The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1909-01-15
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that in the year 29l persons were killed
on railroads in the state and 800 in
jured. OF the killed IL were passen-
gers, 80 employees, q were struck at
grade crossings. lac were trespassers
and others numbered Is.
In the same period the electric roads
OF the state injured 6072 persons and
fatally injured l2l.
The total length of railroad and cleo
trio lines owned and operated by Mas
sachusetts companies was 1927 miles,
the total trackage being 1862 miles.
The Massachusetts branch Of the
Red Cross has adopted a new specially
designed 1-cent stamp as an addition
al means of raising money for the fund
TO succor the afflicted people of Gala
bria and Sicily
The familiar Christmas and New
Years stamps for the benefit OF the
tuberculosis campaign have been re-
markably successful. Since the Ital'
ian disaster, all sales of these stamps
have been for the benefit of the Italian
fund About $500 day have been sold
at the general postoffice alone, but II
has been thought best to have some
thing distinctive.
The new stamp is triangular in
form, and represents Stromboli sur
mounted by clouds of smoke and steam,
out of which, clear and triumphant,
arises the Red Cross symbol.
A declaration that the new Wash
ington street tunnel has proved we'll
adapted TO the need for which IT was
intended, a prophecy that the Forest
Hills line, will be open early next sum-
mer and a statement that the free
transfer system is a detriment 10 the
company's revenues were the three
most striking features of the report
of President William A. Bancroft OF
the Boston Elevated Railway company
at the annual meeting Of the company's
stockholders.
Among other interesting facts. the
report brought out that the company
had an increase of IS percent in bus
iness last year, that the completion OF
proposed improvements will require
five years time and that the years in
crease-in wages to employees had cost
the company $946,23l36.
The Boston chamber of commerce
has voted to consolidate with the Bos-
ton merchants association, All to 20.
The Boston merchants association vot-
ed similarly TO consolidate with the
chamber of commerce, its vote being
unanimous. The consolidation is to be
made under the terms of an agreement
drawn up by the directors of both or
ganiZations.
The principal obstacle was the own
ership of about $500, 900 worth of real
estate by the chamber of commerce.
against which there is a mortgage OF
90,0OO The equitable adjustment of
the holding Of this property had to be
made before any definite agreement
was reached, but the obstacle was not
an obstruction, and no difficulties were
met after the merchants association
had made the first oyertures and the
committees had been appointed.
Judging from the reports of the va
rious men in Boston who are connect
ed with the fruit and fruit products
trade of southern Italy the shortage of
supply from the devastated district
must cause an inevitable advance or
prices in those commodities for an in
definite period.
A grocer on Beacon street announced
the other day that the price of olive
oil had advanced cents bottle
Though eating olives are principally
grown in Spain, the particular kind
necessary for olive oil are grown in
the vicinity of Messina.
An auctioneer in State street who
makes a speciality of imported oranges
and lemons said that as a rule he re-
ceived 10000 boxes of oranges on each
White Star steamer. The last one in,
the Canopic, brought none and he had
received no advices to indicate that
any was bound this way in the near
future In consequence" he added
'the California shippers, foreshadow-
ing the famine, have advanced their
prices a little
The finance commission in a report
sent TO the mayor and city council
recommends the aboltion of the regis
try and statistics departments and
the re-establishment of the publication
known as the City Record, which ex-
listed as a weekly municipal publica-
tion for time in 1898 under Mayor
Quincy
The commission also recommends
that a department of records be Great
ed by statute which shall have charge
of the work of the statistics and regis
try departments and also have charge
of the publication OF the municipal ga
zette the City Record of 1898, revived
This paper, the commission says.
should be printed by the printing de-