THE MINING AND QUARRY INDUSTRY I915 



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Marble showed a drop of nearly 50 per cent which was dis- 

 tributed nearly proportionately between building and monumental 

 stone. The active quarries were in the Gouverneur district and in 

 Dutchess county. 



The production of sandstone continued to decline as it has done 

 for several years past. The depression affected the bluestone in- 

 dustry more especially, which supplies stone for street work. The 

 Medina district fairly held its own. 



The quarrying of trap was influenced by conditions other than 

 those of supply and demand. The quarries along the face of the 

 Hudson Palisades have been in process of condemnation, and it is 

 expected their operations will be definitely terminated before long, 

 while some properties have already been closed. 



The production of the different kinds of stone for the last three 

 years is shown in the accompanying tables. 



a Included under "All other.' 



Production of stone in 19 14 



VARIETY 



BUILD- 

 ING 

 STONE 



MONU- 

 MENTAL 



CURBING 

 AND 

 FLAG- 

 GING 



CRUSHED 

 STONE 



ALL 

 OTHER 



TOTAL 

 VALUE 



Granite $79 903 



Limestone 81 409 



Marble 142 223 



Sandstone 217 508 



Trap 



$259 750 



2 156 503 



8 000 



36 143 



770 600 



Total $521 043 



$8] 



749^ $494 099 I3 230 996 



Ii6 637 



074 274 



9 222 



313 117 



$367 242 

 3 316 063 



230 242 

 I 056 990 



770 600 



$1 413 25o$5 741 137 



