Quarries in Missouri & Quarry Links, Photographs, and Articles
Other Carthage Companies / Quarries

• Carthage, Missouri – the Fleet & Minkler Marble Company (from Granite, Marble & Bronze Magazine, September 1906, Vol. XVI, No. 9, pp. 36)

  “Carthage, Mo. - The Fleet & Minkler Marble Company recently dissolved partnership, George W. Fleet retiring. The new firm to succeed the old company will be composed of B. E. Minkler and R. M. Porter and will continue the business at the old stand.”

• Carthage, Missouri – the Griffith & Co. Quarry (listed in The Mine, Quarry and Metallurgical Record of the United States, Canada, and Mexico, The Mine and Quarry News Bureau, Chicago, Ill., 1897)
• Carthage, Missouri – the Johns & Stebbins Spring River Quarry (from Stone: An Illustrated Magazine, April 1902, Vol. XXIV, No. 4, pp. 372)

  “The Johns & Stebbins Spring River Quarry at Carthage, Mo., has installed new machinery in its mill, which about doubles the capacity of the plant.”

• Carthage, Missouri - the Lautz Missouri Marble Co. (1923-1924), Manufacturers and Contractors(Advertisement) (from Throvgh The Ages Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 1, May 1923. This same advertisement was published in the following issues of Throvgh The Ages Magazine: Vol. 1, No. 2, June 1923, pp. 46; Vol. 1, No. 3, July 1923, pp. 46; Vol. 1, No. 4, August 1923, pp. 46; Vol. 1, No. 5, September 1923, pp. 46; Vol. 1, No. 6, October 1923, pp. 46; Vol. 1, No. 7; November 1923, pp. 46; Vol. 1, No. 8, December 1923, pp. 46; Vol. 1, No. 9, January 1924, pp. 46; and Vol. 1, No. 10, February 1924, pp. 68, used with permission, National Assoc. of Marble Dealers/Marble Institute of America (AMI).

  First National Bank, Tulsa, Oklahoma. Weary & Alford Co., Architects)

  Lautz Missouri Marble Co., Manufacturers and Contractors, Carthage, Missouri

  A Magnificent specimen of all Tavernelle treatment. One of many conspicuous contracts.

  • Carthage, Missouri - the Lautz Missouri Marble Company (from Throvgh The Ages Magazine, June 1923, Vol. 1, No. 2, pp. 42. The information below was also published in the following issues of Throvgh The Ages Magazine: May 1923, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 42; September 1923, Vol. 1, No. 5, pp. 42; October 1923, Vol. 1, No. 6, pp. 42; November 1923, Vol. 1, No. 7, pp. 42; and December 1923, Vol. 1, No. 8, pp. 42.)

    (pp. 42) The Lautz Missouri Marble Company, Carthage, Mo., is listed in the “List of Quarries and Marble Manufacturers represented in the membership of the National Association of Marble Dealers.” F. J. Lautz is listed as the company representative.

  • Carthage Missouri - the Lautz Missouri Marble Company (from Throvgh The Ages Magazine, August 1923, Vol. 1, No. 4, pp. 46. The advertisement below was published in the following issue of Throvgh The Ages Magazine: May 1923, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 46.)

    Lautz Missouri Marble Co., Manufacturers and Contractors, Carthage, Missouri

    A magnificent specimen of an all Tavernelle treatment. One of many conspicuous contracts.

    (Photo caption) First National Bank, Tulsa, Oklahoma. Weary & Alford Co. Architects. (To see this photograph, see the “Lautz Missouri Marble Co.” May 1923 advertisement above.)

    (pp. 42) The Lautz Missouri Marble Company, Carthage, Mo., is listed in the “List of Quarries and Marble Manufacturers represented in the membership of the National Association of Marble Dealers.” F. J. Lautz is listed as the company representative.

