The Washington times., 1908-08-28
APPROVE Of STAND
WEST HAS TAKEN
Congratulated on His Posi-
ION Regarding Location
of Substation.

Commissioner West has received 6
number Of letters from business men
Bnd others of Southwest Washington
congratulating him on his stand with
reference to the location OF a sub
station IN that section.
The following communication was re-
ceived today from J. Sondheimer, 50s
and 511 Seventh street southwest:
1T is with great pleasure that / learn
of your attitude with regard to The de-
termination of the railroad company
TO build an $50 coo station at Fourteenth
and Water streets. ! can safely say
that the majority of the propertyownerg
and residents of the southwest are bit
terly opposed to the Fourteenth street
site, ard agree that a Tar better loCa-
tion for the depot would be either on
the railroad property on c street, be-
tween Four-and-a-half and Seventh
streets, or on the public ground on K
street. between Four-and-a-half and
Ninth streets.
Approves of Site
Personally, I think the last mem
toned property the better site for the
station Why not deed this ground.
which in its present condition is an
expense to the District TO the railroad
company in consideration Of what they
have spent on their anticipated Four
teenth Street Station?"
Residents Of other sections Of the city
are interested also in the selection of
the site. and are urging the location Of
the station between FOur-and-a-half and
Seventh streets.
In a letter to Commissioner West. II.
o Hail. OF Fourteenth and Harvard
q L1 frr FOIL rfuer~ -.
say:
''The object. as I understand it. Of
building a substatiou south Of pennsyl-
yanla avenue is TO furnish a convenient
depot more easy Of access than is the
Union Station. for local traffic between
Washington and Alexandria and other
points south. The location of such
station at Fourteenth street would al
most entirely defeat the object sought
70 be attained. and il Is doubtful. owing
10 the inacCessihility OF that location.
II station at that point would be used
az all by hose Tor whom it was intend
eu and VINO now use tie temporary
platform at Eighth street and Maryland
avenue because OF its central location
and easy access to the street cars.
Is Not Desirable.
The great distance and absence of
street car facilities would render the
location less desirable than the Union
Station, and f. might as well not be
built at all # It IS to be located at such
a distant and incOnvenient point"
The deciding vote viii rest with Com
missioner MaCfariaud who is awav on
his vacation. 10 is believed. however
That he viii favor the site upheld Nv
commissioner West, Notwithstanding the
possibility OF involving the District IN
lnandamus proceedings TO cOmDeI the
commissioners TO approve the Four
teenth street site.
MOrrow's View.
In advocacy of his position rsgardInp
the Fourteenth street location, Engineer
Commissioner Morrow said TODAY thar
the site was determined upon after a
conference with the Senate and House
District committees, with a view To
future as well as present conditions.
In consideration of the growth of
business interests in the neighborhood of
Fourteenth street, there will. in twenty
years, be demand for a station in that
location, and the railroad company, in
my opinion, will have TO abandon the
Station between Four-and-a-half and
Seventh streets and build in that local
ity' said Major MORROW. This is sim
ply question of fair treatment ] do
not believe in hitting a railroad man
every time he shows his head because he
IS the representative of a big corpora
tiOu.
1T is my belief that the wishes of the
majority Of the public should be re-
spected, and II all the conditions were
known, the majority would favor the
Fourteenth street site"