The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-26

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/ zens on the NJ Street crOsstOwn railway
| project was enlivened by many per-
1 tinent observations by representatives
/ of citizens associations, labor organiza-
/ tions. churches. and property owners on
| L and NJ Strets northwest. The com
mittee sat nearly three hours. and then
adjourned TO Monday morning. when
/ General Harries and ex-senator Butler
will close the arguments for the Oppos-
| ing sides.
| Chairman Gallinger called the Senate
District Committee to order at 1910
| o'clock and presented several remon-
strances from persons owning property
along NJ and L Streets and other sec
I tiOns through which the purposed Great
! Falls Railway runs.
Are these all against the project
itself. or against some particular
street2' asked Mr.. Dubois
I think they are wiling their neigh
bor should have the road" replied Mr..
Gallinger.
Thomas W. Smith was the first
called upon. He told the commit
was president of the East Wash
/ Citizens Association. composed
members. and had been organic,
thirty years. The association had taken
official action in support OF the new
project. he said. He introduced w
/ Mosby Williams to present the first
argument for the East washington
citizens.
Claims of the Southeast.
| Mr. Williams said there were seven
north-and-south lines of street railway
| in the Northwest. but not a single one
1 in the Southeast. He told of the needs
! OF persons going to the Navy Yard.
employing $500 men. and of the children
/ going to the public schools OF that
| section. There Is also a Masonic hall, a
large bank. and the Library of Con-
gress. all attracting people to the
! Southeast, but giving them no north
] land-south facilities.
/ Speaking of the northeast section Mr..
Williams told OF the needs Of traffic 10
the Government Printing Office TO Mount
| Olivet Cemetery. TO connect with the
] Chesapeake Beach Railway. and to go to
/ the county seat Of Prince George county,
where people OF the Southeast have much
/ business.
Lack of railway facilities acts as a
4 discrimination against the Southeast,
said the speaker. lie favored cross
town road from the Navy Yard TO Flor
ida Avenue. instead of Only~tO II Street
as now proposed.
The great service we seek Is in having
I transfers. - he concluded. I'VE ask IN
/ the interests of this section a crOss-toRn
read. either in new legislation or in ex-
tending one Of the existing roads II
/ the Y Street line Is continued en- Florida
/ Avenue. we think that would be salts
/ factory"
| Ex-senator Butler promptly said the
! Great Falls Company was perfectly
/ willing TO build such line.
Yoder WAKES Sarcastic.
/ Gen S s Yoder spoke in behalf of
the same association, which he said
was the oldest In the District. He
/ said they had peuuoned the existing
! lines. but had never been able 10 get
any response until the new road offered
to do the work. He said the personal
attack on the projectors Of the new
road. at the previous hearing, was en-
tireIy uncalled for. as they were we'll
known and substantial citizens and not
ck-jobbers."
/ General Yoder took UP President Dun
/ lop's criticism that a new road would
not pay. and said the railway magnate
/ had so spoken because he had in mind
/ Il railway company which had too
much water and not enough railroad -
! The Great Falls road was not such
road, he said.
why. l heard here the other day"
/ said the speaker, the remarkable state
I ment by the president OF the Capital
/ Traction Company that the only way
! 10 guarantee the citizens their proper
/ rights was 70 consolidate everything IN
/ one line We old fOgies in East Wash
( ingtOu think competition IS better He
! also said he thought all the city rail-
! ways ought TO be under one system. He
/ ought 10 be the manager Of IL, / pre-
( sumo he means. His sOlicftude as to
/ whether a new road would pay OF NOT
] might be left TO the new company, as
( they are not afraid IL viii not pay
/ General YOder's remarks were given
! TO the committee in sharp delivery. and
] llIrreFa eaAa ltGf &
Northeast Wants Cars.
Evan II. Tucker. president OF the
! Northeast Washington Citizens Asso-
/ citation. was called next He said that
organization consisted Of 80 members.
/ The association, b. resolution. approved
/ the general proposition Of new facilitiCe
wanting the first company that would
/ come IN sight and build the road. he
! spoke Of the necessity OF a parallel line
I 10 give competition 10 existing service
Ten years ago, the speaker said, ne
presented TO President Dunlop and G.
.IC Glover, of the Capital Traction Com
lpanv exactly the same request as IS
now made for facilities in the northeast.
They then said II would be built as
soon as the traffic warranted. and Il had
never been done 4 street car lne
makes traffic. ne said and ought not
10 wait for traffic TO force IL. He did
not think the new line would pay In
the first year, but would develop the
section and prove "A paying proposition.
/ lie said any line would be satisfactory
if IL gave that section street car IA
! cilities.
Barry Bulkley. in behalf of the Blu .
ness Mems Association, composed OG
100 members. spoke next He said that
organization went on the principle Of
| the greatest good for the greatest
number" He expressed the conviction
] that a cross-town line was an abso-
! lutte necessity. He spoke briefly but
/ energeucally. and his remarks were ap-
/ plauded by spectators.
Workers Want Relief.
! Milford Spohn spoke next. repre-
senting the Central Labor Union OF the
! District OF Columbia, composed OF $50
delegates representing 10000 men OF
| organized trades in the District Last
January the cross-t0wn railway bill
was indorsed by the laboring men and
| ratified by the ninety orga anizations in
I the general association
/ These 10000 men are workers. said
Mr.. Spohn. ''They do not ride In hacks,