. Electric railway journal . tate may be in order. ENDICOTT, CITY OF PAYROLLS About 1903 interests connected with the BinghamtonRailway Company and organized as the Endicott LandCompany were the owners of 1100 acres of open countrysome 8 miles west of Binghamton, consisting of land ad-jacent to the Erie Railroad and but y2 mile distant fromthe Lackawanna Railroad, on the opposite bank of theSusquehanna River. The double-track electric railwayto Union, 1 mile further, passes directly through thegrounds, and, in fact, is the same line which has servedthis companys Casino Park for years. Conseque
. Electric railway journal . tate may be in order. ENDICOTT, CITY OF PAYROLLS About 1903 interests connected with the BinghamtonRailway Company and organized as the Endicott LandCompany were the owners of 1100 acres of open countrysome 8 miles west of Binghamton, consisting of land ad-jacent to the Erie Railroad and but y2 mile distant fromthe Lackawanna Railroad, on the opposite bank of theSusquehanna River. The double-track electric railwayto Union, 1 mile further, passes directly through thegrounds, and, in fact, is the same line which has servedthis companys Casino Park for years. Consequently, noadditional railway facilities were needed immediately forthe development of the property. At this time the Endicott-Johnson Company, a largeshoe manufacturer, was contemplating an extension of itsworks in Lestershire, which is practically a westerly con-tinuation of Binghamton. As the new territory had thenecessary railway facilities and could offer a lower taxrate, the shoe company was induced to purchase 250 acres,. Binghamton Railway—The State Hospital Terminal onthe Easterly Outskirts of Binghamton reserving 80 acres for building lots. This was the nucleusof Endicott, which has grown from a straggling 10-househamlet to a flourishing town with half a dozen importantindustries and several hundred trim business and resi-dential structures. There is also a modern hotel, which isused as a noon-dav dining club by the clerical forces ofthe Endicott factories. * All of the streets have a uniform width of 60 ft. Thestreets are graded, have sidewalks, drainage systems, watersupply, etc. All of the factories have private fire protec-tion in addition to the public fire department. The streetsand many of the houses are electrically lighted by currentfrom the nearby substation of the Binghamton RailwayCompany.
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