The evening times., 1897-09-29

Until this weeL the Brightwood Electric
line ran cars nom the Boundary and Sew
entE street direct without change to
Takorna Park Now this lis changed, TIA
koma is Dolonger terminal point, but has
! iecsme way station. and the citizens
are wroihy and viii hold an indignation
meeting on Saturday night.
rbe Drigptwooacars all run at present to
Forest Glen. and the Takomaites, contrary
to Iohg-esta,aished habit, are Obliged to
make iransre; a. a Junction on the main
line. wait for and sake another ca-, and
then. after delays and vexat.ons, Takon,a IS
reached.
The citizens say that the transfer causes
! delay, dangers at night 10 unprotected
J women. 'mperils healtE and jeopa dies iii,
because the transfer station is only an
open si.e,l, hong ways from habitations
f. and offering splendid chances for robberies,
! assaults aiiI perhaps murders in the night
/ time.
] several of theIesding citizens of Takoma
were seen this nornins, and with only oile
exception All are of the opinion That tie
new schedule is not only an imposition OH
the patrons but viii result IN xreat INJURY
to the rad. Tile great majority OF tue
TakOina patrons Of the road have busi-
| ness interests in Washington. Many are,
TO a great extent. oldiged TO be at their
] posts OF duty at "a fn-, ano the mere
missing Of car would not Only cause
them much anxiety, hut possibly cause
] them to lose their positions. Someof tEese,
/ 70 avoid such unpleasant contingencies,
have deterInineG u cease patronizlng thS
Bright wo.,d avenue line ana will pur-
,-hase ccnm1tation tickets over the Net
ropolitaR branch OF the Baltimore ant
Ohio.
Col Gilbert c. kniffin, chief OF the rec
ord division Ia the Pensis-s office. who
lives at Takoma. said the change is the
worst rlhlg that could possibly fis yc hap
pened 10 Tak0ma. The travel from the
park, he said, furnishes the bread and
| butter for the roau. and many OF its most
promiuent citizens, among whom fe nien-
toned Judge Miller, Robert Brown, Ar.
! Morris ard uthetS, Gid as much as the
citizens or Brightn o,Sd or anywhere else
TO secure Charter for the road. AT that
! time. he said, there Was no expectation
| that Takonla Park. with its 500 In
habtauts. would tie sidetracked and made
to play second fiddle TO the little places
above it on tile Seventh street line.
1ne effects OF the transfer system in
auEurated at the Seventh street junction
will he. be thinks 10 drive considerable
porportiOn of the travel from the cleo
trfO hae TO the Metropolitan branch OF
tho Baltimore ana ONO. This will be
especially true OF the after-dark patrons
OF the road, who wien dropped off at the
Seventh street junction TO wait for the
shuttle car to and from Takoms. would
Oe at the n.eTcy OF any thieves or thugs
who might be lying in wait.
Tie great increase of crime in the
rural districts during the past few years,
he said, has rendered ladies exceedingly
third after dark. Heretofore ladies have
regarded the Takonaa carsas perfectly safe,
for the reason that they boarded them
at Florida avenue, in the fun glare of
ulearic light and If even il unecconl-
panied fels perfectly safe from harm or
insult. on tbe whole trip TO Takoma. The
wait over at the junction changes this
To be dropped of a Gar out in the country,
an eighth of a mile from any babitatiR,
and left perhaps alone, causes anything
hut pleasant feeling.
"A . a property owner at Takonla, re
gard the injury censed by the change OF
schednlc 10 my property greater than any
benefits ever conferred 10y the BrigEtwood
road. Further, the schedule as now oper
atcd tends 10 the building up Of Silver
Spring. woodside, Glendon and Forest Glen
al the expense of the Park"
There is no business reason, Col. Kniffin
said. for the change, and no advantage can
be derived from IT, Takoma is largely
popdlatc,i by clerks and other employes OF
Government departments, who are obliged
TO be at work at O'Clock in the n.oming,
and the cars leaving at a. m. and 5:1S
. IN. have alw ays been crowded, but under
therresent arrar. cement Is these crowos must
be dumped into cars already filled by trav-
elcrs from points farther north. This will
will nearly always neuessitatc the Park
patrons standing during the trip to the
city.
ln conclusion, Coz. Kniffin said a mass
meeting would be held by the citizens OF
Takon.a on Saturday evening, at whicl.
resolutions expressing their opinion on the
status or things would be adopted.
Miss Loagfellow, of Longfellow 4 RzeI
stonogra aphers, located in the Pacific build
seized ule is told by the statement that to-
norruw she intends purchasing con,mu-
tation ticket from the Metropolitan Branch
OF the Baltimore and Ohio railroad. Aside
from tie inconveniences OF the present
sched ME. the open cars run on the Bright
wood avenue line, which are very objec
tionable. Besides, She strongly objects TO
beng dcplped in the county after dark.
TO await the arrival OF another ear
Mr.. Williams, tile general manager Of
the road, however takes a very differ
ent view OF the situstion from tia; OF the
partcns In the first place he said Takona
by the charter line is a branch road but
up u. this tine has been made the main
line. He thinks, however, that he has ar
ranged a schedule which will prove salts
factors g. al concerned. This viii be put
into operation on Friday mo ming and will
give the Takoma people tels-nanutes'
schedule from Florida avenue. So far as
the present schedule is concerned he sai.i
IL Was necessitAted 10y experimenting
The new schedule which viii 90 Into