The New York herald., 1879-07-02

future when the unsdad portion Of the land shall
come into the market Ak it must do, and command
prices commensurate with the increase of popula
ton. II may chmerlcaI you. but look the
time within twenty years when u the territory from
seabright to Great Pond will be under the CORPORA
ton of Long Branch; when the corporation of
Asbury Park will extend from Great Pond Shark
River, and all the territory between Shark River and
Lake. Sea Girt and Squan. will be under q third
corporation. Monmouth county. you must remem-
ber. has an Ocean front o. twenty-five miles. and q
| frontage on New York Bay OF fifteen miles more"
| FIGuREss NHat ft
'What is your populations"
"By the census completed in December, 1879, As
bury Park alone contained 235 permanent inhabi-
tantsof which 72 colored-an increase of nearly
one-third over the preceding year. The proportional
increase this year will be somewhat greater. The
average population OF the Park and the Grove during
| the mouths OF July, August and September Is up
ward of twenty thousand. Hundreds of thousands
of railway tickets to transient visitors sold last
! year. The amount of provisions necessary to sup
ply this influx OF visitors affords direct cash bene
| ht to the country and city where supplies
purchased that is incaculable. Where in 1859 but
two horses were kept there now 213, independent
| of several hundred brought here by summer guests
making another expenditure of $4,000 q year for
boring farmers"
"And about the increase of property?"
'rhat depends entirely upon location. Take the
average here. and the value has been quadrupled
in four or five years: but along the beach and in
Take The H"e @
stance. Its owner paid $4,000 for the site. The
land alone is now worth $4,000, and the same rule
may be applied to the adjoining cottages. The
nearer the ocean, the higher the price. Good lots,
| 50x15O feet. range from $500 to S2500.'
drive through the village verified the facts above
given. The streets broad and clean, laid out at
right angles and aligned with neat cottages that
shade is abundant and the aspect rural Along the
beach, where the surf is not inferior to the best
that can be found along the coast clusters of hand
some bathing houses are erected, and, what is not
usual elsewhere it is lighted at night by gas. The
large hotels are all in this neighborhood. They
k1.a NoIa MI lsko.>
and Ocean, of large capacity and haf-dozen others
| that may accommodate from seventy-fve to
| hundred persons EACH The permanent board ranges
from $40 to SIS week. while transient board is
So so and So day. Besides these there are great
family, you may make almost your own price, No
Intoxicating liquor is permitted to be sold anywhere
| in the Park or Grove.
This restriction accompanies the sale of every lot
and yet. as hotel proprietor remarked with sly
wink. ''nobody is allowed to go to bed or get up
sick. If little stimulant will him. We not
all Purtans. though Gabriel may toot the first
blast on his horn over yonder at Ocean Grove"
Those who are most enthusiastically concerned in
the growth of Asbury Park awaiting the result Of
the experiment with the long pier at Long Branch
If that proves to be successful there parties
ready to build similar pier here Tor the purpose of
establishing direct steamer communication with
New York and thus opening direct commercial rela-
tions. Dispassionately viewing what has already
been achieved, there is to doubt that the
remarkable to the colonization OF the
two localities will be continued. When relig gion and
trade go hand in hand something has to give way.
and with such an ally as old Neptune stepping for
ward from the surf to aid the speculation the
than feed the contribution box.
THE GREAT SOUTH BAY, l.. 1.
WHERE NEW WORKERS GO FOR FISHING AND
sHooTING-AN ISOLATED BATHING BEACH
PART OF LONG ISLAND GROWING IN popU-
LARITY.
FIRE ISLAND June 30, 1879.
The warm weather of the past few days is driving
numerous visitors down in this direction and to
rous points on the adjacent shores The train from
the city this morning crowded with passengers
many Of whom got off at Babylon and made their
way here. At all the villages the south shore of
Long Island-Belmore, Merrick. Ridgewood Belmont
Breslau. Bsyshore, Islip and Oakdae-the influx Of
the New Workers is reported to be unusually large
Babylon. which is across the bay from here an
hours pleasant sail by steamboat. appears to have
become q favorite resort. and many well known New
Yorkers and Brookynites have handsome summer
residences within its limits, Among these Henry
Havemeyer. president Of the Long Island Railroad;
j. b. Clyde, of the Clyde line OF steamers; II.
B. Hyde, president Of the Equitable Life
Insurance Company; Bradish Johnson. George
Wilmerding, r. o. Colt Richard Arnold. Of Arnold.
Constable Il Co.; Felix Remsen. Graham Young.
Judge McCue, L. b. sutton, Brion Folk, John
Ireland. George Thompson. Charles T. Duryea and
John Lawrence The Wawayanda Fishing Club,
which formerly kept their headquarters the shores
of Greenwood Lake. have this year established
themselves ut wiginlet, opposite Fire Island aud
about five miles from Babylon. They have built club
house sixty by thirty feet and fitted it up comforta
bly,. They have o steam launch for communication
between the railroad station and the club house.
They have two large catboats aud number of
small boats for rowing and fishing purposes. The
club numbers sixty members. among whom are
Sheppard F. Knapp. president; ex-sherin william
c. Conner, Judge Clancy. Ed Gale. Ed Kearney.
Vincent C. King, Colonel Van rassci Harry Feltcr.
Samuel Weeks and other familiar names.
CHANGE IN THE FORTUNES BARuos.
Babylon was a small obscure village till within .
few years ago, when its attractions came 10 be per-
ceived by the many people from New York passing
back and forth their way to Fire Island. To
reach the place it is necessary take either
sail steamboat from Babylon; but Babylon Is now
quite place for summer sojourning. Mostly all
the property of tho village has been bought up by
New Workers. for residences and for speculative pur-
poses. It's main attractions are its proximity to the
Great South Bay, where tho fishing and shooting
good and abundant. its old shade trees and its
general hoathfulness. The two principal
hotels are the American and tho Watson. At tho
L. Peck and family, Ira q. Beou and family. A. s..
Roe. r. ". Otherman, Walter q. Schuyler Roin 4.
Hill. W. II. Norton, DR.. w. a. Provost William J.
Prall A. T.. Hawkins and Arthur Ely At the Watson,
which has all its family rooms engaged there are
from New York II. q. Elliott, w. II. Hamilton. Ed
ward Livingston and family. Platt X. Dickinson and
family, Henry $. Stearns Louis Stearns G. X. Gra-
cie G. J. Trowbridge J. v. Douvier and family Will
lam II. Hurlbut and family. Henry Hart. l.. N.
jerome. Dr. s. PeHy w. ID. Strobcll, Jr.. and family.
A. f. Chrystie w. f. Chrystie j. A. Chrystie. Robert
5. Luqueer, Miss Amelia Luqueer and =. b. Mills.
ISOLATED Watching PLACE.
The peculiar characteristic OF Fire Island as
watering place is its complete isolation from the
world. Coney Island is run in upon 10y half dozen
lines Of railroad. Cape May and Newport have long
since been compelled to surrender their nsularity.
but IL IL hardly possible that in this generation Fire
Island will become annexed to the mainland. II
nine miles away from the steamboat pier at Babylon.
and at that distance its outlines scarcely be dis
tinguished with the naked eye. 80 like mere pencil
mark the horizon does II seem. 1t ia sand
bank the same Concy Island, with the difference
that II is much more extended and exposed to the
srges OF the restless Atlantic II also presents