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Newspaper
Llano News
Location
Llano, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1924
Page
3
A reader notes granite price differences between Vermont suppliers and eastern dealers. The writer argues real granite should command fair, steady prices and criticizes inflated quotations claiming some stone mislabeled granite.
Mynitbe, president of the Stone Cutters International Union, praised Llano’s granite during a past meeting at an art facility. He spoke of Llano’s stone as the best grade in America and urged countywide backing from the Chamber of Commerce and business interests to help grow Llano into a major manufacturing center.
The Teich Monument Works will install a modern granite saw at its Llano plant, the first in the area. The new machine is costly and advanced, enabling faster production and allowing Llano to compete with northern and eastern firms. Large plants in the west cut hundreds of feet of stock daily, signaling a major industry shift locally.
The Smith Pros Granite Works receives new polishing machinery and motor equipment to be installed this week. The unit will operate soon under the old shed until a new shed is ready. The upgrade speeds production and improves service to customers in Texas.
Fragmentary text references a court, stonework, and monument dealers in Logie Wlaniley with mentions of visitors and a stone work scene. Details are garbled, limiting precise reconstruction of events, names, and outcomes.
A local plant agreed to buy five cars of rough granite from a supplier. The deal confirms ongoing shipments and pricing details as discussed in the agreement.
Jim Finlay and Geo. fr, who left Llano about a month ago for Crady to establish a granite yard, were in Llano last week reporting strong business from the new location. They run the town’s only yard, expect to ship the first granite job ever sent from Llano, and note growing local demand for Llano stone. Finlay has thirty years of Llano stone experience and secured more stock bound for shipment. Frederic Kalising’s company visited Llano this week showing interest in their stone orders.
An ad claims gas on the stomach can cause appendicitis and that Adlerika mixes glycerine buckthorn and other ingredients to relieve gas and cleanse both upper and lower bowels within ten minutes. It promotes use for obstinate constipation and as a preventive board against appendicitis.
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