The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-08-23

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dead" A continent has beat its way to
Milestone hill, said Mr.. Gordon, as he
referred, in closing, to the fact that the
native stone has probably travelled
around the globe in its ever increasing
popularity.
A Veteran Manufacturer.
Speaking for the manufacturers, Will
| liam Marr of the firm Of Marr & Gordon,
was peculiarly well qualified to talk
about that particular branch of the gran
ite industry. Mr.. Mari, too, recalled the
early days of the industry in Barre.
He told something of the progress which
the manufacturers have made with ref
erence to equipment, and finished by
urging manufacturers, wholesalers and
retailers to work together
Carl Price Urged Organization.
In introducing the next speaker, the
toastmaster paid charming tribute to
his native state, Ohio, and said that
Ohio evidently knew good granite. Carl
Price of Kenton, O., secretary OF the
Ohio Retailers association, won a ready
ear when he gave an interesting five
minute talk about associations. The
speaker placed special stress upon the
necessity of organization and said that
large membership of manufacturers
as well as retailers could not but work
to the ultimate good of all retail asso-
Citations. Mr. Price possessed faculty
for keeping his audience in good humor
and many of his sallies We're received
with long laughter. He ayerred that the
recent convention in Boston was quite
as important for it's educational advan
tages as for its social possibilities. IN
this he referred to the monumental ex-
hibits and paid a high compliment to
the displays made by the Barre granite
manufacturers.
Between speeches, Mr. Jackson brought
the audience to its feet by an admirable
toast to the dealers, which he couched
in the following wordsi May your sue
cess be as substantial, your homes as
handsome. and your lives as fawless as
BARRE GRANITE" Rounds OF whole
souled applause greeted the toast.
H. M. Jones for Quarry Owners.
For the quarry owners, H. J.. M. Jones,
of the firm of Jones Bros, gave an in
teresting sketch of the introduction OF
Barre granite into the western states
back in 1886, at time when he was
travelling for the local firm. With him,
Mr.. Jones carried samples of highly pol
ished and hammered stone. which caught
the eve of the western dealers. When
the product had become sufficiently we'll
known, il was easy to convince man
that Barre had the best granite on earth.
They had long been looking for stone
that possessed not the slightest imper-
fection From that time, Vermont gran
ite from the rugged hills of Washington
county began to be in demand. Mr..
Jones spoke of the possibilities OF quar-
rying, OF building stone and paving
blocks. He referred also to the excellent
feeling existing between the quarry own
ers and the employees, both of whom
made it a point never to let a stone
leave the hill that could not pass the
most rigid examination. Therein, he
declared, lay the reason for the immense
grout piles which greeted the eyes Of
the visitors as they toured the quarry
section yesterday.
"The Pennsylvania Dutchman" Spoke.
In the absence of I. +. Gaebler and
O. J. Hammell of Pleasantville. n. j.,
lHt ItCtAtlN tittlNh PitS1htltt Va bht w
tional association, who was detained
from the banquet by illness, the toast
master called upon A. III. Luckenbill OF
Pa, known among the trade
as "the Pennsylvania Dutch |
man." Mr.. Luckenbill contributed wit
ty speech to the occasion, speech which, |
however, was not unmixed with phil
osophy and timely good sense. Mr.. |
asserted that yesterday was
the occasion Of his first trip to Barre,
but it was not to be the last one by |
any means, if the hospitality was a
sample of what the city could furnish.
Twenty years hence" said Mr.. Luck |
anbill, eve shall be talking about Barre |
Day, August %, 1918"
Invited To Denver in 1915.
"Fartherest west" was represented on
The program by H. c. Heffner, proml-
nent Denver, Col, dealer, who pleased |
his auditors with felicitous remarks con-
,erning Barre's unusual and immensely |
satisfying method of entertaining her |
guests. Mr.. Heffner took occasion to /
invite the national association to meet |
IN Denver in 1915, the year of the Col
,rado city's big Indian celebration. His |
invitation, he also extended to Barre
business men, and promised all a royal
good time in payment for the Barre
Day feature of the 1913 convention.
Greeting From Marble Trade.
Before the exercises came to an end,
Patrick F. McCue of Chicago, H., known
10 monument men the country over,
brought greetings from the marble trade.
Mr.. McCue also paid the Barre enter
,ainers a pretty compliment for their
Efforts and expressed hope that the
quests of the evening would sometime
AVE the opportunity to reciprocate. The
peaker found himself hard pressed, he
aid, for words that would do Justice
o Vermont scenery, and to the far
amed Wilhamstown Gulf, where the re-
alters were dined in the early after
loon, he paid high tribute. His re-
marks brought the affair to a close, tor
n few moments the entire company /
vas ringing the farewell number by
inging "Auld Lang Syne" with stirring 1
lccents, that ended in rousing three
heers for the host and guests alike.