New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-15
LONG ISLAND TRANSIT
Electric Train Service Will Make
MANY Thriving Towns.

The use Of the Pennsylvania tunnel be-
tween Manhattan and Long Island and
the resulting flow Of population to the
latter section give every indication OF
many Of the settled communities being
rapidly built into a chain Of COMPACT
villages within a few years.
As real estate thrvss on good transit
facilities. real estate operators and prop
erty owners throughout the North Shore
OF Long Island have recently been appre-
henslye about the completion Of the
through electric service of the PennsyI-
vania Railroad Company, between Man
haitian and Port Washington by way OF
the tunnels underneath the East River
INJURY shows that the fear Of the road
being an indefinite proposition FOR a long
fine 10 come is groundless. The fact
that the electric trains are now running
to- Whtcstone Landing and That the con-
struction work is rapidly being finished
between Main street Flushing, and
Broadway. Flushing, ana that provisions
are now being made for new stations al
Main street, Flushing and Murray Hi,
Flushing. gives every symptom tnat the
through electric service TO Port Washing
ton will be- I'm operation not later than
February %, 1913.
Secondary only 70 tho identification or
the North Shore division and the dual
subway projects into this borough IS the
wonderful street Improvements about
completed. which were done under the
supervision OF G.. u Lavitt Highway
Commissioner II WAS stated last week
that over one hundred miles Of pavement
had been laid, leaving about five or six
miles to be finished. The uncompleted
section is on Corona avenue, where sewer
building has held UP the contractors.
This, the most important undertaking OF
the wear in Queens, and the rapidity and
the thoroughness with which II has been
are highly gratifying to all
The year 1912, states r. 5. Mcknight
Of the Mcknight Realty Company VIII
pass into history as memorable
one for Queens and the adjacent
parts Of Nassau County. The residents
and real estate operators OF Elmhurs''
Corona. Flushing. Bayside and Great !
Neck have every reason 20 expect thal !
the wear 1913 viii See great activity ln /
The building Of many houses I'm these VII I
ages. Il would be of personal interest 20 /
most persons who are in receipt OF an IN
come ranging from 5000 year and up
ward to investigate the transit facilities /
and the homes offered in the settled dis /
-ricts Of the North Shore. where. by max |
.nr a small initial cash investment, they |
IAN obtain and carry a piece of property |
AZ about the same monthly charge as the |
rental Of the better class OF New YORK !
.'ltv'g APARTMENTS At the Estates or /
Great Neck. Great Neck. Long Island, |
many discriminating people have THOR /
oughly investigated the conditions ana /
expressed unbounded satisfaction In the !
way this particular section has been de-
voloped
Here tho problem Of colonization has
been bv cooperation Of group Of per-
sons under competent supervision and an
association Incorporated, IN which an
property owners become stockholders ana
the function Of which viii be tie upkeep-
ing OF the entire estates IN q parh"Ae
condition.
A competent aud experienced head gar
dener and caretakcr will be maintained on
the grounds, whose services Will be free
for advice and consultation In relation 10 |
all questions OF landscape, flowers ana |
vegetable gardening. the care 81 lawns /
shrubs. fruit and shade trees. etc. /
Through tho head gardener the services !
u trained undergraduates and ~orkinen |
II all sorts viii Doe available az reasonable |
charges TO alI residents.
For an indefinite time 20 come arrange I
nerts can ho made for space iH m" COM /
munity garage, and it will DE In the |
ROVER or tie association Co set apart |