WAUPACA REPUBLICAN

December 14, 1916

 

TO OPERATE QUARRY

 

Crushing Plant in This City May be Ready for Business in Spring

 

            In the December 1^st issue of the Rock Products, a paper devoted to industries that may be grouped under this head we find the following regarding the company that has operated the granite quarry near this city for several years before it was destroyed by fire two years ago.

Granite Co. Makes Improvements.

            “The Wisconsin Granite Co., 1503 Lumber Exchange, Chicago, Ill., has recently increased its capital stock from $200,000 to $500,000.  The firm just completed the reconstruction of its plant at Utley, Wis., which now has a capacity of 350 yards of crushed granite per day, most of which is of the fine sizes.  The rebuilding of the crushing plant at Waupaca, Wis., was destroyed by fire a year ago, has begun and will be ready for spring business.  It will have a capacity of 250 cubic yards of crushed granite per day.  Two additional electric derricks and a 1,000 cubic-foot air compressor has been added to the equipment of the plant located at Red Granite, Wis.  The increased capacity represented by this list of improvements has been made necessary by the growing demand for crushed granite products which are largely used in all parts of the country for finishing the higher grades of concrete work.”