The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-01-05
FINE OFFICE BUILDING
And Other Conveniences Added to Jones
Bros Plant.

Bros Plant.
/ Travellers on the e-Montpeliei
road cannot fail to notice the gold let
ter sign over the new two-story Office
of the Jones Bros. Co., which reads
The placing of that sign practically
| completed the office building which for
many months has been in the making
/ The time spent by carpenters in the
construction was we'll spent, for the
equal of that office for any granite
manufacturing firm does not exist in
this city.
| 1t IL very neat wooden structure,
| square in form and adorned with a
very attractive set of fine hammered
| cut steps. 1t completely shuts from
view in the road the old red office that
| so many years served the necessities of
/ the office force. To those who worked
at the Jones Bros. plant two or three
years ago, its location may be difficult
| to understand by this description. just
picture the large heap of granite chips
and city stone crusher removed from
the space in front of the old office and
the complete surroundings as level as a
baseball diamond; then you will have
the exact condition of the present sur
roundings.
Inside this building are many rooms,
each equipped with the most modern
and convenient office fixtures, and used
for specific part of the office work.
Near the front entrance is general
office and opposite the private Office Of
II. j. Nj. Jones, the stenographer's Of.
flee, the shipping clerks room, fore
mems room, and, lastly, the large
drafting room. The upper floor of the
building is also utilized for office work.
The Improvements at this plant have
not been confined entirely to the of
fee, however. All over fhe great plant
improvements have been made Prob
ably the latest is the completion of the
l50-horse- power electric generator con-
neeted direct with the water wheels.
Then, too, an additional hot-air heating
apparatus has been installed to in
sure warmth and comfort for the work
men. Through large galvanized pipes
this air IL forced into the various sec
tons and working apartments, making
TO plant number /, formerly termed
'~the big she'd an addition Of SO feet
has been made 20 the eastern end, thus
enlarging the building to such an ex.
tent that another travelling crane is
needed TO meet the demands of the
workmen.
AT the northeastern part Of plant
number an addition, sufficient for
two large saws, was made during the
summer. These have been installed, to-
gether with four OF the largest pol
ishing wheels in the city, which have
a bed capacity Of l45 feet each All
of these are driven by 25-horsepower
electric motors. Thus It is that the |
number plant is occupied entirely by |
polishing wheels, saws and other ma
where as much of this space
was once used by stoneeutters.
These changes have improved the |
conditions for the men besides
the efficiency of the manu-
facture Of granite. For further better
ment Of conditions for the workmen,
the old red office is being converted into
4 comfortable waiting room.
The Jones Bros. plant of Barre may
Justly be termed to-day the largest and
best equipped granite manufacturing
plant in this city, the granite center
If the world.