. forty-three. son said: Of 6840 men employed at Eddystone, it was ascertainedthat 3555 were residents of Chester, 505 were residents of the sub-urban districts between Chester and Philadelphia, and 2780 were resi-dents of Philadelphia, finding transportation to Eddystone over thePennsylvania and the Baltimore & Ohio railroads, and over the trolleylines. The above somewhat lengthy descrijotion of what The BaldwinLocomotive Works is and, as appears at a glance, must be to Chester,is set forth in order that those who read these pages m

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. forty-three. son said: Of 6840 men employed at Eddystone, it was ascertainedthat 3555 were residents of Chester, 505 were residents of the sub-urban districts between Chester and Philadelphia, and 2780 were resi-dents of Philadelphia, finding transportation to Eddystone over thePennsylvania and the Baltimore & Ohio railroads, and over the trolleylines. The above somewhat lengthy descrijotion of what The BaldwinLocomotive Works is and, as appears at a glance, must be to Chester,is set forth in order that those who read these pages may become con-versant with its magnitude and importance. Before directing ourthoughts to another subject, let us stop long enough to consider closing remarks, as follows: The interests of The Baldwin Locomotive Works are bound upwith the interests of Chester. What is best for you is best for us. Thedays of civic inactivity should be over. I call upon you, citizens ofChester, to realize the fact that by birthright in this great state ofPennsylvania, by jon

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