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Show DEAD NEWS O. M. Wcntworth, of Boston, for 27 years a leader In the tombstone business, writes In tho April "Monumental "Monu-mental News" the following, which should be of particular Inter, est to those ontemplatlng purl chasing stones He says: "Along about this time (1808) granite gran-ite monuments came on the market to take the place of marble In a measure. meas-ure. I at once took In the situation j and added granite work to the marble. 1 made arrangements with a firm In Aberdeen, Scotland, to manufacture monuments and tabids and ship them to me. THE SCOTCH GRANITE, IN MY ESTIMATION, IS THE MOST DURABLE OF ANY GRAN-ITE GRAN-ITE USED FOR MONUMENTS AND TABLRTS;it is susceptible of a very high polish I have sold many monuments of the Westerly and Barre granite, believing they are the best and most durable of the American granites 1 have also used some Qulncy granite. These different granites, gran-ites, with the marble work, were the chief materials uted " The Cache Valley Marble Co., South Main street, Logan, has a fine stock of the Scotch granite, the only stock of the kind in the West. Other granite gran-ite and marblo Is on hand also. The public should also know the fact that strike conditions In the East arc such that monuments can not now bo delivered de-livered in time for Decoration day. If you want to have your monument up in time you must get it of a local man who has the stock on hand. |