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NORTH SHORE BREEZE. 
room! 
Ederheimer, Stein & Co, 
MAKERS 
Walker-Field Park. 
Lots at Walker-Field Park, Montser- 
rat, are going fast. A number have been 
sold the past few days. Beverly Farms 
and Pride’s people seem to be as_inter- 
ested in buying lots there as anybody else; 
and why shuuldn’t they? Lots can be 
purchased at a yery low figure, and the 
price is sure to go up, for this is the 
most desirable land in Beverly today for 
house lots. Montserrat is only five to 
seven minutes ride from Pride’s and 
Beverly Farms, and the fare by train is 
only five and six cents, so that one could 
live at Montserrat aire as convenient as 
they could here. 
Altogether the outlook for ‘‘ Walker- 
Field Park’’ looks like a big success. 
Intending purchasers should secure all 
they can right away for the price is sure 
to go up as the season advances, besides 
first comers get the cream. Agents will 
be on the land every day, Sundays and 
holidays from now on. 
The American Telephone andTelegraph 
Company's Annual Report. 
In the annual report of the American 
Telephone and Telegraph Company, 
President Theodore N. Vail sets forth 
the usual statistics, which indicate by the 
growth of the business the place which 
the telephone holds with the public. 
There was a total of 4,364,629 tele- 
phone stations connected to the Bell 
than cost. 
217 Essex street, 
Last Spring and Summer Suits 
FOR MEN AND BOYS’ WEAR 
At a Big Reduction From Former Prices 
“THERE’S A REASON” 
at a big sacrifice from former prices. We need the room! 
Have a 
we want to say is, see the big values we offer at cost prices, and in several cases less 
Will you chance it? 
W. E. 
As our spring 1909 opening comes in about two weeks, we must make room for 
our new lines of Merchandise so have decided to give our customers the chance 
to secure desirable clothing (and every suit is of desirable style, pattern and material ) 
Must have more 
look at our windows—then come in and inspect our goods. All 
Store open Thursday and Saturday evenings. 
HOYT GO. 
(SUGGESSORS TO DAY & HOYT GO.) 
system as against 3,839,000 at the close 
of the previous year, an increase of 525,- 
629 stations. Of the total, there were 
1,103,144 exchange and toll stations 
connected to the Bell system by toll or 
long-distance lines, but operated by some 
7,700 local, co-operative, and rural in- 
dependent companies or associations hav- 
ing sub-license or connection contracts. 
The Bell system, that is the American 
‘Telephone and Telegraph and associated 
companies in United States and Canada, 
is for the first ttme shown as a whole. 
The figures are astonishing. The gross 
valuation of plant, working capital and 
working accessories is given as about 
$680,000,000,—while the outstanding 
obligations in the hands of the public are 
given as about $600,000,000. The 
public are only required to pay dividends 
and interest on this $600,000,000, while 
they receive the service of $680,000,000 
of plant. This plant, so far as any de- 
finite independent appraisements are con- 
cerned, has a replacement value of con- 
siderably above that amount. 
This statement of all companies also 
shows that there was a divisible surplus 
after interest charges of the system as a 
whole, of $34,000,000 of which $21,- 
000,000 only was divided among shane 
holders, leaving undivided $13,000,000. 
Another feature of the business is the 
wide dispersion of the interests in the 
companies composing the system. In 
Corner Derby square, 
SALEM 
the American Telephone and Telegraph 
Company, with over 26,370 sharehold- 
ers, holding an aggregate of 1,584,766 
shares, 26,213 held an average bf 43 
each, wile there were 153 shareholders 
with an average holding of 2,140 and 4 
shareholders holding a total of 121,000. 
Taking the associated and compected 
companies together with the American 
Telephone and Telegraph Company, 
there are some 70,000 individual owner- 
ships—or nearly as many as there are 
total employees, which is given at 98,000 
in the United States. If the Bell of 
Canada and the Western Electric Com- 
pany were included, there must be 125,- 
000 employees whe are dependent on 
and contribute to the welfare of the Bell 
system. 
Why not have your Printing done at the 
office of THE BREEZE PRINT? 
Frank H. Dennis 
Announces to his former patrons 
that he has started in business 
again and that he will call to 
take orders for and will deliver 
GROCERIES 
New Patronage Solicited 
1 Lincoln Street, :-: Manchester, Mass. 
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