Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 May 1901 — MACKEY & BARCUS [ARTICLE]

MACKEY & BARCUS

Marble, Granite and Cemetery Work. For the past thirteen years H. Mackey and George Barens, under the firm name of Mackey & Barens have been engaged in business in this city, Mr. Mackey having established the business five years previous. This firm is one of the most important in its line in the county and has facilities for producing and handling all kinds of marble and cemetery work, carry, ing a much larger line than is usually carried in places the size of Rensselaer, thus giving patrons the advantage of a great variety in selection. Their place of business is located on Front street, half a block north of Washington, where can be seen a fine display of monuments. Mr. Mackey is an expert in the selection of material and some of the finest monuments in this part of the state have been erected by them. They make a speciality of- materials from the most celebrated quarries in the country, although they fiurnish any of the standard qualities when desired. Their success lies in the fact that they thoroughly understand the business and give to the detail of each order, no matter how small or how large, the most careful attention. They beligve in giving their customers the best material and workmanship and that a small monument, made of carefully selected material, neatly proportioned and artistically finished, is better appreciated and is of more value than several blocks of stone unski Ilf uI ly pill'd together without mechanical or artistic effect.

One point in which they take pride is their lettering. In this branch they excel, and the inscriptions are at once the envy and disparagement of competitors. Mackey & Barcus’ representations to patrons and others are not misleading. They have experience and unlike foreign competitors their statements and work will bear investigation, and they should receive the patronage of Jasper county on the patriotic ground that it is a home enterprise and helps build up the city. Mackey & Barcus are men of acknowledged business experieno

and their reliability is beyond question.