New-York tribune., 1908-06-25
HUDSON TO THE FRONT
SEEN BY REALTY MEN.
Automobile Tour Of Nesc Jersey
Countu a Success.

County a Success.
Hudson County. n. J.. went to the front yester-
day. and under the energetic leadership of Frank
Stevens Tom Ryer and a committee Of thirty
hustlers secured a lead which will take lot OF
time 10 overcome This the third automoble
inspection trip Of the New Jersey-New York Real
Estate Exchange. to show what New Jersey offers
in the way Of real estate opportunities. 1t was
held under the auspices Of the Jersey CITY ReaI
Estate Board. but every section of Hudson county
was seen. One hundred automobiles were neces-
sarv TO carry the hundred real estate ana news
paper men and guests who made up the party
Joseph P Day and Otto Kempner led contingent
Of New York brokers. Paterson was Represented
b., Messrs Piaget and Lambert and a NUMBER OF
other real estate men, Eston French looked al'er
the Union County visitors and f Nard Sihl'h'
president Of the Newark Board Of Real Estate
brokers' and Mr. Lambert. of Nutley- were coupe
Of those who came from Essex County
= Was after II O'Clock when the automooles got
under wav. each man smoking Dig CIGAR pre-
sented bv the American Cigar Company Before
Getting into his automobile. however he had visited
+be rizvas- clock in the world top Of the fac
rorv Of Colgate & Co. and received a PIe''4
souvenir 10 put into the little linen sack whlch
the Riegei Sack Company had PROVIDED 1or carry
ing these gifts. -, .,o
-anufacu-ine district of Jersey City. where some
or the biggest warehouses in the country Were
seen. On passing Iorillards factor! sou -
the shape Of plugs of tobacco, Were halueu - -
visitors A little further along the DIXON fehcll
-or,nanv had q number of giving out samples
Of their best lead pencils The City Han was lie
first stop and here Mayor Wittpenn ana tne
-navors o< other municipalities in HUDSON he!o
recertion After getting their picture taken me
--,.;-o-- 90, into their autos and rode through
-he retail business section Of Newark aNehue-
Lots in this section have sold for as high as S'oV
each Passing through the Van worst fdih So
-jon the route led into the Lafayette district ol
iraf7nr
manufacturers 10 build their plants Many pretty
homes are also located there.
The Jersey City Club the next stopping
place before reaching which. however 1he fe"rle
PLACE the gift of Joseph Milbank' ana hlalas1D
by the Rev. DR.. scudder, was passed AuncheoH
Was served al the club. There several speeches
were made. Frank Stevens told OF WhaI d M
Mace Jersey City live in. Judge NlllarH II.
sneer SPOKE on the beauties and opportunities "
Hudson County and Judge Robert Carey Preol'-eu
-ha, within ten wears city with a population "I
more than a million persons WOULD acorn te W.
80 f ~. Hudson Ex-Congressman Thomas
NcFu-en waxed so enthusiastic about the HUDSON
f-i,y section of Jersey City that he eXceedeo MS
riroe limit by three minutes. George Carragan
rold Of what fine place Bayonne was 10 i've n.
William Peter talked on the opportunities pIeseU
by North Hudson. and Rudolph Kane euIos , -
the CITY Of Hoboken. Otto kempner, presluehl
of -he New Jersey Real Estate Exchange, respond
ed for the visitors. Nj Gilmore, president OF lhe
club welcomed the visitors.
The Greenvie section was the next 10 dI1 al '-ie
attention Of the visitors the autos going along
Garfield avenue. pretty street almost Doraerlhs
the waters edge from which a splendid view OF
New York Harbor be had. This sec1on OF
the city is building up rapidly many builders avail
ing themselves Of the fine opportunities Tor invest
ment afforded there
The ride through Bayonne to Bergen Point was
i,t.res-fnr the route leading through many fine
residential streets The trip from Bergen Point to
Melville Park the next stopping place. was along
the Hudson County Boulevard. and the chau1eurs
forgot there was a speed law. One chap by the
name of RansdeT. from Newark, scared the wis
out of a couple Of newspaper men IN MS cdF ny
sending il along at a mile-a-rninute clip
The leading residential section was the next to be
seen and after riding through Clifford avenue one
could easily see why from sleo to $50 a front foot
is asked for real estate this street One Of the
developrnents passed the sixty-acre tract being
made into home sites by the Realty Company Of
New Jersey.
West Side Park proved attractive sight to the
visitors This park occupies 208 acres and cost the
county over s. oeoepl Back TO the boulevard went
the cars until the Hudson City section was
reached passing on the way the new 100000 coun-
ty courthouse, the high school and River View
Park on the edge Of the Palisades. visit was
next paid 10 the plant OF the branco-Arerlcan
Food Company. and each visitor received a can OF
plum pudding souvenir. The Hudson city
section is within ten minutes ride Of the Nc
Adoo tunnel and is regarded as choice section
for investment.
North Hudson. the next section TO be seen, offers
q splendid field for development The County Park
Realty Company, the Clinton Realty Company and
the Grand View Realty Company have some big
operations under way There are half a dozen nlu-
inequalities in this section. but day in the
near future they will be one. Once around the
Boulevard loop. the ran into an elegant
stretch of road bordering the Palisades where for
many miles a delightful view OF the Hudson and
New York City can be had. The monument erect
ed 10 tbs memory OF Alexander Hamilton was
passed on the way. Driving through Hfghwood
Park the route led through Hoboken, passing on
the way many shpbuilding and other manufactur-
ing plants the famous Stevens Castle and the
steamship piers where some OF the largest YES
sels in the world dock. The return TO New YORK
was made by way OF the Hudson Tunnel.
The police arrangements were perfect, IN the
automobile leading the parade being the chiefs OF
police Of Jersey City. Hoboken, Bayonne and West
Foboken An interesting feature was the e1hibl-
ton of the Jersey City Fire Department
Joe" Day. before leaving for New York, re-
marked that he pleased with the trip and
the bright future in store for New Jersey that he
will hold q special auction sale Of New Jersey real
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