New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-02

/ Charles l.. Van Fossen. president OF '"'
Hastings Homes Company. VINO Is an e"-
thusiastic believer in the future OF VEST
chester County. sent the following letter
recently 10 the Westminster County BodId
of Supervisors:
"The Grand Central Station is com
Melted and is now in readiness 20 take
care of much additional traffic. The I'M
mediate vicinity of the station IS no"
undercoing most wonderful change
/ In fact. no section Of New YORK mas
I changed 20 rapidly in short time as the
radius of five blocks about the Grano
/ Central Station. The housing faciliues
for offices and business concerns, either
under construction or completed VIII TAKE
care Of more than quarter of a million
more Teople than could be taken care or
Ia the year 1912.
"Foty-second street Is destined 10 be
the greatest retail street IN Ne" York
/ CITY. Already some OF the largest De
, partment stores are building, and NOR"
are 10 follow This is all brought about
bv reason Of the Capitalization Of trahl'
{ facilities TO the Grand Central Station.
+ The Iuterborough subway has station
right in the building. The Lexington ave
/ uue subway and McAdoo tube will also
: have stations inside: the Stenway tuue
ends here: the elevated and the Broad
way, Madison avenue. Gath street, i-d
street and Lexington avenue cars all pass
/ the door.
There is no other spot in New York so
easily reached as the Grand Central sta
I ton. To reach the trains Of any other
terminal requires very often walk G.
blocks. No tunnels or bridges 10 con
tend with puts Westchester County In
clase TO compete with every suburban
district about New York with its home
sites.
/ "All Of these additional business people
centring here to-day must live some
where. and II is up TO Westchester County
I to see that they move to Westchester
County because IT is reached easier than
any other district.
Eve who know the many advantage
! of Westchester County know 1t is the only
place for an all-year home In the SUD
urbs. Its varied topography. with the
Sound on the east and the Hudson on
the west and its myriad lakes and
streams combine TO give one anything
= in a most beautiful domestic with every
adjunct possible.
"If we do not let the public know what
we have they will naturally be drawn TO
! other sections.
81 would suggest for your consideration
that the county inaugurate a publicity
campaigns such as has been so successful
in the West-the establishment OF CEN
trail bureau where full information about
Westchester County can be obtained
| Broad publicity OF facts about the county
will thus draw the attention Of those con-
tempIatinC q change OF residence to West
chester County. especially II extended I'm a
general manner and rot colOrcd to pro
mote private enterprise.
New York city grows to the extent
OF $4,000 every year. There IS no reason
why for the next few years the popula-
ton OF Wcstchester County cannot be In
creased 10000 year. The initial invest
ment to draw tfese new people into our
midst would be repaid a thousand fold In
the increased Assessments placed on your
fax rolls. No one individual can do this.
, Every taxpayer in Westchester County IS
interested. and any money expended In
'furthering the growth OF population OF the