Evening journal., 1897-04-16
THOUSANDS URGE IT.
People of Lower Delaware
More Urgent Still
'OR A MODERN ELECTRIC RAILWAY


TROLLEY ROAD.
The people Of Georgetown are badly
in need Of trolley running through
the town. They are also greatly OPP
posed to the rates now being charged
by the Pennsylvania railroad for
freight, to say nothing OF the inconven-
ience of not being able TO purchase
round-trip tickets. The ones voting
against any bill for a trolley railway
system either have stock in the Della
ware railroad. or they receive some
benefit from IL. 1t is very plain to be
seen that the merchants in this vicinity
are burdened by these heavy frelgh.
charges, and naturally consumers have
TO pay more for their goods. The peO-
pie all are aware Of the fact OF the lack
If manufacturing industries in Sussex
county is principally on account OF the
/ ailrOad's unreasonable charges for
shipping. Therefore, they cannot COM
! pete with the manufacturers in other
states, where one railroad has to COM
pete with others. 1t is hoped that in
the very near future the Pennsylvania
'ailroad will awaken from It's Rip
Van Wrinkle sleep of fifteen years ana
find n new industry in the shape Of
grand trolley system flying through no
only Sussex, but New Castle and Ken.
counties.
The following opinions have been ex-
! pressed by some OF the citizens who
have had to comply with all the wishes
| II this unopposed railroad:
The trolley would be grand thing
for the merchants and people
Georgetown. The consumers coult get
more for their money, and we woulc
have the same profits. For an example
in getting a carload Of seed from To
edo, Chic, Ga distance Of 200 miles), to
Wilmington Il costs for freight Si2, we
hen pay $3S to bring At through tn
tate TO Georgetown, the distance being
only ninety miles. Is It any wonder
hat we want this grand trolley sys-
.em ?-L. l.. Layton, Layton a Layton
It Is a case of too many passes from
he railroad, and the mass OF the people
have to pay for them. Now, what We
want is a trolley system to do away
With this.-Robert w. Dodd, Lewe5
Del
The Pennsylvania railroad owns the
state OF Delaware. body and soul ana
{ am heartily in favor of anything thai
- viii bring competition TO it.-EX-hep
/ cesent2tive c. l.. Moore.
) am in for any thing that VIII bene
+ ft the people, and this trolley systen
}. yin surely be the thing. IT, Maui
The trolley would be a great bench
10 the community. We need ccmpeti
ion very badiy-Dr Joseph b. Wap el
Anything 10 reduce freight rates wal
he a good thing.-W. B. Hiliiard.
! I would like TO see the trolley com
/, through. and can see nothing tha
hould keep 1t from coming. 1t woul'
be q great advantage to the commu
nitv.-Dr J. w. Messick.
D highly favor the trolley, as II woul
-reatly benefit the peop.e.-John II
{ short
I II will be a grand thing Anything {
E mock the railroad OUT. Il. Wilson
}. / believe that any corporation the
J glves us better PASSENGER facilities vii
q sreatly benefit all sections Of the state
4 II L. Cahall
u J II will be a great benefit to the conn
3 y il we can get the trolley through
William II. Short.
m Shortly a petition, addressed TO ID
- Speaker of the House and signed b
!, 800 hundred representative citizens
= The county, will be presented to IN
NJ legislature
Port Penn have been sent to the Legil
II lature asking that the New Castle con
r. nany's amendments to its charter
s- passed. The Delaware City petiuo
gl 5ears the following names:
D. George B. Money, mayor; william
" lester, City Council; James b. Clar
nt City Council; II. ]. Moore. Luther 4
at Dates. William II. II. Clark, l. J. Johi
ID. ,on, j. NJ. Craig, II. T. Bruner, William
. Hutchison, A. B. Holiday, Thomas
a. Holiday. 4. r. Householder, J. G.. Bo
ger. G. w. Pancoast, G.. w. Craig,
he Ven Culin, David Steelman, J. Am'
nd Collins, s. r. Hener. John T. Coo
he lanes OMielly, Franklin Pierce. $.
ty Hicken, a. j. Brown, John +. Crime
William NJ. Householder, George
sc Bright, ]. f. Reybold, T. T. Vail, l..
by 1eisel, S. ID. Townsend, st. Kidd,
ht .. Reybold, e. II. Lawrence, S. g. Va
m, ,. c. Jones. &. w. jefferson, VILLA
&C 0akes, Norris Wilkinson, William
Vester, John II. Davidson, William A
ierson. Alexander Davidson, Alexand
FARRELL, Jacob G.. Frempt. Edmul
he Milne, George w. Reybold, Edwa
Nv Bowen. b. r. Cleaver, J. II. Rordham,
George Price. William A. Dayidso
Thomas Reece.
The petition from Port Penn is sign
M 5y the following persons:
,1o James II. S. Gam, John Gam, +.
a. stevens, Charles Bender. Welsh Yea
nd ey, z. Parks Duncan, S. B. Bendl
a. Henry Cleaver. Walter X. Bendl
'et Frank Hickman, Casper Eaton, w.
nc Hall r. Eaton, William Costello
ss Richard YearsIey. D. b. Webb. Baya
FISHER. Elmer T. Kendler, John
spice-, Rufus S. Yearsley, John
Kelley. William Bender, Nath
~ Yearsley, Edwin T. Zacheis, Alb
.nu Kumpel. William A. Fisher, Dale
81! Rondler w. r. Flemings, Ihon
nas Higgins. 0. A. Gillingham, G.
an Moore, George ID. Mccoy, GLAND
Kershaw, Mccoy Yearsley, Joseph
wingle, George w. Johnson, r.
Moore. John II. Yearsley, Sam
yearsiey, Harry Render. Arthur
hee Stevens, John c. Diehl, Abram Van
liee grift. John Kumpel' A. Bender, Geo
. " Johnson, John Zackers, John
s,v Wallen.