Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1909-05-13
THINGS TALKED ABOUT.

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gress in things that make for the
public welfare. Said one of our
citizens few days ago-"We've now
the best Common Council we've had
for. years. That sentiment is per-
vading the city and is bearing the
fruit Of public satisfaction. We think
the members of our City Council,
though that body is composed largely
of the younger element of our city's
active men, are old enough to re-
ceive a word of commendation with
out developing that terrible disease
known as big head.
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A patron of the trolley told us this
week that the car in which he goes
to work has seats for thirty eight
passengers Whe n it takes on
the National Park contingent be-
tween eighty and ninety people are
crowded Within-many of whom are
/ girls going to the Welsbach shops.
An extra car or two in the morning
hour would obyiate this condition.
Do you see the license in any of
the cars running between Woodbury.
and Camden? People with good
! eye sight say they are not noticeable.
The outburst of indignation over
the advance in trolley fare has not
! abated. Council might occupy a
higher place in public esteem if it
could impress on the fare-makers
that straight SC. fare between Wood
bury and Camden would be a proper
charge. One can now ride from Cam
den city line, above Gloucester, to
1 Merchantville, greater distance
than from. Kaighn's Ave, or Federal
st. ferry to Woodbury., for &C., yet to
/ Woodbury. the passenger must pass
| up two nickles. 1t might be wise to
ascertain why this discrimination in
favor of travellers up the river against
those who ride in an opposite direc-
tion.
Next Monday night the City Board
of Trade will discuss two public prop
ositions- continuing the Bitulithic
paving on Broad street from Cooper
street to Salem ave-. also the increase
in trolley fares. Some one ought to
be possessed of a few facts-the cost
of the extension of the paving and
/ the trolley company's reason for put
ting up fares. To discuss any sub
iect intelligently and with effect, fact
not fuss. is necessary.
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The Jag law or Flag law, as term
ed, will either go down in ridicule or
stand a monument of legislative
wisdom. There is story that the
bill was introduced as a joke, and the
i appointment of a commission was
made mandatory. When the Legisla-
ture began to grow serious over it
the mandatory clause was eliminated
and the appointment of commission
was left discretionary How things
/ do change. 1t used to be sound doc
trine in America that that govern
ment was best that governed least
We doubt if King George III ever
undertook to guage the thirst of his
subjects as this law purposes. We
seriously doubt if the Russian peas
ant is more thoroughly governed
than the American citizen, the prin-
cipal difference being that the Amer
ican may protest either on the street
corner, in the press, and if he has
! SIS for membership fee, on the floor
of the Board of Trade.
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But things are getting to pretty
close quarters. One must have a IL
cense to be married and a certificate
| to be buried. He must have a Ii
cense to gun and fish, and about the
only thing that he can do without
license is work and pay taxes.
! The great improvement Mr.. Steel
man has made at Cooper and Euclid
streets, has been well carried along
by City Engineer VIM. NJ Carter, and
by the time St. Patrick's congregation
completes its new house of worship
on the Simmerman lot, Cooper street,
the gateway to Woodbury. will be a
source of pride and joy to all be-
holders. We must not forget that
for years our gate way was more un-
slightly than the back yard, and we
must not forget, either, to be CRATE
full to those who have wrought the
change.
County Superintendent of Schools,
d. T. Steelman, advertises in this
paper the annual examination for
free scholarship at Rutgers College.
At present Gloucester county has but
one boy there, son of Geo. M.
Keebler. of Glassboro. Rutgers is
standard cOllege or the United
States. None stand higher. A di-
ploma from Rutgers carries all that
does diploma from Princeton. And
here is gift scholarship that has
gone begging IN Gloucester county
until Charley KeebIer, of Glassboro,
took one last year. This county is
entitled to several more, If a plain
mechanic at Glassboro can afford to
send son there, some of our farmers
have, son who would be delighted
to avail himself of this opportunity.
Parents, do you ever think that it
may be that your son, given proper
advantages, may lead this country to
greater heights Of usefulness, and be
a factor in the worlds history. These
Gloucester county farms produce
some wonderful specimens, why not
a statesman who shall live In his