Book of Boston

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. Although the story of the evolution of all the greater American cities is wonderful and worth the telling yet certain developments in Boston within the period covered by this work are of particular moment, especially Since it was the parent city of the telephone and of the electric subway; and since it was also the first American seaboard citv to take advance steps in regard to the systematic development as a port.