Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-26
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
PROPOSITION FOR TWO-CENT
FARES ON RAILROADS.
Matter Under Consideration by State
Corporation Commission-Genera
and Personal Notes.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, January %, 1907.
The question Of 2-cent mileage on rail-
roads operating in the state, which is being
considered by the state corporation COM
mission, is attracting no little amount of
attention. and is being vigorously pushed by
the Travellers Protective Association, who
ultimately hope to secure the same.
Mr.. A. D. Brockett Of this city. who Is
member Of the Travellers Protective Asso-
citation and chairman of the state railroad
committee Of that organization, left here
TINS morning for Richmond, Va, in the in
terests of the bill. The Travellers Protective
Association is rep resented in the fight by
Mr.. Allen Caberton Braxton of Staunton.
Va, while Attorney General Anderson is
representing the commonwealth in the mat
ter.
Mr.. Brockett said to Star reporter this
| morning:
81 feel that there is no question now be-
fore the people of Virginia in which the
people are more interested than 2-cent mile
age. The state legislature at it's last meet
| ing passed the Churchill bill, which called
| for the railroads, operating throughout the
! state to issue mileage books at 2 cents a
mile.
The feeling was that the measure as
passed might be declared unconstitutional.
| and in order to secure two-cent mileage, a
| further resolution was passed requesting
| the state corporation commission to declare
a two-cent mileage rate in the event that
which has since been declared by Judge
Holt Of -Staunton. Va, and 1t having been
| accepted that the power is with the state
corporation commission
| Those who travel to any extent on rail-
| roads claim that it has been the experience
| of all railroads making a two-cent mileage
| rate that the increase in receipts at the
| lower rate Is far greater than when rates
n q in
| and that in all cases 1t has eventually
proved beneficial to the railroads.
Sale at Auction.
s. H. Lunt, auctoneer, this morning at
| IL o'clock sold at public auction for John
! w. May, trustee, the two-story frame
| store and dwelling situated on the south
side of King street between Washington
and Cameron streets. The property was pur-
chased by Mr.. John A. Cogan for the sum
| of $4,750. The price paid was considered
| very good. and the bidding was lively.
Attorney Robinson Moncure represented the
| trustee.
Covenanters Elect Officers.
The Covenanters Of the Second Presby-
terrain Church have elected the following
officers for the ensuing year: Elmer
Thompson, president; Myron Howard. vice
| president; Frank Cone secretary; Bedford
Uhler, treasurer. The advisory committee
is composed Of Charles H. Davis and
Misses Atha Swain. Lucy Graves and
| the boys Of that church between the ages
Of eight and sixteen years.
| Railway Charter Granted.
| The state corporation commission has
| granted a charter to the Lyndhurst and
| Sherando Railroad Company Of this city
The following are the officers: Jackson H.
| Ralston, president, Hyattsville, Md; John
B. Sleman, jr., secretary and treasurer
Harvey T. Winfield. Frederick L. Siddons,
James Sharp, Harry Stamford of Wash
ton. D. C.. and H Z. Milliner of Morgan
rectors. The sum of $4,000 Is named as
the capital stock.
The principal terminal places shall be
from Lyndhurst. Augusta county, Va, to
erty In Augusta county. Six miles In
/; length is the estimate Of the main line.
/ General Items.
Guard Smith. from the Richmond peni-
Tertiary. left here yesterday afternoon.
having in custody William Davia colored,
alias John Smith. of Fairfax county, Va,
| sentenced to serve a term Of five years at
that institution for horse stealing.
He also had In custody William Thomas,
| a prisoner at that place. who was recently
sentenced to serve term Of twenty-seven
years for the same offense. Thomas was
| brought back to testify against Davis.
| Miss Odessa p. Mankn and Mr.. Charles
| H. Cash, both of this city, were married
last evening at the parsonage of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church South by Rev.
Charles d. Bulla pastor.
| Two games of basket ball will be played
at Schuler's Hall tonight by the Alexan-
dria Athletic Association. The opposing
| teams will be the Shamrocks and Vespers,
both Of Washington: It is expected that
both of the games will be very interesting.
as both teams are about evenly matched.
! The Alexandria German Club last even.