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THE CHARMS OF LONG ISLAND
ISCLI'DE FIXE TRACTS OF LAXD FROXTIXG ON
LAKES. BAYS. SOUND AXD OCEAX.
f .
jiany Tunnel Bridcr and Other Transit Projects Being Carried Out—
The Outlook in the Suburban and Other Sections.
i-ens Island is en ideal summer pleasure ground.
-^Taiso * superb residential zone, and at Us
I ..,,,. c n <i •• comprises many districts formlnc
in'erral pert of the greater city. It Is tha
f t ,jJ F t islar-d on the easterly coast of this as—V
"^" It is 12J miles long and from fifteen to twen
r" T fve miles wide. It his vast tracts of iqnd. hlsh
'f'terrov^S. fronting on Long Island Sound, the
, /..- Ocean, the Great South Bay and many
* l r bays and smaller Jbodies of water. It is one
5 the nest beautiful ions linked to this city.
ITS CHARTS ARE VARIED.
' ,-h.'-e to ftc Physical characteristics Its charms
varied «Tid attractive to persons of all tastes.
O_ northerly side the land is rolling and wood-
Lj T?ie central sections include many hustling
*.*ras and vlll^ces and many fertile farming dis
[rfcJs On Th<a ith*Tly side *" re many flourish
♦T tCT'C**- iom-n« and summ«- colonies, possess
" j^.y f r nntac*s or commanding splendid views
Stbi" Atlantic Ocean and its beaches. The moun
mJbocs or hUly Faction, which extends from a
ic&st Just esst of East New York and runs in a
MrfJwWt«ly direction for many miles, is fre
' aent'y referred to In realty circl*.* a* "the back
bone of th< * island." This ridge of hills has an
Httade 5" many places ■■■'. more than four hundred
•4e't, tfc« land sloping gently to the waters of the
«our.d to the many bays and inlets touching
thfc WthT'y shor«s. Here and there, however.
th* ;s - of the north sate is very rugged and pre
elrtftous. Probably no dimmer pleasure ground for
the vast mu'.titudes of residents of this city has
a t ir.ar,y iptenflM beaches bordering on bays and
I on the Atlantic Ocean -•<= Long Island.
•WHERE THE OCEAN BREEZES BLOW.
Tv, -- -■ popular beach, sf course, is Coney
Island, and J'ist cast of this great beach region
«-c Be"c Harbor. Rockaway Park. Rockaway. Ar
verae, Eficemere and Far Rockaway. Between
■p*']* Harbor and Coney Island hi Manhattan
Bear*- on* of The lvst summer resort regions of
th* greater citr- Belle Hari>or and the towns of
Boctaway. Arveme. Eficfrner* and Far Rockaway
sre teaated on a peninsula -which takes its name
from tbe Bocliwmy district. Encircling this beau
■ jjjqJ j^r" Territory at its northeasterly end axe
iSaiy thriving 2Tifl h!grh class residential sections.
Borne of Uwot are Lawrence. Cedarhurst. Wood
mere an<* Fenhurst.
AT BEAUTIFtTL LONG BEACH.
i sr^rt distance beyond the Rockaway penln
rjia is Long Eeach. which is rapi-ily being
chsr.coi from a sparsely settled tract of land into
t'bigh c!a« residential district of many modern
touses. wifi« avenues, and well built streets. It
if this besch which, according to many real estate
•xperts. will one day rival Atlantic City. Almost
■1 tte easterly ••=••• city is The beautiful
tpn-n of Garden City, and near by are Hempstead.
•«>st Hemrstead. Floral Park and Hyde Park.
IJje wert«rly end of the island includes two of
... most rapidly growing boroughs of the greater
city, namely. tb« Borough of Brooklyn and the
Borough cf Queens. The Borough of Queens, as
-•cards area, is the largest of all the boroughs of
tt« e:ty- and ,c regards real estate activity It Is
saahlsshtaK a high record.
GFOWTH <"'" THE WESTERLY SECTIONS.
At en« time •- -was thought that the westerly
«rd of the island would never »^-jal th* residen
ts*! attractiveness --■*. strength of th« best I — us
irres in ether parts of the .-:•-.- It was then the
tna cpinlon cf raarsy well known real estate ex
jfrts that the - -;-•_;- sections which now ooia
»^c» the Borcugh cf Queens = -i a large number
| the newer districts of the Borough of Brook
.T~. ■« — :'* b*c«me rr»at manufacturing centres.
