The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-11-08
BARRE As SEEN BY
MASSACHUSETTS EDITOR
Looks to Chelsea (Mass.) Evening Rec
ord Like a Prosperous Place
and He States Why.

Barre as it appears to a Massachu-
sets editor, S. H. Robbie, is described
as follows in the Chelsea Mass Even
ing Record of Nov g.:
Barre, VT, located more than 200
miles north Of Boston the home of the
far-famous Barre granite, is one of Che
most prosperous and enterprising Of
the smaller cities Of New England The
citizens take a iustifiable pride in the
prominence that Barre has attained as
the granite center OF the world and
they are looking forward to a further
development Of that great industry
The supply of granite seems ineXhaus-
tible. The formations are mountain
high The length Of time that the
quarries have already been worked
and the amount produced and shipped
to all points in this and other coun-
tries, hardly makes a dent in the vast
area yet to be worked Railroad tracks
are laid to the quarries. and modern
machinery aids the workmen in getting
ont the orders The granite is trans
ported to the sheds, where It is made
into the finished product. Plain orna-
mental and polished designs known to
the trade, are worked out by the de-
signers and workmen. The class of
work produced is, however mostly for
monuments
owing to inability to get cars, there
was recently nearly S3,000,000 worth Of
granite awaiting shipment, and the
present needs require the daily supply
of 30 cars Every branch of business
in the city has felt the stimulus of the
granite industry. There are several
prosperous banks, the stores are up-to-
date, the principal streets are kept in
fine condition, and there is an air Of
thrift and progress on every hand. The
president of the international Monu-
mental Granite Producers association,
Mr. S. HOLSTER Jackson, resides in
Barre, and he was unanimously elected
to that important position at big
convention held in Columbus, Ohio, last
August Mr.. Jackson, besides being
well known and successful attorney, is
largely interested in the granite in
dustry, and his election to that mpor.
tant position is looked upon by the
citizens, not only as tribute to Mr.
Jackson's ability, but. a recognition of
their city and its great industry.
Barre Boosters"
Barre business men are home city
boosters and the hand of welcome to
our city is always extended to the
stranger within their gates As the
traveller steps inside Of the city's mod
ern Hotel Barre, he is made to feel at
home. Even on the menu card there
appear these words, Our home is your
home, and the idea is carried out from
the boy who runs the elevator to the
manager The food is excellent, the
service Al and the house itself is clean
and homelike throughout The hotel
seems to reflect the spirit of the com
munity.
Barre has a newspaper, the Daily
Times, conducted by Mr.. Frank e.
Langley, that is a credit to the city.
1t has an excellent news service, covers
the local field thoroughly, has a modern
equipment, and booms Barre. Mr.
Langley went to that city more than
20 years ago, and established his daily
paper He must have had vision of
what was coming. He struggled,
worked hard and perseyered. Then
came the opening up and development
Of the city's principal industry. He is
still on the job and has the satisfac
ton of seeing his enterprise grow and
prosper;
"A new industry, the Peerless Knit
ting Mills CO., having nant at Mat
Japan, this state, is building a branch
factory at Barre. The citizens have
taken a large amount of stock in the
concern, and the foundation for, the
new mill is now being laid This will
give the city an industry entirely diff
ferent than the one upon which it prin-
cipally depends.
Soldiers Memorial"
Barre has been studying the ques-
| tion of suitable memorial for its for
mer service men, and this is a matter
Of interest to Chelsea, The sum of
100000 has been appropriated for such
memorial. 1t is not to be a building.
or room in any other building now
erected or to be erected Interested
citizens have decided that the only fit
ting memorial is one that not only
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