Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-08
THEY WANT A RAILROAD.
Meeting OF the Citizens Of Falls
Church Last Night.

Enthusiastic Meeting OF the Citizens of Falls
Church Last Night.
Correspondence of The Evening Star
FALLS CHURCH. Va, March 2, 1892
A large public meeting was held this evening
to meet representatives of the Washington and
Arlington Electric Road Company and consider
the advisability of building line of road from
this village to Fort Myer. to connect with the
road already built to that point About 100
gentlemen. representing Fairfax Court House,
West End, Falls Church and the section be-
tween that place and the city were present,
and there was shown a unanimous desire upon
the part Of those present for the adoption of
some plan to give better facilities for going to
the city
At present there are but three trains each
day, and If any of the army of government Of
hcials who live here miss the regular Office
train they lose a whole days work, for the ne xt
train would not land them in the city until just
before o'clock. On the other hand, people
desiring to pay visits to their friends out here
| are compelled to either come ont in the morn
ing and spend the day or to come ont at night
and stay over until the next dav. In spite Of
these obstacles several hundred people have
settled in this section trusting that in due time
they would be brought into closer touch with
the city. the scene of their daily labors.
The meeting organized by electing
Mayor Hilyer chairman and E. c. Hough
| secretary. Mr.. y. o. Bond of Fairfax Court
House was the first speaker. 1: was mainly
| through his efforts that the meeting ar
| ranged and he stated the advantages that would
follow the building of o road and promised,
on condition it was done, that he would move
| from the Court House down to Falls Church
and establish business that would give per-
manent employment to number of people.
He had the assurance that capital would be
| furnished by Boston parties as soon as the place
Was rendered more accessible.
He was followed by Mr.. L. G. Johnson an
| officer Of the Washington and Arlington Rail-
| road Company, who stated that their road was
| nearly finished, their equipment had been or
dered and was already on the way and that by
| April Is the cars would be running from the
Aqueduct bridge to Arlington. He said that if
their company took hold Of the project person.
ally they would have their cars running into
Falls Church by August /. He would prefer,
| however, that the road should be built by Falls
| Church capital and gave assurance that they
would be willing to enter into any fair arrange
| mens for the use Of their tracks from Fort
Myer to the bridge.
Upon closing his remarks be introduced Mr.
W. L. White, one Of the attorneys of the COM
pany, who presented the benefits that would
follow the opening up of the country. He
| stated what had been done in Fredericksburg
and other towns in southwest Virginia and told
of the immense advantage we had over that
section by being within reach of the only city
In the country whose destiny must ever needs
be onward, for. as the heart of a great nation,
| 1t would reflect the growth of that nation in
| whatever direction it might prosper.
Mr.. VIM. Douglass of Ballston spoke for the
intervening section of country He said he
had canvassed very thoroughly and found
about l20 people living within one mile Of Ball
ston who would use the road daily, and be was
almost sure that they would have trouble in
securing the right Of way.
To form some practical basis Of future oper-
atoms 9 coYmittee consisting of Messrs. J. E.
Febrey, J. y. Hawxhurst, NJ. Z. Church. VIM.
Douglas and S. V. Proudft was appointed. They
are TO confer with the officers of the Washing
ton and Arlington Railroad Company and re-
port the conclusions of their deliberations at a
meeting to be held here one week from to-
night