Smyrna times., 1919-06-25
SUPT, SMITH SENT BACK ON
SMYRNA RAILWAY MAT TER
MEETS BUSINESS MEMS COM
MITTEE TO TALK OVER TRAINS
Tentatively Agrees to ResOre Early
Morning Trains and Full. Day
Schedule Except Two Trains

Schedule Except Two Trains
At the instance of General Mana
ger Elisha Lee, of the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company, Superintendent G.
NJ. Smith, of the Delaware Division,
came back to Smyrna, Saturday, and
met the business mems committee in
L. M. Prices office, at two o'clock
Saturday afternoon. He was accom-
panied by Supervising Agent E. H.
Roe, Trainmaster w. A. Fleming,
Division Engineer C. E. Zortman, As
sistant Trainmaster N. F. Doherty
and Chief Clerk Thomas G. Metz, |
all Delaware Division officials. The |
Business Mems Committee had with |
them United States Senator Josiah
o. WolcOtt, who came from Dover to
lend whatever assistance he could
to help the Smyrna community get
the railroad service they were justly
entitled to. President of Town COun-
Gil L. NJ. Price presided at the meet
ing, and Senator Wolcott made plea
in Smyrna's behalf. Superintendent
Smith replied he had been sent here
with authority to work out schedule,
and at the same time to look after
the interests of the railroad in keep
ing expenses down to the minimum
He admitted that the Smyrna COM
munity had a case in the matter of
the 7O8 a. m. northbound, and 8.25
a. m. sOuthbound train connections on
Smyrna Branch, but thought these
trains could be taken care of, if some
trains in the middle of the day could
be discontinued. Benjamin A. HAZEL,
spokesman of the Business Mems
Committee told Mr.. Smith that the
vote of his committee was that they
ask for every day train connection
from he 7.O8 northbound in the morn
ing until the 8.O3 southbound at
night.
Would Not Agree To All the Trains.
Superintendent Smith instantly re-
piled he would not grant this on his
own initiative and if such demand was
made, the committee would have to
go higher up, but he would be glad
to formulate a schedule to take care
of Smy1na's needs. In the questions
but the 803 southbound evening train
was asked if he would consider all
but the 8.03 sOuthbound evening rain
as the committee voted that if any
concessions was to be made, they
could relunctantly agree for time
: at least to give up the last evening
train. Mr.. Smith would not consent
to this or the two o'clock Afternoon
connection, but said he would figure
J. on giving Smyrna the last north
Y bound 6.13 p. m. train. At any even
: he promised to work out a schedule
S and submit it to H. D. Boyer, secre
It tary of the Business Mems Commit
/ tee.
g Nearly Full Schedule Talked About
i When Superintendent Smith lef
y in the afternoon, it was with the i'm
u preston that Smyrna would have tn
IL early morning trains restored an
l. would get the full day schedule wit
u the exception of the first Afternoon
u accommodation north and the las
e evening accommodation south. TIL
/ change back, Mr.. Smith said, woul
IL be made almost Immediately after
y was made known his schedule wa
h' satisfactory to the Business Men
H. Committee. Mr.. Smiths attentiO
III was called to long waits at ClaytO
o. and to train service for Clayton whe
m IN it came in to Smyrna Station frol
n' CLAYTON to make its run. He prom
~ ised to regulate the former and graz
., the latter request.
Smiths Reply Came Early TOda
H. D. Boyer, secretary of the Blu
mess Mems Committee, received
reply this morning from Superb
tendent Smith and instead of Il
hu schedule to include the trains take
off and all the trains except the tv
US spoken of above, Mr.. Smith otfe
nix practically little or no change fro
ess what the Smyrna people are nc
of receiving. To say the disappointme
les and chagrin in Smyrna is keen is pu
len ting it mildly. The Business Nj
OF will hold another meeting tOmorrC
me afternoon to see what will be the ne
to step to take. Smyrna is in the fig
en- to the finish.