The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1915-01-21
A TRIP TO NEW YORK CITY.
n Jarrett Countian's Impression of
Richmond Borough on Staten
Island, New York CITY

lelIer want TO speak more particularly
OF Staten Island. The Island contains
about GO square miles or $4,000 acres.
Of the Island George William Curtis.
wrote: God might have made a more
beautiful place than Staten Island, but
he never did" 1t Is certainly beau
tiful for situation" 1t has the highest
hills on the Atlantic coast. Its city
of hills largely covered with trees and
is an ideal location for home.
1t was first settled in 1889, but its
settlers were greatly troubled by
Indians. In 1865 the last of the settlers
were either killed, captured or driven
from the island by the red men CT the
woods. Six years later nineteen Dutch
and French settlers established homes
on the island. Some of the early build
ings are yet standing. The old court
house and church and its grave yard
are historic spots, as are also a number
of dwelling houses of the ancient DAYS
The Ferry from St. George to Man
haitian island, New YORK;, the Bat
tery-is conducted by the municipality.
1t is five miles across the bay and the
ride calls for nickle. 1t may be inter
esting to know that this ferry in one
year carried $1,000, 900 persons and
1926. 900 vehicles.
In crossing the ferry one sees the
Statue of Liberty; Ellis Island, the
Government immigration station; Gov
ernor's Island. headquarters of the
United States Army for the east. and
Long Island and Brooklyn, He also
sees the outgoing vessels, sailing to all
parts of the world, Uncle Sans war
ships and torpedo boats The splendid
public school building, with large, we'll
kept play grounds; the handsome public
buildings, the Carnegie library, the
Bay View hospitals. the Home farm.
the many beautiful homes speak of the
wealth and prosperity of Staten Island.
Midland, South and New Drop beach
es where the wild waves are playing
and where you get a good salt breeze
are attractive places in summer time.
The pier at Midland Beach which ex-
tends 1000 feet out into the ocean, is
one of the longest on the Atlantic coast
Large handsome hotels and club houses
are to be found at these resorts. Every
thing to please and amuse are found at
these delightful places.
Proctor & Gamble the great soap
manufacturers have an extensive plant
on the island, known as Port Ivory.
Their property covers IS acres of
ground. Their employees would make
a small sized army. 1t is a model
plant
The Richmond Light & Power Com
pany, a 50, 900, 600 electric company
furnishes all the electro services for
the island. lighting The streets ana
country roads with tens of thousands of
arc and tungsten lamps, furnishing
electricity for home, store and factory,
lighting and power for the many uses
to which electricity can be adopted.
This company also operates the street
car service on the island and the ferry
to Elzabethport, New Jersey. The
street car system covers the island and
connects st. George Ferry with Eliza
beth Ferry. The chief electrical en-
gineer of this company is Wesley H.
Rudislll, Garrett county boy, from
Mountain Lake Park.
There are many places to visit with
profit and pleasure. The burial ground,
where it is said the last of the Hogue-
nots are buried, St Andrews church dat
ing back before the Revolutionary war.
the Moravian cemetery, where the
tomb of the Vanderbilt's is located,
Sailors Snug Harbor, Fort Wadsworth,
the Lilley Pond, Grymes Hill.
The streets and highways of the
island cover over 318 miles and are ex-
cellent driveways. Many of the coun-
try roads are beautiful and full of in
terest, affording a most charming ride
by automobile or carriage, many of
them through heavily wooded sections
of the island, and along the water
ways. We enjoYe ed most delightful
ride and thought if such beauty is to be
enjoyed IN winter, what must the sum-
mer ride be. We cannot imagine.
The ferry from St. George to the
Battery makes trips practically every
five minutes, with an all night service.
Many of the residents OF the island are
engaged in businesses in Manhattan Is
land, where the big stores, big hotels
and big places of amusemeats are.
Of Manhattan Island we will write
again.
We attended a meeting of the Bor-
ough council chamber, called to provide
for the needy people of the island.
Several short speeches had been made
as how to best meet the demand of the
hour. Finally a business man arose
and said, what we want, is not a
plan to provide for tomorrow, but
plan to meet the demands of today. l
will give so much for three months for