Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1889-12-07
i.ntrred at the PnstoAice at Accomac
G ll..Na.. us second-ciass matter.

nc Trains ol tie N. L. T. N N
r. r.. continue to rln, despite the
,:iusfirn thereby done to The pco
rla. according 10 the GOWN sweet
will' Of its officials. The warnings
Of flie press and protests of the
pecp'e not only are unheedcd. but
if the Cape Charles Headlight can
he accepted as their monnlpiece.
.stley Will stick down their brakes
tighter" in proportion rs their
methods re resisted. The utter.
s,nrcS Of cur contemporary may he
r'sr'cc: and they may he irdiffer.
tnt 10 lie wishes and convenience
oi HE public. hey profess 20 serve.
I'M We propose Ito fight it ont on
lie line" which we have started,
despite Tie warnings of their
81 olcgist. until a change for fht
letter IN CIR rail.oad schedule Is
effected. ..if ii takes all be wintel'
To accnmrliSh Lat object. The fact.
tl,aftlie railroad officials turna deaf
car 10 all Cur warnings Viii not
t'4 ~ us in tie fight we are max
irn in il;e interest of ,he people.
Ne take That stand in no cap;iou>
>n;Yi, Int because - delay of TWEEN
X four heur< or more III he deliv-
cry. Of ihr mail to many parts of
orr Peninsula is occaSicnrd Ivy the
present railroad schedule. which
could be easily reme'lied. if the
cfiicials would exercise a proper
regard Ter the wishes of The people.
Tie DELAY is dine TO the fact. that
i,e carriers of the mail 70 post
offices not on lie lire Of the rail
road leave about two hours before
tie arrival of!he afternoon mail
train. The delay. therefore. conl'l
he remelied either by running the
afternoon mail train which takes
the mai! To Pocomoke city. at l.30
u. IN through oar Peninsula or hy
II change in schedule Of about two
hours in the present Train. Why
pncomoke shcnld have better mail
facilities tlan we do. we have yet
failed TO learn after most dil'Gpnt
ll.nuirv. Int waiving the privilege
thrrehv accorded to our eighbnrS
end denied 30 It's. tie query is per
tirent. WHY not lun The mail train
which we have an liOm or SO
carlie,g The only reason that can
lie given i'll opposition thereto
which occurs tn us. is that paSSen
gers would l,e landed an hour or
81 rarlitrat points across HE bay
ami we fail to see how any one
could lp PM 10 any serious ircon-
veniencr hereby. In thus entering
cur protests against the present
mail service and suggesting the
change. we hut voice The Scnti
mcut of chr people and but frehly
express the disgust and iudigna
SION they frel-and wf would he
dprelic. in the duty We owe to them
ifaccepting the suggestions of The
Headlight, we stitle the grievances
rot of orc man or one community
but cf all onr people. The change
demanded, relates. rs will he notef
only 10 the south honnd mail tram
An earlier mail train from The
South would accord better with the
wishes Of orr people, hut with The
1nlhparing spirit, for which the.
are noted, they submit without ;
nurmnr to the delay of a few hours
which OCCASIONS them no SerionS in
converter &c Nor DO we ask t,
have tho fact taken into cnnsidera
tiun, that the present mail arrange
mentS will cause rs TO issue III,
ENTERPRISE a day earlier TO Ell
ahIe our subscribers to receive j
on time. but while we have n,
disposition 10 antaaonize the rail
road or to find fault of its officials
it is not only cur province, tut on
duty, however amusing our effort
may he to our Cape Charles con
temporarv-to fight oealnSJ III,
1 wrongs las Y faAlFilfihaa aflicas onght t,
want light aud lie thankful for it
however humble the source, to Ell
able them to conform to The wlslle
of a people contributing so larsel.
tothe revenues of the railroad as OH
people do,lnStead of stiffeninglhei
necks and stopping Their ears t
reason. or as our contemporary sus
gests by quitting down the brake
tighter on u.s. because of our Iii,
position to kick" when in on
opinion, lie rights of the peopl
are unduly infriuopd unOn.