The evening world., 1913-06-14
BUILDING OF THE HOME
ASA MATTER OF ECONOMY
Secretary Of The Queens
Chamber Of Con,n,svcs
Says Great Transit De-
usIopn,snt II Drawins
Population Masses Into
the Eastsvard Zone Of
Expansion.
~ WALTER !. WILLIS.

Queens. the new homo borough. II
demonstrating rapidly Its prsrosativs
to this title.
The old Queens With its antiQu,
roads and vast tracts devoted to asri
cultural uses has gone. II 10 the new
Queens now that We must consider
with the beginning Of work on the ~,
spurs Of the dual rapid transit system
In that borough and the assurance o,
an early opening Of the stsinway tun
mel.
Situated close to the very centre Of
Manhattan. only one thing was needed
to bring Queens within easy access Of
the heart Of the oity--sAs means Of
solving the problem Of crossing the
East River. That obstacle has been
overcome In two ways-by the con-
struotion Of the big bridge from tonG
Island City to Fitty.ninth street and
Second avenue. Manhattan. AID BY the
building Of tunnsla
Il 10 bvt natural that Queens should
come Into IL own after this problem Of
transit had been solved. The people
forssaw II years ago. and they wassd
. long. energetic nsaht 70 ret the great
span across the river at total cost Of
Si7.ooo.ooo.
Thousands Of persons driven from the
oongsstsd city are now seeking homes
across that bridge In Queens. They
have learned that ne big city. with IT,
paved streets Of granite and its close
back yards. 10 not the most pleasant
place for living. Even its parks. which
can b visited only oeeOlonally. do not
stvs the needed relief. The man Of
means. with whom money 10 but sec.
ondary consideration TO comfort. can A.
ford his city homo and his estate Ia
the country. and maay Of the wealthy
men Of Manhattan have taken advan.
tass OF the opportunities offered h
queens
WAoG.gARNgRs CAN ENJOY
H0MgS LIKE the WEALTHY.
while 10 the wass-earnsr and 70 the
average man two homes are not posa.
~. he nearest approach for the man
who waaus 70 combine all the elements
y . single house within sasy access Of
the centre Of the city. surrounded By .
plot Of open sround. with plenty OF
free. wholesome ar. IN Queens prs-
sminsntly do the people dad this op.
portunity. Even the most sansuins CA.
not ovsrsstimats the possibilities Of the
boroush In this respect.
Wonderful new transit 10 what Offers
these homo facilities IN Queens to the
entire metropolitan population. Service
over the dual system viii open 90 milcs
Of rapid transit tracts at a hve-csnt
fare TO residents OF that borough.
Rsmotsst corners Of Queens will reap
the benefits Of the new dual service
From the terminal at ouesnsboro
Bridge. the woodside-c Corona line will
extend to Thomson avenue, whore at
Van Dam street Il will turn to the
east over the proposed Queens Bouls-
ward to Roosevelt avenue. . wide
thoroughfsTs laid out recently by the
Typographical Bureau. The Astoria
line viii extend from the bridge to SEQ
ond avenue and thence to the vicinity
Of North Beach.
The stsinway tunnel route will ex-
tend from the foot Of Fourth street In
Long Island City through tho Hunters
Point section by way Of Ely avenue to
the bridge. where II will connect with
the Plaza station. As a result Of the
connection TO be established near
Fourth street with the Long Island
Railroad this route will give all 1.OnR