The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-04-20
WHAT The MERCHANTS SAY
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told me- how greatly those towns woul
he benefited by trolley road. Pro
gress costs more than money and ia
bor.' that's what William Morris said
YOU know and it is true. The grea
! mass of humanity cannot be denied
nrogress because it would cause incon
vanlence to a few. There is the pleasure
of summer trolleying, both to us and tt
the people Of Ansonia and Derby. II
time the road would no doubt be ex
tended into the Naugatuck valley, ant
probably into Waterbury eventually
The existence of trolley line such as
is proposed would be of inestimable
value to New Haven. 1t Is incompre'
hensivle to me that a matter involving
SO much to a great city and to thou
sands of people could be defeated be-
cause II will affect mere handful OF
merchants"
The Edward Malley company has
been advocating the line ever since the
subject was preached and they have
gone so far as to send circulars to near
Nv all the large merchants In the city
asking them to "get in line and to do
what they can to have the matter hur-
ried. Walter e. Malley in speaking OF
the matter said yesterday:
"If this trolley line was built many
more houses would spring up
along the route. Certainly many more
people would come to the city with the
aid of the trolley. 1t would accommo-
date many people who do not wish to
conflne themselves entirely to the train
hours. 1t would prove particularly
convenient to shopper, and would help
New Haven in a number Of ways.
Look at Hartford and other cities.
There are no arteries Of travel from
this city to the surrounding towns. If
the trolley line was built 1t would af-
ford good sites for factories along the
route, affording them frequent commu-
nicatlon to New Haven. I understand
the trolley line will give very fare rates
Of transportation and cheaper than by
train.
1--WE ought to be alive down here as
they are in Hartford. We seem to be
all alone by ourselves down here. We
are shut off by the harbor on one side
and there is no development on the 9TH
er side. Now is the time to make an
effort to secure this trolley route"
Another enthusiast was Ralph ].
Miner. of the firm Of Miner. Read &
Garrette. Mr. Miner was asked If he
thought the line would be a good thing
and he replied that it would be very
much of good thing" and hoped that
New Haven people would not be salts
fed until the road was running on
schedule time" He said there were
a few merchants in the city of Derby
who would be ofMWsed to anything
into the place, even the steam
and that these few were about
the only ones who would be apt to un
dertake a blocking Of the scheme. He
said it would be great thing for the
city of New Haven.
Adolph Mendel Of the firm of Mendel
6 Freedman said: II would be the best
thing that ever HAPPENED to the city of
New Haven, and it is a thing that has
been very much needed for number
Of years. The influx Of the shoppers
would be great and I believe 1t would
be also big benefit to the merchants
n Derby and Ansonla. OF course
there are a few Of the merchants in
hose places who are not wide awake
enough to grasp such an opportunity,
out it is only these few who will be the
osers If there are losers. Mr.. 'Mendel
,aid that he hoped the newspapers
would take the matter up and he said
f they did the road would be only a
natter of short while.
Rudolph Steinert Of M. Steinert &
Sons was asked TO give his opinion on
he proposed extension He said Ger |
ainly the move is good one, and in
hese progressive times 1t is no more
han can be expected. Our branches in
Derby and Ansonia are in favor OF the |
extension so that shows that there are
ome concerns in those places that are
n favor of 1t. They believe as we do, !
hat the road would be good thing |
or the merchants and the people in |
in the places that 1t touched"
dr. Steinert said that he hoped the |
DAD would soon be certainty
Charles r. Wells, of the firm of Wells |
! Gundee, the well known Chapel |
treet jewelers., spoke In behalf Of the |
rm and said that nothing would please
i'm more than to see the trolley road |
nut through. He said that the suburb
n trade is not what 1t should be and |
his. re said. is due partly to the fact
hat the city is cut off from the other |
owns by cut off. I mean there are
o trolley connections, and unless these
xist the people are satisfied to stay in |
heir own towns"
Albert B. Rogowski, of Rogowski &
o., said that the trolley would open
p the relations with the NaugatuclS
alley people in a way that nothing !
lse would. He said that there was !
lore business there than In any section |
l the state and If It could only be
pened I'D It would he big thing for
lew Haven. THE towns there are all |
l bunch and the suburban bust
ess that is now lacking would flow
ito New Haven
Charles M. Walker of the Charles
[onson company was seen and he said |
lie firm was unanimously in favor of
lie proposed extension of the trolley
ne of the Fair Haven and Westville
,mpany. Mr.. Walker further said:
This road would undoubtedly be a |
'eat help to the business men here,
I'D convenience TO the people there,
the present railway facilities pre-
ent a great many people coming to |
ew Haven to do their shopping" Mr..
Talker's views We're given in detail in |
Courier
Morris Steinert, head of the firm of
Steinert q Sons, and man11fa ct,,rer |