The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-06-16
VIEW THE QUARRIES
BY SPECIAL TRAIN
Banquet Will Be rendered
in Their Honor This
Evening


perintendents on the occasion of their
annual summer outing here to-day
When the Green Mountain express rolled
into the local station, with two special
accommodation cars attached, represen-
tatives OF the four organizations in
charge of the entertainment We're pres
ent to extend greetings. Across the
square was flung a huge banner, bearing
| the words, Barre Welcomes the Gene
| tery Superintendents, and a sight OF
| this cordial salute was one of the first
things that greeted the eyes of ~ dele
gates, many of them with their wives,
who alighted from the train and were
directed to the brcakfasting place by
committees from the Barre Board of
Trade, the Granite Manufacturers asso-
citation, the Quarry Owners association
and the Barre Retail Merchants asso-
citation.
Even though lowering skies threat
ened to interfere with the first day 5
program of the outing, the reception
accorded the visitors on their arrival
lacked not moment for warmth. Boy
scouts ran hither and yon in caring for
the baggage of the arrivals, while the
visitors themselves were escorted to the
Congregational church, where the Barre
Woman's club had prepared breakfast.
Between 90 and 20 persons are partak-
ing of the city's hospitality for two
days. The occasion is the outcome of
an invitation extended by the local asso-
citation to the superintendent associa-
tion at its annual meeting in Boston
last winter. No sooner had the super
ntendents accepted the invitation than
extensive plans for their reception were
put under way. The beginnings of that
reception to-day augur well for sue
cessful outing. The hour intervening be-
tween breakfast time and the departure
for Milestone hill was spent in assigning
the visitors to their rooms. Many peo-
pie of the city had opened their homes,
and in consequence there were lodging
places a-plenty for the guests. Priv
ileges were granted the visitors every
where and citizens in general united in
an effort TO make the superintendent
feel that the freedom of the city is
theirs during their two days stay.
Seeing the Quarries.
One of the enterprising features OF
the outing came Immediately after 8
o'clock, when special cars preceded one
of the big Barre railroad engines up
Milestone hill, to show the visitors how
the stone is quarried that is finding its
way into so many of New England's
cemeteries. Stationed in the several
cars were megaphone men, who cX
planned the various sights. A progress
af - ir~
the hill was made, once the train started
at Websteryille. Quarries of the Wells
Lamson CO., Wetmore & Morse, Barclay
Bros. the Consolidated Co. and the f, L.
Smith Co. were visited in succession. In
a few cases it so happened advanta-
geously that some of the monstrous
stones were being lifted out of the quar-
ry Just as the visitors arrived.
Crossing the brow OF the hill, the
tourists descended into the Smith Co.'S
big quarry at Grsniteville. Here they
had the first diverting experience OF the
trip. for near the surface of the quarry
a photographer had been posted, and it
was soon after the train halted that the
party stopped to be snapped. Continu
ing up the railroad, the next stop was
made at Jones Bros immense deposits
and the Barclay Bros quarries. Swing
ing around the road again, the visitors
stopped at the James X. PiTie quarry
and the mammoth plant of Boutwell,,
Milne & Varnum. A thorough inspec-
tion of the quarries there ended only
when a large number of automobiles
from this city parked near the com
pany's office and the visitors got aboard
for the scenic ride to Williamstown Gulf. |
To-night's Program.
Superintendents and their own guests, !
quarry owners, mer-
chants AID many of the townspeople in |
general win be given an opportunity to
get together this evening, when a ban !
1uet will be served in honor of the |
association in Howland hall. The big |
dinner is to be served promptly at 7:30
D clock under the auspices of the WOm !
ans club. Plans contemplated the set |
ting of covers for more than $50 people I
H. j. NJ. Jones of Jones Bros. Co. will |
preside at the after dinner exercises and /
.he program viii be interspersed by or.
,hestral and vocal selections.
Mayor w. II. Ward will give the for
nal address of welcome and the remain
Ter of the program will be as follows
Response for the association, Henry S.
Adams, superintendent of Forest Hills
cemetery, Jamaica Plains, Mass; Barre
iranite." Charles H. Wishart. secretary
If the Granite Manufacturers associa-
ion: "Our Merchants" President d. J.
Morse of the Merchants association;
solo, Thomas Mercer; Municipal Or
President NJ. S. Rounds OF
he Barre Board of Trade; New Eng
and Cemeteries" J. G. Scorgie, superin-
endent of Mt. Auburn cemetery, Cam
bridge. Mass; Barre as [ First Saw
t." John W. Gordon; The Cemetery
md the Monument Manufacturer Hen
v C. Whitaker of Chicago, publisher of I
Park and Cemetery
Tomorrow the day will be given over !
.lmost entirely to an inspection trip I
through the cutting plants. In automo-
,iles, the visitors will proceed by easy
tages from the south end to North
Barre, taking in nearly every manufae-
uring establishment in the granite belt. {
persons will accompany the