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Staten Island Has Many Charms Worthy of Consideration HAS VAST WATERFRONT AREA Staten Island Is So Lavishly Endowed in This Respect. Say Ex perts, That Harbor Facilities Can Be Quickly Increased. 3ARGETERMINAL PLAN MEETS WITH HEARTY APPROVAL Staten Island is destined to he on* of 0 greatr*t shlpping and manul'actv.rinc ? ntres of thls country. It has many i Uaa of undcveloped wnterfront which old bc ma'ic sultabl* for the usr at tha rgeat oivan greyhounds afloat or ?ianned and for the ererHion of a grent iilon termlnal for *eacoast and ocean Inarv and all the tmnk line? of railvay* *ntertng the gicntor city. Such an addltlon to the impro\cd water 'ont propertlea of New Tork ia needed at ?nfe if tho metropolls of Ihe New World . to raalntaln its eommerclal BUpremacy, >. sordtng to the majority af experta on ??h mt.tt* t. And tneae eaine eaperti .'t?r a most tborougli analyala of a:i tho ktrr facMttea <>f New tforli Harbor, of *i* Kast and North rivera and of Ixmg and Sound. unequlvocallj aaaari lhal i4favalopm0ni of th? aptendtd arnterfroni ?a of Staten Ialand wlll solve the .:?"'. -.-, Ughteragc nr.J other correlatlva ? ms. ?t is ai;o theii oplnioo that wlth Ihe rjing oui of thla ne*eseary projec! for ? proper azpanalon of the harbor faclll ? handllnc rrelght will b< Bldarabl) le a, and, fnrtherrnore, ih*re \N.; l bc a . . wnnninlcatlon between , ppcr a I r or manufacturer and Lirr. rhere BhouM coneequeiilly oe a port:f.nata dccreauM In the prl*> of I. ?oy fartvi productS* and factory ware 10 Bll kindr. of buyara in Manhattan and the ?tl er boroughs of the city. ? >rne engimering .xperts ha\ _ lookcd fondly ut that vast Btretch of ar.it marah lani Known as the Ilackensack rneado* hope of BOlving soine. if not al1. of Ni r Tork harbor's difner.Mes. "Why .< : outrfide ti*c haandarlaa <>f New Yorl t.h tboae bralny men who have de' ?ted Bjr tnonths to tha detert Inatlon of th ia for eotmnerclaJ purposea of i -e llne of Staten island. "Ii li leaa to aaarch further. Immedlate and f jre demands of the metropolla foi . ind better hai o r can I ? a l* - laly Bupplled by Staten Ialand. Tl ?? New Jeraey ashemea would dlverl buol ic s from the clty and depredati i? of water! 'i he piaii of the Staten i : ; i Conimerco for the derelopmenl of the srfro i elte on . ?? ? I ? ;" ti . harsvcterlaed as practlcable, ai ni. t abouM '.-- Immedlati i>- put Into ^i^ Tl e plan provldea for a I rgi cat i1 te - ?i ii.1 on t'nc aoutheai l ? Ide of ki ,i. T. Keni -.id Thomaon, C. EL, recent? ly augecste! that a somewha ? ation on thr i?la"d hc utlllxed for tlie atlon of artlflclal harbora foi o I umship irsffl Tha Improvemenl planned by t'nc St i :md Chantber of Caaaajiarce weWd ?<? .. ry be, 11 la miW, a . * ,- fi r l-er;;-' iing doiMi on tha cnlarp'-'i Erle Canal but air;o a harbor for oceangolng rt. ii--: llng ?" discharge or ta.' ??? Ight i -.gcr,'*. Ti-.p Bti ? ?? lermlnal .,, . an tmtoadlni bcrth foi , ( tjy ? .1 and southbound lj . . ad ai 'i water t< - Jjr ,i it wlll afford alf i : eaaaar) ? ? : Itli -lt r a< nda from Forl Wad worth ? ,:i .. nie of Mtdland Bea< . -n be extpi ded Into the lower ba ? qi,;rr.| .j; ia.-irc. n Uea in the paih of all oceongoii " ? jsaela. It haa th. ?ja. -.- ? gc of cheap landa foi i i . Bd 1 rminala. ..|, . , ? .... Balllmo ? r. Dbdo Rallroad, and ?hen equlpped wlth i i.. of j-aiin-a-i ai ven mlles In '? arosa Btaten Ialand, Il wlll have a <-o' - .'eciio-i al Port Reading or thereabouta ith aaarty all the t.-um; llnea runnlng if. Xew Vctl: from ti,- Bouth or West. "l>y its Blxe it 'ini aceoir.modate th? i.u-geBi Taaaela afloat. us the plcra can ? e ina.1*- 1.606 feel ln length by IH in wi.it::. and et 1 b f ouM be M. between the plera ol 7S feei "Vo o'inr locution ln thi I lt' i York can be had gtrlng the eame ai STATEN I6LANDS GAS SUPPLY. The Nea Yort and Rlchmond <J-h Ooanpany la ihe olde?l publb ajirvie* oorporatlon on Staten Ialand havii g os#i brganhsed In I854, ?nd ln pparmtlon prior to the rivll War. Binca wlilch time arrery posslble efforl has been made lo ?Maki Oi ervlce G.I .-"'!?" an-i Then Some.'" With tl.dI*,Vi?V ",' lhlB .mri arorli thr- rompanj w'H nay ipproTlmatelj 100 mllea of Btreel maln BunplviiiB over 13.000 eonsutnerx. lorated DrTncipalTy on tha aouth and oaat shorea inf th*. island , tik- compani has a v.^-ll organi/.^d de nartmant to ke.-p its patrons ln toucn * the lat^-t iiiii.rovcm?