Smyrna times., 1923-03-07
IlNPROTESTS TAKING OFF
RfIIAND RUNNING BUS LINE
rup RAILROAD COMPANY
% 81 RRILL GASOLINE CAR
O.oular Train Service But Pro-
~ D. IIs Ne Bus Idea Which Would
- ~ I..deouate and Unpopular

D..ular Train Service But FFO-
pI !. |Is NE Bus Idea Which Would
3 !. In Inadequate and Unpopular
a.,,.rs Of Smyrna held a rOusing
'.-r .,ritv meeting Monday night to
. against a Bus Line being op-
s1' y 6stween rS here and Clayton to
.lr5s saspt the present steam railway railway
w. r', Of the Pennsylvania Railroad
s..a .,H we're 50 or rs Of Smyrna's
sentative ~ business men present m
N PRICE & Sons Office. L. NJ.
Y, was president of the meeting
N Charles ]. Sudler was secretary.
4. ~osting was called on account OF .
/ ,rmbers of rumors afoat that the
.,s-,,d Company was to take off the
I'M passenger train equipment and
~ ,antract out to some private in
..jpsI TO operate bus line between
/. To towns and meet all trains.
.,.,,tr steps were taken looking to
1. rbstitutiOn of the expensive
-.m oueration by a gasoline driven
.~EnatiOn baggage and passenger
Matters progressed so far as to
~ an order with ]. G. Brill and
5rDsDy of Philadelphia for the
~afpg Of such a gasoline car and a
r,e was started along the north
N Of Clayton to house it. Tracks
~ extended and the house almost
,rDleted when work was suddenly
-nsuded. One rumor had it that
4. charter forbid the operation OF
N but steam driven equipment over
\ SMYRNA Branch railway and an
sig was that both steam and gaso-
N operation of the line might be
hAituted by a Bus Line.
Two HOffecker Outlines the Facts
These facts were reiterated by
Waiter 0. HOffecker, the first speaker,
yto on behalf of the business men of
snyrna started an investigation. He
.! only wrote letter to Elisha Lee
tce-preddent of the Pennsylvania
system, Broad Street Sation, but had
personal interview with the Super
ttendent, ]. B. Sinclair, of the Della
are Division. He read a letter from
has S. Krick, general manager
i9nnsylyania System, presumably
Rpy in place of Elisha Lee who j:
Eay on trip. From these Mr.. Hof
Eker soon learned something was il
altemplatiOn but nothing definite wa
sdded on. Mr.. Hoffecker in reply t.
EestOns put him by the railroad mel
sid the people of Smyrna wOul,
iET be satisfied with a Bus Lin
VI they would be willing to hav
lied out the new Brill Gasoline out
/ rather than be deprived of trai
SHlce As to having the charter 0
1e Smyrna Branch Railroad amend
9 to allow the running of a gasolin
mt. he thought no trouble would b
1Fenenced if the Railroad authorize
Z! busy with the present Legislature
ASpOke in strong terms of the Tow
aSmyna and the community aroun
ad about it and declared it was
@pe the railroad company shoul
4sf to and try to please and an
a'lght Of bus line was "progrr
we step backward" He deprecatt
-''nObilists taking passengers
aNOn to board the trains whe
AslS should be purchased at Smyrr
~ me sale might be properly credi
% the Smyrna R. R. Station. +
~'ed the need of a thorough az
F@-date train service not only f,
y business interests of Smyrna, b
0uf growing school center which
-s'lag pupils-cOmmuters from ou
y; alstnets. He urged a get-t
.e.nef movement on the part of ;
..l'nS to keep Smyrna on the ra
'aa map with a train service tn
: commensurate with the size al
~p'f'ance Of the town.
'H''As by OOthers and ResOlutiO
!, A. B. Grieves also told of his ia
y. aa railroad official and how
= mpOrtuned to put in a bid +
An uIs a bus line. He too, told t
a Smyrna would never be sat
WIN a bus service. Remar
s.' s also made by W. G. Tatnal. R,
'I1aS p Getz Hill, John E. Wilson.
NIL nee I, and others, all of VIII,
s,. .s:u Ar.Hoffecker's and Mr.Griev
s,..4 ~,leats' some DEPRESSING in the
M NJ. = Of an improved service alo
sS1 Ae Z operation of the gasoline c
@ y ma railroad Company so decide
n,., tolowlng the heart 70 heart 4
p5t.I i' a committee of five was
1, n,'a to arouse the people to nj
Il, sil.al monster petition and TO t,
asiI,es3 petition personally to the pro.
ss~1.a oaa authorities. The five on
'e.l'ee p.e are: W. 0. Hoffecker.
~a.yiaGond, H. B. Grieves. R
ss,oIe.. sIas Getz Hill and V. Law Pbillt
aganst a'O.s We're passed protest
blowing 'ne !. - rumored change.
Wig Is the resolution adopted
'i,iIss., 'i,aDIs,s,s t is rumored that =. cbona
q n,.saved in the y,o- .'Ns Chahb