The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-07-13
"A TROLLEY
RECREATION
Enjoyable Trips Can be Made
Through Fine Sections Of
the Country.
The NEW NORMAL BUILDING

No more pleasant days outing can
De mad than to take a trolley trip on
any of the lines within easy reach Of
Morristown. On Monday the writer
with his spouse took the 320 train on
the Morristown & Erie road for Cald-
well. At Essex Fells there was d
wait OF thirty-five minutes which gave
an opportunity for stroll about that
suburban show town of the state
where many fine residences can be
seen.
Proceeding to Caldwell the trolley
was taken to Montclair. The ride is
an interesting one, affording fine views
and giving an idea of the wonderful
development of that section Of the
country. Verona Lake park was full
OF people enjoying the beautiful day,
while along the road under tree and
in shady hooks were outing parties,
with base ball games occasionally.
The ride over the mountain gave
fine view of rapidly developing sec
tion of country.
At Montclair transfer was made
to the Valley Road route going west,
and half hour ride through a fine
residential section, with scores of new
houses under way, brought us TO the
end OF the route. From this point
MAGNIFICENT view is had of the coun-
try to the east taking in the towns
north of Newark, Bergen hill, and as
a background, New York city, with
its sky-scrapers piercing the clouds.
A flight of steps leads up to the
grounds of the normal school. This
is an imposing building of the Moor
ish style of architecture, with back
ground of native forest trees, which Is
credit to the state. From this build
ing there is magnificent view in sew
eral directions. The ground is still
rough, the appropriation for the work
Of grading, ETC., not being available.
With number of others we went in
to the building to be curtly informed
by the watchman who was enjoying
his dignity in chair in the reception
room that we could not go through
the building. This is contrast with
the large colleges of the country where
visitors are always welcome and guides
are at hand to show people through
the buildings relying upon the gener-
osity of the guests for their compensas-
tion. AS this is public building and
should be made as popular as possible,
certainly respectable appearing tax
payers might be permitted to walk
through it's spacious corridors and
look in at the class rooms, gymnasium
and other features of interest at any
reasonable time. 1t would be an ed
ucational inspiration to young people
to visit this building, and every par
ent should give their children the op-
portunity to do so.
From here the trolley was taken
back to Montclair where a choice Of
routes presented themselves. Either
go straight ahead to Newark by way
of Bloomfield, which is very pleasant
ride, or transferring to the crosstown
line at Bloomfield centre connecting
at the car barns with the Eagle rock
line for the county park. From Eagle
Rock it is said can be seen more homes
than from any other point on the face
of the globe, taking in as it does, New
York, Brooklyn, Newark, and all the
towns from Paterson to Railway. Re-
turning connections can be made with
the line to Orange where transfer
will take you through West Orange,
passing the immense Edison electrical
works and other points of interest, to
South Orange, where train can be
taken for Morristown. Or if preferred,
by crossing the track trolley can be
taken to Maplewood where connection
can be made with the Morris County
Traction company's road and thence
through Milburn and Springfield, pass
ing the old historic church and two
battle monuments, to Summit where
a train can be taken home.
Another inexpensive trip is to go to
Summit and take the trolley to Eliza
beth, thence around by way of New
ark back to Maplewood.
A number of people on Monday took
the trolley trip to Lake Hopatcong,
making connection with the trolley at
Mt. Tabor. This is fine trip and
the cars on this route are the most
comfortable of any of the suburban
roads in this section.