  • Carthage, Missouri - the Lautz Missouri Marble Company (from Throvgh The Ages Magazine, January 1924, Vol. 1, No. 9, pp. 42. The information below was also published in the following issues of Throvgh The Ages Magazine: February 1924, Vol. 1, No. 10, pp. 42; April 1924, Vol. 1, No. 12, pp. 42)

    The Lautz Missouri Marble Company, Carthage, Mo., is listed in the “List of Quarries and Marble Manufacturers represented in the membership of the National Association of Marble Dealers.” F. J. Lautz is listed as the company representative.

    The information below was also published in the following issues of Monumental News Magazine; June 1924, Vol. 2, No. 2, pp. 42.

    The Lautz Missouri Marble Company, Carthage, Mo., is listed in the “List of Quarries and Marble Manufacturers represented in the membership of the National Association of Marble Dealers.” F. J. Lautz is listed as the company representative.

  • Carthage, Missouri - the Lautz Missouri Marble Co., Manufacturers and Contractors (1924) (Advertisement from Throvgh The Ages Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 11, March 1924, pp. 70 & Vol. 1, No. 12, April 1924, pp. 68, used with permission, National Assoc. of Marble Dealers/Marble Institute of America (AMI).

    Doorway to F. and M. Bank, Fort Worth, Texas.

    Lautz Missouri Marble Co., Manufacturers and Contractors, Carthage, Missouri

    This fine piece of work was executed by us for the Good Marble & Tile Co., of Forth Worth, out of Tennessee marble. Sanguinet and Staats, Architects.

  • Carthage, Missouri - Fritz J. Lautz - Obituary (from Stone magazine, April 1924, Vol. XLV, No. 4, pp. 224)

    “Fritz J. Lautz, president of the Lautz-Missouri Marble Company, Carthage, Mo., died suddenly on April 3d in St. Louis, Mo., following an operation. Mr. Lautz was born in Buffalo, N.Y., in 1871, and for many years was engaged in the marble and stone business in that city. He was one of the organizers of the Lautz-Missiquoi and the Lautz-Durham Marble Companies at Bridgeburg, Canada, and in 1915 he formed a partnership with E.J. McNerney under the name of Lautz-McNerney Marble Company, which firm operated the quarry at Carthage to get out the stone for the Missouri State capitol building at Jefferson City. Upon completion of the Capitol Mr. Lautz opened a large and modern marble plant at Carthage. Mr. Lautz was a past president of the National Association of Marble Dealers. He was one of the best known marble quarrymen and manufacturer in this country and Canada and his sudden death will be a shock to the entire industry. He is survived by a wife and two children.”

  • Carthage, Missouri - the Lautz Missouri Marble Co. (from Monumental News Magazine, May 1924, Vol. 2, No. 1, pp. 42)

    The Lautz Missouri Marble Company, Carthage, Mo., is listed in the “List of Quarries and Marble Manufacturers represented in the membership of the National Association of Marble Dealers.” F. J. Lautz is listed as the company representative.

  • Carthage, Missouri - the Lautz Missouri Marble Co. (Advertisement) (from Throvgh The Ages Magazine, July 1925, Vol. 3, No. 3, pp. 68)

    Columns for the Elks Memorial Building, Chicago, manufactured from imported marble.

    Lautz Missouri Marble Co., Carthage, Missouri

    Fabricators of Foreign and Domestic Marbles. Our organization is prominently identified with the erection of many of the finest structures in the country. Architects - Builders - Contractors are invited to available themselves of our exceptional facilities and service.

    (pp. 70) The Lautz Missouri Marble Company, Carthage, Mo., is listed in the “List of Quarries and Marble Manufacturers represented in the membership of the National Association of Marble Dealers.” John B. Robertson is listed as the company representative.

  • Carthage, Missouri - the Lautz Missouri Marble Company (from Throvgh The Ages Magazine, December 1925, Vol. 3, No. 8, pp. 70. The following information was also published in the following issues of Throvgh The Ages Magazine: April 1927, Vol. 4, No. 12, pp. 66; December 1925, Vol. 3, No. 8, pp. 67.)

