The Washington times., 1910-07-04
Where Are Nine Others OH
Mt. Pleasant Line DeScrib-
ed by Moffett?
PUBLIC GUESSING;
TIMES KEEPS TAB
PedeStrianiSm on Increase, Declares
Antitrust Leag Head-MOre
Letters Arrive.
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popular throughout the city and many
citizens who heretofore have given no
thought 10 pedestTiauism are walking
10 and from their Offices Inevitably
this new method Of showing displeasure
with the street car management viii
make itself felt in the stockholders
pocketbook- The heated term has
scarcely begun and yet there are 50
manv. people walking that 1t has become
noticeable
That the demand for open street cars,
repeatedly made by The Times. IS bear
ing fruit. was made evident today = l.
AIonett. general superintendent Of the
Washington Railway and Electric Com
pany- declared today that the company
was operating ten open street cars on
the Mt Pleasant line This is an in
crease OF about nine over the number
operated two weeks or 50 ago, accord
ing to those who have been keeping tab
on that particular line Mr. MOnett was
silent as 10 the cause Of the increased
number Of open cars, but he made one
remark which is somewhat significant
and should be remembered BY the pat
r0ns OF the Mt. Pleasant line
M MOnettS Statement
I've lad not expected 10 operate open
cars on the Mt Pleasant line this sum
uer," said Nr- Moffett "It seems that
We viii have 10 do so. however. and
since We are uuprepared We have been
compelled 10 put on open cars which are
more or less worn out, and which We
did not expect to use again I do not
know how long this ten open-car
schedule has been in operation on the
Mt Pleasant line, but I should think,
without attempting 10 be very definite.
that the open cars have been running
on that line for a month
This statement is somewhat at vari-
sHCe with che observations Of Mr.
Scharf. who has given considerable at
tention 10 the Mt Pleasant line
in reference to your fight for open
summer cars in this city" writes Mr.
SCharf- Il wish 10 say that YOU are 10
be congratulated UpOn the general In
tereSr which has BET awakened IN
washington by your articles
Where Are the Cars?
ONE IMPROVEMENT Is ALREADY
NOTED SINCE THE AGITATION
HAS BEGUN THE Mt PLEASANT
LINE HAS PUT on SIX OPEN CARS
WHICH WOULD OTHERWISE HAVE
BEEN PERMITTED TO LIE IDLE IN
THE CAR BARN"
The regular patrons Of the Mt Pleas
sus line would Ike to know just what
disposition is made Of the ten JIaDi-
catcd open cars referred to by Mr.. Mof-
fett- After receiving he assurance Of
Superiuteudent Noffe5t that ten open
cars We're being operated on the Mt
Pleasant line today. a representative Of
The Times hurried to the corner Of
d
how wei the open cars were p2JrOuIZed
and IN SEQ whether there was any de
crease in The number Of passengers rid
In on the closed cars
At I9--2 an open car hove In sight from
the direction Of Mt Pleasant
How wei Il answered the description
OF Superintendent MOhetL II was old
and diIaDitlted- It vas so out Of plumb
that a master car builder would have
thrown uD his hands II despair II he
were asked 10 put II IN Grst-claSS con
aitiOn-
One Open Car Sighted
The car. numbered 1902. was single
truck affair, short and dumpy5 me front
platform sagged about degrees
below the level Of the rear plat
form the motOrnau could not keep
on fun speed more than two minutes at
= time If he did so the bounding Of
the old vehicle would have torn the
body Of the car from the trucks and
me s-aearauce Of the decrepit old
car, however, was not the significant
TscI which rewarded The Times repre-
sentative in his search for open cars
EaviuE observed that one car, the
reporter decided TO wait and look over
the other nine He remained at that
particular spot for just one hour and
a half During that time old, worn out
1902 was the only car on the Mt Pleas
ant line which passed and repaSSed me
corner IF there were any other open
ant line this morning they did not turn
the corner Of Fourteenth and T streets
during the hour and half referred
10. either on the way to the Capitol
or bound 10 Nj Pleasant
Obtains Information
Mr. Scharf also gathered some in
formation about the oPen-car question
which should be Of interest TO the
EtocknoIdeIs Of the companies
"To show how much open cars are
wanted" says Dr. Scharf- Il wish 10
point 10 q practice which has been in
vogue among office holders who live
anywhere within several squares Of
Eighteenth street and Columbia road
Such office holders who had been TAX
ing the Mt. Pleasant line IN the win
zer. began TO walk 10 Eighteenth
street and Columbia road IN order 70
take the open seventh street cars
which have 1TailerS attached
'Tlay could get transfers 10 the
Capitol and nearly ell the departments
of the Government, and have pleas
ant ride for their money including a
seat FOR an after breakfast smoke