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Newspaper
Llano News
Location
Llano, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1924
Page
5
Mulligan argues quarry value hinges on vision and customer need. He outlines initial search costs, testing, and waste, noting top surface indicators may mask richer underlying stone. The piece stresses investment, research, and persistence to transform stone into valued product.
J. L. Arnett's Cyanine Granite Co plans large scale exports with 1640 foot columns for Opaline Company and weekly carload shipments to New York. The crane road and quarries north of Llano accelerate production as Texas stone earns a national market.
The Lijano Granite Works finishes carving for the United States National Bank entrance in Galveston and earns architect praise for quality. Locally, granite plants report full workloads with ongoing expansions and new quarries opening, boosting overall industry activity.
P C Blank of San Antonio, Texas, visited Llano this week to explore local granite business opportunities. He has become a regular visitor and says Llano grows on him each trip.
A discussion of a potential new quarry stone called opal granite or Lilanite emerges with claims of unique composition and market value. Observers note substantial costs to establish operations and the risk of high waste in initial quarrying, while firms like Llano Granite and the West Granite Company pursue early orders and demonstrations in Dallas and St Louis.
T. W. Norton has men at work on the J. D. Slator ranch quarry to furnish stone. Exceedingly fine stone has been taken from this place and Norton is erecting extensive quarry machinery to meet expected demand.
The T A Hill State Bank Wes mer will dedicate a $30 000 building with a corner stone cut from Cassaday Grey Granite quarry. WD Parkhill reports the C and P quarry running smoothly with new machinery and equipment performing well, the new quarry opening under favorable conditions.
Over the past week large quantities of stone were hauled from quarries and many cars moved out to Illinois LaGrange Waco San Antonio and other destinations nationwide as demand grows.
Fayett Guinn of Houston toured the local granite mines this week and, before leaving, placed a carload stone order with the Dealers' Granite Corporation.
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