The Washington times., 1904-10-23
WHO WANTS LINE
TO BRIGHTWOOD?

ALr. Lambert and any associates le may
choose. or any other responsible people
OF Washington, viii take over the con
JUol OF the road ana assume its debts i
VIII undertake 10 secure them these
terms They may divide the floating
debt I'm half paying cash for one part
and give notes for the balance, bearing
. per cent interest. and payable i'm i've
years. The payment OF interest on the
second mortgage may be deferred for
period OK five years, ana as a further
Involvement the capital stock OF the road
with the exception of the two or three
shares not held by the Washington Rail-
way ana Electric Company VIII be made
free gift 20 the new owners
III your oher is accepted" said The
Times reporter, what attitude would
the Washington Railway and Electric
Company assume toward the udepen-
dent Brightwood Company in the mat
ter OF transferring and traCIage priyi-
Ieges?'
Just the same as at present We
would honor their transfers In exchange
for the same privilege over their road
Ia the matter Of tTackago / am prepared
10 say that every facility consistent
with the interests OF our company would
be extended.
Adequate Service a Duty.
''The officers and directors of the
Washington Railway and Electric Com
pany are not posing as phiIanthTOpists.
The Brightw0Od road came TO them with
the holdings OF the Washington TEac-
uon and Electric Company. They under
took the running of the road, and as
long as they continue 10 do SO they
recognize the fact that IL IS their duty
10 provide adequate service. There has
been mismanagemeut OF the road In the
past and during the last few years there
have been delays an the schedule occas-
toned by defective power which no one
regrets more than the officers OF the
company
'We have made exhaustive expert
ments TO correct the defects in ma
chinery on the Brightwod line, and the
new apparatus that viii guarantee
against ordinary breaks in the trans
mission OF power viii be ia washington
and working within four months From
that time on the power on the Bright
wood line viii be as sure as it can be
made without installing an enormously
expensive plant exclusively for the line
In this connection I viii say that the
schedule OF the road has just been i'm
proved, and further Improvements VIII
De made.
WIN Relieve Congestion Of Traffic.
The Eleventh Street extension viii
be completed and the ears in operation
on the S1st day or this month This line
reaches out a mile into the country from
which the BFightWO0d road receives a
large part of its traffic, and wiz greatly
relieve the morning congestion on that
line After the two lines have been
working for about thirty days new
schedules VIII be put into effect TO
handle the traffic eQuitabIy. 1t is q
general principle ia ranroading that the
service given depends upon the traffic
The BTightWOOd road VIII receive more
than that
-AIy personal judgment has been for
some time Lhar the road should be
turned over 10 receiver with instruc-
lions 10 collect the legal fare II neces-
sary 10 the running OF the road. The
Washington Railway and Electric Com
pany has sunk nearly $1,000 in the
road. and it is very unlikely 70 get q
large percentage of il back. The com
Dany Wiu continue 10 run it. however.
ltntH the situation becomes iutOleTable.
You cannot make a corporation con-
Juue a losing business. As long as thc
road is carried il IS the intention OF the
company 10 continue the Improvement
OF it,"
What Has and VIII Be Done.
-The net earnings OF the Washington
Railway and Electric Company are said
20 have increased more than 10000 "a
year since the generalization OF the
company" said The Timss man. What
proportion Of that sum has been spent
in Improvements every yearZ'
There were forty lrst-cIass cars OF
the best modern type put into operation
new ears bought and put Ola the lines
during the past week Orders for fifty
more new cars are being plaeed and
VIII De added 10 the service during the
coming year. IL iE the intention of the
company 10 give Washington the finest
uniform system of street cars Il the
world We are making money ou our
investment and liberal part OF it wiz
BE- devoted 90 thai end
There has been spent during the past
three years more than $4,000 iu i'm
IroFemrut or the equipment. when the
number Of cars iu operation Is increased
ly the addition or new cars the cost lz
charged to construction and is paid FOR
out of the bond issue. But when "a new
car b. substituted for au old type and
the rejected ear sold. tle difference ls
charged 90 maintenance of equipment.
and comes 1u- OK the actual revenues OF
the read. This has been extensively
done in the pass. and wilI bee continued
untl large. handsome cars OF uniform
design are running over an the lines. il-
Guiding tla suburban
why have some of the improvements
been SO long In coming"
Some Unforeseen Delays.
'It IS impossible 20 90 everything an
once The Improvements must ueces-
sarly be gradual Che order Tor the
new turbine was given lu 1872 and the
contract provided that IL should bee
placed in position ou September D. 1893.
u is not quite completed today. although
we have been getting power from iI
about 1--WE weeks We are frequently
disappointed iu the fulhllmeut Of ouE
orders Tor new cars. III takes a long
time 90 build the style of cars we ara
using and the f4ct0zles are rushed with
orders.
when the Interests that made mp the
old Washington Traction and Electric