The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-09-01
THREE ROUTES
BEING DOOMED
Boosters Seeking to Have High
ways Taken Over by State
Highway Commission Soon.
MEETINGS ARE ARRANGED

With all the activity now prevailing
for a new state highway leading from
the Delaware River to the seashore,
Pleasantville is sure to be greatly ben
Gifted no matter which one of three
routes may be selected and approved
by the State Highway Commission as
a state road. The three highways be-
ing boosted are as follows:
The Glassboro-Malaga Pike, fifteen
miles of paving, the last link in the
newly named Great Atlantic Highway.
Cross Keys-Williamstown-CecilMay
Landing route, a new road requiring
about twenty-five miles of paving, also
the new name of Black Hose Pike.
Pennsgrove-Malaga Pike, about
twenty-five miles of paving, just given
the official name of the Harding High
way, in memory of the late President
who ~traversed this route in coming
from Washington 10 Sea View and
Atlantic City.
For a long time there has been con-
siderable rivalry between boosters for
the Great Atlantic highway and the
Black Horse Pike, over which Of these
routes is 10 be improved first. Now
the naming of the Harding Highway,
which has aroused much sentiment in
favor of this memorial TO the late
President, hobs up as an important
contender for public notice.
The Great Atlantic Highway and
the Harding Highway form a junction
at Malaga and both have been approx
ed by the Legislature for addition TO
the state highway system as regularly
designated routes. The Harding High
way is for motor traffic routed to and
from the south by way of the Penns-
grove-Wilmfngton ferries, while the
Black Horse Pike and the Great At
lantic Highway are proposed as paved
routes between Camden and the shore
to relieve the present congestion on
the White Horse Pike. All three of
these routes cross parts of Gloucester
County and all converge just north of
Mays Landing through Washington
avenue, Pl%easantville, or branching TO
the lower coast resorts.
The Great Atlantic and the Hard
ing highways foasew dong esxansisheAs
rous4s. me f0fIasr fhr0lieh rorule1s
residential and industrial districts of
Camden. Gloucester and Atlantic Coun-
ties and the latter through the rich
est agricultural region in the state.
taking in the full breadth of Salem
County.
The Black Horse Pike passes
through growing suburban towns in
Camden County, along the old Mt.
Ephraim Pike, ~paralleling the White
Horse Pike, and then strikes off
through the deer woods, presenting
opportunities, its boosters claim. for
opening up an extensive undeveloped
area in Gloucester and Atlantic Coun-
ties.
Boosters for both the Black Horse
Pike and the Great Atlantic Highway
have effected strong organizations TO
boom these respective routes. The
Camden County Board of F~reeholders
has already given approval TO the
Black Horse Pike project and the At
lantic County Freeholders will be ask
ed to take similar action. Gloucester
County holds a strategic position for
all three routes and much depends
upon what action the Freeholders Of
this county take in endorsing the diff
ferent road plans.
The members of the New Jersey
State Highway Commission will be in
vited TO inspect these routes in the
early fall. The Black Horse Pike
boosters have planned for a big bar
beeue at Blackwood on September %.
while those backing the Great Allan
tic highway are also planning for q
demonstration along the entire route
at a date vet 10 be announced.