The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-06

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esctlve TRANSFORMATION brttsfmsnts are
i,ast nov 40 Impprt sof . fa~tog IN Tho growth
a. tho New Jersey srttiements ~ thry ere
In the growth ~ The Long fsland and West
CHESTER suburbs. The former settlements
aiFaady havs an eScrllent transportation
aervice IN compsrinon with the latter.
Theif proaressiH consequently fnofe mt"
form and normal. Tho realty activity
IN New Jersey differs materially from tho
suburban boom In progress elsewhere,
bsine tho effect ~ existing fathsr than of
anticipated transit facilities.
That tho existing means u communica-
Ston across the Hudson RIVER are ~ q supe-
Fior order ma be sesn from the fact TIA
Of the u. 100 daily commuters carried by
the various steam railways entering New
York, eO,OoO travel on the New Jersey roads.
The railway men dire ting the suburban
travel In New Jersey were. indeed. tho first
10 recognize the necessity for taking special
measures to foster the development OF
com uters' colonies along their z ads.
For some time the steam railways beyond
the North River have been expanding
capital RELY In lettering their local ssrv-
leo. Not only has the train schedule been
enlarged. but ferry equipments have been
completely modernised. This process has
gone on until there is no room left for i'm
provement In steam railway and ferry
transportation. The only important step
forward that now remain to be taken Is 10
substitute electricity for steam and tun-
nels for ferries, a step whicn will be taken
by the principal New Jersey railways In
the ear future.
Meanwhile, the suburbs across the Hud-
son are fourishing because they enjoy a
t~ransportation service thet is cheaper,
quicker, more comfortable, and more
adequate than that which commuters else
where are dependent upon. The most
important group Of settlements il that on
the slopes and p~lateaus Of the Orange
Mountains. The majority Of them are on
First and Second mountains.
First Mountain is about thirteen miles
long and extends in a northeasterly direc-
ton from West Paterson to Wyoming.
The Passaic makes q bend around its north
erly end, and the Railway, which comes
down the valley between First and Second
mountains, meets a branch OF the Passaic
MT the southerly end OF First Mountain.
Thu rise from the Passaic River TO the foot
of the mountain is rolling n gradual, but
from the base TO the crest the ascent In
generally very steep. The average eleva-
ion "a from 500 to ESQ feet, and this mou-
tain Is densely wooded, except whore 1t
has been cleared for improvement and
cultivation.
care has been taken to preserve some Of
its most rugged n distinctive features.
Essex county has since 1895 laid out an ex-
tensive system Of mountain parks, COM
prising several thousand acres. The parks
Rock Reservation, Montolair Park, Branch
Brook Park. Weequahio Reservation. West
Side Park, Orange Park and Wateessing
Park, all OF which are connected by drives
and parkways.
Paterson, q residence uburb Of the city
of Paterson. Beyond the Great Notch,
through which runs the Greenwood Lake
Railroad, are Verona, Caldwell. Essex
Tells, Montclair Heights. Upper ont
clair Watching, Montclair, Orange, Llewel-
E IN pses. "S %yo 1daas''M SHSs9 oF sRSSst
Hills and Summit. These are all important
places, some Of q popular character: Others
more exclusive. OF the exclusive class are
Llewellyn Park and Short Hills. where only
where the building PLOT Is a fixed minimum
calculated TO preserve the architectural
standard Of the settlement.
MANY OF the Places, though originally
agricultural villages, are equipped with
modern public improvements. Sewers, gas
macadam pavements and flag sidev alks
are TO be found almost everyw heres
Trolieys connect all the nearer towns with
the ferries in Jersey City. with the local
markets and with the shorring districts
deed, the honesteader in these New Jereey
suburbs generally enjoys all the advan-
tages Of country life, coupled with city
conveniences.
At such places as Montclair, the Oranges
and Essex FeIls there Is more or less renting
Of unfurnished and furnis he'd houses for
hummer A good deal Of specu- |
lativo building ia being done in Montolair,
Passaio, the Oranges and summit. while
building to order Is carried on to q large
extent In these places, as we'll as In Norris
town, Caldwell, Short Hills and elsewhere.
A good deal Of activity is noted at East
Orange, Orange and South Orange, includ- |
ing the Maplewood section, The rapid
development OF the central part Of East
Orange Is sending purchasers south OF
Central avenue, where the trolley line has
given an impetus to building. The Third
ward, formerly the least important In the
town, Is growing rapidly. West Orange,
containing the fashionable Hutton and
Llewellyn parks, has been active chiefly
on Watching Heights in the factory and
railroad centres.
The Montclair settlements occupy the
westerly slope Of First Mountain, and are
served by the Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western, and the Erie. They form q con-
tinuous settlement six miles In length along
the side Of the mountains. Building Is
active in all this region, but chiefly at Wat
chung, Upper Montolair, and Montolair
Heights. Montolair Is noted for it's SD
perior. schools, well sustained churches, |
clubs, libraries and conservative society.
Private Sales.
slxTY-NIHTH STRFET,-S. osRood Pell
a Co. have sold for William ColRafe the
four story dwelling at No. Is East Sixty
ninth street, on plot 33Sio0.6.
IFNOS A~VENUE.-H, c, Senior a Co. have |