The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-29
REACA|NG OUT TO VIRGINIA
Pennsylvania Road Acquiring
an Electric System.
GOSSIP OF THE RAILROADS
Rate War by Water and Land Stin
Observation-Disclosures Dissatisfied
With the Present Local Service.
Poor's Manual on One Years Bush
ness CONSTRUCTION and Earnings.

WlLn ITebcuL 1ucdI SCI VICE.
Poor's Manual on One Years Bush
ness CONSTRUCTION and Earnings.
Pennsylvania Railroad officials neither
confirm nor deny the apparently we'll
founded run,py That their company has
secured control of the Falls Church Flee
trio Road and intctsdsto extend the system
of electric. lines to the Blue Ridge Mount
aims in order TO cOmpete with the Chesapeake
and ehio"in 'Sboth passage and freight
departmeDts.., The extension of the line
beyond Falls Church would require the
passage OF special act by the Virginia
legislature and as this could not be OBJ
tanned until the Assembly convenes, the
opening of the line as far as Leesburg
could not take place until next spring.
The local officials of the Pennsylvania
admit that such IA Ceal las Teen seriously
considered, but do not know il it has been
consiimmated ""''
RATE WAR RACES.
War is still being waged between the
York River and Old Bay Lines and the
recent cut In rates between Baltimore and
Norfolk by the York River route vas
met by the Bay Line people. The far Il,
both I'm egoing into effect yesterday
between RaluWore and Norfolk was 81
for one passage and ST 90 for tin, :; und
trip.
These rates are disastrous to the
finances of the company and the Shi9uers
and rfrSeliIrg public are wondering where
the cutting will stop. The Bay Line Of
ficiais say that there is not enough bust
ness cnthe reute'to, support two companies
and That one must go under. The Bay
Line has issued pamphlet, in which the
history of the fight is given from the Com
paDy's point of view.
CONFERENCE WAS FUTILE.
Tie Southern States Freight AssOcia-
tioB, which met at Old Point on Tuesday,
has come To an end without any action
being taken in regard to the fight between
the Southern and the Seaboard Air Line.
The failure to take action was due TO
the fact that Judge SimoDton has net yet
rendered his decision in the injunction
case. 1t Is thought that the war will
be Settled by the stockholders of the two
companies. Some OF them already have
Uttu tAHlblllUs at VIC iosS VI
dividends, which is resulting from the
war and have made overtures to stock
holders in the other company for meet
ing.
An agreement will be made as to rates
SO that neither line will be operated
at loss. The only hope for an amicable
settlement is the interest which the stock
holders are manifestinG and unless they
take some action the war will be waGed
TO the bitter end.
INTERCHANGEABLE TICKETS.
An agreement has been entered into by the
Mount Vernon and Falls Church Electric
railways by which a passenger may buy a
through ticket from any point on one to
his desired destination on the other. The
two roads come together at Rosslyn, which
lis the terminus of the Falls Church road.
Previous TO this agreement passenger
who desired to go to Arlington OF any other
point on the Falls Church line was forced
ito buy a ticketae Washington for Alexan-
dria junction, and from that point purchase
another ticket on the Falls Church line to
reach Arlington.
By the terms of this agreement, which
was entered into yesterday, and will go
into effect in a few days, as soon as the
tickets can be printed, each road will sell
a through ticket to any point on the other.
The patrons of the roads will be saved con-
siderable time and trouble by the new
regulation.
ALEXANDRIA LOCAL SERVICE.
Since the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany has ceased To run the local passenger
trains between Washington and Alexandria
The traffic is being carried by the Wash
ington and Alexandra electric road. The
people of Alexandria are dissatisfied with
this arrangement and say that the Penn
sylvania company is discriminating against
tn at town.
The officials Of the company say that
such an idea is erroneous. After the electric
road was opened their service between
Washington and Alexandria fell off al the
rate of 500 passengers during the first
week. A a matter of economy the locals
were stopped. Those who prefer the use
of their road the Penns ylvania people
say can find Accommodations on the through
trains. - ..o.. ..t
The Pennsylvania road and theeiectriccom-
an agreement with ca CHI other
and accordingto the termso fthe contractthe
Pc ms ylvania road is prohibited from
with the electric line in local
traffic.