New Britain herald., 1922-05-31
FARE CONFERENCE

President Svorrs, of the Connecticut
of Connecticut cities here next month
is the report. 1t is Of Importance that
conference. The possible benefits that
might be derived from such a meeting
are so great that no thought on the
best way to bring those good results
is wasted.
The thing to consider is how to con-
vince Mr.. Storrs that fare reduction
will benefit the Connecticut company
Mr.. Storrs is president of that com
pany. II is not only his desire. but
1t is his duty to do everything that
will make that company pay, not only
today but in the future, Occupying
the position he does, and knowing
something of the man himself, one
may say certainly that immediate
profits to the company are not neces-
sarily the controlling matter. He
would abandon any plan which would
bring great profits for the moment,
If there was danger that by sticking
to that plan he would ieopardize the
future of his company Any president
of any company would take the same
stand
Moreover it may be said that if
President Storrs or any other presi-
dent of any other company for that
matter, were convinced that plan
which would aid the people had as
great chance of success as a plan
which would not aid them, he would
favor the farmer plan, other things
being equal. 1t must be taken for
granted that Mr. storrs has the
normal interest in his fellow beings
underneath the intense desire to make
his road a success.
It is because we believe firmly that
a reduction in fares would aid the
company as we'll as bring financial re-
lief to the people, that we unhesitat
ingly advise the emphasizing of that
point to the president of the Connec-
ticut company. Quite like salesman
who knows honestly that he has the
best article in its line on the market,
we feel we may go to Mr.. Storrs and
say that we are asking for something
we want, not only because what he
can give in return will help us, but
because what we have to give will do
him and his company more good than
what he is getting today. We ask
him to lower fares. In return we tell
him that we will give a patronage to
the company that will not only bring
in fully as great financial returns as
he is receiving today, but we will give
also increasing good will which will
mean increasing traffic and will mean
also more stable permanent future
for the company of which he is pres
ident.
OF course we believe there are other
arguments We believe that we should
receive the benefit of the low fare as
long as other cities are receiving that
benefit. We point to the fact that the
low fare, as an experiment. was our
suggestion. We may speak of the duty
of public service corporations to the
people they should serve. We may
mention the poor service we have had
and that we should be the first city
to be benefited by lower fares.
But discussing these things with the
president of the company would be
time wasted as compared with a con-
tinued emphasizing of what we believe
to be the fact-that lower fares would
result in immediate and ever increas-
ing financial benefits to the Connecti-
cut company. Concentrate on that
point and don't talk about how we
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men who travel on the trolleys. Be
in position to tell Mr.. Storrs how
people feel about the prospect of in
creased travel and increased good will
which will bring increased traffic
Show these things to Mr.. Storrs and
results may come.