Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-01
JERSEYMEN ASK
BETTER FERRIES
Committee Petitions for
Relief From Congested
River Traffic
WANT BOATS ALTERED
Improvement Suggested by
Board of Trade Recon-.
mended by Citizens

A petition for relief from the conges-
tion in the ferry traffic between Philadel-
phia and Camden has been presented to
Elisha Lee, divisional Federal manager
Of railroads in this city, by committee
Of New Jersey residents. George Cuth-
bert Gillespie. president of c. g. Gillespie
& Co., Philadelphia, is chairman.
The appeal to Mr.. Lee suggests the
immediate carrying out of the recon-
nendations recently made by the Phils-
delphia Board of Trade to effect certain
improvements in this vital artery Of
traffic over the Delaware River.
The petition as drawn up by Mr.. Gill
lespies committee follows:
We the undersigned residents Of
New Jersey. realizing that the coming
bridge between Philadelphia and Cam
den will take some years TO construct.
and each of us having experienced the
inconvenience and dangers consequent
on the great congestion at the ferries,
which has existed for some time past
and is ever getting worse, urgently APP
peal 10 the management of the ferries
from Market street Philadelphia, 10
carry out the suggestions made by the
Philadelphia Board of Trade, a copy
Of which is herewith submitted.
The use of the ferries will never
and in use the ferryboats will continue
to carry passengers TO their fun
capacity,
Realizing that the tenure of govern
ment control of the ferries is at
present uncertain we. Notwithstanding
this, feel that something should be
done at once, and request that the sug-
gested improvements be made;
The advantages of this to the ferry
company as well as to the public gen.
orally are apparent.
The petition was signed by George
CuthbeIt Gillespie, Moorestown, y. j.,
of q. G. Gillespie & Co., Philadelphia
f. b. Leaning, Vice Chancellor of New
Jersey; II. G. Middleton. treasurer Ber'
wind White Coal Mining Company; j.
Harvey Borton, president and general
manager Haines. Jones & Cadbury Com
pany; j. W. Nicholson, vice president
Whitall, Tatum Company: William D.
Lippincott. President Judge Court OF
Common Pleas, OF Burlington County
George Abbott, in active business in
Philadelphia; Asa S. Wing, president
Provident Life and Trust Company; Will
liam II. Roberts. president S. J.. Allen
& Co., Inc. G. Walter Borton, trust
officer, Provident Life and Trust Com
pany; William D. WeilSel. Merchantville
y. j., president, Weikel & Smith Spice
Company; v. l.. Cavanna, Camden. OF
V. l.. Cavanna & Co, Philadelphia Ed.
ward II. Lewis, Mount Holly, n. j., OF
Charles D, Barney & Co. G. w. Hollo
way, Beverly, y. ]. of G.. w. Holloway
Company, Inc, Philadelphia j. Bertran
Lippincott, Atsion and Batoo. n. J..
president EIibernia Mianne Railroad.
j. Stogwell Stokes, Moorestown. n. J.,
OF Stokes & Smith Co., Summerdale
Philadelphia William II. Kirk, Beverly
\. j., president Grocers and Importers
exchange, Philadelphia Alexander c
Wood, Jr.. Moorestown, n. j., Charles
Pearson & Co., bankers, Philadelphia
william S.,Casselman, Camden, counsel
er-at-law and secretary New JerseS
Title Company; Charles r. Stevenson
Haddonfeld, y. j., attorney-at-law; 10.
seph Lippincott, Moorestown, y. j., sec
retary and treasurer Camden Safe De
posit and Trust Company: Edward d
tarr, Winowah, n. j., president Farr &
Binler Manufacturing Company; George
Reynolds, Camden, n. j., counsel Safe
Deposit and Trust Company; L. l.
Read, Jr., Camden, attorney.at-law
William S. Scull Company, Camden, by
j. Carl de la Cour, vice president; j
D. van sewer, Camden, president j. b
Van Solver Company: Henry C. Perk.
ins. Moorestown, n. j.. S. r. Matlack
Moorestown, n. j., president George d
Wetherell Co; Alfred G. Haines
Moorestown, n. j., glass merchant.
william e. Darnell, Moorestown, y, J.
of Watson & Co.. Charles II. Mann, Jr.
Haddonfield. y. j.: John il. Siuex
Edgewater Park, n. j., president Gar.
rett & Buchanon Company; Paul Pecot
Merchantvile. n. j., secretary j. Howard
Brown Company; Joseph T. Sullivan
Moorestown, y. j., of Cuth & Sullivan
w. ]. Parsons, Camden, treasurer Seltze1
klahr Hardware Company, Inc. Johr
b. Buzby. Moorestown. y. j., treasurer
of William Mann Company; Cooper III
Prinllett, Burlington, y. j., assistsn'
treasurer William Mann Company
Charles NJ. Biddle, Riverton, n. j., pres
ident Supplee- Bidde Hardware Com
pany; Joseph +. Lucas. Cape May, n
j., secretary and treasurer John Luca.
& Co, Inc; Coates Walton, Merchant
VILE, y. j., of Williams e Walton; n