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Newspaper
Llano News
Location
Llano, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1925
Page
7
The News Representative reports rising granite quarrying costs driven by higher prices for engineering fuel and materials and rising skilled labor costs. Observers note production costs, not just stone price, keep granite prices high as quarries require extensive unproductive labor alongside extraction efforts.
The article notes Armistice Day observed by workers at granite quarries and finishing plants with a return to activity at eight the next morning. It highlights strong shipments of Llano Granite and four cars of rough stone, predicting 1925 may see the largest yearly industry increase, with 1926 expected to surpass all. A Berlin monument to fallen jockeys is mentioned, alongside praise for Llano Granite.
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A G Detherage of Wichita Falls, a leading granite dealer, was in Llano at week’s end conferring with a local dealer and placing orders for granite shipments. He noted Llano granite produces fine memorials and expects to return for a hunting trip when time allows.
Prominent San Antonio granite dealers Lewis and James Rodriguez called at the office with L. H. Baldwin. They reported their plant operates nightly to finish memorial work for All Saints season, and plan a business trip to inspect local quarries after a period of heavy memorial demand.
Ongoing heavy rainfall disrupts quarry work across Texas with road damage and stone slides. Refused stone piles rim edges as ground saturates, forcing layoffs and reduced productive output. Trends show granite demand rising with building boom and monument campaigns boosting the trade.
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