The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-12-14
States in 1917.

Rough only.
The price per cubic foot, as shown
above, differs greatly, depending on the
form in which the stone is sold as well
as on the grade of the stone. More than
80 per cent of the output of both Yer.
mont and Massachusetts is sold rough
whereas most of the stone produced in
Minnesota, Wisconsin and North Caro-.
lima is sold dressed. The output of North
Carolina, chiefly stone for mausoleum
work, heretofore classified as building
stone, has been transferred to monumen-
tai stone, the class in which it more
properly belongs.
The only product whose output in
creased in value in 1917 was monumental
stone us per cent? although the quan-
tity produced decreased sc per cent.
Building stone decreased 3,462,72l Gu.
bic feet 40 per cent? in quantity in 1917
and $s03, l29, or 20 per cent in value. De.
tailed description of this industry for
1917 was published in press bulletin $40
OF the United States geological survey.
Granite Paving Decreased
Granite paving blocks decreased y DER
cent in quantity in 1917 and 05 per cent
an value, the average price per thousand
being S57.67, an increase Of 1924 over
1916. A production of 1904 tons of
"Durax" blocks, valued at $ll5,7l7, was
also reported. A detailed report on this
industry has been published by the Unit
ed States geological survey.
Granite used for rubble decreased So.
2Ss short tons ga per cent? in quantity
and S54,363 III per cent? in value, and
granite for riprap l,lSs,45S short tons
l54 per cent? in quantity and S409 ,379
(40 per cent? in value This class of
stone varies greatly in production from
year to year, depending on the amount
OF river and harbor work done by the
state and federal governments. In 1915
california, Connecticut, Delaware, North
Carolina and Virginia were the states
showing greatest production for this pur-
pose. In 1917 California decreased over
90 per cent North Carolina about 30 per
cent, and Virginia and Connecticut re-
ported practically no output of rubble:
Massachusetts showed greatly in
creased production, and Arizona, Della
ware, New York and Texas were impor.
tant producers although operations were
confined to not more than two localities
in each state.
CURLING decreased 6O0,sl7 linear feet
go per cent? in quantity and 1926, 1917
us per cent? in value in 1917 as com
pared with 1916, following an increase of
10 per cent in value in 1916 over 1915.
Georgia, the leading state in 1915. de.
creased in value Sl10,427 (49 per cent?
and ranked third in 1917, being exceeded
by Massachusetts, which showed an in
crease of $7l94 IA per cent?, and North
Carolina, which showed an increase of
S35,8l8 l2S per cent?
Crushed granite represented II per cent
of the value of the total granite OUTPUT
In 1917 and 20 per cent in 1915. There
was decrease of l,65S,279 short tons
t35 per cent? in quantity and $S42, TD6
t23 per cent? in value in 1917. Accord
ing to uses the crushed granite sold for
road material amounted to l,l76 ,557 short
tons, valued at Sl,00I ,076; 47s,667 short
tons valued at S260,2le for railroad bal.
last, and l,400,002 short tons valued at
81 ,43O,326 for concrete. There was de.
crease for each product in 1917 in both
quantity and value, but railroad ballast
showed the greatest decrease, 50 per cent
in quantity and "a per cent in value. All
the states that reported production for
this purpose in 1917 decreased in output
except Virginia. The total average value
of crushed granite in 1917 was So cents a
ton, which was IL cents more than in
1916.
OF the 30 states showing granite out
put in 1917, Il showed decrease and nine