NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
The Atlantic Seashore Development 
Article VIII. 
Long Island reaches its climax at 
the east end. 
We paused on the hills of Shinne, 
cock in rapt pleasure two weeks ago 
beggared of descriptive powers for 
the time being to do the situation 
justice. 
It is here that Long Island separ- 
ates into the north and south flukes, 
divided by the deep and broad Pe- 
conic. Bays. From the high hills of 
the south fluke a varied panorama 
spreads out around these waters that 
look like the great lakes of Maine 
that they resemble. 
To the north where the Motor 
Parkway finally ends at the blend- 
ing of river and bays les Riverhead, 
showing itself above the hills and 
trees in its beautiful water tower. 
Here is located the largest banking 
institution in the state outside of 
the metropolis. 
Several fine towns skirt the shores 
on the north fluke from Riverhead, 
some of them founded early in the 
17th century of which Southold is 
now famed as having passed its third 
century celebration. 
Greenport is the terminus of this 
division of the Penn.-L. I. R.R. and 
is situated at a splendid port of en- 
try. Connected here by ferry is 
Shelter Island, a noted resort with 
great hotels, cottages, golf course 
and yacht clubs, lying secure in the 
deep land-locked waters of Peconic 
and Gardiners bays. Shelter Island 
derives its name from the fact that 
here Lawrence and Cassandra South-- 
wiek, whipped and banished from 
Boston, sought a refuge, to whom 
Prof. Hosford of Harvard, summer- 
ing here, erected a monument. 
All along the shores of bays and 
sound land values are increasing be- 
cause of the favorable situation for 
summer homes and it being in such 
close touch with New England cities 
and resorts. 
But it is along the south fluke from 
Shinnecock Hills to Montauk Point 
that we find the Promised Land, not 
only literally in the village by that 
name, but figuratively in the unlimit- 
ed prospects before it. 
Of the aristocratic ‘‘Hamptons,”’ 
Southampton possesses the air of ex- 
clusiveness and refinement of other 
select resorts and which none can 
surpass, and it is fitly termed the 
‘“‘Newport of Long Island.’’ It is 
one of the old towns dating its his- 
tory from 1640, Its wide streets and 
avenues are kept in an ideal condi- 
tion and afford unexeelled pleasure 
in driving, bordering as they do di- 
rectly on the ocean front and lined 
with palacial homes and _ estates. 
Southampton has library, art muse- 
um, fine churches, and will now add 
a $200,000 fireproof town hall. 
Similar things may be said of 
Watermill, Easthampton and Ama- 
gansett and other growing commun- 
ities as far as Montauk. 
Ilere nestle pretty lakes of various 
sizes like sapphirine gems set in 
their forest-crowned heights, nature 
everywhere lending itself to a vari- 
ety of charming scenery. 
Quaint windmills built on the lnes 
of old Holland and other bits of an- 
cient architecture mark the land- 
scape, challenging the genius of the 
artists that Gome from everywhere in 
an endeavor to transfer these mellew 
scenes to canvas. 
Traditions cling to it that at East- 
hampton adventurers landed and 
formed a settlement before the land- 
ing at Plymouth Rock. Here are 
found avenues of magnificent elms 
and the house in which was born 
John Howard Payne, the author of 
‘‘Tlome, Sweet Home.”’ 
For some time European aristoe- 
racy has been drawn to Long Island 
and now Amagansett boasts of the. 
coming of royalty in the Princess 
Christine, J. A. Dushanjich of Rash- 
ka Sandjag of Mori Baszaar Vilaget 
of Kosow, Ottoman Empire, who has 
purchased a valuable oceanfront plot 
and will build a summer estate. 
Ilere people of means from every- 
where are seeking out beautiful sites 
and are continually adding the glory 
of modern homes and gardens to the 
quaint charm of ye olden days. 
Wealthy capitalists from Cinein- 
nati, with proverbial push, are plant- 
ing a notable colony at Devon on the 
hills north of Amagansett and bor- 
dering on Gardiner’s Bay. Here en- 
gineers are at work on an enterprise 
costing millions. Summer homes are 
restricted to $40,000 and some being 
erected will be veritable palaces. 
Piers, bathhouses, club grounds, 
roadways, electric plants, water- 
works and all the essentials of a high 
class modern colony by the sea are 
being pushed to perfection. 
Further on Montauk Point reaches 
far out into the sea, a famous fishing 
and gunning region, a veteran an- 
eler’s and sportsman’s paradise, 
Long Island—East End. 
And there is something strangely 
fascinating in the ‘seclusion of the 
cliffs that rise to a hundred and fifty 
feet above the heaving Atlantic, 
where a solitary lighthouse keeps 
guard at Land’s End. But one ean 
foresee the end of this seclusion 
when the Penn-L. I. R.R. carries out 
its project for a port of entry at 
Fort Pond Bay for the most rapid 
trip to Europe ever dreamed of. 
To the north of this coastline from 
Southampton to Amagansett the 
country rises tier on tier in magnifi- 
cent undulating hills to almost three 
hundred feet in height in places, 
from which to the south one can see 
the shores from Pon Quogue light, in 
the illuminating lamp of which six 
persons. can stand, to the light at 
Montauk. Beyond lies the illimit- 
able Atlantic. And to the north the 
views stretch out to the Connecticut 
shores, New London and beyond. 
Sag Harbor, quaint old whaling 
town of past glories, nestles. among 
the hills on the waters of bays be- 
yond ‘compare and may well be 
classed with old Nantucket and 
Portsmouth in fame of former days. 
Today it is modern and metropolitan 
since its discovery by people of ar- 
tistic tastes as a superb section for 
estates, and since Mrs. Russell Sage 
has become its lady bountiful in 
bestowing upon it a high school, a 
memorial library, and a city park 
with ‘lakes and boulevard all of 
which would grace any city in 
America. 
Sag Harbor is linked to New Eng- 
land-via New London by steamboats 
and is the key to a swift flight be- 
tween Southampton’s and Newport’s 
exclusive sets. Steamers also con- 
nect Sag Harbor, New York city, 
Greenport and Block Island... 
At North Haven just across the 
bridge beautiful homes are building, 
representing the professional class 
generally who are also building 
chateaus and bungalows on the hills 
fronting the bays. 
Perhaps the choicest situation and 
scenery on Long Island is in the 
rolling hills north of the ‘‘Hamp- 
tons’’’ and along the famous Noyae 
road. It beggars description and is 
without question unsurpassed on the 
Atlantic coast. 
A visitor skimming the Noyae 
road west of Sag Harbor, as the writ- 
er has, either in carriage or automo- 
bile, looks upon an ever-changing 
