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Stone,* by William C. Day - pp. 333-360
(* Footnote 1, pp. 333: Owing to the severe illness of Dr. William C. Day, the stone report this year is limited to the principal tables of production, and lacks the general reviews of the stone trade by Dr. Day would otherwise have been given.-Ed.)
Introduction 333
Value of Stone Produced in 1898 and 1899 334
Value of Various Kinds of Stone Produced in 1899, by States 335
Granite pp. 336-340
Value of the Granite Product in 1898, by States 336
Value of the Granite Produced in 1899, by States and Uses 337
Value of Granite Paving Blocks Made in 1897, 1898, and 1899, by States 338
Value of the Granite Produced by Each State, 1890-1899 339 and 340
Value of Trap Rock Produced in the United States in 1899, by States, and Uses 340
Marble pp. 341-343
Value of Marble Product, in 1899, by States 341
Distribution and Value of Output in 1896, 1897, 1898, and 1899 Among Various Uses - 341
Value of the Marble Product, by Uses and States, in 1896, 1897, 1898, and 1899 - 342
Value of Marble, by States, from 189- to 1899 - 343
Slate pp. 344-352
Condition of Trade 344
Production 344
Value of Slate Products in 1899, by States 344
Average Annual Price Per Square of Roofing Slate for the Entire Country - 344
Value of Slate, by States, from 1890 to 1899 345-349
Exports 350
Exports of Slate from United States, Showing Ports and Customs Districts from Which and to Which sent, from 1893 to 1899 350-351
The Slate Industry in Individual States 351-352
The following states are described in this section: California 351; Georgia, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Tennessee, and Utah 351; Maine 351; Maryland 352; New York 352; Pennsylvania 352; Vermont 352; and Virginia 352.
Sandstone pp. 352-356
Value of Sandstone, by States, from 1898-1899 353
Value of Sandstone Product in the United States in 1899, by States and Uses 354
Value of Bluestone Produced in the United States in 1899, by States 354
Value of Sandstone from 1890 to 1899, by States 355-356
Limestone pp. 357-360
Production of Limestone in the United States in 1899, States, and Uses 357
Value of Limestone, by States, from 1890-1899 358-360
Portland Cement pp. 393-406
Portland Cement, By Spencer B. Newberry
Production 393
Production of Portland Cement in the United States in 1898 and 1899 - 393
Product of Portland-cement in the United States since 1890 394-395
Imports 396
Imports of Cement into the United States in 1897, 1898, and 1899, by Countries 396
Relation of Domestic Production of Portland Cement with the Imports 397
Fig. 1. Graphic representation of the production, importation, and total consumption of Portland Cement in the United States from 1890 to 1899 398
Production of Portland Cement, with Increase Each Year, Since 1890 - 399
The Portland-Cement Industry in The Various States 400
The following states are described in this section: Illinois 400; Kansas 401; Michigan 401; North Dakota 401; and Ohio 402.
Acknowledgments - 402
Slag Cement 403
Materials 403
Composition of Portland-cement Materials in Lehigh Valley Region 404
Portland Cement Made with Limestone and Marl in 1898 and 1899 405
Processes 405
Amount of Portland Cement in Kilns of Various Kinds - 405
American Rock Cement, by Uriah Cummings 407-411
Production 407
Product of Natural-rock cement in 1898 and 1899 407-408
Prices of American Natural-rock Cement from 1890 to 1899 408
Total Consumption of Cement in the United states to January 1, 1900 409
Consumption of Natural Rock Cement from Chattanooga, Tennessee - 410
Excerpts from Abrasive Materials, by Edward W. Parker
(Not all of the sections in the Abrasive Materials section will be presented in this document.)
Summary 463
Production of Abrasive Materials in 1898 and 1899 463
Buhrstones or Millstones 464-465
Production 464
Value of Buhrstones Produced in the United States from 1880 to 1899 464
Imports 465
Grindstones 468
Occurrence 468
Production 468
Value of Grindstones Produced in the United States, 1880 to 1899 469
Imports 470
Grindstones Imported and Entered for Consumption in the United States, 1868 to 1899, Inclusive - 470
Canadian Production - 471
Oilstones, Whetstones, etc. 472
Production 472
Value of Oilstones, Whetstones, etc., in the United States Since 1891 473
Product of Oilstones and Whetstones from 1880 to 1890 473
Kinds of Oilstones in Use 474
Arkansas and Washita Stones 474-476
Turkey Stones 476-477
Hindostan Stone 477
Other Oilstones 477
Imports 478
Imports of Hones and Whetstones Since 1880 478