The evening world., 1912-05-04
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BY William Tod Wilcox.

BE has bcon prominent for tsoo
6ecodes N the development Of
ht0h.cIoss sxbS,boN propsrttss
ewd u nosO president Of the FyttA
oUe~ws firm Of 8. OsDood Pett
& 90.
New York y growing and spread4ng
- fast that homo building has become
. conspicuous feature Of our mctropol-
tan activities.
OF home ownership. In Manhattan aAd
the crowded city centres. however. con-
ditions continue to initiate more and
more against the establishment Of real
homes. The city has living places ~
~ kinds and degrees. from palaces to
hevels. but the home. with all Of its
broad. delightful republics, can be
found only in the suburban sections
and even further AWAY. because vast an
provements In transit facilities are on
aiding Manhattan business men TO live
many miles from tqssir places Of daily
work. This appaiss equally to thu
wealthy and to the most humble Of
wASe-sarners.
The call Of the country and the ssA-
shore comes with the first warm days
Of spring. Naturally the tendency has
been to follow the shore lines. especially
those q the noEth aide Of Long Island.
Indented with numerous bags, nature
hes striven to supply a unusually large
water front for the dwsllsrs In this
evsr more crowded oasy. IN desire a
ysaief from the ' tendon Of the
city hnds an ovtlst in the improved
roadS and better transit hnes. thus
making the demand constantly greAtee
for . quiet life amid p~isasant surround.
inGs IN the fresh ar Ind the 80
brssses.
ELEcrRiFtcATioN WILL HELP
NORTH SHORE.
BY the end Of the calendar year the
promised classification Of the North
Shore Ddvhsaon Of the Lons Island Rail-
road VIII reduce the time necessary to
reach this shore and viii renter the
trip moro agreeable.
Very little actual waterfront within
q reasonable distance Of Manhattan re-.
mains unocculled. 1t 10 especially diNi.
cult to and this kind Of property | in
small acreage plots within reach OF the
nan who seeks . home valued at $500
10 $4,000. For suoh homo seekers I
would SuGyest that there are q few
features not TO b ignored:
Tristan absolutely extabiished neigh.
boehood Of the highest type nc too far
from New York,
escond-A geographical location with
physical conditions which would insure
the most critical.
Thfrd-etrong control Of the section by
wealthy. experienced promoters WHOSE
interests are concentrated there and
who are investing largely Of both capital
snd PERSONAL enersy In its development
along the best lines.
Interesting district for one who loves
NE country and the water than that
GROUND Manhassst Bay. A point Of
land extending out into Long lslanA
Sound 1t The north end Of the Bay has
bean made . vsritable garden Of beauty.
Catching the southwesteriy breeoss
across the water with excellent beaches
end q safe harbor, II 10 n OF the ideal
summsr homo spots.
LAUNCH MAkEe THE TRIP A
PLEAsUR
With every public utility installed.
houses already huilt and others % b
erected at NICE. the character Of the
property IL assured. A launch runnins
bet sen Port washAngton and wam-
page shores makes the short trip Q
pleasure.
Home building operations on that mile
Of water front were begun IN the fall
OF 1909. Many thousands Of dollars have
been spent In engineering and landscape
gardening. Completed now. 1t has a
seq wall along the building sites With
their lawns graded down to II, broad
macadamised roads. thousands Of hsdxs
plants. shrubs and trees. electric ilghtl
and power, telephones, private piers,
bath h~ouses--all overlooking the Ions
line Of clean white candy beach. Every
one Of the plots. which average q hall
% each. has the purest artesian web