It. fact, '• trps the e«r^;' aptelen that rhej
•"Ti-oia heesßM tb<B largest manufacturing sections
cf the <••••,■ r -i -- »sp»'-ieily to the many splen-
CM -.'<=- '5- ■ :--«=: --«= which they possessed. It Is
true that In ■<----• years large areas of land is
ti» districts In gncatlori have b«?^r! improved by
— unfa. • ' -g establishments for their own use.
bet In the mean while, the charms cf the various
sections as an Id^al residential territory have be
cctne so widely known end have received such a
etlsjtilus from the tunnel projects that the tram-
W nf modern homes for summer or all-year oc
gSjßßcy is many t!nies greater end overshadows
tt« aact^a<-tT3rlng developments projected in th*
me;* pried.
mnOU BHIDG3 ANT> OTHEP. PROJECTS.
The fsrraej. crifige and other transit projects per
- ♦,-.- for ... -,- Island to Manhattan Island
cf late years has completely changed real estate
«"!fl!'Jors eff^rtinj; the future of Long Island. Jr.
Ike last thr<^e years nearly SIOQI.OOQI.OOO has been
aper* •- --•- -g- Mar.'-.a"?- «cd Long 1.-land in
hrwig? of steel, and these eteel links have opened
sp =ar.y charming seashore residential districts to
**>• vart trrrJes of toilers of this '••••.. Even if. no
tvrmel ■ ■rl '.-• had be.ea projected in recent years
i"ir Irsyrr-.ir-g the transit facilities between Mar
ye**v c** = - ar.d Long ishttad. it If probable that the
rreatcess of the island's re-aJty strength would not
iave escaped widespread attention. The rapid
rrcwth gf ttai ,->•■■,■ demanded a greater summer
pleasure, Riuuud for the multitudes of city workers
*+ r ere toabto to seek in the hot months of the
firmer -• .rea'ion et seashore or Inland rural
P-ao* me •» from the srreat business districts.
And hi what other suburban cone of the greater
. city cc;ld a Trt«ir»s entrancing pleasure ground than
Iflnr tahjgsli with its great etretches of land front*
H on bays end ocean, and -with Its wooded hills
anfl dale* and plains, be found?
'TREAT INCREASE IN VALUES.
Veh;»« ■ '-.■•e>.ont the entire westerly end of t e
Mbjml have sea tajiisV in tV last few years, end
ens lesdDei to he much higher when all the. steel
llnkc -which have been planned to unite the Island
with the KT^at buplness «nd theatre centres of
Mar.har---- iFland have been made. In the near
fctcre than will be five tunnels uniting Long Isl
ha<! to Manhattan Island, and extending also in
a w**t*r!y direction from the centre of the Borough
or Ma.r.hattr.n to the Jersey Ehr.re. and from that
jotet rea.rh!ri)r out in many OlreotSaae to the charm
ing f. -.- -.■ districts of Mew Jersey. Within a
tnr y«>>-«, fyi. the island will be. connected to
Har. v .«TtaTi Island by four more bridtres. It will
th« possess E jx bridge links spanning the waters
the East River and of Long Island Bound. The
knc^M blobs would afford saacfe batter transit
chjsnels for vast numbers of persona who desire
•• Ilv* - _ the commuting son* Of the westerly end
'' 1«2« Island, and »hose places of business or
£ «npir>:.T-.ert are on Manhattan iEland or in the
»Jg*r aisTricta ef the. greater city.
SwXDIO IIAXHATTAN AND LONG ISLAND.
Tr* c«w brfd£«. projects include the Manhattan
Bri<«£» v *■■'>-, will have Its -westerly terminal at
raaa.! rtr»*t and the. Bowery. Manhattan, and its
waH.;y approach at Flatbush avenue and Fulton
*»*«. Brooklyn. The. Blackwftll's Island Bridge.
*th a v.«^terly approach at 63th street and First
•venae and fen easterly approach at Jane street and
J*cksr>-, evenue. Long Island City, and the New
3ork Connecting Railroad Bridge, with a northerly
•ftfrofcf at Port Morris and with a southerly ap
•r«irh near the business centres of Astoria, The
•*• river tunnel routes will be the Belmont. the.
and Jhe Long Island. The B*-lmont
tCD o*l wan completed come months a«o. and Is ex
>&.+£ to be opened In the near future. This tunnel
*+i*r\ win fumUh a strong link In the chain of
tlli! lines in the wtsterly end of the island,
fc •fclU also form a direct line between the business
*■"*•» of Long Island Csty and the rapidly «tow
fcg retail chopping zone and greater railroad dis
trict at 41". eir**t and Fourth avenue, Manhattan.
