The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-05-13
LONG BRANCH IN DINGER.
A Railway Proicct TINT Threatens to Destroy
Her Drives aud Ruin Property.

Lone BRANCH, May i1.-Ouc Of Jay GOuld's
schemes Is lust now giving the cottagers. hotel
keepers. and business men Of Long Branch
much concern. Tho Long Branch and Soa
Shore Railroad Company was Incorporated
about sixteen years ago. Its charter gave II the
right 90 extend its tracks some distance beyond
Long Branch, but it did not then avail itself "
the privilege. combining itself to tho paying
business between Long Branch and Sandy
Hook. About ten years ago the road was leased
by the New Jersey Southern Railroad Company.
The Port Monmouth route to New York was
abandoned. the present depot was built. and
the Plymouth Rock under Admiral james Fisk,
Jr.. was nut ON to connect with trains Mt Sandy
Hook Everything was made to keep pace with
tho flush times But while the Long Branch
and Scnshorc division continued Ia pay hand
some dividends. the extension ~ the New J"r-
soy southern through Eatontown 10 Farming
dale and the cranberry hogs Of OCEAN county
did not. II has given evidence Of vitality, too.
in living after several receivers had picked tho
bare bonr- that JAY Could had left them.
The New York and Long I,ranch h"ilr"ad.
which was completed about three years ago.
had Ia iight it, way against the STRENUOUS "p-
position Oi tins company. IL was urOI"ctrd to
tnkr i'm not merely the Long Branch travel ou
IN all land route hut also thut ut the thriving
now resorts of Ocean Grove Ashury Park. and
minor villages down rs TAR ~ NHuusluuu
Beach. The old company gave out that they
were going to take advantage 81 tue right given
shore to extend the line IN IN" sam" direction.
But they succeeded merely In having the now
line dcncctrd a it'll" in its course through Long
Branch. II WAS Ouilt' IN" othcr was not. In
the three years that hay" since elapsed the New
York and Long Branch Railroad has proved to
BE- hy Tar the best paving division Of the Central
Railroad " New jersey. II j. this fact that has
lri Jay Gould. who is still the controlling spirit
Of the old c"mpnny. ios,iHnr WIN ms i'ilvW
tension parallel with IL. new line. They
have surveyed third route through
their preparations to build IL forthwith. Prop
crty owners along The proposed line say, thry
VIII lSii' thc prlrt m I9n@ ~ ihr NhW W"i Ei''
and in some plires oyer Second avcnu'. In the
centre of the town. which was made ,.gliy
feet wide for an uiiratlN" driveway. O'eHu
avenue. which skirts the h"a'l ia "a parallel tli-
rcctiou. Is fast h"ing cn"r1a"h"d upun 10y tho
srf and cannot Inst mn longer. SECOND ave-
nu@ is only 500 iort distant frOm ocean Il, niue.
and n short distance in the rear Of the hotels.
whirh face uron thrlaitcr., Thirdavnn", which
and QUILT NJ that i H. imprnrt cable t. at
tempt g. widen it, The NV York and Long
Branch being situated In parts only goo feet
from Second avenue. drivers across town must
cross two railroads To- reach Third avenue
If the now one were built Second avenue
is tho only dependence Long liranrh has to
sustnin liz rcpuic Tor pleasant drives.
Some uf ia" newspapers have becn deceived
by story. evidently gt M flr nm Interested
purpose. that Mr. Lester Wallark aud other
holders ni large amounts of prourriy along hls
line had asS,,nt,d 90 lis CONSTRUCTION. The story
H. untrue Mr.. Lester WaNurk' Is iinr property.
as wo'l a- others. Will Dee cat through dingoull-
is hy it aud ruined. II VIII cu, th. following
of thu late Noolman stokes, and inatol Guuy'r-
n,ur Morris. Charles Bi-plnm. Louis Phelps.
Nm; MrVmwirv, Anthony ,,'rii's ono mn
Taylor Johnston 81. Sh"rin Brown. l'-tor Nn!-
lack. Mrs llulick. the shepherd estate. and sov-
cral others I'm the rear ut TIA" West End y Ntrl'
thence through "a tWrlVo-nrrc tract ui Matgr
Grain. noHr his eoitne", and thari"s II. Grain s
estate. 60 Green Pond. and Dn Through "a. farms
Of Aaron $ Bright ana Mrs. J. ". Waack
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