Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1896-10-28
RAILROAD FACILITIES.
Letter from a Citizen on a Subject
of Local Importance.

of Local Importance.
Mr.. Editor:
/ see dy your last issue unai one Mr..
Milllette has moved out OF leasantville
on account OF railroad facilities. This
to my knowledge is one more OF the
many who have been comDelleGto vacate
this place and the Shore ior lack of prop
er railroad service. This is matter
overy great Importance to every one.
The grocer, the butcher and every branch
OF business must necessarily suffer wnen
any family moves away. The railroads
do not suffer directly, if they did they
would soon overcome the difficulty.
Something should be done to prevent
this state OF affairs. Il will take united
action on the part OF everybody inter-
ested. The railroads are Indifferent as
they usually are. and probably more
so wnen it is realized how little WORK
is being done for better service. The
whole OF Atlantic City, in sense, is
a gainst us in this particular. They
kno " when rapid transit is esta ablished
between Atlantic City, Pleasantyille
and Somers' Point there will 5e is u Y.
ment against people ins esting their mon
ey along the Shore. So, with the real
estate people Giscouraging the railroads
and the railroads wanting excuses, peo-
pie are put to the inconvenience tnat
now exist. | think is time for us to
wake up, unite and oppose everything
and every body not in Sympathy with
US. am informed even that the West
Jersey & Seashore railroad is o7nosed
to the removal OF the County Buildings,
which if it is done will compel them to
give US better service. Again | am in
formed the Reading would get some
OF the travel from hammonton and
other places, then the fare to Peasant
vile would be possibly 20 cents for the
round trip while it is now 20 cents and
"a cents from Atlantic City and Pleas
ant1 lille to the County Seae. II can be
seen very readily why they are oppos-
ed on these lines, and by the way l would
be very glad to know nov long it would
axe for the difference saved IN car fare,
(say nothing about the money that
is wasted every year By the Board OF
Freeholders on the present bulloingsj
to nay for new and modern buildings
for our County. Ii the people would
only stop and consider few OF these
points l will guarantee there would
be but one OF the present Board OF Free
holders reelecter. Yours &c
A Citizen and Taxpayer
Our correspondent calls attention
10 a matter OF great interest 70 Pleas
antN lille, and has, il seems to Us cover
ed ttlie ground very fully, and more tnan
a passi ng comment is 'fue. That the
railroads, and especially the Pennsyl-
yania z. R., can give US hourly trains
to and from Atlantic City at very small
additional expense IS a TACT well known,
as they have the necessary rolling stock
lying idle in their yards at this season
OF the year. The same motor trains
tlat are run during the Summer sea-
son could and should be continued all
the year around. That it is not done
is doubtless our own iault as our cor
respondent says in his liter. We agree
with him that q united effort on the
part OF our citizens should be made at
an early day, and a committee should
be appointed 70 ascertain from the rail-
road officials Just wnat they are willing
to co. That the trains will more than
pay expenses is certain, even at this
time OF the year. Take the road to Long
port for example. The road was built
and equipped at heavy expense, yet
the train service is kept up all the year,
while ours is cut OF as soon as the Sum-
mer season" is 5Tided. The travel from
here to Atlantic City would be csyentv
times what it is to Longuort, yet TIE
railway officials do not seem to think
it is worth lool:ing alter. Ii the rail-
roads will not give usbetteF accommodate
tions now would it 90 for the citizens
to put their own shoulders to the wheel
and nos wait for paroles VINO sre COM
ing TO nelp US from New YORK, or else
where, but who never come. Ii those
who ougn 70 nelp Us will not Go it then
let US hel1 ourselves. There is enough
material TignG at nome to build such
e road as is neeGed, and when once begun,
with the right parties behind ID, the
stock would lind ready mar1et. Why
sit still longer and see people comrelled
to move awa-, and Uers deferred from
coming ior want OF better accommoda-
tions? Everybody wi5nin ten miles of
US is interested in this matter and some
one should lead Oil. Who viii it be2
The Reading railroad management,
ndertheleadofSupt.D Dice, seems disposed
to give Pleasanhile better tram ser
vice by stopping the o. clock e-uress
to take passengers for Philadelphia.
The train Will be a very convenient one
and we predict thatGt will be well pa
tronized. In thus accedirr
es of orr business men Suut.
made many friends for his road.
We would call the writer's attention.
70 one fact We have a good friend IL
tho Atlantic City railroad through their
able Superintendent Mr.. Agnew Il. Dec.
Personally we regret in not having the
O ,or of his acquaintance but we have
nothing hut the very best. highest rn-
nnrts nf him. He is not only first
class officer in every sense Of that word.
hut is an honorable. straightforward
upright gentleman. 1t is at his kind
hands we have as good service for Phila-
delphia and return as could he asked for.
He has given an express train each wcU
leaving Plpasantvilla at 90 A.. NJ. and
returning leave Philadelphia at 2 z. M.
Everybody should and no doubt will
encourage this service by using it.
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