The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-09-07
STOPPING 4 RfTLWiT'S OPERIIION.
Residents Of Orange who Got Together TO
Decide What 10 do About u.

Residents of Orange were called to moet
in Library Hall last night by Mcssrs. H. b.
Wiggln. H. w. Egner. ID. & W. Picrson. Jr..
Bailey & Everett. Charles Lighthipe. Lawrence
r. Fell. A. IIibbcns. Goo. Kayser. Rowland
johnson. C. b. Lasol. l.. j. Hutchinson. @. W.
Mallus, J. w. Judd and other wealthy and in
nucntal men OF the town, to decide what should
be done because theWatchung Railway. connect
ing Orange with New York by way OF the Mont
clair Railway. stopped running on tho 1st Of
Septcmber. The Watching Railway was the
competitor OF the Delaware. Luckawanna and
Western Railroad for Orange trafllc. 1t is
owned by ID. n. Ropes. 1t was built over year
ago. and was lenscd until the 1st OF August.
1877. 10y tho Montclalr Railway. 1t extends
from Llewclyn Park in Orange. AZ miles.
to woodsido on tho Montcar road.
Tho dwccrs in West Orange. Bloomfield.
and somo hamlcts wcro especially ac-
commodatcd by It. Yet. either because
travellers were few, or because they preferred
to ride by the old-cstnbshcd route. only twenty
two commuters rode on the new branch during
the year. II was operated nt Il loss. and MIR.
Ropes agreed to reimburse the Mont rlar Rail
way for certain amount, wthin that nj which
nt directors morting that he couldn't stand
the strain amy longer, AS a spccula,
Sn had no hcn paid bcrSTc Sna eyisr E3s r3 %s
operating the branch. the new manager Of tho
Montrlair Hallway, Grinnell Burt. determined
to try whether the policy Of charging t6 80 n
month instcnd OF siO, the rival roads price.
would not bring increased trnillr sufficient to
mako IL pay. Only thiriy-threc commuters
changed roads. and thnt didn't make 1t worth
willie 20 continue operating the road. So ho
stopped the trains.
Mtnnwhle. Mr. o. Mcdowell Of the Montclnir
Railway offered e. run the branch until some
thing should hc done TO set II permanently Eo-
ing. and Engineer Frank OReilly got an idle
locomotive from the central part Of the state,
an said he would run one train each way.
warm time wnS expected last night. hut two
unexpected guests arrived in town and entered
who stopped the trains and Mr.. Ropes, tho
owner OF the branch. who arrived in town from
Europe Yesterday noon. Then began u " love
frnst. as speaker said. and the object ~ the
meuting was declared hy the Chairman. Mr.. ID.
4. Heald to be the incitiiig Of the citizens 10
Marks Church. Main street Orange, so that i
may really have some chance of competing with
the old established route. Speeches wrrc de-
liv"r"d 10y Rowland johnson, Grlnnell Burt. U.
Mcdowell and George Sposwood.
james NeurAu' ~ Moodside proposed resO-
ing th" importance t. East AN West Orange
and Bloomfltld to extend tho Watching Rail-
way To- Main street. Orange, and t. effect an ar.
rangcment with tho Montclair and Greenwood
Lake kaiway Company Tor permanently oper-
aiing IL.
Acommittco Mossrs u. A. Hcald. D. y. Ropes
Charles A. Iightpipc. and Robert {. Browning
was appointed to ascertain the cost OF the eN-
tens IN, with power TO temporarily operate tn
road until they can como tp terms with Tue
Mont lair Railway in the matter oi running tn,
branch. The meeting. as res dents of East and
West Orange and Boemil Id. pledged them
selves g. give money aud other aid 10 carry the
resolutions into II 'ct.