Milford chronicle., 1913-09-26

THE service on The Delaware
Railroad and the branch lines cen
uect.ug with Il, has been unusually
poor this past summer, and the paO-
PIE are commenting and complain
ing generally. The train service
as well As the equipment deserved
criticism. and Il is receiving all Il
deserves. Old cars n limited num-
Der have been II service on regular
trains, while the seating capacity
has repeatedly been insufficient and
ueu and women have been CON
PEELED 70 stand, o. crowd into IT.
comfortable corners. The worst /
condition IS the old wooden cars. I
which would not Be tolerated OF
The main line fo- even excursions, +
n Pennsylvania and New YORK
states. The Evening Journal mas
been making = vigorous objection to
the train service for several months. I
and OF September 6:h II pubiishedi IN /
rs editorial columns 4 letter on this
subject. which We reproduce with
the editorial accompanying II. I'll.
follows: II
We have received from one Of The most {
prominent zen n the loEer part Of or
Pe-l1suls z letrer Of comueudstic- Of
tne 1ght The Evening Journal IS making
tc- better transportation conditions On
TIE Delaware division Of the Peuusylvs-
Ma railroad ard It's branches extending
from OuT S-sts into the Eastern Shores q
Of Maryland and virginia II that letter !
from this prominent citizen. who knows
Conditions OF the D 81. & y. rzilrosd. I
ore Of those branches, as vel OF better :
thar the head ot1Gsis Of the PeuusyIrs-
ula Tsilroad IN Philadelphia, there IS .
showing mp Of gross abuses, not only
With respect 70 passenger rz61c but also 2
Elth respect to freight trsfic. As We
'sel sure thst everyone, from Whining 9
.cr down 70 Cape Charles. has Z vitsl z
utsTess il this fight, we print the letter ?
z fail, ard let i SPEAK fo- itself.
Ocean CITY, Nd, Sent. (. 1913. Z
Tie Editor Of the Evening Journal, VII ?
mington, Del.
Sir - have been carefully reading IN e
o- paper the criticism, which you have o
esr making against the Delaware Di- q
JEor Of the Pennsylvania Railroad, and q
have read BIsh great care your editor I. I.
y q September sra J an more than y
LEASED a the great effoFt yog are max
e % benefit the patrons Of this railroad
ID II showing up the bad management
Z this diviSo1.
! have been fighting as a private citi- Sc
p for over 4 year 70 correct the great nj
rongs which yOu are writing about nj
o1 only IS the service from Wilmington ur
Rehoboth rotten and bad, but i also sh
5plies 70 many hundred passengers con W
z 70 Ocean City, Nd. I have been
ending the summer here, and 20 over Rr
~ Of the Delaware Division from two aei
three times q week cane down on gil
e D. u. 4 v. Division last Saturday on | 6.
e train which IS scheduled to arrive Al sb.
Kiln a 1Z.42 ?. m, bat the trsia was
e an hour late, and failed 70 make con- CHI
r+soss Fith the B. c. & A. train, which tat
- h Besi;a At the same tine, and Ira
ont rs passengers oi rs, inelrdirs two thi
-iosds of the Csmpzene Ciub. Of Phi. Of
elphis, had TO wait IN Berlin three
zrs for the next train on the B. c. & vii
road for Ocean City. The Saturday rsn
fore the sane thing occurred ard had
wait in Berlin two Or three hours. Jes
Tust think Of sboHt rs passengers, boz
.hiu seven miles Of their destination. aft
ting II the heat Of the day without L
vthing 10 eat, dumped there through the
Encouragement Of g railroad system. stu
2 czn imagine the murmuriugs and by
uplaiuts, and the lOugings for the cool bon
.ezes. which were only ten minutes nde F
~ WI
-he slow train service OF the D. II. s ing
Is bad enough to bear when the train the
= time. but when these slow trains " I
an bour late Il becomes an iuposi- sraI
J. There are no Pullman cars or any was
3 run Oh the D. n & v. division han
Il Of Georgetown, and the passengers refe
4 Philadelphia and Wilmington for for
ions between Georgetown, Ocean City "
Franklin CITY are compelled 70 ride pots
lrdirarv day coaches and slow trains. mad
taxes zbcut SIX houes q 60 from ness