Evening star., 1909-06-06
| WANT DOUBLE TRACKS VALLEY OF VIRGINIA
Congress Heights Citizens Also Many From All Sections at
! Ask Through Cars. Confederate Memorial.
/ STAND BY ASSOCIATION MENCEMENT SERVICES
Forward Request to Washington District Girl Member Of Institute
Railway and Electric Company. Senior Class
CHARGE OF DISCRIMINATION BRETHREN IN CONFERENCE
Be While
to Develop Driving Badly Bruised
District o Outside. Making Time.
Congress Heights Citizens Also
Ask Through Cars.
BY ASSOCIATION
Forward Request to Washington
Railway and Electric Company.
CHARGE OF DISCRIMINATION
Argue That Conditions Should Be
Such az to Develop Sections Of
District, Instead Of Outside.

In pursuance of . policy discussed at
several Of its meetings. the Congress
Heights Public Improvement Associa-
ton, through its president and vice
president, has taken up with General
Manager Fuller OF the Washington
Railway and Electric Company the re-
quest for through car service and double
| tracks. A letter has been forwarded to
Mr.. Fuller setting forth the position Of
the residents Of Congress Heights and
asking that attention be given the mat
ter. Tho letter sets forth:
Congress Heights Is vitality and deep
ly interested In the matter Of through
cars to and from the city. and in a better
all-around service over the line con-
trolled by you from Anacostia to the
Heights. The Public Improvement As
| sociation OF which we are offlcers has
been giving this subject serious consid-
GRAFTON and has delegated US to lay its
views before you. trusting that you will
| give your close and favorable attention
| to the requests made.
Charge Of Discrimination.
I'VE feel that it is not the permanent
policy of the Washington Railway Elec-
trio Company to retard the growth. pro-
gress and prosperity Of sections Of the
city which 1t reaches, yet that Is exactly
what is taking place under the transfer
system. In these days OF rush men do
not care to waste valuable time at trans
fer points, and the consequence Is that
nine times out of ten homeseekers will
go In directions where transfers are not
imposed upon them. Unconsciously, per-
haps, but all the same true. your COM
pany has been discriminating most seri-
ously against the District OF Columbia
in this matter, and giving every ad-
vantage to Maryland and Virginia points.
This policy that has been pursued to the
great detriment OF District points ought.
it seems to us, to be changed. and your
system encourage development Of subur-
ban points within the District and not
those in nearby states.
I'm this connection We beg to say that
we are not asking your company to build
up Congress Heights That is already
accomplished. No suburban part of the
District has shown greater progress in
building and increase of population. even
under the adverse conditions of car serv-
| ice imposed upon us by your line. how
ever unintentional 1t may be. Aside from
| the residence population served by the
Congress Heights line. there is heavy
traffic to and from the great steel plant
south of the heights; to the Hospital for
the Insane, located north OF u.s. and to
| Guard. east OF us, and at times the cars
| are so crowded that seats are out Of the
question.
Ask Development Of District.
| without going into these details. with
which you are acquainted. we beg to
again refer to the wisdom on your part
Of trying to make conditions such as to
develop sections OF the District instead
| of sections outside. BY double tracking
the line from Anacostia to the heights, at
comparatively small expense, and install
| ing through cars over the line instead Of
the out-of-date cars now being operated
the District an opportunity of coming
| into its own and at the same time fur
| nishing to citizens already located there
| adequate service for the patronage they
| give you.
Nichols avenue. over which the Con-
gress Heights cars operate. Is sufficiently
| wide to accommodate two tracks and the
| right Of way belongs to your company
whenever you care to utilize 1t.
Spirit of Greater Washington.
| "There are number Of minor matters
connected with the present service which
we have taken up with Supt Moffett, and
we hope that he will act favorably, but in
the broader questions of more liberal
| treatment of District citizens In through
service, double tracks, ETC., we feel that it
will be necessary for you to act in con-
Junction Win the DOdTO OF directors OF
your company. This board is composed of
broad-minded, successful. energetic Wash
ington men. filled with the spirit of
Greater Washington. 1t is not our belief
that they wish TO cramp and circumscribe
local points and local people by disas-
trous transfer system. Especially is this
true where community has long been
established, has vigorous population,
furnishes good patronage to the car lines
and Is growing fast, even under restric-
tions that are far from inviting.
Trusting that you will be able to give
this your early attention and. II neces-
sary. bring 1t to the attention of your
board of directors, SO that we may have
| reply, we beg to remain" etc.