Evening star., 1895-06-12
THE BRIGHTWOOD RAILROAD
Widespread Dissatisfaction Among the
Patrons of This Line.
Denial of the Rumnr That the w. and
G. Co. Will Purchase the Road-
improvements That Arc Needed.

The rumor is current among the patrons
of the Brghtwood railroad of the probable
purchase of that road by the Washington
and Georgetown Railroad Company. Off
GERS of both roads. however, stated this
morning that they had TO knowledge that
such a purchase was to be made. The posi-
ton taken by the Washington and George
town is a familiar one to those acquainted
with local railroad affairs, and that is they
do rot need any additional lines as feeders
to their present system. On the part of
this road 1t is claimed that they never
have, that they do not now and probably
that they never will contemplate the pur-
chase of additional roads, This may seem
to be rather sweeping assertion, but it is
stated that this is the policy of the road
ard that there will be no dsyiations from
it.
A BriEhtwood Road OiRctaTs Views
An officer prominent in the mana cement
of the Brightwood road said this morning
that he had never heard that the Wash
ington and Georgetown had made or enter
tanned a proposition to buy their road.
Some months ago, he said, a man secured
an option on the road without the payment
of any money, but the option has expired,
and nothing has been heard or seen of the
man since that time.
In discussing the traffic arrangements by
winch the patrons of the Brighuwood road
get into the city, this official said that at
present an arrangement was in force with
the Metropolitan by which a ticket sold at
the rate OF tour for quarter was good for
CONTINUOUS passage over the Brightwooi
and Metropolitan roads. There were no
arrangements with the Washington and
Georgetown, SO that the patrons of the
Brightwood road, if they used the cable
ROAD, We're obliged to pay an extra fare.
Even under these conditions, he said, the
Metropolltan road only got about one
tenth OF the Brightwood> traffic He con-
cluded from this that the patrons of his
road preferred the rapid transit system to
that of the horse cars on the 9th street
road. He expected, however when the
underground electric system was installed
or the Metropolitan road that the Bright
wood cars would. by adopting IN urder-
ground trolley, be run over the tracks of
the Metropolitan road. He said that the
law gave them this privilege. If that were
done or even if the present traffic arrange
ments We're continued he thought that
with rapid transit on the Metropolitan
road the present conditions would be re-
Versed and that the bulk of the travel
would go to the Metropolitan road
A director of the Metropolitan road. how
ever, expressed doubt to the cars of the
RrghtWood road being run over their
tracks. He was of the opinion that the
suburban road would find it cheaper to
make traffic arrangements.
Widespread Dissatisfaction,
NS
ruHor in regard to the change of the man
agement of the Brightwood road will mate
'1falize in the form as stated above, still
there is no doubt of the existence of
widespread feeling of dissatisfaction among
the patrons of the Brightwood road in re-
gard to some of the details of the manage
ment. 1t is generally thought by those
whose homes are in that portion of the
suburbs which is traversed by the Bright
wood road and who are in a large measure
dependent upon that road for the means of
qdick and rapid communication with the
city, that there should be more cars in op
GRAFTON on that road, so that through cars
can be run to Silver Spring and North
Takoma as well as to Takoma. 1t is also
deemed important to the interests of the
public as we'll as of the road that there
should be some extensions. For example,
it is believed that there should be an eX-
tension to Woodside and also one to Sandy
Spring. The present schedule of cars to
North Takoma is not satisfactory to the
patrons Of the road. At times through cars
have been run to North Takoma, but now
the portion of the track from Takoma
junction to North Takoma is made stub
connecting line and the people living in
that locality and coming from Silver Spring
are delayed in waiting for connections and
many of them are in consequence compell-
ed to use the steam railroad. 1t is thought
that a more liberal policy in providing
sufficient facilities would result in a greatly
increased patronage of the road.