Smyrna times., 1925-09-02
IN0 MORE ORGANIZATIONS
PROTEST TAKING OFF TRAIN
.,rpvl GRANGE AND SMYRNA
~ouy T,I COUNCIL MAKE PROTESTS
r..l the Railroad Company Would be
rst worEing a Hardship and ThrOttling
Mo Rest Interests of Community

Tho Chamber OF commerce. SMYRNA
-.i.b recently entered an emphatic
.a+ost "- before Superintendent l. B.
rSis.Ioir Of the Delaware Division of
~ J,, Pennsylvania Railroad Company,
.noirst - the proposed substitution Of a
.9bsidized bus line in place of the
..s,orger railway service on Smyrna
p,.r,b R. R. between Smyrna and
rorton and sent a committee to Rob
s+ "a Massey, general superintendent
i tbe Pennsylvania Railroad System,
u enter further protest after Su-
rorintendent Sinclair's visit to Smyr-
n have heard nothing of the propOs-
e5 change from either Mr.. Sinclair or
Nh Massey. The latter proposed to
take the passenger train off on the
Dlea that the company was losing
$4,000 year. While the company will
rot quote facts or figures what they
aro making on the freight end of the
Smvrna proposition, the feeling gen.
erally is they more than make up in
freight what they lose in passengers.
Thsv agree to keep open the Smyrna
station. a One-man station, for freight
and to continue the freight service
both car load lots and the L. C. L.
business but want to subsidize a bus
service in competition with jitneys to
lake the place of the train which
would not be a part of their system
and which would as readily be taken
IF as put on if it did not pay, leaving
Smyrna in such a contingency with
but any passenger service whatever. .
Long with the bus substitution they
Bgee, it is understood, to hyphenate
he name of the Clayton Railroad
Station and call it "ClaytOn- Smyrna"
b that Smyrna would still be on the
ailrOad map. The committee on the
bart Of the Smyrna Chamber of Com
herce, have entered their protest
gainst the change most emphatically
nd plead for the present arrangement (
separate and distinct passenger
pain service, such as Smyrna, for
RsarE 50 years, has enjoyed, to con-
inued unchanged. While many feel
be Railroad Company will want to
Ontln1e to maintain the good will of
be Smyrna community and not op-
ose its wishes with regard to the
aSsenger service, our various organ
IaaonS have not gone to sleep but
sIfe to 90 on record in opposition to
Rnloyal Of the passenger rail service. I
ast week, August 25th, Smyrna
range No. q, Patrons of Husbandry
organization composed of repre-
Pntatlye grain farmers and produce
lppeTs Of the Smyrna vicinity, pass
the following resolution:
smyrna, 5:l, Delaware. August %. 1925
l. B. Sinclair, Supt.
n.a. is%aIe Division P. B & W. R.R..
ar Sir:
At regular meeting Of SMYRNA Cr,r,o
~ q, Patrons Of Husbandry. il was unan-
AS resolved that his body enter an en-
~ P.o'esl against the proposed abolition
- present passenger service on the
sIi ,i4 branch R. R. and the substitution of
IN rl,.-lIIce os''Ice between the towns Of Smyrna
n5.- I organization e is composed of large
ns., progressive and representative
~. ana their wives residing in the vi
d Smyrna. whose present attitude to
,i's.i Ie T. B. w. K. r. Co. is that of
y ~ patrons, and we would sincerely re-
sbgs ,Latoh a1loh by your Company that might
se these relations.
IN IN IN station is our natural passanoar
= sorrail4S point and we do not want TO
"A + su ;s 70 90 elsewhere for these facil-
Z, n gohVenient. and safe from the !
8sry sll re]. rale crossings, such as exist at
III ~ mat our PATRONAGE. az sbinnera cF
IN . 1'a other farm products. gives us the
d a.. "aAe this protest. and we earnestIv
d ,bs ,,9 ~ abandon all efforts to dispense
snd nkef service on the Smyrna
b Of -er ts.-' unanimously Resolved. that a
nyrns resolutions be published in the
yes Of on. r,ies, c copy be filed in the ar
mail to yo,, o'anRe' aHd copy transmitted ,
Very truly yours.
N. Geo. d. johnson ,
Master Of Smyrna Grange No. q
'nyIna n1.1 Town Council has also gone
Il t5o ',o . as opposed to the change.
Buncl 'SguIar Fsi1 meeting of said Town
sonti. iIuay evening the following
''u'on was passed:
/ 3 61l5Iai $aeairD Delaware. August %. 1925
B. 4 S'Vq'1, w Il Delaware Division
l1gton. Delso,.
Sir: ia"afe. I
nDany tt1''.lqdge to Wedge Of the proposal of vour '
he Smyr,a- 41hdon the PASSENGER service I
a bus sere;.L branch Il. K. and 10 substi-
ane Clayton between the town of Smvr- I
slse be sbsrJ In'cn m course Of time NAV Y
olyed, bv ,LI n99lned it is therefore borab',
1Iar ~; i, lne Town Council NJ S,',.,I lIerepy
BE urr,a-oh assembled IN or4a, ,.''y INA l'a' ~ 4
r B. & w s@lhst the proposed action nr
.i9a li Of sor,t = r. Co. in thus deprivin0 J
,say for mo-. ',ge % has enjoyed uninter-
,e also resras. o,e man half century I
alon that SVNy submit for your con-
Own in K,1.H SMYRNA is the most impor- {
s people m q ,oun'y excepting Dover. \
aanily 49,, " the town and surrc,,,,,I;ri,'' '
NATION on 11'S ~ consider it an unjust dis- I
% abandon, ,',e !, part Of the Railroad Com Z
smyrna R.e present passenger service
4a that tbis bbi'aInleh' especially in view of
is not 'I' = line lne' including the freight 4
We sl,a q losing proposition 'S"' n
s5e s'. the RaiIro.o5p ro.plIy submit, If in your j
NE III viii 1S Company can afford v
sS'e'ented IN fbo d r. community as large :
TEeespeoifully yours.
nAhRY B. GRIEVEs. \
w. F. KEITH. COUNCIL =
urp,, Member of Counc;I II
NLAMAN L. RORIhrcCH Z.