The times., 1897-05-02
HERl|Cs ROLLING AGAIN
TIVE Separate Companies Began
Operations Yesterday.
THEIR ROUTES AND FARES
Some Inside History of the Different
Enterprises-Ex-W Department
Clerk Meany Conceiyes Coach
Plan ana Begins Bu siness So
Docs Mr.. Nelson.

| Washington today reioices in the posses
sion of two fuli-fiedged street heEdic
lines when only two days ago the streets
were conspicuous by an entire absence of
| all such vehicles
! Yesterday two companies started into
| Washington Coach Transportation Com
( pany aud the other of the metropolitan
| Coach Company. The former line at the
| present time is running its coaches from
| Twenty-second street, and via the State,
| War and Navy Departments, the White
| House, and down f street to the Pension
| Office, which is the terminus.
| The other route covers a much wider
| territory, and the promoters have also Sc
cured the privilege of transfer with the
| metropolitan Railroad,
Starting at the corner of Twenty-second
and & streets, the route of the company
proceeds by way of G street past the
State, War. and Navy Departments, aud
| the White House, To the corner OF Fifteenth
and Ii streets. where transfer is made
| with the Metropolitan road From this
paint the Route Is up Fifteenth to Aatli-
| son. ami thence to Sixteenth street, to
U street. the terminus
The bare announcement of the fact that
| these lines have commenced oper ation con-
| tains little OF interest, bur IL Is the inside
history of the two enterprises which makes
| the story
1t seems that ole Mr. Richard I. Meany,
a former War Department clerk, conceived
| the idea that herdic line could he profit
ably conducted with certain changes and
| improvements Mr.. Meany thefeupon en-
tered into negotiations with Mr.. s. G.
| Eberiy, formerly superintendent OF the
defunct Herdic Phaeton Company, for the
purchase of the coaches used by that COM
pany He secured the desired coaches,
horses, etc. issued a stock subscription
| list. Circular outlining improvements
contemplated, and did many ether things
necessary to put new company
working basis Conscious OF his mex
pc Renee in the many details of the herdic
business, Mr.. Meany sought out f. A.
Nelson, who was associated with the
old herdlo line, and offered 90 engage him
as manager OF the new line But Mr.
Nelson was not enthused at the induce
ments held cut and he coyiy declined
Mr. Meany, however. went ahead, and
with the Metropolitan road Bus President
Harries returned diplomatic answers 10
those over.ures for some time, snd then
to MIR. Meanys grievous disrnay and otter
discontinue. President Hsrries Informed
him that. az other company tad requested
the same privileges and that he had de-
cided to close wit il them This was a tomb
shell in MIR Mesny's camp, but as he had
oh q and vehicles
there WAS not hing for him 10 DO but go
ahead and start his line, W hich he did On
yesterday.
The Metropolitan Coach Line. with the
Mr. e A Nelson previously mentioned in
this article IS It's superintendent, did ike
wise That is why there are two herdic
lines in the city today.
AS no franchise is necessary to the opera
ton OF herdic line the action OF the
Metropolitan Coach Company in practically
freezing ont" Mr. Meauey is perfectly
legitimate. That gentleman may be in
hard luck, but he has nothing tangible on
which to base his grievance He is run
ming his line on the 3-eent fare plan, while
the Metropolitan Coach Company charges
8 cents per ride This difference. the
Metropolitan Company claims, is more
fer privileges with the Metropolitan Trac-
tfon Company which it offers.
The Metropolitan Coach Company, it is
understood. purchased twelve Of the Her
,iIc Phaeton Company S COACHES. and these
they had in operation today. Apparently
their service is a frequent one. as coaches
were run or four-minute schedule
TIE headquarters of the company are
at the old phaeton company's stables on
E street. between Nineteenth and Twen-
tieth streets northwest
Superintendent Nelson was seen by
Times reporter at the office Of the com
pany last evening and he was quite wflliug
totalk He stated that ne was tire promoter
of the Metropolitan Coaci, Company, and
although the organiza ton has not been
perfected it is backed by responsible busf-
ness men, one of whonl is A. Eugt!orf, the
weI-kuown undertaken He s5id the ar
rangeneDt with the Metropolitan Traction
Company, by which transfer privileges had
been secured without difficulty, as that
company was avoweily DESTROYS OF cover
ing in st,rue way the section OF the city
through which the new company's route is
TO pass.
Mr Nelson also said that his company
proposed to furnish an excellent service TO
it's patrons, and that open berdics were
conten plated A vehicle which resembles
an open summer car is now in the stable,
and it viii be put into use as soon as
certain alterations are made in it