The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-24
sosToN's GREAT STATION
Cost of the Enterprise-Growth of Loca
Railroad Traffic.

'AH'NNA 'aiNlCs
Few people realizes the magnitude of
the new south terminal which has
been constructed by the railroads en-
tering the city of Boston from the
south and west, and other improve
ments under way or completed within
few miles of that station, all for the
accommodation of their passenger traf-
flc The cost of the station up to the
present time, says the Boston Trans
cript, has been fully $4,000, OOO-bonds
9l4,5OO 00O and 100000 of capital stock,
win the exception of our own metro
poIltan water system, the new Croton
system in New York and the Chicago
drainage canal, 1t is probable that tbe
cost of the new station exceeds any en-
terprlse ever undertaken in this coun-
Try; that is, the estimated cost at
thelr beginning. Inclusive of the mo-
ney expended upon streets Immediate
~ connected with the station, another
$5,0O0,OOO may be added, while if the
costly work called for by the bringing
OF the trains of the Providence division
ana the cost of the changes of the new
route OF the Old Colony in South Bes-
ton are considered, still another s.. 600 :
S~~-NAS SoAA NC 0NQCu. 11eTG, Jnen.
we have about $25, 900, 900 expended in
ana about the new station This Is
aside from the several millions ex-
pended upon the elevation of the
tracks of the Providence division he
tween Massachusetts avenue and HYDE
Park, and the depression of the tracks
OF the Boston & Albany in the New
tons: Altogether we have upwards of
Ssv,VVv'ouo expended by the roads utiliz-
ing the south station, and the city of
Doston Witnln distance of ten miles,
traffic. %
It cannot be said that this great ex-
pendlture Of itself will increase the
traffic of the road-it is only a means
Of handling increased business with a
great improvement in facilities for ire
accommodation. In this connection
the fact that there was or will be a
large amount of what may be called
savage for some of the roads interest
cd In the new station and its approach
es IN feature not to be lost sight of
Inc New England railroad RECEIVED
about $4,000 900 for its old nassen srsr
station and the adjoining grounds Tba
Old Colony received considerab le
sum FOR a part of it's land occupied hv
the terminal, and also sold the Ros+o,,
d Albany its old passenger station nov,
utilized for part of the Boston q Al.
pany's freight traffic. The Roston O.
Albany receives a very large amount
for the Land and improvements tal1a,'
70 connect the Providence division viii
the new station. The present terminai
on columbus avenue of the Providenoa
division will be sold for several roiII;os,
dollars. to be used for that roads co,,
nection With the big station and H.
structure OF its new Back Bav statton
A comparison between the DAVIS of ~
beginning of railroads In the 'g0,s ~,
early '40's and the present nerioS anu "a
sHown IN the probability that more has
peen expended upon the new station
lnan upon the opening Of the first flftv
miles OF each Of the four railroads con,
necting with It, The Be ston & WorcasL
Ter, Tor instance, cost according n IL
twelfth annual report only $2.SS5 oOo 10 -
construct to Worcester and this Il, y
ciuded several hupdred- thousand al
lars worth Of land not then necessay,,
Tor lts operation. To open the thro1rs,i,
line to Albany cost less than S10 ooo oeo
Details of the early operations ~ AZ
otner roads are not at hani INT ~
Boston d Worcester when opened baS
put four trains per day using liz -
ton, then on Beach street VIII ~.
tracks laid in Lincoln street. aad AZ
station itself was an insigniflcant -
TAR. Inc Old Colony was at first onana5
only TO south Boston, hut il soon y, ~
nve-year contract with the Boston y.
worcester to accommodate its naaas,,-
ger tsaino, with the result that the lal-