New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-20
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Steam Trains to BaySide viii
Soon Cease Running.
TO ELIMINATE CROSSINGS
Town Is Likely To Be Connected
to Elevated System Of
Greater City.
By EDWARD IiE>>EL>.
or Ue.sels- DashielI Company. Brokers and
Appraisers. Bayside. Lon: Island.


The running time of trains on the Long
Island Railroad from Bayside to the
PENNSYLVANIA Terminal is now twenty
three minutes. When the North SIDE d.
vision is entirely electrified and electric
trains are running to Bayside the trip
will be made in at least eighteen minutes
am firmly of the opinion mat the
proposition TO have an extension OF the
elevated structure from Corona through
Flushing TO Bayside will be approved at
an early date by the city authorizes anu
that a couple of years hence Bayside VIII
be on a fve-cent fare route TO New YORK.
The work of electrifying the Long Isl
and Railroad and eliminating the road
crossings in the borough will stimulate
trading in real estate in nearly all the
sections of the borough, ana numerous
BUYERS will find their largest field OF use
fitness i'm Bayside We have plenty OF
room here TO accommodate many hundred
thousand persons. as Bayside. as now
known. has an area two miles square
In 1895 Baysde mad population OF
about / 800: to-day it numbers from SON
to goo inhabitants. That increase III
population has taken place mostly WITHIN
the last three or four years.
Bayside has all the advantages OF inc
great city OF which it is part. ana be-
sides il has the most highly priced
charms Of rural districts far remote from
the city and the sllurng features Of the
best shore front sections near the nun
OF the metropolitan district
we have long stretches OF beautiful
beaches. fine anchorage FOR pleasure
yachts and many larger vessels and some
miles OF sloping hllsides, touching the
waters of Little Neck Bay, the banks
along the shore front being dotted with
modern houses We have two hourishns
boating organizations. one being the Bay
side Yacht Club. and another was re-
Gently founded The bay is about two and
half miles long and makes a delightful
place for the sailing Of large and small
yachts. Besides boating. bathing and
other aquatic sports. which are enjoyed
by many residents and visitors In the
summer months We have excellent golf
grounds
Many prominent persons make their
homes here-Alan Dale. the dramatic
critic: Riley Hatch and Cyril Scott. ac-
tors, Tad" Martip and McGill, cartoon
| ISIS: Colonel Fred Lawrence. formerly
| president OF the New York Stock En-
change, and q. Rowland Leavitt. Be
sides. James J Corbett also has beau
| tiful home in the town.
| There is a good field here for builders
Of detached dwelling houses ranging IN
price from $500 to $500. All the mod
ern houses here contain such features rs
gas. electric light steam heat, tiled baths
and kitchens. parquet floors. with hard
wood trim. and other conveniences which
delight the majority of housewives.
| These modern houses can be had ant
are sold on the easy payment plan, rs
! little as $500 being accepted as the frs
payment. the remaining payments equal
/ ling the average rent month for such
structures Well located lots in a goot
residential section are TO be bought al
from 500 up.
The average price for acreage inland IS
from $1,000 TO 5000. There is a scarcilj
Of acreage properties. There is much less
even Of acreage plots with frontages on
the waters OF the bay or Sound. The
price an acre water front property IS
| from $1,000 up. About ten years age
some acreage which sold for 1880 is noN
worth from 81 900 to $500