-ntK and afl wancementa of tn*? art. -esuitinB in large aale;. of gas rangea water heatera, laun *lrv an.l other domestlc appUancea. whlle .manufacturere ar. made acqualnteO wiin 'thf economlea <.f Kan far power purposea and other Induatrlal uses. ...... . \m?*iii: tbe mosl recent installation o' appliat.cf-s of the latter nort la the mod 5rn refrlgeratlng i-lant of the 8v ift n*-cf /Company, operated by a 28 horaepower ?t>' fiBinc. the Rlvat Heatcis nt thr fclaiit of the C W. llunt Company, hard ?nlric and t'mp.-ring fiirna.-en at thr Errlligton LHlj-.rat'jry. and inetal .lifH? inic and solderlng furnac-s at Ihe I nlteO Stn?e'^ I.iRhthouse Ijepartriienl at Bt. ?Jeorg'- Th.- plant ?f the Stat*>n Ialand Tiveinir Katahliahment cmtalnn thp l"f?t oshlliit of ga8 u*e* to be futind m thls "vlcinlty. fll-jtninatlng g;an is tiseil an tir#iv for hr-ating calenrTero, liatid irona nnd ?irifcinc burners. Tha latt.-r is a ?mont Intereatlng exhlblt. Thousanda of yards of line clothH ar<> *-ach day oassed ove. tlir.c oi four nak??d gaa flanies, romlng in direet. contact wlth th?? burn-1 Ing aat The ilret two burners remove j all the moisture from the goods, the | ai^.^iirl two. all of the nap. The eompimv operates under the jur <?sdlctlon of the Publlc Service Commla- , .tlon for the Kirst Dlatrict, the Depart-1 ni?nt of Water Supply, (Jas at:d F-lec 'tri.lt--, and the liepartmcnt of l*nbllc W'orks, meeting candle power requlre ments and muntcipal regulation that raakc the gaa aervlce of the flve bor 'outjho of the Clty of New York the best ln the world. . The compary'a jreneral ofllces Bre h> eated at Stapleton. with plant at Clifton. ar.'l an addltlonal atorage holder at West Erighton. A rnoat atrikin* pecuharlty of the oom panv's buelncas was that during Ita long terrn of aervl<-.? from ihe Ial" liftlr.; Ulittl 1908. there tievcr nxluted a legal rsjt.- for Bas on Staten island. Kvcry reduction ln jras per thousand from 1"> to |! 2~> wan voiuntary and unpollctted. Ju 1906, at tlie beglnnlng of the Kmg drawn out 10 cent rate HtlBalion. the company. wlth tieveral other einall com panief: "operating wlthln the otitllned beronghs Of the City of New Tork. indi rated a willlngneaH to accept a ulldlng N.ale. maklng a a cent reductlon per annum effecthe untll 1911. when "dollai* gas'' in tho auburba became a realizatlon iiiBlead of a drcam. TJie preaent management belng ln control for the paBt eleven (111 yeara, ln thelr advertisements. point out that B&h is one of the few net-easlties of llfe that haa shown a ?teady do?nward rc \lnlon in coat. ahowing on Ptaten Ialand ? redJictlon of fcO P?'' cent within tlie periud of thtir conlrul.. STANDARD VARNI9H WORKS. The Btandard Varnlah Werita, which made a very small be*innlng a Httle leea .than half a century ago, to-day ls rec o^ni-^d as on- of ihe IhirphI uiaiiufaet Urers of \arnishes in th" wprld. in addltlon i.. the large factory. cover Ina over seven acres on Btaten laland, thi- company also operates large planta ln Chlcago, Toronto and England, beswes malnUlrflng branches in differenl Euro* iiotin countrles, tho orient. South Amer? lca AustiBlla an.l \<iv Zealand, and l ran trutirfully be aald thal the ;un never .,t- on prcMlti.-tj. manufactured oy tne Standard Varnlah Worka, as tho an- sold in every elvlllsed country. tlthough this company has had a tre mendoui growth, ii haa been a Meady, h4>althv .iii.i endurlng growth. aii of wnlch pe i rhal ,i,f> buelnees aos '>ui!t on h .-.."i.i basls, and provee ti"- wledon ,,i the founders and those to whom the burden ot managemenl ?'as later u-ans fierred. ln order to handle the tremendeus qiwntltlea of raw materlal an.l th" shlp lrimt <>f tho flnlshed product. the com panv oppi-atos liKi.ur- between the Elm Park factory and tlir docks of the ateern componlea ?" -'i" differenl forclpn iradc. while their large BUto truckfl arr ortlng goodi fi'.'Hi the rac torj t" the freighl depotfl for Bhlpmenl Many imles <-f underground plpes are necessary, through ?-hleh oil and lur? penllne are pumped from the <1okb to ih. large atorage tanks, wblle ot ?r< used to carry the rlnlshcd product -,, , r ?. nka mi lh? differenl torage gooda in addithMi to this is maintalned a eompletely equlpped opiical deport* rnent. under th** supervlrlon of an exj,ert optometrli t. B TWO FINE PROPERTIES. ,i. w. Hughea, one of the huveat real estate owners and operatora In ni.