Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-22
STREET CAR TRANSFERS
Vice President Schoepfs Efforts for Com
prehensive System
Correspondence Between Him and
President Dunlop of the w. and G.
Company on the Subject.

There appears to be a general misunder-
standing Of the relations existing between
the lexington and the Washington end
Georgetown railroads on the subject of
transfers." said Vice President and General
Manager Schoepf of the former company to
Star reporter today. consequently I
think 1t would be only proper to let the pub
lie know precisely how the matter stands.
/ stated to The Star the other day that the
lexington Company had withdrawn from
the transfer arrangement in force between
its lines and the Georgetown branch of the
other road because Of its one-sded nature.
Considerable criticism has been INDUCED in
because Of this entirely sensible action.
Perhaps this correspondence may throw
additional light on the subject" Mr..
Schoepf hereupon handed the reporter a
letter addressed to George T. Dunlop, pres
ident of the Washington and Georgetown
Railroad Company. under date of Novem-
Der II:
Under the terms of the notice hereto
fore given you," says the epistle the
transfer arrangement now in force between
diers' Home Railway Company will expire
on the 18th Of December. 1894.
1.-The officers Of the latter company have
been advised that the intent and effect of
section of the act approved August 2,
1894, entitled An act to authorize the
Metropolitan Railroad Company to change
Its motive power fer the propulsion of its
cars, Is to impose Oil the street railway
cor. paDies :he duty to provide as speedily
as may be such reciprocal transfer system
as will best accommodate the public.
We are of the opinion that this can
best be done by an arrangement between
the two companies whereby, beginning on
December II, 1894, passengers may be
transferred at 18th street from this COM
panys cars to your cars, running in both
directions on Pennsylvania avenue and
l4th street, and from said cars of your
company to the cars of this company run
ming eest on G street and north and south
on 9Th street.
please arrange for an early conference
between the proper officers of the roads in
connection with this transfer arrangement
The officers of this road win meet yours
at any time after reasonable notice"
This letter was signed by Vice President
and General Manager Schoepf.
On behalf of the Belt company, in which
Mr.. Schcepf holds the same positions as
he does in the lexington, a letter was
also addressed to Mr.. Dunlop. Its para
graphs are Identical in language to the
FOREGOING, save that 1t proposed an ar
rangement for the transfer of passengers
at 18th street and Pennsylvania avenue
between the cars of the two companies
passing at that point.
The reply received to these communica-
tons was dated December IL, 1894, and
signed by President Dunlop. 1t said: Your
communications of 18th and 9th of Novem-
Der were this morning laid before the board
OF directors, but as there was not a full
attendance at the meeting action upon the
matter was postponed"
You will see from this" said Mr. Schoepf,
that the lexington and Belt line roads are
willing at any moment to enter into recip-
FOCAL transfer relations with the Washing
ton and Georgetown road and all other
lines that cannot fail to be Immensely ad-
vantageous to the travelling public Of the
city.
Il am going to have a conference with
President Phillips on Monday in regard
to making an arrangement for transfers
between out lines and the Metropolitan.
which. trust, will result satisfactorily to
ourselves and the public. The lexington
and Belt line policy is broad and progress
sive. and II will be no fault of ours IL the
public is not given the benefits of a COM
prehensive and fairly arranged transfer
system to all parts Of the city,"