The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-10-18
CITIZENS HAMMER
BRIGHTW0OO LINE
TakOma Park Association
Grateful to The Times.
WOULD FIGHT IN CONGRESS
Complaint of Poor Gas Service-Strong
Ground Taken for Better Pay
ment OF Teachers.

AT meeting of the Takoma Park Citi-
zens' Association held Ira the club han
at Tak0ma last night, the Brightwood
Railway Company was knocked down
and hammered TO a pulp. When the
meeting was over and a dozen different
resolutions had landed on the solar pick
as OF the aforesaid railway company,
the members OF the association went
home with relieved feelings. From roll
call to adjournment, resolutions fell
Ike hail. a shower accompanied them
Resolutions were introduced and
unanimously adopted thanking and COM
mending The Washington Times for tax
ing up the cause of the patrons of the
Brightwood Railway Company and crys-
talking public sentiment iu regard 10
the injustice done them by the com
pany. The sentiments expressed by The
Times were heartily indorsed by the as
ISOLATION.
In speaking on this resolution Mayor
Kinnear. who introduced III, said:
The Times has given the BrlghJWOOd
Railway Company more neaNy sleQSe-
hammer blows than il has ever received
from any paper IN the District OF Co
lumbia. and the citizens OF Iakoma
Park, as well as all others who are COM
PEELED &c travel over that road, should
Let It Drop on Hauies.
George A. Warren. in discussing the
same question. paid high tribute 10 The
Times and wound up in oratorical style
with the words.
ut is high time TO sever the cord that
holds the sword OF Damoeles suspended
over the head OF General Harries."
A morning newspaper was roasted 10
a turn for an editorial in which it said
that those who complained of the street
railway service which was really very
good. would do well IL they would pay
some attention 10 the most serious in
convenience 20 passengers, which, IL was
said. was the bundle nuisance. Many
persons got on the cars carrying freight
or all sorts 10 the annoyance OF other
passengers, cts.
This editorial was read In the meeting
ana several hot speeches were made de-
nounclug IT, Resolutions We're adopted
following the tone of the speeches.
The result OF the discussion in regard
10 the railway question was the ad0p-
ton OF resolutions 10 forward the extern
sion or Fourteenth Street SO that the
Capital Traction Company might run lis
line out farther; directing the commit
zee on EallI0stus 10 call on the COmEuis-
sioners I0r Information IN regard 20
iAtoAi-s tie Ia" against the BTlsHtWoou
LOad5 and 20 60 10 Congress for redress
as soon as III cOnyeues.
Promises Not Kept.
George Warren. who took q prominent
part In the discussion, said that il was
useless TO fool with the Commissioners.
We go 20 the Commissioners. said
ar Warren. and, after hearing US tbev
assume thoughtful expression and turn
us over 10 General Harries General
AarTies smiles rubs his hands. and
promises all sorts OF things Tor next
year When next year comes we are
as Dad on as We were last year. The
place IOr us 10 go is 10 Congress. First
60 70 the Commissioners ana ask them
Tor lnEoIIl1a rios regarding the chances in
me courts under the plan outlined bv
B+alr Lee. Then 90 10 Congress ana see
what we can 90 there
an editorial OF The Times, showing
the n1a-re5l4euce or most OF the stock
holders Ia the BrighrW0Od COMPANY was
also read. Mayor kluueaT then said that
nothing would ever be done until the
pockets OF the stockholders were hit
Must Hit Their Pockets.
You may appeal 10 them from now
until doomsday." said the speaker, but
you via accomplish nothing until YOU
hit their pockets. Work for the extern
sion OF Fourteenth Street. ride on the
steam railway. work on another prop
Osltion we all have in mlud. but which
We cannot mention yet, and then we viii
see what happens"
AT $50 o'clock The meeting was called
70 order By DT. H. NJ Bennett. the
vice president, DR.. Beverley T. Gallo
way the president. being absent after
reading the minutes or the lasL meet
lAs oL tAe association which ,o0k place
on May 10 last onicers far L..a COMING
season were elected. They were Dr j..
4. Galloway, president DT. H. 81 Ben
nett vice president Albert j.. Woods.
secretary and j. j. Derrick treasurer
Reports or the different committees
were then received and discussed Mayor
H#.#
ers Ola Magnolia avenue was urggress-
llE satisfactorily. that the necessary
IlEhL OF way had been obtained and fur
t-eF progress would follow. Resolutions
were adopted faForllE the opening OF
street IRON ErlgltHOOu Avenue east 10
4at-pLl4 Park JhaI there might be some
outlet from IakOma other than that
furnished by the devious ways through
Eiaey Branch Road EmatiIIa or ASPEN
street DE- extended, would be- satisfac-
torZ.