Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-01

First notice of the establishment of a re-
ceivership over the lines and all physical
property of the Washington, Arlington and
Falls Church Railway Company was given
to the patrons of the road this morning
when Maj. Charles Hine caused to be tackled
up against the side of the station at the
Virginia end of the Aqueduct br:dg, the for
NAL notice that he had taken possession of
the property.
News of the receivership was of special
interest to the score or more of persons
who were injured in tie disastrous wreck
on the company's line above Rossiyn, Va,
early on the morning of July 3 last, and
whose suits for damages are yet pending
before the courts
Application fon the receivership was
made before Judge Edmund WaddiIl,
jr.. in the United States circuit court for
the eastern district of Virginia. in Nor
folk. yesterday afternoop, and the neces-
sary order was at once signed by him.
Maj. Hine was named as the agent of
the court. and, upon filing bond, ne was
instructed to take possession and con-
tinue the operation of the railways lines.
On Creditors Complaint.
Mr.. John S. Barbour Of the law firm OF
Moore, Barbour & Keith of Fairfax, which
secured the appointment Of the receiver
this afternoon. stated that the complain
ant at whose instance the appointment is
made Is trustee for mortgage creditors of
the company, and that 1t is alleged in the
bill that the secured and unsecured debts
of the company are such that it will be
unable to pay from the current revenues
fha 0l1 1icrotf Of fha
which are now overdue, and other heavy
and immediate pressing demands. The
complainant alleges that the receivership
is necessary in order to continue the op-
Grafton of the road and protect all the in
terests involved, including those of the
public.
Mr.. BarbrsIr said that he had no doubt
that one quick result of the action taken
would be securing the funds neces sary to
provide an ample supply of power, of
which the company is now short and make
certain other improvements which ARE be-
ing urged by the patrons of the road. He
said that the property is valuable. and he
hoped that in the end all its Just liabilities
will be met.
S3J0.00O have been filed in the circuit
court in Alexandria county against the
Washington, Arlington and Falls Church
Railway Company as result of the
wreck. 1t was understood that the at
torneys representing the railroad COM
pany Will endeavor to settle as many of
Receiver Virginian.
Maj. Charles Hine. who has been named
as receiver. is well known in this city and
throughout the section of Virginia covered
by the line He is native of Vienna, Va,
and was graduated in 1885 in the Washing
ton High School. From that institution he
soon went to West Point appointee
from his congressional district. He was
graduated in 1891 and was assigned to the
infantry arm of the military service. After
serving for several years with station at
Fort Thomas, KY, opposite Cincinnati, dur
ing which time he was graduated from the
Cincinnati Law School. he resigned from
the army to accept a position in the oper-
ating department of the Big -Four Railway
Company He did this In order to learn
the railroad business, beginning work as a
freight brakeman and rising through sue
cessive stages to be chief clerk at Cleveland.
He resigned that position in 1898 to join the
District of Columbia volunteer regiment for
service during the war with Spain, serving
as major of the second battalion.
On being mustered out he returned to his
railroad work and passed from the Big
Four to be general manager of the Findlay
Fort Wayne and Western road. From that
position he advanced steadily and served a
number of important railroad systems in the
middle west. Recently de Joined the stan Of
a firm OF production engineers" In New
York. for the purpose of organizing their
department, in which connection he
has been active for some months Investigate
ing railroad conditions in various parts OF
the country.
Mai. Hines selection by the court to serve
as the receiver of the Falls Church line is
regarded as a happy solution Of the diff
culties pressing upon the corporation, In
view of his wide experience in transporta-
ton matters and his intimate personal
Of the local conditions and his