Evening journal., 1913-09-03
WEDNESDAY SEPT. 3. 1918.
RrllEF MrfRArrrELy prMANprD.

r criucsing the SHORTCOMINGS of the passenger
1 service on the Delaware railroad and its branches
we wish It he understood clearly that we do It in
simple fairness the people of this Peninsula and not
with any desire say anything to do anything that
will njure the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. which
controls and operates those lines. We in common with
the rest of the people the United States admire the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company for It's stupendous
achievement In the matter Of setting the transpora-
ton pace entire country II has spent millions
Of dollars in improving existing lines and terminals
buying new rolling stock eliminating grade crossings
and installing safety devices tt has spent other mil
lions in extending It's lines into territory or in
acquiring and improving lines already tapping such
territory In short has established for itself the
reputation Of being railroad Of our country
Our admiration for the company and what it has
done through its broad general policy, for the good
of the Nation does not blind however to TIE fact
that in It's name injustice Is being inflicted upon
the people Of Delaware Of the Delmarvia Peninsula
and that as result Of that injustice long persisted in
and complainingly the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company is suffering in public esteem and s being
criticized and condemned for transportation abuses
which might be remedied easily
THE SERVICE ON THE DELAWARE DIVISION
SHOWS ONE OF TWO THINGS C0hCLUSIYEli.
THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR CERTAIN FEATURES OF
THAT SERVICE 10 NOT KNOW HOW TO RUN \
RAILROAD OR THEY ARE DELIBERATELY SUR
JECTINC THE PATRONS OF THE PENNSYLVANIA
OUTRAGEOUS AND UNWARRANTED TREATMENT.
If such persons do not know how to run a railroad,
they should be removed and competent men placed in
the positions they occupy If they do know how 10 run
one and are deliberately nhicting such outrages upon
the public. then. for it's good and fair fame the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company should dismiss them
from the service. II owes to the public the
other of those duties has in its main offices in
Philadelphia transportation wizards who should be
able tell in few hours what the trouble is the
Delaware division and where tine remedy ought to be
applied. The services Of efficiency exports arc need
ed imperatvely that division and the quickly
they are put at work to root incompetents and
to bring account those who have little re-
gard for the and comforts Of twentieth
tury transportation the better the people of this State
and the Peninsula will like IT,
We already have called attention TO the dsgraceful
conditions existing in the weekend service between
this city and Rehoboth with its slow time, congestion
car-ahesd orders Of drinking sani-
tary cups VIC already have told Of the Inauguration OF
policy for the early morning northbound train which
makes the interests Of Of milk paramount to the
Interests Of passenger.
We now wish to call attention conditions the
northbound nighttime Norfolk express What We
write Is not based upon hearsay. but upon the OBJ
servations Of member of THE EVENING JOURNAL
who early Monday morning rode on one Of thos,
trains from Delmar. the southern extremity Of our
State Wilmington.
When that train reached Demar the tranio was SC
heavy that the conductor asked that
10 the train to relieve it and 70 accommodate waiting
passengers Only granted When the
train pulled out Of Delmsr, all the seats taken
and, Notwithstanding it was after midnight tired pas
sengers to whom seats had been denied we're com
PEELED to stand in the aisles of the cars.
When Laurel reached the Representative o
THE EVENING JOURNAL counted between 90 ant
100 passengers who got aboard His was 95 bu
there might have been four or FIVE more. OF four o.
i've less AS a result the aisles we're iammed witt
men, and children. who quite naturally wer
in heat Of indignation such miserable ser
vice the only northbound night line express o
the division. To add to the trouble the aises wer
Uttered with suit and satchels which. in even
Of panic due to any cause probably would have mean
injury death to the weaker Of the passengers VIII
might stumble them and fall beneath the rushin
feet OF those more fortunate Thar congestion con
unued in greater OF lesser degree until the trai
reached Niddletown, only short distance south {
Wilmington
We insist hat such service is wrong We nsi
that il is not Pennsylvania railroad service as tn,
service is understood by the American public We in
sist that its continuance is doing as much and moi
lasting harm 10 the Pennsylvania Railroad Compar
it s-to the public In the of the people Of tn
State and Peninsula insist that the head q
hcials Of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company for the
credit and for the credit Of their truly admiral
company, give to a complaining, ong-sunerine a.
profitable community the relief TO which it is e
titled The situation has become so aggravated al
acute that something must be done. and done quick