    The Lautz Missouri Marble Company, Carthage, Mo., is listed in the “List of Quarries and Marble Manufacturers represented in the membership of the National Association of Marble Dealers.” John B. Robertson is listed as the company representative.

  • Carthage, Missouri - the Lautz Missouri Marble Co. (Advertisement) (from Throvgh The Ages Magazine, January 1926, Vol. 3, No. 9, pp. 66. The same advertisement was published in the following issue of Throvgh The Ages Magazine: December 1925, Vol. 3, No. 8, pp. 67.)

    Polishing the columns for the Elks’ Memorial Building, Chicago. These were manufactured from imported marble.

    Lautz Missouri Marble Co., Carthage, Missouri, Manufacturers of Foreign and Domestic Marbles

    Our most recent production is the interior of Elks’ Memorial Headquarters Building, in Chicago. This is said to be one of the finest (if not the very best) marble jobs in America. For high-class marble work a large fully equipped plant and an experienced organization is at the service of Architects and General Contractors.

     

    (pp. 70) The Lautz Missouri Marble Company, Carthage, Mo., is listed in the “List of Quarries and Marble Manufacturers represented in the membership of the National Association of Marble Dealers.” John B. Robertson is listed as the company representative.

  • Carthage, Missouri - the Lautz Missouri Marble Co. (from Throvgh The Ages Magazine, October 1927, Vol. 5, No. 6, pp. 64.)

    The Lautz Missouri Marble Co., Carthage, Mo., is listed in the “List of Quarries and Marble Manufacturers represented in the membership of the National Association of Marble Dealers.” John B. Robertson is listed as the company representative.

• Carthage, Missouri - F. B. Long’s Quarry (listed in The Mine, Quarry and Metallurgical Record of the United States, Canada, and Mexico, The Mine and Quarry News Bureau, Chicago, Ill., 1897)
• Carthage, Missouri – McNerney Quarry

  (color postcard photograph, 1153; published by S. H. Kress & Co.; postmark October 27, 1911)

• Carthage, Missouri - the Myers Stone Company’s Limestone Quarry (Limestone) (The following information is from The Quarrying Industry of Missouri, by E. R. Buckley, Director and State Geologist, and H. A. Buehler, Missouri Bureau of Geology and Mines Vol. II, 2nd Series, 1904.)

  “This quarry, which is owned by Wm. Myers of Joplin and Frank N. Myers of Carthage, and operated by the latter, is located about three and one-half miles southwest of the Carthage court house, in sec. 12, T. 28, R. 32 W. It is just north of the Missouri Pacific railroad, with which it is connected by a spur. The company owns ten acres of land upon which the quarry is situated. The quarry was opened in 1902 and has a west face of 75 feet and a south face of 100 feet. It presents a vertical face of twenty-five and a half feet of stone covered with a thin stripping of clay.

  “The following is a description of the channel cuts from the top to the bottom:

  4 ft. - Limestone, containing numerous sutures. This bed contains clay pockets which are connected with the surface. As this bed is worked into the hill these will gradually disappear.

  8 ft. - Limestone, containing numerous suture joints. Near the middle of the bed a thickness of fourteen inches of stone, practically free from these joints can be obtained. Another thickness of from twelve to fourteen inches of clear No. 1 stone can be obtained near the base of the cut. The stone from this cut is not as good as that from the channel cuts below.

  3 ft. 6 in. - Limestone, the upper part shows a thickness of from fifteen to seventeen inches of No. 1 stone; beneath this the suture joints are numerous.

  4 ft. - Limestone, containing very many suture joints.

  6 ft. - Limestone, in which a suture joint, three inches in depth occurs eighteen inches from the base of the ledge. Twelve inches above this, a large two inch suture occurs. Between these suture joints, the stone is solid giving a thickness of eighteen inches of perfect stone. The upper part of the ledge contains numerous small suture joints.

