The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-06-10
RUSHING WORK ON PLANT
Because of Large Amount of Manufac-
turing Which Is to Be Done.

Building operations on the new Nc.
Donnell Sons plant off Circle street
ale being pushed forward as rapidly as
circumstances will allow on account OF
the volume Of cutting which the com
pany now has on its books at the Black
well street shops. Not often in the
firms business career has there been
such demand for monumental con-
tracts that involve such an outlay of
work and material and for that reason
the resident member OF the firm is anx-
ious to occupy the commodious manu-
featuring quarters now in course Of con-
struetion. At Mcdonnell & Sons Black
well street plant one Of the most unique
memorials ever wrought out of Barre
granite is now well toward completion
| IL il an deliberately carved cross which
lis being finished for the Woodlawn Gem
etery in New York and granite experts
including several well known manuac-
tHrers and retailers who have viewed
the work pronounce ii to be in a class
by itself.
The cross measures some eleven feet
in height and was designed by the local
firm from a floral piece which employees
ios a New York banker contributed on
the occasion OF his recent death. A pho
tngraph of the floral piece was forward
ed to Barre and after the design was
completed earvers were set at work on
the memorial as it is to be represented
in the finest grade of Barre granite. On
the die has been carved some of the fin.
est relief work possible. Against back
ground of ferns. covering of exquis-
itely wrought lilies has been carved.
The flowers are raised against the ferns
for space of six inches in bold relief
From distance the die has the ap
pearance Of mass Of delicately carved
flowers.
Carvings on the upright and horizon
tai beams OF the cross proper are to
represent the small orbcular leaves of |
the galax flower and small roses The |
same degree OF skill is TO mark the |
on the cross. Across the die |
i to appear the inscription and the
whole is TO rest on a base Of hammered |
stone. Seldom has cross cut in this |
city been covered with so much cary |
ing and yet the memorial has not the
least suggestion OF having been crowd. |
ed with too much floral effect. In the
past NV udf - ~ mas VEtu Inspected DN 4
a number of prominent stone men and /
all have alike been impressed with its
singular beauty and the remarkable har-
mony suggested in the carved work
Among the other prominent memorials
now under the stone at the same plant
IS the large sarcophagus which is to be
erected in the Arlington National ceme-
terry on the plot owned by William Pitt
Kellogg. 1t is to be cut along conven-
tional lines with the bold and substan-
.ial atmosphere impaired by hammered
granite as its distinguishing FEATURE
Because William Pitt Kellogg, we'll
lnown figure in Washington, occupies
more than passing important place
lmong the public men OF to-day the {
act that a memorial for him is to be I
ut out Of native stone should be Of nm I
lsual interest here. few facts con !
erning the purchaser of the sarcopha- |
ms are given as follows:
Grief justice of Nebraska 1860; Col
4 First Illinois regiment during the
.ivil war. Collector of port OF New
orleans, also had charge of L. s. mint,
I close Of the war under Lincoln; u. $.
enator from Louisiana; governor of
four years; again senator
ION Louisiana then went back 10
Congress- for term of years; now the
My living presidential elector for Lin
DIN in 1867
Former Justice Kellogg is one of the