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Within the yard, confined on three sides by its high fences and buildings and on the fourth by Weymouth Fore River, one sees, far below, locomotives moving up and down on their tracks; great cranes stalking long leggedly back and forth; smoke from foundry, blacksmith shop, and boiler shop; men hurrying to and fro. Whistles blow, and whole buildings tremble. WITHIN THE YARD CONFINED ON THREE SIDES BY ITS HIGH FENCES AND BUILDINGS AND ON THE FOURTH BY THE WEYMOUTH FOUR RIVER ONE SEES FAR BELOW LOCOMOTIVES MOVING UP AND DOWN ON THEIR TRACKS GREAT CRANES STALKING LONG LEGGEDLY BACK AND FORTH SMOKE FROM FOUNDRY BLACKSMITH SHOP AND BOILER SHOP MEN HURRYING TO AND FRO WHISTLES BLOW AND WHOLE BUILDINGS TREMBLE
 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. 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. RES 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 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
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