The New York herald., 1877-07-29

In surveying 'the vantage OF the ground" we are
hero first impressed with tho strength OF tho Kings
name From the lord OF the manor down to the
vendcr Of peanuts, this community fully realizes the
fact that IRON Long Branch, in coasng to DO
summer capital" the GROWING glory has departed.
II put TO the popular vote, tho question OF third
to President Grant, he would have received
overwhelming majority from this people in favor OF
his continuance tour summers moro in his "cottago
by the sea IL has been said OF IA famous border
ruiiian, that
One blast upon his bugle horn
We're worth ten thousand men,
And has been estimated that The presence CT Prcsl-
dent Grant here every summer. from the beginning
to the end Of his evontiu administration worth
halt million OF money to Long Branch An old in
habitant though not tho oldest, who has evidently
given attention TO the subject, thus expressed
himself to-day:-'Yes SIR. For each OF tho cignt
summers OF President GRANTS residence with his
family In that modest cottage there, this place
was the gainor OF $50000O beyond the summer har-
vests 1t would have rcapcd without him. Yes, sir,
Prosidcnt Grant has enriched the Branch
oil at least
MILLION DOLLARS
First In making this place summer capital he
gave It nane and prestige which placed It at the
head ot our summer aud kept It there. Thus
Long Branch became the fashion. Strangers from all
parts Of tho Union and travellers from Europe wero
attracted here by our President They mad heard 90
oil him and Of his family that became an object
with them, In TO the General and to
study him, TO drop in aud spend u fow days
or weeks at Long Brancn. Himself lover OF dne
horses he attracted hero host OF the OF
CANT teams from all parts with their choicest roadste
and thus the afternoon turnouts Ocean avenue
camc famous throughout all the land. Then, as tho
dispenser OF tho enormous patronage Of the Executive
he drew to this place thousands OF Office holders and
Office seekers Interested In various appointments.
Thousands OF schemng politicians, too, pilgrims
to this shrine Of the faithful from summer
through the whole administration OF General Grant
And the big fish attracted the small iry and they a
had their axes TO grind All these reinioroements
made Long Branch lively and can tell you sir, If
the property -holders did mako up, charged pony
purse and buy that cottage for President Grant, 1t
proved Of the best investments they ever made.
The whole seashore Of Jersey. from Seabright to
Cape May, WAS, IN fact given new start in prosper
ity from tho making Of Long Branch summer cap
taL am only sorry" continued this faithful Grant
man, "that the HERALD scared the republicans from
thc,r best candidate on TINT third term huliabaoo"
This as an estimate Of the cash value OF President
Grant TO Long Branch, is doubtless
BxrRAvAGANT SUMMING UP,
but is nevertheless, essentially true, the hardest
Bourbon OF tho parish will conccdc. Tho hotel mon
poets Of the iair and from middlins
II you suggest that Samuel J. Tilden John Kelly and
other nagnates Of the Now York democracy ana Tam
many Hall nre dong something Tor making
Long Branch their summer headquarters from time
ufne the answer o the practical Jcrscymen will be,
'Yhose scene shiitcrs OF tho Now York democracy will
draw custom here Tor Two or three years come.
They counted Oat with Tdon, and Tiden is done
for. These wIrcpulers Will be OF account outeidc
OF Now York, ill we begin to organize tho next
President. rhey bring no followers meantimo,
Joe Bradley. Blame on tho other hand, would be "a
good curd this place for Blame is u rising
man. But what can we hope Tor now, with these rail-
road strikes deranRng all our business affairs stop
n,ng the great OF travel? From those nonera
disturbances tho outlook Tor Long Branch becomes
positively discouragina En- passant tho oil tho
HgRALD ON this subject is by all men Interested law
and order. heartily approved.
Like the old horse OF the ballad, the season here Of
1877, excepting our saturday nights, patcr ta-
kept all the week. JON the girls IN
the hop ut each OF the hotelswth this exception,
say. this has been Tar Gnd continues be
''nEAvY, DULL AND sLow'
| The groups OF morning bathers IN tho surf
paratively Tow and tar between; the groups in the
Motel puzzas are not large and they appear lonely
lingcrers behind at tho tho season. Tho
morning concerts Of the bands the hotel parors
tract no particular attention. billiards appear to be
longer played here by day light; The sound OF the
rolling ten PIN ball seldom disIurts the In nest
under the floor; the Sons OF Temperance have owl
deny carried the barrooms Tor the straggcrs therein
tor ~ lntlo whiskcy straight" are hardly sufficient
during the day to Justify expense OF the man be-
pnd the counter The hack drivers with their emttv
vehcics such as they arc. go creeping up and down
the main avenue vainy IN quest OF stray passenger
Enjoying the breeze, the shopkccper sits In
doorway, dreaming OF the flush times OF the On
the bluff the venders OF fruits and ice cream. OF
baskets. moccasins and bows aud arrows, getting
sick from hopes deferred Ihe Modocs missing.
Neither tho eathery clam nor tho succulent oyster
the stands tho beach request As for the
toothsonc dish 10 the hungry loot passenger OF pork
and beans he has brought MS lunch with him,
no small change to waste supernuities Never be-
fore was there SO little cash wasted here an now
supcrhuous extras.
THE GREAT EVENTS OF THE DAY
with US are the morning papers tho departure OF the
morning trains the arrival OF the evening
tho meeting at supper Among the ladies letter
Ing and the reading Of letters duties OF the highest
moment and subjects ot the most important debates
though relating only TO the arrivals and departures or
the smiths. the browns, the Whites and the Grecns
The 'hard times" have brought life tho Branch
down 10 the hardpan OF economy and the
cxtravaganccs Of Vanity FAIR have be the
fashion. Since last summer some oil the old hotels
have oeen extensively overhanlcd aud repaired, and
several new houses have been put up and handsomely
equipped; but all this was upon the presumption that
the settlement Of the Presidential conflict would bo
followed at once by anew era OF boundess prosperity,
and that then everybody would be cncumbered with
money The calculation has Ialcd; tho general pres
still continues, and Long Branch feels It. She
iccs, too, that
COMPETITION HAS rvs DRAWBACKS
That Scabright and Monmouth Beach, Ocean Grove
and AsUury Park and other new and popular sum
mer resorts Oh this coast with their modern hotels
and cottages, have drawn away and this season
heavily drawing away, many old visitors OF ''thc
Branch" and mainly upon the winning card OF
''prces to suit the times True, Of tho land
lords inclined meet their guests liberal
terms; but they plead the plea that season
supposed to be OF three months' duration. but IN
reality only weeks, affords no margin
Tor reductions board and lodging, when receipts
of the bar not ten per cont tho receipts OF
wears ago still Colonel Bon,iaco is of tho amman
that but for the competition OF Europe the Euro.
pean steamers, all our summer resorts, seaboard and
inland, would be iui and prosperous. How to meet
this European competition Is the question when hero
remains unanswered Again, these property owners
recognize the necessity to tho Branch" OF increased
attractions and they talk OF
GREAT IMPROVEMENT
They have been counting the cost OF a hand dsoIne
promenade pier. running lar the sea- nor tho
fashion OF those ut Brighton and other seaside suuncr
resorts IA England. They md that such pier long,
broad, strong, handsome, durable and profitable viii
cost nj least $3.50 O0O and they ind that this IL not tho
time tor raising subscriptions such enterprise.
Agau, these property holders arc beginning to dis
cover that Long Branch wants some thing more than
the the suri and tho sand, and that lilc ore
shade would DC great Improvement. And SO they