Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1910-02-12
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VAL, 0 LORD

EDIToR TRANscRIPT:-It certainly speaks
well Tor She sheet you edit that it Is
courageous enough and public-spiri.ed
enough TO call attention 10 some of she
railroad company's many shortcomings;
and further more, the speedy correction of
some Of those evils les proper tribute to
the useful Influence exerted BY THE TRAN
scRTPT. But you are solitary champion
battling for cowardly and unapprecia-
tive community, that little values your
journals efforts to secure for it better and
sorely needed railroad Recommendations. II
the town had spirit or enterprise enough
to rally couEageously to your support. il
could coeree the Railroad, which has for
over half century been drawing hand
some revenues from is and lee tributary
vicinage, into granting 10 no important .
citation something ct least resembling
decent treatmsnt. But this cold. bIooded
corporation has but the single ideR of
getting the moot aud granting the least,
and never has, and never will If its own
volition extend fair and adequate facilities
and accommodations 20 MiddlefOwn. But
one light is kept burning at nighI-at the
pumping room for its own benefit. II
anyone goes on business to the citation
after P. NJ, he does 30 ut his own peril
OF stepping of the platform. in the dark.
For many years rot even this one light
greeted the midnight Traveller south who
had to hop of onto the bed Of broken
stone at risk Of his limbs.
But that any community could endure
she insult and damage Of an open cattle
shed instead OF q properly equipped wait.
inR-roOm, seems unbelievable ! No won
der this railroad earns 26 or 80 per cent.
annnaIly-lhouRh whether the P, w. &
B. r. r. stockholders get it, is another
question. Since your articles publication
[ have witnessed an il usIration OF she
fine working Of what You properly seig-
matiEe az the "pneumonia trap Of wait.
ing she'd" A lady with babe in arms
and little 6-year-old girl by her side,
was forced to cross in front of the swiftly
flying tFain--or expose her little ones TO
the biting north wind which was then
blowing very hard. The train was late,
and but shat gentleman volunteered TO
freeze for her in the cold cattle pen, and
announce the final approach OF the train,
she would have had TO stew in anxiety
lest she be left-or face the hoWlin g icy
blast. Then il is such an exhiIIaratinR
pleasure for woman with 2 or children
TO rush over in the face OF the flying iron
monster! One Winters day, when q
real gale CHANGED to be blowing, saw q
slender woman with children in arms
and hands almost swept clean off her feet
in front OF the inrushing locomotive-in.
deed but for help extended to her, she
and her little charges would have been
run over.
Now, Mr.. Editor, il the leading BUSH
ness men VI the town had q grain Of
public spirit and pride they would not
suffer such an outrsRe as this hourp
longer ! For very few dollars the Com.
pany conld enclose this open human
cattle pen and extend few feet of steam
pipe under she track and heat il. But
[ foTgot-it would also require the heavy
outlay OF door aud q few panes of glass
aud this unreasonable request IS not TO
be entertained for one moment!
For my part I should like to hear what
some Of our Solons or other first citi.
sens" think Of this matter. Does any one
Of them dare peep about itP wonder |
SIMPLE SIMON.