. The street railway review . ryand other farm products to be taken to Providence or the cities ofConnecticut. This traffic is in existence now and will lake the elec-tric railway route as against the present roundabout way and savea great deal of time in transit at a cost of less than is paid at present. 154 STREET RAILWAY REVIEW. [Vol. XIII, No. x This is in addition to freight to and from local points on the company is provided with platform, and compartment carsdesigned for handling freight, and mail of all kinds, includ-ing coal, milk, ties, wood, etc., and under t
. The street railway review . ryand other farm products to be taken to Providence or the cities ofConnecticut. This traffic is in existence now and will lake the elec-tric railway route as against the present roundabout way and savea great deal of time in transit at a cost of less than is paid at present. 154 STREET RAILWAY REVIEW. [Vol. XIII, No. x This is in addition to freight to and from local points on the company is provided with platform, and compartment carsdesigned for handling freight, and mail of all kinds, includ-ing coal, milk, ties, wood, etc., and under the contract with the Con-necticut company it will he provided that slandanl freight cars oper- ing to ride, and the applications for special cars were accepted onlyto a very limited extent. Moswansicut Pond in Scituatc is a de-lightful sheet of water, affording fishing, boating and outing facili-ties, but the company has not yet liad an opportunity to do anythingtoward developing these features there or at other points on the. IKICKIUT .\T TERMINAL BlJILDINl ated by the Xcw York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Co. willbe furnished for foreign bound business and the express businesswill be operated by Adams Express Co. The company carries theUnited States mails to and from Providence and the several post-offices along the line. The wood carrying business is especially im-portant and is given particular attention. The company has acquired the sole right for taking ice fromMoswansicut Pond, in the town of Scituale. on the line of theroad, the capacity of which is practically unlimited and a sale of JJO —1 1 11490 KZ^^^U^j^^ ^t^ Z ^r^^^—^^t^^ ^//) . 1 Z 3 4 -! 6 7 a 3 /O // /Z /3 /V /S »6VOLTAGE (IN LINE WITH BATTERIES CONNECTED. 100
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