The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-01-29
Wants Time Extended.

MI ESed SAID Iue road would ike 20
extend the time 10 1910, il the proposed
law was passed. we hope We viii
not be compelled 20 60 10 the additional
expense that would be necessary" said
Mr.. Rea. We want opportunity 90
try the other suggestions We nave
made
Senator Burkett inquired whether yne
roads could not suppress smoke with
out use Of electricity.
Il think not said AR. Rea Ger
tainly We should resist as far as We
legally could. IL would cost us more
money than We have 10 spend
Mr.. Rea told OF the heavy eEpendl-
lures ~ his road between New York
and Washington, AT New York, and IN
Wasn't gtOn lie said 5000. 60 had been
spent h Washington alone.
j. il. Muhifeld, general superintend-
cuJ Of motive power FOR the Baltimore
and Ohio. discussed the feasibility Of
the elimination OF smoke.
While the railroad companies want
10 make use of smoke suppresslug app
pliances. IL IS not possible" he said
( TO apply such apparatus as VIII al
ways Doe operated in the proper man
Mr. MuhifeId said smoke suupressIng
/ devices had been quite beneficial
In answer 10 questions by Senator
GaliinEer as 10 whether any efforts
were being made 10 suppress smoke
now by the roads entering Washing
| ton. including his own, Mr. Muhifrld
said experiments had been going 8n
! Tor Two or three months "I belize We
are bylhB % accomplish some results Do
| said Mr. Muhifeld
Sharply questioned by Senator
EuTketti Mr. Muhfield admitted thar
without legislation the roads would
not go 20 the same lengths i'm dealing
WIN the smoke situation as with legis-
A ". Gibbs. general superiut.adent
or motive power OF the Pennsylvania
road, said the roads stuck 10 gas coat
! because 80 was more reliable H- told
/ or the experiments now being made %
| eliminate smoke by the use of
| briQuetted coal
! President ". II. White. OF the Rich
| nonar FTeuricksbuTg ard Potomac eun-
phasized The hardships that would be
| caused 10 his road By going % the eX-
/ ptHse Of using motors. he thought the
| law that was proposed Inevitably meant
/ the use OF electric motors. II would
I mean an enormous burden OH the road
| and on traffic. according 10 his view.
Can Still See the Capitol.
He thought the nuisance OF smoke
/ here not serious. and that the dome Of
/ the Capitol stood out as bright as it did
4 "Hvn De- rrst saw 10 as lad. forty years
. ago. Il DO think Congress ls under a
moral and equitable estoppel from pass
ing this law said Mr. White
President MaCfarland. OF the District
Commissioners, briefly addressed the
committee. saving DE had never known
before today that the roads We're duiug
anything % suppress smoke. Il mere
agitation. he said had done So much
bow much more would actual IegisIs-
ton do He reminded Mr White thai
the District Fire Department washed
2 down the front OF the Capitol once q
year This proposed law he declared
" ''cdn be met substantially as these
gentlemen have admitted. by the use
. 81 anthracite and coke as la BROOKLYN
and Queens county. and by the use of
] smoke suppressors. They have admitted
t that elsewhere they are doing the very
I things We want them 20 do here"
ElecIrlncauon, he said would be the
/ ideal. but not the only way OF meeting
I this situation. When sifted, the rail-
| road case amounted simply 20 unWill-
/ ingness 10 spend the money necessary
/ Tor electrihcatiOn. Else where he as
! serted eleCtrincation was being carried
! out regardless of cost He ridiculej
/ the Idea of prOcrastinatiOn to 1910 or 1890
I The promises 10 make the change vol
/ unfairly were all well enough so far as
/ the gentlemen present were concerned
but Congress could not accept such
promises. The people of The District
or Columbia feel strongly on this sub
tect,' he said but they ought not q
feel more strongly than any patriot,
/ American"
In closing. Mr.. mcfarland said it wa.
amazing roads did not cheerfully take
] the steps asked of them 10 protect the
/ National Capital from the intOlerablt
smoke nuisance.