Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-06
Companies Claim That Condi-
tions Growing Out of Strike
Are Improving.
ALL LINES IN OPERATION
ON REDUCED SCHEDULES
Outlook for Tonight Problema, cal
Capital Traction Promises Only
the 18th Street Branch.

Officials of both the street rail
way companies today expressed
their satisfaction over the car
service rendered today and yes
terday. in view of the strike s1tua-
ton. Both traction lines seem to
feel that conditions in transporta-
ton arc steadily improving and
will continue to do so.
Clarence p King. president or the
WASHINGTON Railway and Electric COM
pany. early this morning stated that
things were looking better in REGARD
TO the service his company was giving
that it was improving hourly ana 'nat
some of the divisions started the day
or practically fun schedules.
J. T. Moffett, Superintendent of trans
portation of the same company. at
noon stated that according TO tne
latest reports he had received the ran
way had about seventy cars in service,
or 80 per cent of the normal number
for that time of day.
on some of the lines. where close
Roadway is not required. MI MoHett
schedule; on others. where close mead
way is required. service was OF neces-
Sitv not so good. Suburban service ne
declared to be very good and practi-
caly normal
Concerning service tonight. Mr.. Mof-
rett stated that the company expected
to run cars to the best of its ability,
and that. even with conditions remain
ing the same. at the time when heaNF
loads may be expected: namely, the
eli thedterS,
every effort would be made to improve.
Changed circumstances might prevent
q realization of this expectation ne
added but at present everything point
ID to night service certainly no poorer
and probably better than that of today.
On Capital Traction Lines.
J. H. Hanna, vice president and gem
eral superintendent of the Capital
Traction Company, at noon stated that
from the latest reports he had received
about sixty-fve cars of that company
were in operation, or some so per cent
of the number usually running at that
time of day. If conditions remain as
they are. Mr.. Hanna said. the company
did not expect to run cars tonight except
on the 18th street branch. He explained
that on that division they would run
until the theater-going crowds had
been taken care of. but that it was felt
best not to attempt to run cars late at
night. Home-going crowds. therefore,
unless conditions change materially.
will not be able to avail themselves of
service on the Capital Traction lines.
Members of the street car men s organi-
zation, when told of these statements
made by officials of the two companies.
scoffed at them, asserting that not more
than one fourth of the usual number of
cars were operated this morning on the
various lines of the two companies, even
at the height of the morning rush period.
Good car service was given the patrons
of the 18th street line, Pennsylvania ave-
nue. line and the w. r. & f. Co.'S H street
line this morning, considering the condi-
tons under which the cars were operated,
according to observers al 18th street and
New York avenue northwest
Employees of the Treasury, White
House, State, War and Navy depart
ments, other government departments
and of Offices in the vicinity of 18th
street and New York avenue northwest
arrived practically in time for report
ing to duty at O'Clock, although
in reaching their places of employ
ment.
Fifty-Three Cars Pass in an Hour.
During a period of from ten minutes
of 9 O'Clock until one hour later fifty
three cars of the Capital Traction line
passed the corner OF 18th street and
New York avenue in both directions.
There were thirty cars on the 18th
street line and the others on the Penn
sylvania avenue line.
During the same period nineteen cars
of the other line arrived at the termi-
nus at 18th street and New York ave-
nue..
On the Washington Railway and
Electric Company line nine cars ar
rived at the terminus during the count
the first ten minutes. AT the same
time five cars of the 14th street line
and five of the Pennsylvania avenue
line passed the corner, going in both
directions.
Service on Other Lines.
The Washington. Baltimore and An
napolis line is not affected by the
strike, according to an employe of the
company, and all of the cars arrived
and left the terminus at 18th street
and New York avenue on time this
morning.
Service on the line of the Washington
Railway and Electric Company to Lin
coin Park, Georgetown. Cabin John