Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-06

In very many respects the city OF Wash
ington IL unique. Some Of the antiquities
are desirable and some are not. The White
House and the Capitol are here, the great
est Of Washington monuments Is with US
continually, there are no avenues Ike ours,
nor Is there elsewhere such a street rail-
road management as controls the Ecking-
ton and Soldiers Home Company. 1t Is
within the bounds of moderate statement
to allege that there has been considerable
public dissatisfaction with the service rem
dered by that company. The schedule has
been arranged and rearranged and disar-
ranged until confusion was an easy conse-
quence and when It finally reached a con-
dition that might be regarded as fixed II
proves to be inconvenient for those who
must either patronize the road or walk.
Then came trouble as to transfers and there
was reasonable demand for the erection OF
shelters wherever the company dumped a
carload Of passengers out to await the ar
rival Of a connecting vehicle. The human
proclivity to grumble was also encouraged
by the extreme elaboration which was the
most prominent feature IN the track re-
pairing on New York avenue. All these
and few other things combined to hasten
the coming Of a day when patience ceased
to be q virtue and then the jewellers along
the route OF the company petitioned the
District Commissioners for at least a show
Ing OF sympathetic interest. The right of
petition is freely admitted by the world 8
great legislative bodies and is really deserv-
ing encouragement, but it's exercise as to
the shortcomings Of a highly favored COR
poration aroused the awful ire of Mr.. w.
KesIey Schoef, vice president and manager
of the lexington Company. He assails the
petitioners as liars and ignorami lineal
descendants of Ananias and the people of
Boeotia; he refers to them with contempt
as office holders and "kickers' and is
prolific of extraordinary advice. At various
times. but not frequently, this city has been
treated to magnificent displays of assurance.
but none of the efforts that have gone into
history begin to compare with that which
Is evident in Manager Schoepf's advice to
those who complain of overcrowded cars.
About one hundred Office holders" says
he, ride on the cars. and, as they all seem
to put of taking the cars until the last
moment, they crowd into the two cars
which bring them to their offices just on
the moment. If the car on which they
are riding happens to be the least bit late.
the "kickers," of which number your petit
toner seems to be a part, commence to
grunble and condemn the management of
the road; II they had energy enough to
crawl out of led ten minutes sooner and
take an earlier car. I have no doubt that
they would not only have plenty of room.
but very often have the whole car to them
selves" 1t has generally been the aim of
street railway managers to so adapt their
schedule as to accommodate their patrons,
but Mr.. Schoepf is not Of that sort. He is
like the shoemaker who wanted his Gus
toner to have his corns and bunions TRIM
med and who became indignant because
the customer insisted on having the shoes
made to fit his feet rather than pare his
feet down to fit the shoes.