Llano Granite Attracts Fame as Sam Houston Memorial Described
Enrico Cerrachio, renowned sculptor from Houston, visited Llano to inspect the granite quarries for the Sam Houston Memorial. The $76,000 monument, to be built on Main street near Rice Institute, will use Llano granite and depict General Sam Houston on horseback at San Jacinto.
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Enrico Gerrachio
Llano
Cerrachio
Houston
R. B. Roper
Lrvest Knipp
Junction
Llano River
Cerracchio
Texas
State of Texas
Sam Houston
Mr. Cerrachhio
San Jacinto
Opaline Granite Company Expands Texas Shipments
Prof N J Badu reports Opaliné Granite shipping stone daily to Texas and local finishing plants. Quarry progressing. small orders filled so far. They expect car lot orders and plan a long term contract for 700 cars to New York City.
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N. J. Badu
Opaliné Granite Company
Texas
Badu
New York City
Frank Teich In Other Cities On Business This Week
Frank Teich of Teich Monumental Works left for San Antonio Monday to deliver a large mausoleum erected by his company and cut in the plant at Liano. The client is the R. R. Russell Estate. From San Antonio he will proceed to Corsicana to turn over another extra large monument recently set up by Teich Monumental Works.
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Frank Teich
Teich Monumental Works
San Antonio
R. R. Russell
Liano
Granite
Teich
Corsicana
Bas
United States
Houston
Texas
Llano
Cerrachio
Local Granite Man Reports Record Work Load
Linden Foster of Teich Monumental Works told the Newa people yesterday that business is up with more work at the plant and daily new orders. The firm employs over twenty men and seeks skilled granite cutters. D H Laughford of San Angelo Marble and Granite Works visited Llano this week, seeking stone for his firm and praising Llano as a top granite center in the United States.
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Linden Foster
Teich Monumental Works
Newa
Mr. Foster
Scheda
Foster
D. H. Laughford
San Angelo
Llano
Laughford
United
T. W. Norton
Llano Granite Works
United States National Bank
Galveston
Norton
Smith Brothers Expand Granite Works Shed Again
Smith Brothers Granite Works enlarges their Llano facility by about twenty five feet to handle rising orders. John Smith says business has grown since establishing in Llano, with ongoing expansion and uninterrupted granite work as orders continue to flow in.
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Smith Brothers Granite Works
John Smith
Llano
Llano Granite Gains Favor For Texas Projects
The Llano granite supply from Llano and Opaline Granite Co is drawing attention from Houston sculptors and builders. Local dealer T. W. Norton reports strong demand and a need for more workers as Galveston National Bank Building stone work continues. O. F. Barnett notes car lots shipped to Temple and San Antonio, signaling broad market reach.
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Cassaday Grey Granite Company
Temple
San Antonio
O. F. Barnett
Llano
Texas
Union
Granite Cutters Sought in Llano to Meet Rising Demand
Local dealers report a critical need for master granite cutters to handle growing orders. The piece urges physically strong young men to enter the trade, noting high wages and strong demand as the industry expands nationally.
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Llano
Forester Chas of Waco Purchases Granite for Central Texas Monument Co
Chas Forester of Waco bought granite for the Central Texas Monument Company in that city. The Western Granite Works has just received an order for two car loads of finished stone to East Texas. H M Nichols says the plant is at full capacity and shipping finished granite as fast as possible.
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Chas, Forester
Waco
Central Texas Monument Company
Western Granite Works
East Texas
H. M. Nichols
The
Concern
Methodist Ladies Cake and Pie Sale Saturday
The Methodist Ladies plan a cake and pie sale on Saturday June 21 at the old Raymond Byfield stand starting at 11 o’clock.
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Raymond Byfield Stanp
Sheginning
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Cassaday
Cassaday Grey Grante GO
Llano Chamber OF Commerce
Texus
Teigh Monumental Works
EMBER
Llano Chamber OF Commerc
Opaline Granite CO
M. J. Werkenthin
Mgr
Llano, Texas
Austin
Littlefield
Smith Brothers
Pete Ahrens
Blue Diamond Quarry CO
Felix Hopson
Joe Kraus
M. J. Werkeuthin
Opaline Granite Company
F. M. Cassaday
W. D. Parkhill
Luang
C. & P. Grey Granite Co
Llano CE
Mber
Commerce
T. W. Norton, Prop
H. C. Roth
Proprietore
Chamber OF Commerce
Smith Bros. Granite Works
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