Evening star., 1901-08-29

the suggestion that 100 people club togethe,
ana buy Communication tickets over the Bal
timore and Ohio road.
Mr. Simpson, who said he was q summer
resident of Shadyside, produced consider
able merriment by his remarks on the cal
service. He would admit. he said, that
the corporation had no soul, but It had 9
wonderful mind for figures. It could crowd
hundred people into car built for forty
and then claim to lose money. Mr.. Simp-
son remarked upon the presence Of the
many ladies, and predicted that IL the Of
fcers OF the soulless corporation could
have been present they would have sur
rendered at once.
Declares Company to He Lawbreaker
Mr.. Ashley nj. Gould, United States dis
trict attorney, was called for, and respond
ed at once in vigorous terms against the
company. It had been q lawbreaker from
the moment 1t received its charter, he
said. Any citizen, he declared, who had
violated the law as this corporation had
would have been in the penitentiary long
ago.
I'VE sometimes forget" continued M-.
Gould, "in the just criticism that we urge
against our car service that there are
other requirements Of the charter OF this
company which are habitually violated.
The company Is required to furnish sta
tions, but It never has attempted to do so.
1t Is required to furnish cars OF the very
latest and most improved design. out II
has never done SO. 1t Is required to run
its cars not only on certain schedule, but
to meet the requirements and necessities
of the travel. but 1t has failed to do So"
Mr.. Gould characterized the statement
of the company printed In The Star yester-
day as ''the pitiful utterances Of some un-
disclosed official of the company, uttered In
spirit Of revenge to get even with citizens
of this section of the District"
Mr.. Gould suggested that line of loco
mobiles be established, and concluded by
saying he would aid the fight In every way
he could.
Mr.. M. j. Wines of Takoma Park made a
lengthy speech in which he counseled mod
Grafton and conservatism.
Mr.. Richard M. Johnson was of the opin-
ion that the time had come for action. He
most vigorously denied. he said, that the
company is losing money. If it Is, he de-
clared. 1t is because 1t crowds its cars so
full that the conductor cannot get all the
fares. He had personally counted ninety
seven people on one car built to carry forty
or fifty, he said, and only eighty-seven fares
were registered. This was because the con-
ductor could not reach the passengers.
Mr.. r. 8. Brown advised that the 7th and
18th street lines of the Capital Traction
Company be used inside the city, and In
this way he predicted that 1000 fares a day
would be lost to the company. He also
stated that the Capital Traction Company
should be encouraged to extend it's 14th
street line.
The boycott resolution was then presented
by Secretary Clayton, and passed with but
two dissenting votes.
Mr.. r. NJ. Johnson called attention to
The Star editorial Of yesterday. A general
demand was made to have 1t read, which
was complied with. Mr.. Johnson then
moved a resolution Of thanks to The Star,
which was adopted
Mr.. Robinson presented resolution lro-
viding for a financial committee of twenty
to aid the committee on legal proceedings.
The resolution was adopted.
The meeting adjourned during an attempt
by Mr.. Oyster to Introduce a suffrage reso-
luton.