The sun., 1910-06-26

Railroad II New Jersey occupies an inter
... ..., position between thu highland
NJ. ... ri the north and the summer
, u,ighborhood on the Ooast. Il
49,. r..r pcrt a rural sec,ion given over
.r- nd orchards. The country IN
..... nd well cultiy' ted. wstered W. a
n.rr., 4 streams rising in the WstchnE
. 70 rs
central r ilraad of New Jersey
rr- -yuthwg.d from Ne lower end of
Jr--,. CRY along the east hank % the
By une pronlontory. turns westward
Z. B.,rsen Point. crosses Newark Bay on
. nestle end enters SUCCESSFULLY Elisa
Isr Crnlord and WestAeld. J,mt be-
e a -,rcaing Fanwood, Whioh liaa about
fva rics this side Of the Pirst Watchung
N untain. the trAcka bar OF 10 the
3. .,aa, "a. follow close 70 ths haaa ol
fr. lige and mach PniRheld. Round
b. ., nd S0meryflles
Tie distanos 70 SOmsrvills. tho
',rnIuus 4 the suburban ,servioe. II
t'..f-ive miles. lAlnng tha linz are
p -n - do1sn stetiona with a nOtabie
, nnuting trans. Some OF thsm Gre
or rI, outskirts II the industrial distriot
.su snt 10 Staten Islnnd Sound. whils the
r.a - ia the foothills Of he Watching
r a.r. which rises - IN elevation Of
eu o. H0 feet
4 yet the Centr I Rsilroad Of New
Ie-.,y h., not been connected with the
y -. River tunnel service. Il II planned.
B. vng.- To extend o loop from the Me-
AI.D tlnnel tricks - meet the Cens=ai
Q. nss q Communipsw just beyond
J,... CiJy Meanwhile the Central
r o.. rs sn excellent fer'y service.
D. .r ..piHvn end downtown.
I7rn,th, the Ist stop " impc rtsnce
u.. '- m irssy CITY, " a manulaotm ing
o.. .ist-ial oentrs. Its waterfront is
-d with mills and shpyards. ma
3 n. sIpps aud factories from the Newark
T.. ,.e1dows s9uthward along Staten
l,.ui Sound. The shopping district IL
. .. Intersection u the Jersey Central
ard lac PennsylvaniA. where ars grouped
tha binks and office buildings and the
nap rant st1res and markets.
Il.hbeth is the county seat of Union
c mt and the seventh city In siHe In
y Jersey. In 1905 Il had a population
20 about nO.OOo The prcssn, csnsus Is
q rect d - show an increase Of iO.OOO.
giving the city Ons-half of the population
ui tie county The site rises somewhat
. 'enIy from the watsrfr1n; toward the
90 .-.rr and On The high land b the resi-
d Il. district SorthwaTi from the bUsi-
D - crntrs are located the homes -
hi my wealthy business and professional
mfn Along the main trolley line frJ m
:. " York 10 Philadelphia a considerable
movement is under way. The
n ience section q the city 10 growing
'lpilv partly because oi a notable local
10 t.stTial expansion. partly because cf
j. rus of Commuters from New York.
~ the Psnnsvlvania tubes are Opened
trafYic this summer commuters from
. .Elbsth viii be able 20 reach the shop
ng section Of Manhattan IN about one
lalf - the time now required.
W " ra and Lorraine arr subarbs OF Ella
beth, They he on high ground 10 the north
nd west. and their growth 10 promoted
" several development companies. They
hare IN the city improvements of Eliza
~. but are far enough away from the
,ustrial district 10 he free from invasion
tsnement dwellers.
n McFa IL within i've minutes ride by
ley from the empress stations Of the
nsylvania and Jersey Central rail-
ads, with their 40 trains day, and has
-tatIOn OF the Jersey Central On the
IDperty With q trains per day.
j W Doolittle. president Of the II Mora |
end COmpany. acquired the tract three |
-ars ago when ID vas farm and wood |
end In 1919 tho assessed valuation OF |
Nora was a58l .S13; IN 1909 q .aos. 77e I
ir account Of this rapid and substantial l
Increase ths city OF Elizabeth annexed
Nora in 1893.
Building Operations we're beqIn in
VI and the character Of the improvements
.lrracted well 10 do business and pro-
. '-.ionAl men. who are the principal home
vuers The remarkable feature Of this
lac, u that of over 100 houses which have
zen built in the last three years all but
mo- are occupied by the owners. who
ave ufNAuANNN an 4ANnNNAktlA W NIDNala
nd ADVANCE the interests of " Mora.
'h- n Nora Land Company last year
urchAsed an additional tract known as
he Magic estate. adjoining the original
ract This has been improved on the
ana lines a. the oldar section.
Rnselle. about midway between EliHa-
9th and Crawford. Il an attractive sub
nh built ND largely with frame dwellings
r ths villa typa. u is growing rapidly
md sections which f0w months ago we're
ren fields are now sites OF handsome
-sidences and business buildings. In
10 year ended March 81. 1909. about two
In1rUd buildings we're erected there.
Il,0ri sixty of the neW structures went
u IN Rosells Park. Most Of the buildinGN
~ cottages averaging In cost 0,OCD to
iID0 although there are several resi-
-Uor, Worth $4,000 70 $1,000.
ln b. els PARK the growth IL mostly
oSsrt no northwest, and In the Altane
rrIrr which adjOins Crawford. A. a
"-If 900 the building boom real estate
H.s- have advancsd materially both in
'os'l" and in Roeells Park. ROsslle h
l..' ro erect = fms borough hall in Chest
street near second avenue and . new
10 1000 1igh school vas finished recently
l0-r.0 Park.
'H"l n, WIN popuAtion of aDOut
r ono q tho hnast suburbs on the !
r central II is populated by well
-. IfTmutors. mostly New fOrk busi-
.- ..sr. The Railway River, q small
rayiFablo for canoes and row
- snds through he town IN = series
NaroshOe hendA
''s .horos arr Ined with canoe clubs
r. f." Hesidonces of wealthy people.
. . nan a h4uNmmrIam urnfNRu nfrInrlfrrrn !
. 'ie aheay u 4 oentrs Of social life .
"Goor sport. last year was the q
building ysaF IN the village, :
.'pur dwellings being erected az ,
Ht H250Ou Crawford, straERlinE ,
p .r H'uthU1l slope Of he OrpngP
'..... s distinctly q couImuiing
.. irg hoWavor A rrg,rina hunl- Z