New-York tribune., 1913-11-23
Inspection Made Lately by
Industrial Committee
of Experts.
SUGGEST PLAN TO
HELP IMPROVEMENTS
Big Marginal Railroad Proposed,
and Independent Shipping
Terminal Also.

Tho Borough Of Richmond is undoubt-
odlv ready for a considerable industrial
aevelopment This portion OF greater New
YORK. which has for so long remained un-
aoveloped. largely perhaps on account of
,,s limited transportation facilities, has
many advantages, which are not exceeded
Nc those OF any other part Of greater New
work.. or. for that matter. of any place on
the eastern seaboard of the United States.
The time is now ripe for the develop
If Staten Island. There is no place
q greater New York or on New York
worbor where there Is so much water
font 10 be obtained at prices which ap-
-, those for which waterfront can be
pi..o,rad on Staten Island. AS a matter Of
80 most of the waterfront on New York
,Iorhor is already well built up and 49,
.horofore out Of the sale market. Great
:. New York offers no site for the manu-
focturer in the heavy rough industries
uh,cb can compare with the advantages
.rored in Staten Island. The additional
,olroad facilities which have been sug-
yss,ed are needed more than any other
,re thing for StatenIsland, and, as soon
as they have come into existence staten
Leland will experience tremendous IN
dustrial development.
This Is the finding OF the Industrial
p,rsau of the Merchants Association
after a thorough investigation OF the
Industrial possibilities Of Staten Island
Recently the committee made a com
,ls,e circuit of the island, proceeding
from South Ferry directly TO Kill Van
Kuu and thence to Staten Island SOUND
.n,rrning by way Of the Narrows to Man
haitian This trip gave the members an
,nportunity to see personally the vast
onnortunities for industrial development
on Staten Island.
The committee has submitted com
nlete report Of the result Of its trip 10
the association. In that report 1t says:
Perhaps the first and foremost lnous-
trial advantage of which Staten lsland
ran boast is the magnificent undevelopeu
waterfront, which is equalled in no other
mart of greater New York. This water
front is just now in process OF develop
nent and within the next two or three
wears a large amount of it will probably
be brought into the market anu VIII OS
transformed into sites for large indus
trial plants
The casual visitor cannot fail to OBJ
serve the fact that the property along
the New Jersey side of Staten Island
Sound is highly developed, and that
large part of 1t is entirely out of the
market The largest undeveloped tract OF
waterfront in greater New York, and, In
fact on New York Harbor. is the land
on the New York side of Staten Island
Sound. As matter of fact. waterfront
on Staten Island can be had at prices
ranging from a half to a tenth Of the
prices which waterfront exactly opposite
on the New Jersey side now brings.
Waterfront on Staten Island can now be
had at from 81, 900 an acre up.
The character of the land along the
waterfront is itself one of the chief adj
yantages Of the island. Much of the land
is hard and dry right down TO the waters
edge. making an excellent foundation for
even very large and very heavy factory |
buildings. That portion of the area re-