. The Suburbanite; a monthly magazine for those who are and those who ought to in interested in suburban homes . RTHUR TOMALIN, Editor : 5criptions: 50 cents per year; single copies 5 cents Advertising rates furnished on application VOL. V Perth Amboy—An Ideal Place to LiveSuccessful Hotels on Wheels - CONTENTS FOR JUNE Cover Design—An Old Garden in Perth Amboy PAGE 5 Giving the Children a Chance9 Pishing along the Jersey Coast No. 3 Perth Amboy—An Ideal Place to Live By J. Logan Clevenger ITU ATE D on a high bluff, com-manding an excellent view ofRaritan Bay and the Highlandsof Navesink, the
. The Suburbanite; a monthly magazine for those who are and those who ought to in interested in suburban homes . RTHUR TOMALIN, Editor : 5criptions: 50 cents per year; single copies 5 cents Advertising rates furnished on application VOL. V Perth Amboy—An Ideal Place to LiveSuccessful Hotels on Wheels - CONTENTS FOR JUNE Cover Design—An Old Garden in Perth Amboy PAGE 5 Giving the Children a Chance9 Pishing along the Jersey Coast No. 3 Perth Amboy—An Ideal Place to Live By J. Logan Clevenger ITU ATE D on a high bluff, com-manding an excellent view ofRaritan Bay and the Highlandsof Navesink, the city of PerthAmboy offers an ideal place of i-esi-dence for the commuter. No moreenchanting scenery along the New Jer-sey coast is to be found than that whichgi-eets the eye as one passes along Water Street, around the Bluff, asit is called. Being directly at themouth of the Raritan river and alsoat the point where the Staten Islandsound joins Raritan Bay, there is anuninteiTupted view all the way toSandy Hook, twenty miles away, wherethe ocean liners may be seen creepingin and out of New York THE SUBURBANITE Raritan Bay is a beautiful sheet ofwater, as viewed from Perth in the foreground is theextreme southern limit of Greater NewYork, being the end of Richmondborough or Staten Island. With itsgreen hills and quaint villages, theisland looks like an emerald in a settingof turquoise, formed by the waters ofthe bay and sound. Looking on be-yond the island, across seven miles ofthe bay. is the Monmouth Countyshore. The town of Keyport is plainlyvisible, and the various industries inthat vicinity may be trains of the Central Railroad ofNew Jersey play hide-and-seek amongthe hills, now appearing and now dis-appearing as they rush along, can-yingthousands of passengers to and fromthe gi-eat coast resorts. But as ones gaze turns further downthe bay, the Highlands, enshrouded ina blue haze, appear, forming a delight-ful background. Ri
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