New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-11

proper. Those who interested in the develop
ment of this part of Plainfeld for the place
possibilities and ii certainly has advantages
which would commend themselves to any person.
The location is certainly beautiful the climate Is
heathful and ike all parts OF Union County, it has
roads which, DR.. Lewis expresses It. make the
county the wheemans paradise. the farmers de-
light and lverymaps golden opportunity"
one needs but drive about Plainfeld 10 under
stand why Union County roads held up every
where models OF perfection. And If the trip
had been made with the writer Of this short sketch
of the place, the force of Plainhed's historians
words would have been appreciated. He says
lone may drive hours about the city en-
chanted by far-reachng vistas, under interlacng
branches OF elm and maple, meeting fresh sur
prises and delights at every turn. And when
autumn glides in with her brushes and palette.
tingng and painting every leaf on tree and shrub.
over park and we-kept grounds, and the long
stretches of mountainside where god and purp @,
scarlet and green in all the countless shades and
combinations which the unseen artists only know
how to combine Plainneld is fairyland indeed.
Then beauty riots in glory through the long, soft
soothing days when Nature puts the earth TO
sleep. and covers her with many-coored counter
pane whose slowly fading beauty is full promise
of sprngtime awakening.
MATERIAL ADVANTAGES OF THE CITY.
The Plainfeld Street Railway Company operates
the electric cars which 10 North PLANNED ana
through the main street parallel with the mountain
ridge which skirts the city. and then toward the
Grant-ave station ride on this line toward Norm
Plainfe.d brings the visitor past part Of the place
which has grown up since the line was built There
are whole streets Of neat cottages and nearby one
OF the public schools, OF which the city Is justly
proud. on the trip toward the Grant-ave station
one passes through me business street past the
stores and banks and Offices past the fine Babcock
Building and the Opera House. Near the end of the
line are the works Of the Potter Printing Press
COMPANY where about 200 hands employed AL
around can be seen the pretty cottages Of the work
ing people and here again. as at the other end or
the town Is a beautiful large brick schoolhouse
The Potter Company has recently formed a combi-
nation with the Campbell Press Company. and the
report that all the manufacturing OF the combined
concern would be done in Palnheld has caused much
Measure among the merchants. There are many
houses in course Of erection the line Of the trolley
and more building will probably be done when the
limo is extended on one side from Gran-ave TO Dun
reuen which Is three miles away. and 70 Neither
uood \ new sewer system Is being con
s,ruc;ed and when complete will be another point
~ favor Of the place Twenty-Five miles Of sewerage
has already been completed. q. H. Frost is the
chairman Of the s. yarage Committee and 4. }.
csv, tho engineer whose assistants last year were
= 7 Hubbard and II. C. Van Embury.
Next TO its roads. ;he people are most PROUD OF
their perfect and neXhaustDie supply OF Sool
water The water comes from a sub;erranean river
from which IL is pumped the pump station near
Netherwocd In connection with the water works
tbore il an immense tower twenty-five feet in diam