The Washington times., 1910-07-02
Twenty Residents of One
Block Sign Protest Against
Hot Boxes. -
THIRTY-FOUR STAND
AND THIRTY-FIVE SIT
One dan Elected by Conductor for
Refusing to Push Into
Sweltering Mass

The people Of Washington. who nat
ronlze the two traction companies. are
~ entire Sympathy with the endeayor
or Tho washington Times 10 secure the
operation Of oDen cars on the various
routes where closed. stufy and uncom-
Portable cars are now in daily use. This
pu3l--' sympathy and interest was plain
ly indicated today when the paper. re-
celFer numerous protests 10 file with the
District Railway Commission ana a let
ter signed by twenty persons residing iu
one oi2tN on q closed car line. The
letter reads
We wish TO thank The Times for the
bdIL you are taking toward securing
open cars Tor the people of Fourteenth
street We are all OF the 100 block"
This letter VIII be presented. together
WIN olHeTs being received. 70 the corn
MISSION. which has the authority TO rec
Omme-C changed conditions when for
mai co Cpi15nt Is made 20 the coumiS-
sion that closed cars are uncomfortable
Not the Only Offender
Tho 5Urteenth street line. howevS~. is
not the only offender, although Il is the
one route N the city upon which an
open ear H never seen The large open
cars formerly USED there have been
sil-leu 10 the NeT jersey Avenue route.
t-.e company declining 10 operate any
-l-.t'E except --e U--111-in pag-1--yg -
eAsrt -tgFS Oh Fourteenth street
A representative of Tlu WASHINGTON
-iI-eS last night cDun ed -alrty-four
persons standing ia one of these cars
2- --z7-s Da-A-- were tEe stcvlu-S pas
7=.ls'.ss Niia- u was difficult TO make an
accurate count but Lhc number finally
proved 60 De -Lirly-iive- In all sixty
uiEe sg,elterluE ones
III 2 Ha-Lv, Of the Harty Electric
ZcInTarSr reported 20 The washington
-lIes today that he had been forSlbIv
eI-Haer- ---Es UEG 81 CEr Fourteen Il
s-le-ls cars last night because Of his re-
i2s@i 60 enter car already crowded
Elected From Car.
'l told the conductor that 1 was fsfr.
from heat already" said Nj Ha--v
The inside OF the car was TANNED
The conductor told me that I would Get
on or he would throw me on He then
grabbed me- showed me of the rear
platform. and hUrriedIy rang for tba
car 20 50 ahead. The affair na00euaf
just above Fourteenth and L s--r--z
et-- vas Witnessed Dy number Of DaO-
Iter although I did not have a chance
% obtain any names after being
Many Of the letters being received Fv
me N ast.lf5lgG Times and the District
. fe--lAay commission are most deauu-
ciarory Of the closed cars now baf1r-
used on the lines OF both the WASH
ili=-o4 F-a-lWaE and Electric E0unan-
and -le capital Traction EomDauv
d. A. Reed, OF the BroOkIaDd 'rou-a-
declares that nine times out of ten ~ Il
forced To stand I'd for the entire ride
into the city and that he never sees 4
summer car
Almost UnendurabIe."
NJ H CaIfee, Of Euclid street, writes
. that In protesting against the closed
cars on the Fourteenth street line he is
Foici1S the sentiments OF practically
all Of the people Of that section Of
washington Conditions are such as
10 be almost unendura5Ie,~ he adds.
one % nay burdens OF lie - ---r-...
n Il Robinson. OF ZZ24 Fo7,-+ea,7rL =
street. Is Jlat L have to ride f-o-1
. my residence morning and nfEh- in rEa
--t- DoAtS now operated on this fi-a
. by the Capital Traction Couonsr+---.- ---'1
- T. Beck OF the Traffic service F7r7-
redu says 40
T trust that the voice of 7o-r,7s-
. sentiment VIII be sufficiently Iorsf - -
( arouse the District Railway CoDg-nissior
( ~ some action, and quick action All tf7sr
I ~ Is practically Impossible for Dar-00s
OF TIE cars 20 obtain any relief f-o~1
( t4e leat5 even when in motion vHfla
r-dlng On the p A y z. cars