The sun., 1898-01-11
THAT STOP.OVER PRIVILEGE
The People Of Wilmington Are
Becoming Interested.
ANSWER TO MIR. +. NJ. HOPES.
4 Prominent Business Man Writes Al
Length As Regards The Rail-
road Fares.

The people of this city are interesting
thcmsc Ives in the question of the stop
over privilege.
They are taking every opportunity tc
acquaint themselves with the nature oI
the charges made that Wilmington does
not want the stop-over privilege.
4 very prominent business man OF
this city writes as follows:
To THE EDToR OF TIE SrN =
''The article in one OF our morning
papers where Mr.. f. NJ. Hopes admits
That he was in error :ts to his statement
to the Board of Trade, Of the Pcnnsy!-
vani ia Railroad fares from points south
Of Wilmington to Wilmington and
Philadelphia, he sholld at some time,
think, admit that he gave very little time
and attention to such an important sub
ject when he only inquired of one con-
/ ductor, and Mr. Walsh, and more espec-
| iaI v because he overlooked the fact that
there are Il great many towns south OF
Wilmington where a large percentage OF
the people 60 to Philadelphia for stop
over purposes.
1t is very true that Dover may send
more people to Wilmington and Phila-
dclphia than any other town, but the
other places should not be overlooked.
possibly a greater difference in fares
might be found.
Mr.. Hopes must evidently have a
warmer feeling for the Pennsylvania
Railroad than he has for the Board Of
Trade and the business men of the town
in which he lives, say nothing Of the
public in general
/ You couldn't expect the Pennsylvania
Railroad to volunteer any information
that would be against them. 1t is not
their policy by any means. He now says
that it appears that the 81 80 rate is Il
special one. Admitting this, if this rate,
added to our 81 90 rate to Philadelphia
makes 81 800, IL difference of ter cents in
stead Of eight, this is only to show that
that thc chairman failed to inquire for
any rates to Wilmington, but all from
Wilmington, which surely looks more as if
he was trying to benefit Philadelphia
and people south of Wilmington instead
Of his own town. The very thing
that the committee was appointed
for as we understand it,
We agree with Mr.. Hopes when he
says the business people of Wilmington
should wake up and do what they can to
make il advantageous to people to stop
here and shop in preference to going to
Philadelphia which will make saving
of - cents to them in railroad fare, Il
vcry big item indeed.
1t looks well enough on paper to say
that 23 cents is not considered by shop
pcrs. Let the p, W. 4 b. or b. x o. re-
ducc their excursion ticket to philadel-
pha to ~ cents and see where the mass
Of business will 60.
A great many people south Of Will
mington may buy the 100 ride ticket
from Wilmington to Philadelphia, but
think YOU will find that very small
percentage of the people down the state
who travel to Philadelphia have such
books. In the first place it is an outlay
of $50, which to the majority is Il big
item, and most anyone who has one Of
them will also buy some other commute
tion or family ticket to use on the Della
ware road. This only applies to a few
fortunate people who have plenty of
money at their command, bat not the
public in general.
Speaking OF the 100 trip ticket. Hopes
admits they are Il great convenience to
many business men and workingmcn-
more especially business mcn--bccausc
it saves them IA paltry sixty cents, wien
they should not consider such an amount
if they wish to keep people in Whining
ton.
The workingmen who live in Whining
ton and are employed in Philadelphia,
and go up daily have no use for this
ticket. There are plenty OF cheaper
tickets on sale by both roads, the 60 trip
monthly and the $50 trip quarterly,
which gives the round trip, one for less
than ~ cents, the other less than 26
cents.
If Mr.. Hopes, the Board Of Trade
or the Pennsylvania Railroad want to
distinguish between the business people
and the general public, or the shoppers
as to who shall have the advantage of
the one hundred ride ticket, it looks
like Il bad policy, and any favors grant
ed by another road n ust surely be APP
precatcd by them, and it is no more
than natural that the b. d o. Il. X.
should become very popular! All of
" iii' ~ ~ N'N'N' MS W go 'i''H l'liNs
since their existence, although this
state has been no other than to please
and satisfy the public, by giving them
all that is in their power.
If such kindness extended to the |.
public will bring on a rate war between
the B. & q. and p, W. d B., the citizens
OF Wilmington should remember where
they receive their best favors in time Of
peace, and not forget their friends in
time of war.
mean no unkindness towards Mr..
Hopes or any individual, but must say
since Mr. Hopes admits that he erred,
he should go farther into the matter,
and work harder to redeem himself, |
not only to the committee of which he
is chairman and the Board of Trade, |
but also the citizens of Wilmington.
COMMUTER.
January 10, 1897.