THAT
business cannot be very bad ia evinced
By the fact that thr regular train loads
of rough granite are coming from the
quarries daily and several davs week
extras have to be run to get all the
granite needed by .he manufacturers
here" 1t win be noticed that extra
trains from the quarries are not loaded
with granite bound in the rough for
the far West over the Port Huron route.
II states that manufacturers here. in
Barre are furnishing business enough to
warrant the additional train service.
The Boston trade paper goes on 10
say that, "We have not heard of sny
noticeable laying off of granite cutters
and shipments of finished work, while
not as heavy as last month. still aver.
age up better than last year. No bet
ter criterion of trade conditions can be
obtained than the figures furnished by
the railroad companies and in its Barre
column, Granite. Marble G. Bronze is
authority for the statement that ship
ments are much better than last year
at corresponding period. Concluding
Granite, Marble & Bronze says: Son
the whole. conditions are Of the hest"
Conditions improving in Barre dis
trict," is the caption which heads the
contribution from the local represents
tive in the July American Stone Trade.
With an optimism that is not exaggerat-
ed, the correspondent says; "There has
been a great improvement in the gram
ite business during the past month.
Orders have been coming good and pros
perity seems to reign. The majority
of the, manufacturers are exceptionally
busy and as rule the orders booked
call for first class workmanship, and in
order to get that, first class prices must
be paid When conditions such as these
cAisls WITH bHt naN TuSD Il
month and half past, it may be fair
ly assumed that the future for the
Barre granite industry is exceedingly
bright.
The more conservative Granite Cut
ters Journal, in its current letter from
the secretary of the Barre cutters To-
cal, has something sunny TO shed on
the situation. AT this writing, says
the secretary, 'the condition of trade
has improved since last report THE
letter is written under date of June 2S.)
"As predicted in my last letter, the
coming summer would find trade up to
the normal the building
trade outside seems good and in conse-
1uencc few idle men are found
have had occasion to visit the diff
ferent sheds and observed with pleasure
that quality is wanted more in our ira lie
each year. Better stock, better polish
ing and excellent workmanship is the
rule