The Washington times., 1909-07-22
Looks Like Long Struggle Is
On Against the New
Regulations.
SECOND COMPANY
BACKS UP FIGHT
Secretary Eddy Favors "Pay
Within" Cars, and Scores
Strap Arrangement.

The fight is on in dead earnest by the
District electric railways against the
enforcement of the orders and regu-
1ations recently issued by the Inter
state Commerce Commission.
Secrecy is guarding every movement
OF the companies, and the commission
ers are refusing to make public any
OF the features Of the contest. That
the bulk OF the complaints are being
made against the enforcement Of GER
tain schedules. provided for in the or
ders. and that the result may be the
recalling of the orders and their amend
ment on a wholesale scale, is admitted
10 be probable.
Following the receipt Of half a dozen
communications from the washington
Railway and Electric Company by the
District Electric Railway Commission
a week ago. protesting certain of the or
ders, a complaint from another trac-
ton company operating in the District
was received by the commission yester-
day.
Just what feature Of the orders this
complaint is aimed at nele Of the Of
fcials Of the commission would make
public today. It was not denied such a
complaint had been received That the
complaint viii be handled in the same
manner as those of the Washington
Railway and Electric Company is be-
lseved TO be assured
Await Special Report.
The complaints of the former com
pany. after having been considered at
the meeting of the commission last
week, were turned over TO Executive
Officer and Secretary Eddy for spe-
cial report. Mr.. Eddy's report is to be
considered by the Railway Commission,
after which that body will make a re-
port 10 the Interstate Commerce Com
mission. recommending that it either
amend the orders or allow them to
stand as at present.
That the ten railway companies op-
Grating ia the District may be working
along a cooperative line ana VIII provide
the commission with a moderate number
of complaints at every meeting II hol0s
until the recent orders and regulations
have been adjusted 10 the satisfaction
of the companies is generally admitted
to be more than probable
Secretary Eddy, in a report made yes
terday, does not hesitate to say great
many more pleasant things about the
''pay-within" type than the pay-a S
yOu-enter type. He characterlZeS X
as being an up-tC-date, safe and COM
Portable car, His report, in part, is as
follows;
s.The pay-within car is somewhat
similar to the -you-enter car, en-
bodying the p A 7. f. principle with
the addition Of the following distinctive
features: First. The bulkhead ends Of
the car are entirely removed thus pro-
viding a clear space from one extreme
end of the car to the other. Second.
The only doors o. the car are those
leading from the platform TO the street.
These are sliding doors and are 1perat-
ed by compressed air, the motOrman
operating the front and the conductor
the rear door The m0tOTmsn's valve
Is Immediately adjacent to the air brake
valve and the conductors valve is To-
Gated on a short post which is situated
AT a point corresponding 70 the door
leading tTom the platform TO the body
of an ordinary street car. Third. Both
front and rear steps are raised and
lowered as the door is closed or opened
Fourth. There are absolutely no grab
handles or other similar devices on the
outside OF the ear When the car is ia
motion all doors are supposed TO be
closed, consequently, with no grab
handles ana the steps raised, 1t is inn
possible for a person to even attempt
10 board or alight from the car while
Il is IN motion"
After throwing bouquets at the pay