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NKW YORK STATR museum 



The production of granite last year bhowed a remarkable and 

 gratifying advance over that of 1907 or in lad over that of any 

 recent year, the total value for 1908 being 51^307,564 as against 

 $195,900 in 1907 and $255,189 in I90<^), an increase over the year 

 1907 of 87 per cent. Tliis incn-ase is specially noteworthy when 

 we realize that other building stone and brick showed a decided 

 falling ofT in 1908. J he gain seems to be a general one in the 

 granite industry, being confined to no special district nor to any 

 special use of the granite. All counties re])ort an increased pro- 

 duction and all uses are represented in the increase except the 

 building stone which shows a decrease of 18 per cent as compared 

 with the preceding year. Among the important advances were the 

 large production of crushed stone at Little Falls and the substantial 

 increase in the paving block business in Jefferson county, carried 

 on by the Picton Island Red Granite Co. and J. Leopold & Co. 

 During the year the former company opened up a new quarry of 

 pink granite near the water's edge and with the good quality of the 

 stone and good transportation facilities they anticipate a large 

 output. 



The stone of the Hudson River Highland area, although it 

 showed a substantial increase in production, situated as it is so 

 near the large New York market, should have a larger demand as 

 it occurs in inexhaustible amounts. The more gneissic, less massive 

 varieties make good foundation stone while some of the true 

 massive granites take a g'ood jK)lish and are well suited for 

 monumental work. 



Production of granite 



Building stone 

 Monumental . . 

 Crushed stone. 

 Rubble, riprap 

 Other kindsa. . 



Total 



a Includes in 1908 curbing, paving blocks, and minor uses. 



