Evening star., 1901-08-29

tended resolutions setting forth the various
grievances of the citizens against the COM
pany. These resolutions were made the
text Of vigorous speeches against the COM
pany throughout the evening, at the con-
clusion of which the committee was an
nounced by the chair to consist of Wilton
j. Lambert, president Of the Brightwood
Avenue Citizens Association; W. Mckay
Clayton. president of the Brentwood Park
Citizens Association, and Z. 3. Bundy Of
the Brightwood Avenue Association. N.
E. Robinson was made treasurer and chair
man of the finance committee of twenty,
the personnel Of which will be announced
later.
The meeting was most unanimous in its
protest against the company, and while
several speakers took occasion in passing
to remark the good things they said the
railway company had done, words of criti-
cism suited the ears Of the listeners and
produced exclamations OF approval and
shouts Of applause.
Meeting Organizes.
The meeting was called to order shortly
after O'Clock by J. B. Kinnear, who was
Immediately thereafter elected permanent
chairman, on motion Of w. ]. Lambert,
who also nominated and secured the cleo
ton Of w. NICK. Clayton secretary.
Mr. Kinnear very briefly stated the pur-
pose Of the meeting. He said that all resi-
dents of that section Of the District were
aware that the Brightwood Railway Com
sometimes their bitterest foe; that it was
in the latter attitude it was at present to
be considered, and vigorous protests should
be made against what he termed its dis
elimination and unfair treatment Mr..
kinnear called for action and sat down.
The floor was at once taken by Mr.. Lam
bert, who announced that he had a protest
framed in the form of resolutions, which
also provided for the appointment of a
committee to begin action at once against
the railway company. Before reading the
resolutions Mr.. Lambert gave a brief his
tory of previous differences between the
citizens Of that section and the railroad
officials and said he wished to challenge
the statement Of Mr.. Kinnear that the road
had ever been the friend OF the residents
represented in the meeting. The single
fare proposition, he said, had been adopted
over a. year ago. 1t was to be tried for
two or three months as an experiment.
When that time expired it was continued.
1t had been in effect for year, and every
one bad a right to conclude that 1t was a
success.
And now. when we make some slight
complaint about the fact that they send
us car every half hour instead Of every
fifteen minutes Mr.. Lambert continued,
they say, IL you have the temerity to
raise your head we will crush you by put
ting double tax on you. Under these cir
cumstances 1t behooves US to let these peo-
pie know that we are the citizens and that
they are dependent on us for support"
Mr.. Lambert concluded by reading his
resolutions, which recited that the citizens
alCng the lines of the BrightWood and
Woodside and Forest Glen railroads had
suffered long and been caused great in
convenience and annoyance by reason OF
the poor equipment of the roads, INSULT
Client accommodations and irregular and
unsatisfactory method of running cars and
a general disregard on the part of the
companies OF the rights Of the people; that
continuous car service to the city had
been repeatedly refused. and that their re-
quests and solicitations to the officials Of
the company to obtain even the most rea-
sonable consideration had failed to elicit
favorable action. even the courtesy Of
recognition from the company; that the
citizens had been advised through the pub
lie press that 1t Is proposed to assume to
further discriminate against themselves
and their locality by putting in operation
within period of a week or ten days a
regulation which, without even affording
due service from the county to the city, i'm
poses upon the residents along the lines or
the Brightwood Railroad Company pay
ment of two fares to reach destinations
within the city, and upon the citizens living
along the lines OF the Washington and
Woodside Railroad Company the payment
of three fares in order to reach the interior
of the city.
The resolutions concluded with a pro-
test against the extra fare and resolved
that the aid Of the courts be invoked
through the appointment Of committee
for that purpose.
Seconds MIR. Lambert.
N. E. Robinson of Brightwood seconded
the resolutions In a vigorous speech. in
which he said the present contest should
be made the final one.
1T is question:, he said, "of whether
or not the people Of this entire section Of
the District shall be sacrificed to the greed.
to the selfish, unbusiness-like, ill-considered
greed of this octopus of corporation that
has come here with foreign money and
planted itself in our midst"
Mr.. Robinson counseled that the matter
should be taken to court and also to Con-
gress, and that no rest should be taken
until the fight was won ms
Col. Kniff1n Of Takoma Park made the
point that the transfer lat 18th street and
Florida avenue made It impossible for the
women Of the suburbs to 60 to or from
the center of the city I'M the Eevening with
n,,,a out an a escort sn The extra fare proposed
would, ne said. amount to $13 year for
each person going to the city every day.
He characterized the recent announcement
OF the company as spite work. It was.
however. serious ma3ter.tfas 1t affected
the value OF propertVs and kept pros
pective purchasers away. He put In
word OF communication for what the COM
pany had done, but said he Thought Con-
gress would ultimately havsi'to settle the
present conflict. ~ st+
Statement OF C0npaMy contradicted.
Secretary Clayton denied the charge In
the statement emanating from the railway
company that It was the untenanted land
interests making the protest. It was the
home owners and seekers, and they were
meeting again the same question they
thought had been settled q year ago. Mr..
Clayton called attention TO the fact that
2 one-faTe rate was charged within the
District from all other suburbs. and declar-
ed that the company could not deny the
charge Of unjust discrimination
Wr. Clayton said the company seemed
disposed to maintain q parental discipline
over the citizens OF that suburb. and when
pany In effect declares the citizens have
been bad children and must be punished by
doubling the fare. He concluded by ad-
vising that the lines of the company be
Doycotted. The mention OF this word
brought applause and cheers