Evening journal., 1913-10-06
A VOICE FROM SUSSEX.

1T is With pleasure we add the Laurel Leader OF
which Colonel sirman b. Marsil manager and
ditor. to the list OF Delaware newspapers now de-
nandns in behalf Of the people OF this State and
Peninsula that the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
provide better passenger end freight service the
Delaware railroad and It's brr hes Leader
Of the most influential newspapers su scx county
The whoelone influence IL exerts is in all parts of
our State and also in the counties Of Maryland
tnguous to s''.Iex county. Commenting upon the
railroad ation Il says cditorally:
The editorials which have appeared In THE EVEN
ING JOURNAl- for some weeks past IN regard to the
Pennsylvania Railroad In Delaware should meet with
the hearty approval 81 a; and every citizen OF Della
should endorse and work TO bring around the
desired result namely Better accommodations and
greater protection.
The ACCOMMODATIONS on some branches Of the Della
ware Division are disgrace to our sta and an in
disgrace 10 our State because OF the poor con-
nectons that are made at many OF our larger
towns.
During the Summer months any one leaving Phla-
deip1ia or Wilmington in Pullman car for points
south OF Harrington, arc compelled 20 change
the =. r. r. cannot afford to have two pullmans
one train for three months in the year
On certain trains passing throurh Laurel there Is
often only besides the smoker for some dis
tance up the road, which often maker riong very
comfortable for many.
Greater protection is needed in many places Right
here in Laurel It least two more watchman need
ed. That many people have not lost their lives is
purely providenual as there is nothing TO them
only the sh- te Of whistle when e train Is upon
them death knell
a
struck by one Of the express trains. The machine
was demolished and the bruised and had il not
been for hi presence Of mind he would have been
killed There is not week that passes that some
does not near meetiA like fate or
probably than the above narrated. The
company has been petitoned to place gates at these
crossings and It is to "a hoped that it will do so
without trouble or expense 70 the tor in making
II do Our people are tired of these risks and
have backbone enough TO say, I'VE going 10 have
better protection at these crossings. Not week
passes in The Fall Winter S ring that there are not
hundreds Of school children that pass the death
traps a.. the majority of the children under
twelve old Is il safe for child from six to ten
years old 10 have 10 pass over such dangerous
crossings four times day going and coming from
school without some there TO them OF ap-
proaching DANGER
o'clock in the morning train Is due in Laurel at
eoS Returning homo from tho morning session they
usually cross over this crossing between II Is and
LOO train is due IN Laurel at 1928 Returning
to school for the afternoon session they uauav
from to l.15 o'clock. A train rs due I'M Laurel al.
iio and returning home from the afternoon session
412 " u'V ~ @a"re at
We appeal to the fathers and mothers Of the chill
orcn who daily cross these death trans" IN demand
watchman at these respective croeeingr TO- aef,t
you the Pennsylvania Railroad viii not Me- a =
there unless Il has TO- and don't you see tho rist-
your loved ones take every day. The p r. r. doesn't
care. IL ought to have every and every efato
eOu- Motto, The Public Pc D."
As a newspaper that slways has had friendly in
tcrest ia the welfare Of The Pennsylvania Ralroad
Company and that has failed to recognize with
appreciation its great transportation achievements
We candidly and unreservedy express the opinion
that It should this State and Peninsula the
public be Pleased policy that is in force on Other
parts of It's great system. and thereby make mposs
bic such 4 suggestion as is contained In fhe Laure
Leader editorial that 1t ought to have e= every car
and every staten on sae Delaware ratrosa and ia