Re: (erielack) NJ Rail Museum moves ahead

["Inlinebob_@_aol.com"]

In a message dated 99-05-26 10:06:49 EDT, "paultup_@_lucent.com" writes:

<< The question here is how (if?) to get Pa. to fund
 their equitable share of the benefit that would be realized from such a
 museum.
 
 Agreed, that benefit for all would be best, but I sure don't feel like
 paying for Pennsylvania to enjoy our treasures, do you? >>


It's a toughie, but in the end success will be brought by ditching parochial 
thinking. Sure PA might benefit from the P'burg museum, but the NJ museum 
will benefit ten-fold because of the PA attractions. I guess my point is, PA 
gains little and NJ gains a strong foundation that does not exist anywhere 
else in the state... except perhpas in the est Orange-Patterson area where 
another industrial museum cluster exists.

Yes, I welcome my tax dollars to go where PA and NJ will benefit. The 
regional ecomony and tourist support infrastructure is much more important to 
me.

If the rest of country saw the benefit of that, we'd be a step closer to 
endin pork barrels. 

Do what is right for the greater good is a great motto. In this case, it's a 
home run.

Of course, it also now New Jersey's to squander. Time will tell if a 
professional museum staff is hired, more equipment is gathered, and the 
transferral from the URHS to the museum goes smoothly. All three of those 
things need to happen, in my estimation, to set a firm foundation... 
especially the hiring of a professional  staff... it has made all the 
difference in Steamtown, Sacramento and Baltimore. I hope that the NJ museum 
goals are that high.

Rob Davis

Rob Davis

Rob

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