•*«*«rLVANIA AND LONG ISLAND PLANS.
'*• P«nn*ylvaiila plans call for the building of
**■ tuLta. Work was begun over a year ago on the
"•*■*• or the two most northerly tubes, which
?• *• be used exclusively by the Pennsylvania
I E *^roa<3. ana on the two tubes Immediately south
- •'^•eaj. which are. to be used by electric trains of
*** Long island Rsilroad. The Pennsylvania tun
**** are specially planned for. through traffic, the
**&• suburban end local traffic of Long Island
7*** handled by the Long Island Railroad. At
■****ie* (be tw-.tij I*^ad Xtallroe-d haa planned tm
erect a great railroad terminal. At that point all
through trains, bound east, which do not run o v*r
th- tracks within th third rail *y tem of th « ™»
road will be changed from electric to steam power
and there all westbound through trains will be
changed from steam to electric power. Thus -west
of Jamaica every train rated by the Long Isl
and and the Pennsylvania and bound for either
Long Island City or points along the tunnel routes
will be rUn by electricity. It is expected that this
schedule of train operation will be in effect not
later than the spring of 1910. The present progress
being made in the carrying: out of these gigantic
VIEWS OF SOME POPULAR SECTIONS OF LOXG ISLAND.
AT OCEAN AVENUE AND BERKELEY PLACE. MASSAPEQUA. l N VINE STREET. CORONA.
THE RAT AT PORT WASHINGTON.
railroad scheme* would Indicate that this plan will
be in effect many months before the date set.
FUTURi OF JAMAICA BRIGHT.
Owing to th- fact that the easterly terminal of
the. tunnel routes will be at Jamaica, the realty
charms of that town have attracted unusual at
tention, and concerted efforts have b»en made to
lav well the foundation for the future upbuilding
of the place along lines which appeal most to ex
perts of many years' experience in the transfor
mation of strong business and residential cen
tres into one of great magnitude. A little while
before th» tunnel plans were made public the
Long Island Railroad s<?t to work to transform,
or rather enlarge, th* s-üburban electric zones ©f
the -westerly end of the island. It adopted the
third-rail. Fyrtem in preference- to the over
head trolley The Atlantic avenue project was
the Crst big undertaking of this kind. For many
miles the tracks along Atlantic avenue were de
pressed end here and there the line was built
over elevated structures. At the Flatbush avenue
station all the tracks are many feet below the
curb line, and therefore all trains entering or
leaving the. station run through a subway. This
subway is joined by a number of passageways to
the bush avenue extension of the Broadway
epur of th* Manhattan subway route It is now
possible to travel from the Bronx Park to the
Flatbush avenue station of the Long Island Rail
road for a five-cent fare and there connect with
Long Island trains to places within the subur
ban districts of Long Island without having to
wait in the Flatbush avenue station a lons while
for outbound suburban trains. Jamaica Is Indeed
now "twenty-fly«, minutes from the City Hal!.
Manhattan." Not only i« it possible to reach that
place from the lower business districts of Man
hattan Island during the busy hours of The day.
but also quickly and comfortably at late hours in
the evening.
ENLARGING THIRD RAIL SYSTEM.
Electric trains are now operated on the Long
Island Railroad on the Atlantic avenue division,
on the Rockaway Beach route, the Far Roekaway
division and on the Garden City end Hempstead
x line. The next division which is to be electrified
Is the North Fide, which extends from Long Isl
and City to Port Washington, a distance of eigh
teen miles. Alone this division are the beautiful
towns of Flushing, Elmfr:tf>t. Corona, Auburn
dale, Bayslde, Douglaston. Little Neck, Great
Neck and Manhasset. According to an expert in
railroad building, the running time of trains,
when the electrification plans of the Long Island
Railroad and the tunnels of the Pennsylvania
Railroad are completed, between the following
points In Manhattan -will be as follows:
From the new at ion at Jamaica, which is a
distance of twelve miles to New York. 15 minutes.
From th» new station at Jamaica to Wall street,
by way of Flsttmsh avenue subway, 2S minutes.
From hTlnriola a distance of twenty miles to
Herald Square In Sft minute*, and to the Wall
Etr section in 38 minutes.
