Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-18
NO MORE TRANSFERS
Arrangement Between Two Rail-
roads is Discontinued.
OFFICIALS OF TEE COMPANIES EXPLAIN
The lexington Was Getting the
Worst of the Bargain.
WHAT MR.. DUNLOP SAYS

The free interchange Of transfers :hat
has been in force for the past four years
between the Washington and Georgetown
railroad and the lexington and Soldiers
Home railroad at the junction Of the lines
at 18th and G streets northwest has been
discontinued. Hereafter passengers on the
lexington desiring to go to Georgetown
will be compelled to pay another fare, and
the western arrivals by the washington
and Georgetown who wish to go 10 the
northeast section Of the city will have 10
do tho same thing. The new order CT
things went into effect yesterday, and was
not q surprise to regular passengers On
either road, as both companies had posted
notices a few days ago announcing the
contemplated change. Vice PRESIDENT anu
General Manager Schoepf of the lexington
Company was seen by star reporter .i,s
morning and requested to give the reasons
that led to the discontinuance OF the .or-
mer arrangement.
Why MIR. Schocpf Terminated the Ar
rangement.
1.-THE transfer agreement" said Mr..
Schoepf. ''only provided transfer from
our line to the cars of the Washington and
GEORGETOWN railroad running to George-
town, for which the transfers were issued
by conductors Of our cars to passengers
entitled to them. The Washington and
GEORGETOWN company has a transfer sta
ton at the Junction and 1t Is possible for
passengers leaving the 14th street cars. to
apply there for a transfer to the Eckng-
ton line. This has been the custom OF
many such passengers. Consequently we
have had to carry scores of passengers
who come down 18th street absolutely
free. We considered the arrangement
rather too one-sided in view of these con-
ditions, and therefore terminated 1t.
I'VE are perfectly willing, continued
Mr.. Schoepf, Ito enter into new agree
ment with the Washington and George
town Railroad Company upon the 1alrer
basis OF giving free transfers between all
three of its lines and our own. and have
so requested that company. That. I be-
Heve, is the whole case in a nutshell.
Mr.. Schoepf was asked his opinion upon
the advisability Of general transfer ar
rangement between all the local compa-
Mes and to the broad question answered
no, but qualified 1T by saying that he did
approve of the different systems trans
ferring with each other, but at not more
than one point between any two COM
panies, for the reason that a more compli-
Gated arrangement would allow passengers
to ride around for an Indefinite time upon
the payment of a single fare, custom
that has been followed extensively, es-
pecially in summer in cities where such an
arrangement makes 1t possible.
What President Dunlop Says.
President Dunlop Of the Washington and
Georgetown company said the agreement
allowing the transfers between the George
town line of his road and the lexington
and Soldiers Home cars had been ter
minated by the latter company.
1.-THE written agreement under which
the transfer system in question was estab-
lished was entered into by our company
very reluctantly four years ago at the re-
quest of the lexington and Soldiers Home
Company" he remarked. by a clause in
the agreement either party could with
draw from it by giving the other thirty
days notice of such intention. On Novem-
Der II We received notice that the Ecking
ton proposed to stop giving transfers at
10th street on December II, and conSe-
quently the arrangement was terminated
Yesterday