-.i iii,.nd. r<. idew al New Dorp and has bls . .it No. 4", Broadway, Now York. Mr. Hughea la verj optimlBtlc aa to the | iture of tlif. boroiiRli and as to Its P<b** Blbllltlea a. an ideal home looation. Jjis (levelopmentB at New Dorp. Ookwood a'". Midland liea.ii have heon on IllMS thal appeal to home ueVkers. owlnjr to the dealrable kVeatlons and leafonabie re trlctlons, hla plan of easy tmynientn enabling those of Unlted nieans to own their home, Tf.;r- greal returna bra'.ns and money skilfully epplied wlll produre from un promlsing materlal haa he"-!! sbown in tho hlatory of Nea Dorp. Aa a place of resldence nothing could be ir.ore deelred. On the one slde risc noble rangea of bllla : ! terreces. flnely wooded and dotted wlth handsome homes, whlle on the ot.." al ? ?; ?? land slopes d.iwn gcn tly t-- as fine a oeucli hk 1? to be found. The lonelinesa thal bo many pcopl- feax |as the hane of country llfe has had in ' Xew Dorp no tiianee to make ttse'.f felt. i As ..:;.? WOUld say: "ii., you amlle, srlsely Increduloue. as ; f,..< . ...:.-..?: ?".?. i am descrlblng : to us an earthly naradlse?' Mr. HuR/he* claims tl at'a exactl) ^hai New Dorp la i.. ihan * mlli from New Dorp wlll be found a Stlll newrr town, called Oak ' wood, a'hlch la laid out on a new. orlgl* nal and attra&lvc plan. There can he I nothing letter aald of OakWOOd than tha! j. ??' area moel of ti.e natural advantagex of Xew Dorp 1ir s< etiery has a l.enuty Ol -v QWn ;, _ :;tt be Been to he ap preclated. ln speaklng of these two properties Mr. H ghes >;<y.c: ??Ci.e prospectire eettler who i te choose h twe. i thi If o l icea has our profoundem aympatby. Ha wlll be re ? . ? of the old problcM aboul the donkey between Ihe two bundlea of hay, ind ma? perhapa elng, ? ith Captain Maclieat ? okl Sallad: ? -Hoa '? BPP! could I _*e wlth nt, er, ">i.. t'other dear charrner sway. Ibuiiding- and many other exajnples of bla craft. 170 to date be ha- put on flft) aabeatoa abtocle aad Bo-ber-oid roofa, and U now buiiding the . ilfton Refooa I Paotroctor at Cllfton, Staten Island. A BIG MACHINERY PLANT. The C W. tfagrl Componj are among tht- most tmportant Indoeirial eetaMisn mentfl on the north shorsu wlth workfl lat Weet Now Brlghton. Thla buslness l whieh conaists of the manufa-rure or roaehtnery for haadUng and tnneport Ing eoal and otiier materlals. Including narrow Ba.ire Tridusirtar* rallwwys, elec I trlc loconiotive.s, stcarn and cleclrl<: lioist Ing mael.lnery. etc. wa:; orKa-lzed by the late Charles Wallace Hunt ln UR and In.-orporated in 1M6. I Orlglnally occupylng one small bulMlng 1 on Vnii streei. the works have ateedll) growa untll they now cover several acres of ground on loth aldea of ihe Btreet, ln ; addltlon to some tiireo hundred .eet o, . vi iterfront on the Klll \i?ti K-1; , ,, ln BpeaUng wlth a member of the nrm. it ls iiiir-rejtlng to learn that the Jurge Icoallng atatlon of the T'nlted States Navy at Matiila. P. I., ls cyulpped wlth m;i ' chlnery made by the company, be-irtes i Blmllar plant* Installed at th- Brernerton 1 Novy Tard, < allfornla <lty Point. Ouan* j tanamo, <Juba. and at numerous other , etatlonr. , One of the many important features of ! the businees consiHts tn supplylng rmi I chlnery for raliwa; locomotlve e-oaiins 1 statlons, i?'i well as apparatua for han dllng eoal and aahro for the large power plante of electrle ligbtlng. railway com panles and n_*nufOcturing eatabllahraenta. Buch Inetallatlona may he found ln al* I most every state of the 1 mon. and even ln far-a*ay Australla. j One af the recent orders the company I has ahipped ls * number of narrow eauR* 1 electri.' {oconTOtlvea to BOUtll A'rl.a and ; the vest cooal of Boiith Amerlca, th* pe 1 culiar condltlona reejolring apparatua of .pecial d-.-lgr. * ? A MODEL DAIRY. The Mea.lew P.rook Dairy. l?eo San ; ,\err. proprletor. No. ?4 to 9S ' Bnal street, : BUplaton, Ib a model dairv, that Buppllea I ???? most axduelve family trade on Btaten Eatabllshed m 1**7. the Meadow in pr:.-c^ and aenrlce by renaon of thelri exceptlonai wsrehouse factlltles, wnlcn are, centraliy located and acceaalble by both raiiroad and Bteamshlp delivenea. ] OoOdfl ar? rcealTOd dlract from each sec? tion Of the farinliiK .-oili.tr;,. when- a spe dalty ls ma'i*. of ralalng ea.'h psrttcular prodUCt, and CUatOmera dealing wlth this house can depend on quallty and reliaWI- i lty in welght, eomblned wlth a unlform i acgle af pneea LEADERS IN THEIR LINE. ? Tii? bulldlng Interesta of Htaten Island ara largsly aupplled by the iimi of Wllliam S Van t'Mef fc Sons. who are the prlncipal dealara ln thls llne. Thay have th.