The Penn's Grove record., 1916-08-18
FRIDAY, AUGUST IS. 1916
National Pork Needed

When one looks at the national high
ways map of New Jersey where 200
miles of proposed improved roads are
located, the road from Penns Grove to
Atlantic City is seen to be one of the pro-
posed routes. The other roads in north
Jersey nave been improved greatly with
state aid and the Penns Grove-Atlantic
City road is the worst and needs the
money most.
Until the past three years this road
has not been travelled much, but now it
has become the shortest and most popu-
lar route from the South, West and
National Capitol to the play ground o.
the world, since the excellent ferry ser
vice has been made between Penns Grove
and Wilmington.
The strict constructionist of the con-
stitution has largely prevailed in this
region, but the sentiment for the old
flag and an appropriation has become
irresistible to even the old hard-shell
Democrats.
1t began when the carpet baggers pro-
missed the newly freed negroes forty acres
and a mule. When the West was open to
homesteaders, the song, Uncle Sam Is
Rich Enough to Give Us All a Farm,
entieed many to go west. Congress has
appropriated hundreds of millions to dig
out waterways for foreign ships.
Political sentiment has greatly changed
since thirty-five years ago when Con-
gresham Niles Ross, of Monmouth
county. got a big appropriation for
Cheesquake Greek and when idle work
men were found along it. we've asked
what they were waiting for, the reply
was: waiting for the appropriation to
run OUT Ross was defeated on that
issue, but those days of extravagant ex-
penditures have been surpassed, not only
by a billion dollar Congress in Speaker
Car Reeds time of twenty years ago,
but a two billion dollar Congress has
been reached because of the cry, Pre-
paredness." 40 matter what the cost
nor the height of the taxes.
Uncle Sam is rich enough to give you
all we want. The greatest need is good
highways to bring Congressman from
Washington to Atlantic City. The route
from Penns Grove across New Jersey is
the nearest and needs improving most.
When this big war comes it will be
necessary to rush the big guns from the
Capitol to Atlantic City to defend
the coast or see the bombardment which
may be expected. All the Congressman
will want to see the sights as much as
those did who went to the first battle of
Bull Run when they ran.
This Congress has succumbed TO the
plea for an appropriation for roads.
Why not for wagon roads as well as
ship roads? Because that portion of
New Jerseys national highway has been
improved except from Penns Grove to
Atlantic City, the National appropria-
ton should be spent on this route.
Salem county has helped other parts
of the state and never got her share.
The time has now come for us to get a
big piece of national pork. We not
only need but deserve it for being so
modest in not asking sooner while Others
crowded the trough and helped themselves.
Every man who rides over this route
not only sees, but feels the need of it.
Those who object should be given a ride
over the route and they will be convinced
and nave their jealousy and envy bump
ed out of them.
Instead of bonding Salem county to inn
prove this route, let all set up a squeal
for ''pork, pork, national pork" Squeal
so hard that Commissioner Stevens will
not be able to resist and will give us the
pork needed. not only needed but great
est deserved.