The sun., 1910-06-26

with a Enagnberahlp Ol more chan iOo.
FaRwoad and soDtch Pislra ,sre ln,Si,.,l
on sorneE hnt highar ground thar Wet.
held FanWOod u situated lniu@iinasiy !
~ no north oi TIM railroad. whila SoDtcl
lalns nestlea close up b the base % the
Natohung Mountains. extending bach
t,SaSo oan the hills slong the course oi
tirean Brook Both places are Old fash
Aoned country Villages Tho rniinad
station. schools and churches are Used Ia
common BY the residents OF hoth.
Just beyond fanwO0d the railroad
bears on - the southwest and runs
parallel ~ the mountains about tHo miles
from thoir base
PiainReh II the second largest town on
the main linz Of the lertey Central. EliEa-
lsth ranking tlrst. The uity IA divided by
the railroad into two distinct nacuSna
To the south of the tFanhs M = nuv0l1ar III
biR factories, IN the north the shopping
dn tct and the residential section. The
town has banks and trust companies.
o,ii'riing and loan associations, ino retail
ttouOs. theatres. a public library and a~t
gallery, and q public hospital. The rail-
road maintains four stations slthin tho
city limits. Owing 10 an attractive situa-
ton. coupled with exoalleni train service
and city convenionoea, the town u grOWl1g
rapidly. Last year not fewer than lT2
perrniia were granted for tha erection Of
private reuidgnoea.
Dunellen Y q small. homaliks place on
ureen Brook, . Btraam which after uniting
With Bound hF0ok hows into the RAritan
River. About ffty h0usea we're erected
there last year and en- unusually hFisk
qua ding campaign b in progress this
The Sanford tract was purchased not
lonG ag0 BY a syndicate which is putting
UP lArgo number Of h0ltnaa Averaging
about 5000 each. The Board Of Trade
composed of pubic spiriled Citigens. u
conducting an active campaign looking
toward improving the appearance Of the
Bo1nd Brook. dating back 10 the Colo
npl period, takes its name from a pictur-
esque stFaam which forms the boundary
limo between Somerset and Middlssex
counties. TRe ssttlement has RroWn
leCasad On threo important railruad lines,
tle Central Railroad Of New Jersey.
the Lehigh Valley and the Philadelphia
nsad keeding. The RaF.tan River and tho
Delawsre end Rar.'an Canal pass through
the lower eye Of the town.
Al Somerville. the terminus of the
suburban service q the main line Of the
Central RI iload of New Jersey. the
railrCed divides into two brcnches. one
following the north oranrh Of the RaEitsn
hiver, the other the south brtnnh. Somer-
vile is a thriving business town. the
shipping centre for a ypll " do RxTipui-
tIrll region. Two miles TO ;he north
ward are the Wctchung Mountains.
The farming country about Sonervills
has Of lite experienced remnrknble
revival of prosperity. MGny oT the Old
& rms have been bought by market Ear-
deners from Long Island. many u whom
disposed of their Long Island pllcas
during the recent boom there
The newcomers have introduced tho
intensive systsru ~ cultivation in voaf,s
on long Island and have brought. about
o0pplsae change in agricultural
methods Land formeH devoted 70
dGiying and the produC ton Of hay IL
noN utilized Tor truck farming The re-
suit has been a RAPID incTease In the
value Of farm land which noN Averages
about 500 an acre
In addition 70 the truck farms con-
du~ted by small propriet0rs a number %
country estates have been laid out near
Somerville by wealthy New Workers
One of these Is the estate of mors than
2.Un0 acres helonging q James D. Duke
Another u the stock farm ~ William, Brad
lev. which Compffses 7.ll0 arrNs Nlr.
BFadley's hobby u the breeding ~ fasi
tTcttine stock. and his stables cuntain
about ninety brood mares and some
of the most famous EUtting siFes in the
country.
Somervllle has 3bnut 40 daily CON.
'nuters u " connected ~ trolley with
the PennsyivaniA ferry al Jeraey City
There are hfty trains day On the Jersey
Central