Successful A M D A Convention Closes with Texas Granite Focus
The Llano News reports the latest from the A M D A convention where Fred Hudson urged state dealers to buy Texas granite to keep money in Texas. Delegates toured local quarries, enjoyed a picnic at Badl Park, and attended a well‑attended dance after a day of talks on competition and business ethics.
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Llano News
Fred Hudson
Sherman
Texas
Liano
Algo
Badu Park
Lewis Foster
Smith
San Antonio
A. Buxton
Denton
Arthur Osgood
Amarillo
Memorial Craftsmen of America
Association
Fred W. Hudson
Llano
Otto Zirkel
J. W. Gooch
Waco
Western Granite Works
Memorial Craftsmen of Texas Convene and Plan
The Texas Memorial Craftsmen hear proposals to join the National Monument Dealers Association and affiliate with the Memorial Craftsmen of America. Officers are re-elected, with T. O. Collier as president, and Llano wins the bid to host next year’s meeting, after related invitations and life memberships are announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liano
Texas
Retail Monument Dealers Association of Texas
J. W. Gooch
Waco
Otto Zirkel
San Antonio
Ougnod
National Monument Dealers Association
Texas Association
National Association
Collier
National
Memorial Craftsment of America
F. A. Buxton
T. Y. Hill
Arthur Osgood
Knott
Sloean
T. O. Collier
Plainview
C. H Zickel
M. C. Knott
Fort Worth
A. G .Doran
Dallas
G. M. McDaniel
Marshall
Fred W. Hudson
Sherman
Houston
J. B. Bell
Secre
New Company Organized for Large Scale Granite Mining
A Texas Pink Granite Quarry Company is formed at Granite Mountain with Thomas Darragh as president and George Thusmneh as secretary. The venture plans a $25,000 rotary granite saw and the Roosevelt memorial project in New York, quarrying at Granite Mountain and shipping polished stone to Llano and New York. Other major contracts include a $15,100,000 Tilson building in New York.
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Texas Pink Granite Quarry Company
Granite Mountain
Thomas Darragh
George Thusmneh
George Clark
New York City
B. B. Davy
Chark
Davy
Darragh Brothers
America
Texas
New York
Tilson
Daxgille
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Littlefield Bldg
Austin, Texas
United States
Llano County
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Opaline Granite Company
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Geo. E. McDaniel, L. A. Cameron G. C, Richardson
Universal Granite Co
Dealers Granite Corporation
Rothe
F.M. Cassaday
Press
Linden Hoster
W. D. Montgomery
Sec
Treas
Granite
Llano Superior
C.& P. Grey Granite Co
Mdmbdr
Llano Chamber OF Commer
Granite MT
Llano Granite ‘Works
T. W. Norton
Prop
Amber OF Commerce
H. C, Roth
Nichols
Lland Chamber OF Commerce
Smith Bros. Granite Works
Llano, Texas
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