Lynn: its representative business men and points of interest . oston competitor is obliged to extract from his customers; he can buy hisgoods just as cheaply; he offers just as great a variety, and he deals with just the same housesthat supply the Boston stores. Visit the business section of Lynn at any time of year and com- LYNN AND ITS POINTS OF INTEREST. 13 pare the goods and prices with those of Boston, and you will need no further explanation whyLynn people prefer to do their buying at home. The leading stores of the shoe city will notsuffer a bit by comparison with those of Boston; they
Lynn: its representative business men and points of interest . oston competitor is obliged to extract from his customers; he can buy hisgoods just as cheaply; he offers just as great a variety, and he deals with just the same housesthat supply the Boston stores. Visit the business section of Lynn at any time of year and com- LYNN AND ITS POINTS OF INTEREST. 13 pare the goods and prices with those of Boston, and you will need no further explanation whyLynn people prefer to do their buying at home. The leading stores of the shoe city will notsuffer a bit by comparison with those of Boston; they are equally well equipped, well stocked andefKciently managed, and the prices really average lower than those quoted at the Hub. Lynn isthe centre of trade for miles around, for the residents of the neighboring municipalities appre-ciate the advantages of patronizing establishments where desirable goods can be obtained atbottom prices, and they know that no gain in style, quality or variety of the goods open to in-spection will be secured by visiting NAHANT STREET FROM BALTIMORE STREET. TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES. A city whose goods are sent to every part of the country and every part of the world neces-sarily requires a most extensive transportation service, and that of Lynn is enormous in magni-tude as is indicated by the fact that the output of a single Lynn company in one year amountedto 2,000 car loads at 20,000 pounds per car, enough to make up 100 full trains. The steam rail-way service is furnished by the Boston & Maine and the Boston, Revere Beach and Lynn rail-way companies, but all the freight is handled by the Boston & Maine as the Boston RevereBeach & Lynn is a narrow gauge road, devoted exclusively to passenger traffic. It is a decidedbenefit to the city, however, as it provides an excellent service, has done much to reduce pas-senger rates to points between Boston and Lynn, aud has made every point along the coastaccessible. The Boston & Maine system has
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