The Washington times., 1919-01-14
FREE TRANSFERS
GRANTED TODAY
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upon the already congested cars of
the Capital Traction Company run
ming westward on Pennsylvania ave-
! nue.. These places may be considered
In the future, If congested cars ever
become a thing OF the past.
Continue Two-Cent Transfers.
The two-cent pay transfer will be
continued at Fifteenth and G streets,
as in the past. =. -.
The Washington-Virginia Railway is
included in, the arrangement through
transfers between L. il and the Capital
Traction Company at Twelfth street
and Pennsylvania avenue.
The only string 10 the decision Is
that no charge shall be made for
transfers during a period sufficient
to determine what the exact financial
results will be-" '.s-' -" =
why This Is Done.
While the commission DOGS not be-
lieve that free transfers at the points
ordered will affect the revenues Of the
two railway lines seriously, 1t did not
-
ing a demonstration of what the f.
pancial consequences will be.
There is strong feeling in the
commission against having to in
crease car fares in. the District above
cents and IL it should be demon
strated that the losses on free trans
fers affected the revenues of the COM
panies to the extent that it might be
necessary to increase fares to cents.
the commission would in all probabil-
ity revoke free transfers and impose
a small charge for them until such
time in the future as railway finances
would again permit them to be issued
free.
The complete victory attained. how
ever, lies in the fact that the railway
companies. strenuously opposing for
years. have yielded to popular de-
mand: recognize the contentious as to
transfers. and will make no fight in
the courts to delay the putting into
effect of the orders Of the commission.
The principle has been won as well
as the reality.
No Immediate Raise to BE Asked.
1t is not expected today that the
Washington Railway and Electric
Company will put in a petition for in
creased revenues for a month or more
They have indicated this to be their
purpose. but at the same time they
understand that the commission pre-
ferS that a full trial shall be given to
free transfers and to other plans the
roads are to inaugurate in an attempt
to increase revenues and hold down
their operating expenses.
Fourteen Transfer Points.
The orders of the commission are
for the installation of free transfers
at fourteen points in the city. There
are no limitation OF distances that
may be travelled, as in the original
transfer points in East Washington.
All transfers are good anywhere in.
side the District.
No transfers will be issued upon
transfers, however; only upon cash
fares.
The fourteen points of transfer and
the lines over which they are good are
carefully set out as follows by the
commission:
EIGHTH AND G STREETS SOUTH
EAST-From westbound Washington
railway cars to northbound Capital
Traction cars of the Florida avenue
and New Jersey avenue lines only;
lIOIl 1dpllal traction
cars OF the Florida avenue and New
Jersey avenue lines to eastbound
Washington Railway cars.
EIGHTH AND EAST CAPITOL
STREETS-From northbound Capital
Traction cars to eastbound Washing
ton Railway cars. as at present: from
westbound Washington Railway cars
to southbound Capital Traction cars,
as at present; from southbound Capt.
tai Traction cars to castbound Wash
ington Railway cars: from westbound
Washington Railway cars to north
bound Capital Traction cars.
EIGHTH AND c STREETS NORTH
EAST-From northbound Capital
Traction cars to eastbound Washing
ton Railway cars, as at present; from
southbound Capital Traction cars 20
eastbound Washington Railway cars
EIGHTH AND D STREETS
n o r r II e a s T-From westbound
Washington Railway cars to south
bound Capital Traction cars. as at
present; from westbound Washington