Inland Massachusetts illustrated A concise résumé of the natural features and past history of the counties of Hampden, Hampshire, Franklin, and Berkshire, their towns, villages, and cities, together with a condensed summary of their industrial advantages and development, and a comprehensive series of sketches descriptive of representative business houses To which is prefixed a short chapter on the Commonwealth at large . offices are commodious and magnificently apjiointed—probably in all resj^ects the finest in the State west of Boston, and fitted u]) with every con-ceivable convenience and fa
Inland Massachusetts illustrated A concise résumé of the natural features and past history of the counties of Hampden, Hampshire, Franklin, and Berkshire, their towns, villages, and cities, together with a condensed summary of their industrial advantages and development, and a comprehensive series of sketches descriptive of representative business houses To which is prefixed a short chapter on the Commonwealth at large . offices are commodious and magnificently apjiointed—probably in all resj^ects the finest in the State west of Boston, and fitted u]) with every con-ceivable convenience and facility for the rapid and accurate transaction of business. Heresides in .S]iringfield, where he still conducts the Iowcrs News ComiJany with store in theMassasoit House basement, doing a business of Sioo,ooo or more annually. Mr. Powers is a prominent rejiresentative citizen, has served thrice in the city council andonce as alderman, was mayor of the city two vears, member of the Governors Council twoyears, one of the founders and president of the Ilamiiden Park .\ssociation, treasurer of theNational Trotting Association, is a director of the .\gawam National Bank, of the Massachu-setts Mutual Life Insurance Company, of the Electric Eight Comi>any, and of the WasonManufacturing Company. He is also president and treasurer of the Connecticut River PaperCompany of Holyoke. 142 INLAND MASSACHUSETTS W- INLAND MASSACHUSETTS ILLUSTRATED. H3 MASSASOIT PAPER MANUFACTURING CO. E. C. Rogers, President and Treasurer; C. B. Wells, Secretary and Superin-tendent—Manufacturers of Loft-Dried Writing Papers—Bigelow Street, nearDwight, Holyoke, Mass. This company is the successor of the Greenieaf tv: Taylor Manufacturing Company, whosemill was erected in 18^3 at Huntington. In 1S70 the name was changed to the MassasoitPaper Manufacturing Company, and in 1S72 the new mill at Holyoke was erected and capitalincreased to $300,000. The main structure is of brick, 52 x 192 feet
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