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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-05-23
POLESBUSY WITH
BUILDING PLANS
Falcons Society viii Put Up
Clubhouse on Belmont
Avenue.
HALL DOWN NECK
Tyler Street Coming Polish Broad
way of Newark--Activities
Cluster Around New Church.

The Polish Falcons, branch No IL,
Of the Polish national military or
ganization, having about 100000 mem
bers in the United States, have pur-
chased through jeremiah A. Kietlin-
ski. a real estate dealer, of $40 Broad
street, a property at 121 Belmont ave-
nue. from NJ. Pals, of Dumont. n. ].
The property consists of a three
story brick building which the So
ciety proposes to alter into a meeting
hall and a club. The purchase price
is said to be about $4,000, and the
sum of $1,000 to be spent for altera-
tlons.
Another branch of the same organ
ization, located down-neck, also
through Mr. Kietlinsld closed yester-
day an agreement with Frederick
Frelinghuysen for the purchase OLA
property at 2S6-292 New York ave-
nue., having a frontage of 100 feet and
being 100 feet deep. The downtown
bronch purposes to erect on the ae-
quired plot a large hall for meetings
and entertainments, with accommo-
dations for military drills, club, bowl
ing alleys and billiards. About $4e,-
900 will be needed for that purpose,
and the society expects to raise the
whole amount from its own members
and not through the mortgage.
Unusual activity in real estate
around East Side Park has been go
ing on ever since the spring of 1918.
Following the erection of a Polish
church on the corner of Tyler and
East Kinney streets, the Poles began
to settle in the neighborhood, which
till then remained Irish-German to
the north and italian to the south OF
Oliver street. From June of 1913 till
now, in the radius of four blocks were
built three sixteen-family apartments,
twenty siX-family, one three
family and one two-family dwellings,
accommodating in all 1877 families,
and eleven stores and plans are under
way for several more buildings.
The recent purchase of site for the
Polish Falcons Society will draw still
more people of their nationality who,
as a rule, like to live in the immedi-
ate neighborhood of their churches.
The Kietlinski real estate office con-
trolls blocks of lots in the East End.
Mr.. Kietlinski says he expects to sell
fifty more lots during this summer
and that before next spring another
$50 Polish families will move to the
new buildings. According to Mr..
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-05-23
Realty Investing Concern
Declares Its Confidence

The Drew Company having offices
in the Union building, large investors
in central Newark business realty,
particularly on Washington street, in
statement relating to existing con-
ditions in the realty field and the
prospects of the future manifest their
faith in Newark real estate as fol-
lows:
I'VE feel that, in common with
other linesI real estate has expert
enced a period of inactivity insofar
as the volume of sales is concerned.
The appreciation in actual values,
however, has scarcely abated ,notwith-
standing the lull in business. How
could it be otherwise? There are GER
tain vital, underlying conditions es-
sential to the existence of the citi-
, zenry that are unaffected by super
fic.al and passing phases of CONNER
cial life and one of them is the in
crease in the daily requirements of
an increasing population. Newark
is one of the greatest cities of the
country, renowned for its business
enterprise and the diversified form of
that enterprise. Further, there are,
according to the most recent Federal
census, approximately 10000 more
people now residing in this city than
there were three years ago. A frac-
ton of this growth would require a
substantial extension of previously
existing housing and business facili-
ties, and this requirement is not af-
! fected by those passing clouds which,
lowering for a time over general
business conditions, depress them.
There is one aspect of the ques-
tion of advance in realty values on
main thoroughfares which is entitled
to serious consideration. Too often
the owner of property on a thorough
fare gradually Transforming from its
former condition as a residential
street to one devoted to business is
content to stand by and hope for in
crease in values instead of doing his
share to create values, and thus ac-
credit ting himself with his share of
the transformation. In no other city
in the country is the disparity be-
tween values on the main thorough
fares and those adjacent thereto so
great as they are in Newark, and this
condition is now being and will fur
ther continue to be, modified. Streets
such as Washington, William and
other streets paralleling Broad and
Market streets will gradually receive
greater share of the business and
consequently of the values, but the
owners must ass st in this by render
ing them available for modern COM
merce.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-05-23

