The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-29
NOW I'm SPLENDID OFFICES.
Granite Manufacturers Association Has
Many Facilities.

| Every square inch of space in the new.
! " renovated quarters OF the Barre Gran.
| ite Manufacturers association on the
third floor of the G. w. Averll building
is now ready for occupancy and visitors
who have had the privilege OF inspecting
the rooms are as one in subscribing to
the opinion that no finer offices could be
desired. Carpenters. artisans, painters
and decorators have practically trans
formed one half-section of the top floor
and the other half, also utilized by the
manufacturers for assembly purposes,
has been thoroughly renovated. For sew
eral weeks the main business Office has
been in use, but only within a few days
were the office of the secretary and the
board of directors room vacated by the
decorators.
Fronting the street Is an enlarged
room, formerly used as the main Office
and for a long time devoted almost en-
tirely to the business of the association.
which has been reserved for the board of
directors. An alcove on the north side
of the suite has been made possible by
utilizing hitherto unused space in the
outside lobby. A wainscoting of burap,
two highly polished pillars fanking the
alcove and mahogany finished woodwork
have been used with excellent effect In
the southeast corner a substantial freSI
place. with Barre granite as one of the
decorative features. has been introduced.
Gas lights and the indirect electric light
ing system augment superior natural
lighting facilities. A handsome library
table and chairs OF light oak finish. har- |
with furniture used in the 9th !
ar rooms. are a part of the furnishings. !
Private and public telephone connections
are at hand.
A minutely paneled French door leads |
irrn the directors room to the private |
lfiice of the secretary, where the quiet 4
ones of the front room finish are still /
o be seen. Every device that is eal,aI-
ated to expedite the transaction of bus
ness in volumes seems TO be a part of
he equipment in the administration Of
ice. where care has been taken in the
arrangements to paomote convenience
nd dispatch in the conduct of business.
There are speaking tube connections ex-
ending into every room on the floor and I
interchangeable telephones. with buzzer
ttachments, have been installed. Hard
rood floors are in evidence in every
oom.
Indicative Of a new era in the affairs
{ the association are the splendidlv
quipped and adequately appointed quar-
PTS in which Sec H. p. Hinman and his I
ssistants are now ensconced. With the
'unching of a heavy advertising cam I
aign that Is designed g. have fnr-reaeh- I
r. effects in bringing Rarre granite 70
ie attention Of the public ss Il has nev- 5
p been brought before. Il NAV b. said in
. truth that the future has much in 5
ore for the sssociatiou. its lG7 members
1w closely knit by organized efforts Il
svcr undertaken in the past.
The officers of the association at the z
-esent time are: President. Alexander
uncan Of the North Rarre Granite Co. =
-st vice president r.. 2. Callahan of the
1iumbian Granite Co. Montpelier. sec- m
"a Sice president. W n. Mcdonald Of
e World Granite Co. East Barre; sec 6