The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-09-15
LETTERS SHOW WHY
TRANSFERS STOPPED
Old Dominion Files Its Answer
to Complaint Of Rosslyh
Patrons.
CONTINUED from First pasel

received lo.. the basis OF 90 per cent 20
tho Capital Traction Company. and 40
per cent to the Washington and Old
Dominion railway. which would approx
innate 1859 cents to the Traction Som
pany and 1;T3 to the Washington and
Old Dominion per. passenger.
To carry this into effect. coupon
tickets could be Issued good for trans
portation between points on the Capital
Traction Company's, line and points
west of Rosslyn TO and including Cher
rydale to be sold at the rate of 7 cents
a single ticket or three tickets for 20
cents. This revenue to be divided by
go and the balance to the washington
and Old Dominion railway.
Under date OF November II. the Trac-
tion company replied stating that the
substance of the conference as related
in the letter of November 10 was correct.
but that that company did not consider
a division of fare for transfer suffi-
of thS on 'ns nSns 90 RosSys snS the
proposed division in connection with
the coupon tickets good for rides be-
tween Rosslyn and Cherrydale, and de-
clining on account OF not receiving
greater portion Of fare to enter into the
arrangement.
Would Not Agree.
Subsequently several letters followed.
the substance being that the Capital
Traction Company would not agree to
divide equally the fares received for
which transfers were given on rides TO
and from the District and Rosslyn, in
sisting that they should have greater
portion than half of the fares. In other
words, that instead OF rs cents OF each
care going to each company. that the
Capital Traction Company should re-
celye 2,59 cents and the washington ana
Old Dominion only La cents.
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taking the position that from financial
standpoint II could not. In justice 10
itself, renew the contract upon the basis
OF the division OF the fare which had
been existing between the Somp pe,1 The
position of the Washington ana olo DO
minion railway In this connection peins
set forth in a letter to Mr.. Hamilton, OF
the Capital Traction Company. OF Janu-
airy 10, 1915. as follows:
"Mr. George e. Hamilton. President,
THE Capital Traction Company
washington. ID. G.
Dear Sir-Reply to your letter OF
December 4 has been delayed because
Of pressure of other matters at close
OF the year. In the meantime the
matter has been gone over by our
traffic department.
"Our letter OF November 10 contem-
plates making no change In any OF
the fares or in the proportional rev
enue occruing to our respective COM
NAMES except on tH6 idfSS ohN
enues applying on business moving
between stations on our line located
west of Rosslyn to and lnciuding
Cherrydaie and points on your line In
s %ssesdfs9hi paPPaErsphS thereof deal
only with such business The ar
rangement there outlined seems to
.in the conference referred to. as
you will recall 1t. 1t was pointed out
that the proposed change In fares
would involve no change whatever IN
neny: and in view of this fact and of
your Willingness to continue In the ar
rangement as heretofore In enect.
was difficult to understand why your
company should demand any chanBe In
it's proportional revenue.
''The fact that our company cannot
continue to furnish like amount OF
service as heretofore at the price mere
tofore received therefor we submit does
not in our opinion justify your de.
mand for increased proportional
revenue.
Point of Lightest Traffic.
'The Washington and Old Dominion
Railway delivers passengers at point
Of lightest traffic on your line, on a
revenue basis admittedly satisfactory
to you, who are handled by your line
in cars that serve your regular city
traffic, picking up and discharging pas
senKers from street to street from whom
Won receive the full legal fare; while
your Company delivers passengers e
way at its most congested point. on {
revenue basis unsatisfactory TO us, WHIT
are handled by our line IN cars servinl
practically no other traffic. and Il Is
demonstration that the unprofitablenes
of the operation of the Washington ant
Old Dominion Railway Is In part due Z
the fact that the service of transfers II
handled at a loss.
company having expired, two methods O
correcting this situation exist:
al To reduce the amount OF servic
rendered by the Washington and Oh
Dominion railway for the transfer, whic
does not increase the amount of servic
10 be rendered by the Capital Tractio
Company, nor will 1t In our opinion TAX
from your line the Dement'S OF sing
patron.
transfer adjustment in respect of a
business interchanged except that NOV
ing between stations on our line west
Rosslyn to and including Cherrydale an
points on our line. onw hich busine,
resnect of which a division should
made allowing your company on sue
passengers a proportional revenue OF :.
..To the FIRST we are agreeable and "
consider Il the most reasonable an
'aTo the second we are agreeable PRE-
vided your company Is prepared to a.
range for a special coupon ticket whic
viii lenable us to collect this addition'
fare for your account, and to determir
definitely the passengers In respect
which the additional fare Is payable
Break Is Suggested.
eve understand that you are III
willing to accept either of the aboS
suggestions as to proportional rev
nue. 70 your line or to Join IN pre-
yidinR the instrumentalities nece
sary to make the second sugRestic
operative. and that in case we NAL
the proposed change in fares to ar
from points on our line west of Ros
lyn ana to and including Cherrydal
you demand that the proportion
revenue to your line on all busine
interchanged between our respecti'
companies be increased to 2.b9 cen
Eve must, therefore. most respeC
fully advise that unless you are WILL
10 limit your proposed change In pr
portional revenue to your company
The proposed changed fares, and W
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