The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-03
THE WORCESTER CONSTRUCTION
COMPANY,
Street Railway Construction in All Itx
Branches, 553 Main st.

street Railway CONTRIBUTION in An Its
Branches, 553 Main st.
progress in the arts and sciences in
modern times, there is absolutely to be
found no parallel to the marvellous ad-
vance Of our twentieth century street
railway systems and their equipment
THE construction Of electric street rail-
ways has become one of the most i'm
portant branches of industrial life
within the past quarter of a century,
engaging the attention Of many men Of
ability, while millions Of dollars and
hundreds of thousands Of men are used
and employed in building and operat-
ing these roads. The days of expert
ment in electrical lines are practically
over, roads being constructed. equipped
and operated within a few months aft
ter the franchise has been granted. It
not now q question of electric power on
one particular branch, but line after
lime has come under the spell of the
magic power, until today nearly
all the old lines and all the
new are now operated by electricity.
Thus an absolutely new industry has
been established within the last TWEEN
ty years by the general use of slectri-
city as a motive power. By the aver
age reader, electricity is looked upon
as something mysterious, not to say
unoanny, and he imagines that It's in
tlicaCies can only be comprehended by
those specially trained in electrotech-
MICS 1t is true that although no one
really knows just what electricity is,
the laws which govern it's use are lust
as well defined and just as thoroughly
understood as those which apply to
light, heat or air. One of The first con-
Germs in this city to realize the posi-
hiiities Of the future i'm electric street
railway construction was the Worces-
ter Construction Company, which was
formed and Incorporated for s75, 900 in
March rs, 1893, The business, which.
as expected of all infant enterprises.
started out on a modest scale, but
grew rapidly, they having since start
ing executed many important commits
sions, constructing and equipping
among other lines the Worcester and
Marlboro line, Warren, Brooktield and
Spencer line, Athol and Orange line,
Hoosick Falls line, Milford, Holliston
and birmingham line, West Roxbury
and Roslindale line. Norfolk Central
Street Railway Companys line, Bath
Street Railway Company's line, Glou-
cester, Essex and Beverly line Tor
rtngton and Winchester line, Barre
and Montpelier Power and Traction
Companys line Norfolk Suburban
Street Railway Company's line, Calais
Street Railway Companys line, and
are now building the Boston, Brockton
and Milton street railway, Grafton
branch for the Worcester Consolidated
ri CNrt
Palmer and Bethlehem street railways
line, the latter being in Pennsylvania
all the others being in different parts
of New England. This is the only
company in New England that builds
the road-bed, power house overhead
construction and furnishes the cars,
equlpping a road in every detail ready
for the transportation Of passengers.
They have every facility and appliance
for the rapid handling Of this class of
work they completing all contracts
promptly at the time specified EN-
ployment is furnished in the different
departments of the business to from
500 to 1900 WoTkmen, these working I'M
der the supervision of competent fore
men who are regularly employed, these
in turn being responsible to the Of
ncers Of the company for the work
done under their charge Some idea
VI the Itplu ADVANCE maze IN the use
of electricity as motive power for
street railway lines may be gathered
from the fact that the first commercial
~ successful electric railroad was con-
structed in Richmond, Va, in 1883, or
Just ten years ago while today cleo
trically- propelled street cars are run
ming in the United States alone in more
than 1900 cities, towns and boroughs.
This rapid growth has been due to the
excellence of the service rendered by
Just such up-tO-date companies as the
Worcester Construction Company, the
officers of which are Messrs. C. A.
Richardson, president, W T. Kendall
secretary, and treasurer, G. A. Murch,
assistant treasurer. and c. A Richard
son, w L, Kendall, G. A. Murch ard
NJ. T. McGrath, directors. These gen
tlemen are all shrewd. progressive men,
having many interests in various in
dustrial enterprises whose success has
been materially aided by their sound
advice and able management They are
greatly interested in the growth and
development of the city of Worcester,
and in fact all the cities of New Eng
land, their interests being closely con-
nected with that of the cities and
towns. Besides the local office the COM
pany have a Boston office, room 30S,