Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-01
NEW TRANSFER PLAN
SYSTEM EXTENDED ON WASHING
TON ELECTRIC RAILWAY. LINES.
Statement by the Company Officials
Regulations of Special Interest to
Suburban Residents.

New regulations governing the collection
of fares, the issuance of transfers, identi-
fcation tickets, etc, and providing in gen.
eral for an extension Of transfer privileges
to passengers. went into effect throughout
the entire system operated by the Wash
ington Railway and Electric Company
this morning. Under the operation of
the new regulations the transportation
of passengers from all points of the
city and in the surrounding country
reached by the cars of the company will be
done, it is said, with an increased amount
of convenience and satisfaction both to pas
sengers and officials Of the company.
At the office of the company, corner of
18th and East Capitol streets northeast,
it was stated to reporter for The
Star that one of the Principal aims
in the adoption of the new regulations is
the extension of transfer privileges, so
that passengers may travel from almost
every part of the city to almost every
other part in a continuous line" The limit
to the privilege comes in doubling back,
which is guarded against in the instruction
to employees. These transfer regulations
are of especial interest to residents in the
suburbs. Now. as before. the company
avoids the issuance of a transfer upon
transfer.
\. But residents of a suburban place, such
Congress Heights. may ride to one of
the INES coming 1nuO the CITY, ana at the
place Of junction they are entitled to re-
ceive Identification tickets, which pass
them on the connecting line. and upon
which they can be transferred to another
branch of the road.
Statement by Officials.
Concerning the regulation of transfers.
the company officials have the following
to say: 1.-THE lines have separate transfers,
printed on different colors Of paper. The
name of the line issuing the transfer is
printed in bold type near the top.
1.-The names of the months are given In
regular order on the top of the transfer
and must be punched by the conductor.
1.-The day Of the month is printed in large
red figures the face of the transfer, and
the transfer is only good for the day of the
month printed on the face.
1.-The morning or am. time limit Qight)
is at the left-hand end of the transfer.
The afternoon or pm time limit is at the
right-hand end of the transfer. Transfers
issued to be used between IL o'clock mid
night and IL o'clock noon must have the
am Cor light time limit punched and at
tached. Transfers issued to be used be-
tween II o'clock noon and II O'Clock mid
night must have the pm Cor dark time
limit punched and attached.
when collecting fares. a conductor must
ask passengers If they desire transfers. If
the passenger does not at that time avail
himself of the opportunity to obtain
transfer, the conductor Will not issue
transfer to him later on, except in cases
where the conductor is absolutely sure
that the passenger paid cash or ticket
fare.
Transfers will only be good at transfer
points. and in the direction in which they
are issued, within ten minutes after the
time punched.
I'm case of blockade, where IL becomes
necessary to transfer passengers, the con-
ductor will punch out the TT on the
emergency point of the transfer. Conduc-
tors on other lines will receive transfers
so punched at any point.
Two-Cent Transfer Ticket.
1.-THE city and suburban lines terminating
at 18th and streets northwest will sell
a 2-cent transfer good on the west-bound
cars Of the Georgetown line of the Capital
Traction Company from this point. These
same lines receive a similar transfer at this
point from east-bound cars Of the George
town line of the Capital Traction Company.
ION the Maryland line there Is to be a
the Columbia line going west at 9Th and
Massachusetts avenue. The east transfer
at this point heretofore given Is continued
On the Columbia line, west bound there
will be a new transfer to the Maryland line
north at this point. Hereafter transfers
will be issued on the cars of the 18th street
shuttle line and fares will be collected
which is an innovation. There are numer-
Gus other changes in the details provided
for the future government of the road"