The New York herald., 1922-12-10
WESTCHESTER NOW
COMMUTERS LAND
Ceunty Expects Great Growth
Of Population During
Next Decade.
REALTY VALUES GAINING
Brokers Report Shortage Of
Cheaper Homes--Changes
to Be Gradual.
REALTY VALUES GAINING
ny JOSEPH r. DAY.

w yESTcHEsTER COUNTY. from
wv the Hudson River to Ions
island Sound and from the
New York city line TO Putnam county.
is . domain characterized by many
manor houses of the Colonial period.
large estates Of later times and smaller,
although more costly. estates Of to-day.
Throushout westchester the typical
real estate developer has been con-
spicuous by his absence except In and
about such large centers Of population
as Yonkers. Mount Vernon. New Ro-
chsfis, Larchmont. Bronxvilles Rye. Har-
rison. Port Chester. Hastings. White
Plains. Groton and Peekskiii where. to
q greater or lesser extent, he has been Q
factor.
On the other hand, such residential
communities as Pelham. Scarsdale.
Hartsdale, Dobbs Ferry, Tarrytown,
Scarboro. Elmsford. Irvington, Briar-
cliff, Pleasantville. Ardsley. Mount
Pleasant, Chappequa. Mount kisco, Bed
ford and Katonah owe thei. establish
nent and progress to the country gen.
tleman, the gentleman farmer and the
commuter. OF the three the commuter
has been by fAr the most progressive.
The commuter holds the key to the
future OF Westchester county. To him
the county looks for o sharp influx OF
population during the next decade. He
is the producer, the consumer. tho de-
positor and the buyer of the future.
His civic pride, energy and money Will
combine TO produce the greater West
chester Of the next few years during
which, as In Manhattan, The Bronx,
Brooklyn and Queens, many estate hold
ings In Westchester will be brought well
within the scope Of the home building,
home buying demand and be distributed
among thousands OF small buyers
through public auction sales.
The principal longitudinal highways
and cross country thoroughfares, used
now by automobilists mainly, will then
be lined with stores, busiress buildings.
banks, hotels. apartments, theaters. &C..
the tenants and patrons OF which will
come from the thousands OF homes
roundabout. Westchester viii have be-
come more affluent than ever and its
wealth will be that OF the many. not OF
the few.
The Kaleidoscope changes. I predict.
will be made gradually through q long
period OF years, and not In boom fashion
aS III 1AonH8ttans DAOVhAs INV ~>sSA'>~
and Queens, where the subways have
been weighty factor.
Westchester has no subways and few
five cent fares. although its more SOUTH
ern cities, Yonkers, Mt. Vernon and New
Rochelle and the PelhamS are close to
the terminal stations OF the East and
West side subways and l. lines. Many
home seekers, however. will regard that
absence Of nve cent fare lines as being
an advantage and 1t Is to that class and
the nature lover that Westchester doubt
less Will appeal the strongest.
On sfhe other hand the creation Of new
business districts In the midtown and
uptown sections Of Manhattan. as in all
larger centers Of westchester, concurrent
with the congestion Of trafhc on the
transit lines and the growing popularity
of automobiles, will combine to Offset the
lack Of five cent fares, which. under
those conditions. II of secondary impor-
tance when weighed in the scales against
the natural attractions Of Westcheeter
with its miles OF Sound and river from
tags. its hills. Its meadows Its dales.
and great wealth Of woodland.
The decided trend of population to-
ward Westchester has been reflected re-
Gently In reports Of resales OF houses and
estates for prices far greater than those
paid prior to the armistice. and In brok-
ers' reports that there actually Is q
dearth Of medium priced houses, ranging
IN values from $4,000 to $4,000.