The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-02-11


When noticing the progress of population business
and wealth Of the city of New York since the facilities
afforded by railroads and the increase OF steamboats,
We always consder the county OF Westchester Staten
Island and Long Island the suburbs Of the city, say
ing nothing Of the towns the Hudson River in
New Jersey where many of our business men reside
The number Of persons doing business daily In this
city, and residing with their families In westchester
county and the two islands named, comprising the
counties of Richmond, Kings, Queens and Su1olk) is
very great and yearly increasing The reasons pre-
errng residence in the suburbs to the city BY
80 many families, sufficiently obvious the prinoI-
pal causes doubtless are economy and the benefit Of
pure air. and retirement to persons quiet and steady
habits.
The construction of the Hudson River Railroad will
doubtless increase the number residents on the banks
Of that river particularly In weschester county, but
desirable sites for country seats and cottages in that
quarter are generally hea at such high prices that
people Of moderate will not be attracted thther
In numbers proportioned to OF wealth. The eame
be said Of Staten Island some respects added to
the objections Of crossing the bay and the location
the quarantine and other public institutions and asso-
Citations ofa dagreeabe character residents on that
island.
Long leland possesses many advantages net enjoyed
by other locations In vicinity which must make il
with the business Of this city The great facilities of
access by railroad and steamboats,, the mildn,ss
and salubry of the climate the purity of the water
springs and rvules and the plentiful supply Of fish
from the numerous bays and coves which indent the
coast, render Long Island most desirable residence
To this we may add the cheapness of lands
and real estate generally after pass the bounds Of
Kings county We venture to say, that In part of
the United States can lands, possessing equal alvan
tages in the vicinity of large city be obtained on
terms 20 moderate, be done on Long Island
1t is singular fact that about third Of the Island
forming tract Of about seventy miles In length by five
or six In breadth, about equi.distant from Lsng
Island Sound and the Atlantic through which the rail-
read passes Is still state Of nature and entirely un
cultivated excepting few uncomfortable patches scat
tered here and there throug the tract These lands
have been heretofore kept wood lands the supply
of our market with fuel but their value in this
having greatly diminished within few years the lands
are gradually comipg into srket for the purposes of
cultivation and informed ed that they are gene
raly found In point Of soil equal to Of the other
lands Of Lorg Island which have lopg been under cul
tvston and have proved OF profit to the agi
culturists who have occupied them.
The plains Of Suffolk county distant 40 to 60 miles
from this city have elevation Of so to 100 feet above
the Atlantic ocean, and present many desirable places
ior eoubuy resioeheesi ana tney nay De reacned by
railroad In two or three hours from this city The
sprpgs these plains numerous and the water Is
rksbly pure in consequence of its having been
filtered through beds Of gravel under the surface of
loam The outlets Of these springs now towards Long
Island Sound and the South Bay and abound Ia trout
In great quantities
The population Of Long Island. IL is probable, will
reach $4,000 at the United States be taken
in June next. We make the following estimate u the
three counties comparing the population with what 1t