Picturesque New London and its environs, Groton, Mystic, Montville, Waterford, at the commencement of the twentieth century; notable features of interest .. . ter, and inthe summer season — fromJune to October—to OceanBeach. The New London StreetRailway is well managed,and its corps of conductorsand motormen are consider-ably above the average inj)oint of efficiency, neatness of personalappearance. Its transfer sys-tem is convenient. One maysecure a transfer check fromeither distinct line to theother. The transfer point isthe Parade, near the UnionBank. ()wiiig to the carefulnesso
Picturesque New London and its environs, Groton, Mystic, Montville, Waterford, at the commencement of the twentieth century; notable features of interest .. . ter, and inthe summer season — fromJune to October—to OceanBeach. The New London StreetRailway is well managed,and its corps of conductorsand motormen are consider-ably above the average inj)oint of efficiency, neatness of personalappearance. Its transfer sys-tem is convenient. One maysecure a transfer check fromeither distinct line to theother. The transfer point isthe Parade, near the UnionBank. ()wiiig to the carefulnessof its employes, and the ca-pability of its management,it possesses a record singu-larly free fmm accidents anduntipward features. Tlieofti-cers of the Companv are:President a n d Learned: A. Tucker, of Tuckerand Anthony, Boston: Su-perintendent, Lorenzo Bent-ley. Directors : WalterI^earned, W. A. Tucker,Jolin F. Perry, HillingsLearned, James Hislop, antlH. C. Learned. ;. ix r h kClosfnc; Yi;ai:s of theEicHTKKNTH Ckntlkv andin the early part of the nine-teenth, was reckoned one ofthe important industries of. 31 [picturesque 1Rew ILondon. Nfw London. Uul of late it lias notentered i-onsj)ieuoiisly into the luisinesslife of the eity, a]thont,di it has heenearrietl on in a nioii- oi- k-ss desultoivmanner. The recent cstalilishnient. the Kastkun Siiiriu ; Com-panys Plant on tiie (Jroton side ofthe hariior, marks for this section anew era in marine architecture. Thelocation chosen hy this Company couldnot lie more admiralily suited to its re-(juireinents. The great and luiiform<lei)th of the liari)or affords excellentiloekins and launchini^ facilities, andtile laiye area of the yards every ojiportunity for ship construction on an im-mense scale. The ground of the shiji-vard, too, is ideal fur the puriKise,heing firm and solid. .The railroadfacilities are ade([Uatc, and the situa-tion, while sulliciently close to the
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