The Monmouth inquirer., 1924-06-26
Fruits and Vegetables Are to Be
Sold Throughout New Jersey by
Weight or Count After July /.
SETTLE OLD NAME DISPUTE
End Of Controversy over Designation
of Royce Valley, on LehiCh
Railroad, Formerly South
SomervIIle, Near.

TT n t o n. Beginning July /,
housewives will purchase their fruits
and vegetables either by net weight
or by numerical count, the dry capac-
ity measure passing out of legal exist
ence in New Jersey on that date.
Dealers have been ordered to provide
themselves with scales in order to
conform with the new statute, which,
while 1t makes a drastic change, pro-
vides more just and equitable meth
cd OF trading in dry commodities.
Producer, merchant and consumer are
al expected to profit by the act.
It is the purpose of the State De-
pRrtment of Weights and Measures
to enforce the law to the fullest ex-
tent, and with this purpose in mind
campaign of education has been in
progress since last winter when the
new law was passed by the Legisla-
tuve Instructions have been broad
cast to all parts of the State and no
excuse will be accepted for any mer-
chant attempting to use dry measures
after July l.
The penalties provided for nom
compliance are $25 to $50 for the first
offense, $50 to 800 for the second
offense, and $500 to 5000 for the third
offense.
Under provisions of the new law
certain commodities may still be sold
In the manner customary as in the
past. For instance, beets, radishes.
onions, and other vegetables ordi-
nariiy sold by the bunch may still be
offered for sale in that manner.
For the convenience of the pro-
Queer and shipper, consideration has
been given to the extent that they
may dispose of their commodities in
original standard container, as packed
in the fields, provided these con-
tanners are of the standard sizes legal
in this State. In other words, the
containers must be 80, 20, Is, 8, 4, 2,
or q single quart, or one pint. Com
madities reaching the dealer in such
standard containers may be sold as
origspa! packages, though the pack
ages must not be broken or repacked.
Famous Dispute over Name
A land deed, given PIG years ago,
may settle controversy over what
shall he the name of farming COM
munIty along the Lehigh Valley rail-
road. now known as Royce Valley but
form arly called South Somerville.
The name, II the suggestion Of the
Public Utilities Commission is &C
copied, will be Royston, as that was
the name specified in the deed con-
veying l740 acres of John Royce who
had acquired the land through royal
grant.
The suggestion of the commission
brought to a close testimony on the
respective merits of South Somerville
and Royce Valley as names, during
which dozen or more witnesses testi-
fed, The commission told residents
of the community to take month and
think over what name they wanted,
but stated clearly South Someryille
would not be acceptable because OF
Its similarity to Somerville.
The disputants over the issue Of
name were divided into three groups.
Herbert M. Wright represented a num-
Der of the residents who wanted the
old name, South Somerville, restored.
A second group were shippers there,
represented by j. Edwards Hermann,
former counsel for the utilities board,
who were against South Someryille as
name. The Lehigh, represented by
Edward H. Burgess. assistant general
solicitor, also objected to South
Somerville.
It appears that up to June Of last
wear the name was South Somerville.
On that date the railroad, acting on
request of shippers who complained
their shipments were going to Somer-
vile by mistake, changed the name to
Royce Valley. Others in the place
raised objections. The issue came be-
fore the utilities commission on the
ground of possible impairment of rail-
road service due to the name, as 1t
was contended that Royce Valley was
being confused with Roycefield, on the
Central Railroad and that, under the
new name, shipments were still going
astray.
1t was the testimony of Trowbridge
Galloway, a New York banker and
gentleman farmer of Royce Valley,
which turned the tide in favor of
Royston. Mr.. Galloway had been one
of the leaders in the movement which
caused the Lehigh to rename tae place
Royce Valley.
'We had had trouble the witness
said, land it seemed that Royce Val
lev would be a better name than South
Somerville. other names were sug-
gested but there were objections to
them. The shippers want some name
which will not be confused with
another place"
Mr.. Burgess for the railroad had
previously made 1t dear that the rail-
road had no particular name it de-
sired, only osjected to South Somer-
vile.