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 . brick and partly frame, cover ground 40 .\ 200 feet, ami are tilted uji with all the latestimprovements in digesters and machinery, including two of the wonderful wet machines
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 . brick and partly frame, cover ground 40 .\ 200 feet, ami are tilted uji with all the latestimprovements in digesters and machinery, including two of the wonderful wet machines,respectivelv of :;4 and 7S inches capacity, all driven i)y two engines of 50 and 40 twenty tothirtv men arc employed, and the otiti)ul is very large and of superior quality, INLAND MASSACHUSETTS ILLUSTRATED. 205 being used by paper-makers generally throughout New England. The demand is already fullyequal to the capacity, and additional facilities will soon be required. President Comstock resides in New York, and Treasurer Lamb in Boston. P. Crocker, Thomas L. and C. Comstock, and H. A. Lamb are the directors. FARREN E. V. Foster, Proprietor—Turners principal attraction of this very attractive village is her leading hotel, the Farren House,erected and opened about twenty years ago, and since 1S81 conducted by that genial host andpopular gentleman,E. V. Foster, whoseadministration hasproved most satisfac- jj^tory to the public and ySprofitable to himself, 3^^^:;while the fame of theFarren has spreadabroad, and the bet-ter class of travel-ers who visit the Fallson business or pleas-ure invariably seekits hospitable building is a fineone, of brick, four sto-ries in height, 160 feetfront, 80 feet deep,with mansard roofand cupola in center. The ground floor is , , , j occupied by a commodious office, reading rnom, sample rooms, billiard and pool room, andbarber shop, while on the second floor are three sumptuous parlors, a g
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