The Penn's Grove record., 1916-08-04
CAMP MEETING THEOLOGY NEW RAILROAD PROJECT
Elmer Chamber Of Commerce Has a
Big Booster Day

TIL Chamber of Commerce. of Elmer
Borough, had a booster meeting last
Wednesday afternoon and evening. when
invited guests from other towns were well
coined to see that live Borough which has
grown rich on white potatoes and toma-
toes in the past ten years.
AS a preliminary to helping that great
shipping center to get into closer COM
munication with other South Jersey
towns as well as the seashore and the
west. the project of IA direct railroad
route from the Delaware river through
Elmer to the seashore was discussed at
a meeting of the committee appointed
two weeks previous.
Judge f. c. Waddington. of Woods
town, presided at the meeting in the
borough hall, at IL o'clock.
Capt. Horace Wilson, of Wilmington,
was present. He was accompanied by
Clarence Etillam, of Wilmington, and
Thomas Chapman, of Londen, Eng. Capt.
Wilson questioned whether an independ-
ent railroad would pay, but if the towns
interested were to be connected. there
might be much travel and traffic accom-
modated.
j. w. Arthur, of Milmay, said that
the route from Elmer to Vineland. Mill
vile and hence across to Atlantic City
would open up territory not developed.
If better accommodations were given to
local places there would be greater de-
velopments.
Fred ID. Doty. president of Penns
Grove Improvement Company, thought it
would be best to get the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad interested to connect at
Deep Water Point and run across to Ell
mer. thence connect with the New Jer-
sey Southern at Mullica Hill or Winslow.
The essential thing is to get outlets to
the seashore. to New York and the West.
In the absence of s. H. Wright, of
elmer. :. p. Foster acted as secretary.
Mr.. Foster thought it would be best to
get the railroad run from the Delaware
river to Elmer and learn the best terms
that could be made by connecting with
other roads, either with the W. J. & s. s.
ut Newfield or with the New Jersey
Southern.
1t was decided to continue the commit
tee for further Investigations and to get
the citizens along the route interested.
Councilman G. l.. Stratton entertained
sumptuously at dinner. Judge Wadding-
ton. Capt. Wilson and party, Fred d.
Doty, president. and Giles s. Doty,
treasurer. and Joseph Werlich. of Penns
Grove Improvement Company; Mr.. s.
p. Foster, of the Elmer Times; Jos.
Wilkins. of the Wilmington Every Eve
ming and w. A. Summerill, of the Penns
Grove Record.
Several citizens from other towns ar
rived in the afternoon to attend the
Boosters Day" in Elmer, the greatest
shipping center of white potatoes in
South Jersey. During the past seven
years 1900 carloads of white potatoes
have been shipped from Elmer, mostly
by the Farmers Exchange, which has
headquarters at Woodstown. The other
principal shipping centers are Mnllica
Hill. Salem, Yorktown and Daretown.
The acreage of potatoes is smaller this
year because of the small profits last
year and because fertilizer is short on
potash and more expensive.
Very few potatoes have been dug and
on Wednesday the price was from 60 to
60 cents a bushel of 60 pounds.
In the afternoon the members of FL
mer's Chamber of Commerce led the
visitors on an automobile run to Woods
town. then On a return trip through
Daretown, covering the white potato
growing region in Pilesgrove and Upper
Pittsgrove.
In the evening a banquet was served
in Elmer borough hall and an address was
made by Edward J. Cattell. of Philadel-
phia on The Relation of T%ransporta-
ton to Agriculture"
The big eat was the luscious vegetables
of the Garden State, except olives. and
Elmer citizens believe they live in the
center of the garden.