New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-24
ON THE JERSEY COAST.
A PROMISING OUTLOOK AT LONG BRANCH.
IMPROVEMENTS AT THE HoTELs-soME OF THE Bx-
pFCTFD GUESTS.

IMPROVEMENTS AT THE HOTELS-SohE OF Inn N->
PECTED GUESTS.
ronc Rranch June 23 (specialj-The season hero
promises to be moro prosperous than ever The cot
tapcs on Occanave and the thOroughfarcs leading 10
that driveway arc all rented Will bel occupied by
their owners The prosperity of the coming season
is Indicated by the marked increase In cottage rcas
and the great demand for hotel rooms Inc ho'oi
proprieors say that they have had more Applications
for rooms thus far this season than they have hau
for many wears ND TO the Same week in June III
fact all the indications point TO wonderfully sue
nosst,, and pro.perous season. Tho only trouble
bcro has boer the want Of small cottages near
the beach Several hundred cottages containing
from seven to ten rooms each, could Dc rch'eu WIZ"
out any difficulty. number OF wenRho"h No"-
York and Philadelphia capitalists are talking Vi Pur
chasing land on some Of the streets running 10 tho
ocean and erecting thereon groups OF cottages lor
small families This investment would pay hand
some dividend to the holders of the property. IL Is
rnercIv n question OF time when such scheme Is
started as the most of the cottages here are too
large for small families.
Tho town authorities have awakened rom Steep
ard have started number OF improvements iho
most noticeable Is the thorough grazing Oh oceaF
ave. This popular drive, which runs along inc DUH,
has been in a most wrctched condition for several
seasons This wear It IS one Of tho best roahways
along the coast All the hoows I'm 1t have been
0lcd up and the entire has been covered with
Shark River gravel which has been rolled down,
making fine roadbed
The Iron Steamboat Company OF New York has the
exclusive right land passengers at the great Ocean
Pier this season Tho pier has been made bright
with new paint and is clean as parlor
floor. The new landing pier at the sea end Is com
ploted and ready for tho boats which begin running
tomorrow.
Tho tracks OF the New-YOrk and Long Branch
Railroad are I'm the best OF order. The bridges over
the several branches Of the Shrewsbury River have
been rebuilt and in several replaced with strong
iron structures. Tho Bay Route OF the Ncw-Jersey
Central Railroad has new double steel track from
Sandy Hook to the West End station, who're 1t con
meets with the tracks OF the Now-York and Long
Branch Railroad with its new steel steamer this
route promises TO DO moro popular than ever
The shore-bound passengers on the pennsylvania
Railroad trains out OF NcwYork have been grumbling
for some time because the commuters from Newark
Elizabeth and Railway have crowded into the Long
Branch trains, thus compelling the passengers for
Long Branch, Asbury Park, Ocean Grove and other
coast resorts to stand until the trains leave Railway
The company has naugurated the much-needed re-
form this week, and the local commuters arc now
forced 10 travel on the local trains. when tho
change was made the commuters swore and howled.
az was expectcd but the rllo will be enforced The
shore trains stop at Newark, Elizabeth and Railway
only for the purpose of taking on passengers.
Norman /. Munro the wealthy New-York pub
Usher who is the owner of large amount Of valu-
able property at Long Branch, Branchport Pleasure
Bay and seabright is s theoretically pushing for
ward all sorts Of hotel and cottage improvements. He
has two Of tho fastest steam launches in the world
now running between Branchpor and the Highlands
Of Nayesnk They were bull for Mr.: Munro by tho
IIcrrcshons, AMI are named tho Jersey Lily and OuT
Mary in honor Of Mrs Iangtry and Mary Anderson.
They are handsomely fitted up.
Tho visitors to the coast VIII be pleased over new
rule adopted By the trans poraton lines This season
they will have choice Of three routes between Long
branch and NewYork on the same Tickets They
can travel by rail to sandy Hook and thence TO New
York by boat or choose between tho Central or
Pennsylvania ali-rail routes to tho metropolis.