New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-23
THE HUB Of LONG StAND'
Transit Lines Extend from
Jamaica in All Directions.
DESTINED FOR HOME TOWN
Citizens Association Seeks to
-:sHave District Within Five
!, Cent Fare Zone. .
By ~ NELSON RAYNOR. secretary OF
Jamaica Citizens Association.

Jamaica IS the hub Of Long Island
peachinc out in all directions, Ike spokcs
in = wheel. are transit lines reaching me
,,,, orrr,osi inarts ~ the island. No matter
where YOU may he on Ions Island you
can get to Jamaica.
There arc now trolley lines running 10
The vest 10 Brooklyn via cypress INNS
aid ;Cny Lins;gfo the north to flushinG
and COLLEGE Point and 10 Long isian'
CITY. to the east TO Mineola and way s'"-
tons another to Hampstead ana inter-
veninr farm sections and the belmont
F,,rlr lirci e., Queens. 10 the soith 10 an
tii.c -shorI front section, 20 Codarhurst. IN
God and Rockawsy ard tn" At'h'lc'
and to the southeast 10 Frecp7rt ana inc
little cities on the way there. 1h's OUGHT
to satisfy any one.
III, There is to he another line opened
in few months-the new Manhattan ana
Jamaica line. down the HOFFMAN boule-
va,d. and Ttlrnsou avenue 10 Long
Island City and the greensboro Bridge
This line extends to the cast as far as
the city line AT Rosedale and opens w
new country nearly every mile OF the way
The advantage OF this line 10 thousands
Of acres OF 1no building land, cannot DC
: overestimated. for heretofore nesiccl"d
territory is to he put on the map and be-
come part OF the CITY Of Jamaica.
Jamaica ever since its settlement as the
little hamlet Of 1ameca, way back IN the
lsno's has been sort OF halfway house
70 The resi- of the .slard. It's location
made 1t OF especial importance. and IT
bids fair to continue its importance no"
that IT .s being. favored with the great
improvements Of the Long Island Rail
road 1t has been said that Jamaica WIN
soon become a second Long Island city.
That NAV seem to he SO in some respects
but there arc conditions here that Long
Island city did not have.
Al the present time the large realty de-
veiopmen,s such a tho Jamaica Estates
Jamaica Hi'lcrest and Normal lilll prop
erty. arc doing their share To provide An
excellent home section where every thing
VIA be Of the hest class; then there are
Other developments where more moderate
PRICED cottages and bungalows arc beng
erected hy the hundreds. such a. IN" sec
ton near the now school on Pacific street
Tho growth here has been r'markaoi'
within the last three years. and the Wnole
south side has suddenly become a city.
Then there are many houses being erected
I'm tho Eastwood section. luet east "i
Jamaica proper and continuing oft tow
ara lIoitis.
From the present conditions r. viii not
Ice possible n transform tins section into
a factory town like Long Island CITY.
but IL will remain as the hom" section FOR
thousands OF commuters who arc yearly
beginning To nnd the advantage of liN-
,.igs .hers ...,,
In speaking Of the prospects Of Jamaica
aor ,he futup" No must not overlook tho
work beng done by The Jamaica CitiIcns'
Association for advancing Tho many inter
csts of the city. For dftecu wears this
society has been looking after the welfare
OF tho section 10 tho best OF It's ability.
and has accomplished many things.
Prominent among IN. mon who have been