Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 62, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 March 1919 — MONON STONE CRUSHER TO RESUME BUSINESS MAY 1 [ARTICLE]

MONON STONE CRUSHER TO RESUME BUSINESS MAY 1

George H. Balfe, of Lafayette, recently took over the Monon stone crusher and will operate it. He is installing a large amount of machinery and will be ready to deliver stone the first of May. Walter E. Smith, formerly of Columbus, Ohio, a man of large experience in the stone business, who formerly held a position with the Casparis Stone company, will be the superintendent. Both Mr. Balfe and Mr. Smith will move to Monon to reside. They expect to employ about forty-two men during the summer. The Monon crusher has been shut down for fourteen months owing to the failure to get cars to ship the products during the war. During this period of time other quarries operated and were furnished with cars because their stone was softer and could be used in flux in steel plants. The Monon stone is harder than any other stone in this section of Indiana and for that reason is especially adapted to road building. A road built of Monon stone will stand the wear much better than a road built of softer stone.