-ee lar*c and complete luniber vards, one sltuated at I'ort Rlchmond, the prlnclpal offlce: another al West New Brlghton and at Plcasant l'latn:-. having a total eapaolty of thlrty nllllon feet of luniber and ttmbcr. whlch ls ln addltion to thelr full line of mason 1 materlala conl and wood. Bealdea these the Brm operataa a com? plete planlng mlll. esah and door fac? tory, etc, ln which all kinda <>f special work are 'iianufactured for tlie tradc. UpWard of one hutidre.l people are cin ployed tn this anterpiiaa and delivenea I arr made throughoul greater New York j and New Jersey. requirlng about slxty horsea and several auto trucks. The huslnesti has long been conducted | Mj.ces-.fullv. and is fully up 10 the atandard of the best drma of the kmd ln greater New Tork. ;.nd InHudcs a larire wholaaale and johhlng departmenl ln ad iiition tu the recuiar retall trade, The < motto of this Brm whlch has long pre valled is "Cloee pricea on all aales,' prompt dellvarlea and peneral asslstat.ee to the developmenl of Staten Island.'' As a consaquence it has beeoma gen erally understood hy tlie butltflng trade thnt on Ktaten Island fair prices and I treatment are to he relied upon. -. BUILDS AND REMODELS HOUSES. Edgar K. Whltford. contraetor and builder. of N'o. is Grace Church Place. T'ort Kichmond, .Staicti Ialand. pak< Bpoclalty of proparlng ..lans and ppe.-in . tt!on:< 'for bultatnga of ai! deBcrlptlona itU'ludlng the rciuofiellir.g of old build ?na;- as well a- takln? enntracts for ne* bulldlnga. Mr tvhltford has ? i REALTY STAR More Opportunities for Buyers on Staten Island. SUBWAY LINK APPROVED Project Will Bring a Large Part of the Borough Within the 5-cent Fare Zone. Siticc the Uoard of I^timate approved of the building of a tunuel under the waters of The N'arrows bOtWOSn Staten Island and r.rooklyn tlie attention of man.'.' BpOCUlatora and Inveritors has hcen directc'd once again to the real rstato op portunltles bl Staten Island. Por .-.ears Staten Island has been an irifejrral '.art of New York, yet th.- water harrier* separatinar it from tlaO boroughs o( Manhattan and Brooklyn liave largely rctardcd ItiJ realty growth. NOW that ihose water barrtera oreuto be removcd Staten Island is at the da-\ n of a great bulldinpr and commercial expanaion. Thls i-o.an. unlnaa present harblngera of the future daya are unreliable; wlll mark the heBlnning of one of the'brlghtest epochs I in Ita history. ft has been eatlmatad that ahout thlrtyI niinutcs Wlll be he runnlng time of train from 'lower Manhattan to Stapleton. I Tompklnovllle, St. Oeorge and all thej tov ns ln the South Shore dlstrlet of Staten Island. \**?rm-.**?** Ng eV J?n SE.Y cAb> w EL.z^eeTHPoRT TOTTENV ??^OA: "4a aug A* KREISCHERVILLE RICHIVIOND I ^??r *10oH'T LO*-E~~70 W0O0 Kow POSSVILLE fafffl _J?A'. <" /, 7. LEAljANT PLA*1>IS PRIN^ESS BA ??? HUGU EWOT 1 Vwiji. a *r "o/so ?t ocM ? ???(/ I 4 ???-_< LINOLEUMVILLE -fcrdM-U/ CPECNRID6C AA V_--(V ' *Ff,?0 rttl -r fi-AC? MARINER HARBOR BLOOMFIELD ;\ BULL'S HCAD f/]_"MBWBBiCB ANNAOAtfe CMteg \ eltingv.lL'e iffords x H*___c?*y 6*cck PORT *??*_ ^^..PJCHMOI J>l?#V*f _L ?**' - ? vS-VAV -* A.< .0///O*C 6*i4r\ v RICHMOND RAlLROAOSHl-.-l-J-i TROLLEY.S ---------- rrRRiRs . PTtOPOCX. St'BVN>Y5 <$> ?7 /? 'T/'PSf A ca.Ar. *'*__-?< WEST K feV* ?t * AA_* < \\ .4- TlOfK **_. ^ 4- |r, BRIG h*to LIVINGSTON i N .*-*//*_?**--?*< f/_ ??S_* t0C0g mr' ~ 4. i &> ia*ao* D *Sl_ ^ACTS ABOUT STATEN ISLAND. Wlll be w ithln the ni ? 1 ubway boo? 1 (Jrcat. r .\" - 1 "-' I , ? ; poinl o land on lh? Atlanti* .. 'oast from Klerida to Malnr ordlng to pu: veyora. I'opulat Ion . ? i ?.-'! of I9I0?. ? Staten li land li more than double th? ii - of Manhsttarl laland Publlc parl: areau 18.68 ecrea esaed value of parks, 1221.121 Length of public Btreets, .'Mr, miles . ? . -i :)'?'.- milen. Water frontage for commercial uae . ,'jt 30 ? ill. 1, Number >>f publlc aehoola lelementar; i, 84 attei dance, I''.744 Taxable real eatate (1811 >. *.' v*>'. '?' ' r;. te. 1 111.7. e;.ri\ $2,400,008 Inveated In nea Ings ia^t year. Vumber of atructurea erected m 1111, i ,ne?t fer,": m thla 1 ounl t \4 NEW graKit -v-r ClTyY **? ?iCffitO*t> COOTry co?/vr/fV ir^-4'a C~0vr-*\ ////.. NE BR.GMTON .-Vl*Mrt-<*V _?*B_5Va GARrfel ?s? iV**-__.fcS E'TSON ? ''H Ol?. V /C/S ? J^^A OC-4 _V* f/, ST GEO(?6l ' % v/a 1 V.on MIGHT HAVI M *\X>f. A MOlf BfAi-TlPUi. n.Aifc THAN .OTATfN I-I-ANP.IUT Nf NEVER ?|?M GCO-VV rvnric 6RASMErtt^~e, -a?*JK_Z___*?_^5 Vw ? (// *** f_S?_*7r_r/ ? 5<^.i .<?x ?