From Hempstead. a distance of 22.3 miles to
Herald Square, 34 minutes, and to Wall street In
♦"• minutes.
From Port Washington, a distance of 132 miles
to Herald Square, in 20 minutes.
From Great Neck, a distance of 15 miles to Her
ald Square. in 25 minutes.
From Flushing, a distance of 8.7 miles, In 16
minutes.
ON THE BAY AT FT. JAMES, LONG ISLAND.
XEW-YORK DAILY TRIBUNE, SUNDAY. JI T NE 21. 190*.
From WhJteston*. a distance of 13 miles, to Her
ald Square in 21 minutes.
From Far Rockaway, a distance of 19 mile*, to
Herald Square In 2A minutes and to the Wall street
di=trlct In al minute?.
From Rockaway Park, a distance of 17.3 miles.
to Herald Square In 20 minutes, and to the Wall
street section In 2S minutes.
From Lynbrook, a distance of 19 miles, to Herald
Square, in 30 minutes, and to Wall street in 33 min
utes.
The. saving in time between all points to Herald
Square will be 3<i minutes each day. or IS minutes
each way, and the saving In time between all the
places named and the Wall street section will be
44 minutes each day. or 22 minutes each way.
SPEED OF ELECTRIC TRAINS.
Electric operations have been brought to such a
high state of perfection in recent years that long
trains of electric cars can be operated at an average
6peed of forty-five miles an hour, and under most
favorable conditions can attain a speed of sixty
miles an hour. In a few years Long Island will
have an electric zone which, in area and construc
tion, wlil equal, if not surpass, any similar .elec
tric project in this country. If the proposed Fourth
avenue, Brooklyn, subway 's carried out as planned
the city will also possess a direct subway route from
the lower districts of Manhattan to Coney Island.
The route of the Fourth avenue pubway Is as fol-
low?- Beginning at the westerly end of the Manhat
tan Bridge approach, thence over the Manhattan
bridge to Ashland Place. Brooklyn; thence under the
FJatbujh avenue extension to the Flatbush avenue
station of the Long Island Railroad to Dean street
and Fourth avenue and along Fourth avenue to
4"th street, at which point there will be twn spurs.
One spur will extend through 40th street to New
Utrecht avenue, through New Utrecht avenue to
BSth street, along S6th street to Stlllwell avenue and
thence along Stillwell avenue to Coney Island. The
ether «p'ir will extend from 40th street along
Fourth avenue to lOth street.
TOWNS IN COMMUTING SECTIONS.
All the towns on the North Side division of the
Long Island Railroad, the Mlneola. Hempstead. and
Garden City, and the Rocka-way Beach and Far
Rockaway branches, and on the Montauk route as
far as Bayshore. are In the subuiban territory of
the £reat«r city. Moreover, most of the to-vns on
the Oyster Bay branch end many on the Wading
River branch are also within commuting distance
of the great business zones and shopping centres
of Manhattan Island Nearly every town In the
suburban reeicn of the, westerly end of the island
is quickly reached by one or more trolley lines, and
th^se surface lines form an important network In
the electrical suburban zones of the Island.
FORMING THE* NORTH AND SOUTH SEC
TIONS.
For years It has been a difficult task to go
quickly from the southerly to the northerly shore
of the island at any point east of Jamaica and
within the commuting territory of the greater city.
Trolley links, however, are being built, which will
afford means of making such a trip easily and
comfortably, and therefore the north and the
south shores will be brought much closer together
as regards the time spent in travelling from one
place to another.
ALONG THE WADING RIVER ROUTE.
Some of the thriving towns along the Wading
River branch which are now within a short jour
ney of the heart of Manhattan Island, together
with their distances from the Flatbush avenue sta
tion of the Long Island Railroad, are: Syosset, C 3
miles; <~old Spring, 31: Huntington, 34: Green
Lawn. 37. and Northport. 35. Wading River is «>S
miles away, and Port Jefferson, which Is one of
the most charming and most popular summer re
sorts on the north phore of the island, and Is
reached by this branch of the railroad, is about
fifty-seven miles from the Flatbush avenue sta
tion.
ON THE MAIN LINK.
Along the main line ar« many popular towns
Borne Of them, together with their distances from
the Flatbush avenue station, are: Jamaica, 96
miles: Hotlis. 11: Qu»en?. IS: Bellerose. 14: Floral
Park. 15; New Hyde Park. 16: Mineoia. 18: Weft
bury. 21; Hicksville, C 4: Central Paik. 28; Farming
dale, X; Pine Lawn. S; Wyandanch. 34; Deer Park,
3*5; Edgetvood. 3S: Brent wood and Ronkonkoma. 48.