  “The lowest channel cut contains the best stone in the quarry. This cut contains the thickest bed of stone free from sutures which was observed in any of the quarries at the time this examination was made. The Federal building at Joplin was built out of stone from this ledge. “The stone in this quarry is free from tar seams. Clay pockets are troublesome in working the upper part of the quarry. However, they do not extend to the depth of the lower channel cut. “The quarry and mill are equipped with modern machinery, including a 65-horsepower engine, 8-horse power boiler, three gang-saws, a steam hoist, Wordwell channelers and a large derrick.”

• Carthage, Missouri - the Meyers Stone Co. Quarry (Visit this web site for historical information on this quarry, presented on the web site entitled, Early Stone Cutters in Western Missouri, A  Research Study From Jones-Seelinger-Johannes Foundation, 2005, Poplar Heights Farm, 103 West Walnut  Street, Butler,  Missouri. (Brian Phillips - Executive Director, Terrie Jessup - Program Director, Patricia Jacobs - Research Assistant, Betty Newton - Research Assistant, Photography - Brian Phillips, Terrie Jessup, Melissa Phillips)

  The Meyers Stone Co. quarry was owned by Wm. Myers of Joplin and Frank Myers of Carthage.

• Carthage, Missouri - the Ozark Quarries Company (from Throvgh The Ages Magazine, June 1923, Vol. 1, No. 2, pp. 52. The same advertisement was also published in the following issue of Throvgh The Ages Magazine: May 1923, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 52; July 1923, Vol. 1, No. 3, pp. 52; and September 1923, Vol. 1, No. 5, pp. 52.)

  The Missouri State Capitol Building. The Entire Exterior of Ozark Marble.

  Ozark Quarries Company - Mills and Quarries, Carthage, Missouri

  The superior quarry service of the Ozark Quarries Company is shown by the fact that in the production and fabrication of exterior marble for the Missouri State Capitol, 250,000 cubic feet were produced and delivered in fifteen months.

  Exterior Ozark Marble - A high-grade exterior building marble possessing an unusually attractive color. Practically non-absorbent, it is an ideal material for exterior marble work.Interior Ozark Gray Marble - Ozark Gray Veinless Marble has a pleasing warm gray color and from points of soundness, character and pleasing warm gray color and from points of soundness, character and color is one of the most popular marbles for interior use on the market.Ozark Gray Veined Marble is a sound material of fine texture possessing just enough veining and variation of color to make it attractive for interior finish.

  Ozark Gray Marble is ideal for interior finish where quality is desired at a reasonable price.

  Our policy of service and quality has created for Ozark Marble an unusually strong demand.

  (pp. 42) The following information was also published in the following issue of Throvgh The Ages Magazine: May 1923, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 42; August 1923, Vol. 1, No. 4, pp. 42; September 1923, Vol. 1, No. 5, pp. 42; October 1923, Vol. 1, No. 6, pp. 4 2; November 1923, Vol. 1, No. 7, pp. 42; December 1923, Vol. 1, No. 8, pp. 42; February 1924, Vol. 1, No. 10, pp. 42; April 1924, Vol. 1, No. 12, pp. 42; May 1924, Vol. 2, No. 1, pp. 42; June 1924, Vol. 2, No. 2, pp. 42; July 1924, Vol. 2, No. 3, pp. 42; August 1924, Vol. 2, No. 4, pp. 42; September 1924, Vol. 2, No. 5, pp. 43; and July 1925, Vol. 3, No. 3, pp. 70.)

  The Ozark Quarries Company, Carthage, Mo., is listed in the “List of Quarries and Marble Manufacturers represented in the membership of the National Association of Marble Dealers.” T. R. Givens is listed as the company representative.

  • Carthage, Missouri - the Ozark Quarries Co. (Advertisement) (from Throvgh The Ages Magazine, October 1923, Vol. 1, No. 6, pp. 52. The advertisement below was also published in the following issue of Throvgh The Ages Magazine: November 1923, Vol. 1, No. 7, pp. 52; December 1923, Vol. 1, No. 8, pp. 52; January 1924, Vol. 1, No. 9, pp. 52; and February 1924, Vol. 1, No. 10, pp. 62.)

