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By the way, there's a slight discrepancy regarding streetcar dates. This source says the Avery law & subsequent boycotts occurred in 1905, but in the [[streetcar system]] article we have Stone & Webster taking over the system in 1906. <span style="font-family:Georgia, serif; color:#cccccc;">&mdash;&nbsp;'''''[[User:Admin|admin]]'''''&nbsp;&bull;&nbsp;'''''[[User_talk:Admin|talk]]'''''&nbsp;</span> 18:59, 4 November 2008 (UTC)
 
By the way, there's a slight discrepancy regarding streetcar dates. This source says the Avery law & subsequent boycotts occurred in 1905, but in the [[streetcar system]] article we have Stone & Webster taking over the system in 1906. <span style="font-family:Georgia, serif; color:#cccccc;">&mdash;&nbsp;'''''[[User:Admin|admin]]'''''&nbsp;&bull;&nbsp;'''''[[User_talk:Admin|talk]]'''''&nbsp;</span> 18:59, 4 November 2008 (UTC)
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:According to [http://books.google.com/books?id=0O0oAAAAYAAJ&printsec=titlepage&cad=0#PPA36,M1 page 36] of the company-published ''Stone & Webster Public Service Journal'' from July-December 1907 (which is incidentally a nice little passage detailing Pensacola and the state of the rail system at the time):
 
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:''It is here that Stone & Webster saw a good field, and in May, 1906, they purchased the railway and lighting properties.''
 
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:'''[[User:Dscosson|dscosson]]''' • '''[[User talk:Dcosson|talk]]''' 02:17, 6 November 2008 (UTC)
 
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::Hmm... It's possible they were looking into purchasing the utility in 1905, thus the report. Could the boycott have killedthe [[Pensacola Electric Terminal Railway Company]]? I may buy that book (instead of just using the limited preview on Google) and check the dates of the primary sources. <span style="font-family:Georgia, serif; color:#cccccc;">&mdash;&nbsp;'''''[[User:Admin|admin]]'''''&nbsp;&bull;&nbsp;'''''[[User_talk:Admin|talk]]'''''&nbsp;</span> 12:09, 6 November 2008 (UTC)
 
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::Oh now I see. Stone & Webster had been assisting the PETRC. They must have taken over full control in '06. <span style="font-family:Georgia, serif; color:#cccccc;">&mdash;&nbsp;'''''[[User:Admin|admin]]'''''&nbsp;&bull;&nbsp;'''''[[User_talk:Admin|talk]]'''''&nbsp;</span> 12:48, 6 November 2008 (UTC)
 

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