New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-28

WHILE PART OF THE GREA I
CITY. IT HAS RURAL
ADVANTAGES.
EASE OF ACCESS FROM THE BUSINESS
cFNTRE-HEALTH AND COMFORTING
nfAHTrFACTTRlNG-FI SCHOOLS
EXCELLENT CITIZENS.

To the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir: There is always a certain boastfulness wnen
one sneaks or writes OF ones own town NhetheT
= & ,ecaI,se the town. being from the personal
,oint Of view the centre Of the universe lor lle
time being includes the remote Tor the near OF
because the native would not for all the world De
thought to be living in q place that coulu COM
mare favorably with any town Of its size lh me
country it is hard 10 say Wen ADMIT al once
that Flushing is not the centre OF the universe
though II is of the city Of Greater NeW-HoTk. but
we will maintain that every citizen has the flstt
10 he exceedingly proud of it and can pretty safely
boast that it takes high rank among villages OF
equal population anywhere III Long lslailU' Nc"
York State or the United States
This IS what a man who is greatly interested ii
Flushing real estate is quoted as saying once
Years ago when l wanted 10 buy travelled a
hundred miles in every direction from Ne'-hoTh
City examined carefully the advantages OF every
region. both in New York and New Jersey and
connared the natural advantages and the improve
tnents made by the people After more than year
of the most careful investigation. for wanted L"
be sure was making good investment pe'''lie
convinced that Flushing had no equal anywhere
within one hundred miles Of Manhattan as a place
to live in.
To be perfectly fair with those who would like
20 be informed well 10 understand what Il1Ae
a town fit to live in. In the first place perhaps
there is the question Of location; then OF climate
sanitary arrangements and all those natural ana
artificial conditions that so TO render IocaIltF
generally healthful. Domestic conveniences, such
as shops and markets TO be considered: Whlie
roads scenery and drives go far toward making
or unrnaking place. Schools must be adequate III
every way and churches must supply all relgiouS
needs Last of all the social side Of the town
should be strong and sincere
To ali these things Flushing lays claim II l.
strictly a residential town The only industry OF
anv moment is one Of which every citizen is justly
proud namely the nurseries which made Flushing
famous early in the eighteenth century, and for
which II has been famous ever since The Lin
nsear Botanic Garden" was begun by William
Prince il 49,. and rapidly gained wide reputa-
ton Prince William (afterward King William ~
OF England came TO Flushing on August I. 1882
especially 70 see these gardens Other nurseries
have long since been started here. that Of James
Rloodgood IL 17ss, the Higgins nursery in 1886, the
KissenG- nurseries in 1799 among them. But with
the exception Of this beautiful flower trade town
has no industries II therefore exceedingly
suitable for suburban dwelling
its locality offers splendid Inducements to New
Workers About thirty minutes from Neyy-York. by
way OF the ThirJy-fOuth-st- ferry and the Long
Island Railroad, il can be reached at any time Of
the day by one Of the sixty trains that run each
way daily. Murray Hill and Broadway, both sta