The New York herald., 1922-10-22

stand taken by Borough President Con-
molly
President Ralph Peters of the Long
Island Railroad system. recently or
ganized committee on public rela-
tons" One OF its functions is to open
tip as many channels as possible be-
tween the management and patrons, with
the end in view that patrons will have
closer idea of the railroads problems
and the management will have a closer
idea Of the problems of its patrons.
Our public relations committee has
just sent out QUESTIONABLE to all sta
ton agents on the Long Island Railroad
for the threefold purpose OF first secur-
ing a complete list of al civic o-ganiza-
tions on Long Island; second. forming
boards of trade, chambers of commerce
or Improvement societies where none
exist at present. and. third, ascertain
ing. through the station agent. in what
way the committee on public relations
can be of assistance to the different
communities.
Briefly stated. the committees atti-
tude toward these matters is as fol.
lows Long Island is rapidly filling up
with people from the metropolis. 1t is
just as important for the growing COM
munities to which they move to provide
health of these new people as it is for
the railroad to provide increased train
service and other betterments for their
accommodation.
1t has been demonstrated beyond doubt
that an active organization of the citi.
zens of each community can bring about
improvements in schools, streets and
sidewalks, water, gas, electric lights
&c. The towns and villages that have
such live organizations are forging
ahead of those places which lack public
spirited bodies. The active organiza-
tions come to the railroad management
with well defined notions Of what they
eed In the way of train service and
ether improvements, and It helps the
company very much in reaching con.
c'usions far better. to be sure than in
oividual suggestions. which are some
times selfish.
Then there are the local stores. We
believe in the Buy at Home move
ment which the railroad people started
on Long Island a few years ago, be-
cause a community cannot be PROS
porous unless its utility companies and
its merchants are prosperous. The
local merchants do not grasp the i'm
portance of keeping an up to date
stock of goods (within reason) and
.ASoPi'S PAiSco WllnlIl DOuuQS. IN some
localities they are waking up to this
proposition and are prospering.
Public utilities, like gas and electric
iightlng and water companies. must
1--we and must make money In order to
expand with the increase OF population.
Just so is 1t with the railroad. which
Is never completed. New equipment.
new tracks buildings. shop machinery
and thousands of little things costing
millions must be provided yearly to as
sure safe and adequate transportat ton.
The aim of the Long Island Railroad
management is to see every community
prosperous and to see the railroad
making sufficient profit to insure
enough new capital to provide the
millions needed for future development.
Therefore. the committee on public
relations Is seeking to create civic
pride in each and every community. II
VIII do everything possible to help the
various organizations, and hopes it's
efforts will result in etirring up active
munities.