New-York tribune., 1908-02-23
PASSAIC IDEAL CITY.
Has MANY FINE HOMES.
Tunnels Bring 1t Much Nearer to
INezc York.

Il IS The consensus Of opinion among realty ex-
perts that tie Hudson and Manhattan and the
Pennsylvania Railroad tunrels between New Jer-
sey and New York Will result IN large areas of
vacant land in New Jersey being quickly trans
formed into ideal suburban toNns, and also in
making ali Jersey towns in the tunnel zones
many times bigger and much more attractive
places n which 10 live than they to-day. on
Tuesday rhe Morton st tubes OF the Hudson
and Manhattan tunnel system viii be opened, and
.n less than year the Cortlandt ST. tube being
bulk hy the same company is expected TO be in
operation Later the Pennsylvania tubes will be
in use When all these tunnel projects per
fec;ed New Jersey values Will be considerably
higher than now. the present is the most oppor-
TUE time for prospective homeseekers TO purchase
property in the tunnel zones n New Jersey.
Frank Hughes. one OF the leading real estate
experts CO Passaic, said yesterday, in speaking
shout the advantages the residents of Passaic and
Of other towns il Northern New Jersey enjoy:
The average person living in New York has little
or no conception Of what Northern New Jersey has
l. i've To hin the name Of New jersey 5 implies in
:oke aooat nosquItoes and aIPie5ack and he p picI-
,and i4tersPeTsed here and there by an old-fash-
n. believe the opening Of the McAdoo tunnel is
gping &c open the eyes Of al such and reveal to
beautiful towns and villages with every modern
e- oo9ld i ensd toWs WITH WINS eaE i and @ fre e
Quen: means OF access to the great metropolis. Of
xhich they viii be aa integral part, making them
ideal suburbs for the city worker rest and live
II aTter ms day WoTk In the city 1hiS section
@. New Jersey, and PaSsaic especially, only needs
70 be seen by tie ordinary rent payer OF New
York make him become 4 permanent resident
of suburban town that viii give him every ad
vantage he could get in the city and many
that IL would be impossible to secure there.
Passaic has population Of forty thousand
people. and * IS growing faster than any other
town il this country. its percentage Of growth
during the last decade having been more than 126
Per Il has more than hundred miles Of
Tagged sidewalks. all OF its streets madacam-
tied from curb curb and IL has the Waring sani
fary system Of sewers. acknowledged to be the
finest IN the world 1t has magnificent supply
of absolutely pure water. which is filtered through
The great 6ltertng plant Of the East Jersey Water
Company before being delivered 20 the citys pipes;
nearly all Of its streets are lined with beautiful
shade trees and handsome homes. and lying. as 1t
does. slOp1ng hillside, having an average
height above tidewater Of about hundred anf
fifty feet. il commands views In all directions that
hardly be surpassed, while its elevation and
location make il OF the healthiest with
IN q hundred miles OF New York There
hundred daily trains at the present time the
three rajlrOadS-tile Erie, the Lackawanna and the
suscuehauna-ard the average running time, in
Guiding The trip the river IN the ferIyboat
IS to-day only thirty-1ive minutes. When the
Trains can reach the city through the new McAdoo
tubes this time Will be reduced 10 twenty-five min
rtes. or less than the city dweller can get down
Town from any point above Tooth st Passaic IS
toi q country hamlet unfinished town; II Is
Metropolitan and cosmopolitan and has more than