The New Wonder of the World: Buffalo, the Electric City

About this eBook

Author

Richmond, A. E.

Credits

E-text prepared by WebRover, Charlene Taylor, Barry Abrahamsen, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team ( www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive ( archive.org)

Language

English

LoC Class

F106: United States local history: Atlantic coast. Middle Atlantic States

Subject

Electric power -- New York (State) -- Buffalo

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 63027

Release Date

August 24, 2020

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.The New Wonder of the World, the Electric City. — OUR GREAT RAILROAD INTERESTS. — LAKE AND CANAL. — GREAT GRAIN STOREHOUSES. — WHERE TRADE CONCENTRATES. — THE WONDER OF THE WORLD. — THE GROWTH OF A YEAR. — A GLOWING PROPHECY. — THE GREAT SCIENTIFIC PAPER’S VIEW OF IT. — WHAT ERASTUS WIMAN SAYS. — “THE MANUFACTURING CENTRE OF THE NATION.” — “ANOTHER MANCHESTER.” — AMERICA’S HANDSOMEST CITY. — A CITY OF HOMES. — OUR ELECTRIC RAILROAD SYSTEM. — SUBURBAN ELECTRIC ROADS. — “BUFFALO’S GOLD MINE.” — ELECTRIC POWER ON THE CANADIAN SIDE. — ELECTRICITY IN THE HOUSEHOLD. — ELECTRICITY’S MANIFOLD USES. — PLENTY OF BANKING CAPITAL. — OUR LOW TAX RATE. — OUR CITY WATER. — NATURAL GAS FUEL. — ELECTRICITY SUPPLANTING STEAM. — ROOM IN WHICH TO GROW. — THE PHILADELPHIA & READING. — THE UNION IRON WORKS. — THE COPPER INDUSTRY. — ENORMOUS MANUFACTURING CAPITAL. — AN ETERNAL POWER HOUSE. — A GREAT FIELD FOR INVESTORS. — GREAT IMPORTANCE OF THE LAKE TRAFFIC. — BEAUTIFUL GRAND ISLAND. — CONCLUSION.

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