The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-07
c. w. Mcmillan & Son In
stalled in Fine Stoneshed
on Blackwell Street
MODERN EQUIPMENT
OF MANY KINDS
Operations Will Be Started
in the New Building
Next Monday

| Typical of many practicable ise,esN
ments in modern stoneshed s>oS etion
Iis the attractive new g[>S manufac-
turing plant which has been completed
at the corner of Blackwell and Smith
streets for c. w. Mcmillan & Son. For
the first time the plant will be occupied
Monday morning, when business opera
tions on one of the best known stoneshed
sites in the Barre granite belt will gain
a new impetus through the introduction
of up-to-date machinery that is housed
| by a building that represents most of
the approved ideas in sanitation, work.
| ingmen's comfort and convenience of ar
rangement.
Ground for the new plant was broken
early in October, after carpenters had
finished razing the old shed. the building
where the late C. w. Mcmillan sr., laid
the foundations for the business nearly a
tracted to erect the building and his
work has been eminently satisfactory.
The structure has wall dimensions of l75
and 62 feet. 1t displaces a shed of the
old-fashioned "round" or circular type,
although section of the original build
ing has been retained and will be in con-
stant use. A sizeaole annex to the first
Office has been built, covered passage
way connecting the building with the
plant proper. At the west end of the
main plant is the stock room, through
which is extended spur of the Central
Vermont railroad, convenience which
greatly facilitates the handling Of all
shipments.
Due to the introduction of the dust re-
moving device, it is now possible for the
surface cutting machines to be installed
within doors. Space has been allotted
to the cutting machines just east of the
stock room and it is in that section that
the practicahility of the dust device is
most appreciated. There is ample room
for cutting operations inside and in plan
ming for the new plant, the owner did
not need to sacrifice space for his boiler
room. a separate section, partitioned
from the cutting section, is on the north
side of the building, and there are locat-
ed the boiler and the motors.
Equipment for the new plant includes
practically every device that is sought
by the modern manufacturer Seven
motors contributing 1870 horsepower are
used A Blaisdell compressor, with ca
pacity of $50 cubic feet, and a cotton
electric travelling crane have been in
stalled. The shed derrick is supplement-
ID by 25-ton yard derrick, which was
/ part of the old circular shed equip
nent. The dust removing device was
by the Carlisle-Gale company
md the Lane Manufacturing company
Il. r 4
# the owners desire to equip his plant
With the most modern devices available
5 the presence of Phpnix sand blast
ettering and moulding machine. The
emand for the concerns polished work
5 served by three polishing wheels, the
Mill being equipped by Smith, Whitcomb
, Cook of Barre 50-horsepower boil
r heats the entire plant adequately.
With their resumption of manufaetur-
ne operations on a large scale on the
ite where the first plant was erected in
500, Mcmillan & Son are in good
'ay to continue the business along the
lbstantial lines laid down by its found
r. Every facility is at hand for doing
Ill Justice to the seemingly limitless
disabilities of Barre granite and with
he enlarged opportunities that come
ith the building OF new manufactur-
Ig plant, the concern may well look
,rward to a period Of activity greater
ian ever before. Tn the past the firm
rs enjoyed the confidence of many men
the granite memorial field. wholesale
I'd retail and as one of the older and
,st known manufacturers of Barre gran
e in new quarters, their reputation. it
YES without saying, viii be consistently
oheld in their new quarters.