The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-29
CRAWFORD, N. j., rOTHE FRONT
4 JERSEY Room TOWN. METRO
POLITAN AND RESIDENTIAL.
Seats Brooklyn Proportionately in Baby
Carriages-It Its Latest Development n
New Railroad ~StatiOn-The Whole
Town Turns Out for q Celebration.

beats brooklyn PrODOrtlOnatPlS IN BaDy
Carriages-It Latest Development n
New Railroad S~tatiOn-The Whole
Town Turns Gu for a Celebration.
The town OF Crawford has IA new railroad
station II was covered with hlgs and
trains stopped there for the first time yes
terday. The station cost 500 900 Of the
Jersey Ceniral's money, and Crawford
commuters were 90 proud of it last night
on their way home that they wouldn't
notice Bill the brakeman and passed by
their follow passengers from Plainfield and
Elizabeth and Roaelle Park with chilling
disdain. They felt that nothing Is good
enough for Crawford now.
Crawford folks nave been trying for many,
many years. individually, collectively and
In delegations to get the railroad to build
that new station, and it was not until yea
terday, when the last coat of paint was dry
enough to sit on and the hagS and bunting
and colored lanterns we're all mp that they
realized that at last their fondest hopes had
been gratified.
A New Yorker who drifted in noticed
all the filings and the air OF excitement
and asked if the circus had come to town.
A native explained to him that Crawford
was on the threshold Of a new era, He
showed the newcomer all around the now
eSeHon' P"h''iS WIN P"''''u"' P'"0 W.
the ferns and the flags.
This may not seem much TO & New
Yorker" lie concluded, but, by jimmy, it's
a mighty big thing for Crunford.'
So civic pride rose TO a fever heat and
then boiled over Everybody in town
came down to look at the new station and
e%pfes'en perSohal a~ppFopl,ion' iupHo
spirited citizens entertained literally; 30
did private spirited citizens. The aides
even served tea in the afternoon. But
the elimination Of the day's celebration
came ia the evening.
Then tLere VAS a hano,lrt in tho opero
Lo,Da nj nrLi,L tba ,oadinn oi,,,ars ~ tha
nouse; !" "unh ,he leaulhE Tlli|eIS VI uhe
H,Mn u - IleI tI IL : II "i.o to a. III 'am,
r. VI "nTiai9 III - a aon,hh e eUd ;,,il
80 ~, a /" ~ " W. .ie a. Il ~. - ~, H.
80 i,u st ,bffob , .ie tr,,o N '"' - ''o
''tt" ,"SSj IIHIVn W." nrTiIo ,ro,o. o,or
"uS tu n,sheSs pu..ro n"nltoo tea
ElNemm III i"nioiN ioo lei sJGS "a. a' III
enlnL 'a"'7 I.N Snoot4t t"nss ~ uuol.
nr go ,s w" '""N wiz was
F+e9S"'
That Crawford hal S,s29 inhabitants at
qP. NJ and $3.50 ut midnight.
That Crawford j. the only town in the Coun-
try which boasts of as many baby carriages
as automobiles -Brooklyn not excepted.
That if The tr m tuust he rpld Crawford ia
adritieI IN na tho boat Town in the world.
Now yorl sonord rcst nowhore W. '
Tb.t ~ Cran Iri - - ,aLon ~ ,ta oa
" w. - =. "e
,ncie ~, =" '"U''H " "'".l NV nnee 'he
crcle VIII contain an OF "rea'"r New fork
worth WINE ana 'Fah'ord VIII De the centre
oil all this greatness
That In the last five years Cup to Q P, NJ
Crawford had grown more in size than any
other Jersey town and without booming
either.
That Crawford has pure water to drink on
ordinary occasions.
That tho town is as nroud of the now rail
md st,,i,r ne - /. of its Iotost mir =, tv,ns
IN ! y - =" - VI ~ ! 7 d VI '"."S'
lheSc are only a lew OF the STaniord
secrets lhat were ulsclosei' Wheh ms
was written there WASH time TO NIL a tuli
page OF lHE Sun; "hlch WOULD ne needed
10 lncTnae mem all.
PRESIDENT Baer oi the ~rallroad was not
ape TO he present put ne sent a letter.
nIce-pIesileu ano General Manager We.
beSler look MS plaCr, receiving the nOnOTS.