Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-11-13
PICKED UP BY THE WAY.
THINGS SEEN AND HEARD IN THE
TOWN AND VICINITY.

lOWN ANU VICINITY.
Matters of Local Nature Commented
Upon and Placed Before the Readers of
the "Tribune" in Large Letters-som.
Paragraphs May Interest You.
The rumor is again revived
that the people of Freeland
can have another railroad come
into town if they will signify |
their Willingness to give it a
fair share of their patronage.
From what | can learn the off
cials of the d. S. q S. would |
not be unwilling to listen to
any encouragement to extend |
the road to this place. Ger
tainly it is not one of the great
trunk lines of the country, not
yet, but it extends to terri
tory that is not entered from
this side by any other road and
to which there is a good deal
of travel to and from here.
Sheppton, Oneida and those
other towns along its line are
visited quite frequently by
Freeland folks. who now have
TO walk to Drifton to take
train.
The Valley gives fair accom-
modationS TO HaZleton and in
termediate points on weekdays.
bur its Sunday trains are run at
unsuitable hours and do not
give the satisfaction they
should. Now the time table of
the D. ). 4 ;. gives trains to all
. places on lis line ar hours. Sun
days and weekdays, that Will
sum almost Any person. and lis
Passenger Arrrng gawen5s are as
perfect Is c5- be- made. In
deed some II the roads which
have grea1-- gr41srsICns than
The D. } ( } could send their
officers over the line OF the
new one and learn consider
able IN the way OF providing
comfortable and respectable
cars for their patrons. In re-
4 sr-ct 20 cleanliness, neatness
. and accommodating trainmen,
Coke Bros. have a passenger
. line that is a model for any
. railroad coming into the coal
; regions.
The extension cannot under
any circumstances be harmful
to Freeland, and it may in time
be very beneficial, therefore
the people ought to inaugurate
a movement which would sue
ceed in bringing the road here.
Anything worth having is GER
!, tainly worth asking for, so let
us ask the officials to continue
!, the track to this town. TIL,
e outlay would not be so very
$; much, comparatively speaking
10 on the part of the company
re and the advantages accruin.
ic therefrom would be mutual.
n understand the line was SUI
US veyed to Freeland more than
en- year ago, and it is said ever
Ill the location of the passenge
u- station was selected then. L
en- such is the case the people
n would not likely meet much
er opposition in requesting the
al company to complete the work
II Well, the election is over at
a last, and the figures which the
d newspapers give about the re-
ID suit are certainly surprising
Like many others, | did not
think the Democratic ticket
le would be swamped as badly as
it. it was. | expected heavy
to falling off in the local vote
x and in this was not mistak en-
tie Notwithstanding the fact that
y some of my critics thought
n was painting the outlook too
:. black and tried to ridicule my
remarks about the Democratic
e apathy But | did think the
y other parts of the county would
show up better and give major
:, lty enough to offset the gains
III Republicans would make in
e. and around Freeland. Even
e. 41azleton, ungrateful town.
Ia which is always represented
in by one or two of its citizens at
r the county seat, did not treat
S the ticket justly, and yet its
e Democrats will clamor next
o year and next year for offices
: Such is the way of Luzerne