Middletown transcript., 1872-03-23

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tlou had fsopoue3s s1i thas The ol3Grss
we're dstcrmined that thsis bcst should
| remaio lied q the wharf. sooner thar
nshe sinels trip without pro6e. For The
sane rsasos " hsd no bast today, but
~ sre encouraged 10 believe thas there
viii b bost ruu up 70 Philadelphia oa
Monday. provided. u course. tho oiRcers
Of company receive guarantee that the
trip viii pay.
Dur ciiissss believing The mismanags-
mcnt Of these ssesuers to bc the fault Of
their oliccrs. have drawn up petition to
b presented 10 the directors Of the Com.
pany, asking tho removal of the ofkc II
Of the ReybOld. from the captain down
That there is pressing need Of Improvement
both in tho boats on this line and 10 their
management, Is painfully apparent 70 oil
Who arc compelled 70 travel on this route.
The two steamers Of this line are the Per.
~ and tho Major Reybold. The new and
beautiful little ssei,ner Perry which was
twenty Eve years ago running on Long
Island Sound, is now the old. slow. dilap.
itstcd and unsafe boat on the line between
Salem and philadelphia. The new. ,lc.
CANT and swim stes,ncr Msjor Reybull.
which Vas placed on this route some
twenty ycars since is tho one now running
4 That she 10 still sound and perfectly safe,
| believe. aud that she can bs run with
equal speed to any boat on the river !,
without a doubt but that she is sadly
deficient in her arrangements for the com
fort and pleasure Of passengers Is practi.
J cally demonstrated to all who travel on
her. The Captains Of these boats. Priol
and Robson, have grown old in the ser
vice. Twenty years ago these men, ii
we'll as the boats they commanded, wer,
fully up with the times. These Captain
have been faithful to their posts Mucl
tco faithful. An occasional season takcl
or rccr, alton and travelling might huv,
proven beneficial TO them, aud au I'D, an
iagc to the CONF any. They perhaps wou.,
have learned that this 10 an age Of pro
eress and Improvement. and thar tho stand
urd Of 1852 rcirogadcd in regular rati'
, since thst time Is not just the thing fo
the spirit Of 1872. | would suggest tn
: Captains Of our boats be. II possible, awak
, ened from their Rip Van Winkle sleep q
: twenty years; grant them tew days leav
} Of Absence send them out 10 compan
with their President, with the request tha
they travel with their eyes open. iu ords
that they mag discover, IL possible. som
Of the chsngss which have occurred du
o ring their sleep; aud ascertain what iu
: provements. II any. have boon made !
!. steamboats, aud steam navigation sine
: the slime Of Robert Fulton. whuu he ~
the 6rst steamer on tho Hudson rivsl
sixty-6vs years ugo. Il would bs ws
!. for them TO proceed 70 New York, not I,
I. the purpose Of visiting those Floating Pa
ssss which ply on tho Hudson river ~
= Long lslsnd Sound. but rather 70 iuspe,
3 some Of the numerous smallsr steume
= asd lisss corresponding in importance VII
! our own route between Salen, and Phil
dslphia. II. however. long force q hst
pssvsnss them from going beyond Il
boundaries Of The Delaware river, The
1 nag b able 10 lsass somsshins by visitis
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