The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-06-01

AZ ths point the channel carries an annual
TONNAGE u t7s.OnIoon. chiefly coal from
south Anboy, Perth Amboy and Reading.
wstsnront here has sold at s2s and upward.
The wsterfront on the lower bay, from
Fort Wadsv orth TO Tott~nvile. u Tor tbs
most part bordsred by shallow sand oeAches.
making navigation by o~ceap-gotns vcsspls
lmpossible. II contains the boroush's four
popular ses.ids resorts, one 81 which was
bought By Charles n. SchvGb a couple OF
weeks arc - an outink place for the chhdrrn
II tho city's poor.
Partly beCausa the p"rth shore. along
the XIII Won Null. presents Q wtd~r expans"
~ lovlsnd than the south shore the bulk
a N. DC Mutation and Industries 10 located
there The msnufacturtn crntre
At port Richmond and West New Brighton.
or the rorh shore. and At s'Aplotor % N"
south shore.
A. a consequences Of the industrial rJIan.
sion of recent year. the more sub,tai.t!sl
.l-m.n, 81 the population b, gradually re-
treating iron the waters edge into the range
Of huI- which divides the tslsnd The high
lands hsan at 81 Georse. here they reach
an ole ovation Of about two hundred feet, and
maintain q hirh sltitud" A. far A. Richmond.
whence they dssc~nd gradually 90 TottehNill".
The moe, noted points In the highland. ar"
Ocean Terrace. shout = mile long and to
ie-t above tdsva'sr drymes hll and Dohgan
Hnls.
In. pre..p, excellent demand for house.
comes chiefly from two sources. both o. which
have greatly expanded IN the last couple O!
years These arc the local factory poru-
l,tlon and the army of or,ce employees IN
downtown Manhattan. conv.nient 70 the
staten leland ferry The call for houses
renting At less than $40 exceeds the supply,
In higher priced Disabling the relation Of
supply and demand /. generally the reverse
According 20 Cornelius u NOM, NetrttarN
of tho staten Island Chamber OF 'ommcro".
and tho leading real estate agent ~ Tho hor-
oush. Richmond has never b"foT~ experienced
~ srea, q demand for inexpensive hou>s,
a. tht spring
The situation In che renting market IL In
ducing CONGREGATIONAL WORK. particularly ~
PoT, Redmond. Wet New Br ghton. Living
ton. rrohibition Park. Stapi-ton and lotter-
v!uo IN. work. however. - undsrt1ken
exclusively bv local Investors and Intending
occupants and =, wholly insufficient 10 meet
REQUIREMENT..
one Of thr few not,hl" building operations
under way II one OF twenty housr- being
erected hy G v. va-derhnt on HI. holdins
near chiffon. These cwc!lings cost about
5000 apiece.
H. ,he lot N srksi, - IN TIE house market,
activity 10 confined 20 Inexpensive property
THIS fact has been clearly demonstrates
by recent suction SAFES
Txp@n,ive lot. have invariably failed 20
brins out a satisfactory competition on
th. other hand. a -ale Of cish'y-oh" lots
al New Brighton held two weeks aco by MIR
Eolr FOR tho Green estate resulted IA the
whole Of ~. offerings being disposed o' at
from siOn 20 $50 a lot
1, seems A. II the real Estate situation I'm
staten Island would warrant , considerable
amount Of speculative building The Dor
ough /, attractive - = place OF residence.
IL - an established aud lie vsloped COM
munity
The settlements IN and about 50 George.
Ivingston. StAplstou. Clifton. l~ompk,u.-
viue. snug Harbor. Ncst Brighton. Port
Richmond. Prohibition Park and hrrc
have every Improvement Including city
water. electric listt and gas. and the streetS
are OPENED. graded. severed. paved. gut
tered. clrb.d and tagged We; In these
communities lots range IN price from :i.Sop
IN the residential section of -. George.
reached at a S-csnt fare from Manhattan.
To $500.
Houses con'tirirs tWo or three rooms.
besides paUtry and EItCden on the frst floor.
four bedrooms ana a bath on the second
foor. aLd oLe or two rooms IA N" attic. or
variations Of this 'ypr. can ~ sold readily
ell HON .aNAN 10 w. II NAAH Ashs' W
value. up TO. say. o. .Oo. houses can b- dis
posed Of In smaller. though ,tiil considerable
numbers
Tho south shore ~ gaining In ~imroUAnos
a. y residence centre, While the north shore
!. t,lus Up With factories aud workshops
A. the latter section Il heinz transformed
into 4 sect ~ indus'ry. With = large local
working reputation, the committing element
tend TO cenifahzc o. -" south shore
shut uu' D. AIgh Al., nom smoke and
srim" the south shore look out uIon the
hay ari tie ocean It bathing and fsh'ng
and an uruvgllcd road system APPEAL 90 the
love 81 nature and the tat" for outdoor
sport IT, oo~au view. ant inland sc"u">
are unsurpassed
Il Ia. churcNN, schools and social duhs
Of established standing Ard sit lle> on the
nam ua~~"us,r line 81 ~" Rapid Transit
-ys,rm. the Pennsylvania in'erests reau,r"
that this .-,'.uu shali b" built ~ 40 quickly
a. possible under IN" ercogrfs M'ut Of adj
ysu'-d railway management and ampl" 'sIs-