. The Street railway journal . LIGHT ELEGANT, DURABLE Every Description. Best Materials. Minimum Prices. ORDERS QUICKLY FILLED. CAREFUL ATTENTION TO Climates Suited. OCT 2 1890. Vol. i. I NEW YORK: II 32 liberty Street.) October, 1885. I CHICAGO* ) \12 Lakeside NO. 12. President Calvin A. Richards. The subject of our sketch, President ofthe American Street Railway Associationand of the Metropolitan Railroad, of Bos-ton, was born in Dorchester Mass., fifty-seven years ago, and received his educa-tion in the public schools ofBoston. His business train-ing was received wi
. The Street railway journal . LIGHT ELEGANT, DURABLE Every Description. Best Materials. Minimum Prices. ORDERS QUICKLY FILLED. CAREFUL ATTENTION TO Climates Suited. OCT 2 1890. Vol. i. I NEW YORK: II 32 liberty Street.) October, 1885. I CHICAGO* ) \12 Lakeside NO. 12. President Calvin A. Richards. The subject of our sketch, President ofthe American Street Railway Associationand of the Metropolitan Railroad, of Bos-ton, was born in Dorchester Mass., fifty-seven years ago, and received his educa-tion in the public schools ofBoston. His business train-ing was received with hisfather, an old and honoredmerchant of Boston. Mr. Richards was en-gaged in business, him-self, until 1872, when heretired from active work,and with his family, madea long visit to Europe. Onhis return from abroad, hewas induced to take theposition of director in theMetropolitan Railroad Co.;this position he held foreight months, when he waschosen President of thecorporation. The direc-tors were desirous of hav-ing a man at the head ofthe corporation whose ex-ecutive ability had beenproven by his former suc-cess in life. When he as-sumed the presidency ofthe road he knew nothingm
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