Palisadian., 1907-12-01
Ts,e Park Property Sold.
continued from First Page.)

facing New York, TINS uiisuipdooeu 49, 1ie.e
asrE .@~ is all-the only-breathing place
pq pp,here people can come freely to view
49, * treat river and see from atar the
btsss.g;Idering city beyond. Yet we are
ICED with a proposition to shut 1t
II t;oht; to put it under lock and key;
= f f,nroot its giant oaks and ettace. Its
sJrsbberv and flower beds. 1t gives
a,,e~ s,,s the all-overs to think OF such a
Jsssrration. such a possibility. Will the
,sorIe ussTH Of the Palisades stand for this ?
R 1be spirit of indifference SO all-per-.
a.d;no that without effort they will
stard and permit this outrage without
srs<,,or of indignation? Has progress
81 frozen in the veins of the people that
sl,eu' Law their hands in their laps and
enfer no protest? For shame that this
fh;uo could be. There are those who
would ,..sss1 laugh it off and call the whole
thing one big bluf-a big joke. So it
8 8 ioke-on us And it is the kind
one doesn't want and should not permit.
Fverv ounce of fibre and strength in our
he;ncs should strengthen to the task OF
defeating this game of folly
Is the trolley company in the deal?
II looks like it. They may not be pay
ing Organization as it stands to-day
The lines are long, and go through too
sparsely to declare big dividends as it
stands. Fares are what they want and
must have High-class development has
proven a disappointment to the trolley
people. They would fill all of the Pali-
sades section with cheap houses that
would increase the number of fares.
Put 10000 people in the park and it
would mean at least 5000 new daily
fares, or over 100000 gross revenue at
only six cents ferryage at two fares
daily That is equal to 5 per cent on
$1,000 900, almost as much as the trolley
system is worth
That the trolley company is anxious
over the situation is evidenced in many
wavs. They are afraid of the new line
that will run along the Palisades to the
McAdoo tunnels Build that road, and
the trolley company would have to go
out Of business, for fifteen minute ex-
press would fill many trains day
like The subways of New York.
These are merely few desultory
views of the situation. They are pre-
sented for what they are worth. There
is going to be "doings" hereabouts in
short order, and this question cannot be
lodged. Call it graft, blackmailing,
bluff or what not, and we will still have
/ to ask ourselves the question, 'What are
you going to do about it?" "The Pali-
sadian" believes that concerted action by
the people on the Palisades should begin
now 1t should not lag Something
should be put in motion to stir UP pub
lie sentiment. Don't cry "huge joke"
when the wolf is at our doors, rapacious,
gnawing, hungry Don't cry "huge joke
when foundations are going in for "cold
water flats" don't cry "huge joke" when
streets are being cut through forest
Of trees that should stand for the shad
ing Of this generation and posterity to
! come. Don't cry nuge joke" when the
! saw and hammer echo through the
I woods of Palisade like knell on the
cliffs for our future. Indifference may
cry "huge joke" but many men and
true home lovers will stand up to the
y task confronting them and try and
thwart the danger 1t is time for ac-