The New York herald., 1871-10-30
Long Island Real Estate.

The Long Island real estate market is quite active
at present, and has been for q few weeks past Tht
aegotlatlons pending between the New York State
! Camp Meeting Association and the owner OF Car
| penter's Woods. at Glen Cove have terminated In
the purchase OF the property for $66,O0O. 1t com
prises sixty acres, with a frontage south and east
| on the SOUND and q steamboat landing. 1t Is To-
Gated nearly one hundred feet above the level Of the
surrounding country, afrordlng a splendid pictu
rescue view Of the country for several miles, Three
| hundred cottages Will have been erected ere the
time Tor the camp meeting of 1872 1t is proposed
to make 1t rival Martha's vineyard. The natural
beauties Of the place are many.
ON THE FLUSHING ROAD
between Flushing and Jamaica, a company OF New
Jersey SPECTATORS have purchased OF Jeremiah Val
entine l2o acres OF bog lands for the purpose of
manufacturing peat as an article of fuel,
Several large buildings have been erected.
and over one hundred thousand dollars worth OF
machinery placed in operation.
AT BAYsIDE
the great Lawrence estate OF several hundred acres
has been disposed OF TO speculators Prices in this
vicinity nuctuate somewhat In accordance with the
possible chances OF more frequent railroad commu.
nlcaon. This property sold for $3.50 per acre. Single
lots average from SIS to $3.50.
In Hempstead quite the dullest OF any place on
the island there has been surprising activity OF
+. A. Cruikshank, w. II. Hewlett, Thomas II.
Cloves ana Charles IL. Everett have been making
extensive sales to SPECTATORS. This activity Is no
doubt owing to the undouOted ultimate completion
Mr.. A. T. STEWARDS RAILROAD.
activity ais Ut Farmingdale the present terml.
considera6le Talk about the extension OF Mr.. Stew
arts railroad to BresIau and Babylon the specu-
lat ors using device to ascertain the truth
OF the matter for the purpose of purchasing all the
salabe waste land along the proposed route. Three
routes have been surveyed; out, excepifng MIR.
stewart no person knows whlcn OF the three will
be accepted. In this vicinity the lands have Dcen
condemned by agricuturists as worthless Tor pro-
ductive purposes; but practical TEST has proved
these opinions TO have been unreliable and prema-
ure Mr. u1der 1--WE FOR years ag0 put
purposes This year the lands have yielded rich
crops, sucn as white peacn blow potatoes, rye at
oil twenty bushels 10 the acre, and black oats at
the rate OF seventy Dusnels 10 the acre: also rhu
barb In great quantities. Mr.. Tomnson intends to
continue his tests owing 10 this discovery land per
acre has Increased twenty per cent.
The greatest activity Is IN the Vicinity OF White
annex Whtespone to New York In the hope of the
consummanon OF this movement New York capitals
lists are investing heavily. Lots average $500 EACH
bic summer resort. Andy Garvey has large and
handsome properly at College Point.
In Long Island u blocks OF houses are in course
OF erection None bat capitalists can own property
in tnls place, owing TO the high prices and heavy
the most conspicuous features or the improv vement
OF the place. The streets are filthy and disease
breeding Local enterprise Is very dull.
THE MARKET IN SUFFOLK COUNTY
Is quite dormant. In Centreport new academy Is
beng erected. The work OF grading the Smith
town and Port Jefferson branch OF the Long Island
Railroad has been commenced. Property in the
locality though not as yet in aemand has advanced
twenty-five per cent in price, In Babylon sales To a
considerable extent nave been made Il. v. Brown
purchased lot from Mr.. Litchhed for $4,000. Mr..
J. w. Mooray has purchased the residence OF Isaac
Wlletts for 1900. Floyd Wicks has purchased q
lot from DR.. Wagstan tor $450o. Building IS quite
brisk. In addition to the private dwellings, In
course OF construction, the Baptist Society have
commenced the erection OF new church, and Miss
Cannon Is erecting seminary and boarding school
for young ladies at a cost OF $40, 600.