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Sandstone is the one variety which has experienced an almost 

 uninterrupted decline during the last decade. More than any other 

 kind it has felt the competition of cement, since the principal 

 branches in New York State are those supplying stone for street 

 work — curbstone, flagstone and paving blocks. 



A gain in the production of trap restored the loss registered in 

 the preceding year. The industry is carried on chiefly in Rockland 

 county, and the principal quarries are in process of condemnation 

 as part of the plan for the conservation of the Palisades. 



Production of stone in 1914 



VARIETY 



BUILD- 

 ING 

 STONE 



MONU- 

 MENTAL 



CURBING 

 AND 

 FLAG- 

 GING 



CRUSHED 

 STONE 



ALL 

 OTHER 



TOTAL 

 VALUE 



Granite 



Limestone. . . . . 



Marble 



Sandstone 



Trap 



$79 903 



81 409 

 142 223 

 217 508 



$10 952 

 70 797 



"$3'877 



490 222 



$259 750 

 2 156 503 



8 000 



36 143 

 • 770 600 



$16 637 

 I 074 274 



9 222 



313 117 

 



$367 242 



3 316 063 

 230 242 



I 056 990 

 770 600 











Total 



$521 043 



$81 749 



$494 099 



$3 230 996 



$1 413 250 



$5 741 137 



Production of stone in 1915 



VARIETY 



BUILD- 

 ING 



STONE 



MONU- 

 MENTAL 



CURBING 

 AND 

 FLAG- 

 GING 



CRUSHED 

 STONE 



ALL 

 OTHER 



TOTAL 

 VALUE 



Granite 



Limestone 



Marble 



$261 091 

 63 121 

 61 601 



198 743 



$19 926 



37 074 



$1 165 

 I 627 



$61 965 

 2 072 852 



$78 450 



I 040 100 



21 772 



296 314 



53 300 



$422 597 



3 177 700 



120 447 



890 411 



sso 960 



Sandstone 



Trap . ... 



317 986 



11 368 



497 660 











Total 



$584 556 



$57 000 



$320 778 



$2 709 845 



$1 489 936 



$5 162 115 



