Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1923-02-16
WORKING FOR BETTER TRAIN
SERVICE OVER THE PENNSY

of Pennsy officials at the Bellevue
Stratford hotel, among whom were Mr..
Boyd, Mr.. Borrell, Andrew Buchanan
and James Murphy. The Railroad
Committee of the Board of Trade had
the affair in charge and those who
went up from Wildwood were d. S.
Woods, Foster Goslin, Howard Top
ham, VIM. S. Woods and Mayor Court
right Smith. Mr.. Davis, president of
the Cape May Progressive League,
headed the Cape May delegation. Big
printed placards especially framed for
the occasion were taken along which
contained the following:
1928 Program for Additional Railroad
Service
Pennsylvania System
Wildwood Board of Trade
Wildwood, N. J..
Young Mems Progressive League
Cape May City, N. j.
We are convinced that the time is
ripe for the expansion of the Summer
Service to both Cape May and Wild
wood, therefore the Wildwood Board
of Trade and the Young Mems Pro
gressive League of Cape May, repre-
senting their respective resorts, earn
estly request the additional accommo-
dations listed below.
The two organizations have consid-
cred these suggestions jointly for the
past two months and feel confident
that they are not asking for anything
unreasonable nor for any service
which the railroad would furnish
without a financial gain.
1t has been proven conclusively in
many instances that cities grow in
direct proportion to the transportation
facilities furnished them, and both
Cape May and Wildwood have reached
the point where further expansion is
greatly retarded unless the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad System grants Jul re-
quests Immediately.
We should like to have the follow
ing additions and changes made in the
Summer Schedule:
1. A late evening train from Cape
May and Wildwood to Philadelphia
via Millville, connecting with the last
electric train.
A late evening train from Phila-
delphia to Cape May and Wildwood
via Millville. The same train and
crew could be used to bring this train
south from Melville as took the first
mentioned train north.
2. The operation of an express on
C1ndou oPforpnnn fpo1o DbiIo 1aIn6io
to Cape May and Wildwood, leaving
Philadelphia after 5 P. NJ, thus avoid
ing interference with the north bound
movement of the excursion trains.
3. Through train or coaches from
Pittsburgh to Cape May and Wild
wood in connection with the bi-weekly
excursion service from hat city. If
coaches only are granted have them
connect with the morning bridge train
from Broad Street Station.
A. A through train or coach service
from Baltimore and Washington to
Cape May and Wildwood every day.
If coaches only are granted have them
connect with the afternoon bridge
train at Broad Street Station.
5. A through train daily from New
York to Cape May and Wildwood. AS
this train would run from one end of
New Jersey to the other across the
and back again, we suggest that
train be called the South Jersey
6. Both resorts guarantee cooper
alton in their municipal advertising
by mentioning this through train SER
vice in every city where such service
is granted.
Z. The equalization of railroad fares
for all Cape May County resorts.
There is no difference in the one day
excursion rate to any resort in this
and we fail to see why our
two resorts should be singled out and
made to pay a higher fare for the II
day excursion tickets than the other
part of the county.
s. We believe that the express train
Cape May and Wildwood at
7.30 A. M. via Camden ferries, should
be moved up to leave at 10 A. M. so
that it would reach Philadelphia about
noon. The train as it is now sched-
uled follows too closely on the Com
Express leaving at 6.55 A. M.
8. We also believe that an express
train leaving Philadelphia via Camden
ferries at 700 P. NJ, or whereabouts,
should be added to the schedule so
hat it would arrive in Cape May and
wildwood about S.45 or 9 P. M. This
would give the resorts three much
needed late afternoon and evening
express trains-the two now in effect,
4.20 P. NJ, 5.15 p. NJ, and the addi-
tional train, 700 P. M.
Respectfully submitted,
Wildwood Board Of Trade,
Young Mems Progressive League
of Cape May, N. j.
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