Evening star., 1901-08-31
chairman, and of the railroad officials

chairman, and of the railroad officials
themselves and the conservative influence
of the members Of this committee, will, 1
am sure, succeed IN restoring the, good feel
ing that should always prevail between a
railroad corporation and its patrons, and
without which there can be neither sue
cess to the company nor satisfaction to its
users.
II that unhappy portion Of the public ad-
dicted to the popular but reprehensible
habit of cavilling and fault finding, those
who like to sit on the fence and give ad-
vice to the inmates of every passing car
riage as to how the horses should be har-
messed and reined and driven and fed and
cared for, and the rate of speed they should
travel. could only learn that public cor
poration has rights as well as duties and
that 1t Is not bound to- give the public
everything the most exacting might re-
quire, but that its own interests are to be
given due consideration as well as those Of
the public, think they will find the Off
GERS OF the Washington Traction and Elec-
trio Company and the directors who are
behind them as obliging and courteous end
accommodating to the public as they could
ask and that they are also as susceptible
to ll-natured criticisms and unjust CEN
sure as any Of us would be If we occupied
similar positions.
think this assertion Of the rights of
the railroad company when they believed
themselves to be unjustly censured and
pushed to the wall by a patronage that
tailed to give them credit for their many
good deeds and their accommodations to the
public, and upon the other hand the de.
termined course Of intelligent people who
believed themselves to be the victims Ct
retaliation and unjust discrimination can
but result In better feeling, and the es-
tablishment Of a firmer and more enduring
respect each for the other.
M ]. VINE
To the Editor Of The Evening Star:
The Brightway railway trouble appears
to have been temporarily settled. The road
In question may be a wheel within a wheel,
but the people who remember that a syn
dicate secured legislation by Congress to
acquire the property, including in the bill
for that purpose even the Forest Glen ex-
tension in Maryland which we supposed
was under the Jurisdiction Of Mr.. Cor
mans legislature, and rebuilt and equip
ped the entire line, fail to understand why
1t is not In fact part of that syndicate's
consolidated system. The recent mass
meeting which resulted in two of the prin-
cipals in the "scrap" visiting the president
and general manager Of the road and eat
ing humble pie went quite outside its
province in some respects, especially in in
Guiding "Woodside and vicinity" In the
boycott resolution.
We who reside beyond the District line
were not consulted in the matter had no
voice Whatever in the proceedings, and
with proper opportunity would have en-
phat1cally voted down any such nonsense,
and with but few exceptions are tired Of
having an amalgamated association Of
another neighborhood interfering with and
trying 70 run business in which we are
so vitality interested.
Speaking for ourselves through the only
channel open to us, we are not disposed to
resort to the remedy of the hoodlums, but
II at any time 1t is considered that the
transportation facilities Of the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad are the best for our in
terests our patronage will be transferred
there without proclaiming It from the
housetop.
1t would seem that any sparsely settled
suburb within five or six miles Of the city
could be properly served on g. thirty.minute
schedule from about 10 O'Clock am. to 3
o'clock pm, and seven or ten-minute
schedule during the busy portions of the
day, and that any one living IN the woods
who desires city conveniences should move
into the city.
Beyond the District line We have adapted
ourselves without much trouble to thirty
minute schedule during the whole day, need
it in our business, and can spend our
money fast enough by even such an op-
portunfty OF getting into Sthes city. And
while 1T may be that another result of the
mass meeting will be to place us still more
WITHIN the power OF the corporation. we
are inclined to think that the OCTOPUS
composed of "men with foreign capital"
Will make an effort to give us the best
service consistent with the interests Of all
concerned.
Comment may as well be anticipated by
Tor at least one year to J. c. FOSTER.
Alabama Suffrage Article Adopted.
The Alabama constitutional convention
yesterday completed the article on suffrage
and 1t was adopted. The only important
amendment adopted provides that persons
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