Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-22
WANT MORE FREIGHT FACILITIES.

and o. to Acquire q Freight Yard.
Senator Mcmillan in the Senate today pre-
sented petition from business men of the city
in relation to Baltimore and tOhio freight
facilities in this city. The petition says:
"Your petitioners most respectfully represent
that they are citizens Of the United States. re-
siding and carrying on business in the city Of
Washington, in the District Of Columbia. That
they, and others similarly situated, suffer loss
and Inconvenience in their business in conse-
quence Of the present limited facilities pos
sessed by the freight department of the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad Company within said
city Of Warrington, whereby said company is
unable to deliver promptly the freight shipped
by their railroad.
"Whereupon your petitioners most earnestly
request your honorable bodies, by appropriate
legislation, to enable said company to acquire
center Of said city Of Washington Consistent
with the public welfare) as Will enable them to
establish permanent depots and buildings Of q
capacity to meet the present and constantly
increasing demands Of the business interests Of
said CITY,"
THE sIGNERs.
The petition Is signed as follows: J. b Brown,
Ihos. W. Smith, Jas. L. Barbour 4 Son, Brown
ing Middleton, J. B. Bryan Bro, Richard
q Co., +. P. May Co., Merchants Parcel De-
nvery Co., Hendrickson 4 Co., W. S. Hoge &
Bro, Loving Hammer, Walter F. Hewett,
Pollard Bro, Geo. G. Burchard, Dexter d
Company, Geo. J. Mueller, American Pure Food
Co., Brill Hayden, W. Il. Moore 4 Co., NJ s.
Neville, John Fegan, VIM. F. Geyer, G. NJ.
Co., johnson, Garner & Co., Peter +. Bacon. P.
hsms ssts Eads.o1 &C., E. Miller f. &.i Rss'ss
Charles A Darling, P. Mann, J. T. varnell 4
Son, 9. F. Swift Co., Wilkins & Co., G. Tay-
lor Wade, VIM. W. Leishear & Son, Jno A.
Davis Son, VIM. o. shreve. Brown Bros,
Taylor Bros, Durand, Bro l. Merrick, James
4 Son, Robert ]. Mclean, Belt & Dyer, W. M.
Whyte & Bro, Thomas Somerville Sons, Jno.
w. Shaw, Phoenix Beef Company, Dunn 4
English, Ballinger d Baker, Builen Nc
Keever, Poole \ Brooke, T. NJ. Spillman, Abin
Price & Co.. J. F. saum 4 Co., Schafer 4
Clary, N. I. Redman, J. ]. Decker. W. @.
Mertz, Moses T. Rich, manager, J. ]. Forsyth,
Snouffer d Yakey, Golden, Love 4 Co., VI. e.
Clark Co, Roth Geoghegan, Compton Bros,
o. o. Spicer, James F. Oyster, Goodyear Rub
Der Company, Guy, Curran 4 Co., A. F. King
sley d Son, c. Auerbach, Peter Grogan, Il.
King, r., VIM. Hahn 4 Co., Carhardt Leidy,
Stumph d Bro, Wheatley Bros, John O. Parker,
e. F. Simpson, F. 8. Williams 4 Co., Loeb 4
Hirsh, Geo. B. Sheetz, ]. H. Chesley h Co.,
Thomas E. Smithron, Woodward & Lothrop,
Barber 4 Ross, ". B: Moses & sona,
y w. po 1sgP'n; B son F. r.. Suy R, Co.
Geo. E. Kennedy 4 Sons, Joseph Beardsley,
Geo: G: Bergling. VIM. G. Pond. N. W. Burch-
ell, ]. B. Male, NJ. F. Seltz, w. H. Morrison, F.
J. Heiberger, E. F. Brooks, NJ. W. Calf Bro 4
Co., John P. Agpew & Co., Acker & Kenner, G.
9. Cornwell Bon, Ernest Betz, Andrew J.
Joyce's Sons. B. =. McCaullv, Robert Leitch &
Sons, j. b. Hammond, james Y. Davis Sons,
Wilmsrth Edmonston, A. Lisner, per Wolf;
Harris d Shafer, H. ID. Barr, Moore & Leding
e. Meyer, b E. Murray, Potbury Lee, ]. c.
Ergood Co., ]. c. Addison, Chas. Kreamer
N. 9. Copeland q Co., Snyder Wood, Geo.
". Harvey, J. Carr, P. r. P. Co, E. W. Fox,
E. N. Droop, W. NJ. Shuster 4 Sons. A. V.
Grimes Willett 4 Ruoff, Kelly 4 Chamberlain,
Edward j. Watts, j. W. Champion Iansburgh
4 Bro, K. Kneessis Sons. Eiseman Bros,
George Spransy, Saks & Company, Rob't Gala
han, Newman Son, P. J. Nee, Anton Fischer,
Eberbach, Gill & Son, Robert Cohen
Garter & { Co.. George esna'l'' W. ohai Driver +:
w. s. jerks, p. G. Sauer Co.. Louis A.
Dieter, per NJ. c.; E. L. Everett, L. H. Hop
kins, s. Desio, b. ]. Downey 4 Son, J. F. Page,
J. H. Small & Sons, Tokalon Wine Company,
9. Becker, Calvin Cain, D. W. stockstill, l. b.
Stone estate, Broderick Bros, N. A. Poole. J.
A. Hoffman 4 Son, L. NJ Walker Independent
Ice Company by q. B. Church, F. Peterson,
". D: Clarke & Co., Minnix, Fonda & Co., W.
A. Pierce Co., Emmons s. Smith, ].
l. NJ. strasburger, Alfred Mayer, orn.
dorf d Truxton, Chas. F. Keim, Frank
Wright, Cochran 4 Byrne, Frank Hume,
John NJ. Young. s. J. Spearing, NJ. Lully & Co.,
Charles E. Hodgkin, v. E., Adler, James g.
Bowen, r. NJ. Brown, B. Rich l. Sons, r. A.
Walker, Cook Bros. & Co., NJ Sells, G. W.
Downing, John Ridden, Bernard Kopf, z. D.
Gilman, Joseph Auerbach, W. G. Motz,
X. s. Buckley, T. d. Singleton. VIM. Bal
lantyne & Sons, Luchs d Bro. Will
lam W. Bokman, John H. Magruder,
John Smith, John McDermott d Bro, Christian
Wander, House Hermann, George NJ. Barker,
E. II. Morsell, J. p V. Ritter S. r. Waters, Y.
Baldwin johnson, E. L. Hibbs, A. J. May 4
Co., r. G. Lewis 4 Son, W. j. Thorowgood 4
Co., Jacobs Bros, Thomas McGill & Co., NJ.
Dyrenforth 4 Co., Nicoil the tailor, Matthew
Co.. W. G.. Metzerott Il Co., James B. Lambie
and Harlan 4 Bennett.