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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*. 11