Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-21
Should, Compel Compliance.

Should Compel Compliance.
The resolution provided that the time has
arrived when the people of this section. as
well as the citizens Of the District should
take I'D the necessary means to compel
the company to abolish this dumping
ground at Florida avenue and 7th street
and require the company to run through
cars to the District line. and that COM
mittee Of the association Of ten members
be appointed to confer with similar COM
mittees Of the Brightwood Citizens Asso-
citation, the Brlghtwood Park Citizens As
ISOLATION Takoma Park Citizens Associa-
ton and the Business Mems Association.
for the purpose of arranging mass meet
ing of all Of the patrons OF the Brightwood
avenue cars, to voice the sentiment Of an
Indignant public and to pass resolutions
appealing to Congress to abate this nufS-
ance Before the meeting adjourned the
resolution was put to a vote and passed
unanimously.
Following the reading of the resolution
by the secretary. Mr.. c. c. Lancaster adj
dressed the meeting. advocating its adcp-
ton. He said that this was the hour when
action should be taken. He said his views
were not only echoed in the resolution. but
by all the residents who patrontze the
BrightWood road
Mr.. Louis P. Shoemaker. president Of the
Brentwood Citizens Association. was the
next speaker. He referred to the meeting
as being the largest he had ever attended.
ard referred to the numerous complains
which had been made from time to time
and Of the various petitions which had been
sent to the railroad company. He called
attention to the through service on the G
street line as far as Laurel. and advocated
q through service from the center of the
city on the Brightwood line.
Gen. Harries Responds.
At this tuncture President GUIDE intro
duced General Harrfes the piece de
resistance" General Harries In his open
ing remarks said he could easily appreciate
the feeling which actuates individuals or or
ganized efforts to get what they haven't
got: that he could sympathjze heartily with
those who have friendly feeling for fnves-
tors Of money, not combining his remarks to
Petworth. but embracing BriShtwood Park.
Brightwood and Takoma Park. After re-
viewing the history Of the Brfghtwood road
and the delight expressed by the citizens
railroad. and later the building Of the road
he said: THE railroad has been highly I'M
profitable. the community at that time
didn't grow up to the railroad and when
I was president of the Metropolitan rail-
road refused to accept 1t as gift. and
it didn't take any time to decide II. There
was not much population to tempt railroad
investors. and considered the purchase OF
the Brightwood road to be absurd and fool
ish. There never was bigger biunder
made than In the purchase Of this road
The rolling stock was poor and we early
realized what the road was owing to the
financial burden and the present financial
condition 1t will for some time remain as a
separate road. It is tremendous burden.
The first railroad was failure. the second
railroad was failure, both or which are
things good to remember. We are so apt
to forget There is an indebtedness that
can't be wiped out. aad. therefore. who
would want ite'
In speaking Of the transfer point at 7th
street and Florida avenue, Gen. Harries
said: The Brightwood railroad has no
right below the loop. The road has run
In debt SIS 900 during the past eight
months. The 9th street line cannot buy
the road. They are two corporations and
must be for long time separate. Any Inn
proyements which will be made out ON this