. Electric railway journal . the trolley farming special was extensivelyadvertised for some days before the trips were started, the pub-lic interest being appealed to through the daily press, theweeklies, by means of dasher signs and large posters placedon car houses and in various community centers. A carefullyarranged schedule was planned, allowing stops of from one totwo hours each in the towns visited. About a score of thefaculty of the Massachusetts Agricultural College, State offi- April 23, 1910.] cials and prominent men interested in farming and related in-dustries accompanied the spec
. Electric railway journal . the trolley farming special was extensivelyadvertised for some days before the trips were started, the pub-lic interest being appealed to through the daily press, theweeklies, by means of dasher signs and large posters placedon car houses and in various community centers. A carefullyarranged schedule was planned, allowing stops of from one totwo hours each in the towns visited. About a score of thefaculty of the Massachusetts Agricultural College, State offi- April 23, 1910.] cials and prominent men interested in farming and related in-dustries accompanied the special. The schedule of communi-ties visited was as follows: SCHEDULE OF FARMING SPECIAL, NEW ENGLAND INVEST-MENT & SECURITY COMPANY April 14 Amherst Leave 8:20 South Hadley Arrive 8:55 South Hadley Leave 9:55 a. m. Russell Arrive 12:35 Russell Leave 1:3s P> m> Hunting-ton Arrive 1:54 Huntington Leave 3:57 Springfield . Arrive 5 :49 p. m. Springfield, evening meeting, Board of Trade 8:00 Trolley Farming—Cattle Judging at Oxford, Mass. April 15 North Wilbraham Arrive 9 North Wilbraham Leave 10:58 Brimfield Arrive 11:40 Brimfield Leave 1:40 Sturbridge Arrive 2:07 Sturbridge Leave 4:07 Charlton Center Arrive 4:50 Charlton Center, evening meeting 8:00 TROLLEY FARMING SPECIAL OPERATED IN MASSACHUSETTS April 16 Oxford Arrive 8:15 a. m. Oxford Leave 10:15 Holden Arrive 1:00 Holden Leave 2:38 p. m. Sterling Arrive 4:14 Sterling Leave 5 A stop was also made in Worcester about noon, en route to Holden. Each of the four cars comprising the special was a four-motor equipment with a 30-ft. closed body. About half theinterior of each car was devoted to exhibits and reading mat-
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