The Penn's Grove record., 1916-02-04
TRENTON STATION
TO Be IMPROVED
Pennsylvania Buys Property
and Secures Option
ALWAYS BEEN WEAK SPOT
Most Troublesome Problem on Line
Between Philadelphia and New
York-Jitney Parade In Protest
Against "Jitney Buster"

Especial Trenton Correspondence.)
Trenton.-That the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company is contemplating
improvements i'll the vicinity of the
Clinton street station in this city is
evidenced by the purchase of several
tracts of land in the vicinity of the
station and procuring options on
others.
The vicinity of the Clinton street
station has always been a weak spot
in the main line between Philadelphia
and New York, and the railroad has
for many years been seeking some
solution of the troublesome engineer
ing problems there encountered.
The tracks are in a deep cut and in
ordinary times are only a few feet
above the level of the Assanpink
Creek. The rising of the creek dur
ing freshets has not -nfrequently en-
tirely cut off communication at this
point. To the south of the station
the tracks pass under the Delaware
and Raritan Canal, which is carried
over the railroad by a viaduct, and
between that point and the Delaware
River bridge there is a considerable
upgrade.
Jitney Parade To Trenton.
A trip to Trenton to protest the
passage of the bill kno7rn as the
"Kates jitney buster" was made by
the Camden County Jitney Owners
and Drivers Association Nearly 100
members were present, and took part
in a jitney parade to the Legislature,
where a committee of five, with Law
yer Ayers, representing the ~associa-
ton, protested the passage vigorously
of the bill. There were pennants,
horns and rattlers, with a few signs
bearing the inscription. THE people
want the jitneys and the corporations
don't"
At Trenton the parade was met by
delegations from other cities. 1t was
shown in an address by John T..
Wright, sergeant-at-arms of the Dis
trict Court, known as a friend of the
jitney men," that the principal object
ions to the bill are sections which pro-
vide for certain routes and the furn-
ishing of heavy bonds by the owners
of the jitney cars. 1t was declared
at the meeting, that the bill will not
regulate but will drive tn, jitneys out
of business.
Trenton Post Office Makes Money.
The Trenton post office has again
maintained it's reputation of being one
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Postmaster E. Furman Hooper's an
nual report to the Postmaster General
shows that for the past fiscal year
there has been a profit Of "188, 308. 20,
the percentage of expenses to the
gross receipts being AZ AS per cent.
Sunday After the Booze.
The contrasts drawn by Billy Sun
day in a special sermon tt Is, 900 men
were so vivid that a great part of the
audience was moved to tears. They
cried as men cry in publicly cough
ing and clearing of the throat. 1t was
Sundays ~favorite sermon and he went
to it with a will. With the ability
for dramatics that Sunday possesses
he summoned 10 of the best-looking
boys in Trenton to the st9ge. Each
was about 10 years old. He lined the
little fellows up and addressing the
great audience said: Here, gentle
men, you have the fodder for the sal
oons of the country. Every drunken
sot that rolls down the street was
once as pure and as sweet as each one
of these. I staLd between the bows
of the nation and the saloons with
every ounce of my s%trengtf. If the
whisky gang thinks that it is not going
TO have a Ine scrap with your Uncle
Fuller before this fight is over, it is
mistaken"
For the second time Sunday served
notice on the Legislature that he
means business in his attempt to
make New Jersey dry. He wants to
add this tate to the scalp of West
Virginia, Colorado and Iowa now hang
ing at his belt. At the la election
in this county about 49, 0 votes were
polled. In this audience there were 49,
900 men. When Sunday asked how
many of them would promise to vote
to close the saloons at the first oppor-
tunity, every man in the place got on
his feet.
The service was made up of eli
makes. Billy grabbed a great Ameri-
can lag and jumping to the top of
the pulpit shouted. Nov, how many
will give me their hand for God and
native land?" He had hardly made
the request when the men poured
down the aisle and upwards of 500
hit the trail.
Examinations for State Jobs.