Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-04
WILL URGE PE|VNSY
To PUT SUBWAY At
DIVISION STREET
Chamber Of Commerce, Improve
ment and Municipal Leagues
Are in the Fight
SAY CROSSING WAS STOLEN
Death Trap to Hundreds of Work
men Shown by Slides at
Big Mass Meeting
SAY CROSSING WAS STOLEN

Unanimous action favoring a sub
way beneath the Pennsylvania Rail
road tracks at Division street - the
only logical entrance to Wildwood
Park-was taken last night at a large
ly attended mass meeting held in
Camp Curtin school building by the
West End Improvement League, pre-
sided over by Robert A. Enders.
In this move the West End boost
ers were given emphatic endorsement
by Mayor John K. Royal, and repre-
sentatives of the Harrisburg Chamber
of Commerce, Municipal League and
Citizens Association of Riverside.
Facts substantiating the arguments
of the members of the West End I'M
provement League were presented in
an interesting and intelligent manner
by George Tippett, a member of the
committee which for several months
has been planning to have Division
street opened for the accommodation
of the public, with the necessary cross
ing and protection, until such time as
better facilities can be provided.
I"tuEtS IEOtG IOIut
Mr.. Tippett, with the aid o. stere-
opticon views, showed Wildwood Park
and its surroundings, including the at
tractive scenery and entrances to the
park, and then presented a series of
pictures to prove the value of Division
street as an entrance to Wildwood
Park, showing how this was impas-
sable because of the blockade of thir-
ty-two tracks. a crossing half way
over that is blocked all the time with
cars and the lack of watchman for
protection of pedestrians.
Mr.. Tippett in his~remarks said that
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
practically stole Division street for its
own use and said in part:
Only Two Outlets
"The West End section starts. at
Forster street and ends at Division
street. In this territory there are A.
600 people and but two unobstrucNed
outlets from the west to the east side
of the railroad, at Herr street and
Maclay street
Below Forster street there are only
$1,000 people with five outlets to the
Eastern section of the city, State
street, Market street. Mulberry street,
Paxton street and Dock street bridges
have been provided.
ITO get to Wildwood Park one now
must pay a 10 cent car fare to the
Linglestown road or walk two or more
miles to the upper end of Wildwood
Park, or walk by way of Maclay and
Cameron streets, a distance of two
miles.
Division Street Logical Entrance
IF Harrisburg's reputation for its
excellent park system is to be con-
tinued and facilities afforded for easy
access to Wildwood Park, then Divi-
sion street is the only logical entrance
and should be provided with a sub
way.
I'm addition to the need for this
improvement in order to add to the
value of Wildwood Park as an attrac-
tive place to visit with it's large lake
beautiful natural scenery and floral
beauties, there is a class of men who
need consideration.
THE Pennsylvania Railroad has
committees going up and down their
system for the purpose of providing
safety first methods for the protec-
tion of life and limb, but these com
mittees are overlooking Division street
with it's blocked crossing. making it
necessary for from 500 to 400 men to
climb over cars to get to and from
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