New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-27
NEW RED BANK VALUES.
Population Of Town Has Doubled
in Last Ten Years.
A PLACE FOR INVESTORS
Summer Festivities and Winter
Ice Carnivals Well
Attended.

Superbly located on the Shrewsbury
River is Red Bank one Of the most de-
liehtful summer and winter home towns
within easy reach Of New York City An
idea of the enchantment of this town to
homeseekers looking for permanent place
of residence may be had from the fact
that the town has nearly doubled its
population in the last ten years Ac-
cording to statistics it is growing even
faster now.
1t seems needless to say that there have
been stupendous increases in real estate
values for all kinds of properties in the
town in that time and that Red Bank
real estate is an Al investment. In many
sections of the town values are more than
double what they were five years ago.
Experts who have carefully studied the
value of the real estate assets OF the place
are firmly convinced that the big upward
tendency of the worth F real property AT
this place in the last ten years marks only
the beginning of even greater increases in
the next ten years.
The fame of Red Bank as summer
home is known wherever newspapers are
read II desires TO grow much greater I'm
this respect. as it undoubtedly will. But
it does not want the fact to be forgotten
that it is aiming To induce hundreds OF
persons who visit the town each year I'm
the hot months Of the summer to locate
there permanently. II has no less va
riety of pleasures i'm the winter than in the
summer. The winter ice carnivals on the
| Shrewsbury River are yearly attracting
larger attendance. Life there at all sea-
sons of the year is truly ideal for enjoy
ing wholesome outdoor recreation. Red
Bank combines the charms of river. coun-
Try ard scashorc. as within easy trolley
ride are the vast stretches Of beautiful
beaches for which the New Jersey coast
is especially noted.
The Journey To and from the town may
be made either by boat or rail. The dis
tance by water il twenty-eight miles. and
by train about forty. The Central Rail
road Of New Jersey and the Pennsyl-
vania run direct 20 the place. the aver
age time OF the trains being less than an
hour. The railroad service l. satisfactory.
travellers being able. owing TO the trunk
lines running TO the town. 10 leave or
reach the Pennsylvania Terminal at 33d
street and Seventh avenue, and also
downtown districts Of New York. quickly
and comfortably The sail hy water Is
one Of the popular day excursions IN the
summer months 10 thousands Of busy
workers in the great city.
Red Bank prides Itself upon being
town for no special class but a place
where sunny home may be found by
the masses. Its homes range from cot
tagos Of 1--WE or six rooms costing $500 OF
more. 10 the spacious modern structures
OF many prominent persons. which repre-
sent an investment of over 5000 each.
For the homeseeker who has only small
financial resources there is stron- buld-
ing and loan association at the place 10
help him become "A property owner.
Running from Red Bank in all direc-
tons arc beautiful driveways. These
ads are not Of recent creation. but have
been striking features of the physical
charms Of the place for years. Lately
however. the roadways have been made
as inviting 10 autoists as possible.
one of the most popular public high
ways is the famous Rumson Road This
public thoroughfare extends from ked
Bank to Seabright being lined on each
side for the greater part of the way by
beautiful estates adorned with shrubbcry.
ornamental trees and flowers
The Rumson Road is about six miles
long and Is considered To be one OF the
finest highways in this country.
The Shrewsbury River at Red Bank is
not a narrow stream. but Is about three
quarters OF = mile wide The river
abounds with fish crabs and clans. ana |
naturally is mecca for hundreds OF
sportsmen throughout the year. II Is
estimated that more than three hundred
niotorboats which ply up and down the
river are owned by residents of Red
Bank and neghboring sections Some OF
the motorboats are over forty feet IN
length.
Red Bank has "A permanent population
of about 1000. and about thirty thousand
in the summer time. II has ten churches
five public schools. including high school
and a parcchidl school; two banks, pub
lie library and splendid business blocks.
The Communication rates 10 and from
New York are within the reach OF the
majority of persons now fiat dYcllcrs IN
the greater city Many OF the fiat dwell |
ers are likely to join the permanent resi-
Dental colonies Of the town I'm the near
future.