\ V.. 4 "4?r{i, MAP OF STATEN ISLANb SHOWING THE PROPOSED SUBWAYS TO NEW YORK. The payroll nf Ihe Htandard Varnlah YVorks ha* played an Importanl part ln the developmenl of Elm Part an.l ad i |acenl terrltory, and la recognlsed by all [aa belng one of the prlncipal factora ln dlna up thla slde of Htaten Ialand The Standard Vamlsh WorkK were the I first to reallse the value of proprletary varntehea In ord*-r tiiat a standard r.t excellenee could be eatabHshed, atid the Iwoiid-wlde buataiesa whlch thla company jenjoys la largely the result of theaa standarda establlahed many <e>ir? ago, the Unlformlty nf whlch has been ab.-o luwl- lilalntailied. That Uit* pollcy has h?en apprr<iate<| U proven by the fact that all the lead Ing ar.-i.ltectn, not only ln the Unlted Btatea bul In fotelgn eountries. rscognlBe [Standard Varnlah Werka producta aa Btandard both for beauty of firilnli and durabttlty. < >n account of the rapld.y Inereaslni bustnesa of the conpany lt be<amc neo e;.sary to prepare more Bpaeloua oflleo accornmodatlon, and to oover llils need i an lmposing four Btory offlce bulldl | [haa recently be. n .ompleted or.e blOCB from the factory at Klm Parlt, and Ifl I belng occupled bv the Kxeciitive i ifflces I and Clerieal Dcpartmenta. Thls undoubt , cdly wlll be the tneans of caur.ing many Who are now llving In other borougha of I (ireater N>w York to establlsh thelr homes on Htaten Island. a THE MARINE CON9TRUCTION CO. The Maiine ConstrUCtlOn ('nin;.any property is sltuated In tlic very heart of the lndustrlal section of Marlners Harbor, on the Kill von Kull, between the Standard Varnlah Worku and tlie ffecker, Jonea. Jawetl noow Miiis and in close proximity to Bhootara1 Island. NV-ar by are t'ue large works of Mllllken Brothers and the hfghly BUCCeaaful and profttable Babbltfa Soa,> Pactory The Marine Oonstr.ntlon * 'ompany prop erty la progreaalng and proanlatng. Keep ing in palnd the srrpat developmenl af ' other prop.-rtles of tire Bame klnd. the vmloe of thls property win hwreaee enor I mously during the next few vearf*. -j> I *"?\er sixteen >ears ago Slcwm. ?'. A. , Turplaoh & Sons, lewatets, estabilhhid thelr bualners in Stapleton, where they raptdly b jilt up a reputadon for r.-iia biilty. and later found ii noeeaaarj to! estsbllah "a l.ranch of tiielr buslnesv ln ; I'urt Itiehmond, whlch is located on ona I of the most pror.ilnent corners. Thelr Btores are liatidsomely iltted up, an.l in thelr Urge and varlcd stock i.- Ineluded ] ;i lb-c llne of Ioomo and ? mounlerl (.in mond.?, everj make nnd grade of (Vslehea, gold'and fllled jewelry. together wlth an] ejicellent OOJinrtBBrjnl of aterllng slher' MARINER'S HARBOR SECTION. Arthur Dreyer, the *cti known real ea? tata ag'-nt of Marlner'? Harbor. Staten Island. aa}* that "the Marlner's Harbor aection la Improvlng and tha detnand far r'-al e:tat<- contlnuea. The value of Its WBterfronl on the Klll Von Kull and Its proxlmlty to t'ae Baltimore <t Ohlo Rall i..ad. wlth its large and nuiiicrmi ? facto li'-; Of all kitnia, have laid It 0D4-n tO ad raneoa of an Industrlsl developmenl whlch i:. chai giiig liarlnar'a Harbor into B beehlve .,f ImlOatry. The several large factorlea located In the .IcUilt) of Mari n?l h llarl-or ha\e cxpeii.le.i million* of dollara maklng expenstve Improvements, and lusi at the present llme there are <...o large corporatlons bulldlng two new factorlea one Io manufaetura floor eover Ing atui the other a large veneerlng fa> ior>. not!. of the.-.. wiii be completed by oarly fall and \?iil emploj hundreda of people. In talidng wlth Mr. Dreybr he Btated: "Ifarlner'B Harbor belng a manufact uring :entre and only fortjr mlnutoa to New York Cltr, wlth a tt>cenl fare, it I.. only reasonable to e?pect a raal eht*t.' l.ooiii. Now Ih the time to get In on the ground floor before prices advanoa. Otx CBfl now purehaea a good sl.x-roopi cot? tage for $2,000 anrj a good hlgh bulldliiK lot for $260. Thls property is near trol lev, station and factorlea." Mr. Dreyer, who la a firm bdicver in the prosperilf of Staten Island, has r< - cently made teveral large BBlOSj nnd h" looks forv.ard f..r blg demati(*s. -. John MUnrs *ompar.y. general oon tra'tors, who have been aatabUahed twenty year.-., are oiTeritin to hulld a tdx-rooin aenii-tir'-proof hOOSe at a cost of fg.660, and wlll guarantee thelr worl: thoroUghly -tafHfar-lory. They ,?re h> .-atrd ln the National Bank Bulldlltg, T.,.-. Rlchmond, Staten Ialand, and nri alwaya r.-uiiv and v iillng to reapond to any Inqulrles from proapectlve home Beekere. A WELL KNOWN BUILOER. One of the t-e>,t known buildera in New lirlgliton la W, II. C. Roaeell, wlth of ti.-e., Bl No. U| RJchtnond TerraO. fetr. Rnsaall la thatapioticer on Staten Ialand of ihr faiiKjus asbestoa "Cantury" Bhlnglea besldea i><:ng the raprosantatlvc of tlie Standard Ru-br-r-oid Itooflng and I'loor Ing. In tlie alteratlon of old and erectien ..i ii'-w bulldfng-i Mr. RuasOira ablllty Is e%ldeneed i>> hia work on ilie followlng: 1'ubli.' Bchool No. M; twenty-one tov.