Plverhead. Jamesport, Pe^onlc and Greenport are
en t'.Js branch of the. railroad. Gre^nport being the
easterly terminal of the line. It is about ninety
four miles from the Flatbush av»nue station
IN THE HBKPSTEAD AND ROCKAWAY SEC
TIONS.
Some r,f the superb residential tOTvns on the
Hempetead branch, and their distances from Flat
bush a.venue, Brooklyn, are: Garden City, 18 miles;
Hempstead. 20; West Hempstead, 21: Hempstead
Gardens, 20, and on the Long Be,irh branch are
East Rocks) way, 19 miles; Jekyl Island. 21; Wreck
lead. 23. and Long Beach. 24. On the Far Rocka
way branch are Hewlett. 13 miles; Woodmere, 1?;
Cedarhurst, 1314; Lawrence, 20; Far Rockaway. 20;
Edgernere, 22, and Arverne, 24.
On th* Montauk division are St. Alhans, 11 miles;
Laurelton. 13; Springfield, 13.6; Rosedale, 14; Val
ley Stream, 16; Lynbrook. 18; Rockville Centre, 19;
Baldwin, 21: Freeport. 22; Merrlck. 24: Bellmore.
25; Wantagh, 2fi; Seaford. 23: Massapequa, 2S *;
Amltyvllle. 31: Coplague. 32; Llndenhurst, 34: Baby
lon. 36; Bayshon;, 41; Islip, 43; Great River. 43;
Oakdale, 47; Sayvllle, 50; Bayport, 52; Blue Point,
62.6, and Patchogue, 54.
A PHORR FRONT OF VA M7LES.
Long Island has about four hundred miles of salt
water phorei front, about three hundred being on
the Sound and on the several bays and one hundred
on the ocean. Its realty strength also includes:
Fine shaded roads, the length of the macadam
highways being estimated to be over one thousand
miles.
Many large Inland streams and fresh wafer lakes.
A large number of the lakes ar« unusually at
tractive to persons who love to spend their vaca
tion days camping out or in bungalow rolonles.
Its beautiful undulating regions, forming tho
ACROSS THE rQVE, OYSTER BAT.
northerly sections. Its many miles of level land
In ths central district*.
Its great beaches and islands along th« eoutheHy
side.
Its many splendid harbors, -which are to b»
found the homes of many prosperous yachting clul 3
and organizations.
Its Innumerable opportunities for enioying safe
surf bathing and also bathing in fresh water lakes.
Its large numbers of well built residential towns,
with strong business centres, not only occupying
superb locations within the suburban districts, in
easy commuting distance of the city, but also in
the southerly, central and northern sections, remote
from th« busti« and dust of the great city.
Its building strength, which not only mazes but
delights the eye of the expert bit niso those of
the casual visitor.
Its numerous golf links, some of which are near
the city and others at the easterly end of the
island.
Its peninsulas, extending far int« the waters of
THE LAKE AT STONY BROOK. LOXG ISLAND
the Atlantic Ocean or the waters of the various
bays. Its vast tracts of highly Improved woodland
overlooking the Sound, bays and ocean.
Its many flourishing ideal home towns in the
central sections of the Island, on? of the most at
tractive being Garden City, where large developing
companies have in recent years improved bit: areas
of land.
Its large numbers of estates owned and occupied
by many of the leading business and professional
men of this city.
Its healthfulness. which is one of the jewels of
Its realty strength
It is truly an Island, combining ocean, bay and
lake features of the most attractive type— all with
1 in a safe and easy journey of the heart of S:e
great metropolis. It has many famous summer
hotels, loceted in J various sections of the Island.
and hundred of well managed boarding houses,
where the comforts of patron? are -.veil attended to.
SOME REALTY PROBLEMS.
Owing to the vast transformation which has
taken place on Long Island in recent years, many
real estate experts are busy trying to determine
what section has the greatest realty strength. "Will
the largest Increase of values prevail in the ocean
and bay sections or In the Sound or inland dis
tricts? Or. will its great business centres, formed
by Long Island City. Flushing and Jamaica. over
shadow, and therefore, eclipse, the residential growth
of the various nearby zones noted for their at
tractions as all-year home sites or for summer
colonies? There Is not the slightest doubt that the
outlook for every section of the island Is unusually
bright. Thousands of homeseekers have in recent
years Invested large sums of money In vacant
and improved properties throughout the suburban
region, and also in the summer resort districts.
