New Britain herald., 1922-10-26
PRESIDENT STORRS' STAND.

President Lucius r. StorrS' oi t'e Connecticut company, possesses that conservatism so valuable in the ham ding of vast estates for the nene- fciaries of a trust. He is essentially safe man to handle the funds Of others. Moreover MT. Storrs IS a thinker who has progressive ideas ana recognizes the value of progress-ih theory.
 But when it comes to practice President Storrs IS disinclined to put those progressive ideas into shape where trial of them would prove somethuas He is not a gambler WI the matters and things of value en- trusted to him. His consideration for his company and what it is safe for that company to do dominates his actions.
 President storrs' belief is that no transportation system in any commit nity may be a success unless it is in the hands of one person or corpora ton. This attitude is reflected in his expressed belief that there could be no practical arrangement whereby there could be a transfer from the iitney, in the hands of other parties, 10 his own lines. and vice versa This transfer plan would prove of great help to those who now have to use iitney and trolley, of course, and is fair when it is considered that the full ride on jitney and trolley would not be a long one. At least the ar engagement whereby the cost of that ride could be reduced from 3 to 10 cents should be tried
 It is suspected that Mir Storrs does not approve the idea of waiting station in the aisle of safety merely pany to spend the money for it. His concern for the merchants, who, he  cause it would keep people out of their stores while they were waiting for cars, is estimabe but tainted with the suggestion of consideration for the finances of the company. Ger tainly the waiting station would not bring additional revenue to the Con- necticut company. It would bring only comfort to it's passengers.
 The test made in other cities of the five-cent fare, and the fact that it had increased the money taken in by the company, does not convince Presi- dent Storrs that it would be wise for the company to adopt the lower fare even though it would increase the actual cash receipts of the company. His theory is that although the re- ceipts may be increased the increased cost of carrying the greater number of passengers at the low fare does not bring in the profit that comes from carrying fewer passengers at higher fare. The increased operating ex- penses more than counterbalances the greater amount of receipts, up to a certain point, he declares.
 Hhis argument may be sound if there is to be eliminated the fact, acknowledged by MT. Storrs that it is the duty of a transportation company to take care of the transportation of the locality it serves. In the final analysis the whole trouble, as viewed by Mir, Storrs is that the Connecticut company has not full and sole charge of transportation in New Britain
 The matter of the belt line, making an extension along Shuttle Meadow avenue to Black Rock. involves a matter previously discussed in The Herald, namely, the advisa biity of planning the city and extensions of transportation, with due consideration to the proper growth Of the city. A car line along Shuttle Meadow avenue would be great convenience to some people living out in that locality. Probably many of them want it. Surely there are many who do not want 10 alter that beautiful boulevard and to make of it, perhaps. another business street Before any agitation is started to bring a trolley line along Shuttle Meadow avenue there should be thorough examination of the situ- alton, all the property owners should be consulted, and a policy of city extension should be adopted that will benefit New Britain and not harm if