The Washington times., 1904-12-13
HOUSE COMMITTEE HEARS
CR0SS-T0WN LINE DEBATE
CONTINUED nom Flrst Paee.l


vas held up thirty-esevon hours during
the recent storm, while things were not
tied up here at any time.
II think" he continued, cit has been
demonstrated that the property owners
do not want this crosstown road. This
apparent demand has been, I think, a
mere creation.
There is. too great injustice in the
attempt IN this bin 10 parallel our lines
east Of the Union Station. The unfair
ness or this, after our company has
built up the country east Of the Union
station, must be manifest to the com
mittee"
Charter Too Liberal.
General Harries also made objection
to certain broad liberties" given the
new company by the terms Of the bill
He was particularly earnest IN oppos.
ing the proposition TO have free trans
portation between the new road and the
companies now existing in the District.
He also referred sarcasticaIly to the
obvious necessity" OF the new road
saying that. whenever Congress shall
tell his road 10 put I'm a new one, that
road will be built. He added that his
company would, of course, be ready to
bt@AA0 ally III 4lAtGl OF IDdu the committee
might command at any time.
We are ready 10 do this and we
think one OF the existing roads here
ought 20 be given that privilege" he
concluded.
Needed Long Ago.
The next speaker, Thomas w. Smith.
said the Capital Traction Company could
build a Crosstown road for $500, 900, and
the Washington Railway and Electric
Company could do II for less. He claim
ed that the crosstown road should have
been built Tong ago." and that It has
long been needed.
These companies have had the chance
70 90 IT, but they have not taken adVan-
tage OF 1t in all this time.
ShOgld Go North Of N.
Attorney Hackett then took the floor
and said that. personally, he would like
TO have a cTosstOwn road, but took the
ground that 1t should be farther north
than NJ Street. He thought the road was
desirable" rather than "a necessity"
He declared the committee had no
right 20 take peoples property or to
harm property, FOR the sake of the pro-
motors of the new road. He asked the
committee 10 think of the dangers Of
accidents at Thomas Circle if the NJ
Street route should be allowed.
Mr. Dunlop, president Of the Capital
Traction Company. replying TO the as
! sertions that his company had had the
chance 10 build a crOsstown road and
had neglected il. said the new Union
station created the present need for
another road, and that the proposition
had not been up for any length Of time
His company. he said was ready to
Nom lin
ion passengers after they got into the
city.
Called On to Explain.
do YOU mean" asked Representa-
tive Cowherd. that you are willing 10
let any suburban line bring its cars into
the city on your urban lines?"
NO. sir, answered Mr. Dunlop; we
viii haul the passengers only"
Isn't there a law 10 make you allow
the use Of your urban tracks TO sub
urban cars2'
only for the trail cars but not for
the other cars
Asked what he thought Of Mr.. Cow
herds amendment 10 the bin that eight.
instead OF six, tickets be sold here for
/ p cents, Mr. Dunlop said;
1T would soon have as In the hands
| OF a receiver" answered Mr. Dunlop.
Citizens Demand Road.
Ex-senator Marion Butler Of South
| Carolina ended the discussion of the
subject and said the public demand for
/ the crOsstown road had been so insis-
| tent as TO give the committee no chance
/ OF doubt that IT is a mueh-needed i'm
| pTovement. RE dismissed the objections
/ OF the street property owners by saying
/ any man would object to a street car
track being built in front Of his house.
IF existing law does not require urban
/ lines to give trackage 20 suburban cars,
| ne declared, such a law ought TO be
passed.
- would like 70 know what kind OF a
/ howl would come from General Harries. %
/ continued the Senator. IL the committee
required his company to build the cross
/ town road
Nobody ever heard me squeal." inter-
! rupted General Harries sharply.
! Then We would watch the cOutOTtiOns
/ Of his face that would make angels
/ weep" retOTted Mr.. Butler.
/ He concluded by saying his company
| offered 10 build the crOsstOwn road and
/ ought 90 be allowed 20 do H.