They were actuated to make these investments
principally through the activities of the Long Isl
and and Pennsylvania railroads, which have planned
to link permanently this beautiful and rapidly
growing section of this state to Manhattan Island,
and also to join it to the. Jersey shore.
VIEWS OF REALTY EXPERTS.
As regards the future of Jamaica. Flushing and
the many other towns in the Borough of Queers
and the residential settlements in the Rockaways.
experts appear to U» of one mind, and that opinion
Is that no one who. invests in property In thos»
places at th« present prices and who does not
try "to carry more than he can do safely" is
bound to reap a substantial profit from his invest
m»nts*in the near future. It is true that values
in many sections have more than trebled Bines the
p.lans of the Pennsylvania and the Long Island
rcllroads were- ma-> public, or since the projects
oS spanning the East River with four more bridges
vr*r» perfected and 'the work of building those
bridges was begun. In some instances the newer
values, when compared with the older prices, are
so high as to make many prospective Investors
timid about buying. Many euch investor* ax*
hoping for slightly lower prices, at which time.
thry e-xpect to become largely Identified with the
purchasing movements In one or mot* of the vari
ous sections of this charming and attractive spec
ulative region.
If realty signs are true harbingers of probable
future conditions It will be many year 3 before
more realty bargains in the sections are to be
found than now. One of the beet signs as to
strength of any realty field Is the. presence of great
numbers of real estate leaders, and It is a well
known fact that nowhere In this country are there
so many successful investors and speculators prom
inent In one or more spheres as in this beautiful
suburban and rammer colony region of ths greater
city.
Within easy commuting distance of this city
there are a number of charmlns beaches and
several islands which are suitable for Improving as
high class residential districts. But it should be
torn- well in mind that the total frontages of
beaches near the gateways of th* greater city is
rapidly passing from the hands of a few individuals,
figuratively speaking, into the possession of per
sons who intend to improve and occupy the sites
which they buy. In th* near future It will not be
possible to find many vacant lota with ocean fron
tages, and in that day the person who seeks to
get a home commanding a fine vtew of the ocean
will have to pay a price many times greater than
the present asking price for land fronting on th»
ocean to-day Nor is there a grea amount of land
in toe northerly sections of the island overlooking
the Sound and within easy reach of the city, and
as. the demands for such property are rapidly In
creasing and vast projects are being planned or
carried out for changing unimproved areas of land
there into attractive home sites, it will not b» long
before nearly all. if not the entire amount, of avail
able land for improving with modern dwelling
bouses and fronting on the Soimd within a short
distance of t rris oitv is. to use a real estate ex
pression, "out of the market." or in other words.
Is nut for sale.
In buying land on Long Island a small or big in
vestor should not overlook the fact that a factor
which has been mainly responsible for the firmness
of values in many sections near the city, and in
fact in every district 01 the Island, is its undis
puted attractions as an ideal summer playground,
not only for the masses but also for persons of
large financial means. Time has added to the
length of this realty asset, and the near future
will undoubtedly double its value
MOUNTAIN BUNG ALO WS.
Large Estate in Shelburne, N. H.,
To Be Cut Up.
All roads do not lead to Shelburne, N. 11. but
these that do are of a kind to delight automobil
ists. and also to give pleasure to those who live
in and near the pretty town in the White Mountains.
There is soon to be a bungalow colony in that re
gion of fine roads, virgin forests, towering moun
tains and dashing and smooth flowing streams.
W. K. Asbton has completed his arrangements to
cut up a part of bis great estate into ten and
twenty acre plots, and en these plots the bunga
lows will be built Is suit any one who may wish
to live almost within the shadow of the famous
Presidential Range.
Many attractive places can be reached from
Pheiburne by automobile and carriage, and. there
are Rood fishing and real hunting. Miry bears are
In the mountains, and the streams are well stocked
with trout. The Rangely Lakes are not too far
away; nor are Poland Springs* and Bretton Woods,
nor the Profile House. Maplewood and Waumbek
hotels. Shelburne in practically the way to the
top of Metal Washington, and thence there are
fcome of the finest walks and drive* in the world.
It is an all around chnrmlnar place to build a sum
mer home. Not one of the least advantages h Ha
accessibility to Poster and New York City, whether
by train or automobile. Those living In or near
the mountain town are In the- world of activity, and
yet not of It. " •
A HEALTHFUL REGIO3
.SO SAYS DR. JV. 11 . ROSS.
