New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-03-08

-, .oor. NOW exceeds a half million. It is mainly
composed OF New.York business men, VINO are develop
ng the resources of the State opening avenues building
villages and cities aud making princey fortunes ont OF
real estate, from the OVERLOOKING demand from New
York Statistics show that in point OF health
New,Jersey ia not surpassed. Newark stands
among the healthes cities Of the United States the av
erage Of life being Is years longer than in the City OF
New-YOrk. In accessibility, New-Jersey suburbs are
without equal. From the business portion OF New
York goes home by steam; and while the lettering
horsecar is tong to Fortehs the fiery steed is 10 TO
Is miles away on the mountain grades OF Passac ana
Essex Counties The leading consideration IN oni lutte
growth must be prompt and rapid travel st low raes
OF fare, and this the NewJersey railroads furnish;
luxurious coaches, tenmiles ride from the 6usnets
heart OF New York. trains early and late ana az an ho
at Communication rates less than omnibus fare All hm'
the most visionary writer has ever claimed In expeuf
tous transit by elevated ana undergronnd dir9
afforded by the great doubetracked railroads leans
westward through NewJersey. All that the most SAL
prompyaccessbe homes for the future growth or ths
metropolis is to be found in New-Jersey 20 lohS ."
NewJersey farms OF 100 acres ana murray I'm vi Son
trail Park lots each equally distant IN point OF uie from
the City Hall, be bought for the same sum Oh oht
IL will require no prophet to preaeI tHe estate
the tide Of population will set Prices OF reL eSto
within the grasp of the average amlues OF OUT Ibnms
business men, and means OF communication ~ i,iyoi
and Mt the lowest rates Of fare, VIII command, poSlc
command, the increase Of this city Already and
population OF over million mas ciusIeIV1 ." cItes
west OF lower NewNOrk, and from nc E CI,es
OF EewJersey aud Long Island, they are lahHeH J
ut their places OF business IN the least ICssDiS & ny
at the lowest fares The percentage OF ths EIoN ~
cccds by large amount the percentage ol -
other directions and the facilities are such now anu
being increased 10 such extent as TO il9taH tis
supremacy The present year two new and distinct ls
OF railway Will be opened INTO NcW-JCrscy ana III
1870 two aud perhaps three moro new llhcs
win enter the lists with such new ana lmp9fftaht
proyements in suburban travel viii astonsh those
accustomed only 10 horsecar routes. IL must De eyehe
10 all who study the increase OF our population ana th3
direction ID Is likely TO take that moderate values OF real
estate and superior facilities for reaching 1t VIII always
attract; and furthermore that investments for young
men suburban acres will net as large returns as Interior
lots AstOrs exchange Of business lot into ~ subr
ban lots was a good illustration Of his Judgment,
and what proved 10 be true then VIII prove
again 10 be equally true. Those who are wise
enough TO establish their homes IN the suburbs ~ me
tropOlis, with population OF 22-0f00 whose annual
growth for years has averaged per cent per annun
around which 100000 persons now annually settle
will If they have pluck enough 20 buy literally ana pa
ticHce enough 10 hold firmly, repeat again the history
Of the enormous fortunes made by those families Who Ill
vested early in suburban lots on Manhattan Island