Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-04-29
What Does it Mean?

1t has never been necessary for the
present editor and publisher of the
PRESS, during the many years we have
been connected with this journal, to
find fault with the treatment Empori-
nm has received at the hands of the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company; in
fact this great corporation has always
been very considerate of the few re-
quests made by Emporium and will
lingly granted every request, when
properly laid before them. Recently
things seem to have taken a sudden
change, greatly to the injury, detri
ment and loss to our business men.
What Emporium considers unfair
treatment constrains us to protest Wig
orously and requests fair play at the
hands of this corporation, which we
feel is due us when the undisputable
fact is clear that Emporium turns into
the treasury of the Pennsylvania r. r.
Co., more money for freight than any
other station between Harrisburg and
Erie-not excepting either Williams
port or Lock Haven the major por-
ton coming from the blast furnace and
the three dynamite plants, to say
nothing of G. B. Howard Company's
lumber industry, and Emporium Flour
ing Mills.
Why do we protest? In the first
place the present depot, erected when
the road was first built, is not in keep
ing with the demands of Emporium,
is entirely void of any conveniences
and utterly out of date, when compar.
ed with other towns of less Importance.
We should have substantial brick de-
pot.
Second.-The evening train from
Buffalo, recently discontinued, should
be placed back on the schedule, as it
has been for many years convenient
local train, we'll patronized. The
present plans leaves only one train
daily from the north, that not giving
business men time to walk up town,
one mile, and transact business at the
bank or court house and return until
the following day. In addition to re-
placing this train, both the noon train
and the evening train, as well as the
morning train which leaves Emporium
junction at 500 a. M, should be run to
the upper depot or Emporium proper,
thereby accommodating the travel on
the middle division, which is not now
making connection with the morning
train from Ridgway. Since this latter
day nuisance went into effect, passeng
ers have been obliged to remain here
more than five hours, missing connec-
tions for northern points. Again, pas
sengers who are obliged to remain at
the Junction are not very amiable, that
point not being permitted to enjoy the
luxury of depot, except shed erect
ed during Pan American days. A
comfortable depot should be erected at
the Junction for the accommodation
of the public, especially those passeng-
ers who are obliged to remain in that
dark, dismal and dangerous place at
night while awaiting night flyers, to
say nothing of the stranger who ar
rives and is dumped in the wilderness
of darkness, often between tracks.
We feel that we are being i'll treated
and cannot imagine why Emporium is
treated thusly and our people, especi-
ally the business men who pay very
many thousands of dollars yearly into
the Golfers of this railroad Company,
enter solemn protest and have
right to demand that all local trains
on the Buffalo division are run to EN-
porium as formerly, and a stop put to
this ''penny wise and pound foolish
policy" Our stock of patience and
endurance is about exhausted and we
suspect, if the injustice is not righted,
an appeal may be taken to the Inter
State Commerce Commission and the
Pennsylvania Railroad Commission.
We hope the officials of the Penn
sylvania r. R will see promptly the
Injustice that has been placed upon
Emporium and grant prompt relief,
which will not only benefit Emporium
but be convenience to the general
public We cannot believe that the
general management has been made
cognizant with the true facts in this
case.
A Great Convenience.