, 1875-07-31
Chiefly Famous for Provincial News
paper OF Metropolitan Circula"
tion and Influence.
Tho United States Arsenal and 1ts
Equipmonts-.-M Manufacturing
Enterprises.
Ths Romantic History Of hta Tom and
Holyoke-View Down tho Old
Bay Road.

Springfield. Btualod in one Of the most boxutt-
ful parts Of tbs Connecticut VaIIoy. 1t has tho |
natural Advantages Of scenery which bill, rtvor, |
and plain can give, wto its nctlyltY business
consre las brought to IL the nsnstsnce Of art in
embelIfshment. To the careeas travoler, II |
known At all. It Ia known only - tho plsoo whore
tile United Staten Armory IL located; to lho !
wandering cpcure, II dcri7os its prestlge from
the fAc. that It contains tho aiaasasost House,
ono Of tho host managed hotels in tho country
tho iournal.st would look about blu, for the
Office Of
TEE bFR1YuF1ELD "nrrUnL1cAN"
- small provincial papor which long hoaded,
cloar- thinking Ha,nuol Dowlos has naio power
avon In tho worry tooth Of tho metropolitan prcaa
- journal 30 independent In It's nttorancen
that all shams and .fsondt shrink hnfora it,
dteadiug the acath,ng exposure which will Raroy
como II once tho veil IL leted. Ham rdcn Park Ia
tho no plus Mltrn Of trottng-coursch for tho
lovor Of good llorse.nest. msn with II Keen
oyo TO business would cali this place OF I'M.
poetauco becAuso Of it's rallroad facilities and its
location In the hontt OF grant manufacturing
cetltro, but the roIo-blnter finds but ltttlo to
satlBfy his appetite, a. tito city llnh
ABSOLUTELY NOTHING OF HISTORIC 1aTENEsr
sars foN old roads tclIinE Of early toll in tho
founding Of thss ofTshoot from tho Massachu~
Bettn Bay Colony, In point Of neatncss aud
beauty II compares more than favorabEy with tl'o
neigAboriug cities. It's strects. though marrow
bestde tLe brood avenues OF tho newer Western
csltes which have prot,tod by the errors Of their
Older Eastern sisters, arc bcAutfully shaded aud
lined with fine roaidcnces having deptli of GAR
t1on aud lawn Witch might vol cxcito The envy
Of moro pretontte1ia owners.
BpringieIdie ie
ESSENTIALLY afAHurACrUhIrn c1TI.
all its !cad,ug interests being Of that nature.
As!do from tho coutral work Of gun.1nakipg. We
t,ud pistol shops. cns.ridgcshops, wntcl-facsory,
car-workB, aud paper aud cotton mills. Nor are
tho outlying towns dehc,en. In ths sospoct,-
Ho!yohc, nav city but nn old town. being
elmost entirely given over to this kind Of laour,
"a are also Cbtcopoe, Chicopae Falls. aud por-
tion Of West Springfield. Cotton manufacture
takep precedence Of all elac. Main street IL tho
bnniucaa etroct OF tho ctr. and, with tic c1ccp
ton Of State street, which cuts 1t At right
nngIes, tho only ouo boasting huiBb-railwuy+
The population ia about 600. During tho War
Government shopa, many Of wbicl, arc nc" itio
The change Ia very percoptIblo IN tho popula-
tion, although tho citr il 4scad!ly growing.
Tile auHunRAH TAX AfEAs.
Tho location Of tho W&aun CAr-Works lust
north OF tho clty llaa bcen tbs chief means Of
building up tllat section, which takes Driehtwood
! for its nubutban usrnp LII former times. tax
n,rera m IN ~, o,ster waIti v,o folt Tin tnx. i1t
q benefits made dc oert to
s6ud ~ ,nna., VA nn.nr1,,npIr msdo to ,Ia f'ro.
ssstnr. KIT. vhrn .hn Lonr for nlnououce an,f
no.,nn rosiIv camr thc gallant chomnion nf thn
br.so " snnny ia son,tttnerts VIVA "ttcr1v
d,4nt, L, H. ~. ~ hi. nnnosrr. A. cnnsa.
aunnos - ths tencbea haye nsyer beeu withdrawn.
hust tna outsInrs nt,ii NV AMI proan aui nresont
| init topu "a fr,ItnnH cf t1Nitr a Ainr1n
inc ~ .nrr,nrx % Sr,snyt;"I1 viii ,stheP troSits
,,rntoct;nr ar,n: .hot son,a vhch ltcs nntt,dn
ths ,stIss ctsrisr A''07 "0"' @9t'' "A~''
~A' 7,ty 4nmonY nnousps,
| cov.-,,o . ,arnn c1tsu. frnnt Ststa nk,ost.
ss sasrs s,sc, t,s ssntina r.s oyor hy thu
nIo.ad ,sata INV ss hofnrn tha Wnr III si,o
Sss1 ~ ontcr insn,ct and aam,e' Tie beau
~ ~ ,hs cros,,,,s I'd In ,nanncr in whinl, tiny
~ otti,s n,,sa-vsr ria r,t,nnrns cnunon noint.