Evening journal., 1915-08-19
WILL Finish SALEM
line BEFORE winter
Right of Way Now Being
Secured For Railway
From PennSgrOve
DUPONT OFFICIALS
SEEK BETTER ROAD
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
PENNSGROVE, y. j., Aug. l9.-Un.
less some circumstance that is now un-
forseen, trolley cars will be passing over
the road of the Salem Pennsgrove Trac-
tion Company before snow flies. The
members OF the committee who are
working SO hard on the plans feel more
greatly encouraged this week than they
did last for now that The project had
been definitely launched this committee
has been able 90 gSt a line on the feel
ing Of the people. The right of way
had been secured from the head of
Broadway to Pennsgrove with practi-
cally no opposition whatever.
The engineering work, so far as the
preliminary survey is concerned. is be-
ing undertaken by G. f. Ubclackcr, Of
the engineering firm of Ford Bacon a.
Davis, of New York. Mr.. Uhclacker will
prepare the map which must be filed
with the Public Utilities Commission.
As soon as the charter is issued the
company will step forward as "lhc
Salem Pennsgrovc Traction Company"
The most favorable comments arc
heard concerning the way the trolley
affair has been managed The fact
that there are no promoters who will
receive a large bonus or cash commits
sion for starting the road has given
the public a confidence in the project
that IL otherwise could not have Sc
cured
No subscriptions for stock will be
solicited until the committee knows
definitely what the total cost Of the
road will be. This does not mean.
however. that the committee will not
be glad to receive assurance Of sup
port. and there are many citizens in
Salem county who can well afford 10
lend this trolley road their financial
aid
Want Road Improved.
Arthur f. Porter, manager OF the
DUPONT Powder Works at Carney's
Point; Fred A. Gentieu, superintend-
ent, and Daniel CaufFel superinteud-
ent Of the Real Estate Department of
the DUPONT Company. appeared be-
fore the Board Of Freeholders at
Salem a few days ago at the request
.of Freeholder Charles l.. Smith. of
Upper Penn's Neck. TO urge the i'm
provement of the road from the bor-
.ough line to the Upper Canal bridge
This road has been in poor condition
for a long time but is now in de-
plorable shape because of the heavy
iitney and other travel occasioned by
the boom at Pennsgrovc.
Manager Porter said that he was very
much interested in good roads for they
mean so very much TO any locality and
he said that anyone who had Travelled
the road in question viii agree with
him that if something is not done
quickly there will be no road at all
within three months. He said the du-
Pont Company was giving employment
TO a large number of men, who were
getting good wages, but the men are
greatly handicapped reaching the works
because of the poor roads. He urged
that the Freeholders act quickly in the
matter of making repairs
Mr.. Cauliie opened his remarks by
saving that is line sf business took
him into n great many Of the different
States and he could say without fear Of
contradiction that land in Salem county
is cheaper for quality than i'm any place
he had ever visited. Tie attributed this.
| in measure. to lack of good roads and
! trollcys. He said h land as lies along
the road that it is sought to have inn
| proved would bring in the state of Ohio
/ between three and four hundred dollars
an acre while here the average Is about
| 800. Mr.. Gauhiers contention was that
/ the increa > value Of the land adjoining
/ the road would more than offset the
/ price of the Improvement
Mr.. Cauiliel stated that the assess
ment placed on the dupont plants this
year was $500. 900 as against S450OO0
| in 1914. and this would mean as the
comty's share $4,000. lie added that
this in itself should be sufficient TO have
immediate action taken ON the improve
ment
Mr.. Heron, representative from
! Lower Penn's Neck township, asked
whether or not the DUPONT Company
would lend any aid financially toward
the cost of an improved road and to
/ this Mr.. Cauffiel replied that ne did
not believe the company would, and
he felt, after the freeholders have
considered the matter. that the firm
would not be asked to make a contri-
button, or in other words a special
tax above what they will be required
! W pay AAf NdAu iidi ut unutI0AOOu
that the countys finances had been
drained considerably because OF heavy
bridge improvements. and the dupont
firm might come 10 the rescue and
loan the money so that the work could
be started
Payroll S500.000 Per Month.
f. A. Gentieu. superintendent Of the
works, gave some interesting data. He
said the dupont firm is now paying
in wages at the Carney Point works
I about 100000 per month and is en-
ploying at least 5000 men. He said the
firm started here in 1891 and no one
can deny that the benefits derived
b have been great. He was of the Opin-
ion that the road should be improved
at county expense so that the burden
would be borne by all the townships
q for he felt that there was not one
at the present time that does not send
a large number of men TO work AZ
Carnev's Point. The road. he said
is used very little by the dupont Com
paay because they have but one truck
and three automobiles on the Jersey
shore. He said that the jitneys are
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