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The Wyoming county stone, however, is used mainly for build- 

 ing jjurposcs, very little flagging or curbing being shipped. The 

 industry centers around Warsaw and Portageville where several 

 companies operate extensive quarries and load the stone onto cars 

 directly from the quarries. 



The quarries outside of these four areas are operated usually to 

 sujjply local demand or for use in nearby cities and the individual 

 output is generally small. 



A list of firms and individuals shipping stone during 1908 is 

 appended. Most of these operate quarries and also buy of small 

 quarrymen in their vicinity. 



In gathering statistics of bluestone it is impracticable to attempt 

 a canvass of all tlie individual producers, many of whom operate 

 only in a small way and more or less spasmodically. The tabula- 

 tions herewith are based on figures obtained from dealers and such 

 large producers as ship their product direct to market. A slight 

 duplication doubtless exists in the tables owing to the fact that the 

 shippers buy or exchange stone with eSch other for purposes of 

 convenience, and such exchanges or purchases are almost impossible 

 to eliminate from their reports, yet it is believed that the figures as 

 given are substantially correct. 



As is brought out in the tables, the year 1908 was a dull year for 

 most of the districts, but the falling off in production was no more 

 than might be expected in a year when building and constructional 

 work was so greatly depressed. The consensus of opinion of the 

 bluestone dealers seems to be that the coming year 1909 will show 

 an active demand for their stone and that the industry will resume 

 its wonted activity. 



The Hudson river district was an exception to the general rule 

 and its production exceeded that of 1907 by $74,762. The total 

 production by districts for the years 1907 and 1908 was as follows, 

 the 1907 production l)eing inclosed in brackets: Hudson river 

 $368,657 [$293,895]; Delaware river $447784 [$703,428]; 

 Wyoming county $174,214 [$196,769] ; Chenango county $93,667 

 [$106,703]; other districts .$27,064 [$15,132]. Comparison be- 

 tween the production of the Delaware river district in 1907 and 

 1908 is hardly just since it is probable that in 1907 considerable 

 stone quarried in Pennsylvania, but sold by New York dealers, 

 was included in the figures. There would, no doubt, however, still 

 be shown a decrease in production for 1908. 



