New-York tribune., 1879-04-14
THE SEASON AT LONG BRANCH
PREPARATIONS AND PROSPECTS.

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| PROPFETY-OwNERs AND HOTEL PROPREroRs cHFEk-
FUI-rHE OCEAN PIER-COTTAGE RESIDENTS
ALONG THE BEACH.
FROM An OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT oF THE raBuSEl J
LoYG BRANCH, April 11.-AlthouGh the
weather has beer ba kw ara this sprng Long Branch -
making busy preparations for summer harvest II
is apparent tGat the hotel ptopretOr-. real estate owl"
and others anticipate very prosperous season Ihe
hotel say that the engagement Of rooms 50 iar II
considerably better for many seasons heretofore
Though the value Of real estate has deprecated here
elsewhere deprecIton has not been 30 great -
might De supposed while the decline IN rents Is hardly
percepuble.
Els expected that the great iron ocean wharf PRO
iertinc feet The front Of the Ocean Hotel
Will be completed by NAV -. and tho principal hotels
announce shat they Viii open at that ume' OF june
Tie hotel Away uncertain Of any season, dcprnn
ing wholly on fashion have lonred for the nimnle six
pence that has been IN circulation C0ney Island and
they think with The pier they will be able 10 Obtain D.
But n they do change VIII be wrought in the
habits oi tus hitherto quiet Natering-piace.
The hotel rropretors have f0aiy taken profit by the
lessons ~ seasons not long past and this summer re-
d1c-o IN rates Is prom scd at the higher priced houses
Bul ldug has been very active TINS Spring ana many
handsome cottages are now beng erected. from Mon
mouth Beach 20 Eberou. L. J. DJb5ns, Nho owns the
Hov.aud Hotel ua, built two hotels this year, the
Contra Ho!el aud Florence House, and has puTchas'd
The Pavilion Hotel and the Riverside House mo "'er
al Pleasure Bay The only change IN the managomeht
OF he botes viii De a. Pavilion and Mansion House
H.ar- Rowland, formerly owner OF the HOwiand. VII
mango tne Pavilion. and WA. L. Mclntire associated
with Mr. Barrett Of the Hotel Brighton. New-fork' VIII
manage the Mansion House.
General Horace Porter j. having ms coila-e relHou
elled throughout, sud ENLARGED ny Ih' ,ll. m vi, y,
another Story. Mr. c. F. WoerlshopDer, Of New-l0rk i
having an .nslye sea'ld' VIZ ou,., W NJ WIo
Grey and Seli(man cottages on Oc,',, ,,,. 80
II Campbell, "a manufacturer OF New-Gors- II building
Iorfatr119ce NJ John sloan Of Nev-York, IS erecting
"A very no ra'fIHr cottage on tht Dtach ~"' "i '''
In M i,ury of EIberon f. the erection by Mr. Packen.
u New York. OF pretty swiss chalet IL presents
tbe gg,1nt pl.Ifiu-s ~ the Elhrron cIstrct Mr..
O. b-ou, 60 take on C1ei>ea-a'e. i also i'',oiH
side oil Orcal-ayo been taken by Mrs John otiat
OF Fftige.. w-Yors The cottage IA Wnc4 tAe & eT-
President rr-ldeo-idiOlung mat ot Nj thld --" 4l
.' .i'i @ ','' % H. Inn mis- summer The Howell
cottage. below Greeus Pond. 1as 3eeu rented t2 MT
80 3 IA t .,.,..d rrs lanes VI Brown cottage.
I seaside villa ate r. eucrr Miller on o. can
e. Faupr-tock bas rented Mr \ P-rry's cottage. souru
of ne bridge and Will make addition 10 it Nj G. Fry,
president of the Bank O1 NewIOrk. vii again occupy
commissioner Gawrry's cottage below the brdg-. VT.
william RI Vanderbilt has taken cottage az E,Deron
General Alexander :. Webb - maAing ,ome holIoie
rprvarrent about the grounds surrounding his maud
-, co. age. below the Wet End Among TIE khl MS
of the SOCK and 1uskIu VINO VIII cOngfeglte III Acos
Colony" are MI Frank : Cnanfrau and he Wiiy' MT
Ir-fer Wa.llcs Mr.. Theodore Moss. who owns hand
some la near IancD,s on .eau.tveY NJ ). W;
Al1aulh Mrs Il. T. Paddock, Maggie Mitchell
Mr.. Joseph B. Boo'h. Mr.. william Henderson; Oh
the standard and Mrs. win Adams. MI Johh hoty
/, making MANY improvements at HOLLYWOOD FiIA;
which - tine hduds0mest residence at Long Branch duu
probably tie AaudsOmcst summer residence III JAe
country Oruer cottages being out IN preparation 'oI
occupancy are those OF George W Ihl.hs, A d. DrAs'
j. " ana Jerry Curtis j. b. Wright, l. b. biusse' ~, "a
pli.Iuigu j. " Gerard II. aud = -terubcrEeT, NJ VI
irItrIck, " b. Floyd. A. =. Bright, IhO- 4 kinney I'D
T. ,gIu Booths cottage. senator Thomas Murphy anu
/ Dr Davidson. NJ
,eyrlal pretty villas are gongup az Monmouth Brach'
AuI5u, those mo have sumner residences theie are
uu-n J. Hastings, who has spent el0OOo dufiuE 'us
pass year iu improvements. :. B. Dana jay or'uu -
b. LDr.rup. c. II. Valentine Judge Moan Davis ne
cpivrr JeNttt. ot Ere Railroad; senator PoVl. " ~
sloan D. T.. Dodi. ". b. Mott, Hugh y. Cdmp, y W !.
Harcn Judge Depue Colonel B. Ives j. !. swirl j.
NJ. X ..sou, D. l.. l.. Keys, ThcO. IMp,on n C"IltI'
- IL. Ouuict. TuOma, y. McCtrtrr, Mrs y. IL IecA-
ham. 4. q Krasbey aud +. :. winston.
At S.a-6rgut tile following peopi" Will occupy COT
tag,s: X Van Rensselaer,, T. Aucusnclus, Dr. N.cno,s
william -AIpuIiu. = B. DOdd, Mrs c. B. Docd, \ +
stokes g. ~ -adts, br-. l.. stevens, Colonel Lt"l-
Mr. j. Payton. in Walls cottage; Mrs. uaDMerslaI'
and Thomas kensetL