Show I UTAH CREDITED WITH GREAT MARBLE OUTPUT The marble output of the States In including building and monumental tal stone marble for Interior work and rough stone used for other purposes was valued at as against 5 SS in IMS 1906 a gain aln for or the later year of o The various uses of this output In the last two years ears are shown In the following foll ta table table table ble 1006 1906 1907 Sold by bv producers In rough state Dressed for or building 1925 1 9 i Ornamental purposes Dressed for or monumental tal work Interior decoration In buildings 1 4 5 2 Other uses Totals The Tue commercial output of marble hi the tho States comes from Vermont Yermont New NewYork NewYork NewYork York Georgia Tennessee Massachusetts Massachusetts sett California Pennsylvania Mary land kind Alabama Al bama Alaska Oklahoma Ken Kentucky tucky New Mexico Utah Washington and Idaho named in order of value of or output ou I Vermont Heads the List Vermont Yermont in 1907 produced per cent cento of o the marble output of or the country countr The production in this state was valued at 41 representing about cu cubic cubic Cubie bic bie feet In 1906 the value of ot the pro production production production was as or 60 per cent of o othe the total and an represented an output of oC cubic feet teet Vermont Y marble is used largely la I not only for outside build building buildIng buildIng ing and monumental work but also for tor Interior decorations decoration for electric work mosaic work etc and Is IK sold by the producers principally principal as dressed stone Georgia which ranked second in 1906 ranked third in 1907 with an output val valued valued valued at i as against G In 1900 a decrease in value In the later year ear of or S In n 1906 the product was waa about cubic feet and in 1907 about cubic levI feet fe t Most of o the marble from this state Is sold rough by b the quarrymen to the manufacturers The demand for build buildIng building Ing marble was reported as very ery light after aCter the first of September and the out output output output put remained practically the same as In 1906 1106 New Se York became second in rank in 1907 with an output valued at as compared with 5 in 1906 an Increase of ot in the later year Utah Output Increased Of the oth r states Alabama Alaska laska California New Mex Mexico ico Tennessee and Utah increased the value of o their output Maryland Massa Massachusetts Nevada Neada Pennsylvania and Wyoming showed a decrease Alabama marble which has recently en entered entend tend the market has found favor faor both as a building and monumental stone The Kentucky output was onyx marble from Cave Cae City Barren county The Idaho out output output output put was very verr small and was used only locally for building and for burning into lime Development work and installation of machinery was reported on marble and property pro pert in Gunnison county count Colo Cob Colorado Colorado rado but no commercial output has re resulted resulted suited Development work ork was also done on deposits of marble in Nevada and production will probably be reported lit IlL 1908 A statistical report on the stone In Industry in the United States In 1907 DOT pre prepared prepared prepared pared by b A T i Coons of the United States geological survey is being published by bythe b bythe the survey as an advance chapter from Mineral Resources of or the United States Calendar Year 1907 Copies of o this re report report report port which will wm soon be ready for tor dis dia distribution distrIbution may be obtained by applying to the director of the survey sune at Wash Washington Washington ash ashIngton ington D C |