The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-09

Thought that Highland Park Mat.
ter Can Be Settled-Repl
to Manager Huff,

MT. W.. y. SIOQQ. 5C.S!trnnaIl VI q CoAI4AAiiI1
tee from the Northside Citizens Associa-
ton, has been delegated to see Mr.. Fritz
Sitterding, of the Passenger and Power
Company, and arrange for conference
of the committee and the directors of the
company. with a view to settling the
difficulty which has arisen over the. car
service around the loop at Highland
Park. The matter. it is thought, can be
adjusted without further disagreement
At a meeting of the committee, held
Thursday night, the following was pre-
pared by way of reply to the statement
from Manager Huff concerning the mat
ter:
The statement Of Manager Huff of the
Passenger and Power Company, as pub
lished IN the daily papers. is so mislead-
ing that we feel a reply is called for on
our part We therefore give the facts in
detail, so that the public may judge for
themselves as to our action. Two or
three months ago there appeared in the
daily papers a statement to the effect
that the car lines in Barton Heights and
Chestnut Hill would be connected, and IT
became rumored that the line on Chest
nut Hill would be cut off at the Metho-
dist church, and that Highland Park
would be left without car service.
Owing to this rumor, the Northside Citi-
zens' Association appointed committee,
consisting Oh u. w. "4H6iiClA, ~. ~" coAAAA
Coalter, and w. ]. Todd, to wait upon the
Passenger and Power Company and to
protest against the rumored change This
committee called at the company's office
on Main Street, and was referred TO the
president, Mr.. Sitterding. By appointment
the committee met at Mr.. Sftterdlng S
house, and were courteously received. MI.
Sitterding said that change was con-
templated, but that the company had not
~ a cal
the board of directors wanted TO take OIL
one car as matter of economy or cur
tailnnent of expenses; said he would con-
slider our protest, out woulo not promise
anything. We then circulated a petition
among the patrons Of the line In High
land Park end vicinity and secured the
signatures of about eighty men,, repre-
senting about 500 persons who used the
cars, and who begged the company to
continue the service around the loop. This
petition was handed to President Sitter
ding in person, VINO promised to place it
before the board Of directors. The only
reply SO far has been the taking off of
one car and cutting out the loop at Burns
street. There has been no change what
ever in the time of running-cars arrive
and leave Seventh and Broad Streets on
the hour and every twenty minutes, as
they have dore for several years, the
only difference being that the service Is
made with two cars instead of three-over
the shortened line. We submit that we
have used every means at our command
to get the cmpany to continue ITS SER
vice around the loop, but they have sim
DIV ignored US. We feel that we have
some right which the company should re-
spect but our association will employ
every amicable measure to settle the en-
tire matter in manner satisfactory to
all concerned before proceeding to es-
O',oN j.. J. TODD. Chairman,
C.. w WINGFIELD,
C. w. VAUGHN.
L. B. ENSDOW,
D. A. KUYK,
C, F.. CROSS, Committee.