The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-26

Park is not in the hands of the street
railway company, the theatre and
other features being under the control
of another man, who however, de-
| ponds largely on the trolley traffic for
| the success of the venture. No liquor
| is allowed on sale at either park and
at Mendon, no admission is charged
| to the park for either trolley riders or
people who come in carriages.
The entire system is connected with
a very complete telephone circuit which
is placed about halfway between the
ground and the feeder circuit. This is
done for two reasons. 1t prevents in
reference by the telephone current
with the trolley circuit and if the COM
pany officials deem it advisable later,
connection directly with, the telephone
wires can be perfected with the install
lation of a portable telephone system.
An instrument for the use of the rail-
road employees is installed at every
switch along the line. The building OF
the Uxbridge branch is over the ter
ritory which is very largely the private
property of the financial men of the
big system. This was made necessary
at several points along the line between
Hopedale and Mendon, because Of the
very steep grades on the Mendon hill
and other inclines which were avoided.
These difficulties, in the construction
of this branch, were reduced a great
deal by choosing the route over private
land which was purchased for the
purpose The officials were not able, in
making this change, to reduce the run
ming time, but the present layout OF
the line brings the traveller through
one of the most picturesqs ections in
Worcester County. The construction
gang found it necessary to do a large
amount of excavating, much filling in
had to be done and the building of
several handsome bridges made the
expense of construction a very consid-
cradle figure. The results are amply
pleasing, however, to the men whose
money was used, for the country
which has been opened up is one of the
ural beauty of the surroundings Is
another feature which proves the pou-
lar attraction.
John T. Manson of New Haven, Ct,
is president of the Milford, Holliston
& birmingham Street Railway system,
Sydney Harwood is the president,
E. w. Goss of Milford, the treasurer
and general manager, with Markham E.
Nash of Milford, superintendent. The
officials of the Milford & UXbridge
Street Railway Company are practical
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thur r. Taft of Uxbridge. He is vice
president of the Uxbridge line. The
new Upton Street Railway Company,
the line to be operated in connection
with the electrically equipped Grafton
& Upton Railroad, has George Albert
Draper of Hopedale as president, Eben
D. Bancroft as treasurer, Jesse A. Taft
of Milford as clerk. The directors of
the Upton company, besides President
Draper and Mr.. Bancroft, are Edward
p. Usher of Grafton, president of the
Grafton & Upton Railroad Company;
Wendell williams, of Williams g. Will
Hams of Milford, attorneys for the
Milford, Holliston e. birmingham; and
Levi w. Moore, superintendent of the
Grafton & Upton Railroad. Jesse A.
Taft of Milford is not member of the
directorate on the Upton company, but
by virtue of his selection as attorney
for the company, he acts as its clerk
The Upton line will be running early
in January as soon after it's compile
ton. about Jan. l, as legal permission
is granted by the railroad commission
ers.