The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-27
Prominent Residents Be
fore Senate Body at
Public Hearing.
COMMITTEE ADJOURNS
Harries Will Present Argu-
ment Against Railway
Tomorrow Morning.


town railway, other citizens who prefer
L Street as an alternative route, still
others who oppose one or both. and
other citizens yet who want some cross
town road on any street-these were
the persons who expressed their views
yesterday before the Senate District
Committee.
The second public hearing On the Sen
ate bill to grant local privileges 20 the
Great Falls and Old Dominion Railway
Company attracted a large number Of
enthusiastic citizens TO the Capitol yes
terday. They filed the room Of the
committee. and gave divergent views
on the necessities of the situation.
As It was impossible TO hear all the
persons who wished TO speak on the
bill, Chairman Gallinger ordered an ad-
Journment until tomorrow morning. Il
10 O'Clock. Gen. G. II. Harries will
then argue against the Great Falls
Company's request, and ex-senator
Marion Butler, Of North Carolina, will
close the hearing. as counsel for the
new company.
Prominent Citizens Speak.
Representatives were present in be-
half Of the Business Mems Association,
several citizens associations of differ
ent sections. labor organizations,
churches. and neighborhood property
owners They told why the projected
road should or should rot be built ac-
cOrdlng to the views of the organiZa-
lions they represented. and altogether
much interesting testimony was pre-
sented
When Chairman Gallinger called the
meeting to order shortly afte- 10 o'clock
yesterday morning, he presented a num-
Der Of letters objecting 10 he location
OF the road in front OF the property Of
the writers. In response to a question
from Senator Dubois. he said he thought
ali were willing 10 have the road run
past some other persons property.
When the name OF the East Washing
ton Citizens Association was called.
President Thomas ". Smith said il was
composed Of 100 members. and had been
organized thirty-twO years ago. He
said " Mosby Williams would speak
fov the association.
Claims of the Southeast.
Mr. williams said there were seven
nUI th-and-south lines of street railway
In the Northwest. but not a single one
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 hal, q
large bank, and the Library OF Con
gress. all attracting people 10 the
Southeast, but giving Them no north'
ond-sOuth facilities
Speaking OF the northeast section Mr.
Williams told OF the needs u traffic e
the Government Printing Office, 10 Mount
Ouvet Cemetery, 70 connect with the
Chesapeake Beach Railway. and to go Il
tire county seat OF Prince George county
where people Of the Southeast have mucf
Lack OF railway facilities acts as q
discrimination against the Southeast
said the speaker. he favored d cross ross
town road from the Navy \ sra 20 tloT
ida Avenue. instead Of only 70 F Street
as now proposed.
transfers he concluded We ask II
the interests Of this section a cr0ss-tOWi
road. either in new legislation or IN eN
tending one OF the existing roads. l
the V Street line IS continued en- Florldi
Avenue. we think that would be salts
factory.
Ex-senator Butler promptly said tn
Great Fails Company was perfectly
willing 70 build such q line.
Yoder WAKES Sarcastic.
Gen. s s Yoder spoke in behalf o
the same association. which he sai'
was the oldest in the District HI
said they had petitioned the existing
lines. but had never been able 10 &c
any response until the new road offere'
90 do the work. He said the persona
attack on the projectors Of the new
road. at the previous hearing, was en-
tfrely uucalled for. as they were well
known and substantial citizens and no
.-stock-jobbers."
General Yoder took up President Dun
Ions criticism that a new road woul'
not pay, and said the railway magnat
had so spoken because he had In min'
a railway company which had TO
much water and not enough railroad
The Great Falls road was not such
road. he said
why. 1 heard here the other day.
sad the speaker, the remarkable state
meat by the president OF the capita
TractfOn Company that the only Wa
- guarantee the citizens their prope
fights was to consolidate everything !
one line We old fogies In East Wash
fngton think competition IS better. IL
siso said he thought all the city rail
vyays ought to be under one system II
SDSne ne means EIis solicitude as {
whether q new road would pay or nc
might be left 70 the new company: d
they are not afraid II Will not pay
Northeast Wants Cars.
cyan H. Tucker. president Of III
Northeast Washington Citizens Assc
citation. was called next. He said tina
or9anization consisted Of 80 member
ire association. by resolution. approve
ere general proposition OF new facilities
cnnee IN sight and build the road. n
smoke OF the necessity OF parallel I'M
- give competition 10 eNlstlnB ssiNlS
Srsn wears ago. the speaker said, n
presented TO President Dunlop ana :
= GLOVER. OF the Capital Traction Com
Ssnv exactly the same request as ]
now made for Facilities in the northeast
Tbev then said IL would be built a
soon as the traffic warranted. ana IL ma
DeVer been done. A street car lin
makes traffic. he said. and ought no
- -yoff for traffic 20 force i. He III
not think the new line would pay d
9be erst year. but would develop IN
secffon and prove paying proposition
He said any line would be satisfactor
IL n gave that section street car 70
barry Buckley. IN behalf OF the Busl
mess Mems Association, composed o
zoo members. spoke next. He said tina
ORGANIZATION went on the principle O
the greatest good for the creates
number he expressed the conVlctlo
that q cross-town line was an abso