The evening world., 1909-01-09

Home builders IN New York entered
Q new era with 1909. Manhattans
vacant land has been covered with
buildings practically as far north as
One Hundred and FIfty-htth street At
that distance thousands OF acres OF SUI
burban home lands are nearer 10 old
business centres than are the available
sites in Manhattan.
In this respect Manhattan has been
built to tho limit with residential struc-
lures, The improvement, OF the few re-
naming vacant sites, ana the replacing
OF old houses with larger new ones, can
not supply homes for those who are
unhoused by the steady expansion OF
business. Therefore, II Manhattan's
population did not increase at all, the
business spread would crowd the people
persistently into closer quarters. With
(. q rapid increase OF population as a re-
(, suit OF renewed immigration, which
{, II indicated by the return OF prosperous
Z times, residential congestion could not
be avoided and the overflow OF older
10 Idt1ll lltS 10 new SupuI pdI HUNS CtIlNI tS
would become heavy.
Spreading on All Sides.
That all of New York's future gain
In population must be housed In the
suburbs-or in the Manhattan section
north OF one Hundred and F!fty-fifth
stree, is admitted by realty experts and
stat icians generally. They are sur
" Ag the situation to discover Just
hat territory offers the lines OF least
resistance INTO the best new nome cen
tres because that territory should take
logically the bulk OF new population
At no time in metropolitan history has
the spreading home population been so
little restricted as to its axes OF e1-
panson. This removal OF old barriers Is
the chief characteristic OF the new era
which begins with this year. Combined
with the fact that Manhattan Is built to
Its limit with homes, it assures a rapid
spreading on all sides-a, novel and
unique form of New York development
Until few years ago home expansion
In New York was restricted by the rivers
on east and west and by the limit OF
rapid transit facilities north Of One
Hundred and Twenty-ffth street. Then
the Brooklyn Rapid Transit troieys
came across the Bridge to open a small
part OF Brooklyn to the half-hour home
zone. The subway extended the north
line past One Hundred and Fifty nth
street and later carried the south line
into Brooklyn.
Five Cent Fare Sites Few.
With 1860 the extension OF rapid tran
sit BY subways and bridges opens east
and west suburbs so they can compete
with any home sections on the old
northward line beyond One Hundred and
Twenty-ffth street Brooklyn. Queens
and New Jersey-even Richmond-are in
the race on equal terms to start the
new era. IT Is all because Manhattan
has reached the limit OF Its Residential
construction south OF One Hundred and
Fifty-ffth street and business steadily
Is reducing that limited residential
capacity.
TO start the year, homeseekers. crowd
ed out OF old Manhattan centres. have
only narrow choice as yet II they
want homes in the half hour, five cent
fare zone. They are confined to Wash
ington Heights North lIar lem, the
Bronx, a small part of Brooklyn and a
very much smaller part OF New Jersey.
To go into the really inviting new home
suburbs which are to be opened later In
the year they must pay more than one
fare, spend more than A half hour In
transit, change cars and ride on the
railroads.
Brooklyn has little hope for several
years OF better hve-cent transit connec-
lion with Manhattan than the subway
for five.cent rapid transit early this
Is ear over the Greensboro Bridge and
through the Belmont tunnel. The Bronx
has all the transit In sight by subway
and elevated roads. New Jersey has all
~ will get for five cents In the McAdoo
tunnel, which reaches comparatively no
homes without an additional ride on
other lines.
Room for New Overflow.
But the McAdOo tunnels will connect
soon with the Erie, LaCkawanna, Penn
sylvania railroads. thus opening all the
vast home sites on those systems To
those who can pay the extra fare.
Later. the tunnel trains will run direct
from Greeley square. In Manhattan. to
Newark, owe. the present Pennsylvania
Railroad tracks. the fare beyond Jersey
city TO be i've ccntr extra. That seems
al. 10 be looked for In New Jersey this
year.
Long Islands splendid suburbs are