The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-27
r. j. WILTON,
$50 Broadway, New York

HemT-sead. NiDeola and Gari@n City.
three closely allied citie-. The town Of
Homestead dates hack to the Revolution.
hut modern improvements have made
great chanSe- IN the original sSftletnent
Garden City j. knoWn a. the Caths-iral
town - Long fslanf and ~ the 49, q the
Dinosss. q Long leland Frufn the centre
II the town. ~ hs-sa hidden Ivy spreading
'rs,.= riss-- the -b~nd~r SpiF- u the Caths-
dral. Near 10y arr ~. PAUL. School for
Boyz and ~ Mary school for Girls.
The Garden Ctfy HDtel u One of the most
sIJ-eTt'ly appointed ho=telT1~~ m the EaSf
Mins~pia, the county seat, - noted for
it. Agricultural fairs, held every spring
ami autumn. We-tbury. On slightly
unduiatinE plain To the eastward. CON
tain- the hosne- Il many prOsninent New
Nor<er- 10 the northwHrd lie the
Wheatly Hills, beautiful stretch u
rolling country. containing the estates
e several well known millionaires.
Prom FarIningriale eastward the in
terror af suffolk county - given over al
most entirely 20 vast tracts of scrub oak
that stretch out monotono1sly over mile
after mile q level country
THE soCTH SHORE
The south SHORE forms the mos i'm
por,ant division 81 the Long Island terri
tory both a. a cOmmuting region and az
a summer playground. strictly speaking
u has two separafe cOsR=t lines An orean
and a hay frontage. A MARROW strip Of
sand. With a chain Ot islands thronah
which wind numerDas channels. extends
along il southern boundary from the
kocsarsy Rs I'M $3.50 sssSSS ar TO, to the
enty-fve nils. Between this natural
har and the mainland lies a wide ~trwsch
q calm water divided by Projecsing
headlAnds into thr-e main divisions
Great south Bay, MOriches Bay and SHIN
necock Ray. Al present the same op-
portunities FOG Summer enjoyment.
The Nontank division q the Long
Island RAilruad skirts IN. south shore
throughout the length q the island. k~ep-
ing cbo~e to tho waterfrunt.
FreepOTt have a large coenmuting pOpulA-
tion In addition % their aIEnnaer trnn-
sientH They arc easily accessible Rrom
Manhattan and have attracted great
many New fork buAins4s men a uaoferAas
means hempsse.ad BAY. an arm Of Great
Amltyvilie. summer resort Just beyond
the dividing hne between NaDanu and
sisfHolk COUNTIES. has attained ita preaeua
size and popularity through the fact thar
= n the hrs, q the south shore villAg~s
fronting dtrectiy on the Oreat south Bay
To the westward % AmieyviIle the hay IL
almost entireiy hiied With sand harn and
tidal fats. To tho eastward u broad~nM
out: the islands gradually disappear and
nothing but the open water separates the
mainland from Pirs Island beach.
Babylon has through express service
90 View fcrk and is one q the most INA
portant commutine towns along the south
More. u has an Important bunin~an
district and ~ a distributing centre Tor
the residential settlemcnfs % the eass
and wpst.
Ray shore 10 a fAahionAsls watching
place and - widely known through ia
annual open AIR hoTse show Along the
ocean front are Five Ialnnd bach. cherry
Grove. short Beach and Point o. Woosas
Zach 9th ~ aumn1ar oatfaRe colnnv
aGha oranGhf a1QamaNn cnRnnra fhan.
Win tho maininnd The VILLAGE pron~r