only In Essex County, but in Hudson
County as well.
In the play for place going on be-
tween the leading cities of the nation
Newark has not taken part, be-
cause if It did it would very soon be
placed we'll up in the front rank. II
the methods employed by many Of
the cities, such as Los Angeles CleVe-
land, Detroit and other centres which
now claim precedence over Newark
by virtue of population totals, We're
adopted and areas of outlying suburbs
annexed and Greater Newark, which
has so often been talked about, made
reality, the population of Newark
could be brought up to the 100000
mark or over. The wonder is why
the residents of the Oranges, the
West Hudson towns, and even those
Of Elizabeth, don't wake up and
realize their opportunities and COM
mence a strenuous agitation to make
themselves a part Of this wonderful
city Every city lot within the con-
fines of the municipalities referred
to would Immediately put ON a new
value and a new aspect as a part Of
the greatest growing city of industry
In the United States.
Industrial wealth is not to be reck-
bAlCu lIleItly ny Lllt dSBie6dIt Nelut
Of the product, as many suppose.
The number of hands who find en-
ployment and the average pay roll is
the real index and true method for
computing industrial progress as well
as industrial rank. When the steel
industry becomes stagnant, Pitts
burg is a poor town to live in, or,
when conditions disturb the silk in
dustry the people of Paterson under
stand why Newark is a better city to
live in, and if a disturbance affects
the automobile industry not only
thousands of employees in this line in
Detroit would be affected but all
lines of mercantile and professional
life will feel the effect; so tnat i'm the
great diversity of industry which has
built up Newark stamps it as a city
of potential strength and of sub
stantial greatness.
One of the great needs of Newark
is more area for expansion. The
completion of the work of meadow
development will add to this neces-
sity, and it would seem that the time
is here when serious consideration
should be given to the question of an
neXing suburban areas, unless we
wish to encourage the housing of our
population in great tenements known
as apartment houses, thereby in
creasing the hazard Of health and life
of our citizens and changing the
whole residential character of the
city.
A great work is being done by the
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-05-23

city In developing the area of over
flowed meadows and converting these
waste lands into hives of industry.
A most wonderful future is possible
i'm connection with the Newark Bay
frontage for railway terminal facil1-
ties, and facilities for water-borne
commerce, and we may reasonably
anticipate that within the next
twenty-five years hundreds of mil
lions of value will be created on these
lands.
The citizens of Newark now realize
that. for want of direction and pro-
per city planning in the past, the eN-
penditure of vast sums of money is
required to pay for improvements
necessary to relieve congestion and
to permit of a free flow of traffic to
and from all points, and that wis
dom and vision is now required of
those in charge of public affairs IN
the planning of improvements
The greatest needs of today is legis-
lative enactment authorizing a prop
erly constituted commission to for
mulate plans in anticipation of future
growth; such plans to comprehend
connecting highways and public
works, including parks, Fairgrounds,
boulevards, water supply and other
essentials which will be required by
the great city now forming and OF
which Newark is the heart and cen
ire. 1t is not enough to plan fer the
Newark of today, the big city of the
future is the one to plan for now.
The city of Newark has made great
er progress in the past twenty-five
wears than in all the years of its
history, and it is destined to make
even greater progress in comn@
years. Today it is one of the most
progressive cities in the country. Its
citizens have a pride in its affalrs
which is demonstrated by its Well
naved streets second to none, its splen-
did park system, its willingness 10
expend large sums of money for edu-
cational purposes and for beautlt III
school buildings; to spend money Iof
backgrounds or public baths and 1of
other civic improvements calculalea
to confer a benefit upon its people
and to make it q city to live in as
well as to work in.
Looking to the future. Newark mas
nothing to be afraid of; on the con-
trarv ii has everything to anticipate.
In its greatness and in anticipation
of its future greatness, it can AFFORD
TO open wide its gates and extend 10
the homeseeker, to the MANUFACTURED
ana to the business man a welcome
as within its confines there is place
for n H.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-05-23
NEW SHOPPING DISTRICT
SOON FOR NEWARK FOLK
Noticeable Changes Scheduled TO Be Made in the Vicinity OF
Central Avenue and Broad Street During Coming SIX Months
Philip Bowers Started Move Two Years Ago.

