New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-05-03
LONG BRANCH.

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YUrURE-THE HoTEI. PATRONS AND cOTraGgR.-
PIAcE-HUNTERs IN PURSUIT OF THH PRESIDENT.
IRON AN occAHoNAL CORRESPONDENT OY rHE ruBrsEl
LoNG BRANCH, Y. j., May 2.-The resident
Long Brauchers feel perfectly Of their future
They believe most implicitly that their destiny Is I, bo
exalted Already have they named their village "Our
summer Capital" and some Of the most enthusiastic
LAX az they expected. al distant day. compete
with the metropolis In SIC and importance Long Branch
has grown very rapidly within few years. and B. nov
sald W nave Resident population even IN Winter o.
al feast lO,OO Real estate In and about hero has
shown a remarkable advance. Land bought a year,
ago at 80 an acre. held at at 1xures varying
from 5000 10 $1,000 an acre. Lots on Ocean ave com
mand The highest prices, aud those away from the ed,
front rule az about 5000 acre great deal u none,
has been mado by spcculat0ns In real estate and ,
great deal more doubtless VIII De made a. figures CON
tnue steadily n 20 up. A number % tho villagers o.,
slow too conservative TO dispose ~ their pr,rrv
have become rich by the mere force ~ holding ani ,
Ia consequence, extremely boastf to-day or their pres
Conce and saglclty. Others again. who let their Land
when IL had doubled trebed. ana qladupeI al,
value. denounce their star which lighted chem f ann
10 diminished fortune. Most VI the lucky turns how,
ever, have been made by NeB-Yorl aud PAIldepl.
spectators, among whom John Hoey, Thomas Murphy
and George W. Chiids' are conspicuousy mentioned.
TIE PROGRESS or IMPROVEMENT
since last in tho vicinity Of the Branch especially
near s,abright Pleasure Bay. and Atantlcyile Mlrr
new cottages haze erected. ana being ereateI
not few OF them Of unusual elegance and expansive
Building, 1t l. said has been active "a t
Is this year. and predictions put forward that ~
the close Of the OF IS, the present number Of
villas and cottages will be doubled Long Brauch Ike
most seaside resorts presents rather blrrn appear.
auce. To counteract this. much shrubbory aII manT
shade trees r. paBfad nd
it s thought that with proper care they win thrive and
In due time furnish most grateful shade. Nearly a me
grounds OF the new cottages, and many of those ~ s
old, % receive every attention this regard aaf
liberal are the expectations therefr0n.
Among those who are putting up new villas are jay
Could. Mr.. Osborn OF Osborn q Chaplin. SIR. scott
stock broker. aud exse,retary Bore. Al AMI in
the lyicinity Of the Branch there can't De- lees than
one hundred new cottages, including those ~
process Of erection. Rents rule from 500 10 5000 .e
son the minimum and maximum rates, Sl,jjjtl I0O
being about the average drive is being laid olt
from the Branch 20 seabrght and the Highlands *.
tending far north Sandy Hook and including some
seven miles IN all. This IA connection with Oeesn-aye.
aud the Bluff Road 10 the south, will give continuous
drive of fifteen sixteen miles The cont guilty OF New.
York renders easy the transportation OF mrnout. and
therefore the equine and yehicular displays Hs The
porer would pa: i will be respondent than ever
this season The denizeus OK the Branch seem 10 30
pleased with the new railway Arrangements Tue pas
sage OF the Free Railway Law makes possible 10 build
an Independent line from PembertOn ~ Philadelphia
giving direct connection with that city By the pur
chase OF q line already completed through Delaware,
and extending some miles into Maryland, direct com
municatiOn secured with the Baltimore and OHIO Road
ana its vast Western connections. Two hne steam.
ers are TO run Oh the Delaware from Bay,de to Norfolk
ana negotiations pending for partalybu.t ran.
way IN Virginia, % secure connection with Iach.
mOnd. BY this means Philadelphia, Baltimore, Norfolk.