  Ozark Quarries Company, Mill and Quarries, Carthage, Missouri

  An expression of the adaptability of Ozark Exterior Marble in sand rubbed finish. Possessing an even white color on which discoloration is prevented by its non-absorbing tex ture. Ozark Exterior Marble makes an ideal material for the better class of cut stone work. The quarry facilities for handling this class of work are ample to give good service on reasonable sizes in any quantity required. The price on Ozark Exterior marble, considering quality, is very attractive.

  The American Hereford Breeders Association Building at Kansas City, Missouri. Exterior Ozark Marble - Ozark Gray Veinless Marble - Ozark Gray Veined Marble

  • Carthage, Missouri - the Ozark Quarries Co. (from Throvgh The Ages Magazine, December 1925, Vol. 3, No. 8, pp. 70. The same information was published in the following issue of Throvgh The Ages Magazine: January 1926, Vol. 3, No. 9, pp. 70.)

    The Ozark Quarries Co., Mo., is listed in the “List of Quarries and Marble Manufacturers represented in the membership of the National Association of Marble Dealers.” L. W. McNerney is listed as the company representative.

  • Carthage, Missouri - the Ozark Quarries Co. (from Throvgh The Ages Magazine, January 1924, Vol. 1, No. 9, pp. 42.)

    The Ozark Quarries Company, Carthage, Mo., is listed in the “List of Quarries and Marble Manufacturers represented in the membership of the National Association of Marble Dealers.” T. R. Givens is listed as the company representative.

  • Carthage, Missouri - the Ozark Quarries Co. (from Throvgh The Ages Magazine, April 1927, Vol. 4, No. 12, pp. 66.)

    The Ozark Quarries Co., Carthage, Mo., is listed in the “List of Quarries and Marble Manufacturers represented in the membership of the National Association of Marble Dealers.” L. W. McNerney is listed as the company representative.

• Carthage, Missouri - the Spring River Lime Company Kilns (from Stone: An Illustrated Magazine, April 1898, Vol. XVI., No. 5, pp. 468)

  Notes From Quarry and Shop: “The old lime kilns in North Carthage, Mo., which have lain idle for so long, are to be started again as quick as they can be repaired, and one is actually in operation now (1898). The company now in control of the kilns is known as the Spring River Lime Co., and the parties interested are W. B. Hill, of Kansas City, his brother, Judd Hill, and sister, Mrs. Barton, of Springfield. It is also said that Chas. W. Goetz, of St. Louis, is a stockholder. The company owns and operates ten kilns at Ash Grove, three at Everton, and two at Galloway. Mr. J. H. Barton, of Springfield, will manage the affairs of the company. The new company has eighteen men at work at present. One kiln is in operation and a second one is being rebuilt. There are two more old kilns which are in bad shape from long disuse and they will probably be rebuilt later in the year.”

• Carthage, Missouri - the Spring River Stone Company (from Throvgh The Ages Magazine, June 1923, Vol. 1, No. 2, pp. 42. The information below was also published in the following issues of Throvgh The Ages Magazine: September 1923, Vol. 1, No. 5, pp. 42; October 1923, Vol. 1, No. 6, pp. 42; November 1923, Vol. 1, No. 7, pp. 42; December 1923, Vol. 1, No. 8, pp. 42; January 1924, Vol. 1, No. 9, pp. 42; February 1924, Vol. 1, No. 10, pp. 42; April 1924, Vol. 1, No. 12, pp. 42; May 1924, Vol. 2, No. 1, pp. 42; June 1924, Vol. 2, No. 2, pp. 42; July 1924, Vol. 2, No. 3, pp. 42; August 1924, Vol. 2, No. 4, pp. 42; September 1924, Vol. 2, No. 5, pp. 42; July 1925, Vol. 3, No. 3, pp. 70; December 1925, Vol. 3, No. 8, pp. 67; January 1926, Vol. 3, No. 9, pp. 70; and April 1927, Vol. 4, No. 12, pp. 66.)

