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Show STONE BREAKS RECORD Washington. Aug 28. The value of the stone produced in the United States In 1912 reached the large total of $7.21 r.72 In Increase of 91.176 006 over 1911, thus breaking all previous prev-ious records Although the percentage percent-age of Increase for 1912 over 1911 was not large, according to E F. Fiurchard. of the Lnlted States Geological Geo-logical Survey, and although some of the varieties of stone showed a de crease the total Increase was considerably con-siderably larger than the increase of 1911 over 1910, when the total value was $76,620,664, the increase then being be-ing but $587 9S3 Pennsylvania has always held first rank among the stone-producing States except in 1909, when Vermont reporter) ihe largest production. tn 1912 the Ke Mtone State produced 11 68 per cent of the total of the entire United States, with Vermont second producing 8 41 per cent. Other Oth-er large stone-producing States, named In order of "Utput. are New York, Ohio, Indiana, California, Illinois, Il-linois, Massachusetts. Missouri, and Wisconsin the production of each of which was valued at more than $2-000,000. |