The New York herald., 1922-10-22
General Passenger Agent

TN the month Of August. 1922. more
than 71.000 persons purchased and
used monthly Communication tickets
to and from the Manhattan and Brook
lyn terminals OF the Long Island RAN
road This figure does not include the
large number of tickets used between
local points. What is the railroad man
agement doing to keep pace with this
phenomenal growth in permanent popu-
lation on Long Island?
First--The fifty new passenger cars
for 1929 delivery. costing S1.250,0OO,
were not delivered in time to help out
during the peak of the summer season
but they have been received and nave
already seen service.
Second-The board of directors at a
meeting held September ID. l9z2, au-
thorized the purchase of ninety addi-
tional steel passenger cars and six loco
motives, for delivery in 1928. This au-
thority Is three months ahead OF the
usual annual program and viii insure
placing of contracts early, so that oehV-
cry will be made early enough next
year. to aid in handling the heavy sum-
mer traffic.
In other words, there will be lao more
passenger cars In operation in 1928 than
we're available In 1922 These new cars
will furnish seats during commission
hours for more than $4,000 riders. The
new equipment is being financed by the
issuance of equipment trust notes ex-
tending for ten years, one-tenth OF the
principal to be paid Off annually.
Plans have been completed for the
elimination of grade crossings between
Hollis and Queens. and for the four
tracking of that portion OF the main line
between Hillside and Floral Park. This
Improvement will cost approximately
81, 500. 900. and will accomplish two I'M
portant things, namely:
Abolition of five grade crossings
where highway travel and railroad
train movements are both very heavy.
Increase facilities for train operation
where trains from the Hampstead
branch. Oyster Bay branch. Wading
River branch and main line all travel
over the same track to and from ia
maica.
; The territory between jamaica and
Floral Park is growing very rapidly
and until such time as the city rapio
transit lines are extended to the city
line at Queens. and thus relieve the
Long Island Road from the obligation
of handling the city traffic, the com
pany will be compelled to expand faci-
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care Of such traffic
The Long Island Railroad manage
ment views with satisfaction the efforts
of Borough President Maurice =. Con-
molly and many business interests OF
Queens to secure rapid transit for
Queensborough. We are In a position
to state that the position taken by Mr..
Connolly Is unassailable. The growth
of population In Queensbororgh Is
so rapid that the Long Island Railroad
Company cannot possibly handle the in
tercity traffic. The congestion Is sc
great during morning and evening COM
mission hours that the distribution OF
population to points In Nassau and
Suffolk counties Is throttled and the
thousands who now live in these coun-
ties are seriously delayed and incon-
venienced by the short riders within the
city that should be taken care Of by
rapid transit lines.
The Long Island cannot expand suf-
ficiently to handle this increasing short
haul traffic, and we earnestly hope tha.
the Board of Estimate will indorse the