Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1904-08-12
Bethesda Citizens Association

The regular monthly meeting of this As
ISOLATION was held at Parish Hall, near Brad
ley Lane, on the Washington. Rockville Rail
way, on Monday evening. The attendance
was not quite up 10 the average, u threaten
ing storm preventing many from coming
but there was a good working quorum pres
ent and important and ardent action was
taken, notably on the subjects OF tTansporta-
ton, roads and schools. Reports from the
committees In charge OF these matters were
presented and recommendations made which
indicate that there Ia trouble ahead for some
body unless the district gets what ls looming
to it,"
Some have been little skeptcal about
the usefulness of such an association and
have given IL scant encouragement, even 60
ing 30 far az TO sneer at It's efforts 10 better
the conditions under which the people live
arguing that nothing has been done In the
past except what the bosses will allow 10
be done, and intlmating that these WORTHLESS
will continue TO pull our taxes and spend
them where they please, az long as they
please, and that"we must be good" and qui,
kicking against the prcks, as It will do no
good, Tor, as they say by their failure 10 join
heartily in with the association, "You cut
no Ice, and we know II, and things will 90
on Just the same you fellows have wheels
you think you are thinking aud imagine
you are going 10 play the devil and make
concrete streets and abstract titles, but we
know from past experience that II won't do
because II never has been DONE and IL cant
be did, leastwise 30 long a. the people sub.
init as they do now"
Well, II may be that the people Of Be.
thesda district have been asleep, and are
still asleep, but that don't say they are dead,
and cannot be awakened. The association
Is fairly satisfied with It's progress, 80 far,
being only about three months old. Wait
until ia "wheels" get 10 working smoothly
The skeptics will then get new light and be
glad they have lived 10 see the day when the
new spirit created by the association Of ma
teria interests commenced 10 affect the body
polite and caused the new enthusiasm late.
ly manifested by the fine organization which
has sprung up IN their midst To do them
good and make them happier, and when
they get this new light II will be "a long
pull, a strong pull and pull all together
and that Ia the kind Of a"pull" 10 have
and everybody knows what happens 10 such
case-something has W come or break.
We believe there Is great future ahead
for Bethesda district No other suburb Of
w hbuluRuDn uh6 Uhll lut hhLihlbiOu5 ibl
those seeking homes, and this Ia an acknowl-
edged fact. The people stand In their own
light when they fail 10 Join heartily In the
unselhsh effort which the present assocla
ton Ia now making 10 advance the material
interests Of the district. We are up against
corporate greed, Just a. everywhere other
people are up against this modern Jugger-
naut which Ia crushing the life out OF the
an "a knnWa thai
Republican, Democrat, gold or silver Pro.
hibtionist, Socialist, lnidel or Churchman--
all are fish for the net Of the corporate end.
seat hog
We lack the means W get 10 and from our
homes and work A great, wealthy cor.
poratIon wants US 10 stand by the hour on
the side Of the pavement, lined up 10 bat
taions, ready " pack Ia box cars from the
back dash board " the motOrman, three deep
on these hot, suffocating days, with all the
Senegambian scent peculiar W this latitude,
with aisles crowded by weak and tired wo
men, with children 10 their arms and bun
dies 10 their hands, Valnly endeayorlng u
keen their feet while an unskllled motor.
man. sent out 10 practice and learn his busi.
ness on our road, Jerks them first this way,
and then that, by his uncertain, unexpected
and often senseless grindings Of his cranks
frequently supernduced, however, by the
awk ward actions Of some Incompetent con
ductor who takes no trouble " ascertain
where the passengers live or want 10 stop
and is eternaly ringing his bell and be
wIldering the poor hard.worked mctorman
There are no straps In the cars by which Y
keep from falling when these sudden AM
cratic Jerks come, the backs Of the seats or
movable and are only delusion and snare
the seats are at least six inches too marrow
for two passengers unless they cit on top 0
each other, and the clothes Of the aisle pas
Senger are being eternally brushed by dirt.