Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-06

cord Of the old and slow ferry servic,
means Of speedy transportation between
here and Philadelphia which, with low
toyc,, will be n remarkable Invitation
for philadelphians to locate here.
"And developments Of the Whit,
Horse nike would como resulting IN
opening up building sites along that i'm
nortant highway. We are ready fol-
The boom which will surely come"
Oaklyn Enthusiastic
w, B. MacMullin, Mayor of Oaklyn-
1--WE anticipate untold benefits to thi,
borough in the building Of the bridge
which will be great prosperity for this
municipality. with the improved man =
ner OF government commission form
here and attractive building sites avail
able along the railroad and White
! Horse pike, as well as in other sec
! tions of the borough, Oaklyn will mount
ND in every possible manner that will
benefit the property holders, renters
and the municipality at large"
William j. Dallas, Mayor of Haddor
Heights-"One badly needed improve
ment here which will surely come with
the new Delaware River Bridge 1,
greatly increased means of transporta =
tion and quicker time to Philadelphia
with the elimination of numerous draw.
backs that cause service in this matter
not to be up to the standard.
''Trolleys running from here to and
over the bridge to Philadelphia and re.
turn will open up Haddon Heights to
such n boom that we here cannot yet
fully estimate its greatness"
Conrad Bennett, Mayor of Audi
bon-"This is an ideal manufacturing
town. The bridge will surely bring
manufacturing here, but the plants must
locate in the near future or there will
be no room left for them, as this enter
prising borough is already feeling the
benefits Of the bridge In a bun
boom that is destined to fill up every
vacant spot in the place"
Thomas w. Jack. Mayor Of Col
ngswood--"This growing borough OF
nearly 10000 will be benefited Won
derfully through the building of the
bridge, and I know Of no other boom
that could do so much for our town as
the building of this proposed bridge.
"lt will raise values in land and in
vite many commuters here, who will
take advantage Of the sityo.inn, so
that by the time the bridge - completed
l believe Collingswood will have in
creased its population to $4,000 or
more.
1--WE do not fear annexation TO
Greater Camden Mt this time or for
years. although that may come in the
far future. The time is ripe now for
the boom that the bridge will bring, and
Collingswood IL in n position TO take
advantage of it,"
John X. Lippincott. Jr.. Mayor Of
Haddonfeld-"We will get moro and
better favors here through the bridge
building. and iaddonfsld will leap
forward from its former stnid old con-
dition 20 n municipality Of modern i'm
portance. size and population.
Hundreds, yes thousands. Of Phila
delphians would rather live here, out
in the open. than in Philadelphia. but
the act of crossing the fcrrics counter.
acts this to a remarkable degree. Now
the bridge and cara running over it
will put an end 20 this objection. and
this place will build up by leaps and
bounds
From Other Suburbs
Mayor KuglCr. Woodbury., declares
he will do everything possible to boost
the project. lie urges every Woodburinn
to show an interest. because Of the
benefit the bridge will give every one.
Daniel +. Hcndrickson, former sheriff
of Gloucester County and Il prominent
real estate man, declares the bridge
will bring Woodbury. virtually into the
suburbs of Philadelphia that it will
mean much TO business men in philL.
dolphin who reside here. 1T will mean
an artery TO Philadelphia that is sadly
needed" he says. land il Is bound TO
enhance the value of property
NJ. J. DOOlittle. Mayor of i'aulsboro,
sGys that, as Il matter Of convenience,
safety and tilnesavcr, the brids"
across the Delaware River is one of the
greatest projects ever started as II bene.
fit to lower New Jersey.
Mayor Harry G. Peddlc, Wenonah--
"Thc borough Of Wcnonah and imme-
diate vicinity will be very much ben
Gifted by the bridge, particularly in
the matter of autOists driving TO and
from Philadelphia At this time they
are subjected to long waits at the fer
ries. while the bridge will give con-
venicnccs that can barely be imagined.
1t is bound to help South Jersey at
large, as we'll MS the towns and cities
adjacent to Philadelphia The sooner
1t is constructed the BETTER