Such scenes are generally thought of as the happy memories of a vacation, spent far from home. This is the Rahway River at Cranford, 
which winds through the residential section of the town 
The New York Suburbs Supplement 
THE VARIETY OF SECTIONS—WHAT THE COMMUTER MAY FIND NEAR NEW YORK— 
THE CHOICE BETWEEN HOMES ON THE PLAIN, IN THE HILLS OR AT THE SALT WATER 
W ITHIN the last few years the call of the country has drawn 
thousands from the confinement of city life, many to 
emigrate to the wide lands of the open country, many to the 
smaller farms of New York and New England, but the majority 
to the outlying districts of the big cities. Although this move¬ 
ment—for it is of sufficient strength and concerted action to be so 
termed—is characteristic of the whole country, it is very notice¬ 
able in New York, and New York may well be used as the illus¬ 
tration of this renaissance of desire for a more wholesome and 
more rational mode of life. 
The desire to own a real house, so strong in all men, is certainly 
increased as the home life decreases. The phenomenal growth 
of apartments and apartment hotels may satisfy those who are 
weary of domestic duties, but 
there comes a time when the 
old independence feeling is 
again aroused, and the country 
is then turned to as the logical 
place to afford relief. The 
ties of business in the city 
limit the choice of most, but 
only in a degree, for under the 
present development of the 
suburban railroad service there 
is a great variety for the New 
Yorker to choose from. 
Granted the wish for a coun¬ 
try dwelling, the next thought 
is where, and like the good 
fairy in the tales, the adjacent 
lands stands ready to please 
any preference. If the pros¬ 
pective emigrant seeks the sea¬ 
shore or the sound, the mountains or hills, the rivers or lakes, the 
level country, or even combinations of these features, he has but 
to name his wish, and near at hand he may find its gratification. 
With so much to choose from let us make three arbitrary divi¬ 
sions of level, mountainous and shore country, and briefly sketch 
what may be had within commuting distance of Greater New 
York, first considering those sections whose features are neither 
rocky or high enough to be termed mountainous, or which do not 
border upon the seashore. Northern New Jersey offers us land 
of this character in the stretch from Jersey City to Somerville. 
Along the Central Railroad of New Jersey, but fifteen miles 
from New York, is the picturesque town of Roselle. The broad, 
well-shaded streets give one the impression of neat New Eng¬ 
land. Here the homes are 
unpretentious, but attractive, 
and all well kept. The public 
service conveniences are of the 
best, as is the case with all the 
towns in this section. Another 
attractive place is Aldene, just 
beyond which lies Cranford. 
The natural beauty of Cran¬ 
ford is still further enhanced 
by the Rahway River, which 
runs through the main part of 
the residential section. There 
are many very beautiful and 
artistic houses, whose inhabi¬ 
tants enjoy the pleasures of 
boating and canoeing, and golf 
on the Cranford links. The 
schools along this line are all 
of modern construction, and 
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The broad streets of Roselle, with their arching elms are reminiscent 
of New England 
