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crushed stone in road Improvement and for making concrete has 

 been the chief factor in the development of this branch of the in- 

 dustry which has about doubled in importance within the last two 

 years. The quantity of crushed stone made last year was approxi- 

 mately 3,132,460 cubic yards, as compared with 2,762,774 cubic 

 yards in 1905. The quantity reported as used for road metal was 

 905,750 cubic yards, against 1,080,034 cubic yards for the previous 

 year. This total does not represent the full amount thus used, as 

 many of the producers are unable to classify their product. The 

 value of the building stone, rough and dressed, amounted to $1,408,- 

 583 in 1906, against $1,488,009 in 1905. Curb and flagstone aggre- 



I 



Production of stone in 1904 



VARIETY 



BUILDING 

 STONE 



MONU- 

 MENTAL 



CURBING 



AND 

 FLAGGING 



CRUSHED 

 STONE 



ALL 



OTHER 



TOTAL 

 VALUE 



Granite 



$89 300 

 248 647 

 278 994 

 637 607 



a 



$11 262 

 154 673 



a 



$6 253 

 a 

 902 027 



$83 295 

 994 475 



a 



27 583 



452 621 



$38 025 

 809 030 



45 104 



329 480 



15 875 



$221 882 

 2 104 09s 



478 771 

 I 896 697 



468 496 



Limestone 



Marble. . . 



Sandstone 



Trap 











Total 



$1 254 548 



$i6s 935 



$908 280 



Si 557 974 



$1 237 S04 



$5 169 941 



a Included under "All other. 



Production of stone in 1905 



VARIETY 



BUILDING 

 STONE 



MONU- 

 MENTAL 



CURBING 



AND 

 FLAGGING 



CRUSHED 

 STONE 



ALL 

 OTHER 



TOTAL 

 VALUE 



Granite 



$139 414 

 246 300 

 571 810 

 530 485 



a 



$10 431 



a 



$7 297 

 a 

 I 029 913 



$69 748 

 I 193 800 



a 



3 7 406 

 601 669 



$34 362 

 964 059 



446 156 

 21 SSO 



$253 955 

 2 411 456 



774 557 

 2 043 960 



623 219 



Limestone 



Marble 



Sandstone 



Trap 











Total 



$1 488 009 



$187 988 



$1 037 210 



$1 902 623 



$1 491 317 



$6 107 147 



a Included under "All other." 



Production of stone in 1906 



BUILDING 

 STONE 



MONU- 

 MENTAL 



CURBING 



AND 

 FLAGGING 



CRUSHED 

 STONE 



ALL 

 OTHER 



TOTAL 

 VALUE 



Granite. . . 

 Limestone. 

 Marble. . . . 

 Sandstone. 

 Trap 



Total 



$231 190 



229 479 



337 365 



610 549 



a 



$4 119 



99 100 

 a 



a 



$8 067 

 a 

 991 611 



$1 408 583 



$103 219 



$999 678 



$13 980 

 590 20s 



SI 20s 

 780 103 



$5 900 



I 136 078 



24 450 



323 464 



67 300 



$255 189 

 2 963 829 



460 915 

 I 976 829 



847 403 



$2 43 5 493 



$1 557 192 



$6 504 i6s 



a Included under "All other." b Included under Limestone. 