Has Studied Climatic Conditions on
Long Island for Many Years,
The bealthfulnees of Long: Island Is not wider*
known In medical circles, according to Dr. William
H. Rons, of Brentwood. Lonx laUad. who ha* ar.a-i«
a careful study of the climatic features of the Isl
and- He says la an article about climatic condi
tions written by him that tha opinion prevails la
j medical circles that th» Island abounds In marshes,
and therefore Is greatly troubled with mosquitoes.
But exactly opposite conditions exist, as the Island
L> for the greater part a dry. sandy plain, rising
gently from the South Store to th» North, and
terminating In a bluff, 'with beautiful bits of
scenery on land and magntacent views at sea.**
Through the centre of the island is a range of hills
from 100 to 400 feet in height. Between the bluff,
and th« central hills Is an elevated plain of fertile
soil, supporting a vigorous growth of trees. South
of the central hills. eloping to the water, -iritis, a.
fall of about twenty feet a mile, is an almost un
broken sandy plain covered by a pine forest. Alone
the South Shore lies the Great South Bay. from
two to five- miles wide and one hundred miles Ion?,
and separated from the ocean by a sandy bar aver
aging one-half mile wide. There are two navigable
rivers on the island and a number of small Inland
lakes of fresh water, especially in th» eastern half,
and some of these lakes have no visible Inlet or out
let.
Dr. Ross also says:
Lone Island lies about twenty miles off the New
England coast, separated by that inland sea. Long
Island Sound. It is approximately i.- miles wide
I and 120 mil** long, containing nearly LMB.tM< acres
(and yet with only I.SM square miles of territory.
It can be shown by a study of it 3 geology that the
island is made up mainly of sar.d and gravel and.
thin strata of clay- dipping from north to south-
Its ground water currents must therefore nowr
from north to south and its drainage in the MM
direction. The character of the soil modifies the
climate in respect to fogs. They an more fre
.quent over wet clay soil than over a dry. well
\lrained soil, such a3 the sar.dv s«il of Long Isl
and Old Greenwich Village, in New York, was
traditionally healthy, and tSis region is so to-day.
Epidemics that attacked the old city one hundred
years ago found no lodgement in Greenwich. This
has always been attributed to the fact that the
underlying soil to a depth of fifty feel or mow is
pure sand and provides excellent drainage. Tr.9
same condition prevails on L^c Island, with tha
difference that Instead of the sand being fifty feet
deep it is several hundred feet 'i- ?
The water of the ».-!,±r.d is very pare. Bjeatiw
of the character of the soli it is freer of organic
and inorganic material than wells of other regions
not having sand and gravel soil. There are a,
great many never failing springs coming up .rom
the sand along the shores, and in th<* Nisseqtiogue
valley, with a temperature of about a*> degrees tne
year around, and even in the highlands and in tha
shady forests, are numerous ponds, all of them
•ending forth streams of clear, cold, sparkling
water.
The existence of the fresh water lakes referred
to as having no Inlet or outlet depends on the
fact that a basin has been formed in th» clay
stratum by glacial folding These necessarily fill
from the ground water, ami remain pur* because
of the water filtering through the sand.
For many years Dr. Ross has made daily ob
servations "of" temperature, wind direction, precipi
tation relative humidity, character of rhe day as
to sunshine and other meteorological phenomena.
He has made the following deductions from his
observations: "The mean summer temperature of
the inland is 70 degrees The mean winter tem
perature Is 30 degrees. Tv mean yearly tempera
ture is .M.< degrees. For comparison. I may add
the mean yearly temperature of th» entire state
!s 45 degrees, of Nan tucket «8 degres. New York
City 52 degrees, and Atlantic City 52.7 degree*.
The annual range of temperature of Long Island
is 33 degrees, while the annual range for the whole*
country is from 64 degrees to 77 degrees. It «
least at the eastern and increases toward the west
ern end Th» average temperature of the island
for the month of July is 3 degrees warmer than
Nantucket. and for January 3 degrees cooler: but
there is a difference in relative humidity of .'*.
per cent in favor el Lori? Island, and the differ
ence in the thermometric readings Is practically
obliterated because of the dryer atmosphere. The
temperature of Suffolk County, the eastern part
of the Island averages in summer 3 degrees cooler
than New York City. The temperature of IMS
part of the island in summer is almost the same
as that of Northern New Tor* and New England.
while its temperature in winter is about that if
Central New Jersey. The winter temperature of
Suffolk County Is higher by M degrees than the
rest o? New York Srate The* difference is say
doubtedlv due to the modifying effect of the ocean.