now occupied by the Standard Piano
Company, and it was largely through
his efforts that the Lauter Piano
Company, which had been located for
so many years further down Broad
street, erected its beautiful new home.
Just a few doors from the corner OF
Central avenue Mr.. Charles Cameron
of this comnany, has already ac-
quired frontage on Central avenue,
near Broad street, and other proper
ties on this block are held by men
who have been waiting the recent
changes to enable them to create 81
new business section. The big parcel
of property owned by the Public Ser
vice Corporation at the northwest
corner of Central avenue and Broad
street is bound to be developed into
active business property within the
near future, either by the corporation
or by investors who cannot fail to
appreciate the value of the location.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-05-23
Growth In Realty Values.

Within fifteen years on the out
skirts of the city farm lands were
purchased at from 81, 900 to 81. 900 per
acre and are today selling at from
81 900 to $4,000 per city lot; and this
same percentage of increase of value
will continue within the entire area
] east of the Orange Mountains, not
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-05-23
The End of Endurance.

It was evening. He and she were
seated in her fathers room, burning
her fathers gas.
Answer me, Angelina! "hea cried. in
a voice full of passionate earnestness.
Answer me! I can bear this sus-
pense no longer"
Answer him, Angelina" came
voice through the keyhole. Answer
him! I can bear this expense no
longer" Tit Bits.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-05-23
Acting a Poem.

Stranger (after being ruthlessly
butehered by rural barber for five
minutes)-Are you interested in
poetry2
Stranger-Indeed, 1 thought that
YOU might be trying to give me an
imitation of the Man with the hoe"
New York Globe.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-05-23
Commercial Life Expanding.

The commercial life of Newark has
slso been expanding at a wonderful
zaaaate and it's merchants have shown
that they are capable of taking care
~-Df every want as it becomes mani
Fest The history of the houses OF
sisIIahne, Plaut Bamberger and others
far6f our merchants tells the story of
= the growth of Newark and of its
= progress most graphically. Within
Z thirty years these establishments
= have grown from small one-story re-
s tail stores into vast emporiums,
= rivaling in the class and variety of
- merchandise carried in the best stores
a In any of the great cities of the
: world. Where they carried stocks
> valued at thousands of dollars they
= now display values running up into
- the millions, and where the total
= volume of their trade annually was
Fl considered great when it aggregated
. $500, COO, it is not considered wonder
- ful today if the sales during a single
: month aggregates a million dollars
: In the payroll of the factories of
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-05-23

The minds eye of a student antici-
pating future development compre-
hends a city of great proportions
whether directed by one official cen
tral body in the future, or by num-
ber of bodies, as at present me'-
ropolitan community with Newark as
q centre is being evolved, which, be-
fore the close of the present century,
will take rank as among the first nNe
great centres of population in the
world and within this area every
square foot of land spells opportunity
for investment as we'll as opportunity
for enterprise.
To demonstrate the possibilities Of
the immediate future within the next
twenty-five years, let us make COM
parison with the past twenty-five
Years. Let us estimate the increase
in the mileage of new railroad tracks
that have been laid to accommodate
the increase in traffic, freight and
passenger; estimate also the increase
in street railway mileage of tracks
and increase in equipment to accom-
modate passenger traffic within an
area of fifty square miles.
1t is reasonable and safe to say that
Ehe movement of passengers carried
via street railway lines in one month
In 1914 is greater than was carried in
the whole twelve months twenty-five
years ago.
The strongest index of growth is
reflected in the ratio of increase IN
municipal valuations for the city OF
Newark, which twenty-five years ago
amounted to S97, 600, 900; today's value
exceeds 1894, 900, 600 What do these
figures indicate in per capita of value?
Twenty-Five years ago this value
amounted to 1868 per individual; pres
ent valuations represent per capita
Of over 81, 600 per persona result that
DO wonderful
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-05-23
BY JAMES NJ. REILLY.
Secretary of the Board of Trade

the wonderful cities of the world
IS O has within the
the character
worth while well the
n o accomplish things
outskirts whether
oks to the south
progressive, and there is
the
industries the growth
population the life of the
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-05-23