  The Spring River Stone Company, Carthage, Mo., is listed in the “List of Quarries and Marble Manufacturers represented in the membership of the National Association of Marble Dealers.” James E. O’Keefe is listed as the company representative.

  • Carthage, Missouri - the Spring River Stone Company Mill (from Stone magazine, August 1923, Vol. XLIV, No. 8, pp. 465.

    “The Spring River Stone Company, Carthage, Mo., is replacing its old plant damaged by fire on June 8 th, with a new all-steel and corrugated iron mill. The new plant will be erected of structural steel, galvanized sheets and steel sash. The mill will be fire proof, 88 feet long by 40 feet wide.“The new plant will be equipped with six new gang saws, all steel gangs of the most modern type. Contracts for this machinery were awarded to the Carthage Foundry & Machine Works of Carthage. The mill will also be equipped with centrifugal sand pumps, the sand being fed to pumps by the improved automatic sand feed manufactured by the same concern.

    “The stone cutting and marble polishing sheds were not damaged by fire and have been in operation.”

  • Carthage, Missouri - the Spring River Stone Company(from Throvgh The Ages Magazine, August 1923, Vol. 1, No. 4, pp. 42. The following information was also published in the following issues of Throvgh The Ages Magazine: September 1923, Vol. 1, No. 5, pp. 42; October 1923, Vol. 1, No. 6, pp. 42; November 1923, Vol. 1, No. 7, pp. 42; December 1923, Vol. 1, No. 8, pp. 42; January 1924, Vol. 1, No. 9, pp. 42; February 1924, Vol. 1, No. 10, pp. 42; April 1924, Vol. 1, No. 12, pp. 42; May 1924, Vol. 2, No. 1, pp. 42; June 1924, Vol. 2, No. 2, pp. 42; July 1924, Vol. 2, No. 3, pp. 42; August 1924, Vol. 2, No. 4, pp. 42; September 1924, Vol. 2, No. 5, pp. 42; July 1925, Vol. 3, No. 3, pp. 70; December 1925, Vol. 3, No. 8, pp. 67; January 1926, Vol. 3, No. 9, pp. 70; and April 1927, Vol. 4, No. 12, pp. 66.)

    The Spring River Stone Company, Carthage, Mo., is listed in the “List of Quarries and Marble Manufacturers represented in the membership of the National Association of Marble Dealers.” John E. O’Keefe is listed as the company representative.

  • Carthage, Missouri - the Spring River Stone Company Mill (from Stone Magazine, February 1924, Vol. XLV, No. 2, pp. 113)

    “The Spring River Stone Company of Carthage, Mo., is again operating to capacity in its new mill building, which was erected to replace the building destroyed by fire. Equipment for the new mill was furnished by the Carthage Foundry & Machine Works, manufacturers of stone-working machinery.”

  • Carthage, Missouri - the Spring River Stone Company(from Monumental News Magazine,

    The Spring River Stone Company, Carthage, Mo., is listed in the “List of Quarries and Marble Manufacturers represented in the membership of the National Association of Marble Dealers.” John E. O’Keefe is listed as the company representative.

• Carthage, Missouri - the Spring River Stone Co. Quarry (Visit this web site for historical information on this quarry, presented on the web site entitled, Early Stone Cutters in Western Missouri, A  Research Study From Jones-Seelinger-Johannes Foundation, 2005, Poplar Heights Farm, 103 West Walnut  Street, Butler,   Missouri. (Brian Phillips - Executive Director, Terrie Jessup - Program Director, Patricia Jacobs - Research Assistant, Betty Newton - Research Assistant, Photography - Brian Phillips, Terrie Jessup, Melissa Phillips)

  The Spring River Stone Co. quarry was “located three-fourths of a mile northeast of Carthage, is owned by E. W. Johns, G. W. Stebbins and H. C. Johns, who operated under the firm name of The Spring River Stone Co.”

