New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-04
BOARD OF TRADE ACTVE'
Seeks Suggestions Regarding
Development of Town.
JUSTLY PROUD OF THE CITY
Municipality Appeals to Lovers
of Nice Suburban
Homes.
BY william Jerery. President OF the Board
OF Trade Of Plainfeld, y. j.


The Board of Trade Of Plainheld is a
live wire Organization and desires TO CO.
operate with the boards of trade OF other
municipalities particularly those con
venicnt to the town. II will be glad to
receive suggestions from any one. far or
near. which will he helpful in the develop
ment OF the Board Of Trade and the City
OF Plainfeld.
We welcome a thorough investigation Of
our city. which we justly and proudly
continue to identify as the Queen City
Of New Jersey. or the City Beautiful
Painfeld is not community that has
sprung up overnight II was incorporat-
ri as a city more than forty years ago
and the fine old shade trees that line the
streets everywhere are monuments to the
sagacity and forethought of the engineers
of the years gone by, who provided for
the future welfare Of the city its growth
and development
The population is now more than 10000
people. among which are hundreds of com
muters who go to the great city of New
| York daily on the Central Railroad OF
New Jersey. the trip taking only forty
i've minutes. There are between 100 and
$50 trains a day. so that Plainfelders do
not have TO bother about time tables; they
can get a train at almost any time
The bankers and professional mems
trains To and from Plainheld haG
equipped cars which involve extra annual
fare. These cars contain luxurious APP
pointments and are freely patronzed.
Plainhed has all modern improvements.
Its water is of the finest quality, and
critical analysis OF the same will satisfy
the most exacting person. Its streets AMI
homes are supplied with gas and electric
lights. There are lightweight miles Of
macadamized streets and a similar num-
her Of miles OF sewers. There are miles
and miles OF sidewalks.
Its real estate is assessed in the neigh
borhood Of 100000
Painfeld has twelve splendid primary
and grammar schools and two high
schools one of which is about to have an
addition erected which will cost $1,000
II has two public libraries. containing
between 5000 and 5000 volumes. The
one building also houses an excellent art
( gallery. These libraries are fourth In
size I'm the state.
The town has a splendid hospital that
! will stand comparison with any OF It's
kind anywhere. besides twenty-eight
churches Of different denominations and
clever clubs.
The Plainheld Country club. with an
eighteen-hole golf course and fine tennis
court. has one thousand members. The
/ Park Golf club has nine hole course.
/ The Park Club. another organization, is
the home OF Plainhed's club life. In adj
dition to these. there are the Watching
! Hunt club and the Driving Park Asso-
citation.
other features are five FIRST class hotels.
two national banks, two trust companies
and one savings bank. twenty-five facto-
ries. which include the famous Pond Tool
Works; SCOTS Press Works the Potter
Press Works. the Spicer Manufacturing
Company the Sauer Motor Company and
Aliens Pharmacy Company.
The city also has a paid fire depart
ment. equipped with apparatus OF the
most modern type; an efficient police de-
partment. two theatres. all Of the fra
ternal organizations. there being two Ma
sonic lodges-the blue lodges-chapter
and commandery: the B. +. o. T.. which
is having "A handsome new home erected.
| which will be completed October /. and
which Will cost about one hundred thou
sand dollars. and the furnishings fifteen
thousand dollars. Also the Knights OF
the Golden Eagle. knights Of Pythias.
junior O. L. a. NJ. and score Of other
organizations.
The Y. NJ. c. A. has in the city one OF
the largest and best equipped buildings
in the East. The Y. W G. \. has fine
home. In addition to these there are
number of women's clubs and dozen
chapters Of Kings Daughters
| Plainfeld has two daily newspapers and
weekly newspaper, elegantly appointed
retail stores and department stores. which
compare favorably with those OF New
YORK.
Moreover, Plainneld has four railroad
stations. all belonging 10 the same rail-
road. The main station Is In the centre
OF the city, the Motherhood station at
the eastery end. the Grant avenue sta
ton at the west side, or the central part
of the city, and the Clinton avenue sta
ton at the westerly end of the city. The
railroad tracks which run through the
city OF hS'h ~ TIC ''iiN' 81
Railroad OF New Jersey the Philadelphia
and Reading, and the Il. o. Plainfeld
is located on the main line OF these rail-
roads from New York to Washington. and
all the important expresses for Philadel-
phia and Washington stop at Plainheh.
In other words. Plainfield Is on the direct
main line OF the railroads which go TO the
pulse OF the nation-Washington. The
communication rate to New York is SISo
month.
The visitor to Plainfield Is Immediately
impressed by the appearance OF the me
lawns and we'll kept grounds that meet
the eve everywhere. 1t Is truly garden
spot and one must visit II to appreciate
Ifs many beauties and advantages. 1t Is
steadily growing, both in beauty and pop
ulation.
The tax rate is only 81 6s.
To the lover OF suburban home, with
all of the urban conveniences which
close proximity TO the metropolis OF the
United States allows. Planheld cannot
but appeal most favorably.
| Correspondence is invited from parties
interested I'm the subject of home site
and communications will have careful
consideration Communications should be
! addressed to the Board OF Trade. Plain
field. ~ J.
II is highly important that sufficient
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