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Worcester. The map shows a concentration of residences in the center 

 of the town and in the southeastern section. The operators who live in 

 the latter section find their employment right across the town line in 

 Worcester where several large industrial plants are situated. In fact, 

 the nearness of these industries caused the settlement of this section of 

 the town, largely within the last five or ten years. Most of the Holden 

 operators, however, find employment in the central industrial and business 

 part of Worcester. The distance from the center of Holden to that 

 section of Worcester is about seven miles; hence, those who live north of 

 the center or at a distance from the main roads have to travel more than 

 seven miles to their place of employment. The average distance for those 

 employed outside of Holden is 5.7 miles. The distances traveled are 

 shown in Chart 1. 



Chart 1. Percentages of Operators Traveling Various Distances to the Place of 

 Employment in Holden, Lowell and Taunton. 



DISTANCE PLRCENTA&E 



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Table 2 shows the conveyances used. In all cases the automobile was 

 the most popular means of transportation. The small number using elec- 

 tric cars in Holden is due to the fact that the main car line has been 

 discontinued, and this means of transportation is now available to but a 

 small section of the town. Of operators using automobiles, some used their 

 own cars; some traveled with their neighbors and shared the expense. 

 Where more than one member of a family was employed in about the 

 same place, the automobile was used even though other means of trans- 

 portation was available. 



In Holden nearly three-fourths of the operators were American-born. 

 The largest foreign-born group was Swedish, and many of those designated 

 as Americans were of Swedish parentage. (Table 3.) 



