Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-08-11

washington, ID. g., Aug. II
you ever heard of a gentle, hospitable
hamlet on our eastern coast called
New York city? A town where val
tables are safe, where the highest
cost of living is low, where gentle
courtesy prevails and the Golden Rule
is the invariable practice! If not,
you are destined to hear about It
shortly. A widespread publicity cam.
paign Is soon to be launched BY it,
philosophical citizens which will
make known to a skeptical world the
unparalleled virtue, beauty, comfort
and righteousness Of this ymuch-ma-
ligned metropolis.
The campaign will be directed par
ticularly at strangers, since it would
be superfluous to attempt to thrust
this information upon persons already
might start an embarrassing argu-
ment. The object is to carry the
truth to those unfortunate people
dwelling in pathetic remoteness from
New York, who have come to enter
tain a wrong opinion of it's character.
There seems to be a somewhat gen.
eral belief, for instance, hat New
York is a fine place for gunner but
not for. visitors; that it has a blight
ing effect upon infants and that it is
unsympathetic toward the thrifty.
New York has been entertaining
about 10000. 900 visitors every year
Merchants association. In 1921, the
number rose to 138,Ss7,9S1, which is
more than the population of the
United States. In other words, the
whole population of the nation could
have come to this city, and a third
Of it made a second visit. A third
of it could have, but did it? The
good citizens of Manhattan are be-
ginning to fear that second visits
from strangers are on the decline
Certainly, a large number of those
returned in 1922, and, Furthermore
they have taken great pains to state
their reasons to their friends and ac.
quaintances back home. These rea
sons are usually anything but COM
plimentary to New York. !.
To Extend Glad Hand.
Consequently, the business men OF
the city, and especially those Of the
Hotel Association. which comprises
ia of the largest hostelries, held q
consultation not long ago and decided
that drastic measures would have tc
be taken to make people like New
4OIA anu Wilt " AL d6l0oC
that the town would have to drop its
mantle of indifference. Newcomers
should be given a cordial welcome
and made to feel at home, they de.
clared, while the recent shower OF
blots on the city's escutcheon would
have to be erased by skiilful pub.
licity.
The first to respond to the demand
for facts to be presented In defense
of New York was DIR. Royal S. Cope
land. health commissioner, who has
already proved a sturdy champion q
the city as a health resort. He
promptly produced from his Goa,
pocket the following Copeland ques-
tionnAire which is oon to be broad.
casted throughout the country:
do you realize that the infant
death rate in New York is lower than
it is in any other great city in the
world2. q
do you know that the death rate
in New York city Is thes lowest of any
great city in the world?l s
do you know that New York haf
the purest water, the purest and best
LOT any city in the world?
"Do you know that every food
handler in New York city is examined
by the board of health to make SUR
thAt he is free from disease?
do you know that when a visitor
comes here, he Is better guarded, al
regards HIS health and safety. than N
any other placer No matter where
he comes from, he is4 better OF here
lthanJhe is at home. *
At least Is this last is not quite
ltrue now, It 10 goingsto be. The .hote
men,gwho.8 70 might be expected. arr
the real life of the Welcome stran.
ger" movements, are eOing to see. Il
THAT. They have already orsanized
aSsyvelcome stFangsr COMMITTED
which j bury mobflixtns the pubic.
spirttedas ven a. those who are no,
Into u grand promotions army. sThl
Merchants association ID preparing Il
ldemonstrate the citys unequaIed
l1hopping facilities: the Autpmobiis
4Cllb Of America Will seek 10 tdirec,
Enfotortsts 70 New Fork BY descr1binl
ftl1s sun1tlrpalDed ssnoothneSS of III
roadss. while The stear1ship companies
M4il eupniysthetr paessngers With sirn,
ilar Information CONCERNING the yart
lp0Gt 6nxxHnG opportunities that aNat