. forty-four :uiiiotlf«*i/oite. forty-five It is used for heavy passenger service, is of the Pacific type withthree pairs of driving wheels, and weighs about 150 tons. Just as good judgment led men lilie Alba B. Johnson and hisco-workers to come to Chester and establish the needed enlargementof The Baldwin Locomotive Works, so, too, good judgment was themeans of the American Viscose Company locating at Marcus Hook,a suburb of this city. The latter enterprise is also a new and mostimportant industry. It was founded by English capitali
. forty-four :uiiiotlf«*i/oite. forty-five It is used for heavy passenger service, is of the Pacific type withthree pairs of driving wheels, and weighs about 150 tons. Just as good judgment led men lilie Alba B. Johnson and hisco-workers to come to Chester and establish the needed enlargementof The Baldwin Locomotive Works, so, too, good judgment was themeans of the American Viscose Company locating at Marcus Hook,a suburb of this city. The latter enterprise is also a new and mostimportant industry. It was founded by English capitalists who cameto this country to establish a branch plant of one of the greatest indus-trial enterprises known to the world. Artificial silk is the commodity manufactured, and the immenseplant at Marcus Hook is constantly being increased to meet the de-mand for this very popular and useful product. The key to The Dawn of a New Era for Chester is the self-reliance of its people. There are no weak or cracked links in the chainof progress that is being lengthened out at the forge of industry.
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