The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-02-09
COURT BUSINESS rs
SERIOUSLY IMPEDED
Mail Service Hit And Matter
Has Been Reported To
Washington

Is there no remedy for the intolera-
ole passenger service, given the peO-
pie OF the portion Of Knox county
through which 1t passes. by the Penn
'sylvania railroadI
Day by day for over three months it
has been the rare exception for a pas
.senger train to be run on schedule
time.
1t is daily occurrence for trains to
DE from one to three hours, or more,
late.
People living in the villages along
the line or contiguous thereto are de-
prived of the opportunity of coming to
Mt Vernon to transact business with
any assurance OF getting home the
same day
Court business is seriously impeded
and mterfered with, through inability
of litigants and witnesses to reach the
county seat at the hour cases are set
for trial. Jurors are deprived of the
the night owing to the uncertainty OF
being able to get back when court con-
Nenes the following morning
Citizens desiring TO go to Columbus
are confronted with the uncertainty of |
whether they will he able to get out |
of town for several hours when they |
starr for the station train marked
up as being twenty minutes or half
nuur late may not arrive for several
hours. and definite information as to
its Whereabouts or when It will pun
limo the station. is seldom available.
And when passengers are worn out
with waiting and finally crawl onto
, ahe belated train they cannot figure
with any degree Of accuracy as to
when the train will reach Columbus.
The merchants OF Mt Vernon are
heavy losers day by day caused by the
condition that exists These same met.
chants turn thousands OF dollars into
the revenues of the railroad company
fur me heavy shipments OF goods that
come TO Mt. Vernon.
MI. Vernon, next to Akron, is the
largest freight patron of the road be
tween its terminal points. and when il
,y,umes TO the passenger end OF the busi
ness, Mt. Vernon furnishes the road
more revenue than any point on the
ZINE.
II would seem that such revenue
producer as Mt. Vernon is. that the
greatest consideration should be
shown IT, But apparently the very re
gvarHe rs the policy Trains have been
taken off and those that remain do
not appear to be run with any idea ot
accommodating the people
whether the old Vanderbiltian raii-
road policy OF the public be damned"
actuates those ia charge, or the man.
agement Is inefficient. can only be con
iectured
One citizen has suggested that con
,eerted action be taken by the heavy
receivers and shippers of freight
among the business men of Mt Yer,
non TO improve the condition One
merchant recently asked the pointed
question, "Of what avail Is il that We
pay a large sum of money 20 the Penn-
sylyanla railroad to freight our goods
90 this city aud then have the railroad
company be so Indifferent as 30 not
provide adequate service that people
may come To MI Vernon 60 buy our
gOods?"
Another citizen recommends tha,
1he matter be taken up by the chamber
OF commerce and the situation be pre-
scented by that body to the Public uth
tiles Commission OF Ohio TO ascertain
n there be remedy under the law. II
abe condition is due TO inadequate mo
tive power. he stated. the Public utili
ties Commission can require proper
equipment In this particular
There is another angle 20 the mat
ser, and that Is that the people of Mt
Vernon, and especially the business
and manufacturing interests. are de
prived OF the mail service to which
they are entitled on account OF behind
time train service With the condition
on that now exists. much mail mattel
Is not received SO that IL can be de