Boston of to-day; a glance at its history and characteristicsWith biographical sketches and portraits of many of its professional and business men . ssumed possession of the Boston, Hoosac Tunnel,& Western road, whose main line extended fromthe Vermont line, 62 miles, to Rotterdam Junction,there (Dimcc ling with the West Shore road, its totaliiiiliMge, ini hiding the branch to Saratoga, 87 (jf these roads had been for some years non-dividend-paying properties, mainly owing to the factthat they parallel each other for most of their dis-tance. The standard of their track and rolling-s
Boston of to-day; a glance at its history and characteristicsWith biographical sketches and portraits of many of its professional and business men . ssumed possession of the Boston, Hoosac Tunnel,& Western road, whose main line extended fromthe Vermont line, 62 miles, to Rotterdam Junction,there (Dimcc ling with the West Shore road, its totaliiiiliMge, ini hiding the branch to Saratoga, 87 (jf these roads had been for some years non-dividend-paying properties, mainly owing to the factthat they parallel each other for most of their dis-tance. The standard of their track and rolling-stockhad been brought to a low ebb, and large sums hadto be expended to remedy this deficiency. The factof the lines running parallel from Vermont State lineto Johnsonville was taken advantage of to extendthe double-track system to the latter point. OnOctober i, 1890, the Cheshire Railroad became apart of the Fitchburg, adding $2,625,000 in stockand $800,000 in bonds to its capitalization, and 64miles to its mileage. Through this line control by aconnection with northern and Canadian points, byway of Bellows Falls, was gained. In less than. BOSTON OF TO-DAY. twenty years the Fitchburg has more than quad-rupled itself, and the necessary expenditures incidentto such a rapid development have severely strainedthe earning capacity. The Hoosac Tunnel route,however, may still be considered in its infancy, fornot five years have passed since the Fitchburggained the key to the situation, — the tunnel. Thetotal mileage of the Fitchburg is now 436 miles. As a measure toward the more advantageous hand-ling of through freight, and especially of the exporttraffic to Liverpool and other European ports, theHoosac Tunnel Dock and Elevator Company wasorganized in 1879 under the auspices of the Fitch-burg road. A grain elevator with a capacity of600,000 bushels was built in the Charlestown dis-trict, together with four piers suitable for large steam-ships. To-day three lines of steamships run re
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