The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-04-16

stock will be furnished to manufacturers
and dealers in monuments and mauso-
leums, and to cut-stone contractors in |
the building trade. Surface stone may
be supplied for such engineering pro-
iiects as sea-walls, dams, abutments, |
piers, bridges and similar heavy struc- |
fural work. Crushed rock and granite |
dust viii be produced from quarry waste
and certain grades of stone will be mar
ketcd for paving blocks and curbing.
Typical samples of Dummerston gran
lite were submitted to numerous lead
ing architects by c II. Presbrey in the
for the stone in buildings and other archi-
tccturaI structures. Both Mr.. presbrcy
and his associate. w. w. Leland, enjoy
an extensive personal acquaintance
among prominent architects in conSe-
Quence of constant association with the
profession as contractors and it was
therefore possible to elicit a frank and
honest expression of opinion upon the
granite. The interest manifested by these
architects i'm the qualities OF the material
| insureS a demand for Dummerston in fu-
| ture building specifications. With the
attractive price for rough stock to cut
stone contractors, market for the gran
| tie is assured
In n compression test made ut the
| United States arsenal, WATERFOWL.
Ald~S.s III lBtsRs Il A8ttA ~fIRIAA Nhbf u ltuAA
merston granite showed the first crack
at 30s. 900 pounds and an ultimate COM
preS>ive strength of 21.S1O pounds per
square inch, showing it TO be harder
| than ordinary granite.
4 United States Geological bulletin
| describes Black mountain as Il round
| ish granite mass of dome structure, a
square mile in area and 1.269 feet above
| sea level" y simple arithmetical esti-
mate of the stone above grade assigns
over 13,00O.000,000 cubic feet in the de
/ post. to say nothing of the indefinite
| quantity below grade The company ;
| property extends the entire length of
| Black mountains frontage on the railway
and in area constitutes over one-third of
| the mountain. Previous operations on
| the property have performed most of the
| burdensome and costly preliminarics in
cidental to the opening of quarries.
Unique Natural Facilities.
Quarry operations are generally con-
| Quoted below grade, the pits or wells fire.
| quently descending to- a depth of 200 feet
or more. All operations at Dummerston
| will be above grade and ON the noun
| tain~idc. thus inSuring Il substantial say
! ing in production over the costly lifting
| of huge blocks from wells or pits In
| winter the we'll quarries are worked I'M
| der extreme difficulties consequent to the
| slow melting of snow and ice III the deep
| pits. while the thaw brings an accumula-
| ton of water which neceSsitates constant
pumping handicap which the rains of
| summer sustain. Dummerston opera
| tions viii be conducted without any of
| these seasonal handicaps.
| The West River branch of the Central
| Vermont railroad trayerSeS the COM
panys property between the banks of the
| West river and the quarry openings.
Contrasted with the miles of private sid
| ingS necessary to reach other successful
| quarries, the economical import of this
unique feature cannot be over-eStimated.
| At Il conference between officials of the
| Central Vermont and officers of the
| Presbrey-Leland Quarries. the railroad
| officials established a very satisfactory
rate between Dummerston and the Barre
district. and moreover expressed great
| interest i'm the Dummerston project. In
estimating the Importance of this low
| rate ii should be remembered that Yer
mont produces the preponderance of man
ufactured monumental granite in the
United States.
| An electric power line from the Twin
State Gas X Electric Cos plant at West
| Dummerston trayerSes the Dummerston
quarries paralleling the railway tracks.
| This unique availability OF inexpensive
lhydro-electric current is an asset of ex-
Itraordinary value second in Importance
only to the similar presence of railway
facilities on the very property. More
over, the West river defines the western
| bOhltd"ai VI AIiC tbLAlE'aiiS - pluitAAA anu
the possibility of constructing a dam,
utilizing quarry waste. and building an
| hydro-electric power plant to supply all
Il the current necessary, is not remote. i
Minimum Profit Estimate.
| Adopting. for example, an ultra con-
seryatiye estimate of - cents profit on
| each cubic foot of granite produced, it
1 will be only necessary to ship approx
| mately 100 cars year to earn eight per
| cent on the entire capitalization of the
company. The output at present of the
| Presbrey-Leland company alone is over
/ 300 cars of finished granite annually and
/ that of the Drew Daniels company over
| 200 cars. -sa.. 4
| The several companies and individuals
4 directing the company have considered
Il the project from every standpoint. They
Il have anticipated so far as possible every
problem and contingency. They have
Il approached the enterprise with delibera-
Il ton and mature experience. Without
| discounting the potential opportunities
for quick and substantial returns, they
| ire nevertheless determined to adopt q
policy of gradual and sustained expan-
| sion and development. founded upon de-
| iberate progress. Mindful of the fact
| that the Presbrey Leland company of
| New York. it may be of interest to mem
Il ton the dividend record of the latter
| company. Incorporated in 1906 the
/ Presbrey-Leland company has since that
1 late paid an annual dividend of seven
/ per cent and stock dividends aggregating
i 500 per cent. The business acumen
/ which has made possible this record NAV
| reasonably be expected to achieve graf
| tying results for the new COMPANY mar