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Title: Fall River, Massachusetts, a publication of personal points pertaining to a city of opportunity
Year: 1911 (1910s)
Authors: Fall River trade and industry association. (from old catalog)
Subjects: Fall River (Mass.)
Publisher: (Fall river) Fall River trade and industry association
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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tments he looks upthe question of assessed valuations, also what percentage of thereal value is the assessed valuation. The tax rate is also ascer-tained, as it is essential for him to obtain approximately thecompanys yearly taxes. The manufacturer then looks into theinsurance of the factory buildings and equipment by obtaining thelocal base rate. In conjunction with this he inquires as to howfar the fire department engine house is from the various proposedsites, how far awav is the nearest alarm box, the sources of watersupply, as these have a bearing on the insurance rate independentof the class of buildings that are erected. TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES. The matter of transportation is not only in direct relation tomaterials, but also has an important bearing on the labor situation.Referring first to materials, a visit is made to the various railroadofiices and the freight rates are obtained on the shipments of themanufacturers product to all the largest cities in both carload and 120
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< less carload lots. As to the incoming materials freight rates areobtained from these points where such materials are shipped from.In making the tabulation of freight rates the same cities boch forincoming and outgoing freights are used so as to get a true com-parison in considering the question of freight rates. In the caseof those cities that have water transportation the freight rates arealso obtained and an important point to know in reference to watertransportation is how many months same is open to navigation,and if any site is considered along the water front what is thedepth of the water at the site. Next to the question of freightrates is the service of the railroads. There is a lot of other information to be considered, such asthe population of a proposed locality, the number of industries,thebanking facilities, the question of power, light and heat in case amanufacturer desires to buy same, the cost of the various sites con-sidered; all these matters should be considere

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