The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-02-07
TINES CRUSADE.
GAINS RECRUITS
Demand for VeStibuled Cars
Grows Stronger.
BUSINESS MEN IN LINE
Heads of Board of Trade and Business
Mems Association Promise
Cooperation.

From the heads of the Washington |
Board of Trade and the Business Mems /
Association The Times is receiving /
strong and encouraging support in its I
efforts to procure protection during the /
bitter weather now prevailing for street !
car motormen. who are now forced to +
face the cruel and biting winter winds, :
the sleet and the snow, unguarded by I
anything save the extension of the car !
roofs over their heads.
Many letters come in with every mail :
commencing. The Times for its vigorous /
handling OF this question, and express
ing the hope that Congress will at this i
session, pass a law compelling the street !
railway companies to provide yesti6ules
on all cars operated by them.
Mr.. Oysters Advocacy.
James F. oyster, president of the
Business Mems Association, will. at the
meeting of the executive committee OF
that organization. which takes place
this afternoon. advocate action on the
part of the association in favor of llav- !
ing the street railway companies place
vestibuIes on all cars operated by them.
Personally I am strongly in favor of
having the vestibules on our street rail- |
way cars" said Mr.. Oyster to a re-
rorter for The Times today. while l
cannot speak for the Business Men
Association, nor predict what it will do
in regard to this matter, /, myself, am
heartily in sympathy with The Times
on this question.
Asked by the reporter if he could not,
at this afternoons meeting OF the
executive committee, bring up the sub
ject of vestibuled cars, Mr. Oyster re-
piled:
II can and I will The matter shall
nave my hearty support.
Il noticed on one of the Pennsylvania
avenue cars yesterday vestibule, and
the sight of it gave me great pleasure.
1 hope 1t viii be followed by the plac-
ing Of vestibuIes on all the cars on
the Capital Traction and other lines.
AT It's meeting this afternoon the
executive committee will call a meet
ing of the board. The date of this
meeting viii not be determined until
this afternoon. but I hope. when II is
held some action viii be taken in sup
port of The Times and its campaign
for vestibuled cars
Heartily in Sympathy.
William Y. Cox, president Of the Board
of Trade today expressed himself as
heartily in sympathy with the cam
paign inaugurated by The Washington
Times in favor of vestibuled cars on
the street railways OF the District.
I'm every city with a climate such
as we have here in Washington there
should be vestibuIed. cars for tlfe proper
protection Of motornaer and eonduc-
tors said Mr.. Cox, .tand believe there
are few, if any cities of like size in
which vestibuled cars have not been In
stalled. While / am not a railroad man
and therefore cannot speak by the
card, I believe that the subject is re
ceiving the proper attention Of the
executive officers Of our street railways.
/ not advised whether or not the
matter will be brought before the Board
of Trade, nor can / say what the boara
as z body would or could do with It, s It
might be referred to a committee. OF
disposed Of in some other. way There
Is no doubt in my mind, however. that
no member Of our body Will dissent from
the proposition that Yestibuled cars
ought to be provided.
1t Is my belief that the trailer is
doomed and the day not far distant
when with the installation OF new and
Improved rolling stock we shall have
single, vestibuled cars and these run
nlng on closer and faster schedules than
can now be made possible with a train.
There is too much Anticipated rolling
stock on our Washington street rail
this condition of things viii be speedily
remedied.
MIR. Barlow's Petition.
One hundred and twenty-seven names
have been signed to a petition Drawn
up by William Barlow. of 500 Seventh
street southwest. and indorsing the eff
forts of The Times in behalf of the mo-
tornen of the District
'T started that petition yesterday af-
ternoon.'' said Mr.. Barlow. when seen
by a representative Of The Times this
morning, and already have 127 names
By this time tomorrow ] expect TO have
800" Mr.. Barlow says that he has the
name of nearly every storekeeper on
southwest Seventh street on his list and
that he expects TO get every man and
woman in his neighborhood TO attach
their names to his petition.
1t is a great thing" said he. There
is no one who IS forced TO endure the
same exposure as do the motornen Of
our street cars. That they should not
be furnished With Vestibules as a par
tial protection against the clements. is
a crime, and do not see how Congress
can refuse 10 pass law forcing the
provision of such protection. ! have sent
the petition TO the various store keep
ers on southwest Seventh street and
all have signed Immediately Others
have come into my shop and sigTsed. In
every case, when they learned the pur-
pose of the petition. they expressed
themselves as heartily in favor Of the
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