Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-12-28
Half. RediNiNus

hoAtS HdNnDIOEeT, CEaIQafn street,
New YORK, by close attention to his bust
ness of bleeding the poor, and by a system of
sharp economy, embracing the utilization of
bis dirty little pawn shop, as a sleeping
room, dining room, and kitchen, has made
himself millionaire. The public here
would, however, care very little about Mr.
Henry Hart, his business practices, or his
personal habits, but for the fact that unfor-
tuDately, he Owls, or controls, a consider.
able portion of the stock of the Washington
and Georgetown railroad, and that he seeks
to manage this road in the same penurious,
grinding, squalid style that prevails in his
Chatham street den. The people OF Wash
tngton will not soon forget the late Hart
regime over this road-the filthy, ricketty,
unventilated, vermin-infested cars, with
smoky lamps and impracticable windows;
the miserable, WORKOUT tracks, so badly
kept that the cars were Off them quite as
often as on them; and when Ii was the COM
monest of occurrences to have the whole
travel OF a street blocked up while the effort
was being made by drivers, conductors and
passengers to help the wretched, half-starved
horses to lift a wrecked car upon the dilapi-
dated rails. And all this shabby meanness
Of management was not in the line OF econo-
my for the benefit of the stockholders,
but TO enable Mr.. Hart to keep ND
his little Credit Mobilier inside ar
raDgement, which included a salary of
$40 coo per annum for Mr.. Harris New York
"president,' his own salary vice presi-
dent, mileage, hotel expenses, and extras for
his New York directors on their trips to
washington, and the various fat things in
The way OF contracts and supplies peculiar
TO Credit Mobilier operations, where the in
ner' circle get the profits, and the outside
stockholders get assessments instead of divf-
dends. By Mr.. Hart overdid the bleeding.
depletion business-the disguised public re-
fused to ride in his dirty, uncomfortable
cars, the revenues of the road fell Off and in
some unaecountsble way the Indebtedness
was increased, though nothing was done for
the accommodation of the public. But two
per cent. dividend had been declared for two
years, and II would appear that the money
was borrowed TO pay even this amount
III was found to be Imperative, for the
salvation of the road that capable Dis
frict men, having the confidence of our
people should replace the Hart crowd in the
active management. This was done, and the
result Is told in a report made by a commit
tee of stockholders composed of three of our
citizens OF the standing of Mr.. Glover, of
Riggs & Co; Mr.. Edward Temple, Vice Pres
ident OF the Bank OF Washington: and Mr..
Leonard whitney, manager of the Western
Union Telegraph company. Under date of
December iIh, 1915, they state that they have
made thorough examination into the af-
fairs of the company and find that Mr.. Hurt,
who has been president of the road for four
teen months at salary of but Al 900, has
put the ROAD in an excellent financial
condition, and has at the same time
placed it sin all Its appointments and
equipments in the finest condition ever
known to US, having been residents of the
city since Its organization" They were in
duced 10 make this examination and report,
they say, by learning that ian effort will be
made by some gentlemen of New York city
10 change the management OF the Washing
ton and Georgetown railroad company at
the next annual election occurring on the
second Wednesday in January, 1876" In
other words, Mr.. Henry Hart is anxious to
get controlling hand in the management,
again. The stockholders and the District
public may well feel alarmed at this news.
Under the circumstances, the general
stockholders will do well to unite for self
protection against the Hart movement. The
best interests of the road and of the public
will be subserved by keeping Mr.. Hurt, and
Washington directors of the character of
VIM. r. Riley, VIM. Orme and VIM. Gun
ton In the management, in place of Mr.
Henry Hart and his Chatham street friends
The New York FIaa1lcier is to take the
name of the Public. and will have Col. w. FL.
Grosvenor Tor its editor. Among its regular
contributors will be Carl Schurz, David A.
Wells, Charles Francis Adams, Professor w.
j. Sumner, Professor A. l.. Perry, General
Francis A. Walker, Bonamy Price, OF Oxford,
sand other noted writer's, This is too much |
talent for one paper. The chances are 1t |
won't live year.
One OF the things that was certain to han.
Pen in snort time was the death OF the San
Francisco B,RletiIl, on account of its expo
sures OF the schemes of the old Bank of Cali
fornia and its opposition 10 Ralston, which,
1t was pretended by some, FASTENED the death |
OF that gentleman. Yet 1t came out last |
week in new type, and increased in size by |
the addition OF four more columns. This is
very hard on the prophets.
The Springfield Republican thinks a man of |
ability is needed to represent the United |
States.on the fish commission To sit at Hall
fax. How would Charles Francis Adams dra'