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Newspaper
Plainfield Record
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1918
Page
2
Local notes report trustees and officials debating industrial ware efforts and highway plans. Residents discuss funding, contractor roles, and mayoral actions while crew crews examine wartime era labor and public works finances.
A compilation of editorials discusses cheaper sea food, potential New Jersey legislative changes to ease living costs, and wartime transport shifts. It cites river transport gains, calls for canal plans, notes rising middleman prices, and touches on naval strategy and labor shifts including women drummers in commerce.
The text outlines a proposed tunnel linking Jersey City and New York and a bridge over Delaware between Camden and Pennsylvania, with the state covering initial costs. It notes Governor Plan funding constraints and a late-stage policy on road projects, indicating controversy over timing and feasibility.
The text argues against taxing the public for bridge and tunnel construction near state termini. Private tolls would burden interstate commerce and raise barriers. Bridges are vital to a national road system, accelerating war readiness and peaceful trade, and are viewed as a wise profitable investment despite current burdens.
The piece notes Germany faces internal strain as Russia collapses and Western fronts advance. It cites Vorwärts claims of widespread hunger among over forty million Germans and questions how long such pressure can endure. Observers warn against inflaming Allied resolve with exaggerated reports.
Private party transport offered by cAMP HY Wrightstown. Car available for hire to Camp Dix via telephone 8080 OF TG-1. Rates stated as reasonable.
A large British Army camp near the town brings bustle as Marines command the station. Landing units undergo a week of quarantine before moving to France. The camp is run by M. Goss, with officers and auxiliaries supporting operations and daily life for arriving troops.
A Sunday afternoon election filled vacancies from resignations due to meat service. Acting trustee Leo Kiy and outer guard Frank McCarthy left, replaced by Arthur A. Cannon and Frank Frazier respectively.
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