Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-06-22

fractions OF this part Of the Jersey shore
Right here in Asbury Park, with its hustle
and genuine commercial activity, in the busi-
ness portion of the place, the style and friyoli-
" of the large hotels the cool delights of boat
ing or sailing about the picturesque lakes. or
the refreshing air and balmy pleasures of the
that which he needs. But If the diverse charms
of Asbury Park, and its adjacent off springs.
North Asbury, Interlaken, Loeb Arbonr and
Deal. to the north do not meet the require
ments of the weary sojourner, let him cross
Wesley Lake the southern boundary OF Asbury
Park, and sing psalm tunes with the Methodists
in far-famed Ocean Grove.
Should long-metered hymns not quiet his
nerves. and the doxology and the hallelujah
chorus fail to soothe his spirit, he will find in the
same place at an early day, the assemblies of
the gay but studiSus Cha,uTTaaquans, ane camp
the convention of the Order of Deaconesses,
the association of the American Sabbath
Union, the Women's Christian encouragement
meeting, the New England Sunday School As
sembly, the African Methodist Episcopal
Jubilee. the convention of Principals of Meth
odist Seminaries, the Inter-denominational
Daughters; and finally, the great ten-day camp
meeting celebrated all over the world for the
eloquence and religious fervor displayed.
Still If all these things move not the captious
mind, let its owner walk across Fletcher Lake
on the south, through grove of murmuring
pines, to historic cAyon-by-the-sea. Here surely
the profound thinker. the logician, the rhetor-
religious and scientific thought. will find kim
dred spirits in the Summer school Of Christian
Philosophy. This is gathering Of leading
lists, with hardly like in this country. Here
the Rev. DR.. Charles f. Deems of the Church
OF the Strangers, and other celebrated theolo-
gians and men of profound study and research
discuss the transcendental, the aesthetic, the
sublime.
A HAVEN FOR ANGLERS.
Beyond the stately groves and the wisdom Of
the philosophers of Avon, or Key East, lie the
queenly resorts of Ocean Beach and Spring
Lake, better in their class of frequenters than
Long Branch in its palmiest days. To these
places is added the extra attraction of broad
river, abounding with fish, crabs and oysters
of superior favor. This is Shark river, once
the retreat Of feared. but fearless. pirates.
All these places are within easy walking dis
tance of Asbury Park, the oldest, largest and
wealthest resort of all. Only a short drive to
the north are Long Branch, once the summer
capital, Elberon, Norwood Park, West End,
Hollywood, Monmouth Beach and the dozens
of smaller resorts on the Sandy Hook penin-
sula. So it is that Asbury Park is the center
of the Jersey shore attractions, the hub Of
summer resorts along this coast.
The preparations for the seasons business
were generally finished by the 1st of this
month, and now the summer boarders are ar
irving in large numbers by every train, prob
ably as rapidly as they can be well accommo-
dated. On Monday, the three railroads here.
the Pennsylvania, New Jersey Central and the
New Jersey Southern begin their summer trains
from New York and Philadelphia. Several
extra express trains will then be run, including
those now on the time tables. At about the
same time, the iron steamboats, will begin rum
ming between New York and the Long Branch
pier. The excursion rate by this line is but
81 10. rs cents by steamer and 30 cents by rail,
against the 81 IS excursion rate of the all rail
lines to Asbury Park.
Cottage life here has so grown into popular
ity that there is now almost as much struggling
to secure the summer rental of cozy cottages as
formerly existed on the part of real estate
agents to gain the patronage of prospective les
sees. There is but little unimproved property
IN Asbury Park. Yet there are few dozens of
choice lots which are held at fabulous prices
by spectators and New York and Philadelphia
capitalists. These men are asking more for
their small, sandy possessions, without stick
or shrub on them, than James A. Bradley, of
New York, paid for the whole region between
Wesley and Deal lakes 20 years ago.