The evening world., 1911-01-21
Realty Men Declare City Is
Bound to Open Cheap Out
side Home Lands.
ALL DEMAND TRANSIT.
Work May Be Held Up Until
Immense New System Shall
Be Guaranteed.

NO higher taxation without SUD-
ways!"
This IL the new campaign Issue OF
suburban real estate operators. They
are uniting TO forces a big rcadjustment
OF land values. To them, taxation with
out proper transit facilities IL like taxa
tlon without representation.
Outside land owners will use the rspad
transit subway situation as a lever.
They are massing taxpayers In all Sec
lions to demand a final distribution Of
subway construction. They declare that
they will not remain IN tho dark regard
ing what they may expect in the way
OF better transportation.
Insist Of Transit Equality.
Realty owners all over tho Greater
City have been aroused by the new tax
assessments. They claim that the
higher tax valuations arc due mainly to
the promise OF better transit and they
VIII Insist apo getting new lines at
once IN return for their larger tax pay
mcnts. Otherwise. they say, the added
tax burden reduces the income capacity
OF their holdings and thus lessons the In
vestment value.
This condition promises to complica.e
the subway problem temporarily, but
Its outcome IL expected Ia start wide
booms In suburban land. The immedi-
ate confusion will come from the OBJ
stinate stand which every section will
take to obtain Its full share OF new
construction Leaders In the various
boroughs say that they will not con-
cent to n start Of work In rival bor-
oughs until they shall have "a definite
guarantee OF getting what they want
Themselves.
The Issue Is res..ving .;seif into ono
Of negotiation and diplomacy. 1t Is ex-
pected that a definite basis for build.
ing subways TO open all outlying tracts
or cheap land will DO arranged and
that the new comprehensive system will
be started in a manner which would
preclude any chance OF unreasonable
delays.
Must Open Cheap Lands.
Suburban operators take the position
that the municipal authorities are un-
der a moral obligation to bring cheap
outlying home lands within each Of
the masses who are being driven out
OF Old city districts by high rents. They
argue that Long Island and Richmond
should be opened before new roads
shall be built 10 Increase still more the
~congested population conditions In
Harlem and the Bronx.
Before the suburban Interests will
consent to any new subway building,
they will einand guarantees that rapid
transit lines shall be projected and un.
dertaken as soon as practical for
bringing all home lands wherever To-
Gated within practically an couaIIz,a
time-distancs from Manhattan bu.,ns.,
c.ntres-that IL. the nav ,ron.,, .y..
- -, 80. 80
,'' Nv" rD1s.'' A'ns
ib'aho a"u i''.""'""' 'e"'res as QUICK
~ AZ 70 points al an equai distance
north.
BY standing firmly for this concession.
suburban interests plan To Law ,hs soun.
d.rc, for m. .,.a,.s, ,o,I ..,.,o
"a.o" en'".'
movement III ."e "'''o's vi No~ iork'
1t IL plain that It wouid lead to a vice
reimbursement OF home centres with u
| corresponding movement in land values.
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'" 'S"S'
Both queens iuchihond claim that
| the delay OF city officers in providing
them with subway rapid transit Is re-