Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-24
CHARGE COMPANY
OPPOSES BRIDGE
Delaware Span Boosters AS
sert Corporation Controls
Politicians Opinions
WANT PEOPLE TO ACT
Project Purely an Economic One
Members of Commits
sion Say

rho Delaware River Bridge project is an
economic and not a political question one
,,bicb fhe people of philadelphia, rather
,hon their political leaders, must decide.
,,r,iiro to the members of the Delaware
pNer bridge and Tunnel Commission of
New Jersey.
Tbe indfrersnce Of Senators Ware and
ucNichol and other city officials to the
project does not indicate lack oil interest
In II on the part OF the citizens and busi-
ness interests Of Philadelphia, is the opin-
io, Of Samuel r. French. chairman Of the
New Jersey Commission.
MANY members Of the Commission believe
,bat ~ large corporation" which they do
O,t name Is in back Of the indifference
ON the Pennsylvania side and Is doing
nvervthing In it's power to prevent such
n structure being built.
oT smoke at meeting Of the United Bust
pnss Mems Association held at the Hotel
bingham I'M December" said Mr. French
TODAY, and I was thoroughly convinced
after the meeting that the business inte"-
ests Of Philadelphia want the bridge There
were present at the time representatives
of some eighty odd business organizations.
reprcsenting over $4,000 individual business
"a resolution. was adopted authorizing
the appointment of bridge committee To
secure legislation enabling the state OF
Pennsylvania to work in conjunction with
New Jersey.
"Now, to my surprise, and 7 might say
horror I find in reading the EVENING
IEpGER's article entitled delaware Bridge
Idea Finds No Following that Senator's
Ware and McNichol declare It does not ap.
neal to them. and" that the Mayor is even
surprised at the project.
81 would suggest that the Senators I'm
question and his Honor the Mayor get in
touch and feel the pulses Of the men with
whom / have come in contact regarding the
bridge joining the great commonwealths of
pennsy ylyania and New Jersey, between
Philadelphia and Camden
"T find by attending the meetings of these
up-to-datc business men Of Philadelphia
who are Philadelphians-wh have made
that great city what it is today and who are
striving under progressive business meth
ods to make it even n greater city, that
they are heartily in favor of the bridge
not from any selfish interests or for private
gain or greed, but for the Advancement of
their city.
81 might ask at this time Of these gem
tlemen who stand in the councils of great
political party il they can say as much Tor
their motives as do these business men? !
would like to know how many of the busi-
ness men and voters and property owners
they have interviewed in order to thus draw
the conclusions publicly stated in the
EVENING LEDGER?
81 would like to ask these distinguished
gentlemen. who presume to speak for the
city of Philadelphia just why they have
not attended these public meetings, held by
broad-minded business men and public-spr-
tied citizens? They receive invitations,
yet why were they not there to tell their
business men that there was no demand
for such a structure?
II would suggest that the United Business
Mems Association or some other public
spirited organization that is in favor of
the project call another public meeting, and
that these gentlemen be invited to be pres
ent, so that we might learn just who is
doing the stalling.in this matter-the gentle
men in question, the United Business men
or the New Jersey Commission"