New-York tribune., 1873-02-27

contains 1000 lots and Is being laid out by the
owners, who wish to make it attractive place OF SUD-
urban residence. Lots will be sold for from $500 10
1900 Passac, rapidly growing town OF 10000 lnhaD-
tants As minutes from NewYork; Paterson, 68 MIN
utes; Hawthorne, hour and 10 minutes; Rideewood
hour aud Is minutes; Hohokus. hour and "a minutes
Aendale, hour ana 26 minutes, and Sunerns, hour
and 81 minutes.
Tho Northern Railroad OF New,Jersey from Iio
boken TO Nyack. through the valley OF the Overpeck
River, separated from the Hudson by tho Palisade
ridge. this road Iddge1eld Is 3s minutes from New
York; Leona, As minutes Engewood, 90 minutes; Ten
any Cresski 65 minutes; Closter, one hour
and nine minutes; Norwood hour and IL minutes;
aud Tappan, one hour and 20 minutes.
The Hackensack and New-York Railroad Is branch OF
the Erie. Seven trains run each way daily HacRen-
SACK one Of the most picturesque OF NewJersey
il IS minutes ride from NewYOrk Lodi Is Al minutes
Cherry Hil one hour and two minutes, aud Westwood
one hour and twonty minutes.
on tho Delaware lackawanna and Western Railroad,
u trains daily from Hoboken to Boonton 80 miles
distant from NewYork, passing through Paterson and
the lovely Passaic Valley. The Perth Amboy ana
Woodbridge Railroad connects Perth Amboy with
Railway, where it joins the NewJersey Railroad On
the line of the New-Jcrsey Southern Railroad reached
by steamer Sandy Hook there are several charming
towns for Summer resort or for residences OF people OF
eisre but this line cannot be included in
any stem OF rapid transit roads for NewYork business
as IT requires nearly an hOur ana hai' or 'uo
water TIP alone.
GROWTH THE SEw LINES
In addition to those three lines Of railway have
been finished aud put in operation within the last year.
which begin ut the Hudson River and open new sections
OF New Jersey. Tie New-Jersey Midland starts from
Jersey City and runs parallel with the Northern
road as Granton, where it takes westerly direc
ton and passes through Iackensack and Paterson
crossing the Railway at Hawthorne. Then passes
around Goppel Hill, through Godwinyille, Wykoh, and
the old town OF POmptOn, to BlO0mngdale, SO miles
from York. where 1t connects with the New-forA
and Oswego Midland Railroad.
The Monclar Railway leaves Jersey CITY by the New
Jersey cut, and passing nearly westerly over tho mead
ows crosses tho Passaic River two miles above East
Newark; thence turning nortberly it passes through
Montgomery and Monclar. crosses First and Second
Mountansthe most picturesque sections or the state
thence turning westerly, 1t passes over the Passac
River second time at Little Falls. Crossing the Dela
ware Lackawanna aud western Railroad at Mead's Ba-
sim 1t passes through the Pompton Plains parallel with
the Pequonnock River and connects with the NewJrsey
Midland Railroad at of Pompton 2S miles from
NewYork The attractions presented by many Of the
towns on thi. line will undoubtedly cause the section
"a those penefraed by older lines The last two roads
are leased and operated by the New-fork ana Osweso
The Paterson and Newark Railroad, under the control
OF the Erie Railway, leaves Jersey City by the Erie
Tunnel passing the meadows just north OF tho
Morris and Essex Railroad and crosses the Passalc
River to Newark: thence, IL follows the bank OF that
river through woodslde aud Belleyille to Franklin
whence IL proceeds due north 20 Paterson The road
30 miles in length and opens for suburban settlement
and Paterson. Besides these three new roads short
branch OF four miles has been built by the Central Rail
/ with the Newark and New York road at Newark.
Hence there - different lines Of steam travel, in
tersecng In all directions that part OF NeWJersey
lying within 40 miles OF NewYork and Offering TO bust
men large variety Of city village ,b ana eS9hty R
erprse does not stop here. and the facilities for local
travel will before long be greatly increased oy the com
| pletiOn of the following roads now building;
ROADS now UNDER CONTRACT.
The West Shore and Chicago Railroad will run up the
west the Hudson about 100 miles passing under
West Point by tunnel The completion OF this road
Will be speedily followed by rapid increase In the pop
ulstion OF the western river towns.
Tho Jersey West Line Railway Will run TO Newark
by the way OF tho New-Jersey Rairoad thence 1t will
pass through Essex and Union Counties by the way OF
and Essex Railroad at each places; thence
proceeding through NewProyidence Bernardsyile and
lebanon, where it will the Central Railroad of
| New Jersey, and thence to Sydney, In Hunterdon
County where will join the Bound Brook and Easton
Railroad The length OF this line so miles, and most OF
The country 1t penetrates has railway facilities
0a a ,nerr only sparsely settled In short time
Of 1t will 10 Pfopory included w,!eIn ne
The National Railway after having several miles OF It's
81 has SseP sSen E work D a een
stopped The however has been carried up 10 the
thew the work viii be resumed in few months. It begins at
Jersey City and passes between Newark and Eizaoeth
crossing the Newark and New-York and New Jersey
railroads II straight line by the base OF First
Mounta north Of Westeld and Scotch Plains until 1t
reaches point north OF Bound Brook, where II takes
sOuthery direction, and crossing the Central Railroad
OF New-Jersey. runs IN direct hne 10 the Delaware
The Ridgefeld Park Railroad already nearly COM
pleed begins the line OF the NewJersey Midland at
runs north, over Tea Neck Ridge, nearly midway
beIyeen. the NewJersey Northern and the Haekensaek
roads, 10 the New York State lne where Il will connect
with the ROckland County Railroad
The Watching Railroad begin the line OF the Mont
clair Railway Woodside, nine miles from New
York. and runs in straight westerly line to Leweyn
Park, Orange distance OF about 1ye miles.
The Perth AmbOy and Elizabeth Railroad starts from
the EzabethpOrt Station In the latter city and
southward TO the Raritan River at Perth Amboy, dis
Of ~ miles, Thence 1t Will be continued through
Monmouth County to Long Branch To connect with the
NewJersey Southern road. the towns upon which Will
thus be brought much nearer to Newfork In point OF
time.
The Mendhnm and Chester Railroad starts at Mont
clair the line OF the Montcair Railroad II miles from
New-York thence IL crosses First and second Noun
tains and passes through Caldwell and Morrisown to
Mendham distance OF 40 niles
The Bound Brook and Easton Railroad begins at Perth
Aulboy, and running westerly. the New
Jersey railroad at Metuohen aud reaching the line OF
the NewJersey Central ut West Dunelle parallel
with 1t to Bound Brook; thence TO Phipsburg, tbs
Delaware River distance OF about 90 miles. The start
ing point OF this road is too remote from NewYok 10
give 10 claim ~ belong 10 the suburban rapid traEst
roads OF the metropolis, This ~ also the case with the
following:
The Somerset aud MerceRailroad begins at Milestone,
on the New Jersey Railroad, 40 miles from New-York,
and southery through the rich farming counties OF
somerset and Mercer. TO the Delaware River.
All OF these roads, except the National In process
OF construction, and all except ew Will belong 10 the
network OF HewJorsey railways. which offer at
traotoDs the way OF homes ut attanablo prices
10 the donzens of this oyerorowded city. The lines
open up towns and thus tho price OF land Ia kept
within reasonable limits, while tho great competition
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