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MASS. EXPERIMENT STATION BULLETIN 340 



Trend in Population, Industrial Establishments, and Wage Earners, 1837 - 1933 



1895 = 100 



Adams. A sharp decline of all three 

 items in this town after 1875 is due to 

 the separation of North Adams which 

 became an independent town. Since 

 1885 the number of establishments 

 has shown an irregular decline, while 

 the number of employees began its 

 decline after 1920. 



31 AS 55 65 15 85 95 05 



20 27 55 



Amesbury. The number of em- 

 ployees and population reached their 

 peak in 1927 after which there was a 

 decline. The number of establish- 

 ments has constantly declined since 

 1895. 



37 .45 55 6S 15 65 95 05 



20 27 55 



Arlington. The town has devel- 

 oped into an urban community with 

 a rapid increase in population during 

 the last 40 years. The number of es- 

 tablishments reached a peak in 1875, 

 but the number of employees reached 

 a slightly higher peak in 1927 than in 

 1875. 



31 4 5 55 65 75 OS 95 05 



20 27 33 



Athol. Population has been in- 

 creasing almost throughout the pe- 

 riod. The number of employees also 

 has been increasing through most of 

 the period, but at a very slow rate. 



31 AS 53 «3 13 Ob 93 



If 2U 21 33 



