Evening journal., 1913-09-06
SATURDAY SEPT. 6. 1918
THAr MrLK-AND.sTARyE POLICY.


THAT MmK-AND-STARyE POLICY.
var f hay. received from one of the most prominent
w men in the lower part of our Peninsula letter
OF commendation Of the hght THE EVENING JOUR
NAL is making for better transportation conditions on
the Delaware division the Pennsylvania railroad ana
its branches extending from state into the Eastern
Shores OF Maryland and Virginia In that letter from
this prominent citizen. who knows conditions on the d.
NJ & V. railroad of those branches. as well or
better than the head officials of tho Pennsylvania
railroad in Philadelphia, there is a slowing up OF
gross abuses only with respect to assenger traf-
hc but also with respect to freight traffic. AS we
feel sure that everyone. from Wilmington down TO
Cape Charles has vital interest in this dght print
the letter in fun. and let il speak for itself:
Ocean City. Md. Sept 3. 1918.
The Editor OF THE EVENING JOURNAL
Wilmington. Del
sir:-I have been carefully reading il yout paper
the criticism which you have been making against
the Delaware hi, Son of the Pennsylvania Railroad,
and I have read with great youi editorial Of
September Srd am more than pleased At the great
effort you are making benefit the patrons of this
railroad. and in showing up the bad management OF
have been fighting as a private citizen for over
to correct the great wrongs which you are writ
ing about Not only Is the service from Wilmington
TO Rehoboth rotten and bad, but It also applies to
many hundred passengers coming TO Ocean CITY, Md
] have been spending the Summer here and 20 over
part Of the Delaware Division from two to three times
week. 7 came down on the d.. NJ. g. " Division last
Saturday on the train which is scheduled to arrive at
late and failed to make connections with the b., c.
A. train which arrives in Berlin at the tma,
loads Of the Camnhene Club of Philadelphia had
70 wait in Berlin three hours for the next train
tho b., C. A. road for Ocean city. The Saturday be-
fore the same thing occurred and had to wait I'm Ber
lin two three hours
Just think of about 1875 passengers. within seven
miles Of their destination, waiting In the heat of the
DAY without anything TO eat dumped there through the
mismanaeement of a railroad system. You csN inn
agine the murmurinss and complaints and the long
v fer mi los
The slow train service ON the D.. NJ & v. Is had
enough 10 bear when the train Is on time. but when
thefc slow trains hour late II becomes impo
siton There arc no Pullman cars on any train on
the d. NJ v diycion south of Georgetown. and the
p'senecrs from Philadelphia and Wilmington for sta
tons between Georgetown. Ocean City and Franklin
c are compelled to ride in ordinary day coaches and
t takes about six hours to go from Ocean city to
fhladelphia over the d., NJ. V, road, distance Of
Net only is the passenger service bad on the d. NJ
v road, but the freight service is equally bad.
or worse. There Ereat many berries and fruits
shipped this division especially strawberries
Seloyfile alone, shipped last Spring 425 carloads of
Strawberries which made it one of the greatest shin
ring points for Strawberries in the world The rail
road ran three freight trains north this division
during berry season and they were aS.run north IN
me morning within a few hours of eacS>other. The
shippers an along this line requested the railroad Of
hcala 70 run afternoon freight they could shir
their berries TO Phadelph2 and New York in the az.
erhoch ana they would arrive IN those cities the next
morning and the shipments for New England and
western points would arrive one day sooner, but the
railroad company refused give the shippers an af
ternoon freight This afternoon freight would have
been especially advantageous Saturdays. as the
shippers could have picked their berries on Saturda,
morning, shipped them Saturday afternoon and the,
would have arrived i'm Boston and New England mar
kets -ionday morning Instead of this the berries
picked on Saturday loaded in refrigerator cars
the station Saturday afternoons and remain ther,
until Monday morning, and do not arrive al the
destination until Wednesday and Thursday morn
ngs.
The fish and oyster shippers at Chincoteaeue Va OF
this division. asked for afternoon freight for
products but they were also refused. and they hav
TO ship their fish by express on the passenger trai
which leaves Franklin City at 1908 D. m which make
very expensive freight rate for FISH and oysters
Several wears ago, when the D.. NJ & " railroa
was owned and controlled by L Old Dominion Steam
ship Company. il an afternoon freight train o.
Saturdays to accommodate the berry shippers on thi
road The quantity Of berries shipped then can hard
be compared 10 the quantity shipped. this div
sion.
hope Mr. Editor. that You viii continue in Won
good work for the people of lower Delaware until IN
reforms which you advocate in railroad service hav
been granted
We invite the attention Of the head officials of IN
Pennsylvania railroad to the series of abuses :,
forth in the above letter which comes from ctze
who is responsible is any one of them We tai
this opportunity to remind them that such a servi,
that does not rebound to the credit of the Penn
sylvana Railroad Company which prides itself upc
being the standard railroad in country and whic
certainly ought to live up to its reputation.
We wish TO add that what we print in connect,
with the execrable service that being given to n
people OF this State and Peninsula in the name of
Pennsylvania Railroad Company not because
any if-feeng toward that company. but merely b
important portions OF its magnificent syste