New-York tribune., 1908-06-14

to the many allurng features OF the region large
numbers of well-to-do families purchased there
long before the advent Of real estate speculators
and investors great tracts of land which they
bought for their and which they have held
almost intact for many years. For many miles
throughout the region will be found an almost n
broken of charming villas forming an insur-
mountable barrier to the cutting up of many big
tracts of land into smaller home sites the
rapidly growing demands of thousands Of home
seekers.
FEW LARGE TRACTS FOR SALE.
In recent years there have been few large tracts
OF land fronting river for sale. and the num-
such plots which now in the market can be
quickly counted The present scores OF homeseekers
desirous of obtaining home sites in this entrancing
suburban zone of the greater city will not be able
obtain what they seek there unless they grasp
the opportunities placed in their way by the few
developn. companies active there, and small
number OF individuals. There is little likelihood OF
lower values in the district for many years to
come. When the spirit of progress is dead when
the service of its railroad lines is unsatisfactory
and when the healthfulness and picturesqueness OF
this charming territory things of the past, or
when there comes a long period of financial dls-
tress, then the day Of lower values will prevail
This charming suburban of the greater city
cannot be appreciated by a single visit Its charms
are SO diversified that it takes long time TO be-
come thoroughly acquainted with them. According
to well known real estate operator who has been
active many years in the region, the natural and
artificial attractveness of the district is large
and is being augmented at such a rapid rate that
he does not expect to know all about the grandeur
of this territory before he retres from active life
AN EXPERTS VIEWS.
Charles L. Van Fossen general manager Of the
Hastings Homes Company, in speaking yesterday
about this region said:
THE real estate barometer has been indicating
for the last three months very marked tendency
on the part of buyers to invade Westchester Coun-
ty in large numbers. The enormous expenditures
by the City OF New York well private cor
poratons in the building of tunnels and bridges
has very naturally created a boom condition IN
| Long Island the east and New Jersey on the
west and in these districts very large speculative
buying has been going for the last three years
Conditions to the northward, however. while
not living dormant have been in the nature of
| steady, continuous growth. Since the opening of
| the subway, when The Bronx had such enormous
increases in value and population by reason of the
| vast areas having been made accessible by quick
transportation there has never been such active
market the present spring, and this demand
! for property is growing steadily day by day.
! GROWTH OF CITY NORTHWARD.
| "A careful analysis of the growth of New York
City shows the line of least resistance for the large
/ population is and always has been TO the north
ward. New conditions created by tunnels will be
popuarized without question in time, but the north
ern portion of New York City has much in its
favor that matter how extensive the city may
| grow in the next few years in other directions,
Westchester County is assured of its relative pro-
| portion of such increase
Different from any other district surrounding
Manhattan. Westchester is known the world over
of the beautiful. The character of the
country is rugged in the extreme. The hills are
| covered with magnificent forest trees and make a
| background for home development not to be found
| anywhere else in the world.
The identification of the New York Central
Railroad has been least talked of in regard TO
| tensve transportation improvements, but is one
which is costing millions OF dollars and is going
to revolutionze the accessibility of this district
Another thing which is changing conditions to