New-York tribune., 1911-11-26
.NEWARK'S NEW CHARM
Hudson Tube Service in Effect
To-day Will Help Values.
DIRECT LINE TO CHURCH ST,
Views of Real Estate Experts on
the Probable Future Growth
of That City.

The dawn of a new era in the develop
mont NJ the residential and business dis
tricts of Newark Is here. To-day the opera
tion Of all steel electric trains between
Park Place. Newark. and the Hudson Ter
minal Building. at Church and Cortianot
streets. Manhattan, will be begun by the
Pennsylvania Railroad.
For months Newark, which Is one OF the
most beautiful as we'll as one OF the most
healthful cities in this country has had
a through all rail route to the midtown
district. Just southwest OF the principal
amusement and hotel centre Of old New
York. Now II also has modern rapid
transit all steel highway to the leading
financial and Office region Of New York.
And that is the necessary transit route
that It has needed for years TO strengthen
the foundations on which rests its realty
stability
over this high speed electric route many
thousand real estate experts will travel TO-
day or soon to form an opinion as to the
value OF this tube service TO the great real
estate market OF the Queen City OF New
Jersey. Undoubtedly large numbers, II not
the majority. WILL eventually become promi-
nently identified with various kinds OF
realty transactions there.
Newark realty values are not inflated.
Owners there with property to sell have not
capitalized the service Of the Hudson tubes
and added It to the rental worth Of their
buildings. In other words. present buyers
will be the gamers by the newer values re-
sulting from permanently linking the prin-
cipal business sections of Newark and New
Of rlx
were asked yesterday by Tribune reporter
for their views on the probable effect OF
the Hudson tube service on the residential
and Industrial growth Of their city.
Wilson ]. Vance said:
From the City Hall in Newark to the
City Hall in New York the distance is
about nine miles, less than the distance
from the City Hall in New York TO some
points on Manhattan Island and far less
than from New York City Hall TO many
sections of the Greater City The means
Of transportation between the two cities
consists Of two trolley lines, which, ira
versng a territory largely urban in its
character, necessarily involve a rather
long and tedious trip. and several lines OF
steam railroads With one exception a
the Inconvenience Of change to ferryboat
or tube car, or vice versa, in order to COM
plete a trip from one city to the other
The one exception at present Is afforded
by the Pennsylvania Railroad service to
its uptown terminal in New York. But
the Pennsylvania terminal is not located
in the most important district Of New York
from business point Of view.
The extension of the so-caled Hudson
tube system to Newark, however. brings the
very heart Of the business section Of the
metropolis Of New Jersey and the heart OF
the business section OF the metropolis Of
the New World into emphatic proximity.
The running time will be twenty minutes,
and the journey will be made in clean, well
lighted electric cars without change. 1t IS
promised. moreover that an entirely ade-
uuate train service will be given.
Newark's position, due to her own natural
advantages and her proximity TO New York,
is really unique. She is a self-contained
city. having within herself all the desirable
elements Of urban life, and yet but few
minutes ride from the great metropolis
itself For many years New York manu-
facturers have been moving TO Newark with
their plants and with their thousands of op-
eratives. For many years also New York
business men have been making their homes
in Newark on account of its low taxes,
good government, fine schools, magnificent
water supply and other advantages. 1t
cannot be doubted that the opening Of the
new line will cause this movement to in
crease to tremendous proportions.