The Penn's Grove record., 1913-11-07
TAYLOR'S BIG
MILITARY LEAP
Acting Governor Rises from Low
to Highest Place
IN STATE RATIONAL GUARD
From Second Lieutenant of Company
II, of Asbury Park, Third Regiment,
He Jumped to Rank of Com
mander-in-Chief.

Especial Trenton Correspondence.)
Trentou-Acting Governor Leon r.
Taylor's quick rise from the lowest
commissioned officer in the State Ma
tional Guard to that of commander
in-chief has been the principal topic
of discussion among his military
friends in the State. One of them
called attention to the fact that just
before II O'Clock Tues~ay Mr.. Tayior
was second lieutenant of Company H,
of Asbury Park, Third Regiment.
When ne was sworn in as acting Gov
at noon that day he became
commandments of the State mil
itia.
This is believed to be the most re-
marl.able rise on record. If, in case
of warfare or invasion Of the State
the acting Governor should assume
command Of his troops, he would rank
as general.
Lighteraee Charges Unjust
So manifestly unfair is the exaction
Of lighterage charges from New Jer-
sey manufacturers and merchants
that it is surprising that a strong and
concerted protest was not long ago
made by the boards of trade, cham
bers of commerce and manufacturers
associations. Trenton, Newark, Jer-
sey City, Paterson and other cities are
in what is known as the New York
Zone, for which certain rates are pre-
scribed by the combination of rail
road companies.
Incidental to this rate is a charge
or tax of three cents per hundred
weight, or 60 cents per ton, on freight
shipments from western points to the
railroad terminal points in New Jer-
sey. This tax is to defray the cost
of transporting the frcights by boat
to New York City. On shipments to
New Jersey points there is no light
erage, as the consignments do not
leave this State. There should.
therefore. be no charge for-Iighterage.
Protest in Vain.
Protests from individual firms and
companies have been in vain, and for
years New Jersey c~onsignees have
been mulctd out of large sums an
nually in payment for a service that
has not been rendered. An effort Is
now being made to secure the Co
operation of all member of mercan-
tile bodies and all manufacturers who
have suffered losses. Necessary evil
dence will be procured and e. com
plant fled with the Interstate Com
merce Commission.
Perhaps it is no nor unfair to re
quire Trenton manufacturers to pay
lighterage charges on shipments that
never get within ffty-seven miles of
the Hudson River, than it is to com
pei them and all householders to pay
a higher rate for coal than is charged
at Jersey City and Perth Amboy after
the coal has been carried through
Trenton, from forty to sixty miles
farther. Both charges are unjust, and
redress should be obtained.
Agriculturists of Burlington County
second the demand made recently at
Asbury Park, that there shall be
fewer lawyers il. the Legislature. The
evil of too many laws is no doubt due
largely to the predominance OF the
lawyers, though it would be greatly
mitigated if older and more expert
enced representatives were chosen.
The cry for old men to stand aside
will appeal to the youngsters, who
make up the great body of voters. It
has a taking sound. "Old men for
counsel and young men for wal" Is
as trite. now as ever. The trouble
is that young men, after having
fought and won the political victory.
demand the honors; and in recent
years they have been getting them.
The lawyers, by reason of their pro
fessional training, have been pre-
ferred.
But if the farmers now think they
are insuficiently represented in Sen.
ate and House. how much worse viii
be their lot if the plan of Hudson, Els.
sex. Passaic and Bergen succeeds,
and a constitutional convention is
called to take from the smaller
counties their Senators.
Mayor Charles E. c. Steelman, OF
Somers Point City, was acquitted OF
frauds in the 1910 election. He was
placed on trial at Mays Landing.
John Crawford killed an immense
chicken hawk at Evan. The hawk
few into his chilken yard for a meal
but was attacked by a mother hen.
The two had a fierce fight for a short
time, until the hawk became ex.
hausted and flew on a post, which
gave Crawford an excellent Opportu.
nity for a shot.