New-York tribune., 1885-03-29
THELONG BRANCH OF TO-DAY
JOHN HoEY's EXTENSIVE IMPROVEMENTS

rOJJN unFY'S EXTENSIVE INPROvFMENTS-
COTTAGES. CLUBHOUSE AND HOTELS.
Long has lost its identity of late seasons
watering place that Lona Branch has been Sh'''u
two miles soah what Is now called on the railway
time tables West End The Is derived from mat
Of d. NJ tdreths hotel, strict and exact Justice
would give 1t the OF uoey's For rs Mr. ho'e'n
Of the hotel atores ALL recently remarked Long bahcn
yy.s almost everything to John Hoey Nearly All rceh'
d.ycopuent there has due to Mr. Hoey And resi-
dents and the imDe Hate vicinity say
that no'ys improvements have Htdcd twe.S per
tIa eeutre OF a district winch may be de-cr"ed rs
b,uucd by Lang Brapch village" an Oh JUAN. tw' m on
The Nor,h by Eberol new vie If summer res ri Oh
,he south; by tine West End Hotel one of the most pop
lar II suInlor hn.es on tue last; % a' ,r Wy ' d,ernt
s,y,e; Of batation and mtuy dne, eot characters o!
pco- scr To. our % IIar,"a m a dpon from his resi-
deuco
Mr. noey has latay Building AMI furnishing som"
twenty .l eottaes acr,ss the from his park
and to the south of it, They have hcn furnished VI
sty le cnc ely different from any cottages OF uo S'
sDrt which have here or elsewhere; aha are tx
c.,toDl their elegance. Four Of then IN ihe centre
r the gronp are called Holly woad Cottages. and are
10 10 let 10 transient people. wntie the other twenty are
10 be let to families by year All AR, IN the same
large paI AMI though each has a srphatc p.oS Th ~
"wn all connec,ed by every mnderiI deNire ln'3
rn rsjgp-i both for and winter occupancy ana
Wide ser.su las when shrI0n to, can "a 1 ~, j
equally conIortable and OF uniiorm teheIhmr ID al
.,as,llA 10 not kinw how nIanr acres MT ho'} bd'
Ihs huit ny. the tract. u one !hsinh's lhr M no ~
aud thu lakes he has ounstruco mast nave COST sou
nit of money.
Iasked Mr. Hoey why bad built this park in tho
STYLE on what culd bat be regarded "a. an expert
r,c,tal osp instead Of selling the grnub TO others
There gerp two gooi reasolS" he sall FIRST could
AFFORD 10 have any person come IN ana ni" too7"y
ouable houses between my place and the siraIn
toward Elperuu, which I have tnrtiei into lakes MY
place Is too large and valuable permit OF my taking
.,ht h,.ya hIity tal nm tia
avenue Ia trout my IN the s"c"nh place. th"
.iollyw' cd Cottages are not donliinl experiment.
Lnng Branch Is now 80 close 10 New ,"rk w rnl a''
amer that business af rd tO i've here the
year rousJ instead Of for the short Hris' "I ts
ol snmne II rs pr"GsHS nIS5 sarrpt n the city,
And any nuinb-r ~ lnrh ~ Sunci'ht nrs 10
JIsli.y Tue paynn nj 81 snS large anl th"t snerio-
piareS always emnmand tho best prices aud aie ire
lu-Dted b, the best people
n Uld,eth ravo me an account ~ similar ex-
rcrenee Of his at Branch Across hs avenne from
ths West End Hotel plot ~ nNo acres of ground
for which a company offered $4,000 With the inionii"n
of oniidng u handsome hotel I'VE hm 10 obj"cii"n'
s,iI Mr. Hildih the erection of botrl There even
as ryaI hou,e but no such structure ooud have bcen
blt whlc wouIi have presented either rs kit"hen
% stables Ia the gne-is OF the N"Ht EI 81 h sei
iefvuce Mr. s,bury and one ea sooop s TOR r,ns sns
pay, bot ths eot,ses haze pad ne ,r'n 1 n &
his otIaes Eay all year round wien they .ops to DO
kuown"
Ifouud Mr. Hildreth In his Office day or two ago en-
gaerd with another gentleman of ths name trying
u trace the family bark period anior'"r to The sN0-
luton They hail up Richard ihdrslh= history o'
the ldreh family, AMI had disooyero tha one ancient
Hil,retb a eauscr who got stuck ~ the me OH hH
way with a load To BREEDS Hill. during the baltic
,t Bunker HILL nnd was discovered crying over
nh. misfortune: but wlrther." raid Bisdtrth, u
80. ,,,,a.,ss hs enatInt grt u, tn. 0t the
y,UiIt nI-
by the 5rltIsi cannot NO" hc d"isrmlh"n y
a'umnniIt,n sad Mr. Hihlcth Z" It larsely Med
ford fnat accontS for The de"rnihrd al ass
of c Bri IS' ,sges,e,i hs sou; thoy were Ia want
Of that Ammunition.
The Uo,,ywood Cottage, Of Mr. Hooy are undsr the
management Cou T. Juurs. who has infe Eloeron \"
uopur during the years lie will 'till manage
Elheron This summer but thereafter will have charge o
the Tnllywood Cottages exclusively aud for th" rre
year Will Keep them IL the sane Hvr thai ne now h"rH
la The snmurr lie s pniie as sAhsuhe VI hel sueeeSS
as Sr. uoey or Air. HilGIeiIi
The Pennsylvania Cuh-ousO Is located in the heart Of
this group OF beautiful, hon,-ke cDttises. in n"n'e
hotels and elegant private h0mes. IL Is probably the
h,dsnnest gambling house In this country, and am
told heavy letting gIcs there nightly In tile season.
Neither women boys, nor Jerseyme1 aie allowed
within IT, strict order Is maintained ASKED Mr. Hoey
IL the place was not regarded nuisance anl draw
"asR 70 a. ne t sr,r,s. me- H. Dy wno Keeps it, ne
sajI Is qaiet busiess man, who has gone into this
ira 10 as buslies auI 1t Is hig scale that ho
mast keep order aud compel fair playing IL the house TO
SUCCEED" Mr. Hirctn Thought it elei soDle persnut
and attracted others, but ale that Tie pac" WAS
rxceptioua y quiet that persOLs found only theoretical
grounds Tor oDjectng to It.
asked Mr. Hoey who the architect OF his place
anl the cottages lie Is Just dnising had nome. he
answered. Who designed themP' asked. I did," was
the reply And by dint OF further inquiries learued
that Mr. Hoey not himself professional or trained
,iialin
father having been architect of some prominence.
He had picked up his IDEAS Of designing aui decorating
IN his early youth without any special study. lie has
designed every OF these handsome structures AMI
M. varied decor ions OF the chambers eur y OF his
idnatlug asked him II he haI also made the calcu-
latous for the buLer aud lie lanncned cut into rather
enthusiastic accUuut OF a builder whom lie bad en-
ployeL for think he said fourteen years past To whom
lie ntrustd details aud the direction OF the half score
of carpenters constantly employs. This mans
IL Charles Leikie. aud Mr. uoey evidently regards hi
rs quite a mary el In his way.