• Carthage, Missouri – Superior Stone Company Quarry

  (colorized postcard photograph; unmailed)

• Carthage, Missouri - Tompkins-Kiel Marble Company Branch Office in Missouri (Advertisement) (from Throvgh The Ages Magazine, December 1925, Vol. 3, No. 8, pp. 65)

  

  Tompkins-Kiel Marble Company, 505 Fifth Avenue, New York City

  Chicago - San Francisco - Sylacauga, Ala. - Knoxville, Tenn. - Carthage, Mo. - St. Louis, Mo.

  “Marble Headquarters of the World” What It Means To You

  1. We carry the largest stock of marble in the world.

  2. We carry more different kinds of marble - over 200 that are constantly used.

  3. We have men all over the world wherever marble is know to exist combing the markets for new marbles.

  4. Our own new sawing plant at tidewater New York City insures quick delivery to marble contractors everywhere.

  Our sales representative are everywhere. Each is an expert in marble. Call on us at any time without thought of obligation.

• Carthage, Missouri - the Tompkins-Kiel Marble Company Branch Office (Advertisement) (from Throvgh The Ages Magazine, January 1926, Vol. 3, No. 9, pp. 65)

  The rich gray tones of Napoleon Gray exactly express the thought of Mr. G. A. Applegarth, the architect of The California Palace of the Legion of Honor. Jos. Musto Sons-Keenan Co. marble manufacturers.

  Napoleon Gray Marble

  Wherever Marble Can Be Used You can Use Napoleon Gray

  In great palaces, in banks, in office buildings, for walls, for floors, both inside or out, for every purpose both beautiful and practical, we offer Napoleon Gray Marble. This is truly an all-purpose marble. It carves, it is non-slip, it is economical. It is one of over 200 marbles that we carry in stock for your choice.

  Tompkins-Kiel Marble Company - 505 Fifth Avenue, New York City

  Chicago - San Francisco - Sylacauga, Ala. - Knoxville, Tenn. - Carthage, Mo. - St. Louis Mo.

• Carthage, Missouri – the Viernow Quarry (from Stone: An Illustrated Magazine, July 1899, Vol. XIX, No. 2, pp. 154)

  “Another new quarry in process of development is that of the Carthage Quarry Company, of which E. O’Keefe is president; F. A. Steadley, vice-president; F. W. Steadley, secretary and treasurer, and Martin McNerney, general manager. The other stockholders of the company are P. J. McNerney and W. H. Phelps….”

“In addition to the above, it is well to mention that the Carthage Stone Company, the one farthest out on the Missouri Pacific switch, the Viernow quarry on the Frisco and the Center Creek quarry, which are all old companies are all running steadily and crowded with orders.”

• Carthage, Missouri - the Viernow Quarry

Also see: Carthage, Missouri - the Carthage Quarry & Construction Co. / the Viernow Quarry

• Carthage, Missouri - the Viernow and Meysenburg Limestone Quarry & Mill (Limestone) (The following information is from The Quarrying Industry of Missouri, by E. R. Buckley, Director and State Geologist, and H. A. Buehler, Missouri Bureau of Geology and Mines Vol. II, 2nd Series, 1904.)

  “This quarry is located in the S. E. ¼ of the S. W. ¼ of sec. 33, T. 29, R. 31 W., near the northwest limits of the city. It is just south of the St. Louis and San Francisco railroad and about a half a mile northwest of the Missouri Pacific railroad depot. The quarry was opened in 1891 and the company owns six acres of land upon which it is located.“The quarry has an east and west face of about 400 feet and a north and south face of 175 feet. The following is a description of the stone by channel cuts from the top to the bottom of the quarry:

  2-8 ft. - Bouldery limestone, containing clay seams and irregular pockets at the surface.

  6 ft. - Limestone, containing short tight seams and coarse suture joints near the middle of the bed. The lower portion of the ledge is good stone.

  5 ft. 6 in. - Limestone, containing suture joints from two to eight inches apart. A coarse suture joint occurs fourteen inches from the bottom and fourteen inches from the top.

  2 ft. 10 in. - Darkest colored limestone in the quarry. Contains suture joints.

