Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-06-24
OUR GRANITE INDUSTRY
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sheds for six years, and having had
with Maine, New Hamp-
shire and Vermont GRANTEES, he tells US
frankly that we have not thing here
to compare with Barre dark granite
yet, but in the same breath. he says
our granite is as good as Barre light, |
and only experts are able to tell the
difference. also that our granite |
works well, doesn't contain black |
knots, and makes we'll into monu-
mental work, where polishing is not |
desired. Like all new untried industries |
there has been trouble in financing iti
but since C. A. Mute has taken care of |
the sales and collection ends of it, |
things have gone on with a business
hustle, and only last week the pay roll |
was little over 500. More than $3.50 |
worth of granite, at quarry price, was
produced. Mr.. Mute, the past week |
has put in a quarry order for 5000 |
cubic feet to be gotten out this
summer and he will have this taken to
land near the sheds, to be used during
the time when the sheds have
formerly been unable to get supply.
Eight men are now constantly en-
ployed at the quarries and they are
are all of them with one exception
Barton townsmen. 1t is a fact that
the proper method of transportation,
has not as yet been installed, and it
would require quite an outlay to install
either tramway or railroad, but Mr..
Mute is a believer in the heavy motor
truck as solving at least most of the
present troubles, and we expect to see
another season a six-ton heavy duty
truck doing the work now done by a
number of teams. It certainly looks
practical, as do the men back of the
actual quarry operations. From the
quarries it was very natural that we
should want to see what next became
of this granite and we visited all three
of the sheds.
A. WARD AND COMPANY SHED
This shed occupies a part of the old
WEIGH wood shop, employs five men
and uses principally Barton granite
although little dark Barre is used.
The company is we'll stocked with
| orders and were just shipping a
complete monument to New Hampshire,
made entirely of Barton granite, when
the writer called. The firm informs
US that if they can get the stone, they
will be easily able to do a much larger
volume of business and employ more
men. At present they are using about
S135 to $3.50 worth of quarry stone per
month. A new foundation is being
put in for the air compressor, and Just
now. they are piping air from the Roy
shed. Practically all Of their business
is done outside the state, with a little
work for nearby towns.
THE BARTON GRANITE COMPANY
This is the original granite shed,
built here about five years ago, by
local subscription. 1t uses Barton
granite exclusively and has very
good business. While they do a little
local work, most of their product is
shipped out of town. This company
were also unable to get enough stone
during the spring months to fill their
orders, and they also claim that they
can do much larger business, when
the time comes that they can depend
upon regular source of supply. They
are at present shipping about 500 to
600 cubic feet per month and employ
six men. This company has used
nothing but Barton granite for the
past two years and they claim that it
is as good as Barre light.
THE ROY SHED.
The Roy shed, formerly the Roy,
Asseline Co., is by far the largest of
the three, the main shed being. 1900
feet long, and an office building is now
being erected at the south end. The
shed is also equipped with a six-ton.
electric travelling crane, has power
clippers. breakers and polishing ma.
chinery and compressed air drills. The
power for all these sheds is electric,
and the Roy shed has a so horsepower
motor and a large air compressor
here, and at present they are running
in excess of that number. About ar
equal amount of Barton granite and al
other varieties are used here, but Mr.
Roy also caters to the local trade anC
can furnish practically anything il
monumental work, using Barton, darl
Barre, Scotch, and also handling some
Proctor marble, Mr.. Roy has compe
tent carvers and letterers and car
furnish men to do carving and letter
work at the cemeteries. A large
amount of granite is also being
shipped by these people, not only tc
nearby towns, but west to Ohio
Indiana and Iowa. When the new
office is completed, one can find there
photographs of monumental work
costing from $40 to $500 and can selec
their own granite at the sheds from
which to have the monument made.
TO SUM UP
To sum up, every one of these
practical granite men assure US. that
there is very bright prospect in view
for our granite industry and that when
they are sure of getting year-around
supply of stone, they will materially
increase their output.
There seems to be no rivalry among
the different companies and one would
readily believe that these three com.
panies were consolidated so little
friction is noted.
Beside the three sheds, a very
considerable amount of our Barton
granite is shipped direct from the
quarries, and we are furnishing several
Shodc in no arhv towns with q mart nj