THE MINING AND QUARRY INDUSTRY 1914 



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$503,607 in 19 1 3. At the same time the output of building stone 

 amounted to $191,239 against $227,645 in 1913. 



Sandstone other than bluestone represented a value of $510,676 

 as compared with $567,762 in 19 13, the decline being much smaller 

 than in the bluestone trade. The largest item in the value was 

 paving blocks which amounted to $279,687, against $239,389 in 

 19 1 3. These were quarried almost entirely in Orleans county which 

 also produced a large amount of curbstone; the entire quarry out- 

 put of this county had a value of $439,635 against $467,636 in the 

 preceding year. 



An unusual number of quarries reported as inactive during the 

 past year, especially in the bluestone district. In part this was due 

 to the poor market for stone, the demand being very quiet through- 

 out the year and the prices on a low basis. Another contributing 

 factor was the putting into effect of the new workmen's compen- 

 sation law which appeared so formidable to some mine and quarry 

 operators that they preferred to go out of business than submit 

 to its requirements. 



Production of sandstone in 1913 



DISTRICT 



BUILD- 

 ING 



STONE 



CURBING 

 AND 

 FLAG- 

 GING 



PAVING 

 BLOCKS 



CRUSHED 

 STONE 



RUBBLE, 

 RIPRAP 



ALL 

 OTHER 



Bluestone 



Hudson river 



Delaware river 



Chenango county 



Wyoming county 



Other districts 



$5 977 

 51 611 

 66 645 

 97 776 

 5 636 



$238 724 

 251 080 



7 523 

 1 200 



5 080 





$2 250 

 250 



$3 400 

 3 029 



$H O94 

 "8l7 





180 



1 138 

 100 













Total bluestone . . . 



$227 645 



$503 607 





$2 680 



$7 667 



$11 911 



Sandstone 



Orleans county 



Other districts . . . 



$21 636 

 36 364 



$170 725 

 8 652 



$230 397 



8 992 



$2 I24 

 41 463 



$23 79i 

 4 655 



$19 963 







Total sandstone . . 



$58 000 



$179 377 



$239 389 



$43 587 



$28 446 



$19 963 



Combined total. . . 



$285 645 



$682 984 



$239 389 



$46 267 



$36 113 



$31 874 