Newark is to be found the real baro-
meter of trade, and in the diversity of
Industries which the city contains is
to be found the substantial element
which insures future progress, and
future growth. Twenty-Five years
ago the payroll of our workshops
amounted to 1000, 600 annually,
which sum represented the combined
energy of the 1000 people employed
in our workshops. Today, this total
has been swelled to the sum of $40,
100000 and the number Of persons en-
gagged in industry has been increased
to 10000, and if we may add to these
figures an estimate to represent the
industries located in our immediate
suburbs ii would bring the payroll to
over 81, ,000, coo a week and the number
of employees to approximately 100000.
Then again, We must consider New
ark as a trade centre of a vastly
greater population than that enrolled
as residents within the city. The
transportation facilities to and from
Newark serve a population of a
million and one-half, which the mer-
camille, commercial and financial in
stitutions of Newark cater to. 1t is
this population which is making
Newark larger and greater in every
respect. There is nothing of the
mushroom order in the growth of
Newark, as panics and panic condi-
tions, trade depressions and other
distressing conditions have verified
the value of property in Newark al
ways remaining permanent, showing
healthy and steady advance in
value.
II It were necessary to look for
evidence to prove that Newark is
alive and teeming with progress and
industry, no more substantial state
ment could be offered than a COM
parison showing the combined re-
sources of the national. State and
savings banks of the city twenty
five years ago were less than
$50 900, 600, while today they approx
mate $4,000, 900 Add to this show
ing as an illustration of the growth
in the commercial life of the city the
increase in postal mail facilities,
which has increased from a force of
carriers of 147 men to AL; the sale
Of stamps increasing from less than
100000 per annum to $1,3SS 600; the
number of pieces of mail handled in
creaslng from less than $4,000. 900 to
over 10 100000 annually.
L I
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-05-23
A CITY OVERLOOKING WITH OPPORTUNITY
AND THROBBING WITH LIFE AND ENERGY

Growth of the Past Quarter of a Century a Slight
Indication of What May Be Expected During the
Next Twenty five Years-Remarkable Development
of Mercantile Establishments, Industries, TranspOr-
tatiOn Facilities Financial Institutions, Real Estate
and Other Activities that Help City.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-05-23

Kietlinsld's expression, Tyler street
three years from now will be a Polish
Broadway" and 1t mustn't be for
gotten that the value of lots there
Jumped 20 per cent. during last year.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-05-23
BY PHILIP j. BOWERS

Radical changes are due in the
character of the business section
which has as its centre Central ave-
nue. and Broad street during the
coming six months. Probably no
other section of the city has had
municipal improvements contribute
so greatly to its advantage in such
comparatively brief period as that
in question, The change that was
inaugurated last Wednesday, when
the Public Service Corporation swung
the Central avenue line of cars down
Centre street to Mulberry, will be far
reaching in it's effects, especially
when other lines are added to the
same route. 1t is bound to create a
new transfer point at Central avenue
and Broad street, which will only be
second in importance to that at Mar
ket and Broad streets. Here shoppers
bound from their homes in Montelair,
the Oranges, Belleville and other sub
urban points will leave the cars to
reach the big stores on Broad street
What will be the result? A new
shopping district with it's centre at
06nlIdl avenue anu lDlOetd 81 CO..
This change will be noticeable almost
Immediately and to property owners
in this section it will mean a great
enhancement in values. Both local
merchants and the business enter
prises that are coming over from the
great metropolis are cognizant to this
fact. Already inquiries are being
made concerning leases in this sec
ton, and it is easy to see that within
very short time the block between
Broad and Halsey streets on Central
avenue will quickly be built up with
stores, while the few remaining
pieces IF property on Broad street
between New street and Central ave
nue., will become the homes of new
commercial enterprises.
Mr.. Bowers Future Sight.
Among the first to see the great
future of this section was Philip j.
Bowers, who, with his associates
about two years ago acquired a large
portion of the property on Broad
street, between Hahn's and Central
avenue. Mr.. Bowers was responsible
for the erection of the big building
at the southwest corner of Broad
street and Central avenue which is
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-04

