Morning journal and courier., 1888-07-13
COMMUNICATIONS.
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 To the Editor of the JOURNAL AND COURIER:
 The public are often regaled through the New Haven press with the importance of running horse cars by the New Haven and West Haven horse railroad company to Savin Rock on the Sabbath.
 When this road was built many years age it was an enterprise to benefit West Haver by better connection with New Haven al well also as 70 encourage the good people ol New Haven to help build up West Haven the latter offering inducements to accomplish it, and many of the best class of residents oi New Haven have improved the opportunity and have built fine and expensive residences on the shore that their families may enjoy 6 quiet Sabbath. The stockholders would re- volt against giving New Haven an opportun- ity of turning loose the worst element of so- eiety it possesses to prey upon the efforts be- ing made to sustain the laws and good morals in West Haven.
 The road passes over two miles through the thickest population and along the line of churches in West Haven besides the many churches in New Haven. Cars running on the Sabbath would turn it into holiday al- most equal to the wild and boisterous dem- onstrations practiced on the Fourth of July, tempting the ginmills and rum holes at the shore to violate the law and requiring large police force to help keep the peace. Now the majority of the capital stock of the road is held by persons who feel (while the prevailing idea seems to be that corporations have no souls), yet they feel that their acts, even through corpora tion dictation, hold them individually liable. The company are asked to keep an over- worked force of men and horses busy on the Sabbath, giving no opportunity for religious culture and influence and also disregarding the feelings of the better class of the commu- nifty. The railroad company need all they can earn to pay running expenses. not having received dollar in dividends for the many years the road has been operated, but they do not propose entering into any such ar rangement.
 Several years ago the company commenced running cars from West Haven center to New Haven to accommodate those wishing to att tend church in New Haven. This practice is still continued. GEORGE R. KELSEY,
 President W. H. R. R. What is Good For the Goose Is Good For
 the Gander.
 To the Editor of the JOURNAL AND COURIER:
 Last Tuesday morning I was fined for keeping open my butcher store on Sunday morning for the only purpose of accommo- dating poor people who cannot afford to keep ice in ice boxes. However, I paid the fine and I am satisfied, because such is the law of the country. Now, my dear editor, should like to know why our worthy police don't ar- rest the restaurant keepers on East Rock Park, who do a large business every Sunday selling ice cream, soda water, candy, etc.i Why do not our worthy police arrest all laun- derers who take in and give out peoples clothes and do 8 great business that day Why don't they enforce this law with every one who does business on Sunday2 Why moi stop horse cars running to Evergreen ceme tery and to Fair Haven't Why not arrest barbers for shaving on Sunday? Cannot people be shaved on Monday or Saturday Why don't our worthy police go for the milk men who are coming every Sunday and sel their milkl Why does not the chief of police go for the liverymen, who do large bushes: on Sunday? Why not arrest storekeepers and butchers on Congress, Sylvan and Columr bus avenues for doing business on Sunday Why did they just pick at E. Schonberg Rattelsdorfer and two or three othe Germans! The rich companies of large livery stables and horse cars can we'll afford to pay fines more than anybody. like to see Uni law enforced by all means, but no partiality shown. Again, what is good for the goos is good for the gander. E.