The Washington times., 1911-10-13
Citizen BOARD
/; TO WEIGH PLANS
FOR TRANSFERS
Chairman Darr Has Chosen
Civic Committee Urged
: At Meeting.
WILL FIX GENERAL,
PROGRAM FOR FIGHT
District Associations Represented
At Earnest Discussion OF
:, Street Car Situation.

Charles w. Darr, permanent chairman
Of the citizens conference to urge uni
versal transfer legislation, this after
noon named the executive committee
which he was authorized by last nights
meeting at the Chamber OF Commerce
to appoint. The members who will have
charge Of the consideration of the vari-
Gus transfer bills now proposed and
pending are p. v. Heating, Rhode Is
land Avenue Citizens Association; Mil
ton Smelling, president Central Labor
mni9n: ,nsEoa: W; 4; 2 Foster, Chamber Of Com
president of the West Rock Creek Citi-
zens' Association; P. ]. Ryan, attorney
for Central Labor Union: H. J. Clark
Columbia Heights Citizens Association
and Philip p. Brill, Petworth Citizens
Association. A meeting of the commit
tee will be called by Mr.. Darr early
through all proposed legislation proyid-
ing Tor transfers on the street railways
and has agreed upon a measure, an
other meeting Of delegates from the
civic associations will be called to hear
the report.
Permanent Basis.
Not only wers all the sections of the
city represented at last nights meet
ing. as expected. but one of the Dis
trict Electric Railway Commissioners,
Thomas w. Smith. ard number Of
citizens other than delegates were pres
ent: Fifty men attended the meeting.
which lasted from 1880 until 1870 o'clock
Officers were elected and the basis for
q permanent organization was formed,
htrable.
Charles W. Darr. Chamber of Com
merce attorney in the universal trans
fer suit. was elected permanent chair
,tnl1 .,f
chairman: G.. H. Hall. secretary. and
joseph jacob. delegate from the Re-
P. Y. Keating. chairman Of the rail-
way committee of the Rhode Island
Avenue Suburban Citizens Association.
oaied onlecI the n, meeting to order at 73o
urged that steps he taken to hold a
mass meeting in December to demon
citrate to Congress that the people OF
the District are In earnest in their de-
sire for better street railway facilities
There are only few persons in tho
district who are not in favor of un.-
aaroas eeep he @ na tSs .hsy tn
roads can AFFORD to gran: transfers can
be determined easily by Congressional
investigation. Let us work together as
one man. and we will win this fight"
Expert Reviews Rate Cuts.
Martin Dodge, former Ohio State SEN
ator from Cleveland. was introduced by
Mr.. Heating as the father Of the leg
tslation which resulted in the present
highly developed suburban and inter-
urban electric railway facilities of that
city Mr.. Dodge reviewed the history
of electric railway progress in Cleve-
land, and showed how fares in the city
had been reduced successfully from
20 to 3 cents. and yet everybody who had
been connected with the street car conf
panies of the Ohio city had becom,
milliCraires
The city of Cleveland mas given the
greatest demonstration in this respect
of any. city in the world" he caid, hay
ing reduced the fare to 3 cents and this
, includes not only transfers but also.
long hauls amounting to fifteen miles
The long haul and universal transfers
o. originated with the companies them
selves. and were given on their mo-
tion. They proved so successfui in stim.
ulating traffic that all those engaged In
the carrying service became million
aires.
The street car companies themselves