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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 

 9<^5j750 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- 



Production of stone in 1904 



VARIETY 



BUILDING 

 STONB 



MONU- 

 MENTAL 



CURBING 



AND 

 FLAGGING 



CRUSHED 

 STONE 



ALL 

 OTHER 



TOTAL 

 VALUE 



Granite 



$89 300 

 248 647 

 278 994 

 637 607 



a 



$11 262 



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 



Limestone 



2 104 095 

 478 771 



I 896 697 

 468 496 



Marble 



154 673 



Sandstone 



Trap 











Total '. . . 



$1 254 548 



$i6s 935 



$908 280 



$1 557 974 



$1 237 504 



$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 

 6oi 669 



$34 362 



964 059 



25 190 



446 156 

 21 550 



$253 955 



2 411 456 



774 557 



2 043 960 



623 219 





Marble 



177 557 



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 



lUILDING 

 STONE 



MONU- 

 MENTAI^ 



CURBING^ 



AND 

 FLAGGING 



CRUSHED 

 STONE 



ALL 

 OTHER 



TOTAL 

 VALUE 



Granite . . . 

 Limestone. 

 Marble. . . . 

 Sandstone. 

 Trap 



$231 190 



229 479 



337 365 



610 549 



a 



$4 119 



99 100 

 a 



$8 067 

 a 

 991 611 



$13 980 



I 590 205 



b >H» 



SI 20s 



780 103 



$5 900 



I 136 078 



24 450 



323 464 



67 300 



$255 189 

 2 963 829 



460 915 

 1 976 829 



847 403 



Total $1 408 583 $103 219 $999 678 $2 435 493 $1 557 192 $6 504 165 



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



