Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-01-24
THE CHARACTERIZATION Facilities.


The Transportation Facilities
The conference held yesterday evening
in the rooms of the Business Men
League between officials ofthe Wasning'
ton Southern Railway, officers OF the Guy
eminent and a number OF citizens 10
reference to present transportation iaci''
Ties between this city and Washington
resulted in DO positive assurances 'nA'
any immediate relief would follow.
Mai. R. T. Myers aud Mr.. W. /.
DIXIE president and general manager.
respectiyely, Of the Washington South
ern Railway Company, were present
Mayor PAT presided and he outlined the
object of the committee of officials and
citizens in extending an invitation to
Mai. Myers and Mr.. Duke to visit this
city aud general interchange oil opinion
followed.
Mr.. f S. Leadbeater gave a succinct
description of present transportation
facilities between this city aud Washing
ton. and called attention to the tact
that since the ferryboat had been tied
uv and the running of local steam trains
Rad ceased the community was compelled
10 resort to the electric railway III going
u and coming from Washington. lie
described the over crowding OF the cara,
the danger incident thereto and the
many DELAYS 10 the running ofthe trains,
and urged that such conditions were a
.',,;o,. menace IN The commercial welfare
If Alexandria. The speaker said that
while he was not actueted'by spirit oil
hostility to the electric road, he did ap.
neal to Major Myers to put on local
trains and thus relieve present conditions.
Mr.. A. G. Uhler spoke on The same
line. as did also Messrs. NJ. B. Harlow
and ]. T. Sweeney, the latter saying the
electric road was not only unreliable
hut dangerous He believed the steam
trains could be run permanently and prof.
ilably.
Mr Harlow called attention to the
fact that a sub-station was to be esta0-
lished IN Washington either at YIN street
and Maryland avenue, or at Ith street.
and that Alexandria patrons could now
lie landed from steam trains at either
point. = ,Lo
Capt. Herbert Bryant spoke OF the
disadvantages under which Alexandra
was laboring by reason Of the unsstis-
fac,ory travelling facilities between this
Mace and Washington, and observed that
II was unfortunate for Alexandra that
1he steam trains were discontinued.
Remarks were subsequently made by
Me.srs Thomas Spinks and .. r An
gelo IN regard to present unsatisfactory
and uncertain conditions.
MAYOR Paff informed Maj. Myers thai
those present had not assembled as com
claimants against the electric road, but
thst in view of existing conditions it was
impossible to discuss the business oil the
meeting without making comparisons
Mai. Myers finally rose and SAID that
no realized that no efforts had been
made to exaggerate the condition oil al
fairs and that the Washington Southern
ought 10 accommodate the people OF Alex
andria with an increase OF local service
iF;t we're possible to do so, but there
were many things to be considered. ht
said that. charging 20 cents per rounc
"trip. mis- road would only received
cents per passenger, or oDe-third VIVA
ahe electric road charges for aslngle try
he stated that while he woulf
snake no positive announcement un'
III after he had Investigated thu
matter in all of its phases. !
could be readily seen that it would be
losing proposition to put on extra tram
when their receipts would be only D cent
Der passenger, and that entering III
station in Washington would he absc
lutely out of the question on account Q
the terrible congestion Of trains tins
will continueiuntil the new union sta'lo
an Washington is completed.
1t was suggested to Maj. Myers thu
thoee who desired to patronize the s'eaI
tra;ne would be satisfied if the tran
ran M farther than Seventh street az
Maryland avenue. :,
At the request Of Maj. Myers, M
Duke described the burden already IL
posed upon their tracks between tn
city and Washington
Maj. Myers announced that he wou
inpart all proper Inflammation 10 u
sac corporation commission when
meets in this city February 2, but call
attention to the fact that the authorl
of the commission ceases at the sou
end of the Long Bridge. He said, no
ever, that the WashingtOn-Southern W
making extensive Improvements ne
Alexandria, and that when these
completed the placing OF local trains
service would be simple proposluc
Before closing Maj. Myers said that
would make no promises, but would
the best he could He further stat
that he wanted to take the opportan
TO correct an impression that there
some subsidiary relation bet"een
electric railway aud the Washlngt,
Southern. He stated emphaticaiiy u
mo such relation exists.
The Electric Railways.