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To look down upon the village and the yard from the throbbing roof of the steel mill, seven hundred and seventy feet long and a hundred and eighty eight wide, is a thrilling sight. TO LOOK DOWN UPON THE VILLAGE AND THE YARD FROM THE THROBBING ROOF OF THE STEEL MILL SEVEN HUNDRED AND SEVENTY FEETET LONG AND A HUNDRED AND EIGHTY EIGHT WIDE IS A THRILLING SIGHT
thousand feet long and eighty feet high. Perhaps the enormousness of the plant is best comprehended, not when we mechanically repeat that it covers eighty acres and comprises eighty buildings, and that four full-sized steam locomotives run up and down its yard, but when we see how many of the intimate things of daily living have sprung up here as little trees spring up between huge stones. For the Fore River Plant is more than an industrial organization. It is a social center, an economic entity. It has its band and glee club, ball team and monthly magazine. There are refreshment stands, and a bathing cove; a brand-new village of four hundred and thirty-eight brand-new houses; dormitories which accommodate nearly a thousand men and possess every convenience and even luxuries. The men work hard here, but they are well paid for their work, as the many motor-cycles and automobiles waiting for them at night testify. It is a scene of incredible industry, but also of incredible completeness. ACITY SINGLE BUILDINGS A THOUSAND FEET LONG AND EIGHTY FEET HIGH PERHAPS THE ENORMOUSNESS OF THE PLANT IS BEST COMPREHENDED NOT WHEN WE MECHANICALLY REPEAT THAT IT COVERS EIGHTY ACRES AND COMPRISES EIGHTY BUILDINGS AND THAT FOUR FULL SIZED STEAM LOCOMOTIVES RUN UP AND DOWN ITS YARD BUT WHEN WE SEE HOW MANY OF THE INTIMATE THINGS OF DAILY LIVING HAVE SPRUNG UP HERE AS LITTLE TREES SPRING UP BETWEEN HUGE STONES FOR THE FOUR RIVER PLANT IS MORE THAN AN INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION IT IS A SOCIAL CENTRE AN ECONOMIC ENTITY IT HAS ITS BAND AND GLEE CLUB BALL TEAM AND MONTHLY MAGAZINE THERE ARE REFRESHMENT STANDS AND A BATHING COVE A BRAND NEW VILLAGE OF FOUR HUNDRED THIRTY EIGHT BRAN NEW HOUSES DORMITORIES WHICH ACCOMMODATE NEARLY A THOUSAND MEN AND POSSESS EVERY CONVENIENCE AND EVEN LUXURIES THE MEN WORK HARD HERE BUT THEY ARE WELL PAID FOR THEIR WORK AS THE MANY MOTORCYCLES AND AUTOMOBILES WAITING FOR THEM AT NIGHT TESTIFY IT IS A SCENE OF INCREDIBLE INDUSTRY BUT ALSO OF INCREDIBLE COMPLETENESS
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