The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-04-19
BARRE GRANITE
CROWDS RAILROADS
Much of 1t Is in Paving Blocks and
More Business Is Done in This
Line in Barre Than Ever Be-
fore, II Is Said.

Within the past few days two ships
cargoes of paving blocks cut on Mill
stone hill for local dealers have been
shipped over the Central Vermont lines
from this city to New London, Conn,
to supply a market which has been
created for the product in New Jersey,
Figures furnished at the Central Yer
mont freight offices here indicate that
the paving block business is taking on
new lease of life in the Barre gran
ite belt. There are other signs, too,
which point to increased activity in the
production OF granite paving stone for
purchasers out of the state. With two
cargoes already unloaded at the Central
Vermont docks in New London and an
other cargo partially loaded and routed
for the Connecticut seaport, there are
many who are predicting that the pres
ent season will see the largest output OF
paving blocks since the granite quarries
We're developed.
Each cargo contains over 100000
pounds of granite. Freight cars load
ed with the blocks are lined up on
siding until enough have been secured
to insure shipload Then the ears are
made up into train and despatched to
New London. There freight steamers
controlled by the Grand Trunk system
transport the blocks to New Jersey
Thus far a large part Of the output has
been sold to Jersey City contractors
There are from fourteen TO eighteen
carloads for every ships cargo.
According TO reliable information, a
larger number of paving cutters are en-
ployed on the '.hilr than ever before.
The Barre Paving & Contracting Co.
is said to employ several gangs of cut
ters to fill their contracts and at least
one other firm made up OF local peo-
pie is interested in paving business. Paw
ing cutters are working daily on both
sides of Milestone hill, and as wages
reach high level for this kind of work
the demand for labor is quickly sup
piled
Shipments Of paving blocks are cal |
culated materially to augment the to-
tai granite shipments made from Barre. |
At the present time. the Central Yer |
mont roads through train to Port HUI |
ron, Mich, and other western points is /
idtA VI tlti -lNt kdiS
per day out of the Barre granite sec
ion. The train il made up in st. Al
,ans every night at 0 O'Clock and with /
ew exceptions every train is made up
almost wholly Of granite. II is esti-
mated that half of the freight ton
lage shipped out Of Barre over Grand
Trunk lines is routed at least as far
vest as Michigan, with a bulk of that
percentage destined for points farther
vest.
Before the season is many days old
r, it is believed that Barre patrons of
he through train service will have ct
heir disposal Central Vermont loco
motive 70 be attached to the train at
his point instead OF ar st. Albans. In L
ther words the train will be made up
{ this station and the long trip to
'ort Huron will have its starting point
there the freight is produced. While
n an official visit TO Barre this week.
superintendent John keefe stated that {
locomotive WAS being put in condi-
ion for the service and would be as [
gned to Barre at the earliest possibie ]
ate. II