Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-01
ORGANIZATIONS ACT
ITO GET TERMINAL
FOR VIRGINIA CARS
Capital Chambers Join Move
to Establish Downtown
Station.
ASSERT MORE TR0LLEYS
WILL NOT CAUSE JAM
Resolution Outlining Views to Be
Presented to Public Utilities
Commission August IL.
BY LESTER N. INSKEEP,
stan Correspondent of The Star.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, August Con
WINGED that the trafic congestion at
Penn5ylvania avenue and Fourteenth
street, Washington, would not be greatly
increased by the passage north and
south of A more electric cars during
the rush periods, representatives Of the
Chambers of Commerce of Washington,
Alexandria and Arlington and Fairfax
Counties and the Washington Board OF
Trade decided at meeting here last
night to make determined effort to
secure O terminal north Of Pennsyl-
vania avenue for the Mount Vernon,
Washington & Alexandria Railway and
the Arlington Fairfax Railway.
In order that these views may be
presented to the Public Utilities Com
mission Of the District Of Columbia,
which has ordered the present terIni-
mel, at Twelfth street and Pennsylvania
avenue, discontinued, August IL was set
as the date for hearing.
Carl Buowesky, corporation attorney
OF Alexandra, pointed out that those
persons who would cross Pennsylvania
avenue on the cars would have to cross
it anyway, either by transfer to cars
of the Washington Railway &c Electric
Co. or on foot, and that the traffic con-
geStion would be just as great one way
as the other.
273 Cars Pass Corner.
1t was brought out by Walter U. VAR
nev, representing the Arlington County
Chamber of Commerce, that the public
utilities body has declared that 273
cars now pass the Fourteenth street and
Pennsylvania avenue intersection during
the rush period and that 200 Of these
run east and west.
While we realize that the Public
Utilities Commission Is looking forward
for so or 100 years. he declared, "our
problem is immediate and it is the duty
Of that body to take care of the people
in Virginia who so greatly add to Wash
ington'S business prosperity"
Commemorative Attorney William c.
Cloth Of Arlington County, declared
that to lose the terminal is to lose
something that can never be replaced"
This terminus" he declared, sis so i'm
portant that the railway companies
should not even have to bear the ex-
pense of construction. The Federal
Government should build it and have it
in keeping with other new buildings
under construction"
Discrimination Charged.
1t was pointed out by J. William May.
chairman, representing the Alexandria
Chamber of Commerce, that there are
three Maryland lines entering the bu-
sineSS section of Washington and TO
deprive the Virginia lines Of the same
privilege is an unwarranted discrimina-
ton. He also declared he had been
informed by representatives of the
Mount Vernon, washington and Alex
andria Railway that arrangements have
been made to finance the road If 1t is
permitted to cross Pennsylvania avenue,
but that no money Is available unless
this privilege is given.
Arthur C. Smith, representing q spe-
ciai committee of the Washington
Chamber OF Commerce, expressed the
| belief that q special meeting Of the
| body could be called and a central
terminal approved before the public
hearing. Smith said that his organiza-
| ton had failed to approve crossing of
| Pennsylvania avenue because Of a lack
of knowledge Of the facts brought out
at last nights meeting and that he be-
lieved it would be possible to hold .
special meeting and have this changed.
Indignation Predicted.
A. K. Saipe Of the Washington Board
Of Trade declared the Public Utilities
| Commission should be mindful of the
fact that failure to provide suitable
terminal is to destroy the principal
transportation system Of one Of the
most historic sections Of Virginia and
that such action would meet with in
dignation both in Virginia and Wash
ington.
Acting on resolution that was
unanimously passed, Chairman May sp-
pointed a special committee to arrange
for the public hearing before the COM
mission. Members Of this commission
are:
William C. Cloth and Walter U. Var
ney, Arlington County; Carl Budwesky,
Alexandria; Franklin Williams, Fairfax
County, and Arthur C. Smith, Wash
ington.
It was decided to ask Robert L. MAY,
president of the Mount Vernon, Wash
ington & Alexandria Railway, to file .
new petition for q terminal with the
Public Utilities Commission. It was also
decided to have the new committee con-
suit oficials of the Interstate Commerce
Commission in an effort to have them
intervene in the railways behalf.
The first meeting Of the new COM
mittee will be held at O'Clock Monday
afternoon at the George Mason Hotel
here.