. Suburban homes for city business men. A description of the country, with a statement of the inducements offered on the life of the Erie railway . ot enjoyed by Passaic and smallerplaces nearer New York, that of being a stopping place for Express Trains,of which there are four each way daily, affording to business men addi-tional conveniences. It is confidently believed by the inhabitants that their population willreach 50,000 within five years. Leaving Paterson, we are taken to NORWOOD, 19 miles from New York, and situated just at the crossing of the Passaicriver by the railroad bridge. Some
. Suburban homes for city business men. A description of the country, with a statement of the inducements offered on the life of the Erie railway . ot enjoyed by Passaic and smallerplaces nearer New York, that of being a stopping place for Express Trains,of which there are four each way daily, affording to business men addi-tional conveniences. It is confidently believed by the inhabitants that their population willreach 50,000 within five years. Leaving Paterson, we are taken to NORWOOD, 19 miles from New York, and situated just at the crossing of the Passaicriver by the railroad bridge. Some attention is now being paid to thislocality. To the right is spread out a smooth slope, which, rising grad-ually up the side of a hill and extending far beyond, offers advantagesof a very favorable nature to those desiring to build. The land nearthe railroad is elevated ten or fifteen feet above the level of the river, andthe bank is picturesquely shaded by thick evergreens and deciduous one-third of a mile north-east is the famous race course, largelypatronized at stated seasons of the year. li!i|li::!,„„[||l|lj|| ^liiiiiii. SUBURBAN HOMES. 17 Those wlio have objections to settlement here on account of the races,may find some satisfaction in the prevailing opinion that this obstaclewill in all probabilitj- be shortlj^ removed. A wide avenue or boulevard is now being laid out through this landcalled Fifth Avenue, leading to the summit of the hill, from which anextensive view can be had of the valley lying beneath and the mountainside beyond. It is a good location for any prospective village. Onehundred acres are now for sale at prices from $250 to S500 per acre. Adepot will soon be built. A number of trains already stop there onsignal. Already several fine houses have been built and more are inprocess of erection. Beyond Norwood we pass through the valley of the Passaic for threemiles; sometimes the land is low, and again rises high and forms table-land of an e
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