Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-09-14
HOW HIGH UP IS YOUR TOWN
Heard of New Way to Mai
Lime from Marble Waste?
Nhnt DO YOU Know About Ncrmo,
oSy:-Eminent Specialists Do
some Original Work In state
-GeoIogist's Report.

The biennial report Of the State geold
gist Professor George II. Perkins Of m
university, will contain lot Of new ma
ter OF special interest to teachers and IN
marble and granite industry, and OF ger
eral concern 20 everybody who wants
know about Vermont for Vnrmont's SAX
Even more than in other years Professc
Perkins has been able to enlist the fire.
services Of several eminent geologists
minerologists, etc, who will try to solv
for the first time several special problem
pertaining to the early geological histor
or Vermont, The Stnte seoloEist for te
years has been questioned by physicians
the sick, etc, regarding attitudes all owe
the state, spent several weeks maxim
personal investigation on the ground an
In his study and will present exhaustive
data as to scores of localities. The Yer
mont Marble company will describe new
method Of lime-madng, by means
which ont or tons OF waste that has aCcu
mulated for years "presaked" lime ca
be manufactured in powder form read
for use. The new method has been in us
only about two months
SOME STATE ATTITUDES.
These attitudes above sea level are i'm |
portanl for anybody suffering with hear
trouble, asthma, etc, and Professor FER
kins' findings will settle such question
once for all for sick and well. Here are somd
of the attitudes about burlington: Att
tude at the city hall, about 200 feet tireerj
Mount cemetery, 3l3 feet; T.akeview, FROM
about 100 feet above sea level to about ~
feet on North avenue; corner Of Main and
St Paul streets, l9l feet: corner Of Mar1
and South Union, 226 corner of Main and
South Prospect street, 3Gi: Union stationI
foot Of Main street. los: weather bureau
3Sl from which an idea Of tho altitude
lof the Mary Fletcher hospital may i'd
Judged; mean water level of lake, 90 feet
the surface varying ten feet or more r]
altitude above sea level: Williams Sciencd
hall, university. at entrance, $40 feet.
Hardly a day goes by but what Protest.
sor Perkins receives an inquiry abou. the
height Of Mount Mansfield. but il is unneC1
essarY to give here the various mountain
heights. The attitudes of village sum
mer resorts are of more Importance in the
state geologist's opinion. The railway
track of The Central Vermont at Water
/ bury is i27 feet above sea level, the fig
ures Of the company itself ian error Of
two or three feet, perhaps; roadhed at
the station at Bellows Falls. railroad fig
uros again, 800: Fellows Falls postofice
site. 32I feet. Swanton. average of villa ge
according TO United States geological sur
vev, l55 feet SDanktoUn. $40 feet Nool ou,
ffr ,lyfr .,I,t
Addison House roadway. 39l feet: Middle.
bury, old college chapel, Al feet. ST. Al.
! bans, central Vermont railway station
2S5 feet city park, 400 feet corner o,
Smith and Congress streets, COO feet.
SAVING MARBLE WASTE.
! Aside from report on the gcncrar Eeof-
ogy OF western Vermont which the state
seologist and his assistants have been
/ busy with the report on the geological re-
sources is OF biennial interest But there
are specia features this year, like the con-
ditfon of the copper mine AT Corin;h,
which is again being worked extensively
that viii mean much for The States indus
trial prosperity. The Vermont Marble
60. opened in West Rutland TWO month:
ago or longer a new plant for the reduc
ton Of waste marble chips. and blocks de
fective for ordinary use. that has passed
beyond the experimental! stage. \ fin,
steel plant has been erected at a big ex
! penditure and the tons upon tons of waste
which have been accumulating for the las
30 years-the company now has % marble
works in the State-will he utilized !,
technical description Of the device canno
he given here, but the chief machine is {
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