-ra foi the Topographteal l>epartment. the Unlon avenue l.iidg.. for the lllghway l>e partment. thr ppstorBee at at. Oeorge the fJsited Statei l.iBhthou-*' Departinent Ti;rooU Pairy haa contlnued wlth "ii i. ; bie sii<-.-e?8 under Ihe watchful ?? >" of i the Health Department of New York. whieh has in its reporta ai?a>.i pro [ noumed tbis Inatltutlon perfect In aan* I A 8T. GEORGE DEVELOPMENT. in an Intervlew with H, J Bharrott, Ispeaklntf ..r real ealate eondlUona, he ; aald: 1 i>o not tiiinit lor ? moinenl thal i j have been tearlnir. up tne aerth or any thlni; Ot that -orl, but lt Ib Iruo T have been doitic a \er; aatlsfOctory buslneea, and -;.pe.;t lt to Jkicreaes this fall. The vali ??? of reatdentlal property l.aa ip croased very roaterialry wftb the growlng popularlty for bom? b lldlng, ano i bave l had numeroua Inqulrles from New v.?i i. bulldera regardlng tho twenty-four lots t bave latsly opened up ln Ht. tjeorae ! My offire can be reached o< er telepbone. . Wont rirlshton 7", lllchmond T'rrac, , 1'ort Rlchmond." -. "71111am II. CfNetll i* o?.~ ot Staten I iHland's leadlng wholeeak an<: retaii tio-.ir ar.d feea dealera. Mr. O'NelH. I whose piaoe of boatnesfl ii at Bay an l ; Prospect street:--. Btapteton, reportB that the prodootfl iti whi. i he deola are be* [ooming tnor.- and more Itema of much interest slme the fal?mer.?'? attentlon iias be-n attreHed by the '..ic'i prlcea of lotiier producta, made pafsHne hy thefaBt I ?rowlng popu'ation of ?? York City. 1 Mr, O'NellK obtalii- his Bupplles from dlalanl pdnta In the Unlted Stnte_ un-1 t'anada in .-ar and Bhlp l"a?l lotM and I' ; in a pOelthm, he claims, to furnish flou and ?>-i and *alt tn ;,-,. ipiantlty at Bhort Tiotl'-e at a unlforni lov.- prlre. a I. T. WILLIAMS L SONS One of the largerit and best ItnOwn doalers ln Wholeaale and Ketall llard WBUre, laJBH and Vcneer Is l. T. Wllllams & Sons, whone tnill und yard !.. locoted in Tompklnevllle. g .M. MeQuade t\ Co.. foot of Broadway. Wc_t New Brlghton, dealers In h?y, straw. oatd. feed and flour, wholesale and retall. and maWltiK carioad lots a spodalt;-, offer eaceDlloiial advaiiU-rcj competenl f.,rce of akiiie-i mechanlca in 1 tha aevaral bramihea of the i.utidtnic! buslueaa in hia emplo Having been ln for twenty-rt* * yean ing or purchaalng a horn* le?,.H find it t.. thelr advantage to eom munlcate wlth Mr. Whltford Hia lele phona ii 210 \v R. AT DONGAN HILLS. in bi d around Dongi n Hllla on< may fino pnu "f tha moal attractlve r - ? ? 1- ? ? tUI aectlona on .staten Island. It:< natu? ral beauty, together wlth its attractlve developmeht, makea II ?< aptendM BOrtsI center wlth the tsdUtlea of an eetab llBhed omm mlty, poaseaelng churches. Bchoola, cluba and Ihe famoua Rlcnmbnd goif llnka The admlrable and perfect tranatmrtatlon facintie.s that nlst now wll' xrlthoul douhl ha.steu Its gTOWth and result ln an economy to Inve.siors *ho ? k?c1? to bulld homee. A prlvat.. estat* |n thla eommunlty, conststtng nf iijacres, , ia now offered fo*' aale bj Lawrsnea a. ; S.-a 0T, I) uigaii llllls Jatnea >'.. Orunert, archltect from whoaa draftlng rooma at No, "010 Rlch mond Road, Qrant Clty, come many of the deslgns for realdeulial and connner cial developtnente now heing bullt on Staten Island, sajs: "Htaten Island. eapectally thla boaatlful south ahore. la tlie natural resldentlal auburb f?>r N'ew forkera, and the (icinaml for medlum prlced Brtlatlc home" f:tr c\ceeds the BUpply. A retter Invaatment than bulld? lng this .-1;i;h t>f auburban houaea would be hard to Und." Mr. Orunert in mak? lng a apsclalty of auburoan resldence vorli and '^..uld bc glad to suhinlt aketchea u> home*seekera or invcstdrs. ln the a.c'nite. tural llne Mr. JamBB wi.itfonl. Craibtrae Bulldlng. it, Oaorge, reports conaldera.ble actlvtty, many now rcdldences belng erected of late in thlf* beautlful aeetlon of the Island. lntend iug purchaaera ?ili uo well to consult Mr. Whltford before i-ompletlng thelr ;.!.'!.. for a honi?. <)tto Woehrie, plumber, of No. 6J6J Kichmond Terrace, ktarlnera Harbor, is one of Htuteti laland'a olfjeal exiierts ln pluinhing. .'team healing. gaK gBJ nxt urea, coppcr, tln and shect Iron. He ha.-. a large and jcompbte Obop ar.d aupply store, niih autmnoNle dellverlea and l* ln a p<j..|iU>n to handle bualneas in a hlgli etasB ?iul nnn-tnult flndlng maniier r.an*e nombera of property ownere of tiie Morougb of Hichmond do not yOt -leem to realize ho-. important this tun Bel Imk wlll he to the re.