The New York herald., 1922-08-27

An quiet nGlSuDCI VI tOflnc AdihiAs
anxious for shore bungalow the island
probably holds forth just what they
have been seeking. Fine sites for new
industrial plants are awaiting buyers
and apartment houses modern idea
for Staten Island. have been successful
rere. The opportunities for All such
Projects are innumerabie and the best
OF all, as local broker said Is thai
they are like q Quaker meeting they
are apart and do not interferc with
each other" Richmond land is gener-
ally high In situation and low IN price.
In fact the Borough has in Todt Hill
the highest elevation. 412 feet, on the
Atlantic coast between Maine and
Florida.
Crying Need for Tunnel.
What staten Island needs more than
II does anything else is better trans
portation and all interests are agreed
that the problem can be solved only
by constructing a tunnel or tunnels
For many years she has waited pa
tiently and to-day her want seems nearer
to fulfillment
In the park opposite to the Borough
Hall at the head of the ferry terminal
and train property Is large sign set
ting forth that the shaft for the tun-
mel is TO be at that point. The Board
OF Estimate has appropriated 1000 for
preliminary expenses. including survey
ing and preparing contracts to build
the tunnel along the lines shown on
map Of the route. dated April a. 1922
The board has moved to construct a
freight and passenger tunnel for sub
way trains, the plan calling for two
tunnels and two additional tunnels
when necessary.
This plan is for tunnel to begin at
the Long Island Railroad near Seventh
avenue. Brooklyn. or from Owls Head
Park to St George. Thence along the
northern part OF Richmond to a point
on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
west OF Arlington. the most northwest
crn station of the north shore division
OF the Staten Island Rapid Transit
Railway, which connects with spur
In tho vicinity or the Fourth avenue
subway station at Eighty-sixth street.
Brooklyn. for the accommodation Of
local passenger service from that
borough.
A scheme for tunnel to PennsyI-
vania avenue in the Fox Hills section
and thence under that avenue across
the island and having connection with
the north shore has been proposed
The Port Authority plan is for tun-
mel from prooklyn to Greenville, n. j.,
with a Staten Island connection.
Industrial Advantages.
To concerns seeking places for indus
trial plants with enough room around
them for homes for workers the bor-
ouGh makes direct appeal Land for
such purposes can be had for low
figures. Furthermore the city has
built thirteen piers between the Amer
ican Dock Companys terminal at Tomp-
klnsyilic and the Pouch Terminal at
Stapleton. They are rented on ~ ~
per cent. basis and no piers are built
until they have been leased. The eNpec-
tation is that the pers viii handle be-
tween 100000 and Is, 100000 tons OF
freight q year. They are eco feet long
and can accommodate the largest ocean
liners afloat.
TO quote from a report Of the Mcr-
chants Association OF New York. sta
ten Island Is ffty-seven square miles
at the entrance to New York Harbor.
five miles south of Manhattan. has
twenty-three miles of double tracked
railroad TO all points inland and is one
OF the few sections Of New York city
which can offer undeveoped sites COM
bining rail and water transportation.
Continuous tracts Of more than 100
acres are available Prices range from
$500 to $4,000 IN acre. Its rcat piers
lie near the regular shipping channels
and nearer the ports of Europe than
most sections OF the city. SIX ferry sys-
toms connect with Bfoollyn. Manhattan
and New Jersey aud Nos III stem to
carry behicles will bc IN opera ion IN the
near future. Manufacturers VINO locate
on staten Island should have no diff.
sulty in building up an adequate labor
supply Housing conditlors are favor
able"
'~yne municipality" wrote Cornelius q.
Eolff, one Of Ricflmond's prominent real
Aisctrc companies say that the use OF