  “Two beds of finer grained stone than that in the section above described occur beneath the floor of the quarry. They are separated by a layer of chert nodules and the upper bed is capped with a two-foot layer of hard flint. These beds are not worked on account of the expense of removing the chert.

  “The quarry has been worked beyond the crest of the hill and consequently the face is decreasing in height and the stripping increasing. The stone contains bluish colored, tight seams which damage considerable of the stone. About thirty per cent. of the stone quarried is classed as No. 1.“Both mill and quarry are equipped with necessary machinery, including channelers, derricks, gang-saws, engines and boilers. The output in 1900 was 18,000 cubic feet of dimension stone and 600 perch of rubble. The output in 1901 was 22,000 cubic feet of dimension stone and 600 perch of rubble. The quarry was not in operation during 1903.

  Laboratory Examination.

  Physical Tests. - Two-inch cubes of limestone from Carthage were tested in the laboratory with the following results:*

  (* Page 131 footnote: Material furnished by the Carthage Marble and White Lime Co.)

  Specific Gravity - 2.708

  Porosity - 1.344 per cent.

  Ratio of Absorption - 0.502

  Weight per cubic foot - 167. lbs.

  Transverse Strength - 2285.5 lbs. per sq. in.

  Crushing Strength

  { (a) 14,270.6 lbs. per sq. in. on bed. 11,879. lbs. per sq. in. on edge.

  { (b) 16,337. lbs. per sq. in. on bed. 15,396. lbs. per sq. in. on edge.

  { (c) 12,741.3 lbs. per sq. in. on bed. 12,684. lbs. per sq. in. on edge.

  { (d) 17,777. lbs. per sq. in. on bed.

  Crushing strength of samples subjected to freezing test

  { (a) 13,382.7 lbs. per sq. in. on bed.

  { (b) 15,865.0 lbs. per sq. in. on bed.

  { (c) 13,921.0 lbs. per sq. in. on bed.

  (a) Samples free from suture joints.

  (b) Samples containing suture joints from ½” to ¾” in depth.

  (c) Samples containing fine suture joints. Coarsely crystalline.

  (d) Samples of free stone. Maximum crushing strength 20,261 lbs.

  “Three sets of specimens were used for determining the strength of the fresh and frozen samples, the results of which are given above. It will be observed that in the first case (a) the strength of the frozen samples was 887.9 pounds per square inch less than that of the fresh samples; in the second case (b) the frozen samples tested 472 pounds per square inch less than the fresh samples; and in the third case (c) the strength of the frozen samples was 1179.7 pounds more than that of the fresh samples. These tests were made upon stone which was free from suture joints and on pieces containing suture joints. The results seem to indicate that the stone suffers comparatively little injury from alternate freezing and thawing.“The slight difference between the ultimate strength of this stone on bed and on edge, as shown in all three cases, proves conclusively that there is no danger from placing the stone on edge in constructional work.“The weight of the stone as computed from the specific gravity and porosity determinations is somewhat lower than the weight of the stone as it comes from the quarry. A block containing about one cubic foot of stone, tested in the office of the Carthage Marble and White Lime Company, weighed 170 pounds. This, for commercial purposes, may be taken as the weight of the stone.”

• Carthage, Missouri - the Viernow & Meysenburg Quarry (Visit this web site for historical information on this quarry, presented on the web site entitled, Early Stone Cutters in Western Missouri, A  Research Study From Jones-Seelinger-Johannes Foundation, 2005, Poplar Heights Farm, 103 West Walnut  Street, Butler,  Missouri. (Brian Phillips - Executive Director, Terrie Jessup - Program Director, Patricia Jacobs - Research Assistant, Betty Newton - Research Assistant, Photography - Brian Phillips, Terrie Jessup, Melissa Phillips)

  The Viernow & Meysenburg quarry was “located…near the northwest limits of the city. It is just south of the St. Louis and San Francisco railroad and about a half a mile northwest of the Missouri Pacific railroad depot.”

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