Evening journal., 1892-12-06
STATION AT BATTERY.
Prominent Business Men and
Citizens Express Their Views.
TO PETITION sUPT. HOLIDAY.

the New Castle Branches upon rms
Important nrovernent-Au Want the
Building Erected at once.
Special Correspondence Evening Journal.
NET CASTLE. Dec. 6.--The EVENING
JOuRssAI correspondent has been pre-
vailed upon by many prominent citizens
10 circulate petitions asking Superinten-
dent Holiday, of the Delaware railroad,
10 erect building at the Battery ana
fit up one or two waiting-rooms for tue
accommodation of the hundreds OF
patrons that get of at this station. The
movement has been recommended for
nearly a year in the column OF the
EVENING JOURNAL, but superintendent
Holiday has evidently been waiting to
hear from the people. He will hear It II
he listens about week.
The correspondent first interviewed
the officials Of the accommodation trains
which run into the Battery as to the
number Of people using that station.
Every trainman said that more than
half their passengers were brought into
and taken from the Battery station.
They an felt sure that Superintendent
Holiday would take action Immediately II
he was made aware of the great nee
essity of such an improvement. Hon.
A. b. Cooper had been requested TO
champion such a movement at one time
hut a press of business duties prevented
him from going ahead with the good
work
Last night the EVENING JOURNAL
correspondent made out list of the
prominent business men-and citizens of
ahe town who are patrons OF the New
Castle branches All of them are
property owners and oil use the New
CASTLE trims Here is what they say:
John r. Iambson-'Its an elegant
idea Would like to see one there at
once
President William J. Ferris, of the
board of educotion-"Am heartily in
favor of it. It's very awkward when You
have to wait there In driving rain.
President j. Jones Hudson Of the
Riverside Rolling mills-''We need that
improvement very badly. People are
getting tired Of standing there exposed
to all the elements.
Merchant lie Wis T. Eliason--"Thinki IL
ought to have been done long ago Why,
look at the stations along the main line
Of the p. w & b. road, and then COM
pare them with New Castle"
Chief Engineer Richard s. Conway of
the FIRE department-"Th things a
necessity"
Merchant John h. Connolly-"A little
shelter by all means should be provided
there Il IS bad enough for the men not
TO say anything of the ladies'
A. H. Padberg-"Think New Castle
gets the poorest attention In this line of
any place on the road, although, as | un-
dorstand. it's the second best paying
place In Delaware. To ask for a small
station ON the Battery is certainly ask.
ing little
Merchant r. ]. Gravell-"Think it
would be a great thing for the company
as well as the people
Director Patrick McGrory Of the Lenape
Fire Company "Am heartily in favor OF
asking fora a station. Believe il would be
great convenience.
John A. Schuhardt Sr.-"We need it.
In fact let us have anything TO look more
like New York
"Thomas Hewlett-"The railroad com.
pany can certainly afford such an i'm
provemont'
President G. w. DiclSerson, of the
Citizens Building Association 'ThinlS il
ought TO be done at once. New Castle
people are not progressive enough. They
don't kick and they don't get anything.
President A. NJ Hizar. Of the New
Castle Brick and Lime Manufacturing
Company-'I would certainly like Il
see some little conveniences We could
get better passenger service and better
freight service. New Castle is certainly
poorly treated by the Delaware railroad
company"
Merchant John T. Stoops-"Certainly
il the Battery is to be a stopping place
there should be some kind of station
there Of some kind.
Merchant John Thompson Think it's
as necessary as 60 have waiting rooms
where the Delaware trains stop at the
main station
Merchant John Fleming-"The
ought TO be a small station there TO shell.
ter patrons from the cold, storm or heat.
have waited some ten or fifteen min.
utes IN driving storm when the trains
We're late ] can get You fifty signers in
my store Ia an hour
Merchant H. L. Chase-'T say have a
waiting room there if it ruins the rail.
road company. They're doing all the
business and making no improvements.
Theodore Atkinson" There is nc
recommendation there now at ALL
This evening petitions will be received
from the EVENING JOURNAL office and
cHcuiateu among all the patrons Of the
road for their signatures aud It is hoped
that everybody will sacrifice a minute.
time TO help put waiting rooms az the
Battery by writing their name on one OF
these. For four days, only these peti
tions can be read and signed at the fol
lowing business places Charles f.
ferris Son, druggists; L. NJ Chase &
Son, statiOners; John Fleming. shoe
merchant, John 4. Stoops. hardware
merchant; Patrick McGrory, shoe mer
chant John +. Connolly, merchant
tailor Ry having these petitions in
oiierent parts Of the city, every patror
oi the road can sign them.
Fun In a Dining Room.
Twenty-Five happy young couples al
friends Of Miss Lillian Meredith, came IN
upon her last night on a surprise visit
and congratulated the hostess as she
stood looking at the big company in
utter auazement. After social greetings
had been exchanged for an hour and the
handsome evening dresses Of the girls
had been seen and admired a committee
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