New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-17

Wetf~he-ter County has bceu FOR many
gears one o. the most aIlurinE investment
and speculative regions 70 hundreds Or
small snd biz traders. but never BOO the
story % this enhancing area OF fire
alias. thriving cities. OF many beautiful
rtfle home settlements and with almost
rruuersbe natural charms. LAS il SO
strongly appealed 10 the WIDE awake in
vertor. Moreover, never before has =
heckored so strongly 20 homeseCke-s tired
- Tho many inconvenience Of city Hfe 90
teek Tor permanent and ideal home site
~f'lin IT'S borders.
IT'S drawing power among circles of in
uesto-s and homesoekcrs was never 50
powerful. because not wn recently was
great progress made in Tie be;terment OF
Ire transit facilities between its ho1rishing
towns END cities and the hosrt % old New
work Vow frs transit avenues arc con-
tIderes TO - uneqUaHcd
yYcstcnesie- County has diversity of
-aarms. alouE SIS westerly border ~ tie
Hudson River. From the banks touching
its waters beautiful and commanding views
~ She far-faIned Palisades and the river
nay ne had Besides, the contour or the
westerly oor6erisnd is such that nearly all
re growing towns and villages IN this sec
ton Of tire county occupy high platcaus or
r.orine tracts. vel covered with beautiful
sra6e trees and with = natural drainage
system. Everywhere there IS an abundance
~ pure spring water which In most towns
Erd villages is carried in pipes or Grains 30
g.. residence. M0rcOleI, nearly al the
villages and towns have many other city
improvements. such as street pavcmcnts,
rua-adamsZrd Tosdvass, electric lights and
tplerci6 scheol systems.
.rr4,I fsHe
e. farl.G.rIy called the HUDSON Valley
region n Is UHsquesoOnably one Of the very
lest residential zones, with many hundred
rslstIsl country homes and estates. highly
cultivated farm regions. many popular
summer resorts. beautiful lake sections, one
80 which is Just est OF the rapidly grow
inF city - Teekskll. and many miles OF
trz1tipg roads Tor automohilIsts.
Fgst asst Of 81 IS the Putnam valley dis
srt-t which IS 3sst entering upon the most
scf'v. era IN its upbuilding.
In the Putnam Valley.
-. r1.tra-1 Valley IS noted for SIS roll
Irr land ns broad level stretches on the
-rest s7d 1t tire base ~ tho hills, its mag
5ifceut woodlands and many other rural
FEATURES which form such important factors
ln the transformation OF any place from
tf,srsolv settled country district into one OF
many fine and costly houses, grouped to-
g,tller n little or big settlements with
many city conyenionces.
\ little east o. tie Putnam Valley region
is one % the widest and most charming
GALLEY districts north o. the greater city.
n IS known as the Harlem Valley. and eK-
,onds for many miles IN an almost straight
direction from the Harlem River % Putnam
County. which BORDERS II upon the north.
fsere is s section which many years ago was
shelly noted for its numerous large fertile
farm tracts, its braclng atmosphere, its
mia climatic conditions in midsummer and
rnicUInter, and It's Eesrness 10 New YORK
CITY.
Great charges have taken place In this
beautiful valley region 81 recent years, and
on many % the tracts OF land which some
years ago we're occupied by farmers are to
Gay some OF the noEt progressive and at
trsctive residential home centres within the
rastropoiitsn area. Tie upbuilding Of me
district has lHtely been unusually rapid, but
IN. activity - builders IN Tho section now
$ not only cor dershiy more important.
o1t many times greater than n any similar