CORRECTING and REPLACING September 11th Memorial Honors Texas Victims at Texas State Cemetery.

Business Editors

CORRECTION...by Granite Mountain Stone Design

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 10, 2003

In BW5919 issued Sept. 9, 2003, (TX-GRANITE-MOUNTAIN) September 11th Memorial Honors Texas Victims at Texas State Cemetery, the granite used for the memorial was incorrectly listed as Texas Pearl and Mesabi Black granite. The correct type used was Sunset Red granite. Also, the dateline should be Austin, rather than Marble Falls.

The corrected release reads:

SEPTEMBER 11TH MEMORIAL HONORS TEXAS VICTIMS AT TEXAS STATE CEMETERY

Monument composed of remnants of World Trade Center buildings

and Local Granite

A first-of-its kind monument honoring Texas victims and those impacted by Sept. 11, will be unveiled at 9:30 a.m. this Thursday at Texas State Cemetery, the site of the memorial. Two steel column remnants of the World Trade Center buildings are the focal point of the memorial, designed by O'Connell Robertson & Associates. Sunset Red granite, supplied by local granite retailer Granite Mountain Stone Design, a division of Cold Spring Granite Company, are utilized throughout the memorial's structure.

The memorial's design provides a site for Texans to remember and honor the victims of Sept. 11. The design includes a rising spiral of Texas granite signifying the increasing impact of the day's events and the growing strength and compassion of the American people. The Star of Texas is at the monument's base commemorating the Texas victims of Sept. 11. The memorial wall was constructed out of 12 inch thick solid Sunset Red granite, the same granite that the State Capitol was built out of in the 1880s.

Within the granite walls are four benches where visitors can pause to reflect on the tragic events of that day. Between the benches, five plaques commemorate the major events of the day, beginning with the attack on the North Tower at the World Trade Center, and culminating in President Bush's statement of national resolve.

"We feel a great sense of pride to know Texas granite from our local quarry, Granite Mountain, will forever embody the Texas memorial for Sept. 11," said John Packer, general manager of Granite Mountain Stone Design. "Granite often symbolizes endurance because of its strong surface, and it is the perfect representation of the strength of the Texans impacted by Sept. 11, who will be forever commemorated in the memorial.

Cold Spring Granite Company has provided quality granite throughout the world, including for the construction of Texas' most distinguished buildings, such as the Texas State Capitol and surrounding buildings, the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum and The Ballpark in Arlington. Cold Spring Granite Company's granite is also prominent in the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial (Washington, D.C.) and the City for Humanitarian Services (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia).

About Granite Mountain Stone Design

Granite Mountain Stone Design is a retail granite showroom selling a broad range of stone products for the home or small commercial use, including countertops, bathroom vanities, flooring, entryways and fireplaces. The company is a division of Cold Spring Granite Company. Cold Spring Granite Company, established in 1898 and headquartered in Cold Spring, Minn., is the largest granite manufacturer in North America offering a wide variety of granite colors and finishes for commercial and memorialization needs. Granite Mountain Stone Design has two Texas retail showrooms in Marble Falls at 2400 Highway 1431 West (800-573-3534) and in Dallas at 4555 Excel Parkway, Suite 700, Addison, Texas (972-733-0470). New retail showrooms will open in San Antonio, in the fall, and Austin, by the end of the year. Granite Mountain Stone Design can be found on the Internet at www.granitemountainstonedesign.com.