Cincinnati and other Southern and Western points
brought into direct aud dc is claimed closer connection
with NewYork by way Of Long Branch, thus materially
bencfting the popular wateringpllce From this caue
alone large increase OF hotel patronage is anticipated
and, provide for the augmented travel new steamer.
the Long Branch has been added TO the jesse Hyt aud
Plymouth Rock, plying between the metropolis aud
sandy Hook. The complaint hitherto hearg that tho
Branch lay of all direct routes, will cease 10 have basis
AMPLE HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS
Two small inns Congress Hall, kept by Joseph H.
Cooper and Cooper Cottage. Kept by W II Hcudrck.on
capable OF accommodating about 100 persons each. arc
open all year round Their charges moderate only
s. day. and the houses have iar amount patronage
The Clarendon, Samuel Spencer proprietor. and the
Pavilion Governor L. Morris proprietor, are already
OPEN The former has accommodations for BOO the lat
ter for 80 guests and the terms 81 day The other
aud larger hotels, all OF which are undergoing extensive
repairs and improvements will not receive boar1ers IN
Ill the lst proximo. The Ocean Hotel. formerly
the Continental, is now owned By Charles and
Warren Leland. and is the largest nc VII ae-
commodate 100 ptrsousl OF oil the houses here. Tue
Leauds have spent $4,000 TO $4,000 Improvements
since last season. and have QUITE remodeed their com
modious clravansera. The grounds embracing y acres
are handsomely Laid out and are 10 be ta'teiGuJ
planted The propretOrs expect that the decided sue
cess OF last season viii be surpassed by tue success Of
this The greater part OF their have already been
engaged. The West Ind Presbury Hdreth' Is TOE
next largest hotel having accommodations for COO per
sons Il Is delightfully."- situated az the southern term
mus OF Ocean-aye, having an eastern and southern
frontage with open pazzas. after the manner Of the
Ocean House at Newport HOwland's, Rowland SON.
was newly htted last year, and has room Tor ,"
guests IL is ono Of the oldest houses 81 Toe
Branch, and Is mainly patronized by PhladephlAnS
Its charges s. day Tor transient customers NE
same as the charges at the Ocean aud west LIu ~,
United states Hotel, formerly kept Dy Sin5el ii"u'
now deceased, Is under the direction O Moses l-i'tI -
was sold at auction, recently, for $1,000 accom-
800 persons, ana us tarlH Is - ua'' 80, .nJ m,
House, VIM, Mcintyre, accommodates r'i anu 80
Metropolitan managed by hotei cVlilaI' , kTi'1r-
ton has been purchased by the Nr"J.I-e' .'t.ta,
Railway Company, aud rechrlsteued int 49, N,
House. Designed especially ior eAcuIs'on'' ru.cb
the European plan, has large bal ROOM lvA- '' 49,,
counter, ana expects 10 iOnopyae tnv "t,.rs have
aimed to add 10 the attractions OF their rstahfin anu
Will with each other Tor puult 4AFoi'
THE COTTAGES
George " Childs, the wel-kuOwn Phiidelphh p1'
Usher will occupy his cottage on the 2sih ns ana rIv'
deut Grant VIII be in hs about the same date TOE GOV
rges generally will be inhabited much earlier TINS sea
son than they were last Among the dwerrs ny 'ue %
during the coming summer wi! be Gen Porter Nv"
b. Brown, Judge Mckeon, A. y. cornell Johu nv
,t. Ru.bneu : Kennedy, Nh. seIgman. Jelemian
Chris. Mr. Glutrey Nj. wright Nh. DE Forrest -
Philips. M Morrison Thomas Murphy, Nj ADeIoV,'"'
all OF NewYogk; Phihp J. Iyic Dr. touo'ef, "'I
Charles H.1gnt. Jonu y Forster. and MI A''Al'' y
New-jttse, ;, II. c. Gibson, samuel Mooa' and "oOHl-
stokes. of Philadelphia, with many Others 10
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