-ddentlat aml buatoeoB dovetopo-gnt ?>f their borough. Tt mnonB much more thun pladng the borough within 111** aubwoy zone of How York. It brliig- one of the most etitran. ln;,' home BeCtJOOB of Stat-Mi Island within '.!n live-.ent fare lotte Ol the greater city an.l IhUB open-' un lo thoiisands of houi>' aoekera >>t' in.Mier.it.- meana wbooa pia.-es ot employmenl nn- in Manbattan, a bor nugh wlth attractlve rentala, with elty i -i irenlencea -ml plenty of brcathlng p.o'es. in \i< <v of tlieae Improved condltionB realiy valuca ln lhal part of Staten laland iu this Bve-eenl fare /'.one <if New York wlll undoubtcdly rfge ropMly. The man who proferi to IIve Iu a place with euperb eountry featureo, where art glOBB llelds, tOWerlng nhade tr-^es, wlnd ing roadwjaya ln\ Itlng to autolnts und owners of harnr.-is horses. and loug strei'-lies of waterwajs which afford yachtlng and motor l>oat pleaaures. should not turn Ma steps away from Stutcn Isl? and because blgger factory zones are go ing to be bullt tltero aoon. TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES. "The Staten laland Uapl.l TninMt, with its three bVanches r.ullatlng from St. George. o,uickly diMrihutes tho paBseiigers ianded by the ferry to thelr \arlotin desti DOtlona and operaten wlth uoequalled praclaion. Aboul three hundred tralns are run i.i and out of the St. Uaotge Lermlnal each weehday and menjuBore on Batordaya, Bundaya and hotldoyn "Over mIx nillllon pas.-iengrrs :t ; e;ir rre carried by thla llne and wlth nuch com fort and regularlty that aihcrsc illllijeill ls rarely lieard. Tlie llnes along the north and east ahores cover a dlstance cf ten nillea at a unlform rate of 5 cents between any two statlons. "The Kast Shore llne termlnates at South Reach, on the lower bay, one of tho most popular reporta in thia \lcinit;.. Tliousands come here everv day during the summcr, and en Sundu>s aml holi t<~? l?_i. o( Uiou-ta-ids to balh* _ua0 ?*? Joy the strong se.i breesea Here ?ne iinda pieusures ln greal rariety-beaa+ walks. shore dBUMIO, Roo<j mtisl,- aai anroaemenl and interest f?r all taatas. Kapld transit has converted an unkn./WB and unosed beaeh Into b k;^ and popular t-esort. and lo day Boutfa Baoek ightly clalm* to l?- Cooey Island s onh rlval. "The North Bhore llne aklrta ihe ?iiore lot the Ktii ran Kutl to a p..int oppagHg j Ellsabethport, runrdng tbre^rti thi meat < thlcklj aettled part of tha | i:,,,,i Thla is b popular home aeetloa. Tha -iioraa : are used for shipbulldlng and nianufaet I uring of many kinds and th.- Bplaad foi I mllea and riiiies of attraetlve and coa j fortable homes. "The iniand braneh, known as ti ? Tat ! tenvllle dlviaoan, runs through ih- pratl rst country within flfty mllea of < ?<>? mj| and termlnates at the extreme -"^thwiy ; ?nd of the leland lt is diffi. uit >,, rtaj. ; ize aa one rides through thi- xBetlgg ?f i i.nis an.l ealleye, covered with rfcft ?,?**$. i tation and a profuslon of wIM llowora and flnely cultlvated farms thai u ia all under om ^overnmcrital head and part ! of the same great city that rontataB tha most congeeted .piurtrr of aay city la : tlifl world. "Vl rlly. extremes BBOOl her". But what ! uf your woods and farm land a g<-nera i tion hence. when New York ba tiwr I oughiy awakene.i to thoee attractioaof Al* I ready qualnt and prooperOOO little vlll*. ' ges havo begun to take on new llfe and ! exparid. The real estate man 1b buay, aad i every day adds to the 11st of thOB. wbe through out-of-door llfe and suushine arn 'fladlng themselves' and addlng measur ably to the pltaFures as well as to th* , number of their days.'' ? There have been vast changes In Stat? en Island since the days when tho two old ferry llne." made their occasional tripe t? Manhattan, stopplug only at a few of tht most populoua sections. Concentratloa of the ferry setvice at 8t. George and tho buiiding of radlal rall llnee have brougkl about a more rapld growth and wl.ely dlstributed populatlon than could other wlae have been accorapUshed. Anothw lmportant change has been the e?terml natlon of the troublesome mosquito, wlth Its fever-spreadlng proponslty. This waa not an easy task, but Intelllgect peraist ence haa accompllBlmd wondcrs. Tho Staten Island of to-day, with tho old disadvantae^s overcome and tlie many iniprovemetits dorived from a. broad and lioeral munlcipal government, ls tuetly called the garden spot of the greater dtr of Xew York.'1 B THE VANDERBILT ESTATE. At Clifton. thiity-'ive miiiiite? from tho Battery, on Vanderbilt, Norwood, Sfnon aon and Townsend avenue*. CeBtra and other atreets, ls the Vanderbilt Cbtato. whieh offers Bpedal advantage. |q rent Ing or in puirhaslng high clas- lots 0* piots of land in an ideal locatlon. Such have been the imptovementa and as weli kept are the premises alr?3dy built upon thnt a section of it has been - alled '^polless Town.'' It ls lald out :ti 1n? uiH.