Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-02-15

THE EXTENSION TO
nas stated in the Washington cor
~-Aasnondence of the GAZETTE yesterday
re- district of Columbia committee of
.bo House of Representatives will on
T1"osdav hear those interested in the
artension of the Washington, Alexan-
SSia and Mount Vernon Railway into
49,, ~. clpital city and for the bridging Of
ne Potomac river by the company.
The business people of Washington
baye been brought to realize the fact
tbot the road will be of commercial in
t"rest to their city as well as to Alex
an5rja. and Col. Anderson, who is Pres
dent OF the Washington Board of Trade,
and Nr. f. A. Reed, Nice-President of
me rgilroad company, and President OF
me Alexandria Board of Trade, have
made this fact SO plain that the differ
an, factions of business men of Wash
ington. who have entertained conflict
in9 IDEAS have abandoned them, the
majority c%oncurring in the adoption of
the route of the road which vas APP
nroyed bv the District Commissioners
lt5ma DAYS ago and published in the
G,zErrE at the time. DR.. Abbot, Pres
i5rnI OF the railroad company, is en-
mnei assiduously in furthering the eX-
rea,ion o fthe road, which achievement
i nov the desideratum of the
r.leats of Doth cities, Alexan-
dr, anticipating in its final COM
u,e,.oa a great impetus to her pros
b o. and Washington another feeder
iothat city. The convenience which
viii be afforded the residents Of both
ciae 5y quick, frequent and cheap
p..-euser transportation needs no
comment. Ii is said by those in a po-
sitiau 10 know that within the next
thirty DAYS a decided move will be
marIc toward the long-looked-for ex-
tension. and that when once commenc-
81 the work will be pushed vigorously
to completion. Citizens meetings ana
other preliminary matters in Washing
top. having resulted satisfactorily, there
il now but little else TO do save wait
mill the necessary legislation can be
rushed through Congress, and no one
at present dreams that body will cast
the Slightest obstacle in the way oil the
accomplishment of the purposes OF the
projectors of the road. At the meeting
of the company in this city on Monday
the directors and those upon whom the
burden of building the road vii! fall
were more than pleased with the sue
cessiul and business like manner ID
which the affairs OF the road are con-
Quoted by the local managers in this
city, the excellent condition Of the
rolling stock, power house and other
property of the company, and the sat
isfactory business of the road, both on
its city and Mount Vernon lines,
elected their commentator. Dur
ing the past few months the freight
traffic Of the road has increased per-
ceptibly, the figures showing satisfac-
tory receipts from this source In fact,
it was found that additional rolling
stock was necessary to meet the re-
Quirements of shippers, and the com
panv has constructed two cars and is
now at work on a third. The number
Of passengers who patronize the road is
considerable, many more than could be
reasonably expected over the Mount
Vernon line during the wintry season
while the street service has become one
of the city's institutions of which all
are proud. The road during the two
years it has been in operation has been
~singularly free from accidents, no pas
sengers having been hurt and damages
10 cars or other property have been in-
significant, in short less than on any
road ever built. The officials in this city
-Messrs. d. w. Holden and j. X.
Swartz-practical railroad men as they
are, while giving the city an excellent
street car service, are conducting the
road on business principles, so much so
that the investors in the enterprise at
the meeting Monday were in every
way satisfied with the workings and
earnings of the road, and after the re-
election of these officers left for their
in the best of spirits. Mr.. Joseph
the electrician, and Mr.. John
X. Milstead, who has charge of the en-
cheering department, keep everything
embraced in their respective charges in
the best of order, while each individual
employee is of the responsible and ac-
tive class.