The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1914-09-17
INDUSTRIAL VERMONT"
The New Book Just Issued by the Pub.
lieity Bureau Replete with Valuable
Information.


department in the Office Of the Secre
tary Of State, has just issued volum
of 800 pages, entitled industrial Yer
mont" which is the third book Of con
siderable size to be issued by that de
partment. and like the other two i
from the pen Of Walter II. Crockett o
Montpelier.
The first book, Vermont, the Ian,
Of Green Mountains" j" a second editor
Of which was published earlier thi,
year, dealt with Vermont as summer
tourist State; the second publication
Vermont Farms was devoted to thu
exploitation Of Vermont's agricultural
resources and opportunities; the third
volume, just issued, sets forth the
mineral, manufacturing, and water
power resources Of the State. The
purpose Of this latest volume is ex-
pressed in the Foreword as follows:
~ 10 VIC SdfitSt NtSlft VI lillS ut'
partment that this book may call the
attention Of the general public to
Vermont's wealth Of undeveloped and
partly developed resources, which are
sufficient, if developed as they deserve
to be, to make it as important an in
dustrial commonwealth as any of its
sister states Of southern New Eng
land"
The mineral resources of the State,
its most important industrial feature
at the present time, are given first
place. Much space is devoted to gran
ite, marble, slate, asbestos, tale, and
and mention also is made
of the States mineral products of less
Attention is called to the
fact that although Vermont contains
less than 10000 square miles, only six
Of the forty-eight States Of the Union
being smaller, it contains the most
valuable deposits 'of granite, marble
and asbestos of any State in the Coun
try, and ranks second in the produc-
lion of slate, tale, and soapstone.
Vermont's output Of marble is almost
lalf that of the entire country. Al
.hough in 1911 fourteen States pro
iuced granite valued at more than
100000 each, and seven States pro-
luced granite valued at more $1,000
100 each, Vermont maintained its
cad and continues to maintain it. In
he production Of the finer grades Of
sranite and marble this State is far
head Of all others.
The last Geological Report showed |
hat there were about 140 companies |
marrying or manufacturing granite
n a considerabl scale in Vermont.
Marble is treated with the same
as granite. The quarry
ng and cutting Of this stone is one O.
he oldest and one of the most inpor-
ant of Vermont industries. For con-
iderably more than a century Ver-
lont has quarried marble According
D Prof. g. H. Perkins, State Geolo-
ist: "Since the country was sufficient
7 settled to need marble for monu-
rental or building purposes, Vermont
as supplied the need more than any
ther State"
Although twenty-three States anu
ne Territory Of Alaska produce
larble, Vermont supplies nearly 70
er cent of the monumental and stat
airy marble, and Al per cent cf the
lilding marble of the United States
\ recent years there has been a large
lcrease in the production of building
larble in this State.
There are at least one hundred vari-
ties Of marble in Vermont, ranging
'om pure white to jet black. While
lere are q few large granite corpor-
lion in Vermont, many small com
anies are engaged in the business.
Only one State, Pennsylvania, sur
asses Vermont in its output of slate, [
I'd the State that is third in the list, ;
mixing next to Vermont, produces
SIS than one-eighth Of the output Of /
ie Green Mountain State.
There are known to be four distinct !
ate areas in Vermont. One extends /
ong the Connecticut valley more /
an two-thirds the length Of the {
ate; a second extends along the q
stern slope Of the Green Mountains, !
cluding the Mortified and Montpel-
r areas, and reaching into Orange |.
unity; the third district extends from n
ldbury and Brandon to Rupert, and O
ntains many large quarries; and the
urth is in the town of Benson. Most O
the quarries produce roofing slate, n
t few produce mill stock Fair q
ven is the center and headquarters b
the only district in the United
ates producing unfading colored Il
ltes-green, purple, and notified e,
According to report Of the United
ates Geological Survey, Vermont is D
far the most important producer N
chrysotile or long-fbred asbsetos
the United States. The only one al