New-York tribune., 1909-06-27

Larch1nont- being laid out as high class bunga-
low colony.
The Woods of I-srchuont-' is not right at ths
Larchrnsnt Manor station q the New Haven Rail
road, as many persons with good eyesight might
be LED believe from printed descriptions Of that
propertv- Nor IS u a block from the station, or
within . distance Of several blocks of city size
from the station Neither il within Q t7vs min
utes' walk Of the station. is Il located that
slim man could hop off the railroad train after
day Of resfcl pleasure and rln from the station
tc Il without once STOPPING 20 breathe deeply, or
without once running his fnser along the top
Of his collar 70 see If II vas still useful well
Ornamental
The distance from the station 70 The Woods ot
Lsrchmont7 IS good ten minutes walk for a
man Of robust health. according 10 a We'll known
hack driver, whose rg IS usually to be hired at the
station
The road IS not straight and level but winds
n and out and goes up and down. II II
al had been planned and laid out By some astute
resl estate nan 70 make the traveller on it falter
n his steps and 70 get close nature Facing the
northeEly side q the station are 4 number Of
three-s5ory frame houses occupied bv hardworking
snd thrifty Italian men and their families. II is
ssid that the Italians most Of the unimproved
properties just north OF the station. but the realty
experts IN search Of the ideal place for the creation
Of an italian colony built the best modern
lines did not Try 20 learn Il that report was true
for they had undertaken an important task. and
there was much vacant land be inspected.
Between the railroad station and The Woods Of
Lsrchnont" they saw no dwelling houses which
cost many thousand dollars each nor any sign that
vast sums Of money had been spent IN building a
high class residential district within a walk
eral minutes in norrherly direction from the sta
tion.
SMALL ITALIAN SETTLEMENT
Just southeast Of the property being improved
with bungalows for persons who love outdoor
life. they a group of small buildings heavily
covered with ar tar ha
structures built by Italian lahorers for them
selves and their families They form the nucleus
of what could easily be made into a big bungalow
colony for Italian workrnen and their families.
As he gazed at the small Italian colony nesting
snugiy n the hills north OF the Iarchrnont Manor
railroad station. one OF the real estate experts
isughingly exclaimed: Man, beast and nature ara
80 s here I think that the stiffness could be bot
tied and prohtably sold 10 noise burdened dwellers
Of the city. remember once reading about Ger
:afn weary traveller who traversed region so quiet
that he imagined he heard himself think Maybe
mat region this district" His remarks made
his hearers smile Continuing. he said: IF this
district cannot be made into Ideal Italian colony
because OF the unWiuinEness OF property owners 10
part with their land developers Of such project
going 10 suggest 70 certain friends who own
city hathouses = which persons live with grow
ing desire 10 practise on coTnet or some loud
sounding brass instrument at midnight when all
quiet living people are sleeping trying 10 go 20
sleep thai g colony for such disturbeTs OF night
rest be built here and that the occupants OF the
soony be made pierce the air with blasts
Cron the setting 70 the rising Of the sun
When you trying TO put IN effect such
plan why not also suggest building here colony
for Ecrobatss" remarked one Of his hearers, who
buy suburban dwelling houses and arnuse their
neighbors By following their profession wire
elothesines IN the back yard7 A wire could be
stretched from the top OF the hill the station and
they could enliven the social life Of the colony by
holding Marathon races the wire path. Before
sta-tfng on the run they could buy plot OF lots
fren Development company which gives 90 thu