Smyrna times., 1883-06-06
Cheap Transportation.

The arrangements made by the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company, for transpOrta-
tiOn of fruit to Eastern markets during the
present season, offers opportunity and in
ducements for growers to reach those mar
kets at a much less rate of freight and about |
the same time by the Philadelphia IL |
Smyrna Transportation Line. Two nights |
and a day to Boston from Smyrna, is ret |
regarding, for the great Pennsylvania |
Railroad Company at time like the pres |
ent when its lines are being paralleled for !
competition, rapid transite being Inaugural
ted by many railroads. The distance to
Boston by rail is less than 400 miles and the
time for fruit train to reach that city
should not be more than IL hours. LeaV-
ing here at 2 o'clock z. NJ. running at the
rate of 80 miles an hour would without
delay or accident put the fruit in Boston ut
about 3 o'clock A. NJ. the next morning.
This is what can and should be done, and
if the managers of the Pennsylvania Rail
road are not alive and wide awake, to do it
they will find in short time their great
rival, the B. 81 o., when their new route is
completed, will surely make successful
| effort in that direction. Meantime, the
| leasing of the Central Railroad of New
Jersey, by the Reading, affords increased
| facilities and communication with New
| York, where they have ferriage ut Jersey
! City and ample terminal facilities. From
| Jersey City, cars loaded with fruit or other
merchandise can be conveyed by steamer
! to Harlem junction and thence by what is
popularity known rs the Shore Railroad
direct to Boston. This route is double
tracked, steel rails, thoroughly equipped
and in every respect much better and
shorter than the New York IL New Eng
land Railroad, which is under the patron
age of the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany and would be glad to have the fruit
traffic of the Peninsula, which is regarded
rs very profitable and desirable for them to
have.
The Philadelphia & Smyrna Transporta-
tien Company, by establishing daily boat
from Smyrna Landing to Philadelphia,
can transport berries, peaches or other pro-
ducts, deliver them in time to be reshipped
by the Reading and Central New jersey
Railroads and arrive in New York or Bos-
ton about the same time as by the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad, with the advantage of less
freight charges. This Is not visionary
scheme. 1t Is emlnently practical. No
loops or curves about it. No experimental
surveys. No busting the eyes of honest
well-meaning, but deluded signers of long
petitions, that will result about the same as
the moral refOrmers' famous and formidable
petition to the Legislature in favor of
Local Option. 1t can and will be done.
All that is necessary is to dredge the creek
from Smyrna Landing to ROthwelPs s. which
can be done by steam dredge in from 40
to 20 days and by SO doing it is decided by
those persons most competent to judge that
, from to feet of water can be had up to
the Landing. This would enable boats OF
200 tons burden to land or take in cargo
and leave at almost any stage Of the tide
Grain, timber, drain tile, brick, phosphate
and wood could be shipped to any distant
point; and anthracite and bituminOus coal
lime, &c, received direct from the mines
and kilns, by boats ut a rate of freight Sc
a much less than by railroad that the differ
ence would be a good profit With
u daily line of steam propellers to Philadel
! phia, farmers would be induced to turn
. their attention more to growing vegetable
such as potatoes, pease cabbage, table corn
Il tomatoes and send them by boat at a low
rate Of freight, while al increased traffic il
!, poultry, butter, eggs, veal, calves, family
IL pork. milk and cream would result in
very short time. 1t was expected tina
! those persons having property interests, a
10 the Landing who would receive pecuniar!
benefit from the enterprise would dOnat
u liberal sums of money for the improvement
d but as some of them seem to be gOverne
~ by the penny wise" principal the gel
!s up-and-go spirit of the managers of tn
Is Philadelphia 81 Smyrna Transportatio
5 Company have determined to offer for sal
Il limited number of shares of the compan
o, at the par of S25 each, which will be iudiC
iously expended for the best interests of tn
~ company. 1t is confidently believed tn
company can pay dividend of ten pt
eh cent. on the capital stock to the sharehOlC
e. ers and reserve a surplus of its net earning
Is for contingencies, when the improvement
are completed, which would make Il
Is stock desirable investment. 1t is desi
able that farmers, merchants and othe
who feel interested in th, important con
mercial enterprise should subscribe f
four or more shares in order that they ma
participate in the profits of the company
VIC well as the benefits of daily commune
- ton with Philadelphia and cheap transpo
ae tation. Subscriptions will be received |
at Willard q. Pierce, Treasurer, at the off
ce of the Company, and as soon as the mon,
nd is obtained the work will be comenced al
ir- pushed to completion as soon as possible.
he Competition solves the problem of ditfC
,rS ential and discriminating rates for trar
-, portatiOn Of fruit and other products.