The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1891-10-01
To-DAYs EXCURSIONS.
insufficient Railway Arrangements
Make Excursionists Indignant

Make EXcursionists Indignant
The arrangements made for the accom-
mediation Of excursionists who went to
Pottsyille this morning via the Lehigh
Valley and Pennsylvania railroads were
such as to arouse considerable indignation.
1t is apparent that unless the two COM
panies make arrangements Tor more
harmony Of action and give more attention
to the comfort of the people whose
patronage they invite on occasions like tho
excursions to Pottsville this morning they
will in time 60 begging for patronage.
There is spirit of rivalry existing be-
tween the Lehigh Valley and Pennsylva-
MIA officials here that should receive the
prompt attention of the head officials Of
the respective companies. The Pennsylva-
MIA company must be especially wide awake
in this matter else it will find that the
short route will become unpopular lor ex-
cursions between this town and PottsYille.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
advertised that a special train would leave
its depot at $3.50 this morning. The G.. A.
r. Post, Grant Band, forty members Of the
Columbia Hose Company, and large
delegation of the Rescue Hook s. Ladder
Company, with large number Of cit-
zens who were not members of the orgsui-
cations, assembled at the depo, shortly after
eight O clock. There WAS no special train
there. After waiting three quarters of an
| hour the excursionisls were rewarded FOR
| their patience by seeing train Of six cars,
crowded to the doors, backing down to the
switch from the Lehigh Valley depot
This train was pulled up to the Pennsyl-
vsnia platform, but very few could get on
the cars and three hundred people were
left behind to take the regular. The latter
train, consisting of FIVE cars, pulled up to
the Pennsylvania depot at $3.50 Every
seat was taken and all the passengers who
got on the train at the Pennsylvania depot
we're obliged to stand up during the Jour
ney to Pottsvile.
If the Pennsylvania company wants to
hold the town patronage it now enjoys it
| will be obliged to make better arrange
ments for the sccc mmodation and comfort
of the public. When il advertises special
train from its depot it should have one
there and not send the train first to the
Lehigh Valley depot and let the passengers
at its own depot scramble for seats or 90
without
Scores of people said this morning that
had they not been led to believe that there
would be a special train al the Pennsylva-
mia depot they would not have gone there.
As consequence of the bad arrange.
/ hn ,f,l, IL.
prime mover in arranging for the excur-
sion to Pottsville, together with its band
and large number OF its friends, was
really left behind. On the other hand, the
Phoenix Hose Company and Temperance
band secured seats by going to the Lehigh
Valley depot.
Another pointer; If the Lehigh Valley
railToad officials continue to circulate
among the people on tho night before ex-
cursions and sell tickets on the streets the
Pennsylvania company will suffer more.
People who get their tickets in advance
will naturally crowd the cars at the Lehigh
depot and the people at the Pennsylvania
depot must take what is left.
An indignant gentlemen at the Pennsyl-
vania depot this morning said, You may
say the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad
Company is slow, but tell you it is better
to be slow and sure than TO make mess of
o thing Here are most of the P. & r.
collieries idle to-day, while the Lehigh
collieries are working. The Lehigh VAL
Icy Railroad Company is getting the bene-
fiji of the excursion, and is too stingy to
furnish cars enough for the passengers"