New-York tribune., 1911-04-23

some time. but in the coming decade II VIII
proceed at a greatly accelerated degree.
The marvellous concentration OF population
in and around the city of New York makes
counter movement inevitable. Confined
between two rivers. narrow Manhattan ISL
and cannot possibly accommodate even her
own natural increase. She must constantly
disgorge her superabundance Of inhabi-
tants and enrich her nearest neighbors.
With Northern New Jersey practically an
nexed TO the city. the metropolitan zone
across the Hudson, extending for thirty
miles from the City Hall. is bound to
become the chief beneficiary of New York 3
overflow population.
"A survey of the history of cities of an
cient or modern times fails to reveal any
thing comparable TO the growth Of the city
of New York. Its present population OF
4.50r COO is larger than the combined popula-
tons of Massachusetts. Connecticut, Rhode
Island and Vermont. The following twelve
capital cities of Europe. namely, Rome.
Madrid. Copenhagen. Stockholm Christi
ania. Munich. Bucharest. Athens. Lisbon
The Hague and Edinburgh. taken togeth-
er. do not contain as many inhabitants as
New York.
"Manhattan's twenty-five square miles of
area is more densey settled than any other
spot in America and nearly 30 per cent
Of the people, let 1t be stated incidentally,
live in rented apartments The city adds
to its numbers each year by births alone
about 127O00 souls. Nearly 80 per cent of
the immigrants from Europe entering the
port of New York remain within it's bor-
ders and in some years the foreign immi-
grafton at our port has amounted to lOV,-
c50 1t is safe to estimate that about fifty
thousand families come from the interior
of the country each year to take up their
.. residence in the metropolis. We cite these
colossal facts as to the yearly increase in
New Yorks population to show what a
tremendous overflow must occur periodical
ly. city of the size of Newark could be
formed each year with the people who
move into and remove from greater New
York.
The Jerseyman has an economical ad-
vantage over the New Yorker, namely, he
can build cheaper, live cheaper and travel
cheaper. II is a we'll known and estab-
lished fact that it costs just about 20 per
cent less TO build over there than in any
other part adjacent to New York. The
cost of transporting building materials Is
considerably less. Living is cheaper be-
couse the major portion of the dairy gar
den and farming products are raised close
by, and all other food supplies are conven-
iently delivered by the great railroad lines
that traverse the state and lastly, travel
ling is cheaper because most OF the rail-
roads. due to competition possibly, main
tain a fairly low Communication rate-cer-
tainly lower than that of the various trans
portation lines entering Manhattan from
:any other direction.
Every one of these assertions regarding
the savings that are made possible by liv
Ing in New Jersey, though general in char
acter. is capable of specific proof by au-
thentlc facts and figures These are read
lily obtainable at their proper sources.
I'VE urge every person to investigate for
himself thoroughly whether or not these
essential savings can be effected by moving
to New Jersey and if he really can
get so much more for his money there than
elsewhere. what should hold him back from
taking prompt advantage of his golden op-
portunity?"