Smyrna times., 1926-05-19
|IIlaIIRDAD PASSENGER
|IITI'1F TAKEN OFF JULY |.

fIHDE TAKEN Off JOLI !
\ SINCLAIR ORDERS sr,gIoI N0TdcE
,,.r l. Used Thereafter as a
s VIZ .;"r = Only-Smyrna May
ssI n''.. s'a 4, the Railroad Map
-, issued Saturday, May
. SSuluosrintendent Slosr I. B. Sinclair
q G,iaTsre ~ Division of the Penn
4 Iv5'.iIroad. Smyrna Station on
-.. .''fl Branch Railway, the short
..i-, 1 between the main line at
n. api the town of Smyrna "a a
# Il a mile and a quarter, will
\ l,,cer a passenger station and
.Ins S passenger car will be
4 # of regular schedule service
liam 4 is made of a bus service.
% q, becomes effective July the
n. The action Of the railroad
/ I. ~ .,r,ing 50 soon after the
Il !, heart conference between
T. Superintendent R. Y. Massey
4, Superintendent l. B. Sinclair
4, heads Of Division Depart
l. rtb the citizens and business
] ! Snyrna, was unwelcome news
l. tbe least. It was felt that
=, would be let alone for a while
III service would be continued
! reb as the town and commun-
\, enjoyed uninterruptedly for
m wears. But not So. The de-
|uton TO deal Smyrna a railroad
\, been set and July the first
/, he time fixed for inaugural
n no passenger rail service"
riy has been placed on the bull
bad in Smyrna Station as fol
Pennsylvania Railroad
Delaware Division
3 lie Public;
IN July /, 1926, this station will be
rhvsi Is a Passenger Agency.
q liter that date this station will be
Y Z freight station only.
!. B. SINCLAIR.
4 ln5 Superintendent
!. action the people Of Smyrna
ake, il any, remains to be seen.
felt that with the protest made
resolutions passed by Smyrna
Council, Smyrna Chamber Of
lgce and Smyrna Grange Pa
d Husbandry, that the Railroad
| would recognize the wishes Of
nyna community and not dis
he service that had been estab-
for 50 many years. It is true
FsH. Of the automobile and good
have affected the passenger bus
materially all over the Division.
he that there il a fine concrete
between Smyrna and Clayton
4 ct that and that the railroad
: reached BY private and public
Iznce easily over good road at
% all hours. But this il not the
Smyrna has been on the rail
nap almost since there has been
ware Division and to have this
: that Of not being able To buy
e 2 or from Smyrna, throws
/ iae most progressive munich
: % the Peninsula off the rail
lne-table and makes us appear
'aassa, Camden, Magnolia, Fred
nd other towns. The citizens
lTs community Of 5000 people
ms and cannot See the policy
I Railroad Company that
sca1se the passenger service on
I Branch does not pay, while
/ 'gat 1, does, that they should seek
.'a-y ostracize the town. Prob
M i not a branch line on the
II Division where the passen-
.nte actually pays. IN every
n = i cOntended, there are
a don't pay, but these lines
',led 4 for the benefit Of the pub
N u snd Of contributing to full
1aelt a service. No groceryman
4 -llk Of handling coffee and
Z Isf 70 sweeten it with, even
. 4 |: had 70 be sold at a loss. Why
, ! = Railroad Company main
y u tor freight and not "sweet-
! = 2. Passengers with regular pas
/, | 'Sl'lee! Just what move the
!, 0lyfna bodies viii take, if
!. ~ not been determined. Some
|, rent 'all and feel we have done
Uala to show the Rail-
,'iall Snyna's position, others
rs',n G nigher up in the officials
/. -.g gany, and others favor tax
b.. -'c.er = before the Interstate
Commission. The order of
N 5sn' a Sinclair does not set
atsfed. awake community
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