•nving heat during the winter and coolness during
the summer. When the winds are from the south
or southwest the eastern and southern parts or
Long Island ma- be affected by th» influence of
the Gulf Stream.' which, having a yearly tempera
ture of 73 degrees, can communicate to the coast
beat sufficient to modify th* climate
One. noticeable feature of climatic conditions on
Loisr Island l-« th» retardation of th» seasons,
amounting to about three weeks. The change
from one to another is gradual, a valuable feature
for the debilitated, for the mor«« gradual try»
chance from season to season the less .injurious Is
the effect. Th- time of the first k-Uing- frost js
folly three weeks later on the eastern than on the
western end of the island. __
Another striking feature of th? climate of Long
Island is Its low relative humidity, especially In
the pine regions. It is lowest in winter and spHna_.
during the cold months, the reverse of that which
occurs inland. This peculiarity is due to the mor»
moderate heat and cold of the Island and to the
southwesterly wind* In summer.
Probably the most valuable feature- of any cli
ma is the amount of sunshine Ira general tonic
effect lead 3to a«a lncreased vitality. The amount
of sunshine on I?**^ Island hi greatest in the pine
forest region in^tije eastern end and southern
shore The avera'£3 number of clear days is sev
enty-two more than Sew York City, ninety maw
than Nantucket and one hundred and twenty more
than the western part of the state. Including all
days on which the pun shines all day or a part of
the day sufficient to permit exercise in the open
air the eastern half of the Island has an average
of three hundred days, ferry more than Atlantis
City sixty more than Narragansett Pier, one t-n
dred and t cm more than Nanrucket, only twelve
less than Denver and thirty less than Phoenix.
\riz ■ El Paso. Tex-., and Los Angeles. Cal. Lon^
Island, in a surprising way. ranks high among
other places having a wide reputation in this feat
ure "of climate, which has perhaps the greatest In
fluence of all upon the invalid.
COOL BREEZES AT 3TALBA.
With Bathing, Yachting and Its
Drives, Park Is Attracting Many.
Malba. within ten miles of City Hall. Is about the
coolest genes so near to the heart of the big city
Just now. On the tip of the Whitestone peninsula,
which is washed by the waters of the Sound and
the East River, it catches every passing breeze.
and the. bathing helps some In the cooling process.
There are drives for motoring and carriages, and
the yachting is saft and in waters that afford every
enjoyment that cart be got out of the sport.
There will be two trains to Malba to-day, from
the New York City side of the 34th street ferry, at
30 ana 2 M o'clock. Plots in the beautiful residence
park are being sold right alcng. but some of the
most desirable are still in the market. The Realty
Trust Company, of No. 60 Liberty street, has pub
lished a booklet telling all about Malba.
SALES AT HASTIXGS.
River View Manor Lots Popular
Among Discriminating Buyers.
The sale of River View Manor lots, at Hastings
on-the-Hudson. is considered one of the marked!
developments of the year- Among those who have
purchased sires in the last few days Is Percy
Winter, private secretary to David MsssSßi who
bought a large villa plot in Calumet avenue. 3i<>
feet north of Villard. Another lot situated on
the north side of Ravine Driveway, 200 feet north,
of Buena VUta Driveway, was purchased recently
by Dr. Harold W. Wright.
Oliver M BurJette bought a residential site en
Buena Vista Driveway. ICO feet north of Pleasant
avenue, and Mrs. Anna A. Cookey bought In tho
last few days a building lot oa Buer.a Vista Drive
way, Berth of ness avenue.
Many cew members are bsbbj enrolled in me)
growing colony of college professors, theatrical
managers and professional men naw being estab
lished at River View Manor.
A complete gas. electric and sewer system and a
high pressure water service, equipped with ample
fire hydrants, it is said, have been installed. There
are several roads for ridin - and motoring leading
out from River View Ma:>or. and on* of the relay
stations of the Van-ierbilt coaching trip to Ardsley
is there.
Appealing to th- city wcrn worker, with its high
elevation, numerous trees and easy accessibility.
it appears more thnn probable that within a short
time River View Manor will be considered one of
the most desirable sections for the htillofsj oX
tar.iiuir.e home*.
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