Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1890-08-25

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power, and find it more profitable
than horses. There are two ways
that the lightning is used to propel
cars: One is by some sort of a ma
chine in which electricity is stored,
gathered and held, to be applied to
the turning of the motor engine which
is attached to the car wheels; the
other method is by connecting the
machinery of the car to an overhead
wire, along which a strong current of
electricity passes from the electric
dynamos situated at some convenient
point where electricity is generated
by power derived from engines or
water motors. We have not space
in this letter to attempt to describe
the machinery used in propelling
these cars. In fact the most that
many know of it is best expressed
by the Chinaman's description. At
ter having examined a car closely he
said, ssstrange car no pullee, no
pushee, go like hellee.' We saw
two cars in which there were at least
$50 persons propelled by one electric
motor under one car, which were
drawn at speed of from six to ten
miles an hour, up some quite heavy
grades, the whole power running down
to the machine on a wire not larger
than an ordinary telegraph wire.
Lines of electric railways are spring
ing up in all directions and they af-
ford a means of cheap, rapid and
pleasant conveyance from place to
place, not afforded otherwise. The
speed, when the cars are unimpeded,
is from two to three times that of
horse railroad cars.
In Lowell we visited the factories,
the water works, w illow Vale and
other points of interest. The Getty
of Spindles'' maintains the honor of
being the first city in the Union in
the manufacture of carpets, cottons
and other fabrics, and the amount of
these goods produced is enormous.
The CITY water-works, like those OF
most cities, is thing of the great
est import to the health and security
of the city. The pumping system is
employed here, the water being taken
from the river, after thorough filtera-
ton, and forced by most massive
pumping apparatus to high reservoirs
east of the city, whence it returns by
gravity pressure to be used for faucet
and hydrant purposes. 1t costs i'm
mensely to provide water for large
city.
In Lynn, getty of Shoes we WIS.,
tied the shoe factories, where millions
of foot wear are produced annually.
The burnt district, which was but re-
Gently swept by the great fire, is
largely rebuilt by a much better class
of blocks than the old. The great
Thompson-H Houston electric machin-
cry factories are at Lynn, employing
at the shops about $500 workmen.
while hundreds of others about the
city are doing piece work for the
same company. The producing OF
electrical machinery is one Of the
most important industries of the
day, and is increasing rapidly.
At Quincy, a few miles south oi
Boston, the home of the noted fami'
lies of the Quincys and Adamses, WE
visited the old church under which
are buried the two great presidents
John Adams and John Quincy Adams
A nicely sculptured and lettered mar
BILE memorial is erected at each side
of massive pulpit, on which witt
both Latin and English inscription:
is written the names, ETC., of the hon
ored dead. The church itself il
built of Quincy granite, contributed
by John Quincy Adams, from hi
own quarry, which lies on the QUAR-,
hills a short distance back from th
Adams residence. The house is mas
sive, but plain. The style is old,witI
an organ in the rear gallery, an arch
ed and panelled roof, high box seat
with doors and a center aisle. Th
church in its day, was, perhaps, tn
) best in material, style and finish 0
any in its locality. 1t is quaint
curious old building to-day. w
found the old sexton who for fort
: years has rung the church bell an
: ministered to the wants of the Churc
5 going people. He was little oil
J man of most gentlemanly demeanol
Il who interested and delighted US
Il his knowledge of the great men, bot
Il older and younger, of his histori
J town and church. We were permi
= ted to sit in the very seat where job
l0 Quincy Adams used to sit, and whel
io his descendants now worship. Thel
u is some pleasure, and there ought
&c be some benefit in sitting and stant
/ ing where good men have been. Ju
y back of the main village are rang
20 of granite hills that for more than
u century have been furnishing the ce
d ebrated Quincy granite for buildir
u and monumental purposes. Some
a. the public buildings in Washingto
Ill D. c., and many ediices the count
IS over have been built of the Quin'
le stone. For miles around the de
le ricks and stone sheds are as thick
&c ships in harbors, and hundreds
le thousands, probably, are quarryil
as and cutting stone. Great excav
at tions are made in the hills where t