Early Granite Companies, Stearns Co., MN ========================================================================= USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. If you have found this file through a source other than the MNArchives Table Of Contents you can find other Minnesota related Archives at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/mn/mnfiles.htm Please note the county and type of file at the top of this page to find the submitter information or other files for this county. Made available to The USGenWeb Archives by: Charles G. Deutsch cgdeu@yahoo.com ========================================================================= History of Stearns County Minnesota Vol II William Bell Mitchell Published by H.C.Cooper, Jr. Chicago 1915 Granite Quarries and Owners Holes Brothers 1886 Holes G.O. Holes W.J. Benzie & Campbell 1908 Benzie James Campbell John F. Simmers & Campbell 1898 Simmers A.M. Campbell William Black Diamond Granite Company 1909 Anderson Albin Schmid Charles Anderson John Lauer Edward Northwestern Granite Company 1890 Lehmeier Louis Kaeter Barney Fischer Adolph Pioneer Granite Company 1913 Alexander David Alexander William George Joseph United Granite Company 1908 Shield William Swenson C.A. Erickson John Naugen Alfred Olson Erick Johnson Herman Walberg Arvid Karlin Karl Anderson Karl Engquist Leonard National Granite Works 1908 Peterson Charles E. Peterson Gust Peterson Percy Johnson Gust Peterson Axel Kerkowski Stephen Hagberg Arthur National Granite Works 1912 Brown L.C. Ekstrom Frank Frick & Borwick Granite Company 1890 Sparry John Resell Edward Frick O. Gustafson John Borwick B. Young A. Bostrom O. St. Cloud Granite Works 1894 Johnson Alfred Peterson Emil Anderson Swan August Erickson & Company 1903 Erickson August Carlson Charles Skoog A.G. Johnson Albert Melrose Granite Company Rockville Granite Company Alexander Henry Empire Quarrying Company 1912 Campbell John F. Benzie James George Austin B. Hillder Granite Company 1886 Hilder Julius McGregor Daniel A. McGregor Guy H. McGregor Murray McGregor Frank E. Sauk Rapids Granite Company 1911 Misho James Dragoo C.C. Bestor George W. Kelm E.R. Simeon A. Jones 1886 M.E. Jones 1889 John Kellas 1892 L.E. Noren 1889 Robert Milne 1889 Streitz Brothers 1907 Streitz Joseph M. Streitz John L. R. Yaeger & Son 1912 Yaeger Rud. Yaeger Charles J. Clark & McCormack 1906 Clark John McCormack J.B. Central Minnesota Granite Works 1915 Hagquist A.E. Hagquist Fred