The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-11-08
Committee Stamps Traction
Companies With Unquali-
fed Approval.
PRESS CRITICISMS
ARE DISCOURAGED
Question of Seating Declared Only
Problem WORTHY of Investigation.
Competition Frowned Upon.

A sweeping Endorsement for the street
railways OF the District Of Columbia Is
contemplated by the Washington Board
of Trade.
The report Of the transportation com
mittee, OF which Alex BrittOn IS chair
man, has been completed and forwarded
TO General George h Harries, president
of the board, for adoption by the or
ganization at its annual meeting next
Monday night.
The entire transportation situation IN
the District during the current year has
been so generally satisfactory" says
the report, the work of this committee
has been light. Certain features 81
minor Importance have been more or
less discussed IN the public press. but
not by tins committee, il being consid-
cred more in keeping with the tradi-
ions Of the Washington Board OF
Trade To COnIDe cur efforts 10 those
subjects OF general public importance
and not waste them upon the smaller
Cnce.'
The report does not mention i'll ven
tllated cars.
The public demand for cross seats
IN P-A-f-E cars, however, has reached
the ears Of the committee and an in
Eestigation is promised lat an early
Gate, and the first bearing IS 10 DC
gwen 20 the representatives OF the
street railway companies
To Investigate Seating.
THE question Of operating street rail-
way cars with longitudinal or cross
seats seems 10 be OF sufficient public
interest TO justify this committee max
Eg an inquiry" reads the report 1T
has therefore, been determined 70 con
slider this question at an early date,
urst hearing The representatives 3f the
railway companies, ana gathering tull
lhLotiudJlon In lAe naVer, II possible.
Just when this Investigation is 20 be
instituted has MOI been determined, but
IN any event II cannot take place in
time for report 70 the annual meeting
Of the Board Of Trade next week
er the matter during the coming year
and make Its report IN the usual way
at the annual meeting of the Board Of
Trade in November, 1911.
The committee has also agreed 20 re-
port 10 the board that both the streeJraI-
way companies show a steady and per-
cepuble Improvement In their service
and facilities, that they have laid new
rails and spent considerable sums
These companies. too, VIII have IL all
their own way In building new lines IN
the suburbs, If the views Of the trans
pcrtatiOn committee meet with favor
in Congress, for the committee views
18th disfavor the building Of subur-
ban roads by other than the present
companies" Neither should new roads
be built as adiUncts TO land speculation,
n the opinion Of the committee
Increased Powers Opposed.
1t IS not believed possible for the Dis
trict Commissioners so 10 equip them
selves as 70 be able inteuigently to su-
pervise the local railway companies as
Que~uy, the committee does not favor
veS'lug such powers in the COmmis-
siOners.
OF course, the report Of the commit
tee is not the final position of the
Board Of Trade, but IL will be laid be-
fore that body for consideration next
Monday night at the annual meeting
with the Endorsement Of the committee
behind IT.
The members Of the committee are
Alexander BrittOn, chairman; H T.
sons. secretary, and William =. Barker,
Brown, Ralph r. Burgess, Frank a.
Butts, James a. Cahil, Fred G. COldren.
Charles r Duehay, B. 3 Earnshaw
Morris T. Frey, H. w Fuller. Phelan c.
HaWn, J. 2. Henderson. George r. Huff.
Guy II. Johnson, J. Miller Kenyon,
walter H. Klopfer, Ralph w Lee, Fred
eric y. Mckenney, Henry p Merrill
AIyron NJ. Parker. Arthur G. Plant, W.
S. Richardson, George c. Shinn. Z. E
Smith. Odell $. Smith. James II. Taylor,
Perry 3. Turpin. John c. Walker, 4.
Coulter Wells, +. L. Weston, and q.
Langdon Whitford.