The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-07-09

American Security and Trust Com
pany; director Real Estate Title In
surance Company; member Board Of
Trade.
Woodbury. Blair-Vioe president and
attorney National Savings and Trust
Company; director Columbia Title In
sTance Company
William Loeb, Jr.-Collector port Of
New York; director United Gas Com
pauy, New York; former secretary to
Colonel Roosevelt.
one Of the seven directors OF the
Capital Traction Company Is the gen
eraI superintendent, who devOtes all
Of his time to the affairs of the com
pany, and one Is a New York CAPT
talist- The other five, and their bust
ness connections other than with the
Capital Traction Company are as
follows:
George f HamiIton-Second vice
president, attorney, and trust officer
Union Trust Company; director and
general counsel Willard Hotel Com
pany; third vice president Terminal
Storage Company; general counsel
Washington Terminal Company.
Edward J. SteIIwagen-President
Union Trust Company; president VII
lard Hotel Company; president Termi-
nal Storage Company; president
Thomas J. Fisher and Company; dire
tor Columbia Title Insurance Com
pany; chairman Taft inaugural con-
mittee.
Maurice J. Adler-Vice president
Georgetown Gas Light Company; vice
president Farmers and Mechanics Ma
tiOnaI Bank; director Union Trust Com
pany; director Firemen's Insurance
Company.
Henry Hurt-Director Riggs National
Bank; director American Security ana
Trust Company director Security
Storage Company.
John s LarcOmbe-Director AMER
can Security and Trust ComPany5 real
estate broker and builder; member
Chamber Of Commerce
The business policy Of these men,
generally speaking, Is TO look upon
the good VIII Of the public as a valu-
able asset. As bankers, as insurance
officials, as trust company officers, as
warehouse owners. a. steamboat opera
tors. these men cater TO the public.
Much Of their time Is devoted 70 de
vising ways TO gain public friendship
and patronage Without the good VIII
Of the community they believe they
1 could not succeed
Il Is surprising TO observe the atti-
tude OF these same gentlemen when
the issue Is between their street car
companies and the public As officials
OF other corporations they give deep
and careful thought to the problem of
making friends OF patrons and possible
/ patrons. As managers Of the street
railway properties they seem TO fail to
observe this excellent principle Of bust
ness. and by such failure they make
themselves liable 70 the charge that
they do not consider the good VIII of
/ the public OF sufficient Importance 10
T be given consideration.
It is difficult TO understand the
( theory Of such a contradictory and I'M
wise attitude
Most Of the directors OF the Wash
! ington street railways are AT the front
IN movements for promoting the IN
terests of Washington through the ac-
/ tivities OF civic and business OrEaufza-
tions. They are sincerely DESTROYS OF
making this a bigger, broader, and bet
ter city, and they give freely of their
time, energy, and money 10 this end
But uhen sitting as boards of direc-
TOTS OF WashingtOn's traction com
: panies. they seem to lose sight Of the
/ general good
This surprising and seemingly mex
/ pIicabIe condition Of affairs we sincere
/ " commend to the Washington street
railway directors for their most earnest
consideration