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SEWICKLEY, PA., SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1903.
No. I.
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iihe Valley, the publishers have
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ontest, with a prize of a $75.00
;|.fi^;d. Ring for the successful com-
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But there^will be an excellent opportunity for you to win this beautiful diamond ring if you will but consider this
offer and give it a portion of your spare
time. /
THE RING was purchased at the store
of Mr. A. Merz, Sewickley-'s old established jeweler, and is guaranteed to be
as represented, and may be seen at his
place of business, Beaver and Chestnut
streets, Sewickley.
As this contest is open to ladies and
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case may require and to the satisfaction
of the successful candidate.
Across the Briny Deep.
A small party, consisting of Mrs. Robert Woods, in company with her. sons,
James M. and Charles T., Mrs. W. M.
Scott and Master Robert W., of Centennial avenue, and Miss Sarah L: McQuigg,
of Bellevue, sailed on Friday of last week
from New York, on the Cedric for a two
months' tour of Europe. They will travel
in England, Ireland, Scotland, France,
Germany and Switzerland, and will return on the Oceanic, leaving Liverpool on
November 4th. Their many friends wish
them a safe and pleasant voyage.
The Triennial Assessment.
The triennial assessment of the Borough
of Sewickiey is now being made by the
assessors, Mr. James Buckley, of the
First ward, and John N. Gaston, of the
Second ward.
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SATURDAY, iSBTlfiMBER 1Q. 1£«33,
A VERY IMPORTANT ISSUE.
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New Street Car Franchise—The People Be
coming Interested—Council Has Not
Acted Upon the Measure.
WHAT THE PEOPLE THINK ABOUT IT.
An issue of the, greatest importance
awaits the decision of the people of
Sewickley. The question is whether the
tradition, and usages of two or three
generations shall give way to the onward
march of progress. Whether the hand of
the iconoclast shall shatter the idols of a
century past. The mere thought is enough
to cause a feeling of horror to enter the
hearts of some of our staid and peace-
loving citizens.
As we have stated elsewhere, Sewickley is a beautiful rural retreat, free from
the dust and smoke and din of the mill
and. factory, with naught to disturb its
peace and serenity save the rattle of the
cart-wheel, the chug-chug of the automobile or the whistle of the passing
train.
But the scene changes. The ever-
moving car of progress has stopped at
our' door demanding admittance. In
other words, the right to run electric
trolley cars through this place has been
asked of our people through their representatives in council. Having the charter-
in their possession, the owners are desirous of securing the right of way and
arranging for the opening of traffic.
In endeavoring to learn the consensus
of opinion on the matter, The Herald
secured the views -of several prominent
residents and others' who are interested
in municipal affairs, and found there was
quite a divergence of opinion. To give
our readers an idea of the way in which
the question is regarded from the different
standpoints, we append some of the interviews given. For obvious reasons the
names are omitted.
A gentleman who is a property owner
and business man, and who is usually
well versed in municipal matters, saidrto
the writer, in answer to the inquiry as to
what the street car company .wanted :
"As near as I understand, they want
the right to run cars on Beaver street.
Of course Beaver street is a rather narrow
one, but there are many narrower ones in
the cities, and there would not be the
congestion of cars here that there te in
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some other places as they would likely
run about ten minutes apart. Besides,
Beaver street is the central one in this
place ; it is about half way from thev
river to the foot of the hill ; it is also on?'
the line of traffic between the different
towns in the valley. While I am personally not greatly in favor of the incoming
of a street car line, yet I believe it is
inevitable. In the first place, this town
is growing rapidly; and in the second
place, in a year or so there'will be a town
of ten or fifteen thousand inhabitants
between Leetsdale and Ambridge. These
places will become overcrowded and the'
surplus will have to come-eastward, and
a demand will be made for .a more rapid
and convenient mode of -transportation.
Already some of the citizens from the
valley below us are clamoring for rapid
transit service. We must look at the
interests of all the people.' Jf I believed
the people here really wanted a trolley
line I would certainly favor it."      . . s,-.
Another gentleman who takes a diametrically opposite view, in some parties. •
lars,  to the above, made the following',
statement:
"No, I do not want the street cars.
What do we want them for anyhow?
They would be of no use to us' at this
distance from the city. Even if they run
a through service it could not compete
with the railroad line. And if they sold
tickets as low as three for twenty-five
cents, the difference would not be worth
wasting time on. I know the Pennsyl- .,
vahia Railroad has made a change in its!-'^
policy regarding parallel trolley lines;1,. -.^
and instead of opposing them, is engaging :" ".i
in the business itself. - However, it looks •' . V
to me as if they were merely wanting '' v'
this franchise to prevent any o|her com- *',
pany coming in, and not for the'purpose !j
of building the road.   As  I said before, \'
I am against its coming into this place. .►•* J
I have lived here a good^rianyjy^j^tori/***''' ^
owner of considerable *pror58ft;y, &§&gj&.> ■)
not desire to have anytnin'jp;cOnie injMaii' ■ .'
that will be a detriment to the$oWn. We , #
have several good streets and'cinyAways ^ tf*
and why do vft/- want street cars tc) sjfcllr^'
all this? I u*hd«rs"tand some of,
residents of Cen^nnial AvenUi»Mititi
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