The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-24
NEW JERSEYS NEWEST CITY
rOTs GfyEN away As 4 MEANS or At
tracing JHE PUBLIC.

Bennett Of the Herald had bought u large tract
OF land in Middlceex county. and proposed to
found town that would rival Garden City. A
lew weeks ago the Bennett Improvement Com
many opened handsome Offices in Fourteenth
street and issued circulars setting forth the
advantages OF the place. and Offering to give
building lot FREQ Of encumhrancc. for nothing to
any acceptable person who would apply for it,
The only conditions imposed were that no
liquor should be sold on the property. and that
The applicant should pay 50 for drawing the
deed Mr. Ives Of Salem Mass. having re-
seived by mail one OF these circulars. with
certificate signed 10y " T. " Skillman. Secro-
ary,r which protested to entitle him to
one lot on application Mt the office OF
The company. inquiries whether the offer
Is honest and whether these lots given
AWAY for nothing arc worth having.
Mr.. Skilman Young man Of good address.
was found in the ofllcc at II East Fourteenth
street He assured his visitor that the Bennett
Improvement Company would bear the fullest
investigation lie was rcicont about the
tumored connection Of Mr.. James Gordon Ben
mott with tho company. but said that the story
was not originated by the officers that they
had bought the land because 1t offered hotter
facilities for building large suburban town
than any other tract Of like extent within the
same distance from Now York; and that their
purpose In giving large number OF lots away
wa 10 attract residents. to induce more people
10 build. and thus to mako tie remaining land
more valuable. This Theory " sail Is already
Justified by the number IT T. ,ope who az" pre-
pairing to luid He insisted that the land r.
not in the " dorsey sand lnrrcus, but IT, well
fuited for nuilding purlo-rs with established
railroad and water col. mum Viinn, anu 'i'. re-
" FREQ from malaria. He was willing. he said.
h. take lus visitor t. the spu, TO see for himself.
Camden and Ani.c Eailroaj brings one t, the
ancient village ol ud Drudge. u j. about nniu-
way hotwc Now Bruins wirk and south Amh ".
II has railroad station. IL IL doubtful whether
1t has grown much since the British army re-
coast across the old bridge from which the Wiz
laee takes its name. 1t lies on tho west side OF
South river. which empties into the KprliAn
as high MS Old Bridge by the srhooncrs
and small steamers thai ply on that stream.
Herbert ON the compnnys maps, ail9ins pid
Bridge southeast 81 Snu,n river; an ths 500;
nnd contracted for. they control 25uu a.r"s of
land. WITHIN quarter 9i a NILE ~ "a bfll
men wore cutting down the trees, which average
about sN nches in diameter. piling thnm
W II regular lensils ant removing tle
been mndo at this point. and those Ar"
the lots which are being given away. TINS TIER
fronts lrngtlwiso on the turnpike from NV
brunswick 20 Newport and Long Branch, which
covered with gravel peculiar g. that nHls hhor-
hood il almos, qS smq NJ. harj and well krli
~ the Central lHrk, drives. The tract iron.
which the trees are being cut IT, Il level plateau
OF light sandy loan. on winch Negetnii9n IS
sparse, but wheh can he easily cultivated with
The addition 81 fertilz"re. 1t l. sad Ia contain
about 800 city lois. southeast @. this IRA I. and
within the lands reserved 10y the company. Is
Dllton inke ~ Il is STYLED on their may. cover
In from 100 to 80 acres. damned AZ one rni
anu VIZ" q 81 OF an.u. l MY, h "N is
which has been snuff mill. hut L. now unused.
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