year girls competing with the more
advanced workers.
At the county exhibit. held at Varina
High School, September 10, the prize
for the first year girls was won by Miss
RoSa Perry, and the second year prize
was won by Miss Louise Osborne. who.
also, had prize for greatest yield.
Splendid Results.
The average yield for the county is
,a,I00 pounds to the tenth acre. The
greatest net gain on the tenth acre
is s95.05. Tie girl who made this
gain received for all fruit S1l6.30. You
Will see that 1t cost her S21.25 to pro-
duce that amount.
All the girls found ready market for
goods. fresh and canned in Richmond,
and many are looking forward to bet
ter year for 1914
In addition to tho canning work we
VIII organize poultry clubs for both
girls and boys another year, and are
looking for the Henrico clubs to make
the girls in HenrIco County cannot
make tidy sums every year. with SPLEEN
did markets at their doors. II a girl
should start In the club about eighteen
years old. and save her money each
year, when she is ready to go to col
lege or normal school she will have
enough money to start her out. No
girl need lack for an education In these
days. She has the opportunity offered
and has only to take advantage Of It.
We believe Henrico girls arc going to
do this
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-04

millinery goods OF NIL descriptions.
The third floor has upon it a book
department, and here is conducted a
circulating library that has become ex-
ceedingly popular In Richmond. On
another part OF this floor may be found
q complete line OF house FURNISHINGS
Including chinaware, cut glass and
the largest collection IN all OF the
South country of Japanese hand paint
cd goods and Nippon china and other
oriental goods. which the Cohens Inn
port direct for the Richmond retail
trade: Another department of this
hoor is given over largely to lace cur
tains and boys clothing goods.
The BRrEain Basement.
Tho fourth floor may be called the
carpet department, although there are
to be found ALI manner of carpets and
rugs. and many OF which are imported
direct by the Cohens. Some of tho
biggest contracts known to lattar-day
Richmond development for floor cover
ings have been filed in this depart
ment, for instance. the carpeting OF
the new Murphy's Hotel
known to all OF Richmond and NIL OF
Virginia as the Bargain Basement
The retail BUYERS know what that
means. and a description of the place.
is unnecessary In this connection.
The Secret of 1t All.
i was struck the other day with a
remark l overheard from one OF the
elder Cohens 1t seems that there had
been some little controversy between
two OF the employees. and the ques-
ton was asked. who Is the boss of
this establishment Mr.. Cohen's an
swer was The public-our customers
boss this shop. Do your work to
please our trade--our customers-Rnd
you will do 1t to suit u.s." There was
q great deal wrapped up In that, for
1t is the secret Of the wonderful sue
cess OF tho Cohen establishment. They
have always catered only to the de-
mands OF the people. and having met
the wishes OF the public, the establish
ment has become one OF the most popu-
lar In all OF the Southland
This Cohen establishment employs
over $50 people, and the loyalty of the
employees Is one OF the strong assets
OF the company. That loyalty has
come about by the uniform good man
agement and tender solicitation of the
employers for the employees. There
are men, and women. too in the Cohen
house who have been there for mors
than thirty years. 1t Is not necessary
to say why they have been there so
long. 1t may be worthy of remark.
however. that the two aged men ar
the head of tho concern know Ell
of the people. from tho smallest cash
girl up to the managers OF the big
floors. by name. and they know these
two men. too, because they never meet
without pleasant and encouraging
word