\V'ORCESTER AS A MERCANTILE

CENTRE.
W o r ces ter is not o nly a ma nufa ctur ing ' ce n tre , b u t is
a ss u ming la rg e p rop o rt io ns a s a m ercant ile ce ntr e . The
ad vent o f th e tr o lley-line has m a de nearl y a ll th e to wns of
W o rc este r co u n ty pa r t o f the s ub urb s o f the city. M a n y
Jines h av e been b uilt , a nd man y more a re un der co n tem ­
p la tio n. T he B oard o f T rade has p repa red th e accompany ­
ing m ap , sho wing the va r io us tro lley-lines no w ru n ning ,
th o se in pro cess a nd co n tem pla t io n, a nd al so t he ste am
roa d lin es ce n te r ing in Worces ter. As near as ca n be es ti­
m at ed . th ere is a tri bu tary popu la tion . rea ched by t he d if­
feren t lines . o f 225 .000. w hic h, ad d ed to th e c ity po p ula tion .
ma kes a va ila ble a tradi ng population o f 340 ,000 . The ad­
vantag es to the me rc ha n t o r pro fession al ma n a re pla inly
ap paren t. N o t the least impor tant to tile tra d esm a n is the
h igh character o f its c itize ns . T he m a ss of th e pe opl e a re
thri fty. fru gal a nd well -t o-do. T he y a r e goo d b uyers. and
us ually pay th eir bills . That they a r e th r ifty is shown by
t he sav ings ba n k sta tist ic s. I t is to be no ted that in s pite
o f the har d t im es o f J894 a nd 1895. t h ere wa s a n in cr eas e
ea ch year in the amo u n t o f d epos its .
Am ount
Yea,'. A moun t. Pel' Capita.
1888 $23,3°-+,33 7 $2r)9·64
188 9 24 -455 ·24() 28 9 .6 1
18C)0 25.680.803 30 1.8 4
18l)1 20 .<)27 .20 1 3°0 .98
18<)2 28,5 26.33 4 30 1.8 1
18 9 3 28 .823.22 1 29 8 .<) 5
18 9 '1 3°,159 .73 8 306.5 I
J89 5 31.9°-'\-.2 50 3 18 .97
189 6 33 . 1.1 9,71 1 30 9.74
J8 97 35 .000.278 3 J6 .2 1
18 9 8 36.215,000 3 2 9.20
18 99 38 ]4 1.9 07 33 7.00
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 WORCESTER's
TRADE POPUlATlOIv.

CITY------- -II5,ODO
TRtBVTARy---aaG,ODD
TOTAL- - --- -340.000

~1/j{/N&£I£CTRK ROAM

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WORCESTER A5 A MERCANTILE CENTRE.

Prepared tor the
WORClSI LRBOARD or r RAOL
- - 1900 - - ~\.\\ .WOO D~. l.I''1 G· R