Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-09

filthy, germ-flled railroad station for
a great many years Isn't it about
time to stop the joking and act? We
have been telling each other about
the outrageous manner in which our
crossings are blocked for a long
time. isn't it about time that a few
train crews were arrested when
crossings are blocked, as is done in
other cities? 1t would not take more
than n or two arrests TO bring the
railroads to time In this particular.
Why be afraid of the railroads? We
have the law on our side. Make the
railroads afraid of us. 1t is the only
way to make them respect us. Rail-
road employees say they would not
dare to coal up" their engines while
passing through other cities like
they do while passing through Perth
Amboy for they would be arrested.
But Perth Amboy they do not con-
slider at all. Isn't it about time to
end this?
A strong representation of business
men and manufacturers would ac-
eomplish a great deal with the rail-
road officials. They could not afford
to ignore those who are paying them
so much money every month. Why
should we go IN paying more and
more fare all the time and receive
only abuse and insults in return?
The railroads have shown by their
attitude that they do not care a rap
for the sympathy and cooperation
of the people of Perth Amboy. What
is to be our answer?
When the latest increase in fare
was granted the railroads the COM
panies announced that certain por-
lions of the increased income were
to be devoted to improving facilities.
If we remember rightly. the Central
railroad had on its program several
stations. Is Perth Amboy in
cluded in this list? Not IL the rail-
road alone has anything to say
about it. We will have to fight for
what we get, but we can go on pay
ing more and more fare; our wives
and mothers can continue to
use a filthy station not fit for cattle
to enter and we can continue to take
the smoke and noise that the rail-
roads choose to give us. Towns and
along the main line of the
Central. many of them little burgs
with only a few commuters to give
the railroad an income-towns that
do not give the railroad as much in
come in a whole year as Perth Am
boy gives it in a month-will get
stations, but not Perth Amboy
not il the railroads can help it.
They want our money. but they will
give us only such service and such
accommodations as we fight for and
compel the companies to give us.
This cutting off the privilege of
using the tickets of either company
OH trains of both railroads is the last
The fight Is on. Practically
all of Perth Amboy commuters buy
from South Amboy every
month so as to enjoy this privilege
is denied them at their home
1t is time to stop this. The
matter must be carried to the Public
Commission to see that Perth
Amboy gets justice.
1t may be a little more bother for
the railroads to accept each others
tickets at this station, but SO is the
extra fare and the awful service a
bother to the people of this city. If
we have got to put up with this
bother the railroads, in the interest
of cooperation, ought to be able to
stand what little bother the inter-
change of tickets on their trains is
to them.
The Pennsylvania railroad gives
us miserable service to New York
during the day, yet the only after
theatre train to Perth Amboy at
night is a Pennsylvania train. At
present a person a go to New York
on a Central train and remain for a
show in the evening and come back
on the Pennsylvania. After Novem-
Der 5, in order use a return ticket to
come back on the midnight Pennsyl-
vania train 1t will be necessary to go
to New York on a Pennsylvania
train. This is next to impossible be-
cause of the kind of service the
Pennsylvania gives.
The railroads have thrown down
the challenge to Perth Amboy, 1t
is up to Perth Amboy to meet the
issue and fight back. 1t is the only
way we a secure any consider
alton. We had hoped for a-differ-
ent attitude on the part of the rail-
roads under the e order of things.
but our hopes are blasted. The rail-
roads have chosen fight rather than
cooperation. So be it, If there is
any fight in Perth Amboy at all now