Evening journal., 1922-01-10
SHOREDEMANDS
TRANSPORTATION
One Line Promises Better
ments If Government
Will Help
FERRY SERVICE
COMPLAINED OF

LAS lONt must Jan lW.-feOple
Of the Eastern Shore are aroused
over the freight and passenger ser
vice between here and the cities
Since the drop in business activities
various carriers have curtailed
their service until at the present
time very little accommodation is to
be had either for passengers or
! freight.
Trucks are carrying considerable
freight and in various communities
passengers are being looked after as
well. Ferry service has been cur
tailed. Mail service has been de-
layed also until the people are now
ready to demand more efficient ser
vice.
The Peninsula Ferry Company is
the first TO give heed TO the de
mands OF the people. with a sched-
ule between Queenstown and Balti-
more now in operation which has
given rise 10 numerous complaints
l,he company has signihed its will
lingness TO buy better equipment
and make additional trips TO ac-
commodate the mails II the Gov
lernment will cooperate.
Already two surveys OF the terri
tory have been made by postofice
= officials and recently the head Of
! the truck line from Easton was or
dered to investigate the statements
made by the company that the people
we're clamoring for better service.
, This was found 10 be true. for the
: most part OF Kent county was sir
. red to the point Of demanding bet
. ter service between Queenstown and
. Love Point and Baltimore.
Reports have been sent 10 tho
postonce officials. and when these
are finally acted on It is hoped the
new plans OF the ferry company vii
, become a working fact. These plani
call for new modern boats betweer
Queenstown and Baltimore. with
. the regular schedule now in opera
lion augmented by two .addltona
, trips-one at 4 A. NJ. and the othe'
/, att p. NJ. for additional mail ser
vice.
The Rock Hall ferry was hard nj
when the state Road Commission
lion near the terminal. which make
y % difficult TO get 10 the ferry in
machine. The Annapolis-Claiborn
y. ferry has curtailed its service some
what. The boat is sometimes filled u
, 10 the limit and cars left behini
"a This has occurred so often th'
- people often do not travel this roui
for fear OF being left behind.
49,. Freight trains on the ralroa,
!. have been curtailed 10 a train a da
:, az the best. and shippers canni
:, afford 10 put up with this servi'
y, and are naturally turning 10 n
- trucks II has been said that N
AZ best way 10 increase business Is
-. give better service. As one prom
or severalai Rtb 40 ihrd mfw hrd d
nent man puts il. the railroads ha'
had a monopoly Of the business z,
so many years that they gave ia
what they saw ft. with the resu
- that opposition has arisen And u
X, minute this made its appearanl
the railroads were ready to gu
instead OF going after the trade. :
. said.
N
-. Is the first to see the situation an
says it is willing TO give adequa
service and spend additional mon
- for equipment The companies WI
see the handwriting on the wall W
"a fight 10 rtheir share OF the trade
he else he forced 10 the wall. Il is n
49, iicved with better mail servlC
-. quicker passenger boats and a he
,s tor schedule. there is every reasl
10 believe that that the Peninsu
IN FRY will he OF inesimable value
nd the residents or the Eastern Shoi
no II Is believed that the Posom
int Department will heed the deman
be- ~ the people and make arranp
nd ments with the ferry compar
oh which will greatly facilitate t
ed mails 10 this part OF the State
the meantime protests are hea
. throughout the Shore against t
a poor service OF the railroads and 2,
It ries. and in Kent county where II
said much OF the stock OF the Peni
M sula Ferry Is held the people ha
mt made themselves heard. and {
ire attention OF the postohice auth,
wo tiles is directed 10 the possibility
ne better service for this part OF Z
State. II is firmly believed that I
up fore very long the much-need
lay Improvement in the handling
mail will become a reality
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led GRANGE ELECTS OFFICERS