-adam roadwaya beauttfu ?? ireep. hlsh elevatlon and nar:>-at .Iraln ;icr, BtWM "f tha tmxtymr parcela which are now on the market could he laid out ro great advantage, aith nugniOcefll VleWB of New York Kay aii'i inga. ln order to keep up the I ig tarvd ard already set all property aok) wlll he subjeet to re^trlctions. The ; is within flve- or seven mlnuten t?alk of an attractlve station and park .,? th' fo/>t of Vanderbilt avenue. The i Golf .'iu.' and links. said to be the mo* -poi-f am! flneet < our.-? i v ctoae at hand. Churche . echool hotk publlc aml prlvat. - ind l-athlnr. all are wfttnu eae) reH' : In addltloa H the above. there ore other act - prop ertles convenlenl to ?'? " "?? trollev. commanding Bltuatlon and aaaa dealrable tocatlons. whieh o of throufh Talbol Rool as So 9\ Broadway, New y orb ' " ?-? SOUTH SIDE OF STATEN ISLAND. Percfval ?;. ITIIman. |r., of i * PHncaBJ \\*\ Realty Company, in =al'd: "Staten laland a of ?? d. e foi i?' Manhattan bualnesa mai The outhrtgl of Staten Island furnl dittons for reeldential purposee or aa Ideal country home." H. alao Btated that "th. activitlea on the wat< rfroi - a rr. *iaa oteadlly each year, ? _\ importance of the borough I " ?"Bih-bb bj the manufacturer. -a Thr ?uramera Bupply Company. ti WftU New Brlghton. J. K. Summor* presideoi. W k. Oannon. ' ?ir'1 *_**i urer, and a. ii. Bumme ''''rV -h. lately token over and wlll operajt__t>_ Thomaa V. guinlan Coal and ?\oodjnaa| ln connecUon with their prvsent BuHflW Materlal Buelnese al No. 1473 RMimend Terrace- The comblnatlon ol ineflB m tereats wlll no d<-ubt makf b well roune ed working propoaltlon. - o C 1'. Btorberf, grocer end butoMR of Sos __0-__2-224 Broadway, w "t >?" Brlghton. claims thal the most or , ?! sed oueatlon ln the home to-dayaj ??,,, food. which ls also a .cr;? ImP* tnnl ?ne. He staten that all good itwra should buy thelr food from ?" eip* ,,,?-.d. rellable and long .-sU-lishea itoncern thal ..btains its g....ds fraaaop ,iKht BOUr.f supply ?nd -?]"_,, date nanttar. fadlltle-s for haodHOg '-? 8 [,. addition to li.iri.lling the ,\i8,1?! iiualllj of lumber and coal, J A ^T i Bro.. of Marlnera Harbor, f**o*Qf g ?-.nd. .i.'..i ln and Bupplj sa* -88881 i.ilnds. mouldlnca, Imrdwara,..onevg and eement Mr. Bnyder win beirlaaaaa to aubmlt estlmatcs on requej' Lur be reached over telephone W ?r b] NOT addreaaed to P. 0. Bw ?'-' GuaUV A. Barth- busine.sB ineludBJ the hondllng of all klnds of realI oataaa loana and Inaurance ln tbe *"?""B tieid of BUpleton When >..u v-mi " make a deal aet in toueh with m STi. buSS_a*Jn ^.llnel- BPjg growing. Ria addreaa ia N?. -? *?? Street, or telephone 483 Tompk-rntvUla staten laland U nol **??^tll*fO department sl. 'or It l';'%'' ' , Ve* ktru P.'|.artm.nt Store, ln Jeet Brlghton. which Ib a^S?ijLttlttS2 Store that Batlsnee.' lt i? th< '?[",')HrK, ol.le.-,. store in Ihe borough. *"kum? J bulldtngs devoud i? drvgoods. noi"' ? - turnisiiings. hata and ??'''?"'"-,_ Among ti.e real catatr- op \^*''a have the Intereal ?.f h. - ' f%r.. hoort "one la belter known taaa If. II. Adawa. Bh; iroiisaii , ^ vi. realty biwlnesB ln ht. \>~l'r*' ,"if?i,oa4 Hnitv. and can be reewhed,o\ei lei v "hV, TonipkitiFvlli' XV. F. Wldmayer. ?'lty S.ir pleton. wlth ufhYes ln i. - >?' BulldliiB lelephoii" >>^ lt- I""1'* \SSSSS.?'?1,r1,"r:;,w_'i'ln . -., ., known resldents ol Htai*-" Ti.at his work bOM OOtH ? ...m. ^ reaBful is abown by tho lanP ? ,1-111.lll.lV ."I lli-l tlllle._| One of the largeat and moBt "^^_'t >un_.ytna flrm. ln -?gjjorou^! ?m RUMpmTOr: rM f'...rH,:;S,,:-w nulrementa of iheir cu i..ii.-'--_ Ktlenne C. Werthiiiulljr 1? tbj ^ known proprle.or of he AtlanUr i^ ,.,; motorlnlf partlen lt s i. ^ the iineM dlnnera on the isian . aerved. B I.Htilseape) gard. nttiP I-1 *'.J^%9 bualneas as bulldlna, ? ri>i^ tU *** YVerner Boeeklln, landb.;ap.- ?r.-''??'?^r .-Ivil englueor, .Tomwell a\ciiue. ^, I,/ Richmond Road, la an ^JJB it would ba w. II to eonsult ln maut this nature^_( Mi. Charles Uofcnccrg rrl,,,r,,_*,!llnit?r-r| dltlons gov? rnlna the real .;- *t? ^ ?re ver> sallsfacioiy. the v.lumf ?' ^ aaaa good ' *^- a-u-sfi^Ui eveii betn*