New-York tribune., 1910-09-11

T. &c ~. consensus OF opinion that the
eres,es, DEVELOPMENT in the westerly dis
--ic1 of the island in the near future as a
-es,1t Of the river tube arteries viii be
along the electric zone of the Long Island
Railroad, and that Jamaica. ffushlhs'
Afineola and Hampstead, Garden City, Long
Paach and Far Rockaway will attract
x-rea.e7 number of homeseekers. Every
thing points to Jamaica being one of the
biggest railroad and industrial centres
within the boundaries OF the greater city
The island has a diversity OF charms.
and therefore the homeseeker OF the most
exacting taste will be able 10 have his
wants supplied. No other section of the
greater city possesses such fine stretches
OF land, fronting either on the waters of
the bay or on the ocean. Great factory
centres can be built at much cheaper cost
than elsewhere within the greater city, and
Vet occupy land swept by sea breezes or
cooling zephyrs from its many inlets, bays
and lakes On the north side Of the island
is much rolling land covered with vigorous
erowths of trees; in the centre extending
from a point just east OF Jamaica and TO
a considerable distance beyond Hampstead
arc beautiful plains, and on these plains
are many fiourishing and high class resi-
Dental centres, including Garden City.
Hempstead and Nineoia. Just south Of
Jamaica is Jamaica Bay, and across the
hay Rockaway Beach and Far Rockaway.
IF present plans are put in effect Jamaica
Bay IS going 10 figure largely in the indus
trial growth of Long Island It is to be
made. 1t is hoped. a body of water. suffi-
cientIy deep for ocean going vessels, and
with piers to handle quickly outbound and
Inbound cargoes-
High Land on North Side.
In some places in the north side districts
the elevation above sea level is over four
hundred feet. and a feature of the physical
characteristics Of the land is that it slopes
gently 10 the waters of the Sound.
The healthfulness OF the island is I'M
questioned. According TO physicians who
have made & close study of weather con-
ditions, the island has more sunny days
than any other place along the Atlantic
coast.
Or. LIE Grand y. Denslow, in an address
read before the section on medicine of the
New York Academy Of Medicine, and pub
nshed in THE Medical Record" says:
THE question of the amount of sunlight
is of the highest importance in estimating
the value OF a health resort. It has been
found that a want of it will develop symp-
toms Of general depression and a condition
analogous TO intermittent fever, while an
abundance, on the contrary, invigorates,
acts as a general tonic purifes the air and
allows the fullest amount OF out-of-door
life. The writer is satisfied that this one
element of sunlight in the highest degree
is a great. IF not the most important. eli
matte curative factor in tuberculosis OF
The lungs and that which has deservedly
given TO the climates Of Southern Cali
fornia and Arizona, their recognized value
in the treatment Of that disease.
The amount Of sunshine on the east
end and south shores of Long Island is the
most marked characteristic of the climate.
CutChogue. for example. having 100 more
clear days than New York City and 162
more than Rochester. Again at Cutchogue,
which will represent the eastern end, dur
ing the months Of June. July. August and
September, 1899, there were but eleven
cloudy days and during the corresponding
months of 1899 there were but seven"
An EquabIe Temperature.
The island is also noted for its equable
temperature. The mean midsummer tenn
peratlIre at Block Island was last year
about 6s degrees, which was about the
same as that at Malone, y. Y. Malone is
at the northern boundary Of the state.
The mean average temperature at Long
Beach in July was 20 degrees. Il has not
only q cooler climate in summer than any
other place between Florida and Maine,
with the exception of Nantucket, but it is
considerably warmer than New York City
in winter.
DR.. Denslow also recently said: The
best field for Long Island as a health re-
sort would be in those cases Of heart,
lung kidney and rheumatic troubles, in
which rapid oxidization is desired in a
sunshiny dry, slightly stimulating climate,
at e low level. where during from four TO
six months, or from May TO October, al
most every day may be with comfort
passed out Of doors under sky that for
absence Of clouds has no rival in the
United States outside Of Arizona and Cali
sornia. with the exceptions OF Amarillo,
Tex and Oklahoma City, Okla.
Five elements go TO make Up a climate
earth, air water, sunlight and tempera-
ture. The best possible soil to insure good
drainage, pure water and the least amount
Of moisture 10 be given off TO the air is
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