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Newspaper
Llano News
Location
Llano, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1925
Page
7
L L Baldwin of the Dealers Granite Corp notes ongoing work on the Six Mile road from quarries to Llano. County and local dealers report substantial progress over six to eight months to support truck traffic hauling stone to town for shipment or finishing sheds. If annual attention continues, trucks will operate more easily on this route.
Fred Templeton of the Universal Granite Company said the quarry operations are good and they have a large amount of stone on hand ready for delivery. G Light noted little farming work without rain, and Julius Seaholm from Austin discussed granite deals with local dealers. Shipments of granite increased in 1924 with forty additional carloads over 1923, led by summer demand and carload totals.
T W Norton of Llano Granite Works said his finishing plant is at capacity while shipping two cars of rough stock. One car to Wichita Falls, the other to Sherman. He'll begin granite work on the new high school soon to meet contractor needs and notes the finishing work on monuments is progressing well as 1925 approaches.
The Western Granite Works plant is expanding its engine room and adding a new office. Carpenters remain busy as the project, noted previously, nears completion. The work will give the company more commodious quarters due to increased business, with completion expected by week’s end.
The Newsman visited Chr Sheth's shop and saw fine Llano granite carvings by Mr Hinman. He specializes in high class work, proving he is an artist in his trade as sawed pieces display the stone's superior quality. The report notes strong prospects for a productive new year.
Cassadag rey Ceranite Company quarrymen resume duties on January 1 amid prior sickness reports. T. Hill, company president, notes no workers were absent despite widespread illness in the town.
Joseph Jacques, expert mechanic in Dallas, installs a granite saw at Teich Monument works poised to begin operation early February. The plant, one of Texas largest, continues expanding with new quarries opened in 1924 and strong expected growth through 1925 for ros alk dealers.
Henry Benton reports from Opaline quarry North of town that conditions are moving along in the most favorable manner. He says prospects for 1925 are exceedingly bright for the granite enterprise and notes Opaline as a new operation started this year in the industry.
The Teich plant shows an exceptional workload as the Sam Trouston Monument project dominates the foreman area. Many finished pieces fill the space while extra large stone blocks are prepared for transport to Bouse fon, with cars needed for delivery.
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