Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1920-03-26
MONUMENT CONCERN
"OPENS BRANCH HERE
John II. Bott & Sons, Largest
Marble Concern in the West
To Make this City Distribut-
ing Point for Large Terri
tory Tributary Montpelier.

tory tributary MOnCpel1er.
An industry that will mean much
Ia Montpelier and Bear Lake county
will enter this field at once. 1t is
the John H. Bott & Sons company
of Brigham City, Utah, which will
dpeu a branch house and finishing
uaant in Montpelier Just as soon as
machinery and supplies can be Sip
pdd in. This company will not
m Srely conduct sales room but will
inAalI a complete marble finishing
plant and will become one Of the
permanent institutions of the city.
General Manager Phillip w. Bott
and William ]. Bott, spent two days
of last week in the city making ar
rangements for quarters, but owing
to uncertainty in securing a suitable
place in which to do business, we
were hnable to make announcement
of this important news in our last
issue. The company has rented tenn
porary quarters in the building east
of the idaho Electric company which
will be used until larger and more
suitable quarters are available. No
sooner had the lease been obtained
than Manager Bott wired eastern
supply houses to rush their order
for machinery, which will consist OF
a modern pneumatic cutting and fin
ishing plant The machinery had
been purchased previously and held
pending final shipping instructions,
and 1t is thought the equipmesN VIII
reerh the city about the ~middle OF
April. s4
The company has also ordered the
transfer at Granger of number OF
carloads of marble and stone to be
shipped direct to this city, and a
car or two of marble and other sup
plies are now enroute from the COM
pany's plant in Brigham.
sThe company, which is well
known throughout this section of
the state, will handle all kinds OF
monumental supplies and building
materials within their line, such Of
cut stone;- tiling, interior marble
work, iron fencing and coping for
cemetery work.
William j. Bott will be locai
manager and will move his family tC
this city just as soon as he can fin6
a residence to rent.
The John H. Bott & Sons company
is the largest concern of its kind ii
the west. While this may not b.
generally known, yet it is fact tina
is verified by the amount of business
this company transacts annually
and its territory comprises Utah
Idaho, Nevada and western Wyoming
The territory to be served from tn
Montpelier branch will embrac
Western Wyoming, all the territor
tributary to Montpelier directly, an
west IS Tar as Bancroft.
me company, which mas been i
operation foseaaarlz fOrty-fiye year,
is fully financed and 1sia q Utah col
poration. The Officers ana owner
are Phillip w. Bott, Lorenzo ]. Bod
and William ]. Bott.
Mr.. Bott stated to the Examiner
that they will be ready to open for
business April 1. BY the time their
equipment reaches the city the stock
will be on the ground. and the actual
manufacturing and finishing OF mon
uments will be carried on in the citv1
The entrance Of this company In
this field adds an important suI5
try to the city's resources.
mean the employment of
men and the use Of q nj
teams. all of which will hell
Montpelier 8 bigger and beta
ter.
Work Of renovating the
10 be aaacupied is now uI
and while the quarters
smaller than the company
Manager Bot was or the
that they can operate there
modern building can be ered
them, which is one of the n
the company.
- CHURCH NOTICE.
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