The sun., 1913-10-18
FORGOTTEN STATEN ISLAND.


To- THE EpIToH or THE SUS S-Sr: In
behalf Of the residents of tn" lower part
" staten Island we wish to send through II
your columns a loud cry for help. Last
Monday evening t"crc was a meeting "t
the citizens of IIugucnot I'ark Tor tn"
purpose of discussing tn" advisablli'y Of
forming a branch Of the civic League.
The chairman Of the transportation COM
inittee Of the league, William Writ NILS,
spoke on the needs ~ staten island in
relation to transportation.
"" believe that the only way mat this
section uf the greater city Can obtain the
advantages necessary for It's development
is by letting tn, voters OF the entire city
know something Of conditions on Staten
Island. Here "" have large population
of thrifty. industrious. hume loving r""-
pie. u large acreage which, would furnish
kitchen garden for the greater city II
there were better facilities for marketing
products. Yct the conditions here are
practically what they wcr" Twenty-Five
wears ago IL you miss the T. o'clock
boat from the municipal ferry YOU hay"
to go to "A hotel. or, If YOU haven't the
price and many STATEN Islanders haven t.
YOU have to spend the night in the ferry
house.
II YOU wish to send your children to-
high school and happen to liv" ON the
lower part of III" island YOU have tu pay
$3.50 a month to have them carried to
and from school. this despite the fact
that taxpayers here are paving their full
shar. of taxes for educational aiNHn-
taecs. A sop has been thrown to us In
the shape of transfers from H." Inter
borough system 20 thu municipal ferry,
n pnltrN tN" cents Will. We must UaJ
% cents To travel from St ';"org" T." IN"
towns uu III" lower part of thu island.
Thirty iiv" cents 10 travel twelve miles.
when ofe can travel that distance In any
other part of III" greater city for tvc
cents IN Chicago You can travel to n
suburb thirty milcs di-tuu, for tiV" cctt~.
You pay this 3a ccuts 4" ride twolN, mil"~
or less IN ul ears light.d hv coal oll lamps
aud propelled H., discarded ~t,du ruriu"s.
aud this when th,r. t~ n municipal ordj
name" furbiddiug steam engines aud Pc
uuiriug the determination ot all roads
within Va, city limits
We cannot get express packages deliv-
,r.d I" cur residences. hut hdN" tu 90"
q after them, with = WhoclhdrroW perhaps
We hav" no rural frc" delivery, only
| fourth class post offices in grocery stores,
where We may eventually H't our mail
ir u does no' get mixed with ih" r,"" and
Iotato"s ". have Io ga aud no tr"l-
lc!S. Would any community ia tn" Wild
aud wuoliy W6s' stand for such cou.
ditions? Here. hight within the city
limits. arr NIFTY -Iuarr miles uf territory
aVdilabl. a. home sites. with great posi-
Utilities Tor truck gardening ami rhi'l>,u
raising. holding out PROMISE of health
and happiness and reduction IN IA"
cost Of living t. tlou-ald~ ui ri Hil
"u-ru-nt DIV clrs TIE city j. spcudiuI
vast sums to extend .au~IurtatIuu {,
points much frthi d>ttrt from IN.
business centre of Sew York than y staten
Islaud is II not time tp luuk iu thi> IL
/ rc,tion' C.,u ~, uu' a-k tht CIV
/ l.raguc IN the greater c'iN =, lrud "a, ~
.ta,. Ia.
| ia the contested parts OF N'w Nurh T.
better th"ir living coud,t.or~"
| pr T. t'RA>NtI% SMITH
| SrATyS ISiA&p. October II.