. The Suburbanite; a monthly magazine for those who are and those who ought to in interested in suburban homes . ilding Loan Associa-tions, of which there are about a dozen,thrive and prosper, while two modeintheatres afford ample amusement toour people. A modein city, indeed,and with a tax rate of $ on a fairproperty valuation, the lowest rateof any city of its class in the State. These, Mr. Editor, are a few of thegoodly things for which Elizabethof to-day is noted, and which waiiantsus in the contention that it is a goodlycitv to live in. Dennis E. Collins. To THE Editor of the Sub
. The Suburbanite; a monthly magazine for those who are and those who ought to in interested in suburban homes . ilding Loan Associa-tions, of which there are about a dozen,thrive and prosper, while two modeintheatres afford ample amusement toour people. A modein city, indeed,and with a tax rate of $ on a fairproperty valuation, the lowest rateof any city of its class in the State. These, Mr. Editor, are a few of thegoodly things for which Elizabethof to-day is noted, and which waiiantsus in the contention that it is a goodlycitv to live in. Dennis E. Collins. To THE Editor of the Suburbanite:When presenting the advantages ofthe suburban life along the line ofThe New Jersey Central Railroad,those of Elizabeth should not be for-gotten. Elizabeth is a city of semi-urbanhomes. Here and there throughoutits area, particularly in the northernand western wards, are collections ofbeautiful residences, surrounded byspacious giounds, shaded by maples,elms, and other trees whose giacefulboughs often interlace above and acrossthe giaded avenues. In the residen-tial portion of our city the dwellings. Sh»dy Hiahwayi Abound m EluaUlh 10 THE SUBURBANITE are not crowded together as they arein the metropolis. The land is socheap that those who dwell with usmay have an abundance of room, andat little expense make their homes thernost delightful of spots and the hap-piest retreats after the work of eachday, while at the same time they maypossess all the advantages of a resi-dence in the largest ard wealthiestcities of the Union. No comforts of the gi-eat cities aredenied to residents of Elizabeth, whilea thousand and one that may be had inthis city are not to be obtained in NewYork. People of our city can reachthe very business centres of New Yorkmore quickly than some who live in themeti-opolis itself. These statementsare verified by the official railroadstatistics which show fifty-seven dailytrains to New York and fifty-nine fromNew York on the Central Railroad, thisbeing m
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