New-York tribune., 1911-04-23

land into attractive home. retail business
and factory sections affect no section of
this New Jersey region served by the
Lackawanna. because there are none there.
Every part of the district is not only
within the high speed electric zOLe of the
greater city but on the "all-rail route"
Dwellers in the Lackawanna section can
travel by rail direct TO New York.
Steel Rail Highways.
The steel Iai highways to Manhattan
lead to the downtown Office, financial and
wholesale districts, to the larger part of
the Sixth avenue, Fifth avenue and the
Broadway retail shopping centres, 10 the
principal amusement centre. 10 the princi-
pal transient hotel region. to the heart of
various art sections and TO the stupendous
new loft zones in old New York.
The Manhattan entrances OF these steel
rail highways are furnished by the stations
on the Sixth avenue and the Cortlandt
street routes of the Hudson q Manhattan
Railroad Company, of which William G..
AIcAdoo is president. Up TO a few years
ago this district had no all-rail entrances
in New York. now it has many. II will
nave llol III lllt ltdi lHLuit'
Various Railroad Branches.
The jersey terminals Of the Lackawanna
Railroad are in Hoboken, just north of the
Hoboken-JeIscy City line The Morris and
Essex division Che main line) of the rail-
road extends from HobOken, via Newark
and MorristOwn, 20 Phillipsburg; the Boon
ton branch leaves the main line two miles
west of Hoboken, runs Via Paterson. crosses
the main line at Denvlle. and connects with
Il east of Dover. the Newark and Bloom
field branch leaves the main line at
Newark and extends TO Montclair; the Pas
safe and Delaware branch leaves the main
line at Summit and extends 10 Gladstone,
and the Hopatcong branch leaves the main
line near Hopatcons station and extends
to Lake Hopatcons
Some Of the towns on the Morris &
Essex division and their distance from this
city are ass follows: Harrison, miles;
Newark. Q; East Orange. II; Orange. u:
South Orange Il: Maplewood. l6; Mlburn,
r.: Short Hills. J.; Summit. p Chatham,
q: Madison, 70; Convent. *; Morristown.
CD: Morris Plains. 80: Mount Tabor. 36. on
the Newark and Bloomfield branch: Am
pore. 10 miles: Watsessing, Il; Bloomfield,
r.. Glen Ridge. 70, and Montclair. "A. On
The passalc and Delaware branch: West
summit. 20 miles; Murray Hill. q; Berkeley
Heights 21: Gillette. IS; Stirling %: Mil
ling on. o.: Lyons, %; Basking Ridge, "a;
Tcrnafdsvillc. 81; Mine Brook. IS, Far Hills,
sJ. Pcapack. -. and Gladstone. 43.
ON thcsBoonton branch are. Secaucus. {
miles: Kinssand, S; Lyndhurst. .: Della
wanna. n. Passaic. H. Athena 10; Pater-
,..n IS. Little Falls, 70: Mountain View, q:
Lincoln ;~s, %: Towaco. 26: Boonton Cvia
Roonton hrancl). 80: Fo. hin, 23; Denville,
50: Rocka~ey 2a and R.9yeE 80.
As To- rates The monthly communication
fare 10 Newark is s. -. to East Orange
S. g.. TO Orange 81 20. TO South Orange Sc 20.
20 Naplewood $500; 10 Summit s. 60. 10
Chatham }S 20 Madison s. 90. to Morristown
s. Gj. 90 Bloomfield SG0j, to Glen Ridge
500, 10 Moltclair 81 35. 10 West Summit
s, N5 % Berkeley Heights 81 o. 10 Baskine
Ridec So CO. TO Bcrnardsville 80 20. 10 Glad
stone Hl 40. 10 Lyndhurst s. 90. to Della
wanna s. SD. 10 Passaic sc 10 to Athena
S. ~ 10 Paterson Sc ST. 10 Little Falls $40
~ Roonton s. 20. and to Dover so -.
From tho downtown centres Of old New
York 10 The heart Of the Orange Mountains
is only about fourteen miles. The main
line Of the railroad traVerses this entire
section Just west of the mountainous dis
tlict is that beautiful home region. Of
which Summit, Madison and Morristown
are three Of the most picturesque and most
vigorous towns.
The ruial beauty Of the many places on
me Passaic and Delaware branch is well
known. ~ Rernsr6sville there are numer-
GUS vast country estates. each valued at
many thousands The Boonton branch is
also noted for its thriving and attractive
towns.
As regards time. the Orange Mountains
are less than an hours ride from this city,
the Moristrw1 district about ninety min
utes away ard Montclair separated by a
hfty-minutc barrier.
An Experts Views.
In speaking about realty opportunities in
New Jersey a well known realty buyer
recently said:
1t is not many years ago since the
lowing Of cattle and the sound of the
reaper could be heard whore we now find
New Jersey farms transformed into thriv-
ing towns and cities. This evolution from
rural TO suburban and from the latter to
urban conditions has been in progress for