The Washington herald., 1909-01-19
RELIEF Is SOUGHT
BY The COMMITTEES
Business Men interested in
Passage of Bill.
ASK AID OF COMMISSIONERS
President Declares in
Letter TO MacfarIand that Delays
work Great Hardship-Interrupt
of Traffic Serious and should Be
Remcdied-PcrsonaI Observation.

Strong pressure is being exerted for
the sake Of the Virginia commuters who
ara crying for relief from several evils
connected with the business Of transport
Ing them into Washington for their days
work
The mouthpiece Of their grievances IS
the governing board OF the Washington,
Arlington andFFaHs Church Commuters
Association. with Offices at 1926 New York
avenue. This organization Is striving TO
have the House Of Representatives pass
a bin. introduced by Representative
Wagner, entitled AN act to provide for
eliminating certain grade crossings on
the line Of the Baltimore and Potomac
Railway Company IN the city OF Wash
ington, and requiring said company 10
depress and elevate its tracks. and 70
enable It 20 relocate parts OF its rail-
roads therein"
Business Men Interested
There are nearly 5000 Of Washingtoa's
business men interested in the passage
Of the bin. and they have written 70
the Commissioners asking for their sup
port The letter follows:
+ O1s o. the Core-uias Beard q tse yushi.z1ou.
Arilngtoa and Pals Church Railway Coanure-s'
Ass0catlon- L-5 New YORK avenue
Washlngt0u, .. c. Jan. g, 100.
Hon T. p Z Mcfarland.
Colnmissiouer < District of Columbia
sl-- an handing you herewith oopy q House o.
hepreseutatIFes OH No. Z45s and sincerely hope
lAI yea nay see yo'E way clear 70 give this biI
yolF hearty lndcrseEnent.
+ There are upEari al s0o of y.ss5f,g.,,.. t-,ss-
Hess ren interested IN the passage q this bI Who
r~ice n the state q Virginia and c0ne Gaily into
ile District % pursue Their various vocatio-s 4
-srge nrabe: q these Derscus are obliged 70 rssca
: mex PAGES q business az specified hOr and
those Who 50 - E0Tk early and Eho live a. COL
si1esose distance fun the District are obliged 20
( take a wy eaTT car fc. The sole fear thai the
later e1r, which, Il not InIeicd n is progsss.
would land them IN Washington for business. nav
b. he'd Up b. the CIeninr q tie d-aw II the
Highway Bridge. Ehi-l would czuse deIav SUI
tcient 10 make them late. ard 10 many instances
fhey WO1ld be forced u l1se ore hour O. more q
TIER tine. even though they we're late but fes
uluu-es.
Personal Observation.
From personal obseITzt1oa fo- the Iost eizhsssa
m7utb5 ] know O. the severe incoz-suienes Whole
families are gut 70 on sccount q TIE deisy eaused
u crossing Jhs Highway Bridge, ard also kncw
that he hi1sing q the s-nokestacEs and azgrolss
{ Oh a veTy lzzge majority of the t-zboats would
otviats thee delays and thereby Afford a great
relief to laTEs number of pe7Sons cuzing INTO re
I Distrcs daily.
Thsre vi1 BE public hcs-ing OF TIE biu %
u,1-TOE. January -. before tie House Committee
Z On Interstate ard FG-eigu Commerce. Sincerely.
HAIRY 9. BIRGE. Presid=nL
Commissioner MacfaTiand has replied
/ as follows.
Dear Sir I have yUT favUC and heartily ap-
Prove the principles Of the Iucosed til ] shau D
Ea5 voE WI SAY 50 st the hearing before the
House Counuittes Interstate and F5-eigG Cen
Ee-ce tomor-OE m0rrIng.