I wonder what the numbers are today? > The Vermont Tribune, Ludlow, September 19, 1890 > > Vermont Slate Productions > > A bulletin issued by the census bureau on slate production shows that > Vermont is second in the list of states in the industry, and the total > value of its product in 1889 is put at $838,013, while for the whole > country it was $3,441,863. The whole number of quarries in the country is > 206, of which Vermont has 60. Eleven other states and territories are in > the slate producing area, but among these only Maine, Maryland, New York, > and Pennsylvania report any considerable quantities. Pennsylvania does the > lion's share of the business, the total value of her product for the year > being put at $2,011,776. -- **Please remember to trim posts, as requested in the Terms of Service** To terminate puerile preservation prattling among pals and the uncoffee-ed, or to change your settings, go to: <http://listserv.icors.org/archives/bullamanka-pinheads.html>