Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-08
SCARE
.SI|RSMOORESTOWN
cor,munity Wrought Up Over
Building Of Small Houses
on Its Outskirts
SOARING TAX REAL ISSUE

.,.orostoyn, the most important COM
ia, on tbe HIGH road between Cam
-, and Mount Holly. is losing Its dig
s;eed calm and coming to boil because
r,be .invasion of the cheese boxes.
"A, since the horrendous days OF the
.,o,,nut blight or the more pcrilous
.u,, of the Revolution has this scrcnely
"a, ,;ttle town been In such peril OF
us nsu lis neatly balanced poise.
ioeWs ,Peorestown citizens. proud of their
s,t ,s.t heritage of comfortable wealth.
MI traditions. general conservatism.
hnn si.rs lawns and the vine clad man
tps reminisccnt Of old and new Eng
sloId .d simply haven't any use for these
isu.a,o hoxes-the art nouvcau one ana
cnees ,on, homes of families which have
usy Tho cities for the charm of the
country. e., . sro roor.
4 y asneciolly since the war turned
s,s,no snu into mn acute problem. thou
I.mds nvu have sought shelter over in New
Y.rssv in tiny bungalows and even
%.cks These have crcpt up 10 the
sacred borders Of Moorestown and have
EARNED the towns of Maple Shade and
: Ienola. , ,os,
Casting q hasfy apd naughty glance
=. thsse small and humble homes.
Woorestown looks upon it's own seaues :
@ nped seclusion and cries in disgust
. "Cbeese boxes ., :. $50;
.,,o conversation and 1t is reflected in
aood of letters which lately have been
so;yod nv the editor Of the Moores-
.ewn chronicle. One Of these. signed
100 P. c. Loyal contains this ex-
I hortation: ,.. .,;h o.r ,;r;c
,v;de Iet us stand firm at the cemetery
srainst this cheese box invasion and
sss with the French on Flanders Field
iThey shall not pass. -,
Wsn,o Shade and Lenola. the wide
awake towns which have sprung up on
Tho western outskirts Of Moorestown
and whose pride is in the future. arc
Snappy in their retorts.
Another writer to the Chronicle
william J. Lowell. under the nom de
,plume of "Rusticus I'd. after sur
yey of the situation, says;
II join with Interested citizens II
,hoping that no more land near Moores'
town will be despoiled In this manner.
Voting Power in Danger
The "despoilers." however. are mul'
,,nlyinr so rapidly that MoorestowI
itesrs thew will soon control. by thef
votes the whole township of Chester
lin which Moorestown. Maple Shade ant
h.enola are situation. And further. it Il
hointed out. that recently there werr'
twenty births in Maple Shade to onl,
one in Moorestown.
George W. HentOn. the township. AS
sessor. estimated that Maple Shadc con
tanned at this time about 500 voters ant
Moorestown 1000.
''They hold the balance OF votihi
power in Maple Shade. rcmarked Mr
heaton. and candidates have to &c
on the right side OF that community
Hence those OF Moorestown VINO pa
the taxes have visions OF Mhpl" Snau
and Lenola combining TO vote tne lssu
ance Of bonds for pubic Improvements
and the bonds would mean an e'e'
higher tax rate than az present
What Moorestown objects TO- II wa
explained. Is paying more 'aAes to r."
vide needed improVemehts-r'oaus. su
Nsbts anG schools-"for Maple Shade an
Jenola.
So,. f., Mania Shade
sun ~" '' A.. r.
As It Is now. II Is ngure1 t"a, W
every Sioo paid IN taxes SS.o SSy Map'
Shade, the town ge,S pack Sio".
Mr. heat"h salh that 'ne na,ua, ~. y"
IN the Moorestown nre uislrlct wa
SS4oS.Sl while that OF Maple """u
was only Sooo. avs -,
Until the cheese box INVASION nc
gan Moorestown. coml,ara'i'eI' Spean